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

One up front does not work for this Liverpool team.

So frustrating that the manager can't see this.

I notice Lambert is up front today, one of the many passengers we have signed over the summer. So far Markovic looks like one of the worst signings in years. His first touch is awful plus hes completely headless at what to do with the ball.

I cant help but think theres some sort of conspiracy theory going on at Liverpool. Its almost like we dont want to sign the top players for fear we might win something and its been going on for the best part of 20 years now

If I was given 120 million to spend on players I know what players Id be buying
as opposed to needlessly wasting it. Ill be interested to see how many of these guys will be a success. So far Manquillo looks average, Lovren has been awful, Moreno has been a mixture of the good and bad but I think he will ultimately turn out to be a very good signing, Emre Can hasnt played enough to judge, Markovic has been awful the worst of the lot, Lallana looks to be coming good, Balotelli hasnt been as bad as hes made out to be but I just dont think he was the right signing for our system, he may come good when Sturridge returns to complement him, Lambert is not the sort of player a Champions League club should be signing or to win titles either, he is simply a journeyman.

Ive been waiting a while to unleash this rant and Im sure I will get a few interesting responses which I will look forward too. Rant over.......for now:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

We can kiss any aspirations goodbye with Lovren and skrtel as our first choice pairing. Brainless the two of em.

klose wrote: »

We can kiss any aspirations goodbye with Lovren and skrtel as our first choice pairing. Brainless the two of em.

Was Lovern really this bad last year for Southampton?

Arguably he has been our worst signing so far this summer. I expected him to be somewhat reliable coming in. Mistake every game from the chap and he is ridiculously slow even for a big CB.

Sea Sharp wrote: »

I wonder how we'd be if Borini took the hint and ****ed off and we had used the money for Remy instead.

Ya because it's not like we agreed a fee for Remy anyway.

Devilman40k wrote: »

Right....selling Agger a mistake. He said himself he wasn't up to the physicality of the PL. It had taken its toll on him and he couldn't perform at this level any longer. His own words. If that wasn't the case why is he in the Danish league and not at another PL club or another of the top leagues?

Im not saying Agger was a world beater but was certainly better what we have got now

Also he is in the Danish League because he went back to join his boyhood club as he couldnt play for anyone else if it wasnt going to be LFC. He did get other offers

Balotelli was excellent when he came on. More of that.

Feels good, man.

3 points couldn't give a toss about anything else. Hopefully we can put a run together now after the international break.

Just what was needed! Now to get the through the break and get Allen can and sakho fit and get some form and momentum going.

Big impact from Balo I felt, good games from lallana hendo and Moreno. Was particularly relieved to see how it was hendo and Lucas with Gerard ahead of em when Lucas came on.

Few sights better than a hendo goal, means so much to the lad.

I said it before Gerrard needs to be on the bench for the first 70 minutes and then brought on in that role after Lallana, Allen and Henderson have ran the other teams legs off

Balotelli is so much better than Lambert in every single department. I dont want to run Lambert down, but he offered nothing up top on his own.

Also this is one of those odd times when a break is welcome.

Gives a rest to Gerrard. Allen and Sturridge coming back and hopefully the same for Can.

Gerrard played well today, thought he would fade badly but didnt, thankfully.