Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 - Mod Note in OP, 14/12

Magico Gonzalez · 17-10-2015 3:52pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Flanagan will never be a better player than he has been while out injured.

He just needs to be better than Moreno, which to be honest is setting a fairly low bar for him. Moreno is poison defensively, has been easily as bad as Lovren but gets a pass here from some because he very intermittently shows some pace ,but little intelligence, carrying the ball forward.

MD1990 · 17-10-2015 3:54pm

ricero wrote: »

In fairness all four goals conceaded today by Bournemouth were pure comedy defending

You do have to get ine right positions though something Sterling is very good at tbh.

rob316 · 17-10-2015 3:57pm

Anyone else see Klopp slap ibe at the end? Character

billymitchell · 17-10-2015 4:01pm

rob316 wrote: »

Anyone else see Klopp slap ibe at the end? Character

What type of slap was it?

rob316 · 17-10-2015 4:02pm

billymitchell wrote: »

What type of slap was it?

Slap of affection in the face Ibe was a bit shocked

Fromvert · 17-10-2015 4:02pm

JohnDaniels wrote: »

Sterling hattrick before half time for City. Will always wonder if Klopp would have made a difference to him staying with us

City was a good move for him for both football and money reasons.
How some people thought/think Ibe could/can be better or is even a capable replacement is kind of hilarious.

Charlie19 · 17-10-2015 4:03pm

JohnDaniels wrote: »

Sterling hattrick before half time for City. Will always wonder if Klopp would have made a difference to him staying with us

I'd say the owners would really have to change their policies to keep the likes of Sterling, Suarez and Gerrard. While Klopp might have some influence, I'd think its more to do with money/wages and investment on new players.

rob316 · 17-10-2015 4:07pm

Check out @LFCMostar's Tweet: https://twitter.com/LFCMostar/status/655396599540002817?s=09

K-9 · 17-10-2015 4:08pm

Sakho always seems to find a player with his passing, even with 2 or 3 players bearing down on him. Class act.

Turtyturd · 17-10-2015 4:09pm

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

He just needs to be better than Moreno, which to be honest is setting a fairly low bar for him. Moreno is poison defensively, has been easily as bad as Lovren but gets a pass here from some because he very intermittently shows some pace ,but little intelligence, carrying the ball forward.

Fairly hyperbolic to say he's been as bad as lovner. Also debatable if Flanagan is better than him, had a decent 6 months when the team was flying, was poison before that.

Enrique is better than both but he plays FIFA and post pics online so he shouldn't get a look in.

Grayditch · 17-10-2015 4:14pm

Rodgers left a lingering touch on the face.

Klopp already showing he's not going to make that mistake. Quick slap, onto the next player. Great technique.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 17-10-2015 4:41pm

corwill wrote: »

He'll need more time with Bogdan on the training pitch before unleashing him in his natural trequartista role.

We should never have sold Doni, could play all positions, sometimes at the same time;)

Gbear · 17-10-2015 4:41pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Fairly hyperbolic to say he's been as bad as lovner. Also debatable if Flanagan is better than him, had a decent 6 months when the team was flying, was poison before that.

Enrique is better than both but he plays FIFA and post pics online so he shouldn't get a look in.

And isn't an ambi-turner.

Grayditch · 17-10-2015 4:49pm

https://vine.co/v/e9ZVgUthMDe

Harry Palmr · 17-10-2015 5:04pm

Charlie19 · 17-10-2015 5:08pm

^I wonder what percentage of that was in the first 15 minutes?

Still a good stat none the less.

murpho999 · 17-10-2015 5:12pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhx0eSp1ZSg

Sadly I missed the game today but I think it's a good result to start with.

I like how he handled this interview, he's adjusting to language and English media style but he seems well able to handle them and has no time for stupid questions. It's gong to be fun when he's fully up and running.

Dont be at yourself · 17-10-2015 5:23pm

Given the injuries and limited time he had to prepare the side, I think we can be happy.

Mignolet, Sakho, Can and Lallana all performed very well. Didn't click in attack, but getting Hendo, Sturridge and Benteke back will undoubtedly help.

Biggest problem for me is Skrtel, he's a liability. Doesn't look like we have a viable alternative for the moment, though.

JohnDaniels · 17-10-2015 5:25pm

murpho999 wrote: »

I like how he handled this interview, he's adjusting to language and English media style but he seems well able to handle them and has no time for stupid questions. It's gong to be fun when he's fully up and running.

What I love is how honest he is about the performance. Even when talking about the chances in the game he admits while we had some they had the far better ones. Such genuineness about him when he talks which makes him really likable.

Techniques07 · 17-10-2015 5:52pm

He seems happy enough with that start. He seems to think Origi could turn into a good player, lets hope so.

Ardent · 17-10-2015 5:56pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Maybe I'm too lenient on him, I just think he can be a great fullback, awareness is definitely his major problem. I'm happy to have him starting in the team anyway.

Agreed. Moreno has qualities to become a great left back. I thought he played very well today for the most part.

niallo27 · 17-10-2015 5:59pm

Am I the only who thought Skretel was decent today. I don't remember him doing much wrong.

_Kaiser_ · 17-10-2015 6:14pm

JohnDaniels wrote: »

What I love is how honest he is about the performance. Even when talking about the chances in the game he admits while we had some they had the far better ones. Such genuineness about him when he talks which makes him really likable.

I'd agree with this.. Klopp comes across as very down-to-earth, open, honest and sincere in the interviews I've seen.

You can't help but like the guy!

murpho999 · 17-10-2015 6:15pm

Techniques07 wrote: »

He seems happy enough with that start. He seems to think Origi could turn into a good player, lets hope so.

What was the point in asking him about Howard Kendall, totally stupid question to ask a German manager who's only in charge a week. The Englsh media really annoy me at times.

Caovyn Lineah · 17-10-2015 6:16pm

niallo27 wrote: »

Am I the only who thought Skretel was decent today. I don't remember him doing much wrong.

Awful as usual, made to look even worse because Sakho is beside him and a far superior defender.

ShamoBuc · 17-10-2015 6:17pm

niallo27 wrote: »

Am I the only who thought Skretel was decent today. I don't remember him doing much wrong.

Thought he gave a good account of himself. Three of his mistakes were from a sloppy pass to him and poor communication. He certainly looked more solid than in previous games.

Riesen_Meal · 17-10-2015 6:17pm

murpho999 wrote: »

What was the point in asking him about Howard Kendall, totally stupid question to ask a German manager who's only in charge a week. The Englsh media really annoy me at times.

Baffled by this also having watched it - asks him about someone he genuinely would have no clue about, his response was perfect though!

glued · 17-10-2015 6:21pm

JohnDaniels wrote: »

What I love is how honest he is about the performance. Even when talking about the chances in the game he admits while we had some they had the far better ones. Such genuineness about him when he talks which makes him really likable.

Klopp has always been a likeable character. I doubt there are many people who don't like him. He's a far better manager than Rodgers and he's a far better personality for the media too.

Honesty is always best unlike Rodgers relentless positively.

LFC CONNAUGHTON · 17-10-2015 6:24pm

Just my overlook on the squad so far:
Goalkeeper: Mignolet looking fairly solid so far this season, no real urgent need to replace so I wouldn't yet, Bogdan is fine as a replacement
Right-back: Clyne is one of the most solid in the league, very light on coverage, if he gets injured we would be fcuked there.
Centre backs: Need improvement, Sakho is a top class defender but the rest are not good enough, Gomez is a great option for backup as well as possibly keeping Skrtel, but a new one should absolutely be bought in January, Skrtel has been leaking goals for years in defence.
Left back: Moreno is fine for coverage but isn't ideally first team quality, would hope for a purchase in January but if not Enrique/ Moreno should be okay for now.
Defensive Midfielder: I'd personally call them more deep lying midfielders than defensive but it's much of a muchness. Can will develop great in this position alongside a more solid player. Would like to see Henderson play here and switch out can for Lucas in harder games. I don't think he will be able to play the pressing game we should be aiming for.
Attacking Midfielder: Coutinho and Firmino should be playing here when fit with another. Quality of third is decent (Lallana, Ibe, Origi etc.) But a big purchase here could make our team top quality.
Striker: Extremely unlucky here at the moment, Sturridge out is almost expected, but coinciding with Ings and Benteke is very unlucky. Origi is fine as fourth choice but with Ings out for the season and Sturridge's history I would like another player here for January.

Chesty08 · 17-10-2015 6:30pm

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

Awful as usual, made to look even worse because Sakho is beside him and a far superior defender.

Spot on! Sakho is much the better defender.. if only people could look beyond the clumsy look of Sakho they would truly appreciate how good he is.

ricero · 17-10-2015 6:32pm

Is sturridge out for long ?

Grayditch · 17-10-2015 6:33pm

ricero wrote: »

Is sturridge out for long ?

Klopp said he should be ok by Thursday.

Turtyturd · 17-10-2015 6:34pm

Provided nothing happens between now and then.

Caovyn Lineah · 17-10-2015 6:35pm

I hope Sinclair gets a run out on Thursday, he would have got a couple of minutes had the ball went out of play at the end today.

skydish79 · 17-10-2015 6:36pm

niallo27 wrote: »

Am I the only who thought Skretel was decent today. I don't remember him doing much wrong.

Much wrong he gave a suicidal ball to lalanna, Kanes chance in the 1st half due to his mistackle/getting his legs crossed and falling over, Kane bullied him physically

Depends on what your opinion of decent is, but if its to give chances to the oposition then he had a bad game

J Mysterio · 17-10-2015 6:41pm

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

If we stick to a 4231 I can definitely see Can playing alongside a more dedicated defensive mid. When Henderson comes back I'd love to see him play in front of the two holding.

4321

darced · 17-10-2015 6:58pm

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J Mysterio · 17-10-2015 7:02pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Flanagan will never be a better player than he has been while out injured.

Wtf

corwill · 17-10-2015 7:02pm

niallo27 wrote: »

Am I the only who thought Skretel was decent today.

Well, I suppose there's Skrtel's ma. But that's about it. Not even his auld lad.

niallo27 · 17-10-2015 7:35pm

I have great time for Sahko. I think he is great defender. I just thought Skrtel was solid today. I though Lalanna was at fault for Kanes chance. I must look at it again.

Osmosis Jones · 17-10-2015 7:38pm

niallo27 wrote: »

I have great time for Sahko. I think he is great defender. I just thought Skrtel was solid today. I though Lalanna was at fault for Kanes chance. I must look at it again.

Lallana played a poor ball back to Skrtel but it was Skrtel who initially gave Lallana the ball in a horrible situation.

MD1990 · 17-10-2015 7:44pm

Henderson has alot more quality on the ball than Milner.

monkey9 · 17-10-2015 7:45pm

I don't normally watch the manager's post match press conferences, even if the video links are put up here. But i can't stop watching Klopp's. He's really interesting to listen to.

Interesting that he says he wanted to sign Origi for Dortmund but lost out to Liverpool. He may well get more out of him that we expected. Origi doesn't look the bravest though

Stupid question to ask Klopp about Howard Kendell's death ffs. I think that was the Sky Sports News reporter, the one who was caught up in the Keys/Gray scandal and was suspended. He's a little bollix. Klopp dealt with the question perfectly.

I'm really impressed, though not actually surprised, with how well Klopp is handling the media so far.

Grayditch · 17-10-2015 7:47pm

Disappointed with Milner today. Ah well.

ricero · 17-10-2015 7:53pm

What was klopps response to the Kendall question ?

Harry Palmr · 17-10-2015 8:07pm

ricero wrote: »

What was klopps response to the Kendall question ?

"I don't know Herr Kendall from a hole in the ground, vhich is appropriate!!"

Grayditch · 17-10-2015 8:09pm

Uh,oh.

jenno86 · 17-10-2015 8:09pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

"I don't know Herr Kendall from a hole in the ground, vhich is appropriate!!"

Ah here...

Harry Palmr · 17-10-2015 8:10pm

I'm mocking the asshat on Sky or BT who whoever the feck it was not Howard Kendall.

ShamoBuc · 17-10-2015 8:11pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

"I don't know Herr Kendall from a hole in the ground, vhich is appropriate!!"

Bad form- not obvious who you are mocking at all.

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