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

Vicxas · 21-09-2014 04:17PM

michael999999 wrote: »

Everton just gone 2-1 down as well!

No-one is safe!

bluefinger · 21-09-2014 04:28PM

My reaction to today's footie.

Agent Coulson · 21-09-2014 04:29PM

The results this weekend really do show there will be no easy games this seson at all.

Unless you are playing Spurs of course :pac:

joe123 · 21-09-2014 04:44PM

So....

Liverpool are ****e
United are ****e
Spurs are ****e
Everton are ****e

Have to say, even though I am still feeling down after the last few games, this evening made it it that small bit easier.

murpho999 · 21-09-2014 04:55PM

Today's results have been great for us.

If Rodgers can decide our best eleven and settle on a system then I think Liverpool can out a run together and breakaway from the likes of Utd and Spurs.

Utopia Parkway · 21-09-2014 04:58PM

Dreadful yesterday but the rest of the weekend's results couldn't have gone any better for us bar Arsenal winning. Need to start winning ourselves though.

tok9 · 21-09-2014 04:59PM

Couldn't have hoped for better unless Both City and Chelsea lost! :P

We could really do with a solid 2 or 3-0 win on Tuesday and our injuries to clear up for the weekend.

Soft Falling Rain · 21-09-2014 05:07PM

YouTookMyName wrote: »

It's the fúckin midfields fault.

Lucas-Allen-Henderson.

The midfield 3.

Keep pressing ala spurs last season, By delaying quick progress of the opposition attack, by preventing penetration behind the midfield line, by allowing the defensive line to remain compact and in communication, by tracking runs into the area and negating marking dilemmas for the centrebacks, by offering cover to pressuring fullbacks. It's really that simple.

Matuidi + Cabaye + Pogba = The Mamadou Sakho That Eats Diego Costa for Lunch (with some cinnamon-sprinkled David Silva on the side)

Wanyama + Schneiderlin + Lallana = The Dejan Lovren That Ensured Southampton Was the Only Traditionally "Small" Club to Have a Positive Goal Differential Last Season

Sahko + lovern are good players, we know this. Just this system is making them look like cúnts.

Meant to come back to this and say quality post. Both Sakho and Lovren came to this club with very good reputations. Agger, also, had a renaissance under Dalglish only to get poor under Rodgers.

So what's liklier? All 3 of them being found out or Rodgers not knowing how to actually ****ing coach defending?

MD1990 · 21-09-2014 05:10PM

The World Cup & a lot of miles from pre-season are affecting the teams imo. No coincidence Chelsea who only went to Europe are in a lot better form. Real have started the season poor too after there US tour.

T-K-O · 21-09-2014 05:16PM

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Meant to come back to this and say quality post. Both Sakho and Lovren came to this club with very good reputations. Agger, also, had a renaissance under Dalglish only to get poor under Rodgers.

So what's liklier? All 3 of them being found out or Rodgers not knowing how to actually ****ing coach defending?

Yeah, BR is coaching the mistakes into the CB's

daithijjj · 21-09-2014 05:20PM

Only an Arsenal fan from Kerry can probably enjoy a pint this weekend/tonight.

klose · 21-09-2014 05:21PM

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Meant to come back to this and say quality post. Both Sakho and Lovren came to this club with very good reputations. Agger, also, had a renaissance under Dalglish only to get poor under Rodgers.

So what's liklier? All 3 of them being found out or Rodgers not knowing how to actually ****ing coach defending?

Its personnel and the fact rodgers is very offensive minded, look at Chelsea's team today, 2 centre backs who actually play together for an extended period of time, full backs who would be more defensively minded and a big monster in midfield in the form of matic.

Our centre backs are constantly chopping and changing, moreno and manquillo love getting forward (which is great) and the biggest problem is gerrard being the deepest midfielder, his playmaking isn't outweighing the fact he doesn't offer a lot defensively at the moment.

Agent Coulson · 21-09-2014 05:27PM

I would hope we will be looking to sign a midfielder in January.

I would like to see us try for Schneiderlin or someone like Matuidi or feck it both of them.

dirkmeister · 21-09-2014 05:30PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Only an Arsenal fan from Kerry can probably enjoy a pint this weekend/tonight.

And the outlook for Everton fans from Tipp doesn't look too good for next Saturday!

Only joking, Everton obviously could get something from the derby.

With regards the game last night, it was sad to see Liverpool content to play a bit of tiki taka in their own half with West Ham pretty much down to ten men with about 8 or 9 minutes left.

tok9 · 21-09-2014 05:31PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Only an Arsenal fan from Kerry can probably enjoy a pint this weekend/tonight.

And us Liverpool ones can at least have some joy

Fescue · 21-09-2014 05:33PM

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Meant to come back to this and say quality post. Both Sakho and Lovren came to this club with very good reputations. Agger, also, had a renaissance under Dalglish only to get poor under Rodgers.

So what's liklier? All 3 of them being found out or Rodgers not knowing how to actually ****ing coach defending?

As I said before, when Agger was having his renaissance under Dalglish, we couldn't score goals. Remember, we had no cutting edge whatsoever, with Suarez in the team. So while he was getting all support from midfield we were toothless in attack.

It's relatively easy to do what Aston Villa did but I would wager that over the course of a full season, our attacking philosophy will win us more points than playing defensively and making Lovren, Sakho and Skrtel look great.

There is a better balance to be found for sure but I think Rodgers is as good a coach as you will find and he will get it right in the long run.

21-09-2014 05:38PM

We got away with it this weekend it must be said.

Looks like the European games certainly affected most teams

21-09-2014 05:39PM

And as for the sickos racially abusing Balotelli on Twitter, hope you are named and shamed.

BenEadir · 21-09-2014 05:41PM

garra wrote: »

Gerrard had a shocker because he was knackered, I'm not disputing that he had a shocker or that his age is not relevant.

But your focus on Gerrard as the crux of the problem is way off, and he is always the first one to be criticized when we have a poor spell. We should not be relying on our captain the way we are, Rodgers does need to come up with different midfield formations and the likes of Llalana, Can & Henderson need to step up this year so that we are not still relying on our aging star.

So we basically agree then, phew!! Used sparingly and in the right games (all CL and most home PL games IMHO) Gerrard can still be an effective option to have for this and possibly next season but he can no longer be a guaranteed starter and we need to bed Can and Allen and/or AN Other into the DM role if we're going to keep playing a formation which requires a DM.

Soft Falling Rain · 21-09-2014 05:41PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

And as for the sickos racially abusing Balotelli on Twitter, hope you are named and shamed.

Eh?

dundalkfc10 · 21-09-2014 05:46PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Only an Arsenal fan from Kerry can probably enjoy a pint this weekend/tonight.

Or every person in Ireland who does not follow an English football team

T-K-O · 21-09-2014 05:48PM

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Or every person in Ireland who does not follow an English football team

Yeah, He's gone the pictures with his sister

dundalkfc10 · 21-09-2014 05:53PM

T-K-O wrote: »

Yeah, He's gone the pictures with his sister

makes no sense whatsoever

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2014 05:55PM

T-K-O wrote: »

Yeah, He's gone the pictures with his sister

In the imc in dundalk

21-09-2014 06:00PM

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Eh?

He tweeted LOL... Utd and was met with a barrage of racism

liverpool-star-mario-balotelli-racially-4299642

Soft Falling Rain · 21-09-2014 06:04PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

He tweeted LOL... Utd and was met with a barrage of racism

I thought that finally mario account was fake!! Haha what a madser.

osnola ibax · 21-09-2014 06:06PM

Receiving a Balotelli 45 jersey in the post tomorrow, I really like the guy, he's as mad as a box of frogs, really impressed with him yesterday and I think he'll get goals for us.

The media can't get enough of him though, amazed that he came back to that, Suarez couldn't cope with that at all, so he must be strong minded enough.

This kind of treatment is completely unacceptable, and I hope those people get their just desserts. In this day and age....

BMMachine · 21-09-2014 06:07PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

He tweeted LOL... Utd and was met with a barrage of racism

here, there is racist fools everywhere that support many teams. I wouldn't read much into any of that, especially looking for a cheap pop at utd fans. The relative anonymity of twitter means that a lot of low brow morons will say and do stupid things in relative comfort - Look at this very forum with what went on on that site. Twitter - it brings out your inner stupid

21-09-2014 06:12PM

BMMachine wrote: »

here, there is racist fools everywhere that support many teams. I wouldn't read much into any of that, especially looking for a cheap pop at utd fans. The relative anonymity of twitter means that a lot of low brow morons will say and do stupid things in relative comfort - Look at this very forum with what went on on that site. Twitter - it brings out your inner stupid

Who's looking for a cheap pop? The media? I doubt it.

Hopefully these keyboard warriors are tracked down. They think they are anonymous online

Soft Falling Rain · 21-09-2014 06:12PM

osnola ibax wrote: »

Receiving a Balotelli 45 jersey in the post tomorrow, I really like the guy, he's as mad as a box of frogs, really impressed with him yesterday and I think he'll get goals for us.

The media can't get enough of him though, amazed that he came back to that, Suarez couldn't cope with that at all, so he must be strong minded enough.

This kind of treatment is completely unacceptable, and I hope those people get their just desserts. In this day and age....

Suarez always struck me as sensitive in a lot of ways and having a need for acceptance for all his talent. Mario seems like more of a belligerent type that doesn't really care about what others think about him.

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

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