Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

Agent Coulson · 01-09-2014 11:19AM

x43r0 wrote: »

I don't get it??

He's collecting the last of his gear before fully moving to Spain.

MD1990 · 01-09-2014 11:20AM

Suarez is at Melwood

Harry Palmr · 01-09-2014 11:20AM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Suarez at Melwood today.

x43r0 wrote: »

I don't get it??

Clearing out his locker.

Lucas to Napoli on loan and Assaidi is digging in his heels over wages re Stoke.

Coates to Sunderland loan looks likely.

tritium · 01-09-2014 11:23AM

So when all fit utd will have RVP, Mata, Falcao, Rooney, DiMaria. Sounds great until you realise its 5great players for at most three positions and pretty much nothing (yet) for the other 8 roles in the team.

Much as I'd have loved a real marquee signing, that's just insanity. I'm glad Liverpool took a more balanced approach, albeit a CM is still needed.

osnola ibax · 01-09-2014 11:24AM

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Wow!

Complete opposite in reality. Obviously a very healthy dynamic going on within the dressing room and it was, in my opinion, an insight into why certain players are playing so well, i.e. allowed and encouraged to go out to express themselves, allowed to make mistakes and enjoy there football on the condition that they work hard for the team.

Disrespectful my arse to be honest. Criticise BR for any number of things but this angle is a dead end.

Disrespectful to the opposition I said, we may have needed those goals, but we didn't, we won 3 - 0. if balo's attempt was in the last minute to get a result, no one would be laughing.

Just prefer a little more professionalism, we should be ruthless and that comes from the manager, but having a little giggle. It's my opinion, I'm on my own, so be it.

RainMaker · 01-09-2014 11:25AM

Saw this on BBC

viper006 · 01-09-2014 11:30AM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

It's great not to be involved on deadline day and just watch the other clubs panic buy.

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

jasonb · 01-09-2014 11:35AM

viper006 wrote: »

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

I'd say we're done, apart from maybe a Keeper, and if that's Valdés it doesn't have to be done today...

J.

Dickerty · 01-09-2014 11:35AM

viper006 wrote: »

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

Well if you look at the bench, we only have Lambert as back-up striker when we play 2 up top, but if we have injuries, I think it's more likely that we'd move to 1 up front and play Raheem, Marko, Coutinho or Lallana as the supporting players.
Let's hope we don't need to do that too often...

Harry Palmr · 01-09-2014 11:37AM

viper006 wrote: »

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

Its Reus don't worry. Its on with Kagawa back at Dortmund! :pac:

Kess73 · 01-09-2014 11:38AM

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Wow!

Complete opposite in reality. Obviously a very healthy dynamic going on within the dressing room and it was, in my opinion, an insight into why certain players are playing so well, i.e. allowed and encouraged to go out to express themselves, allowed to make mistakes and enjoy there football on the condition that they work hard for the team.

Disrespectful my arse to be honest. Criticise BR for any number of things but this angle is a dead end.

Going by what is being said on a few other sites, a few of the Spurs supporters sitting behind where Rodgers was standing were having some banter with him during the game, and were ribbing him after the misses.

There is meant to be some footage taken by one of the supporters behind Rodgers of the banter going on after the Sterling miss. Would suggest that Rodgers was smiling at whatever banter/sarky comments were flying around behind him, rather than laughing at his own players.

djPSB · 01-09-2014 11:38AM

Dickerty wrote: »

Well if you look at the bench, we only have Lambert as back-up striker when we play 2 up top, but if we have injuries, I think it's more likely that we'd move to 1 up front and play Raheem, Marko, Coutinho or Lallana as the supporting players.
Let's hope we don't need to do that too often...

Raheem can play up top too.

Tipsy McSwagger · 01-09-2014 11:38AM

viper006 wrote: »

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

Falcao is not the player he was and is injury prone. United need midfielders and defenders not another forward.

Dickerty · 01-09-2014 11:44AM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Falcao is not the player he was and is injury prone. United need midfielders and defenders not another forward.

I'd be very wary of labeling him as washed up! Some said that of Van Persie when he signed for them, and he won them the league...

Dickerty · 01-09-2014 11:47AM

djPSB wrote: »

Raheem can play up top too.

Yes, but I wouldn't want to start a game with him as our central striker!

I think he could be great in that position though, like for his goal v Soton. He could be a trickier Michael Owen, if he works on his finishing!

PropJoe10 · 01-09-2014 11:48AM

viper006 wrote: »

Nothing great about seeing united get falcao to be honest. Happy with our business no doubt but never like seeing this calibre of players going to rival clubs.

If borini is off , anyone reckon we would get a replacement or are we done?

The guy is clearly a massive mercenary, went to Monaco rather than one of the top European clubs and has been offered to City and Arsenal apparently and neither were interested, probably due to his wage demands. Also coming off a bad injury so who knows - he may be their saviour and he may be another expensive mistake. Only time will tell!

rossie1977 · 01-09-2014 11:52AM

MD1990 wrote: »

Suarez is at Melwood

I always used to laugh at the British media labelling Suarez short or little when he is gerrards height

kfallon · 01-09-2014 11:53AM

Stevie will you please ask Luis if he will stay.....PLEASE!!!

zarquon · 01-09-2014 11:54AM

PropJoe10 wrote: »

The guy is clearly a massive mercenary, went to Monaco rather than one of the top European clubs and has been offered to City and Arsenal apparently and neither were interested, probably due to his wage demands. Also coming off a bad injury so who knows - he may be their saviour and he may be another expensive mistake. Only time will tell!

Suarez is a mercenary and he did alright at pool

Oh and city were very interested however due to FPP they needed to sell Negredo to be able to sign Falcao but Negredo's injury but an end to that.

I wouldn't worry about injury records, the loan deal means he can go back at the end of the season or they have the option to buy if he turns out to be the saviour. Cracking deal for united, no risk with a loan!

K-9 · 01-09-2014 11:57AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

The falcao signing really blows a hole in the silly excuse (used here often) that you need to be in the champions league to attract top players.

Yeah, you just need £150 Million and crazy money on a loan signing.

Really, what does your post even mean? It doesn't take account of anything. Liverpool not being in the CL is not the same as United not in it!

Charlie19 · 01-09-2014 11:59AM

He's home.

GotTheTshirt · 01-09-2014 12:01PM

zarquon wrote: »

Cracking deal for united, no risk with a loan!

He's costing United over £22 million for a single season. That's a massive risk if you ask me!

segadreamcast · 01-09-2014 12:08PM

zarquon wrote: »

Suarez is a mercenary and he did alright at pool

Oh and city were very interested however due to FPP they needed to sell Negredo to be able to sign Falcao but Negredo's injury but an end to that.

I wouldn't worry about injury records, the loan deal means he can go back at the end of the season or they have the option to buy if he turns out to be the saviour. Cracking deal for united, no risk with a loan!

Meh, depends on the fee. If it's 10m in wages for the year, United's front line is costing 37m in wages alone this season. Not the kind of signing I'd want us to be making (though, obviously, not all LFC fans agree with this!)

ratracer · 01-09-2014 12:09PM

Dickerty wrote: »

I'd be very wary of labeling him as washed up! Some said that of Van Persie when he signed for them, and he won them the league...

And then the next season kinda helped them to midweek nights off this season...:D

Falcao is potentially a good move for united, but if he's not getting support, and the rest of the team can't defend, he is a serious financial millstone around the neck. United can probably afford it, I think Balotelli is the much safer bet of these two.

zarquon · 01-09-2014 12:09PM

GotTheTshirt wrote: »

He's costing United over £22 million for a single season. That's a massive risk if you ask me!

The fee is nowhere near that. Don't believe everything you read on twitter!

Gbear · 01-09-2014 12:10PM

whatawaster wrote: »

Rafa did a great job at Liverpool, but I think it’s fair to say he came in to a slightly better position than Rodgers.

I think a bigger factor than the squads (which were a bit of a toss up between the two - both needed major surgery to get the required levels of quality and depth) is that the league when Rafa took over and now are very different places.

It was pretty easy to sit in the top 4 once we got going. It's been a huge battle to get there for Rodgers.

segadreamcast · 01-09-2014 12:12PM

zarquon wrote: »

The fee is nowhere near that. Don't believe everything you read on twitter!

GotTheTshirt · 01-09-2014 12:14PM

zarquon wrote: »

The fee is nowhere near that. Don't believe everything you read on twitter!

How much is it then? You seem very sure considering we're probably all reading from the same sources.

Dickerty · 01-09-2014 12:14PM

ratracer wrote: »

And then the next season kinda helped them to midweek nights off this season...:D

Falcao is potentially a good move for united, but if he's not getting support, and the rest of the team can't defend, he is a serious financial millstone around the neck. United can probably afford it, I think Balotelli is the much safer bet of these two.

I think Balotelli makes more sense for us, and Falcao makes more for them. They need real firepower to mask their defensive failings, and to show that they cna still compete for the best players.
We need someone who can replace Suarez's ability to make something from nothing, and who our Rodgers can work with to get the best of, which is a strength of his...

Luckycharms_74 · 01-09-2014 12:18PM

osnola ibax wrote: »

I didn't appreciate Rodgers laughing at the Balo and Sterling misses, found it a little disrespectful to the opposition abd we nearly lost the league on gd last year

NukaCola wrote: »

I agree. When he laughed at the Balotelli miss my monocle nearly popped into my cup of green tea i was so horrified! I immediately wrote a strongly worded letter to Mr Rodgers to put him in his place. Imagine, laughing at a miss......

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