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

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Kerrigooney wrote: »

Ridiculous amount of beards around at the moment. Bloody hipsters have ruined it for the rest of us beardies that are basically just too lazy to shave.

I've had a beard for 20 years and am seriously considering shaving it off until they're uncool again.

I've just spent 3 hours catching up on the thread and couldn't think of anything football related to say because everything's been said. Sorry.

The amount of doses walking around Dublin looking like Conor McGregor is unreal. The beard, hair flick and vest. Knob jockeys the lot of them.

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Are you trying to tell me you didn't grow a 'Rafa' during that period? Tut tut.

Jaysus no.

If I had to do something like that with every manager I'd be needing cosmetic surgery after rubbing my forehead off doing a Hodgson or now needing my teeth fixed and whitened doing a Rodgers!! :pac:

Hendo sterling and sturridge starting tomorrow for england so expect them to return quite slow after a dosage of the hodge.

Also this,

@BreakfastPercy: Looking fwd to Jonathan Wilson's next book "Flattening The Diamond"- an in depth look at Hodgson playing the same formation he always does :pac:

What is the craic with free transfers. The way I had it understood is that we can sign players up until October, but anything from here on in, players cannot be registered for the Premier League, with Europe closing in the next week or so?

Some bell end i know put this up on facebook...embarrasing on so many levels.

El Inho wrote: »

What is the craic with free transfers. The way I had it understood is that we can sign players up until October, but anything from here on in, players cannot be registered for the Premier League, with Europe closing in the next week or so?

Free agents can sign for anyone at anytime is my understanding. A transfer window is for club to club transfers of players.

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Some bell end i know put this up on facebook...embarrasing on so many levels.

Im cringing just reading it bet it will be on my feed soon enough

Two ****in weeks.

Bleugh.

Better get addicted to smack to keep me occupied.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm listening to statsbomb summer round up podcast - they love Liverpool, except the central midfield and note the side have a bit to do in terms of "game control".

They think Falcao is a potentially terrible deal.

http://soundcloud.vo.llnwd.net/R5fv68Z4ZghY?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJNIGGLK7XA7YZSNQ&Expires=1409700382&Signature=SVLQXrV0cKlHDEzSHlKy7dAJKzk%3D&e=1409700382&h=b607e1f8cb69aea794584a93dd2dfda6

edit - that was an interesting listen. Number crunching is the future

For some reason the link wont open. Here is the working link for anyone wants a listen

https://soundcloud.com/statsbomb/s2e1-epl-transfer-roundup-plus-the-summer-in-analytics

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Some bell end i know put this up on facebook...embarrasing on so many levels.

Stop befriending 12 year olds SG - problem solved

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Some bell end i know put this up on facebook...embarrasing on so many levels.

Thats quite laughable really. Their description of Ballotelli is what people used to say about Suarez (and some still do) and look how much he progressed at Liverpool.

I would take Lovern over Rojo any day as Lovern has proved he can play in the PL. Yeah he had a shaky start but he will come good, I'm sure of that.

Luke Shaw v Moreno, I know who I would take. I have a feeling that Shaw might end up like Kevin Davies with the price tag being too much for him, especially if he starts getting hammered by the opposing fans for being a waste of money. The only saving grace for him is that they brought in Di Maria and Falcao to take some of that heat.

They seem to neglect Lallana, who I think could be an unbelievable player especially with the pace and talent around him now. Loads of passing options and players who will make good runs.

Lambert may be a journey man but he offers a completely different option against teams that may sit back and not allow Liverpool space behind them. I think he is a very shrewd signing as sometimes finesse and skill won't break down a team who are playing for a draw with 11 men behind the ball, sometimes you need brute force and he has that by the bucketload.

Falcao will either be an excellent signing or the next Veron. I think they should have addressed their CM/CB before taking another striker as they now remind me of Tottenham under Ardilles... loads of firepower but no backbone.

Di Maria is a signing I am very jealous of but I think if BR signed him it would really unbalance the changing room. At the moment he has a young team, a lot of them fighting to prove themselves and make their names. There doesn't seem to be any huge egos. They have real ambition and drive and sometimes when you have a player who has been there, done that, they don't have that fire in their belly and that nonchalance can be contagious.

Being honest, hadn't heard much of Markovic but from what I have seen he reminds me of a cross between Overmars and Modric. Very comfortable on the ball and lightening fast and its unusual to see a player with his pace play with his head up always looking for a pass.

Daley Blind is a good signing IMO, he is probably their best signing in that window.

Underpaid Mike wrote: »

Balague said, ‘Victor Valdes LOVES Liverpool!’, and that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers would love to bring him to Anfield, especially for the ‘sweeper-keeper’ style he can bring to Liverpool’s pass and move philosophy.

Sure, Reina has more of a sweeper style, and better quick distribution, but like Valdes, he is flawed and doesn't inspire confidence.

But in the absence of getting Cech, Leno or finding a gem somewhere, him and Migs would be two good options...