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

bennyineire wrote: »

Hey Peps, just wondering how Can played on Sunday. I didn't get to see the game or the highlights yet

Alright only. First half their midfield were all over us. Himself and Henderson never got a foothold in game hence Gerrard had to drop back there second half to try and get his foot on the ball.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So anyone think Hodgson will pick Sturridge ( when fit and if he hasn't broken down again before then) for the November Internationals just to show Rodgers up.

Of course Hodgson will pick Sturridge if he's back to fitness.
Why wouldnt he?

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Even if he hasn't played a club game yet.

Especially if he hasn't played a club game yet. Just to spite us.

firemansam4 wrote: »

But if that was the case how did he pass the Chelsea medical? i refuse to believe that they use sub standard doctors at Chelsea and not pick up the same things as they did at Liverpool.
Just seems bizarre we have taken such a huge gamble on Balotelli instead of taking a punt on Remy.

I think like many posters have already said it seems like madness that after knowing for so long we were going to lose Suarez that the only option we were left with in the end was Balotelli.
I remember at the end of the transfer window there were many saying that it was a great transfer window for us, but to me now it looks like anything but. Daglish ultimately lost his job after the shambles of the transfers made on his watch, followed by a poor season. And it looks like Rodgers is guilty of the exact same, if not worse. I'm not saying he should be sacked or anything like that but his transfer dealings to date for the most part have been abysmal.

Chelseas doctors would have found the same issue. Is happened previously. Its a case of Chelsea being in a position of taking that risk when taking on the player and Liverpool not being in that position. I dont understand why people make such a big deal about it to be honest. Chelsea have the means to take risks like that, we dont.

As for the signings i think its foolhardy and naive to write payers off after less than a dozen games for the club. We have seen numerous times where players have taken time to settle at a club like Liverpool with fans calling them out as poor transfers only to end up looking quite foolish, our current vice captain being a prime example.

If sturridge is fit im sure hodgson will pick him, and he has every right to. If he has yet to play a game for lfc and/or rodgers says he isnt fit then hopefully he wont get called up, but you cant really blame hodgson for calling him up, he doesnt owe liverpool anything and id imagine theres a bit of bad blood brewing so hodgson will be more than happy to call him up if sturridge is fit enough to play. Where it will get annoying is if hodgson ignores the recommended training regime for sturridge, or if he plays him for 180 minutes resulting in another sturridge injury.

Im not a fan of hodgson at all, but hes got his own business to take care of so hes entitled to do whatever he wants if he thinks its in the best interests of englands campaign. What will annoy me is if his ineptitude results in another injury to a liverpool player, as after all, they are his players too, so he should be looking out for their best interests. I suspect hell be ignoring any advice he receives from liverpool, but hopefully if sturridge himself says something then hodgson will take heed

BenEadir wrote: »

That's a bit premature. Don't you think losing the worlds most in form player combined with bringing in nine new players, losing your main striker to injury and having to accommodate an aging legend into the team structure somehow regardless of his suitability, physical capability or suitability to the role requires a bit more than a handful of games to sort out?

Once we get Sturridge and Balo on the same pitch and have Lallana, Can and Allen back fit then and only then will BR be able to put the team he wants on the pitch and even then it's going to take another 5-6 games for them to settle down. It's frustrating but there's no shortcut. They have to learn to play together, understand each others strengths and weaknesses etc.

But the point im making is that we knew for a long time we were loosing the worlds most in form player, and I thinks some of the players we brought in were not what we needed and we should have been trying to get someone to fill the void left by Suarez. Especially as we know how prone sturridge was to injury.

the kelt wrote: »

Chelseas doctors would have found the same issue. Is happened previously. Its a case of Chelsea being in a position of taking that risk when taking on the player and Liverpool not being in that position. I dont understand why people make such a big deal about it to be honest. Chelsea have the means to take risks like that, we dont.

As for the signings i think its foolhardy and naive to write payers off after less than a dozen games for the club. We have seen numerous times where players have taken time to settle at a club like Liverpool with fans calling them out as poor transfers only to end up looking quite foolish, our current vice captain being a prime example.

But was taking a risk on Remy much more of a risk than taking a risk on Ballotelli? yes totally different types of risk but I really think we made the wrong decission there.

Im not totally writing off all the new transfers but so far its not looking good, I hope i'm totally wrong and they all settle down to become great signings, but i fear that is just not going to be the case. And apart from Sturidge i can't really think of any signings Rodgers has made to date that have been a real success

Great interview with Arbeloa. A fitting quote to for our season:

"one player lets you down,fine, two or three and the whole thing comes crashing down.."

@MrAncelotti's Tweet: https://twitter.com/MrAncelotti/status/524638302134362112?s=09

Class act is Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) tweeted at 8:08 pm on Tue, Oct 21, 2014:
'This is Anfield' It's an honour to play in a legendary stadium like this one in charge of Real Madrid #HalaMadrid http://t.co/iG94qJbFKF
(https://twitter.com/MrAncelotti/status/524638302134362112?s=03)

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-7975528

Love the comment down the end.

brevity wrote: »

@MrAncelotti's Tweet: https://twitter.com/MrAncelotti/status/524638302134362112?s=09

Class act is Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) tweeted at 8:08 pm on Tue, Oct 21, 2014:
'This is Anfield' It's an honour to play in a legendary stadium like this one in charge of Real Madrid #HalaMadrid http://t.co/iG94qJbFKF
(https://twitter.com/MrAncelotti/status/524638302134362112?s=03)

Carlo is all class. Got a rough deal at chelsea and never lowered himself to a parting shot. He is the total opposite of roy keane.

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Yep, always liked Ancelotti even though it was Chelsea he was managing but those quotes seal the deal for me!

I wasn't hugely fond of that Milan team but he had this sort of dignified air of total and utter mastery of his craft.

My least disliked Chelsea manager in recent memory. He made watching them not terrible.

im really looking forward to tomorrow. It could be just the game we need to kick start our season. Dont get me wrong, im aware a real win is the likely outcome, but another defeat will just continue the trend so far this season of disappointing performances and disappointing results. Confidence is already low. If we were to get a result, it could be a huge boost to the players and could give us a huge lift in confidence and morale going forward. In a weird way it feels like a good time to play the best team in the world, while were at our worst.