The Liverpool Thread

[Scouseinthehouse]

Henderson can do that sound.

Personally, as well as Naby’s now playing, I’d have him amomg my armoury on the bench. I’d flip van Dijk to RCH, which would mean Fabinho LCH, as Matip can’t play there. Most all Utd’s attacking comes down the left. And Solksjaer’s probably naive enough to take us on straight up and go all out attack. So as we know Mo offers little defensively, big Virg would give Trent added help. Henderson back in our6, then 2 8’s behind the front 3 in Gini and Milner. With Bobby dropping in as a 10/ going wide and Mo flitting up front/ wide as our usual interchanging allows. Although I’s maybe atart Mo centrally to run their questionable CH’s all over

Subs may well be vital tomorrow so I’d want as many game changers on the bench as possible. Hence why I wouldn’t start Naby or big Shaq. When Utd’s legs go the last half hour they’re rhe last two you want to see running at you.

But that’s just what ‘I’d’ do.

In reality, I only see one change from Tuesday and that’s big Virg in for whichever midfielder. I’d guess Keita or Henderson.

As always with Utd, I’d be made up with a point and anything else would be a pleasant bonus. Not because they’re better than us. They’re nothing like that and all things being equal we should win comfortably. But it’s Utd. And they’ve held the Indian sign, and all the luck that comes with it, over us for longer than anyone cares to remember.

Just don’t lose. ALL that matters to leave the league in our own hands.

 

[iamauser]

What a ******* appalling performance. Wouldnt give anyone a rating of higher than 3 after that, with the exception of Allison after pulling off a wonder save.

How the **** do we only manage 1 shot on target against a team who played most of the game with 10 men, with Lukaku on wing.

Genuinely fuming after that game. It felt like I was watching a Sunday League team.

 

[dilakh2]

What a ******* appalling performance. Wouldnt give anyone a rating of higher than 3 after that, with the exception of Allison after pulling off a wonder save.

How the **** do we only manage 1 shot on target against a team who played most of the game with 10 men, with Lukaku on wing.

Genuinely fuming after that game.

Once Firmino went of it was game over. Sturridge is finished at the top level he was appalling linked up with no one and couldn't even run behind. I'll take the point in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Bujakaa92]

Once Firmino went of it was game over. Sturridge is finished at the top level he was appalling linked up with no one and couldn't even run behind. I'll take the point in the grand scheme of things.

Wonder why not sell him and keep Solanke

 

[Mike.]

What a ******* appalling performance. Wouldnt give anyone a rating of higher than 3 after that, with the exception of Allison after pulling off a wonder save.

How the **** do we only manage 1 shot on target against a team who played most of the game with 10 men, with Lukaku on wing.

Genuinely fuming after that game. It felt like I was watching a Sunday League team.

You should have been winning that game with all those injuries. No excuses, you were absolutely dogshit. Glad you're calling it for what it is rather than justifying any of it

 

[dilakh2]

Wonder why not sell him and keep Solanke

High wages and fitness issues. He literally doesnt even sprint anymore. Big gamble for any team to be taking hin on. Solanke isnt ready for mens football yet and we csnt afford to give him game time.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

God the fume around social media .....

Lads, we started today second with Utd in the CL places. We finished it top the league with Utd in the Europe League places.

Had worse Sundays.

Point and clean sheet from Utd (one of our biggest bogey grounds for years) do us sound. Can’t ask for much more than the title in our own hands with 11 to go. Witn only 2 of those against top 6 sides, both at home, to boot. A lot of people have forgotten just what it takes during a run-in to the title. All about holding your nerve. Performances matter little at this stage. Points do. And now, with this avvys point, we match City, there’s NOTTIN they can do to stop us.

’LIB’POOL, TOP THE LEAGUE, LIB’POOL, LIB’POOL TOP THE LEAGUE!’

 

[dilakh2]

Adding another versatile forward is a priority in the summer. As Origi and Daniel aint good enough to be relied upon. Anyone watched Werner as he looks most likely.

 

[Mike.]

Adding another versatile forward is a priority in the summer. As Origi and Daniel aint good enough to be relied upon. Anyone watched Werner as he looks most likely.

Good player, seems set on Bayern though

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Rodgers is back at Leicester.

Really strange timing like given Celtic are on the verge of another title but happy for him.

I’ve never understood the outright hatred from some Reds for him. I mean he had to go. No question there. It had gotten Hodgson bad the end. And he was never a favourite of mine. (In fact I felt SO insulted by him when the team in Madrid came up the video board before the game I walked out and was back in a wine bar back down Sol by the second half but thats another story from this impulsive Scouser.). Should never have been in the position to start with if truth be told but you can’t blame him for taking it when it was madly offered. But he still took this football club to within a game of the title. Still the closest we’ve been in nearly three decades since the last time we were crowned Champions. He’s never bad mouthed rhe club after he left. Always speaking in real respectful, glowing terms.

No personal ill feeling at all toward Brendan. Wish him all the best at Leicester.

Particularly the penultimate game of the season against City haha.

 

[zzeezzy]

An odd move really, I mean he could have had a title and even more strange is why Leicester now? What can anyone ever achieve in comparison to what Ranieri did there. I really don't think Rodgers have much to benefit from this long-term.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

An odd move really, I mean he could have had a title and even more strange is why Leicester now? What can anyone ever achieve in comparison to what Ranieri did there. I really don't think Rodgers have much to benefit from this long-term.

Very good, young squad. Arguably the best outside the top 6. Even if reaults haven’t showed that under Puel. Way more money to invest than he ever had at Celtic. Way higher srandard of league/ football.

Strange timing undoubtably. (Unless Leicester made it clear they wouldn’t wait until the summer.). But I don’t rhink there’s any debate it’s a big career step up from Scotland. With the added bonus of getting to prove himself again in England given the ridiculously OTT slurs, IMHO, on his coaching ability that prevail down here.

You’re gonna’ appoont Solksjaer. (I know. I know. He’s got to the summer but after all he’s done to date and the massive groundswell behimd him does anyone homestly think thats not decided already?).

Is he any better option/ coach than Rodgers?

 

[dilakh2]

Rodgers is back at Leicester.

Really strange timing like given Celtic are on the verge of another title but happy for him.

I’ve never understood the outright hatred from some Reds for him. I mean he had to go. No question there. It had gotten Hodgson bad the end. And he was never a favourite of mine. (In fact I felt SO insulted by him when the team in Madrid came up the video board before the game I walked out and was back in a wine bar back down Sol by the second half but thats another story from this impulsive Scouser.). Should never have been in the position to start with if truth be told but you can’t blame him for taking it when it was madly offered. But he still took this football club to within a game of the title. Still the closest we’ve been in nearly three decades since the last time we were crowned Champions. He’s never bad mouthed rhe club after he left. Always speaking in real respectful, glowing terms.

No personal ill feeling at all toward Brendan. Wish him all the best at Leicester.

Particularly the penultimate game of the season against City haha.

Only reason we came close that year is because Suarez produced the best performance by a single player in premier league history. Our defence that year was abysmal and evident by his time at Celtic he still has no idea how to coach a defence. The rest of his time at LFC was spent playing terrible possession for possession sakes football and lets not get into the transfer mess he was heavily involved in (forget the **** about transfer committee he was heavily involved in recruitment). His whole time at LFC was him walking around like he was gods gift to earth. Good coach but a terrible manager and his exploits in Scotland were my dead nan could manage Celtic wont change that.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Sorry d but that’s a lazy, absolutey scandalous slur on Rodgers IMHO whenever anyone throws it out there to put ‘13/‘14 down to Suarez. And completely disrespectful to the rest of the side. I don’t like the greedy lil’ ***** but £terling was as important as anyone the second half that season. And Rodgers moving him to a free 10 role off the front two the second half the year was a genius move that lead to his best football for us. Throw-in Sturridge and the rat in Barcelona for stand-outs. Suarez was superb but it’s lazy and wrong to put it down to him.

Rodgers put together a terrifically exciting, attacking brand of football we’d not seen in years.

The football second half of ‘13/‘14 ..... man alive. That Arsenal game alone is one of the most exhilaratingly brilliant 20/30 minutes of football I’ve ever been privileged enough to see. 4 up in 20 against the league leaders with the leagues tightest defence. Would have been 5 if a Suarez Worldie from the corner hadn’t crashed back off the woodwork. Great memories. Just sadly never sorted the defence out to his and our detriment as you noted.

Always struck me as someone who’s an excellent coach/ teacher but who isn’t really comfortable running the whole
show with all the ridiculous commitments placed on managers these days. (Along with working with one hand tied behind his back by the ‘committee.’ Which was a thing and something he had little say in. Hence a major reason why they hired him on the cheap to begin with.).

The prevarble ‘tracksuit manager’ who loves being out the training pitch rather than facing the media.

I think if I were a player I’d love to play under him the freedom he gives you to express yourself. Just a fun way to
play.

 

[Bujakaa92]

Dont understand either the hate he gets and can pin his success only on Suarez, someone unleashed him also and that is not easy. Take even Pogba as recent example.

Leicester team suits his style very well and possible to get very exiting footy from that side. Only need new striker in the summer

 

[dilakh2]

Sorry Scouse but agree to disagree. The form Suarez was in that season was out of this world. Take away that season and the football we played under rodgers was absolutely abysmal. His signings majority of them were near disasters especially the ones he himself said he had a say in. To me his just snake oil salesman who when its going good its all down to him but when its not its the players fault. We got lucky Jurgen was available and managed to sort out the mess he left otherwise we wouldve still be in freefall imo.

 

[Bujakaa92]

Sorry Scouse but agree to disagree. The form Suarez was in that season was out of this world. Take away that season and the football we played under rodgers was absolutely abysmal. His signings majority of them were near disasters especially the ones he himself said he had a say in. To me his just snake oil salesman who when its going good its all down to him but when its not its the players fault. We got lucky Jurgen was available and managed to sort out the mess he left otherwise we wouldve still be in freefall imo.

Then it might be the right move to prove his worth? It will be challenge for sure

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/amp/new...p-watford-programme?__twitter_impression=true

Jurgen gets it.

The continued social media bed wetting to Sunday’s forgetable game, but excellent result, has been hillarious to read. Anyone would think L’pool were heading for relegation and this wasn’t the best LFC side in history, and one of the best in English top flight history, points wise, through the first 27 games of a season. All down to, shock horror, failling to beat two top sides fighting tooth and nail to stop them doing that.

Although conversely its a sign of just how high the bar has been raised by Klopp when you go to your fiercest rivals, who are giving everything to deny you a win with the league at stake, don’t play particularly well, yet still come away from one of your most notorious bogey grounds with a clean sheet and excellent point to leave you top the league and the only team with the title in their own hands; to unbelievably STILL have the on-line masses cliff jumping. A far cry from the countless times we’ve gone to Old Trafford, played FAR worse Utd sides than Sunday off the park and ended up with nothing.

One thing Sunday did highlight again in glorious technicolour ..... Loving the fear factor that proceeds this gang of Reds now. Seeing Utd revert to a Mourinho-esq job to conrain us ..... That’s two top sides over the past week, Bayern and Utd, that have completely changed their game and refused to go straight up toe-to-toe with L’pool. Just as City did at Anfield for more or leas the first time since Pep’s been a manager. That’s the top level this side is now viewed and the serious threat they bring that’s forcing that around.

The flip-side is thats a whole new obstacle to overcome against the top sides who always used to come out and play against us. But it all adds to the continuing evolution of Klopps L’pool with the next problem to work out and overcome going forward as this happens more and more.

Roll on this evening and Watford.

11 more Cup Finals to eutopia!

Up the. Hornet Swatting Reds!

 

[Tyton]

From my recollection of 13/14 season, Rodgers was randomly juggling formations and tactics and he seemed completely clueless until finally after couple of months he stumbled upon 4-3-3 and it all clicked. And kudos for that, but if he figured it out earlier you'd bag the title leaving everybody 10 points behind.

He also massively ****** up by loaning out Reina. That front 3 combined with Reina's ability to start quick counters would blitzkrieg the opposition with such speed even fieldmarshall Rommel would be impressed.

Simply put, a better manager would have won that title. So I don't know where all that glowing praise is coming from. Rodgers had one good season, his transfer record is mediocre at best and quite simply he was out of his depth for most of his Liverpool career. Couple years have passed, I'm sure he learned a lot and deserves another chance, but I'm not holding my breath that he'll perform some miracles in Leicester.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Reina leaving had little to do with Rodgers and all to do with Benitez going.

As soon as Rafa left his heart wasn’t in the club at all. He was a disgrace his last few years. And the letter in the paper was proper cringe. Soured a good few Reds toward him his attitude after Rafa got binned.

The transfers from that time aren’t even worth talking as he had minimal to no input in the vast majority of them.