Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

GotTheTshirt · 04-11-2014 06:24PM

I'm fully expecting us to get pasted but feck it I'm excited all the same!

Augmerson · 04-11-2014 06:28PM

Tonight should be about excitement and wonder. Here we are, back in club football's most prestigious tournament. We should be like:

Instead we are:

Ah **** it. Surprise me Brendan.

tok9 · 04-11-2014 06:29PM

Probably a bit late to this now but I'm finding all his talk about rolling over and how we never do this to be hilarious. It just shows the short term memory there is in soccer.

I remember, pretty vividly, a match against Chelsea that ended 4-4 that was in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a weakened team.

If tonight delivers something similar, I'll be delighted.

Stargate · 04-11-2014 06:35PM

tok9 wrote: »

Probably a bit late to this now but I'm finding all his talk about rolling over and how we never do this to be hilarious. It just shows the short term memory there is in soccer.

I remember, pretty vividly, a match against Chelsea that ended 4-4 that was in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a weakened team.

If tonight delivers something similar, I'll be delighted.

Won't we all

Sir Gallagher · 04-11-2014 06:35PM

Wow. Just seen the team selection, shocking. Throwing the towel already, disgraceful.

Devilman40k · 04-11-2014 06:44PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Wow. Just seen the team selection, shocking. Throwing the towel already, disgraceful.

The league is the bread and butter and Chelsea are up on Saturday. Getting out of CL group is all well and good but if it thats at the expense of top 4 it's not worth it. Sending a weakened side out against RM who are expected to win anyway is (just about) ok

We have lost enough ground already on 4th we can't afford to lose more.

Utopia Parkway · 04-11-2014 06:44PM

Rodgers will get some stick in the media if it's a bad beating tonight. The football journos on twitter are going mental at that team.

That said a lot of players that have been rested haven't exactly been pulling up trees recently. The same players lost to bloody Newcastle only a few days ago.

MarkY91 · 04-11-2014 06:45PM

rodgers going full retard umpteenth time this season so i see... :S

Turtyturd · 04-11-2014 06:45PM

Team selection adds more evidence to 'The Rodgers' vs the transfer committee conspiracy theory.

Pilsbury Doughboy · 04-11-2014 06:53PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Team selection adds more evidence to 'The Rodgers' vs the transfer committee conspiracy theory.

MD1990 · 04-11-2014 06:58PM

So we are only in the CL for more money it seems.

Agent Coulson · 04-11-2014 07:02PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Team selection adds more evidence to 'The Rodgers' vs the transfer committee conspiracy theory.

That's what he wants you to believe now! :pac:

#BlameTransferCommitteeNotMe

Pyjamarama · 04-11-2014 07:02PM

MD1990 wrote: »

So we are only in the CL for more money it seems.

Same as every other team really... did you think we'd win it?!? Its a group game. Its not like its a knockout game.

mosstin · 04-11-2014 07:08PM

Devilman40k wrote: »

The league is the bread and butter and Chelsea are up on Saturday. Getting out of CL group is all well and good but if it thats at the expense of top 4 it's not worth it. Sending a weakened side out against RM who are expected to win anyway is (just about) ok

We have lost enough ground already on 4th we can't afford to lose more.

You honestly believe that by starting that team tonight we'll have a better chance at 4th? Fuzzy fuzzy logic.

kfallon · 04-11-2014 07:13PM

Spend years going on about getting back into the CL then get there and can't be arsed picking our best team :rolleyes:

Toure and Lucas, pure, pure poison

Augmerson · 04-11-2014 07:17PM

kfallon wrote: »

Spend years going on about getting back into the CL then get there and can't be arsed picking our best team :rolleyes:

Toure and Lucas, pure, pure poison

Which would you rather, the best team who would still most likely lose and be tired for Saturday or a 2nd string who will definitely lose but having our best ready for Chelsea? That's how I think Rodgers sees this.

Utopia Parkway · 04-11-2014 07:19PM

kfallon wrote: »

Spend years going on about getting back into the CL then get there and can't be arsed picking our best team :rolleyes:

Toure and Lucas, pure, pure poison

Yeah because Lovren has been so good so far and people have been banging on about dropping Gerrard for the past 6 months and when he's left out there is uproar.

04-11-2014 07:22PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Yeah because Lovren has been so good so far and people have been banging on about dropping Gerrard for the past 6 months and when he's left out there is uproar.

Lovern
Gerrard
Ballotelli
Johnson

Have all been muck. In fact some of the people moaning have moaned about the form of these players!!

You'd swear he was dropping the likes of Suarez ffs.

Talk about meltdowns

Agent Coulson · 04-11-2014 07:22PM

If we get something out of this game Brendan's post matching press conference will be a fun listen.

Sheepy99 · 04-11-2014 07:22PM

Big change from last year, eating each other like cats and dogs for the sake of it

kfallon · 04-11-2014 07:24PM

Augmerson wrote: »

Which would you rather, the best team who would still most likely lose and be tired for Saturday or a 2nd string who will definitely lose but having our best ready for Chelsea? That's how I think Rodgers sees this.

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Yeah because Lovren has been so good so far and people have been banging on about dropping Gerrard for the past 6 months and when he's left out there is uproar.

The team selection tonight is a slap in the face for the travelling fans and a slap in the face to the clubs heritage, we're 5 times winners of the competition who are basically saying, "Yeah we'll get beat tonight but who cares about CL, we might get something on Saturday if we're lucky!"

Defeat tonight and again on Saturday and this will really have backfired on Rodgers.

Lets just pray for a miracle tonight.....and I don't believe in miracles

mav79 · 04-11-2014 07:25PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

If we get something out of this game Brendan's post matching press conference will be a fun listen.

If we play well and get something out of this game will Rodgers drop the likes of Lucas and Borini again for Gerrard and Sterling.

PhiloCypher · 04-11-2014 07:29PM

Lol if nothing else the reaction to the team sheet proves conclusively we have a fan base to match our form atm which is to say completely ****e.

Turtyturd · 04-11-2014 07:31PM

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Lol if nothing else the reaction to the team sheet proves conclusively we have a fan base to match our form atm which is to say completely ****e.

I am enjoying the faux outrage it has caused amongst non Liverpool fans.

Moist Bread · 04-11-2014 07:34PM

It's cool to hate.

I wish we had Aspas back. This is the sort of night where he's shine brighter than the sun.

Talisman · 04-11-2014 07:35PM

kfallon wrote: »

Defeat tonight and again on Saturday and this will really have backfired on Rodgers.

Not really - the first choice team got swatted in the game at Anfield. Real Madrid didn't even try in the second half.

In fairness to the forward and midfield players selected tonight - they won't lack effort (well maybe Markovic, but we'll see). Both full backs can counter attack at pace and they may have a bit of bite when defending considering the opposition.

Vicxas · 04-11-2014 07:38PM

Is Rogers trying to **** us over?!

He is ballsy playing that team against Madrid In Madrid.

Mr Rodgers has gone full retard. And people are REALLY pissed about it

kerosene · 04-11-2014 07:39PM

If liverpool get beat tonight, the pressure will be really on against Chelsea.

T-K-O · 04-11-2014 07:42PM

Everything is a disgrace.

Knex* · 04-11-2014 07:43PM

T-K-O wrote: »

Everything is a disgrace.

"Joe"

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

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