Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 15/16

ShamoBuc · 25-02-2016 07:56PM

A win is a win. Bring on the cup final now !

Turtyturd · 25-02-2016 07:57PM

monkey9 wrote: »

I reckon this is as far as we'll go in the Europa League now. We'd have been beaten against a decent team tonight.

We might draw Midjyttland.

BorneTobyWilde · 25-02-2016 07:58PM

Dominated, it just got scary due to fact we maybe should have been 2 up .
It will come. Would not surprise me to see a Man City or Chelsea type performance as some stage in this competition.
Hopefully we win next round over 1 game.

Gbear · 25-02-2016 07:59PM

One of those games where you see the first half and you've got enough endeavor and quality on show where you're thinking "it'll come" but it never really does and instead, halfway through the 2nd half, you're wondering why your forward line are jizzing themselves like 15 year old boys at the slightest bit of excitement around the box.

Some did quite well - Sakho, Lucas (backpass notwithstanding), Milner and I thought Can was excellent (he really benefits from having enough time between games).
Thought Coutinho, Sturridge, Moreno and Hendo were poor enough.

Nothing too terrible but we continue to flounder a bit despite pretty much having a full team available.

There's still too little direct threat. Sturridge showed a bit more on the ball tonight, but he has a way to go before we see him really taking people on.
Firmino looks like a player who's always going to blow hot and cold.

We're still short another direct threat and a striker who's fit.

Harry Palmr · 25-02-2016 07:59PM

Job done and move on. The only thing that deserves stick are Milners corners and Henderson not scoring plus maybe bombing on a bit too much in the last 15 mins.

klose · 25-02-2016 08:00PM

Made hard work of that which is no surprise but it's a couple of clean sheets on the bounce and there was some good play there. Badly need a player who's good at set pieces.

Muahahaha · 25-02-2016 08:19PM

Made hard work of that. Would have been nice to cruise it 2 or 3-0 and set us up for Sunday. I really hope we get a cup final performance from our players, we really need them to step up from tonight

marklazarcovic · 25-02-2016 08:19PM

origi getting the nod above a fit benteke tells us he's a gonner this summer i think, origi been impressing in his cameos too

TitianGerm · 25-02-2016 08:30PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

We might draw Midjyttland.

Better if United go through to help the English coefficient.

If were to have a shot at CL it'll be from that 4th spot.

~Rebel~ · 25-02-2016 08:32PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

Better if United go through to help the English coefficient.

If were to have a shot at CL it'll be from that 4th spot.

No chance of 4th this year anymore really.

I'd be quite ok with the hilarity of Utd going out, if Fiorentina and Napoli go out too, 2 english clubs left in, with only one Italian

<edit> holy ****, speak of the devil! On another note, lets go buy Sisto!

5starpool · 25-02-2016 08:33PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

No chance of 4th this year anymore really.

I'd be quite ok with the hilarity of Utd going out, if Fiorentina and Napoli go out too, 2 english clubs left in, with only one Italian

I think he means in future seasons,not this one.

~Rebel~ · 25-02-2016 08:34PM

5starpool wrote: »

I think he means in future seasons,not this one.

oh yeah, misunderstood, would totally agree with that. It's vital alright that we keep that English 4th spot.

54and56 · 25-02-2016 08:36PM

marklazarcovic wrote: »

origi getting the nod above a fit benteke tells us he's a gonner this summer i think, origi been impressing in his cameos too

I agree. Benetke must be on the blower to his agent sussing out what options he has. If he has a good European Cup, which is entirely possible with Belgium playing a game which suits him, we might get a good bit of the transfer fee back but the likelyhood is we'll be looking at another Andy Carroll situation i.e. someone will take him on loan with an option to buy for 50% of what we paid and we might just have to suck it up or he'll end up hanging around next season and be sold/loaned in January on even worse terms.

Pity because in a team playing to his strengths he scores goals, he did so for Villa FFS!!!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 25-02-2016 09:18PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Job done and move on. The only thing that deserves stick are Milners corners and Henderson not scoring plus maybe bombing on a bit too much in the last 15 mins.

I don't think they should be criticised for attacking late in the game.

We have been unable to defend a lead for quite some time and needed a second to see out the game.

If FCA scored late in the game after we had failed to shut up shot, we would have been out.

On a plus note, I have adopted Augsburg as my German team. I hope they do well for the rest of this season.

LuckyLloyd · 25-02-2016 09:20PM

Survive and advance

Harry Palmr · 25-02-2016 09:24PM

Henderson really does need to be taken out of the team, presumably Kolo will be in for the League Cup final and Lucas as the deepest midfielder.

TitianGerm · 25-02-2016 09:39PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

No chance of 4th this year anymore really.

I'd be quite ok with the hilarity of Utd going out, if Fiorentina and Napoli go out too, 2 english clubs left in, with only one Italian

<edit> holy ****, speak of the devil! On another note, lets go buy Sisto!

Didn't mean this year.

I'm speaking about CL coefficient places going forward with the English teams losing the fourth spot to Italy.

The longer all the English teams stay in Europe the better as if the PL loose the fourth spot it gets even harder for us to qualify for the CL.

citytillidie · 25-02-2016 09:48PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

No chance of 4th this year anymore really.

I'd be quite ok with the hilarity of Utd going out, if Fiorentina and Napoli go out too, 2 english clubs left in, with only one Italian

<edit> holy ****, speak of the devil! On another note, lets go buy Sisto!

4th for English will not be lost this season you are looking at the following season it could happen

Harry Palmr · 25-02-2016 09:50PM

All three Prem sides will get through tonight, maybe they are already

rob316 · 25-02-2016 09:51PM

Can we draw united or spurs next?

Harry Palmr · 25-02-2016 09:54PM

Yes. Its open from here on.

~Rebel~ · 25-02-2016 10:03PM

Great results for our coefficient tonight anyway - 3 English teams left, only 1 Italian team.

citytillidie · 25-02-2016 10:06PM

Looking at the rankings before tonights games Germany could be brought into as well

2 Germany 6/7 76.463
3 England 6/8 72.909
4 Italy 5/6 69.605

Current so far this season
1 Spain 7/7 104.500 14.928
2 Germany 6/7 89.000 12.714
3 Russia 3/5 56.500 11.300
4 England 6/8 87.000 10.875
5 Italy 5/6 64.000 10.666

After tonight
Spain still have all teams in
Germany have lost 2 teams
Russia have lost 1
England still have 6 teams
Italy have lost 2 teams

5starpool · 25-02-2016 10:25PM

citytillidie wrote: »

Looking at the rankings before tonights games Germany could be brought into as well

2 Germany 6/7 76.463
3 England 6/8 72.909
4 Italy 5/6 69.605

Current so far this season
1 Spain 7/7 104.500 14.928
2 Germany 6/7 89.000 12.714
3 Russia 3/5 56.500 11.300
4 England 6/8 87.000 10.875
5 Italy 5/6 64.000 10.666

After tonight
Spain still have all teams in
Germany have lost 2 teams
Russia have lost 1
England still have 6 teams
Italy have lost 2 teams

I don't think Germany are in trouble. England are in more trouble as their stronger seasons are dropping off being counted while Germany have fairly consistent high ratings due to Bayern and the likes of Dortmund and Schalke doing ok. England had a few dodgy seasons the last few, but if English teams do well in the EL this season (2 into the QF's, 1 to the semi) and City can get to the semi of the CL for example, then they should be ok unless Juve can do a repeat of last year despite their first leg vs Bayern, and Lazio get to the final of the EL.

5starpool · 25-02-2016 10:58PM

In order of preference of who I'd like us to be drawn against next round.

Sparta Praha (CZE)
Braga (POR)
Basel (SUI) - for revenge purposes
Anderlecht (BEL)
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Leverkusen (GER)
Manchester United (ENG)
Lazio (ITA)
Valencia (ESP)
Athletic Club (ESP)
Villarreal (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Sevilla (ESP)
Dortmund (GER)

Harry Palmr · 25-02-2016 11:05PM

Man Utd please (or Fenerbahce)

ShamoBuc · 25-02-2016 11:07PM

Reckon it's going to be Gary Neville or utd

BorneTobyWilde · 25-02-2016 11:08PM

Dortmund in the final would be a strange one for Klopp/

monkey9 · 25-02-2016 11:10PM

Eh...Sparta Praha please.

BorneTobyWilde · 25-02-2016 11:13PM

Anyone but teams beginning with B
They always knock us out of cups .

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