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

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:18PM

MD1990 wrote: »

Borini did not have a clue what to do when he came om

Has he ever looked like he knew what he was doing when he plays?

Bor-utal.

Kerrigooney · 13-09-2014 09:19PM

I must have fallen asleep and woken up in June 2015 because going by the last few pages the league seems to be over for us.

Toys all over the floor. Get a fucking grip lads. Yes it was an awful performance but it happens. Stoke beat City a fortnight ago ffs. It happens and will happen again.

There was exactly the same reaction after the Hull (I think) game last season yet things didn't pan out too badly. I know every point is important but we'll lose games. So will everyone else.

I'm very surprised Rossie hasn't been in to tell us how shit everything is. Not like him to miss an opportunity to twist the knife.

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:23PM

I would not like to see that formation anytime soon either. If Gerrard plays we are much more effective with Henderson and Allen ahead of him. Henderson is too restricted in a 4-2-3-1.

Hangballlouie · 13-09-2014 09:25PM

Kerrigooney wrote: »

I must have fallen asleep and woken up in June 2015 because going by the last few pages the league seems to be over for us.

Toys all over the floor. Get a fucking grip lads. Yes it was an awful performance but it happens. Stoke beat City a fortnight ago ffs. It happens and will happen again.

There was exactly the same reaction after the Hull (I think) game last season yet things didn't pan out too badly. I know every point is important but we'll lose games. So will everyone else.

I'm very surprised Rossie hasn't been in to tell us how shit everything is. Not like him to miss an opportunity to twist the knife.

3 out of 4 performances have been very poor. That's my argument. However I agree it is still early, but worrying signs IMO.

Gbear · 13-09-2014 09:26PM

Bleugh. Was on a plane during the game and had it saved for when I got back.

Was really looking forward to seeing how we got on but you can't just throw a decent bunch of players together and have it click instantly.

An awful result, game and performance.

13-09-2014 09:28PM

Don't see what the problem is pointing out the deficiencies of the team tbh. It's hardly calling for sackings.

Excusing muck performances is worse imo

MD1990 · 13-09-2014 09:29PM

We need to play a 4-4-2 diamond most of the time . Coutinho getting some criticism but he was our only real threat in the 2nd half.Against Ludogorets I would go

_____________Mignolet___________
Manquillo___Skrtel____Lovren___Moreno
_____________Gerrard____________
_____Henderson_______Coutinho____
_____________Lallana____________
________Balotelli_____Sterling______

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:30PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Don't see what the problem is pointing out the deficiencies of the team tbh. It's hardly calling for sackings.

Excusing muck performances is worse imo

Who are the chancers you were talking about though?

chicorytip · 13-09-2014 09:31PM

You simply have to question the manager's judgement of players.
He is the one who makes the ultimate decisions on who to sign.Spending
20 million on the likes of Lovren is astonishing.The Saints are laughing all the way
to the bank.

rob316 · 13-09-2014 09:32PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Don't see what the problem is pointing out the deficiencies of the team tbh. It's hardly calling for sackings.

Excusing muck performances is worse imo

I agree but you called the new players chancers. That's knee jerk not constructive criticism.

MD1990 · 13-09-2014 09:34PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Don't see what the problem is pointing out the deficiencies of the team tbh. It's hardly calling for sackings.

Excusing muck performances is worse imo

Your not doing that though. Your having a knee jerk reaction to a very poor performance by calling our new players chancers. Give them some time ffs. Your embarrasing yourself tonight.

The Pontiac · 13-09-2014 09:37PM

chicorytip wrote: »

You simply have to question the manager's judgement of players.
He is the one who makes the ultimate decisions on who to sign.Spending
20 million on the likes of Lovren is astonishing.The Saints are laughing all the way
to the bank.

No excuses.

Receiving £65m for Suarez and not buying a Diego Costa, Alexis Sanchez or a Radamel Falcao is not going to win you the league.

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:38PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

No excuses.

Receiving £65m for Suarez and not buying a Diego Costa, Alexis Sanchez or a Radamel Falcao is not going to win you the league.

I can guarantee you the teams who brought in Sanchez and Falcao won't be winning the league.

Agent Coulson · 13-09-2014 09:39PM

chicorytip wrote: »

You simply have to question the manager's judgement of players.
He is the one who makes the ultimate decisions on who to sign.Spending
20 million on the likes of Lovren is astonishing.The Saints are laughing all the way
to the bank.

The one thing I have learned from this thread is all the so called bad players signed were the transfer committees fault and all the players that work out were Brendan Rodgers choices.

Utopia Parkway · 13-09-2014 09:39PM

Thought Markovic had a mixed game. There was no space back there to run in behind but he took the wrong option a few too many times. Then you see that he is a lad who is only 9 months older than Sterling and is starting his first game in a new league. Needs time.

The Pontiac · 13-09-2014 09:40PM

Fescue wrote: »

I can guarantee you the teams who brought in Sanchez and Falcao won't be winning the league.

I agree (this season), but those teams are heading in the right direction.

Iused2likebusts · 13-09-2014 09:41PM

very poor today and although I understand why rodgers rested sterling today wasnt the day for it. We are all about attacking with pace and with sturridge out sterling had to play. When the first 4 fixtures came out id have expected 7 pts from the first 4 its a shame as 9 pts would have been a great start from our first 4 fixtures. Wouldnt be passing too much judgement on the new players yet but I havent been overly impressed with markovic to date.

michael999999 · 13-09-2014 09:42PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

I agree (this season), but those teams are heading in the right direction.

Go discuss them in there teams threads so!

Utopia Parkway · 13-09-2014 09:42PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

No excuses.

Receiving £65m for Suarez and not buying a Diego Costa, Alexis Sanchez or a Radamel Falcao is not going to win you the league.

Went for Sanchez. His wife wanted London.
Could have afforded a fee for Falcao but no way would the club pay those wages.
Costa to Chelsea was probably inevitable from a long way out. And again they could offer London and probably higher wages too if it came to a bidding war.

Kerrigooney · 13-09-2014 09:43PM

hangballlouie wrote: »

3 out of 4 performances have been very poor. That's my argument. However I agree it is still early, but worrying signs IMO.

We were rubbish this time last year as well. Scraping 1-0 wins and not appearing for second halves. We were putting points on the board but we were crap. It'll take a bit of time I think.

@rarnes I'm not excusing **** performances...I'm just saying they happen to every team.

At least we don't have to wait a week to put it right...seems we're playing in some champions cup league or something on Tues. Might be worth a watch.

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:43PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

I agree (this season), but those teams are heading in the right direction.

Don't you worry, Liverpool are going in the right direction. With a manager who has a lot of room to improve and the energy to do so.

Those other teams have old men whose best days are behind them.

The Pontiac · 13-09-2014 09:43PM

michael999999 wrote: »

Go discuss them in there teams threads so!

No I won't.

I'm arguing Liverpool should have bought a player of that quality.

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:44PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

No I won't.

I'm arguing Liverpool should have bought a player of that quality.

Balotelli?

The Pontiac · 13-09-2014 09:45PM

Fescue wrote: »

Don't you worry, Liverpool are going in the right direction. With a manager who has a lot of room to improve and the energy to do so.

Those other teams have old men whose best days are behind them.

You know that's rubbish talk.

Fescue · 13-09-2014 09:46PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

You know that's rubbish talk.

How so?

Kerrigooney · 13-09-2014 09:47PM

The Pontiac wrote: »

You know that's rubbish talk.

We don't know anything of the sort.

The Pontiac · 13-09-2014 09:47PM

Fescue wrote: »

Balotelli?

He was a good buy at £16m, worth the risk.

I wouldn't put him in the same class as Diego Costa, Sanchez or Falcao.

rob316 · 13-09-2014 09:51PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The one thing I have learned from this thread is all the so called bad players signed were the transfer committees fault and all the players that work out were Brendan Rodgers choices.

Not really but it is plain as day to see someone like Sakho is not a rodgers player.

13-09-2014 09:58PM

Fescue wrote: »

Who are the chancers you were talking about though?

Balotelli and Lambert are not adequate replacements for Suarez. Calling them chancers was a knee jerk post game comment tbh.

However I feel we'll regret taking so many transfer risks this summer imo

billymitchell · 13-09-2014 10:12PM

Missed the second half today, any better than the first?

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

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