Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14 Mod request post#5808

5starpool · 09-09-2013 10:55AM

Hurry up international break!!!!

To make it worse then we have to wait until Monday night for our game. Obviously good in terms of recovery time, especially for Sturridge, but still irritating.

sweetie · 09-09-2013 11:22AM

5starpool wrote: »

Hurry up international break!!!!

To make it worse then we have to wait until Monday night for our game. Obviously good in terms of recovery time, especially for Sturridge, but still irritating.

At least we'll be on the telly

Luckycharms_74 · 09-09-2013 11:22AM

This thread has died so fast. An average of 150 posts a day so far.
Damn international breaks :mad::mad:

mike65 · 09-09-2013 11:25AM

Wanted - One Crisis. Must be immediately available.

5starpool · 09-09-2013 11:31AM

sweetie wrote: »

At least we'll be on the telly

These days, even when we are not on the telly, we are on the telly.

Dont be at yourself · 09-09-2013 11:34AM

mike65 wrote: »

Wanted - One Crisis. Must be immediately available.

Apparently Suarez said on a Uruguay radio station that he's in talks to join One Direction as a replacement for Tomlinson.

gimli2112 · 09-09-2013 11:36AM

Having nothing to complain about is really boring. I'm seriously considering supporting Sunderland

09-09-2013 11:37AM

5starpool wrote: »

These days, even when we are not on the telly, we are on the telly.

Yeah, I think there was only one game last season not shown on the box/streams

Nuri Sahin · 09-09-2013 11:41AM

Some negative news.

LIVERPOOL TRIED TO SIGN GABRIEL BATISTUTA

Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans has revealed he tried to bring legendary Argentinian striker Gabriel Batistuta to the club.

Evans had hoped to pair ‘Batigol’ with Reds legend Robbie Fowler in the mid-1990s, but the deal never materialised.

As it happened, Batistuta remained in Italy with Fiorentina, for whom he scored 168 goals in 269 games, before moving on to Serie A rivals Roma.

Evans told the club’s official website: “There were talks of him moving from Italy to somewhere else.

“We had an interest; there were some conversations between Liverpool and his club. He was interested, but unfortunately it just didn’t happen.

“It was one of those things where you make an enquiry and it just didn’t go any further than that. I’m sure he would have been a great acquisition for us if we had got him.”

And Evans had also hoped to sign Teddy Sheringham before the England international joined Manchester United.

Asked what sort of impact the arrival of Batistuta might have had on his young team, Evans said: “We’ll never know. When you’re the manager you always want other players because you’re worried about loss of form and injuries.

“You’re always looking to enhance your squad. Maybe it would have done, maybe it wouldn’t. We also went in for the likes of Teddy Sheringham at that time.

“Teddy was very interested in coming; he was 29 or 30 at the time. But the club had a policy of not buying older players. As it happened, he went to Manchester United and played for six or seven years there with great success.”

Was a massive Batigol fan as a kid

razorblunt · 09-09-2013 11:50AM

Sometimes these little snippets of what could have been are good ... In this case they are not!!!

Still, I signed Batistuta in the old championship manager, it was golden.

Turtyturd · 09-09-2013 12:06PM

Is Roy doing one of these a month?

MarkyMark22 · 09-09-2013 12:13PM

5starpool wrote: »

Hurry up international break!!!!

To make it worse then we have to wait until Monday night for our game. Obviously good in terms of recovery time, especially for Sturridge, but still irritating.

I'm look at this as a huge positive. Gives Sturridge a better chance of recovery plus it gives Brendan more time with the players and new signings. Could be a blessing in disguise.

5starpool · 09-09-2013 12:19PM

MarkyMark22 wrote: »

I'm look at this as a huge positive. Gives Sturridge a better chance of recovery plus it gives Brendan more time with the players and new signings. Could be a blessing in disguise.

I said all that, but it's still irritating!

Courtesy Flush · 09-09-2013 12:24PM

Glenjos injury sounds quite bad. I heard 10 weeks ?

SlickRic · 09-09-2013 12:28PM

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

Glenjos injury sounds quite bad. I heard 10 weeks ?

at least RB is one of the positions where we are well enough stocked.

09-09-2013 12:46PM

SlickRic wrote: »

at least RB is one of the positions where we are well enough stocked.

Yeah, no problems with Kelly or Wisdom slotting in there.

Vicxas · 09-09-2013 01:17PM

Jesus talk about the Liverpool forum simmering down

Everyone is so laid back, think I might start supporting UTD on the side for something to complain about

5starpool · 09-09-2013 01:22PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Jesus talk about the Liverpool forum simmering down

Everyone is so laid back, think I might start supporting UTD on the side for something to complain about

Don't worry. When we capitulate 2-0 to Swansea and put in a dreadfully anaemic performance, things will be back to normal around here.

Nuri Sahin · 09-09-2013 01:41PM

Blokhin, Dynamo Kiev's manager has confirmed that there were two offers for Yarmolenko during the window, one from both Zenit and Liverpool.

5live · 09-09-2013 01:49PM

5starpool wrote: »

Don't worry. When we capitulate 2-0 to Swansea and put in a dreadfully anaemic performance, things will be back to normal around here.

Nah.

1-0 to Liverpool. Sturridge scoring first half. Poor second half.

Just a feeling i have...:D

5starpool · 09-09-2013 01:49PM

5live wrote: »

Nah.

1-0 to Liverpool. Sturridge scoring first half. Poor second half.

Just a feeling i have...:D

Outlandish prediction. That'll never happen.

whatawaster · 09-09-2013 01:51PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Wisdom is grand, he has come on well enough so far but he is technically very poor imo for the standard he needs to get to.

Wisdom has excellent technique. He has very good close control for a defender, is very reliable in possession and generally assured on the ball.

His crossing has been fairly dreadful, but I'd put a lot of that down to not being used to playing as an attacking full back and/or nerves.

He is a lot better technically than Kelly, but Kelly's crossing is better than any of our right back options. Johnson's crossing is shocking.

LuckyLloyd · 09-09-2013 02:18PM

I still think Kelly could be a long term contributer for us. He put in a good run for the first team before the injury problems. At least you feel confident defensively when he's on the pitch. Doesn't get beat easily.

daithijjj · 09-09-2013 02:27PM

whatawaster wrote: »

Wisdom has excellent technique. He has very good close control for a defender, is very reliable in possession and generally assured on the ball.

His crossing has been fairly dreadful, but I'd put a lot of that down to not being used to playing as an attacking full back and/or nerves.

He is a lot better technically than Kelly, but Kelly's crossing is better than any of our right back options. Johnson's crossing is shocking.

He isnt even close to Kelly technically. Nosebleed after the half way line.

Wisdom will never be able to do this. Never.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naNEbrVnERY

Cartman78 · 09-09-2013 02:32PM

A work colleague of mine refers to Wisdom as a modern-day Gus Caesar

....bit harsh imho.

Presumably, he will be able to learn & improve his passing,crossing,attacking as he gets older and could be a really solid right back if handled correctly. Could be the new Steve Nicol

kfallon · 09-09-2013 02:35PM

Cartman78 wrote: »

A work colleague of mine refers to Wisdom as a modern-day Gus Caesar ....bit harsh imho.

Presumably, he will be able to learn & improve his passing,crossing,attacking as he gets older and could be a really solid right back if handled correctly. Could be the new Steve Nicol

:eek:

Can't ever see Wisdom scoring a hat-trick in a league game tbh!!!

If he was half the player Nicol was, Christ we'd all be delighted! :P

woodyg · 09-09-2013 02:44PM

5starpool wrote: »

Don't worry. When we capitulate 2-0 to Swansea and put in a dreadfully anaemic performance, things will be back to normal around here.

i look forward to it!
all this winning and not letting goals in and having some sort of decent transfer window with a return of a world class striker makes it pretty dull around here.
peoples post counts are way down and work productivity is way up

yea can't be having that.

Cartman78 · 09-09-2013 02:47PM

kfallon wrote: »

:eek:

Can't ever see Wisdom scoring a hat-trick in a league game tbh!!!

If he was half the player Nicol was, Christ we'd all be delighted! :P

Yep...I have a feeling will have a Carragheresque threat on the scoring charts

Kess73 · 09-09-2013 02:57PM

daithijjj wrote: »

He isnt even close to Kelly technically. Nosebleed after the half way line.

Wisdom will never be able to do this. Never.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naNEbrVnERY

He is easily where Kelly was in terms of technique and development at the same age, is probably quite a bit beyond the same point actually. Kelly is a player I rate but Wisdom last season was a far better player than Kelly was at 19.

As for Wisdom getting nosebleeds once he crosses the halfway line, well I can remember many people, myself included, thinking that about Kelly three or four years ago when he was somewhat prone to running down blind alleys once he got into the other team's half.

Wisdom only turned 20 a few months back. If he stays injury free I would have great hopes for him being a far more rounded player in three years time when he is the same age as Kelly is now.

Am quite happy to have both around if Johnson is out for a long spell though, as would not be upset to see either filling in at right back for an extended period.

5starpool · 09-09-2013 03:05PM

One good thing about this is that Ryan McLaughlin might be in and around the first team setup, without any actual playing time probably, a bit more now, although hopefully he will continue to feature for the u-21's as well. Poor old Jon Flanagan's promising start to his senior career seems to have tapered way off. I'm somewhat surprised he is still at the club even.

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