Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

Liverpool would have the most English team in the premier league if that was the case. If they added Delph from Villa like I suggested it'd be definite overkill on English players

Lucas is after posting a bit of a cryptic msg on instagram, in work so cant post a link. He says thanks and goodbye in it and thanks for the support over 7 years.

Knex. wrote: »

2 places below where we finished now? You can't justify one and not the other.

I don't care that Arsenal celebrated. They beat their rivals to 4th spot when it previously didn't look like they would.

Liverpool's turn of fortune and run since January was as good, if not better than Arsenal's and far from what was expected. Of course fans got excited and celebrated something that was unprecedented for many in their time supporting the Club.

The whole, "Ye're the worst fans/too big for your boots/haha look at ye now" thing is fucking farcical.

Smacks of jealously and pettiness. We enjoyed our season, as we are fully entitled to do. Get the fuck over it.

there's literally nothing to get over though. I don't have a problem with any of it. The original point was that liverpool shouldn't be getting stick for missing out on the league because 19 other teams did too.

but they didn't come ooh so close only to slip up.

Strange message from Lucas. On the phone so cant link but goes along the lines of "today I finish my 7th season with Liberpool. Thank you everyone who supported me through out this"#thankyou #goodbye

Would be sad to see him go. I still think hes a quality defensive midfielder.

He is also great friends with Suarez.

So as it stands, possible first team departures are:

Lucas
Daniel Agger
Glen Johnson
Reina

I would hate to see us sell Agger and I think we should hang on to lucas. Johnson needs a definite upgrade imo. Hes also on 100k a week isnt he?

Squad departures could be:

Aspas
Alberto
Jones
Toure
Borini
Kelly
Suso


I reckon we will keep hold of Borini amd possibly suso. The rest are gone imo.

Wisdom, illori and Ibe will most likely go on loan again next season.

A special good bye to superstar Moses.

Fizman wrote: »

I'd prefer Lallana if honest. True, 3 years ago most would not have known who Lallana is, but he has had two big seasons, this year being particularly impressive. I have no doubt Kono is a good player from what I have seen, but I think I'd prefer to go with the guy who has already impressed in the PL, rather than the guy who looks good in the Europa league and against Kyle Walker at international level .

They are both probably in the same price bracket, but Lallana would be less of a gamble I feel.

Ya and he has been very good anytime I seen him play for England. Should be starting IMO on his performances this season for club and country.

I'm just a bit once bitten twice shy over the downing transfer.:( He is easily for me our worst ever signing.

rob316 wrote: »

I'm not comfortable with the club spending big sums on English players. 20 million wont get you much these days but I think its too much for Lallana. This is a guy who 3 years ago was playing in League One.
While I do think he shouldn't be compared to someone as limited as downing, I think we should be aiming higher. I would prefer Konoplyanka over Lallana if I'm honest.

I'm also concerned by the fact his team had a good season and now he is hot property. No one was interested in him last year.

I really like Lallana, I think he'd be a Perfect Fit in the Way we Play.

But if we're going to Pay 25M+ for him, why not try for Isco? He's not getting much Game-Time for Real Madrid. And who knows? Maybe he'd like to come here and Play CL with us.

upstairs for coffee wrote: »

Lallana's stamina was a concern earlier on in the season. Didn't Pochetino keep subbing him after 70 minutes or something?

That's not much of a Concern, considering we'll have Coutinho as Sub, if he Runs out of Steam. That's assuming Lallana plays AM for us.

I think Lucas may have looked better if he'd returned in his usual position, but Stevie had stolen it from him. I think that cost us with Hendo being out, they were starting with Allen and not all quite in their perfect positions.

I think Lucas' time may have passed. Not dominating enough to protect a patchy defence, and contributes very little in attack. If he was someone else's player, we wouldn't buy him!