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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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.
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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
Leicester team suits his style very well and possible to get very exiting footy from that side. Only need new striker in the summer
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
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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!
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!
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Rodgers transfers at celtic have by and large been pretty poor as well it has to be said, not sure how Leicester operate but I think Rodgers input should be limited as far as transfers go.
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TAA becomes the fourth Liverpool player to get 3 assists in one game after Stan Collymore, Valdmir Smicer and Alberto Aquilani quite the trio
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I think today's game showed us where our weakness is. RB. I didnt watch the game, only the highlights on MoTD, but what a difference having TAA back made. I love Milner as much as the next guy, but having him back makes such a difference. Our crossing has been poor over the last few games, but wow some of his crosses today were on point.
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Late to the party as I was goosed when I finally got back in last night and this is long. But there’s a lot to cover with these special, special gang of superb Reds. And a lot to get off my chest with rhe social media bellends, who have absolutey NO redflection of the match-going fan, doing my head in lately:
Last night was one of those nights that reminds you just how exceptionally priviliged we are to be witnessing one of the greatest L’pool sides ever assembled. Certainly the most controlling L’pool team I’ve personally ever seen in 39 years going the match and one of our most consistent ever.
For reference, my all time favourite Reds team, and one of the finest this Country’s ever produced, Kenny’s great ‘87/‘88 side, sat, after 28 games, with a record of-
W 22 D 6 L 0 F 66 A 12 GD + 54 Compare that to this current vintage-
W 21 D 6 L 1 F 64 A 15 GD + 49
The only difference being Kenny’s side were sat 18 points clear of Utd at this stage, with 2 games in hand, in an absolute procession to the title. Klopps side has the most expensivey assembled side in history, coming off the single greatest season in PL history, to compete with. Which has been skewing views of just what absolute brilliance we have in Red doing us SO proud every single game.
In 38 game seasons, we’ve twice won the league with a final tally of 74 and 79 points. (1905/06 and 1989/90, the last time we won the title, reapectively.). The current side sits this morning on 69 points already. With 30 still left to play for.
The PL is now in its 27th season. Already, with 10 games to go, we’ve got equal or more points than a L’pool side has had in 17 of those seasons.
What these lads are doing is absoultely PHENOMINAL! Again, one of the greatest sides in Liverpool Football Clubs storied history who are doing this club and this great City proud every time they step onto the field of play.
And last nights sensational display was no exception. A display that was every bit as good as ANY under Klopp. (The first L’pool manager the PL era to win 5 games by a 5 goal or more margin.). Watford didn’t know what hit them and couldn’t cope with the pace and intensity that was still there the last minute. *Sidenote- For all the absolutely ridiculous narking about the two warm weather camps from many that just see the immeadiate result in front of them ..... THAT’S the benefit. These lads didn’t go away on a jolly-up. They went and worked madly in two mini-pre-seasons to get the extra in their legs to have them fitter and stronger than anyone else for the run-in. And last night that ridiculous hard work in Dubai and Spain started to bare fruit.
Hard to pick a MOTM in such a spectacle when every last player was a 10 out of 10 but a few personal standouts-
Mo Salah- For all the ill-informed idiots (and I’m looking at many on-line L’pool ‘fans’ here that added to the scandolus narrative), that have tried derailing Mo and ourselves over the bunkum diving claim, go watch last nights game. Last night was Mo back to his brilliant, WC untouchable best, And time after time he had a Watford player literraly hanging onto him as he ghosted past them the penalty area. Getting kicked from all angles. The diver that he is would have been down everytime for a penalty right? ..... What, he stayed on his feet like he always has unless its a clear foul? ..... EXACTLY. Stick your false agenda up yer backsides!
Fabinho- Good lord what a player. When you look at the disasters of Fred and Jorginho, and to a leaser extent Torreira, it makes you SO happy we moved so fast to snap him up before Pep and City could. An absolute, controlling rock of a player. The complete central midfielder and them some. His recovery challenges are like Mascherano. His one-on-one open fied tackling is as good as Hamann ever was. And he controls the game and dictates our tempo of play with the intelligence of Alonso, With a passing range and thunderous web on him like Xabi. And to think the reactionary idiots were narking en masse as he wasn’t upto speed early and wanted him binning. The same as they have Naby. People just NEVER learn. Absolute gem of a signing/ footballer whos one **** of a CH to boot when needed.
Alisson- 16 clean-sheets and counting now for our most inportant signing of all under Klopp IMHO. We’ve seen the best three goalies in the World the last week in Alisson, De Gea and Neuer and its hard to split them. The PL clean-sheet record is Cech with 24 in ‘04/‘05. Followed by Reina the followimg season with 20. Given our run-in, both are under serious threat from the absolute collosous in our goal.
Last night seemed to be the night for new songs. Four belters got aired. Long one for Mane to the tune of ABBA’s ‘Money, Money, Money.’ New Mo one to the Banana Split’s theme haha. And finally Oxo-Chambo and Trent got there own songs. Need a few more listens the next few games to fully pick the words up but all 4 sounded boss.
Talking of .....
TAA. Or Three Assist Arnold as he shall now be known. WHAT a performance. WHAT a footballer. WHAT a joy that he’s one of your own off the same streets you are. The youngest ever in PL history to have 3 assists in one game. At 20-years young. Phenominal prospect. And people actually want him binned!!!! I know right? SERIOUSLY! Talking of reactionary idiots ......
To all those that spent the first few months of this year narking incesently about Clyne ..... THERE’S your answer last night in glorious technicolur as to just why he doesn’t fit what we do. Trent and Andy Robbo assisting all 5 goals. Trents 6th of the season. Andy Robbo’s 8th the PL. (10th overall.). Only Hazard with 10 and Frase and Sane have more this PL season. Both integral to the way we play. Both the polar opposite of Natahanial who, whilst a top defensive FB in his own right, hasn’t evolved to fit here whilst everyone else has.
And as for those ridiculously having a hissy fit ‘claiming’ he wasn’t trusted to play at Utd and he’s not good enough because of Milner starting ..... You do all realise he’s just come back from a month or so out right and is our best RB by far who was being carefully managed for the run-in?
As the song goes, he’s the Scouser in our team! And it doesn’t get ANY better than that.
QUIT the narking, on Trent, Klopp and this phenominal gang of Reds and just enjoy one of the best Liverpool sides ever in one of the greatest seasons we’ve ever had. For these years that are THIS good don’t come around often.
Up the STILL best team in the Country Reds!
Last night was one of those nights that reminds you just how exceptionally priviliged we are to be witnessing one of the greatest L’pool sides ever assembled. Certainly the most controlling L’pool team I’ve personally ever seen in 39 years going the match and one of our most consistent ever.
For reference, my all time favourite Reds team, and one of the finest this Country’s ever produced, Kenny’s great ‘87/‘88 side, sat, after 28 games, with a record of-
W 22 D 6 L 0 F 66 A 12 GD + 54 Compare that to this current vintage-
W 21 D 6 L 1 F 64 A 15 GD + 49
The only difference being Kenny’s side were sat 18 points clear of Utd at this stage, with 2 games in hand, in an absolute procession to the title. Klopps side has the most expensivey assembled side in history, coming off the single greatest season in PL history, to compete with. Which has been skewing views of just what absolute brilliance we have in Red doing us SO proud every single game.
In 38 game seasons, we’ve twice won the league with a final tally of 74 and 79 points. (1905/06 and 1989/90, the last time we won the title, reapectively.). The current side sits this morning on 69 points already. With 30 still left to play for.
The PL is now in its 27th season. Already, with 10 games to go, we’ve got equal or more points than a L’pool side has had in 17 of those seasons.
What these lads are doing is absoultely PHENOMINAL! Again, one of the greatest sides in Liverpool Football Clubs storied history who are doing this club and this great City proud every time they step onto the field of play.
And last nights sensational display was no exception. A display that was every bit as good as ANY under Klopp. (The first L’pool manager the PL era to win 5 games by a 5 goal or more margin.). Watford didn’t know what hit them and couldn’t cope with the pace and intensity that was still there the last minute. *Sidenote- For all the absolutely ridiculous narking about the two warm weather camps from many that just see the immeadiate result in front of them ..... THAT’S the benefit. These lads didn’t go away on a jolly-up. They went and worked madly in two mini-pre-seasons to get the extra in their legs to have them fitter and stronger than anyone else for the run-in. And last night that ridiculous hard work in Dubai and Spain started to bare fruit.
Hard to pick a MOTM in such a spectacle when every last player was a 10 out of 10 but a few personal standouts-
Mo Salah- For all the ill-informed idiots (and I’m looking at many on-line L’pool ‘fans’ here that added to the scandolus narrative), that have tried derailing Mo and ourselves over the bunkum diving claim, go watch last nights game. Last night was Mo back to his brilliant, WC untouchable best, And time after time he had a Watford player literraly hanging onto him as he ghosted past them the penalty area. Getting kicked from all angles. The diver that he is would have been down everytime for a penalty right? ..... What, he stayed on his feet like he always has unless its a clear foul? ..... EXACTLY. Stick your false agenda up yer backsides!
Fabinho- Good lord what a player. When you look at the disasters of Fred and Jorginho, and to a leaser extent Torreira, it makes you SO happy we moved so fast to snap him up before Pep and City could. An absolute, controlling rock of a player. The complete central midfielder and them some. His recovery challenges are like Mascherano. His one-on-one open fied tackling is as good as Hamann ever was. And he controls the game and dictates our tempo of play with the intelligence of Alonso, With a passing range and thunderous web on him like Xabi. And to think the reactionary idiots were narking en masse as he wasn’t upto speed early and wanted him binning. The same as they have Naby. People just NEVER learn. Absolute gem of a signing/ footballer whos one **** of a CH to boot when needed.
Alisson- 16 clean-sheets and counting now for our most inportant signing of all under Klopp IMHO. We’ve seen the best three goalies in the World the last week in Alisson, De Gea and Neuer and its hard to split them. The PL clean-sheet record is Cech with 24 in ‘04/‘05. Followed by Reina the followimg season with 20. Given our run-in, both are under serious threat from the absolute collosous in our goal.
Last night seemed to be the night for new songs. Four belters got aired. Long one for Mane to the tune of ABBA’s ‘Money, Money, Money.’ New Mo one to the Banana Split’s theme haha. And finally Oxo-Chambo and Trent got there own songs. Need a few more listens the next few games to fully pick the words up but all 4 sounded boss.
Talking of .....
TAA. Or Three Assist Arnold as he shall now be known. WHAT a performance. WHAT a footballer. WHAT a joy that he’s one of your own off the same streets you are. The youngest ever in PL history to have 3 assists in one game. At 20-years young. Phenominal prospect. And people actually want him binned!!!! I know right? SERIOUSLY! Talking of reactionary idiots ......
To all those that spent the first few months of this year narking incesently about Clyne ..... THERE’S your answer last night in glorious technicolur as to just why he doesn’t fit what we do. Trent and Andy Robbo assisting all 5 goals. Trents 6th of the season. Andy Robbo’s 8th the PL. (10th overall.). Only Hazard with 10 and Frase and Sane have more this PL season. Both integral to the way we play. Both the polar opposite of Natahanial who, whilst a top defensive FB in his own right, hasn’t evolved to fit here whilst everyone else has.
And as for those ridiculously having a hissy fit ‘claiming’ he wasn’t trusted to play at Utd and he’s not good enough because of Milner starting ..... You do all realise he’s just come back from a month or so out right and is our best RB by far who was being carefully managed for the run-in?
As the song goes, he’s the Scouser in our team! And it doesn’t get ANY better than that.
QUIT the narking, on Trent, Klopp and this phenominal gang of Reds and just enjoy one of the best Liverpool sides ever in one of the greatest seasons we’ve ever had. For these years that are THIS good don’t come around often.
Up the STILL best team in the Country Reds!
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3 and a half years. Put him in Walton unprotected the shithouse.
3 and a half years. Put him in Walton unprotected the shithouse.
3.5 years seems low considering the injuries. Although if I'm reading this right, it was just one swing and fella must have landed on his head after being knocked out. Awful story really, I doubt the Roma hooligan intended to mess him up this badly. Now they're both screwed for life .
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He pleaded guilty at the first opportunity so that reduces his sentence quite a bit as well, I think it might be about 1/3rd off
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Put him outside Brady's pub in Dunboyne on a Saturday night.