LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

[LUX]

you are they

[genome]

I wanted Leicester to win last night against Liverpool. Who wouldn't!

Erm, Liverpool fans?

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I wanted Leicester to win last night against Liverpool. Who wouldn't!

Erm, Liverpool fans?

Obvs. But I was referring to neutrals.

[genome]

I wanted Leicester to win last night against Liverpool. Who wouldn't!

Erm, Liverpool fans?

Obvs. But I was referring to neutrals.

I actually saw a fair few comments from neutrals on Twitter hoping Leicester lost, after the way they treated Ranieri.

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Erm, Liverpool fans?

Obvs. But I was referring to neutrals.

I actually saw a fair few comments from neutrals on Twitter hoping Leicester lost, after the way they treated Ranieri.

Yeah, perhaps understandable at this early stage but this is Liverpool we're talking about.

[genome]

Klopp Out is trending in Liverpool, what do you think? Reasonable or MeLOLtdown?

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Klopp Out is trending in Liverpool, what do you think? Reasonable or MeLOLtdown?

He now has a worse record than Brendan.
He's had a head start on the likes of Conte and Guardiola and Mourinho to shape his squad/work with his players. So I can see why they might be a little aggrieved. Top 4 is a realistic prospect though as they're out of all other competitions and have the least games to play out of anyone vying for the top 6.

Still too early to be calling for his head.

[Winston Smith]

Their next 4 fixtures are Arsenal, Burnley, Man City, Everton.

oof!

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Their next 4 fixtures are Arsenal, Burnley, Man City, Everton.

oof!

Can see them beating Arsenal.
Can see them beating Burnley.
Not sure about the City game as it's away.
Can see them beating Everton.

I'd say they'll struggle more when they play

Stoke away
WBA away
Watford away

[Hoop Blah]

Liverpool's form really has fallen off the proverbial cliff over the last few months.

How a team of that standing, and with the investment they've had, can be playing Lucas at centre half I don't know.

I watched a fair bit of last nights game and as good as Leicester were, Liverpool really were awful. Not even a shaddow of the team they were before Christmas when the likes of Coutinho and Lallana were tearing teams apart.

Far too early for Klopp to be under pressure but he really does need to live up to his reputation over the next month or so.

[BR2]

Their next 4 fixtures are Arsenal, Burnley, Man City, Everton.

oof!

It's only Burnley that they will worry about.
It is just amazing that a team can be so good against it's fellow top sixers and so bad against the minnows.
They are the reverse of flat track bullies and an anomaly in European football.
Whoever saw them beat Spurs so easily last week must find it incredible that they were so bad last night.

The missing factor IMHO is Henderson.
When Liverpool signed him I thought we was just the typical English hard-working midfielder with little flair.
Now I think he is as crucial to Liverpool as are Silva at City or Kante at Chelsea-he drives the team on in a Gerrard type way and his passing has improved incredibly to make him almost the complete all-rounder and , if he stays fit, could be a fixture in the England side.

It does seem as though teams now need an MVP-Kane at Spurs, Sanchez at Arsenal and without them these teams don't seem capable of doing the business.
Chelsea are top because they have more than just Kante, they have Hazard and Costa.
City are next best because they have Aguero, Silva and the much improved Sterling
But the next 4 have just Kane, Sanchez, Henderson and Ibrahimovic and not the two or three others that would make their teams contenders for the top prize.

Coming back to Liverpool I think they need an orthodox type of left-winger as well as another centre-back and maybe another two or three for depth before they can challenge for the top spot.
Probably the most entertaining side in England on their day but, at the moment, lacking the physical strength to be champions-I think it is more physical than mental.

[stealthpapes]

you are they

and we are all together?

[stealthpapes]

I lived there for four years, plus I loved what they did last season. Those of us who were there will also fondly remember how they treated us in March 2006 at our promotion party.

Yeah, for both reasons, but the thing in bold stands out - very magnanimous

[Sanguine]

Liverpool's form really has fallen off the proverbial cliff over the last few months.

How a team of that standing, and with the investment they've had, can be playing Lucas at centre half I don't know.

I watched a fair bit of last nights game and as good as Leicester were, Liverpool really were awful. Not even a shaddow of the team they were before Christmas when the likes of Coutinho and Lallana were tearing teams apart.

Far too early for Klopp to be under pressure but he really does need to live up to his reputation over the next month or so.

Agreed.

I know managers can simply get to a point with players that they just don't trust them - but it's difficult to believe Lucas is a better option than the loaned-out Sakho. He has Joe Gomez in reserve too, who is a centre-back turned full-back.

Biggest missing piece last night was Firmino. He could barely control the ball.

[genome]

Liverpool as a whole were just too slow with their approach play. There were numerous cases where a quick one-two would've opened Leicester up, or a through ball was on but it wasn't spotted. Instead, they'd turn and go sideways. Milner especially. It was too easy for Leicester to defend.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

I lived there for four years, plus I loved what they did last season. Those of us who were there will also fondly remember how they treated us in March 2006 at our promotion party.

Yeah, for both reasons, but the thing in bold stands out - very magnanimous

Yeah they were pretty fab to us that day. Club and fans tbf

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[Ark Royal]

Their next 4 fixtures are Arsenal, Burnley, Man City, Everton.

oof!

It's only Burnley that they will worry about.
It is just amazing that a team can be so good against it's fellow top sixers and so bad against the minnows.
They are the reverse of flat track bullies and an anomaly in European football.
Whoever saw them beat Spurs so easily last week must find it incredible that they were so bad last night.

The missing factor IMHO is Henderson.
When Liverpool signed him I thought we was just the typical English hard-working midfielder with little flair.
Now I think he is as crucial to Liverpool as are Silva at City or Kante at Chelsea-he drives the team on in a Gerrard type way and his passing has improved incredibly to make him almost the complete all-rounder and , if he stays fit, could be a fixture in the England side.

It does seem as though teams now need an MVP-Kane at Spurs, Sanchez at Arsenal and without them these teams don't seem capable of doing the business.
Chelsea are top because they have more than just Kante, they have Hazard and Costa.
City are next best because they have Aguero, Silva and the much improved Sterling
But the next 4 have just Kane, Sanchez, Henderson and Ibrahimovic and not the two or three others that would make their teams contenders for the top prize.

Coming back to Liverpool I think they need an orthodox type of left-winger as well as another centre-back and maybe another two or three for depth before they can challenge for the top spot.
Probably the most entertaining side in England on their day but, at the moment, lacking the physical strength to be champions-I think it is more physical than mental.

I think any other team in top six would love to have Spurs' back four of Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Rose.

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Barring Chelsea.

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