LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by BR0B0T » 22 Jan 2021 19:51

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Silver Fox Didn't we already agree that was so much bullshit though?

Missing Virgil not only means pissing about with formations, it also takes away a massive threat at corners, which might have helped in this barren run


One man team :?

To be fair, losing 3 quality CB's would hurt most teams


No problem for Utd...we'd just bring Phil Jones in :wink:

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Franchise FC » 22 Jan 2021 20:17

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One man team :?

To be fair, losing 3 quality CB's would hurt most teams


No problem for Utd...we'd just bring Phil Jones in :wink:


Of course, silly me :lol:

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Hendo » 22 Jan 2021 21:41

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Silver Fox Didn't we already agree that was so much bullshit though?

Missing Virgil not only means pissing about with formations, it also takes away a massive threat at corners, which might have helped in this barren run


One man team :?


Think they miss Jota more than VVD, tbh.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Winston Biscuit » 24 Jan 2021 18:55

Liverpool lose to Man Utd 3-2

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by BR0B0T » 24 Jan 2021 19:02

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by BR0B0T » 24 Jan 2021 19:05

1 win in 7...surely Klopp has got to go!

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Hendo » 24 Jan 2021 19:22

BR0B0T 1 win in 7...surely Klopp has got to go!


At least they scored today!

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 24 Jan 2021 19:49

BR0B0T 1 win in 7...surely Klopp has got to go!


Go where?
The next round of the Champs League?

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by BR0B0T » 24 Jan 2021 19:58

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BR0B0T 1 win in 7...surely Klopp has got to go!


Go where?
The next round of the Champs League?


Your last chance of a trophy!


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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sanguine » 25 Jan 2021 09:55

Great piece of writing by Barney Ronay in the Guardian that sums things up for Liverpool.

Liverpool’s owners don’t want to pay over par for a match‑ready centre-back in the transfer window. This has not been the model. The model has been smart, considered, value for money. The model has worked.

But the game never stays still. Breaking that pattern, signing the best centre-back in the league, validated the rest of the model. Buying Virgil van Dijk helped make buying Andy Robertson such title-winning good sense. One doesn’t happen without the other. And the stitches are starting to show back there.

With Joël Matip and Jordan Henderson injured, Williams was not just the natural choice, but the only choice to play at right-sided centre-back against the most effective left-sided combination in the Premier League. Rashford and Luke Shaw have a supreme understanding right now.

Williams, by contrast, has made one Premier League start. He’s 19 years old, but a young-looking 19. At the same age Wayne Rooney had the physique of a grizzled Ukrainian middleweight boxing champion. Williams moves around the pitch like a slender sapling, bending with the wind, looking always in need of a strong bamboo switch to keep him upright.

He is good in the air. His defensive positioning is good. But one early run from Rashford demonstrated the alarming physical mismatch on show. Rashford is a sensational athlete, with a rare combination of speed, strength and lateral spring. Add in the purity of his movement, a man who seems utterly clear in his mind where to run, how to use the space on the right side, and it is a daunting challenge for any defender.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by URZZZZ » 25 Jan 2021 09:56

R Williams had an absolute nightmare game, made error after error, you’ve got to think Liverpool will be looking for a CB in this window, even if it’s a temporary stop gap - did see they were possibly interested in Sokratis who’s just been released from Arsenal

Thought they were just about the better team yesterday but United, who set up on the counter, exploited Liverpool’s deficiencies at the back rather well

Fabinho has done well at CB but they really do need to aim to move him back into midfield again, as Liverpool’s midfield is badly struggling without Henderson too. Unfortunately the backups of Milner and Jones and Co don’t quite cut it (although of course time is on Jones’ side)

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by URZZZZ » 25 Jan 2021 09:58

Sanguine Great piece of writing by Barney Ronay in the Guardian that sums things up for Liverpool.

Liverpool’s owners don’t want to pay over par for a match‑ready centre-back in the transfer window. This has not been the model. The model has been smart, considered, value for money. The model has worked.

But the game never stays still. Breaking that pattern, signing the best centre-back in the league, validated the rest of the model. Buying Virgil van Dijk helped make buying Andy Robertson such title-winning good sense. One doesn’t happen without the other. And the stitches are starting to show back there.

With Joël Matip and Jordan Henderson injured, Williams was not just the natural choice, but the only choice to play at right-sided centre-back against the most effective left-sided combination in the Premier League. Rashford and Luke Shaw have a supreme understanding right now.

Williams, by contrast, has made one Premier League start. He’s 19 years old, but a young-looking 19. At the same age Wayne Rooney had the physique of a grizzled Ukrainian middleweight boxing champion. Williams moves around the pitch like a slender sapling, bending with the wind, looking always in need of a strong bamboo switch to keep him upright.

He is good in the air. His defensive positioning is good. But one early run from Rashford demonstrated the alarming physical mismatch on show. Rashford is a sensational athlete, with a rare combination of speed, strength and lateral spring. Add in the purity of his movement, a man who seems utterly clear in his mind where to run, how to use the space on the right side, and it is a daunting challenge for any defender.


Matip injured again? Thought he was just being rested given his record and Liverpool’s tough league run coming up

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by BR0B0T » 25 Jan 2021 11:27

Sanguine Great piece of writing by Barney Ronay in the Guardian that sums things up for Liverpool.

Liverpool’s owners don’t want to pay over par for a match‑ready centre-back in the transfer window. This has not been the model. The model has been smart, considered, value for money. The model has worked.

But the game never stays still. Breaking that pattern, signing the best centre-back in the league, validated the rest of the model. Buying Virgil van Dijk helped make buying Andy Robertson such title-winning good sense. One doesn’t happen without the other. And the stitches are starting to show back there.

With Joël Matip and Jordan Henderson injured, Williams was not just the natural choice, but the only choice to play at right-sided centre-back against the most effective left-sided combination in the Premier League. Rashford and Luke Shaw have a supreme understanding right now.

Williams, by contrast, has made one Premier League start. He’s 19 years old, but a young-looking 19. At the same age Wayne Rooney had the physique of a grizzled Ukrainian middleweight boxing champion. Williams moves around the pitch like a slender sapling, bending with the wind, looking always in need of a strong bamboo switch to keep him upright.

He is good in the air. His defensive positioning is good. But one early run from Rashford demonstrated the alarming physical mismatch on show. Rashford is a sensational athlete, with a rare combination of speed, strength and lateral spring. Add in the purity of his movement, a man who seems utterly clear in his mind where to run, how to use the space on the right side, and it is a daunting challenge for any defender.


written by someone who only watches Rashford highlights


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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 25 Jan 2021 14:15

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Sanguine Great piece of writing by Barney Ronay in the Guardian that sums things up for Liverpool.

Liverpool’s owners don’t want to pay over par for a match‑ready centre-back in the transfer window. This has not been the model. The model has been smart, considered, value for money. The model has worked.

But the game never stays still. Breaking that pattern, signing the best centre-back in the league, validated the rest of the model. Buying Virgil van Dijk helped make buying Andy Robertson such title-winning good sense. One doesn’t happen without the other. And the stitches are starting to show back there.

With Joël Matip and Jordan Henderson injured, Williams was not just the natural choice, but the only choice to play at right-sided centre-back against the most effective left-sided combination in the Premier League. Rashford and Luke Shaw have a supreme understanding right now.

Williams, by contrast, has made one Premier League start. He’s 19 years old, but a young-looking 19. At the same age Wayne Rooney had the physique of a grizzled Ukrainian middleweight boxing champion. Williams moves around the pitch like a slender sapling, bending with the wind, looking always in need of a strong bamboo switch to keep him upright.

He is good in the air. His defensive positioning is good. But one early run from Rashford demonstrated the alarming physical mismatch on show. Rashford is a sensational athlete, with a rare combination of speed, strength and lateral spring. Add in the purity of his movement, a man who seems utterly clear in his mind where to run, how to use the space on the right side, and it is a daunting challenge for any defender.


written by someone who only watches Rashford highlights


Do I detect that you don't quite see Rashford in such lofty, best player in the world terms?
His latest dive wasn't mentioned but the boy can do wrong in people's eyes both on and off the pitch-quite rightly in respect of the latter where he has shown himself to be a top lad.

Also Shaw now has a new first name apparently-"Excellent".
Unfortunately the "Excellent" Shaw was missing when his man Salah nipped in for 2 goals but there was no comment from the TV commentators.

As for the game itself it was a good watch with both managers showing great respect for the competition by putting out just about their best available eleven apart from Sane and Fernandes.

I think Liverpool did enough to show that their epitaph may be a bit premature.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Winston Biscuit » 25 Jan 2021 14:36

I have said before I am a bit baffled at the level of praise Rashford gets. In years gone by he would have been one of those that Man Utd would have sold off to Everton or Sunderland.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sanguine » 25 Jan 2021 14:58

I'm finding some of the comments here bizarre. Rashford is a fantastic player.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Hendo » 25 Jan 2021 15:06

Sanguine I'm finding some of the comments here bizarre. Rashford is a fantastic player.


Same, he really is one of the best English talents to come through in recent years.

The guy is 23 and has scored 51 goals in 161 premier league games and 11 goals in 40 games for England. He is only going to get better from here and does so much more other than score goals anyway.

His pass for the Greenwood goal on Sunday was sublime as well.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Winston Biscuit » 25 Jan 2021 15:08

Hendo His pass for the Greenwood goal on Sunday was sublime as well.


yeah, that was top notch tbf

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Winston Biscuit » 25 Jan 2021 15:09

Anyone mind if I call him Rashy btw?

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Silver Fox » 25 Jan 2021 15:11

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Hendo His pass for the Greenwood goal on Sunday was sublime as well.


yeah, that was top notch tbf


I thought Milner had let himself down but it turns out the pass was perfect

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