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

Was the winter transfer window 11/12 the last time we signed an actual starting XI player?? (I know lovren is technically a starter now but I am loathe to count him...)

Augeo wrote: »

Fans ranting sack the manager after a poor third of a season is appalling to see imo, the chap gets no credit for a teams overperformance but the knives are out when they underperform.

Most of us had been blinded by the brilliance of Suarez, now he is gone, we see Mr Rogers for what he is.

As bad as things are right now it would be pointless sacking Rodgers now without a decent manager available. But he should be given no more money in the transfer market. In all honesty he should never have been given the job in the first place.

Brad Jones hilarious stuff really, appears to have zero positional sense. I played in goals AUL Div Z and I think Jones has less positional ability than me. First goal was just ridiculous from him, making a guess from a shot that far out.

Mario looked sharp, looked interested, looked lively, looked as if he cared. He's the one major positive from the game which gives hope for the next 3 weeks. Obviously being Mario he could be back to not give a toss mode quite quickly.

We're going nowhere without a world class central mid (Pogba) or a prolific striker (Lacazette).

So we'll end up signing Karl Henry and Billy Sharp in January.

Off to give United a pasting in FIFA, see you all Wednesday for more misery the Bournemouth game.

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

He's not great but at least he usually manages to dive in the right direction.

He probably would have scored that chance after rounding their keeper too.

Players on the pitch need to take a serious good look at themselves. No matter how good or bad a manager is when players keep making stupid decisions and playing like pony's then there is sometimes not alot you can do ...

Goal 1
- Lallana/Allen for goal 1. Unforgiveable that these are 2 international players allowing them both to be beaten by Valencia. Added then was Moreno not breaking his ballix to get back from his attack.
- Coutinho for not following Rooney for the goal.
... that's 4 players all making stupid decisions that lead to one goal.

Goal 2
- Letting Ashley Young, one of the poorest excuses of a winger in the Premier League get the cross in.
- Whomever lost to RVP in the air for the flick.
- Linesman played a blinder.

Goal 3
- Toure going on a mazzey dribble into nomans land and losing the ball. No holding player capable of moving into a better position in case we turnover possession. Then of course Lovren, 25million worth of player unable to clear a ball that ANY sunday league player would have eaten up.

Couple of things sticking in my mind after todays game. Gerard and Hendo are horrendus when you take into account these 2 are our Captain and VC. They should be leading from the front. Always aggressive always gaining yards and leading by an example fitting of LFC. Other than Sterling and in part Coutinho the rest of that team should hang their heads the way they are under performing. You could see what it ment to Sterling at the final Whistle ... Lastly ... Rodgers, no striker when Ballotelli looked decent for a 60 min stint. Fit enough to come off the bench ... fit enough to start.

... that said. We created a fist full of chances against what is lets be honest a really poor United team. Probably the worst United team we've faced in 20 years. Thats the biggest sickener here ... you can look at it 2 ways - they have just won 6 games on the trot and are a real poor outfit so it doesn't take alot to turn the team around and go on a run. Or ... if they are that bad what does that make us?

Lose against Arsenal and I think BR will be gone. I said I'd give him the season and I stand by that but I wouldn't blame any owner from sacking the manager with 17 games gone and just 21 points on the board after the money spent in the summer.

I would think he's lost a good chunk of the fan base and to be honest, with good cause. Out of the CL, well behind top 3 and barring a shocking return to form top 4 is probably gone too. Players look lost, cant score cant defend, sticking with underperforming players, not playing the players we spent big money on enough, not starting with any strikers, having no strikers on the bench.......just mad stuff really.

I dont know if its fixable or if BR can do it. 5 games ago I would still have thought he'd turn it around. Now I'm not so sure.

The way the players are playing I wonder have they lost faith in Rodgers as well.

The way he has treated some of the players is a disgrace and the other players can see this and must wonder are they next.

A bad result or even scraping a win midweek and lose next weekend he has to go.

Just noticed that Rodgers has said that Brad Jones will continue in goal from now on.