Liverpool Banter Archive January 10 2015

 

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10 Jan 2015 22:19:08
I thought we where really good in the first half against a poor Sunderland side. We suffered after the sending off and SG going off which is worrying. However I love the flashing blade that is Lazar Markovic. Once he varies his runs and stops overrunning the ball he is going to become a real talent.

We lacked control in the second half
we really need someone with craft control and intelligence when SG goes. Brendan's artfully tied scarf is getting on my nerves. He is such a poseur.

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Lazar reminds me of Patrik Berger in his style.

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If he could finish like Paddy Berger then we will have a top player on our hands.

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I was thinking the very same thing Mr Berger returned .

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10 Jan 2015 21:30:29
Couldn't watch the game today as was playing myself, any opinions on how lovren and borini did?

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Borini should start ahead of Balotelli and Lambert all day long. Lovren just came back from injury, still not at ease on the pitch.

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Borini put in a lot of effort but tried too hard. Lovren played like konchesky. with hair.

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Borini didn't do bad to be honest, should of scored and worked hard until being subbed around 65 mins in. I think his running suited the team and I am surprised he hasn't played more. Better back up striker than Balotelli and Lambert for our system and shape.
Lovren came on at half time, did ok but Can looked better, he did play on the right side which probably didn't suit him in his defence.

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10 Jan 2015 22:21:49
Both very average in terms of quality mate but Borini worked hard chasing defenders. All the play came from Lazar and Tinho. Sacky probably best defender from a bad bunch, Sunderland offered nothing because we closed down very very well In midfield

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I disagree about Borini. All I see is a guy running around. He doesn't have vision, position sense, or good first touch. and he also lacks what we want in a striker, the ability to score goals. I think he is trying too hard, and possibly would do well if given a run of games, but his chance was today, and with Sterlings return he will resume his place as a last ditch effort at 85 plus minutes if we losing (not that he has ever rescued us or anything). I like the lad, but people who are saying he did well today are comparing to Lambert, Balotelli and Borini himself (ie. his prior performances). That is why people say he did ok. The bar is so low he would have to be calamitous to drop below it

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I have to admit I initially thought Baloteli should have started rather than Borini, but not sure now. I still think early on when we were very dominant upfront maybe Baloteli could have done more dangerous but on the other hand when he came on, he hardly pressed or do any defending and at times when you look on his slow run backward, looking as if he is doing someone a favour he even consider running back, it doesn't even look lazyness, it is almost as if he doesn't think it looks cool to run back. Borini put a lot of effort and had one great chance that he should have scored.

To be honest neither of the two or Lambert is up to the standard we need in terms of finishing.

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I'm hoping Borini stays, he does run around a bit frantically, but I think he's a good replacement to have, especially with the style of play we have at the moment. He's not an impact sub though, but out of the two, I'd rather him than balotelli.
Lovren should be comfortable in a back 3 let's be honest, not blessed with pace, but should be able to read it well enough to cope with it.

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Agree with the above, Borini lacked the killer touch and still doesn't look quite good enough for Liverpool, however he pressed really well and helped the team pin Sunderland back in the first half. He should have put away a great through ball from Can after rounding the keeper well. I still feel Mario looks more likely to score, but he didn't put enough pressure on their defence when not in possession. I'd rather Borini start for this reason alone (until Studge is back to pay 2 upfront).

Lovren played OK but still looked nervy to me, wasn't put under a great deal of pressure but still didn't look confident in his decisions. Most concerning for me is he didn't play it well out of from defence and we lost something moving forward when Can was replaced. I think Can will ultimately take over Leiva's role, but at the moment, not sure we can afford him not playing in the back 3.

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11 Jan 2015 00:15:04
Borini was able to provide an outlet & occupy the Sunderland defence, making more room for Gerrard, Markovic, Coutinho etc. to play in, but he just does not look like he's capable of scoring goals. That being said, since we can't seem to play with a striker who either drops deep or engages the centre backs, Borini is a better option than Lambert and Balotelli currently.

Sterling is still a better option than all of them, though.

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Lol Borini is rubbish. Missed an open goal. If he works on his finishing then we might get what we paid all that money for. Goals. He's had opportunities. Not good enough at all.

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He should have buried it, but describing it as an 'open goal' is a bit misleading, even if technically accurate. Is Borini great? No, but he's supposed to be our fourth choice striker and he's only playing as the other two offer less than he does which says a lot more about how relatively poor our 2nd and 3rd choice options have been than it does Borini.

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Spot on Coop. Just watch his pressing, it really is pitiful. He either runs past the opposition player with the ball or just runs into them and either gets carded or sent off. His positional sense is Sunday league. He couldn't trap a bag of cement or finish his dinner. Absolute rubbish.

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10 Jan 2015 21:26:09
The future us looking bright. Can, markovic, obviously sterling, all under 21, and moreno, coutinho, sakho, Sturridge and Henderson all young and lots of potential to hopefully reach.
I just wish lucas would stay, and it seems dead set on him going :( since being brought into the starting lineup I think we've only lost to United.

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Agree 100%, lots of young talent in this side. Just need a general to step up to lead the side and could be a very bright future if we sort out our centre backs and keeper. Hopefully Henderson is it but think Sakho or Llalana could be good vice captain options.

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Lucas didn't play in the defeat against Utd, Fency. We have only tasted defeat once in the games that Lucas has played in the prem this season, compared to six defeats when he hasn't played.

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I agree Fencey. The disappointment with all this is that the owners stringent transfer policy and business model doesn't allow for this nucleus of potential to be complimented with experienced quality. One step forward three back. That's the story.

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{Ed001's Note - or the fact that the top class players don't want to join us as they would rather go to London, even though 'the stringent transfer policy' and this fantasy business model of yours offered them more money to come to us. It is bad management, not bad ownership that is the problem.}

Another senseless comment from the one who win, lose or draw, always has to take a pot shot at the owners because that`s how he prob gets his rocks off. For the last time genius, the owners are NOT the problem. Will you ever get it or are you a lost cause?

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10 Jan 2015 21:15:42
Great result. Imo, Lucas clearly MOTM.

A win and a clean sheet despite not playing very well - demonstrating why so many have been calling for Gerrard to be removed from defensive midfield for so long.

However, I now know BR well enough to know that he will have learned nothing from today's game - and I should expect more mismanagement of the club to destroy any hopes we have for progress.I have no faith in the manager.

That he has almost driven Lucas out of the club by not recognising his ability is criminal. Rodgers is clearly an awful judge of a players ability - and if Lucas leaves for the peanuts reported in the newspapers - this is a serious issue. I have long lauded Lucas as - when fully fit - one of the finest DM players in England. Today, I saw that player again.

Despite BR's best efforts to misuse Lucas by playing him in the wrong central midfield position (to accommodate playing Gerrard in the wrong position at DM) - Lucas has stuck to the task like a trojan, and today in his proper position, he was the classiest player on the pitch.

The Lucas fiasco sums up much about what is wrong at our club. Lucas should be captain next season, with Hendo as VC - and would be a key player in building a side for next season - Lucas should be a star for club and country - he was immense before his injuries, and has shown signs of returning to form - yet clueless BR doesn't even rate the guy. Yet he thinks Glen Johnson is one of the best right-backs in the world.

I want Rodgers sacked before he does any more damage. I bet he plays Lucas out of position again next week - and/or with Gerrard alongside him, getting in his way constantly. I'd put money on it.

Amongst the positives - it was good to see Hendo do well alongside Lucas - intelligent movement compared to Gerrard there and a much more positive influence.

Mignolet dd well. Lovren survived a half, which may do his confidence some good! The defence looked much more solid (without Gerrard in front of them, imagine that! wow! #sarcasm)

Borini equalled Balotelli's career assist record in the PL in one start as a central striker (I guess that will be him marginalised forever by BR, rather than given a run of games as a reward for his industrious efforts). Moreno, Can and Markovic did well too.

Much better today. But I don't expect it to last. Whether or not Markovic would have started if Glen Johnson or Toure were available is debatable - and tbh, I don't have faith in BR to have noticed the good points, or to have learned anything from the game. I suspect that with a full squad to pick from, that many of our best performers would have been benched today, much like last season - our side is picking itself due to injuries etc - and winning despite Rodgers, not because of him.

BR has no clue. Get him out please, before he does any more damage - and please offer Lucas a new deal and the captaincy or (at the very least) the vice-captaincy.

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ZK on the money.

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I really can`t argue with most of what you have said. It is the gospel truth.

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Not trying to be funny here. Asking a genuine question.

Your first assessment was that we didn't play well.

You then go on to say.
Lucas played well
can played well
migs played well
Loven survived a half
hendo played well
borini was industrious
moreno did well
markovic did well

if all those players did well, how did we ''not play well''

Unless you're going to say Sunderland got their chances cus coutinho, sakho and gerrard did badly, but then you have to take into account we looked blinding in the first half, and wobbly in the second.

Not trying to be funny it's a serious question as the statements don't add up to me

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10 Jan 2015 20:27:47
Can I ask the editors opinion and fans too about a thought of mine. Since the last time that we won the league, do you think the club have been too carried away concentrating on keeping up with mainly utd, but now you're chelseas and arsenals over spending and panicking about losing ground. As a club we have an excellent academy but every so often knee jerk reactions and no great leader behind the scenes are leading to clearing the decks from top to bottom instead of building the club up as it was years ago

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No top club nowadays bases its squad on home grown players. It is not the 1960s. Not sure what you mean by trying to keep up with Utd etc. You seem to think that the focus of LFC should be its youth academy and the professional team should just be a place where the graduates of the youth academy can play regularly even if it means they play in league 2. If you don't set a high level of expectations you will never get anything.

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Fully agree, Lucas, had a bad start to his Liverpool career, then won the hearts of many with hard work and determination. Now he's another bound to leave the club when he's the exact type of player we need. Sad day if/when he leaves.

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@ Wayne - Lucas wasn't that bad at the start of his career for us, he had just made a big cultural change (in both football and lifestyle terms) from Brazil to Liverpool and was given an absolute mauling by many of our fans because he didn't set the world on fire in his early games, his treatment was shocking, his performances were never that bad, it was only that they became so good that fans started to be won over - there were calls for him to be sold many times before fans recognised his quality.

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10 Jan 2015 20:09:18
Would anyone be able to help me get 3 tickets to the home game v besiktas it is my good friends birthday and he is from there and he would love to see his team v my team! Thanks!

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They should go on general sale.

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10 Jan 2015 19:32:01
What would it take to change Lucas's mind about staying at the club? Money? He and Hendo are essential for me for the second half of the season in centre mid. Markovic looked better with some space out wide rather than centrally but he was a threat and that's what we need so props to him.

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Changing the manager might do it. No one really wants to stay at a club where they aren't really wanted.

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Fire the manager and he might just stay. To try to convince us that SG or Joe Allen is better than Lucas is like trying to sell bananas to a banana tree. Utter delusion!

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10 Jan 2015 18:56:18
Good evening Eds

If lucas does leave this month? Will we look to replace him or most likely wait until the summer? I no we have a few mods but with hom and Gerrard gping we look a bit light in the centre?

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{Ed002's Note - Can arrived in the summer. Liverpool are overrun with plays in pretty much every position.}

We are still in 4 tournaments. We need depth. and lucas is not a squad player now, he is a regular starter. Letting him go right now without replacement will be a crime.

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{Ed002's Note - Can is his replacement. Liverpool are not using a large number of players they have.}

Once Lucas goes it provides others a chance. Rossiter etc

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10 Jan 2015 20:40:54
I quite like Can in the back three

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10 Jan 2015 21:02:15
Rossiter, Phillips, Chirivella etc

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I'd rather get shot of Allen, he doesn't offer any where near what Lucas does.

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BR has ruined the players he doesn`t like. He is sabotaing those he doesn`t like just to prove a useless point that cannot b proven through hard evidence. GJ, Allen, Enrique are no longr good enuff to be even on the bench YET when they come back fit, he will bench those that are performing well just to place his favs on the field who will surely fail as they have failed all season. He has sabotaged Lucas, Suso and almost got shot of Sakho (who has fought his way back into the team and is now aour best CB). As a post said earlier, BR will learn nothing from these improved results and will revert back to his old and boring footie w/ the old and useless guard in order to prove his worthless point. I hope I am wrong BUT I can`t see it.

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Lucas looks solid at DM with someone energetic like Henderson alongside him to track runners off the ball. Agree 100% he should stay (provided Gerard is played upfront and not alongside him), his experience and solid tackling adds a lot of balance to the side.

He may not be the best visionary passer in the world, so agree that perhaps over time Can will play the holding role, but at the moment we need his experienced head and Can looks very useful at right back, he was far better than Lovren today.

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Playing Can at Centre-back or Defensive Midfield is really failing to utilise all of his qualities - he is good with the ball, good at rampaging forward, he has the energy to be a box to box type player - why we would restrict that is beyond me. And playing him as a centre-back when we have 2 defenders whose combined cost was around 40million is just insanity.

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10 Jan 2015 18:55:58
Markovic an couhtino both amazing today but in my opinion Lucas was outstanding an Rodgers seriously can't let him go

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Completely agree Ravinroge. .Lucas might not be the most spectacular footballer in the world but he does a job very few could perform.
He's also a Liverpool player through and through.
Anyone obsessed with statistics should check out our results with/without Lucas Leiva before knocking him.

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Tackles anything that moves, is a cool head and smart in possession. Honestly think Brendan needs his head testing if he let's Lucas go, he can feel free to let Allen go.

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He will sell Lucas to keep Allen (a good squad player) and blame Lucas for it as nothing that goes wrong at the club is ever his fault. Just watch. As for Couts and Marko, they had blinders and should take all the credit. NOT BR!

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Good work. I'm also looking to join the Lucas Leiva cheer-leading team.

Who do I have to kill to join?

:)

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10 Jan 2015 18:29:14
The way out seasons gone so far, I'll take 3 points in any manner,
1-0, deserved and Lazar off the mark in the league, I'm happy with that.
Get Sturridge and Lallana fit again, Markovic finding his feet, throw in a potential new keeper into the mix and the second half of the season could really shape out to be interesting.

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10 Jan 2015 18:11:31
Anyone think when Sunderland got the red card it affected us more than them? We looked great when Gerrad was on also,, looked flat in the second half but overall happy, impressed with Lazar btw great game again!
Same old story should've been 5 though, can't score and our strikers are embarasing

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E had a rythm and when SG left, it bothered us more than the red card did, IMO.

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10 Jan 2015 17:59:29
Hi eds great job as always. Good 3 points today. just a quick one if Remy did not fail the medical. Can u shed any light on why he did not sign? Wud of turned out to be a key signing I'm my view.

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{Ed002's Note - The manager did not want him.}

So who wanted him if the manager didn't ?

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{Ed002's Note - You don't seem to grasp any of this at all.}

10 Jan 2015 19:25:24
My guess at the time was that we didn't sign Remy because Borini would not leave. Could that be right?

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{Ed002's Note - No, the manager decided before he signed that he did not want him. Liverpool then went out and purchased Balotelli.}

Cheers Ed👍

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10 Jan 2015 21:04:32
Very strange. Remy is a much better player than Balotelli, especially for our high tempo style. Plus Remy seems to give more of a shit

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Wow! This is a new low in my opinion of BR. How could the owners allow this person to continue in a job? He must be related to Camolli some how. They both know nothing, but both managed to stumble across a top striker each. Just imagine, if we gave them 500mill each to spend we would have a world class team, and a squad list of around 650 players.

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10 Jan 2015 16:54:45
Rummenigge: Liverpool had €20m bid for Xherdan Shaqiri refused according to HITC, so is it true or not? if the answer is not then what is the point of rumour pages or websites?

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{Ed002's Note - It has not been reported well - what the transcript says is that (a) he was not going to join Everton, Stoke or Liverpool and he owes excuses to none (b) two verbal offers were made and rejected, (c) there were many good offers in the summer, (d) he was like Rummenigge himself and only had eyes for Inter, (e) he is a great player and a great man and BM wish him well.

10 Jan 2015 16:14:02
A cracking win today. The most important thing is we are improving as a team. Markovic and Can were both very good today. Coutinho is performing every week now. Onto Villa now and let's keep this form up.

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10 Jan 2015 15:41:38
Hi eds, first post here.

Don't suppose you know if there's any truth behind the Higuain rumours? Personally don't see it as a realistic proposition and can't see FSG splashing out the cash for him. But papers seem to be linking us with him a lot just like they were in the summer.

Cheers.

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{Ed002's Note - Read the posts.}

10 Jan 2015 18:28:44
The papers will be linking us with every striker on the planet just because we don't have an in form, fit striker at the moment. Can't see us signing anyone in this window, anything that happens in the summer will depend on what happens between now and then. obviously!

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I think we might need to offload 4 or so of the 7 strikers we currently have before worrying about buying an 8th.

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10 Jan 2015 15:13:04
i think this is the 3rd game now that markovic has been bery good, maybe the 1st part of the season he was just setteling into his new surroundings, i think he has now settled and is getting games because of that he is showing his otential, and the way couthino has been playing is a big factor on how well the team has been playing, well done to the lads who played and won a hard game in testing conditions, plus it was a clean sheet which can only help mingolet, let's hope we continue to get results like this, no matter how we win its still 3 points,

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A win is a win and Markovic scored, although it was just a toe poke under Pantilimon, it was the difference in the end between the two teams.

It's nice that another 20 year old was able to settle the match for us other than Sterling, also as it was one of our new signings. It's awesome to see Markovic get the winner and add some points to the board, which brings confidence in not only himself but his team mates playing around him, i'm sure.

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We shpuld probably be sat here discussing a Gerrard and Balotelli penalty goal apiece as well. Sunderland were lucky it wasn't more. Their desperation can be summed up by their pitiful attempt to get Coutinho sent off by blasting it at his legs from 5 yards as he jogged away trying to jump over it. If Coutinhocould shoot he'd be one of if not the best midfielder in the league when he is on form. Totally unplayable.

A 0-1 away win against a team which specialises in scraping draws without Lallana, Sterling and Sturridge (arguably our first choice front 3).

Markovic and Can are starting to look like great signings.

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EMS, must disagree on the Coutinho freekick, he should have been yellow carded as he deliberately moved over into the line of the free kick, watched it numerous times here on Dutch TV and it was a yellow card. I'd say the red realised he would be second yellow carding him and took no action. But let's be honest if we were trying for an equaliser and Johnson did the same we would be crying for a yellow card for slowing our freekick.
It was a silly childish thing for Coutinho to do, he player very well and doesn't need to do that sort of thing. Though I will say I think he needs to lift his head up more as there were some great runners that he missed as he was trying to beat too many players, just hope he gets his head up a little more.

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Agree with McGov, stupid and lucky to get away with it. Yellow card all day. that said, he had a good game as did a lot for the team. The intensity was back to the level required, especially in the first half and we need to keep that up in order to progress.

Let's take the win and confidence that will give and build on it.

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10 Jan 2015 17:40:24
Counts first was a yellow and maybe by the book the second one was. However, he was walking away from it and even though he clearly chose to walk a line to block the quick free kick kicking the ball at him was just a cheap attempt to get him sent off.

May technically be a booksble offence but genuinely happens at least 10 times a game. Be the same as booking players when they waste time by adjusting shine pads or laces after fouls or by walking not jogging off when substituted late.

Can't book players for minor things like that then ignore more serious grabbing/pulling shirts (skrtel is bad for it but every defender does it but fouled mario literally every time he held the ball up), players yelling at officials or throwing players to the ground out of frustration (Johnson on Moreno for example).

Plus blatant red card/penalty missed in first 5 mins so can't complain. .and they were pretty awful most the game

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Agreed with McGoveb and Marshy. Coutinho was stupid. I would have sent him off tbh.

Rules are rules - and to do the same thing twice is inexcusable when he was booked the first time. Lucky boy. He knew exactly what he was doing.

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Yes it was really is fault for having his back turned to the player and walking away, i'm sure the player taking the kick could have waited or passed it sideways or back, if it was lucas who was in that situation it would not have been his fault because he had his back to the player, ball and play lisren lucas is a very nice man and a true gent who when injured one time helped out a lot of new signings settle into the club and showing them around

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10 Jan 2015 14:37:23
Well Rodgers took a gamble letting Sterling have a rest and got away with it. Is hard to give fair assesment watching on tinterweb, but I feel it is fair to say we were not convincing but we got the points and were the better side.

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10 Jan 2015 15:05:10
Have you ever got something positive to say. We were in total control of the game and could have and maybe should have scored more. We were playing away and still got man of the match with marcovitch. But all I ever seem to see from your post's is doom and gloom

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We were mainly wasteful. I think we improved in a lot of departments of our game recently. Our defence is better, midfield is much better, pressing is good and we create a lot more upront. One area we didn't improve one bit though since day 1 of this season is how wasteful we are in the last third. With the amount of possesion we had near their box in good positions, City or Chelsea or Arsenal or United even even would come back with 4-5 goals. Coutinho, Markovich, Borini, Henderson all great in going forward and run defenders but when it comes to the final pass or shot on goal it is shambolic. Saying this, 1:0 without Lallana, Sterling, Sturridge with Gerrad only playing one half, it can be worse.

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We were not convincing? Really? I thought we totally controlled the game from start to finish. Maybe a bit more urgency because we were so in control but Sunderland never bothered us. A very professional job in my opinion.

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10 Jan 2015 15:25:56
Some whinging going on here. Liverpool played very well I thought, paticularly Can and Markovic. I've been critical of BR this season but it just looks like he's found a style/tactic/formation which gets the best out of this group of players. Support the team chaps, it's a win which puts us 4 points off 4th spot. .

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Maybe final ball let us down and finishing could have improved. Mignolet again gave us some heart in mouth moments.

But, three points, controlled the game, Markovic, Can and Coutinho were impressive, a clean sheet and once again Lucas controlled midfield, All positives.

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RED LENIN
Next time you're watching on the interweb check you're watching the correct game because I don't think you where today pal.

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We deserved the win today, we were far the better team, Can and Markovic were excellent, Leiva should stay, he was excellent too! i think there are other players who should go before him, Courtinho is playing really well but needs to improve his shooting, a very welcome 3 points, well done lads!

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10 Jan 2015 17:20:07
That was a good win but only if countinho had someone decent in the centre forward positions we could have had more markovic was excellent and we got the 3 points happy days.

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10 Jan 2015 17:23:45
None of you consider the opposition. Down to 10 men for a lot of the game, and hadn't won a league game at home since October, and that is the only league game at home they have won all season. Given the possession we had we did not do well against what is decidedly low calibre opposition. In the next 8 weeks or so we've got Everton, Tottenham, City, Man City - all of whom are light years better than Sunderland. Not to mention a Capital two-legger against Chelsea. We need to beat small teams convincingly and deservedly snatch three points from a big side. Then we can say we've turned the corner and not before.

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10 Jan 2015 17:55:09
Did we lose? You'd think so based on these comments. Ever thought that Sunderland looked bad because we didn't really let them play. I know they aren't a great side but they were well beaten today regardless of the number of goals scored.

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10 Jan 2015 17:59:36
Red Lenin I can guarantee some of the teams you have listed will struggle to beat Sunderland at the stadium of light we were missing some very key players and any win away in the premiership is not easy onwards and upwards for the red army sorry for the pun.

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"Down to 10 men for a lot of the game"
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Yeah about 20 mins!
Were you watching the game mate?
It's just you seem to be an absolute halfwit who has no idea what you are talking about.
I'm sorry but it's true!

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10 Jan 2015 18:45:44
He was off for 41 minutes not including injury time. Which is a lot of the game by any measure. Another 5 minutes and it would have been more than half of the game. Reported in the quality press as 'an unconvincing win'. And Sunderland were so poor, rated as one of - if not the, worst performance by them this season, their own fans booed them off. For the players we've got we should be playing far more convincingly than this on a bad day.

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Afraid not many agree with you RL, for me there is cause for cautious optimism. You can only beat the team put in front of you which LFC have failed to do all too often this season, so I'm happy and grateful for the win. We have some promising young players who are only going to get better, especially with new management in the summer. My glass is half full!

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10 Jan 2015 19:29:49
That's the whole point Higgins - grateful for a win against an absolutely abysmal team. A victory against such a side should be routine and until it is we have turned no corner.

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I agree we should have turned them over easier. But also would say it was just one of those games on another day could have been 3 or 4 goals with penalties etc. So the 1-0 wasn't a true reflection of our dominance. Sure we need to put away our chances better but for me it's still a result and performance to be happy with and a step in the right direction. Confidence can do wonders for players (check out some of Heskeys goals when he had a purple patch) so these wins are good for us, Markovic in particular will be feeling much better about his game. Primed to be dropped for next game. .

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I agree with Red Lenin. If we lose against Villa, we will be back to being called a mid table team. I think we looked great in first half, but no where near as in control in second, and I would argue we were outplayed when against 10 men. I don't think the loss of Gerrard was the difference, but instead having to change can and Markovich role and bringing on a very poor Lovren. We are essentially playing without a striker right now, as Borini again showed that he offers only energy, and Balotelli offers only glimpses of talent without any effort or end product. On a good note, BR has finally understood that Hendo needs to be in the center of the park! This gives me hope

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10 Jan 2015 13:47:57
Edd001 can I get your opinion of raheem sterling sunning it out in Jamaica whilst the team slots for results?
For one he has been poor this season, hardly been on fire and Gerrard gets tired but sits it out. What gives this young player the privilege over a 22 man squad whilst he's also got his agent getting him a huge pay packet.
If I was a player in that dressing room is wouldn't be happy. he's a young man not the clubs princess. Tired then sit it out and support the team. Bad management

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{Ed001's Note - I think it is a strange decision, I wouldn't be happy if I was him, nor if I was a team mate. It makes no sense. Give him a rest by all means, but do that in training. I don't understand this resting people for matches anyway, if they are tired they are either being over trained or under trained. If someone looks a bit jaded, give them a rest during the week so they are fresh for the weekend, but not by sending them abroad. The traveling can cause injuries and tiredness to limbs. Especially flying. It is an idiotic decision in my opinion.}

Yes I was thinking when I travelled to Australia though a greater distance, my flights to Amsterdam and dubai were just knackering. My legs and body felt soo heavy.
Edd thanks for the reply. I myself find it embarrassing but the club with Rodgers in charge isn't the smartest

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Big Al, its Brendan making the decisions. What were u expecting, something smart and sensible? I would rather he just stayed at home and watched the match on TV than make a long distance journey.

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I would think if I were on the team I would be wondering why the kid gets a nice tropical mid season vacation while I'm freezing and working my butt off at the Stadium of Light.

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I fly for a living and I'm not exactly falling to bits, a holiday flight won't hurt. Lol
I can't see why he is on a holiday though and why it was always the plan anyway.
Brendan will be taking the credit next time Raheem has a decent game though I bet.

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Judge his decision the next match he plays we won today it worked

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It's a bizarre decision and makes little sense. If he scores next game BR will take the plaudits i'm sure, but his man management is really getting worse and worse. By the time he is sacked we could be in a massive hole, think the owners need to give him the chop by the end of January (and in the process do whatever it takes to keep Lucas).

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10 Jan 2015 13:42:23
Ed would it be possible to make a page for each prem team? The reason I ask is because I would like to find out who Swansea (my second team) are looking at to replace Bony.

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{Ed001's Note - there is a page for each team, on football-rumours.co.uk

Ah right ok. thanks Ed

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10 Jan 2015 14:29:02
Glad we're winning but why are we playing backwards so much when they've got ten men?, come on boys!

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10 Jan 2015 13:32:32
Very good first half. Midfield's functioned well. Markovic and Coutinho have been very good. Borini's provided an outlet (although I just have no confidence in his ability to score).

But given our penchant for conceding, we really need a second goal early in the second half.

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Markovic has been excellent, but I do think Sunderland have been poor all over. Let's just hope we get a few more goals.

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10 Jan 2015 12:45:11
This is the time players like Borini and Markovic should be taking their chance by fighting to prove that they are good enough to be at a club like Liverpool.

Red Rum

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10 Jan 2015 12:54:29
8 minutes in, Markovic should have won a penalty and has scored.

The lad definitely has ability.

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And Markovic just did! Great persistence for the goal. Borini doesn't offer much though. I think he is trying too hard

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10 Jan 2015 13:14:43
I like what I've seen from Markovic over recent weeks. I know some of the Eds think he was bought 'too early' but the lad seems to have something - are we finally seeing some of the 'potential' we bought with Can also getting games??

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{Ed002's Note - The point is that Liverpool paid a great deal more than would be expected for Markovic.}

Impressive start by Markovic.

Red Rum

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10 Jan 2015 13:39:04
Markovic has looked brilliant, nearly scored the goal of the season and baffled by how that penalty hasn't been given!

Borini has worked hard but should have scored, hopefully can get a goal second half

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There's no doubting that these youngsters have potential, in 5 years time I believe some of them will become world class. The issue for me, is the lack of players who are already at the stage to help us compete for silverware at present.

Red Rum

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10 Jan 2015 14:46:34
Don't most big teams overpay for players though Ed002? I'm sure we could all come up with examples of stupid money being spent, especially in recent years, Torres, Bale, Markovic, Carroll, Nani, Anderson, Balotelli (all his moves) to name a few. All purchases are a gamble but if a club wants a player then the selling club must always the upper hand.

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{Ed002's Note - To some extent that is true - and certainly some sides have one price for English clubs and one price for others. Chelsea could have bought Markovic for considerably less than Liverpool paid in the summer and decided not to - just taking a small profit on the deal themselves.}

10 Jan 2015 15:28:29
Ha ha, so LFC paid Benfica's asking price plus a slice to Chelsea? got to admire Roman's business acumen ;-)

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{Ed002's Note - Benfica did not own all of his rights.}

Johnnyr1970, that is exactly what separates Chelsea from LFC. Chelsea have a very competent management team, not to mention some very capable scouts. People hate on Roman a lot, i have heard many saying he is the reason for all these foreign investors throwing stupid money at premier league clubs and tilting the balance, but the guy surely does know how to run a football club. He seems to have the right people around him and will leave behind a big legacy. let's just hope FSG make some smart decisions at the end of the season for a change.

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Chelsea could have paid less for Markovic but they were likely to be the only club that could have paid less, they didn't so liverpool paid the price that most clubs would have been asked to pay considering the player is young and has potential. I'm glad liverpool have Markovic as he can only get better and has that special something to take the team up a level. Chelsea didn't want the player we did. Who knows they may or may not regret it.

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{Ed002's Note - Chelsea did not consider the player to be quite ready and had no need for him. Hence not taking up their option and the eventual sale.}

Stop making it about Chelsea it's quite embarrassing ;)

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All I know is the lad is looking good and £20m on Markovic looks a hell of a better than £20m spent on Downing. That volley was superb and he meant it, unlucky not to score again, great to have a winger who has pace, beats his man and looks like he has an end product.

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If I had to pay 20m for Downing or Marko. I know who I will b paying that money for if I had to. lazy player with little to no ambition.

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10 Jan 2015 11:54:02
Ed002's Note - He is not de Gea's replacement. The reason why Valdes did not want the Liverpool move is because of what Brendan Rodgers said - nothing else.}

1st Salah now Valdes.

This makes me worried about what he's actually saying to/about the players already at Liverpool. No wonder players are wanting to leave.

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Why would you want Valdes?

Red Rum

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I agree with what rodgers said.

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{Ed002's Note - Lying is not to be admired. Or are we giving him the benefit of doubt and claiming stupidity again?}

I don't want Valdes or Salah, Just saying if BR wants them why he saying dumb stuff.

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Ed2 what did Rodgers say? It's not in the posts
Thanks

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{Ed002's Note - We dealt with it at the time - we are not opening it up again.}

Valdes is aweful and nothing BR says will change that.

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10 Jan 2015 12:02:33
Does anyone know how long he Sterling break is for ?

Not looking forward to a 90 minute rear guard game today. Right now we can't attack or defend.

My prediction is 2-0 to Sunderland.

KBL

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Im going 3-0 to Liverpool with Stevie, Borini and Mario scoring. i'm never wrong!

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Thrust seen the team for today and my heart sank. Really hope I'm proved wrong but it looks back to same issue of Stevie in wrong place pushing other players into the wrong place, wasting Hendo out on the right. It's so ham fisted we'll probably win. There is certainly no second guessing Rogers.

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10 Jan 2015 13:39:04
ND what are you on about?

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10 Jan 2015 15:11:53
Glad to have been proved wrong. Stevie much better playing just behind forward line and Hendo in the middle. Could have/should have had five today. Good performance. Just a shame Ballo couldn't make an impression on the match.

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10 Jan 2015 12:01:51
Right Markovic and borini both got stupidly sent of but get to play more football after it happened haha ROGERS LOGIC

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Borini is the most mobile forward we have right now. Think about it, it's an away game. Do you really want Lambert or Balotelli up there with very little movement?

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Not play a player that's been sent off before. Superb logic.

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I want to see balotelli and borini up front! Just seems to make sense!

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It was a joke lads 😂😂😂

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10 Jan 2015 12:00:52
Like many of you I have been very disappointed with the likes of Suso, Lucas, Gerrard etc.
What we do not usually consider however, is the thoughts of the player, and what they want. We always assume that they are forced out in a poor move by BR, when there could be many other reasons that he has no control over.
What if they actually want to leave? I am as guilty as the rest of you in thinking this couldn't possibly be the case.
If we are honest with ourselves we can see that there are clearly unhappy players at Liverpool. Lucas wants out and a new challenge. Suso obviously had problems with the manager that were not going to improve. Gerrard played superbly against Wimbledon and suddenly everyone is gutted that he is leaving - so what about the fact that he has been very average for over 2 years now?
I truly believe that the squad has better depth now, and those guys are really young. Even Brendan will probably admit that he went OTT with the 'promising talent' and missed veteran quality.
This year has been depressing to say the least, but we have a young team, a new stadium expansion on the way, and we have just started to gel.


Chin up everybody!

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10 Jan 2015 11:29:15
Right so if the rumor is right that Sterling is still in Jamaica -can anone explaine me the logic of that? Is this about luring him to agree to sign the contract (how will that works though, the sun there may make him think less about Real Madrid?), if not why on earth a player who is not injured, who was on good form, who had a good break last week during an important cup game abroad is still not back in for a PL game in which we desperatley need him esecially as Lallana is injured?

Even for BR this looks strange.

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{Ed002's Note - He had a little rest earlier in the season as well.}

10 Jan 2015 12:05:27
I BR some time ago and he said he his wife was going to the West Indies. So I asked - Jamaica?
And he said no she left on her own accord, because I was fecking the Clubs travel coordinator.

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Maybe he genuinely is tired and is seeing family up there (If he has family out there). But it is not very professional of both party's.

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10 Jan 2015 11:52:23
He can have a bl**dy rest when Sturridge is back or by being used as an impact-sub for a couple of weeks. It's almost as though Rodgers is no longer bothered.

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Well forget about the damage that BR do for Liverpool he dowsn't do his own chances of staying or Sterling's reputation much favour either. If we don't win today this pic of Sterling in colurful sunglasses in Jamaica will appear in every backpage tomorrow (and whiel Liverpool losin points this is what its star doing. ) and the pundit will be all over BR and rightly so. Raheem is already building himself a reputation of a spiled baby who wants ridiculus amount of money but can't play more than 90 mins a week. Sad.

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10 Jan 2015 15:36:53
Hasn't Raheem played every game since the Real Madrid game? Agree that the timing of the 'rest' is a bit odd - although we do have bigger games than Wimbledon/Sunderland coming up very soon - but think the comment about not being able to play 90mins is a bit OTT.

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10 Jan 2015 10:59:50
Anyone else suspect Sterling is struggling in his decision to sign a new contract and that a weeks holiday mid-season is a bit of a softener?

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Absolutely !

He is taking stock of all that is going on around him and there are few positives.

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He has been overused, he needs a break or else he will start getting injuries. Stop conjuring conspiracies just for the sake of it.

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Overused?

Are you having a laugh?

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Heard a physio who is also a LFC fan, said that he was a freak of nature. According to him it would be expected that he should suffer from soft tissue damage. Tight hamstring should also be expected. He said that since he is a young player (still growing) he is especially in a danger zone.
The christmas program have been difficult with little to none rest, which puts even more stress on his legs.

I think this was what happened to Michael owen, which led to a career overshadowed by injuries. Also it made him significantly slower.

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{Ed002's Note - You should tell him that to come up with that sort of description without examining the player makes him a complete jerk.}

So he is being a complete jerk for stating his experience with this kind of situation?

If your physician states that it could be expected that a severe obese person also might have high blood pressure, is he also a complete jerk?

I´m not trying to be condescending, I have a lot of respect for you eds, but I don´t understand your reasoning.

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{Ed002's Note - If your physician is drawing conclusions about your humungous ass without at least feeling it and having a squeeze, then he is also a jerk.}

I´ve been a complete ignorant, I will go down and demand some proper ass squeezing before I will endorse her hastened conclusions.

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10 Jan 2015 15:35:55
.........abuse and another DF removed from the site....................

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10 Jan 2015 16:56:15
Now you're just being mean Ed002, there is enough evidence out there that corroborates the theory here in regard to the impact of too many games on players who are still growing. From memory this was why Ryan Giggs had so many hamstring unjuries early in his career

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{Ed002's Note - You can wish for Liverpool to use Google as a means of medical diagnosis but the rest of the clubs will rely upon an examination based approach. Clearly the lack of knowledge extends well beyond football and finances.}

10 Jan 2015 18:10:30
Not sure the point is coming across. It's quite reasonable to expect that a young athlete who is still growing may suffer stress on parts of his/her body. As far as I'm aware no-one here has expressly stated that this is the reason for Sterling's current 'rest', it was simply offered up as a potential excuse/reason which does have some basis in fact.

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{Ed002's Note - I appreciate that this is becoming more and more embarrassing as you go along. My advice would have been to drop it as palpable nonsense. But it keeps me amused.}

10 Jan 2015 19:19:22
What's more ....................... and eventually we cleanse the site .............

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10 Jan 2015 19:19:48
Ed002 I love your sense of humour. Your posts are priceless. Thank you.

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{Ed002's Note - You are very sweet.}

10 Jan 2015 10:27:30
This site has made me a transfer window snob
My friends are talking about this and that players i'm just like nahhhh ain't happening or he's going to this club that club ect Thank you to the ed's for making the transfer windows realistic as you guys are always spot in

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Always happens with me too lol

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I get a lot of transfers right cause of this site. of course if your actually reading the site, youd know who to trust, which kind of news to take and which to brush aside.

everytime my friends ask me where i get the info, i'd just say "i have my sources". lol

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10 Jan 2015 09:36:32
Lucas going to inter is getting closer as we were all aware from what you eds have said over the last few months!

This is terrible if we also lose Lucas as well as gerrard and Suarez in the space of a year we are going nowhere fast.

I feel sick at the moment under BR!

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10 Jan 2015 10:19:45
Agree we are now no longer the team of last year it's completely down to managemement and the owners not realising that we require the players of a high calibre to compete in this league and it's plain to see that we are struggling to put a run together of consistency

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{Ed002's Note - The owners don't pick the players.}

It is a bad time to be loosing him i have to say. Hopefully for Liverpool's sake it doesn't run smooth and the transfer gets delayed until Summer. Its really confusing how you put a player in the team in recent weeks who wants to leave. Especially when he has made a bit of a difference. Has Rodgers shot himself in the foot? Again?

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Unless we're planning on purchasing a new CDM then this makes no sense at all. He's our only naturally defensive midfielder not counting the can't tackle, can't pass more than five yards Allen

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Dont worry we have the welsh wizard to take over from lucas !!

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It's because of stupidity like this that I can't wait to see the back of Rodgers. He is a liability. No wonder top players don't want to play for him.

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10 Jan 2015 11:52:21
Gerrard was about time to leave the club, Lucas should have gone at least 3 years ago. And still people moaning. Gerrard, was far from his best the last 2 years, Lucas is simply a mid table team player and it is no wonder why no big team asked for him all these years. We need far better players to challenge even for 4th spot. Now we simply make space to get some better players in the future.

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Thing is Pirate, Lucas is the most effective player we have in that position at this moment, there will be no replacement if he goes in this transfer window, once again leaving us down to the Allen and Gerrard to cover CDM and seeing as that combination led to us getting spanked by Newcastle, Villa, Palace et al I would argue that letting Lucas go to allow that to happen again would be criminally negligent to say the least.
Also, it's not fair to say that Lucas is average or mediocre as its his presence in midfield that has made us more solid.
I for one would be sorry to see lucas leave, if any one needs to go I'd happily pay the bus fare for Joe Allen and Glen Johnson as Inter are welcome to them.

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10 Jan 2015 18:01:38
Mr. Dennis please enlighten me why we bought Can. Wasn't it to replace Lucas? He might be the most effective player we have at that position, but he is by no means a good CDM.
He picks up yellow cards consistently due to rushing tackles, he can't shoot, he can't pass except sideways and backways, he can't dribble. All he can do is watch the space around him picking up dead balls and tackle.
Can will develop to a far better option than him and certainly I won't be afraid that he will be missing for the rest of the season.
Joe Allen is not a CDM.

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It may have escaped your attention that as soon as Lucas came back into the starting 11 we stopped losing games.
Before Lucas came back in, the person Rodgers was using Gerrard and Allen as defensive midfielders, who made the grand total of zero tackles between them in virtually every game and left us exposed all the time.
Can probably is the long term defensive midfielder(Although with his shooting, running with the ball and vision seems a waste of talent. ), but is he ready for that right now? I don't think he is, if we need to ship anyone out, then make it Allen, as he can't tackle, can't pass more than 5 yards backwards or sideways, loses possession and gets knocked off the ball easier than a plastic bag blowing in the wind, can't shoot, doesn't create chances and is physically weak. don't ship out a player who is an effective part of the team.

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11 Jan 2015 12:24:56
It may have escaped your attention that we changed our system. Nothing to do with Lucas.
Lucas, Allen and many other players need to go. We bought Can, who can tackle, dribble shoot clearly with potential to be a far better option than Lucas. Yet you boo hoo that we will lose one of the most overrated players(only by our fans) in the team. Again Allen is not a CDM I don't get your obsession with him. He is not replacement of Lucas. CAN IS!

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When you say "change of tactics", I'll draw your attention to the game at old Trafford, same tactics that we've been using the last few weeks, 3-4-3 formation, with Joe Allen and Gerrard as defensive midfielders and Lucas dropped. result? We got hammered, they were able to run through our midfield at will. Yes, Lucas isn't mascherano, Makalele, Matic etc, however he is consistant, disciplined, he is a good tackler and he doesn't shirk a challenge.
Just remember 12 games with lucas out of the team there were 6 defeats 12 games with him in and 1 defeat.
That is no coincidence.
Take into account that there is NO money to play with, why sell the list effective player you have in a particular position for peanuts with no effective replacement, never mind the fact that Can would be wasted as just a defensive midfielder, he looks a force of nature driving forward and Rossiter is nowhere near ready for such a crucial position.

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10 Jan 2015 08:03:11
1 other question ? I've read the posts didn't see this answered!
You've said a pan European league may be likely in 2023!
If Liverpool are not involved and are still competing in a top flight English premier league! Is it possible for Liverpool if they win the premier league then to get promoted up in to the European breakaway league??
Thanks

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{Ed002's Note - At this time those discussing the breakaway are not looking to any promotion or relegation.}

Thanks, that would be very worrying for Liverpool, would it most likely be 4 from England? Manchester ars and chel?

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{Ed002's Note - This has all been done to death.}

Ed2 I've only posted for the 1st fine this morning, could you tell me what to search for then?
Thanks

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{Ed002's Note - Try PAN-EUROPEAN}

10 Jan 2015 07:59:27
New poster! Question for Ed1 ed2! Ed1 said Liverpool city council are working with the club to improve infrastructure around anfield now and eventually the plan will be to knock and rebuild a new kop grandstand! Ed2 said phase 1 (main stand) should be completed by summer 2016 and phase 2 (anfield road) probably will not be completed in the short to medium term?Dose that's an a new kop is 10-20 years away from being built ? Thanks !!

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{Ed001's Note - yes mate, could even be longer the way things like that work in the UK. Building works take forever there, with red tape etc. The whole area will be getting a facelift, about time too.}

Thanks ed!
Would a railroad eventually have to be built for that to happen?
Thanks

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{Ed001's Note - I don't know sorry.}

My understanding via local press was that anything over 60,000 would have required a significant addition to the infrastructure, including an east west rail link, probably via an upgrade of an existing but redundant rail line.

Clearly this has seemed cost ineffective as they've kept the max attendance under this level. Not sure if they're directly linked, but it seems too much of a coincidence not to be.

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{Ed002's Note - They are directly linked. That is why the capacity is capped at 60k. It will never be financially viable to go beyond that.}

10 Jan 2015 10:50:27
We should have built new elsewhere. Even at 60K we will struggle to compete money-wise with the Mancs, and if you struggle to compete money-wise ultimately you will struggle to compete full stop, especially with FFP limiting what sugar daddies can do. It was very short sighted in my opinion to remain where we are.

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{Ed002's Note - I think you are over estimating the revenue that comes from adding more seats.}

10 Jan 2015 04:49:53
As much as I still would like to think he can come good it or at least given a better chance, from what I've read it looks like we are trying to move mario on.

Added borini doesn't seem to have a future either presuming both move on, would luiz adriano be a good replacement?

If both went would getting him in and origin back improve our options (studge, origi, adriano, & lambert)? Also not really seen him play, what type of player is he? Seems to have a good scoring record and recently made the Brazil squad + would be free

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I am starting to wonder if it was not just a better idea to keep Aspas than spending £20m combined on Balotelli and Lambert as we could have used that money to sign a more suitable striker. It is not like Balotelli or Lambert have done any better than Aspas.

It is just ridiculous how much money has been wasted this season!

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10 Jan 2015 07:32:33
Maxlfc

Quiet a lot, BR initially wanted to get rid of borini and bring a bigger name In place of Ballo.

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But even Borini is a better option for us than Balotelli.

I cannot see how anyone would want to make more money available to Rodgers and the committee after the disaster in the summer window.

We have signed some promising youngsters in Can, Moreno and Markovic but never needed Lallana even though he is a good player, got rid of Agger and Kelly for peanuts, overspent on Lovren etc. What a complete mess.

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10 Jan 2015 08:19:04
Max lfc

I agree, But falling out with a player isn't a new thing in Football. BR clearly don't rate both the strikers and the reasons are his sheer arrogance and stubbornes. We need to accept it.
Balletolli + Borini + Lambert for Suarez is a crime.

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10 Jan 2015 08:22:03
Max

Answering to your post, Falling out with a player isn't a very new subject in Football. BR clearly don't rate both the players and the reasons are his sheer stubbornness and arrogance.

Balletolli + Lambert + Borini for SUAREZ is a crime and our major blunder.

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I can't see how Borini should be preferred on Baloteli. Mario is way better player and finisher. Even if BR wants to move Baloteli on, it will not bring his price up if he constantly sit on the bench and players like Borini starts before him (unless the aim is the increase the price of Borini? but we have to win the game today no?).

I have to admit that for some strange reason I like the guy (Mario). And if earlier on the season I thought Baloteli is not good enough for us, I now think, and ready to take abuse for that, that LFC under BR is not good enough for him. I wish him to play in a team in which the manager can appreciate his skills - and he does have skills despite all his weaknesses and wih him he finds there his scoring feet again.

I still hope this rumor is wrong and Mario will start today but if not and if indeed Sterling is not playing, then I am quite pessimistic about today.

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Balotelli should have never been signed. It is because of our incompetence in the transfer market that he is here.

We could have got Loic Remy for less and would have been far more suitable for us. Chelsea found no issues with his medical so again it just goes to show how poor we are when buying and selling players.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool also found no issues with his medical.}

Funny that as even Remy mentioned that was the reason why LFC called the deal off.

Would love to know the real reason why we did not go ahead with the Remy deal.

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Amazing, isn't it, Max?

99% of posters were blinded by the dodgy hair-do and arrogance of the Italian.

Amazing how so many people's opinions were smothered by a reputation of a football player which should have been debunked many years ago.

Simply is and simply has been a poor footballer for a number of seasons.

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10 Jan 2015 00:20:08
Hello eds. Have you heard any of the rumours about FSG looking to sell a major stake of the club to UAE Dubai. Reports from insiders in the Red Sox saying that the owners were looking to get someone to buy a stake in the Red Sox but supposedly the investers are more interested in Liverpool Fc as they see then as having more of a global brand. Have you heard anything about this.

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{Ed002's Note - The Dubai visit was a while back - try the search engine. It is pretty old news and was dealt with then.}

10 Jan 2015 00:12:52
Hi eds, great site! Ochoa then? Who would you think is going to play instead any one is a target?

Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - I have no idea what your post is about.}

Lol what

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Is ochoa our main target? Sorry i missed a couple of words!!

And who you think will be playing instead of lucas emre can?

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{Ed002's Note - Use the search engine.}

09 Jan 2015 22:21:37
Hi eds.

Is there any way to permanently block the videos of Brendan Rodgers talking on the banter page.

I keep putting the video player on silent, but every so often I am forced to listen to him against my will.

Any help will be gladly appreciated.

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10 Jan 2015 00:49:20
Use Firefox as your browser and install adblock and it will disappear! Other way is, have your sound turned down!

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With an IPad the adverts do not play automatically, but if I open another tab to check a players stat and come back to carry on my post then my entire comment disappears into the Glade?!(Just saw the Maze Runner, eH.)

My advice, turn your speakers down or plug your headphone in and don't wear them when you visit the site, tbh you might as well leave the headphones in until the end of the season if Rodgers dulcet tones are too much to bare.

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I can put up with the sound of nails being scraped on a blackboard, or the sound of children being slaughtered even. I don't mind the odd interruption.

It's just Rodgers.

He just keeps talking rubbish and I can't make it stop. It's too much for anyone to handle.

It's going to send me crazy. Thanks for the suggestions though, guys. :)

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Load this page, mute the video, re-load the page; all on google chrome. Your browser should remember the mute, atleast for a while.

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