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Scouseinthehouse said:
Brilliant to read the plaudits Sepp has been getting after another great outing for Preston the other night as he continues to be one of the best defenders in the Championship-

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It'll be really interesting to see just where he's at come next pre-season after a year and a half of excellent development in the Championship through which he's come on leaps and bounds. With the newfound, added versatility to play as an attacking RB/ RWB aside from his more natural CH position he certainly didn't arrive with. Which can only go in his favour for sticking long term here. I wonder how that will affect how we plan for back-end depth in both positions?

I always revert back to when we signed him and Liverpool unveiled him as a first-team signing. At 17 years of age. Something they NEVER do with Academy players. He was always slated to be fast-tracked through after his breakthrough in Holland. (Was it Seedorf's record for the most Eredivisie games he broke by the age of 17? Something like that. But I digress .....).

All he needed was patience and time to fully settle to not only a different style of football. But his first time away from home. And in a completely new Country at that. The football intelligence and technical ability were there from the very beginning. He just looks a natural, ball-playing CH. Aesthetically elegant like most Dutch players tend to be. He just needed to add the physical side and grow that way. Which he's developed well with as he's grown at Preston. Gotten a lot stronger and more dominant in the air too the more experience he's got in the English game. (I've watched a good few Preston games in between ours as I'm really high on him if you can't tell haha.).

Still, a long way to go. And again, it will be telling this pre-season to see what leap forward he's made as to what we require day in, day out at the very highest level here.

But he's certainly on the right trajectory to be a long term member of the CH corp at Anfield.
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Robbing bastards have taken £42 already for Norwich! Which is the Wednesday after the LC Final weekend! 🤬

Not that it would be right, but you could half understand charging full whack if it was a big side in the Cup. But against F Norwich. On a Wednesday night!!!!! ….. Shouldn't be any more than 30 notes at worst.

Not like we don’t have enough games to shell out for going for everything like!

*****!!!!! 🤬
 
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Bujakaa92 said:
Wonder whats the case with Siggy, not heard much progress in his court case. Crazy how much **** is pouring out.
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Yeah, all very quiet on that.

He'll never play for Everton again, so off that, you presume what they know it's not looking good at all for him.
 
I don't normally put up Klopp's pressers, as entertaining and riveting as they often are, but I couldn't agree more in the extra here about the squad depth and going for all 4 trophies.


I think I can honestly say, IMHO, this is the strongest, deepest squad the clubs had in my 42-years going the game that's comparable to anything else out there. This is being born out in the club being in the best position on the pitch in February, in terms of still being seriously involved in challenging for everything they entered, that I can remember. The nearest to this was the first treble-winning season in '84. But we were out of the Cup at the end of January to Brighton and, albeit different times, that squad was nowhere as deep in proper quality as this.

We are well and truly going for a quadruple. And the team currently 12 points ahead as I type will not be resting easy with that lead. ANY other team chasing them they would. But they know exactly what we are capable of. As we do them. This title race is going ALL the way. City blinked first at Southampton. And needed Brentford mistakes in a nervy looking game last night. Let's see who blinks next .....

First up, giving a bunch of horrible Tory ***** the walloping they've LONG deserved.

Let's go win a league. One game at a time.

UTR! FTT!!!!!
 
I'm goosed. And rather bevied. So I'll keep this short.

Today's admin-

Title Countdown:
15 wins down/ 15 to go.
51 points down/ 44 to go.

Current unbeaten PL run-
P 4 W 3 D 1 F 10 A 3 CS: 2.

Pressure firmly placed back on City. Job done.

ANY other team, be it Chelsea, United, Arsenal, who ever, that they were sat 12 points ahead of this morning, even with the games in hand, they'd have been half celebrating the league already. But City know we aren't just 'any other team.' We are the one team who's consistently been on their level the last 3 or 4 years. And they know we are just as capable as them of running the table over the last 15 games. Seeing another really professional, comfortable win to follow up theirs last night must be frustrating as all heck to them as they know they can't afford one slip or else it's even more game on than it is now. The same way we know we can't slip up at all. This is now a straight 'who blinks first' straight up shoot-out again between the two best teams in European football. Tonight was solid and could well have been more than the 2 it ended up. But everyone needs to put aside any expectations on performances from here on in. They don't matter one iota. ALL that matters is the win. EVERY game. No matter how you get them. And that's now 5 straight in all comps. 3 straight the league .... And we're just getting started!

Take care of our own business. One game at a time. And we'll see where this all winds up come the final whistle against Wolves in May. I know where I've thought it was heading from game one of the season. #20. With a lot of you probably thinking it was just was Scouse pride and bravado. Well we're now nearly half way through February and here we are. PROPER involved in a fight for EVERYTHING!

Onto Sunday and putting the yokels from Burnley firmly in their place.

One game, one win at a time.

Up the 'Doubt us at your peril!' Reds! FTT!!!!!
 
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I really don’t know whet she’s trying to say their?

She seems to be both completely arguing against the data in favour of her eye teat. And completely ignoring his superb play in a slightly different role this season, that has mirrored Wijnaldums and had him looking fsr more like a traditional Klopp midfielder. Through which he would appear to finally be over his health issues until Pogba’s leg breaker set that back.

Maybe I missed something but I didn’t quite get the ooint? 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
I really don’t know whet she’s trying to say their?

She seems to be both completely arguing against the data in favour of her eye teat. And completely ignoring his superb play in a slightly different role this season, that has mirrored Wijnaldums and had him looking fsr more like a traditional Klopp midfielder. Through which he would appear to finally be over his health issues until Pogba’s leg breaker set that back.

Maybe I missed something but I didn’t quite get the ooint? 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Do you think he will be given a new contract Scouse? Its up next year or do you think we will be moving him on as he cant stay fit when he is needed most.
 
Maybe it's one of these stories where bloke is actually 40.
 
dilakh2 said:
Do you think he will be given a new contract Scouse? Its up next year or do you think we will be moving him on as he cant stay fit when he is needed most.
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Has he not been fit this season far more than any other? The Pogba assault aside? Which you just can’t legislate for. People in general need to let go of the past with Keita and look at him now since they took a slow approach with him to fix his core issues. The more concerning one fitness wise for me is Thiago.

Yes, personally, I don’t think he’s going anywhere. Klopp loves him and he’s been really good when he has played the majority of the time.

Milner and maybe Oxo-Chambo could be lost from the playing side. (Although the later has quietly had his best season since before the Roma i jury so who knows there?). I’d imagine Henderson will slowly be transitioned into the Milner role. Fabinho and Naby the mid-late 20’s aged range vets. With Curtis, Harvey, Tyler and the nee Fulham lad adding quality youth and vibrance. Along with Thiago being on a different level if he can stay healthy.

I think then you add a serious long term one, be it Bellingham/ the Monaco kid/ Basouma (Sp?) or whomever, and you’re in a mighty strong position going forward across the middle.

Fun things for Julian Ward to work out with Klopp and everyone else.

He’s certainly had a great start as he ran the Diaz and Carvalho deals by all accounts.
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
Has he not been fit this season far more than any other? The Pogba assault aside? Which you just can’t legislate for. People in general need to let go of the past with Keita and look at him now since they took a slow approach with him to fix his core issues. The more concerning one fitness wise for me is Thiago.

Yes, personally, I don’t think he’s going anywhere. Klopp loves him and he’s been really good when he has played the majority of the time.

Milner and maybe Oxo-Chambo could be lost from the playing side. (Although the later has quietly had his best season since before the Roma i jury so who knows there?). I’d imagine Henderson will slowly be transitioned into the Milner role. Fabinho and Naby the mid-late 20’s aged range vets. With Curtis, Harvey, Tyler and the nee Fulham lad adding quality youth and vibrance. Along with Thiago being on a different level if he can stay healthy.

I think then you add a serious long term one, be it Bellingham/ the Monaco kid/ Basouma (Sp?) or whomever, and you’re in a mighty strong position going forward across the middle.

Fun things for Julian Ward to work out with Klopp and everyone else.

He’s certainly had a great start as he ran the Diaz and Carvalho deals by all accounts.
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Bissouma is one of the best in the league for me but his character and off-the-field activities hanging over him would make me give him a miss. Bellingham would be the ideal Hendo replacement, that kid is destined for the stars. Agree with you on Thiago his fitness concerns and high wages mean I wouldn't be surprised if he was moved on, same with Keita IMO I wouldn't mind keeping him as a squad option but he too is on high wages and with a renewal would expect a pay bump. Also personally for me I just don't think he is good enough anymore for the side, one thing the article pointed out is the hit on his athleticism the constant injuries have had on him. 5 seasons he has been here and its just been moments here and there before he has broken down. Curtis and Harvey have leapfrogged him and it's best to just develop them instead of counting on Keita. Best ability is availability.
 
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