Liverpool FC - Talk /Gossip/Rumours 25/25

There will be Champions League games on the following dates

Sept 8th so between Ipswich and Fulham

Oct 13th between Man City and Brentford

Oct 20th between Brentford and Brighton

Nov 3rd between Arsenal and Palace

Nov 24th between Man Utd and Everton

Dec 9th between Chelsea and Leeds

Jan 19th between Palace and Man Utd

Jan 27th between Man Utd and Everton.

Games after the international breaks

Oct 10th Man City after the extended break

Nov 21st Man Utd

March break will be a Cup game.

AFC (Asian) Championships also take place between 7th Jan to 5th Feb

All decent sides on both sides of those CL games apart from the first week. Hopefully we get a decent CL draw

They love a final day game at Anfield:

This is the last decade (and next year), 9 out of the 11 final games of the season 'winnable' fixtures at Anfield

Medicals aren't binary pass/fail based on current fitness

Instead they are medical risk assessments designed to determine if there is a risk in signing a player over the long term

Things like:

1. Heart issues
2. Underlying conditions in general (e.g. Ronaldo having thyroid problems)
3. Undiagnosed issues only visible with medical scanning
4. Baseline fitness measurements to understand if they are physically able to cope with the intensity

They'll go through medical history and injury history, assess if everything was diagnosed properly before, how they recovered previously, if they had surgery and so on - think Nabil Fekir having a dodgy knee op or Loic Remy having a heart issue

If they are currently injured that isn't an automatic fail, instead it's more how it's been managed - how often do they get that type of injury, how long do they generally take to recover and how are they currently managing the injury.

If their current injury is likely to require surgery, or if they have lingering scar tissue from a previous injury, or have any sort of heart or lung issues, it's unlikely they'd pass

But having a muscle injury right now, even if they occur frequently, might not be an issue if their general muscle recovery and load tolerance are good - everyone gets injured, what matters is how they typically react and recover

It's a very different world to 20+ years ago. As part of the process there is a full review of the player's historical medical data. MRI scans are used to detect joint and muscle imbalance issues. ECGs are used to detect underlying heart issues. The physical examination involves assessing movement patterns, balance and coordination.

In recent years the medicals performed by the club's staff have detected underlying issues in a number of new signings and programmes were put in place to correct the issues found.

once he can touch his toes he will be fine

It's a nothing story. He had missed the last game of the season with a hamstring injury. Yamal and Williams were also recovering from injuries when they joined the national team. Williams is expected to be ready to return against Uruguay and Luis de la Fuente was hoping that Munoz would be fit to play against Saudi Arabia on Sunday. However his recovery will take at least another week.

Most likely the clickbait crews have added Victor Munoz to their search alerts or maybe they picked up the original story from Spain that mentioned not being able to play until the knockout stage is a huge blow for the guy after having just signed for Liverpool.

Real looking at Szobo

Thiago confirmed as part of the coaching staff? Loads of click bait sites posting it and I haven't actually clicked any of the links😁. Surely that can only be a good thing. Oozes class on and off the pitch.

I just wish he'd get a number like spearing did.

Why can't gakpo do this for Liverpool!?

If we bought that Summerville lad you have to take his brother Jimmy as well!😳