20 Mar 2018 12:28:43
Question for Ed001
Do you expect Milner and Lallana to be sold in the summer? Thanks in advance.

{Ed001's Note - both? No. One is very likely to go.}

1.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 12:35:25
I'd guess that's milner ed01? Would I guess right or has it not been determined which yet?

{Ed001's Note - could be either. Both are not really looking to stay, Milner because he wants to play regularly and realises he might have to step down to get regular football. Lallana has never wanted a long term stay and has constantly said about not retiring with us etc and Klopp wants committed players.}

2.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 13:18:27
That's sad to hear about lallana. I have admired him for years and was really pleased when we signed him. I have been defending him here for the last few weeks too.

Thanks for your reply ed01 mate, I, as a fan, don't want any players here who don't want to be. I can understand milner, he has records to break regarding Pl appearances etc but lallana has a great opportunity of making our first team, does he prefer playing in midfield or in a more attacking role I wonder. Coz if its an attacking role he is going to find it hard to break into our front 3. That said, he is the perfect player to cover the wide men.

3.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 13:49:21
I would say Lallana's days have been numbered since we signed Naby Keita. Lallana, like Henderson, has spent way too much time in his LFC career in the treatment room. Great technician but not robust or direct enough for Klopp's team.

The time was always going to come for Milner to move on to get first team football in his final throes. Model professional and did brilliantly at left back when called upon last season. I suppose the signing of Ox will backfill for him in the squad.

The position I worry about the most is Hendo's. His injury seems to be a real issue and we would be foolish going into next season with only an Emre replacement in that position.

4.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 16:48:09
All should go imo. We need to get off from this emotional backlog! Milner and Lallana are bang average and should go. They are to be replaced by better players. c'mon people we are not a mid table club anymore! So bye bye midtable players!

5.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 18:45:04
If I had to keep one, I'd take Milner over Lallana any day. Milner's a harder worker, he can cover more positions, and despite not being able to do Cruyff turns as beautifully as Lallana does, he's got a mean cross in him and creates more chances.

6.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 18:46:22
I don't think Milner will be here next season cos with Naby and Ndidi or Jorginho maybe coming in, it will only reduce his chances that were already slim coming into this season. Lallana may leave as well if he refuses to be part of the midfield rotation which is fine with me.

7.) 21 Mar 2018
21 Mar 2018 07:56:04
Lallana is bang average. Is that a joke? Km iI keep saying it but it doesn't seem to go in. Remember when he was last fit? He was one of our best players. Him, coutinio and mane were the stand out players last season. That was only 10 months ago. You are judging him on recent performances when klopp is just easing him back on, He is no where near match sharp. He plays well in the big games too and Is a brilliant tackler for a guy his size. I think your being a bit unfair about milner too. He has been one of the stand out players in our champions league campaign, he us a top player with Pl medals, he's been at the top of the game for 15 years. That's pretty incredible. The guy deserves respect. Call him a model professional then slate him, nah, he has sacrificed his game to play lb and tucked away some big penalties. I will always respect him for the way he has conducted himself at Liverpool. If he goes then thanks for your experience, it was key to our champions league campaign. Good luck.

I'd like to keep lallana. If you want to win trophies you need more than 11 good Players, you need a good squad, we should be keeping players with quality. Lallana no doubt has quality, if you can't see that then I really can't help you, go back and look at some of his clips and remember the magic he bought to Liverpool. Class Player, if he leaves I hope its outside the Premier league.

8.) 21 Mar 2018
21 Mar 2018 11:51:25
I don't really get why Milner would want to drop down a level to get regular first team football. He is playing regularly enough for us. Sure he might play a proportionally higher number of available games at a smaller team but in terms of the actual number of games per season, it could be more or less the same. We have European games to offer as well as a greater chance of having a longer domestic cup run (albeit not this season lol) .

Added to that there is the prospect of winning things and taking part in truly memorable matches. Milner started the Porto game - why would he want to swap a night like that for a potential relegation battle? He has also retired at international level so it is not like he needs to start every game in order to get into the England squad.

I notice a lot of players at bigger clubs do this and often it seems like it's as broad as it's long due to the extended fixture lists they have.