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30 May 2019 11:31:48
Hi Eds and fellow reds.
The more I'm thinking of what we have in attack at the moment, the more I'm starting to actually think we don't need too much coming in.
When fit, from an attacking perspective, we have Mane, Firmino and Salah. If for example we had all 3 of those injured (touch wood it wouldn't happen) but what would be so wrong in playing Shaqiri, Origi and Oxlade Chamberlain. (Bear in mind we've just beaten Barcelona with Firmino and Salah out.
Now, for me personally, I would prefer a more workman like player instead of Shaqiri, I've never been his biggest fan and although I think he has quality, from what the EDS were saying a while ago I understand he slipped into his old ways of not tracking back enough and quite simply put, that's not good enough for us.
So, I suppose someone in the ilk of Son from Spurs to replace Shaqiri and I'll be happy to be honest although I know the full back positions need strengthening. I'd love us to get Wan Bissaka and push Alexander Arnold forward which opens up the midfield to so many more options and will make us far more unpredictable and most likely even stronger defensively.
Open to hear people's opinions and what they would do given the choice.
Cheers :-)
1.) 30 May 2019 12:24:02
Gouldy, I agree pretty much with what you say. I'm looking forward to seeing how Brewster beds in to the first team squad in the coming season, and someone like a Brandt (but not him, I know! ) would be enough up front. Even if we didn't get anyone else, the Ox could play that role too.
2.) 30 May 2019 12:48:36
I’m hopeful Fekir at a reduced price this year is the option now Brandt is out of the equation.
Apart from that I think it will be squad players and youngsters for the future.
3.) 30 May 2019 13:41:59
There'll be signings. We're liverpool, we always buy in the summer.
4.) 30 May 2019 13:46:22
Good post.
For me the key is defensive cover. Attacking wise we're looking good unless we can grab a bargain. Youngsters like brewster and Wilson I think deserve their chance, give the young ones a go. Our attackers aren't exactly injury prone but if one were to be injured, give one of the young lads a go. It's not as if we're a one man team now, we'd be fine no matter what. Just as we were against Barca. We don't need to be spending money for spending money sake, the youngsters deserve a shot.
5.) 30 May 2019 14:38:06
Salah, you won’t win the league with that approach. If Salah, mane or Firmino get injured then you need someone of the same quality to step in. Origi, Brewster and Wilson aren’t. Although I’d like to see Brewster and Wilson get their chance we also need cover to be able to push and rotate most positions if we truly want to compete at the top. We lost the league through injuries at the back and no cover, the same would’ve of been said if one of the front three had been injured. City won the league because they have a stronger squad, simple.
6.) 30 May 2019 15:28:17
I agree to a point, Pegleg. We need cover at the back and in attack if not similar in quality BUT at least, a close to the same quality of the starters as possible. We did not have good results in in those draws vs Neverton, Utd and WH esp. cos we lost the whole right side of the defence. Klopp had shift midfielders Milner and Hendo to RB and Fab to CB which as a result, takes away from what you are able to do in terms of midfield flexibility. We cannot let that happen again. As for City, of course they had the better squad cos it has taken them over a decade to build that squad.
Moreover, Pellegrini left City with the best squad in the PL already. Then Pep comes in and spends 700m so what did people expect? We cannot do what City do in terms of spending money for fun hence, we have to be smarter and more creative. Hopefully, we can do that this summer and bring in good options to beef up the squad.
7.) 30 May 2019 18:09:20
Pegleg I get what you're saying mate and I'm not going to say you're wrong but who of the same quality as Mane, Salah or Firmino is going to come and sit on the bench waiting for one of them to get injured?
8.) 30 May 2019 18:42:16
I’m not saying they have to wait, I’m saying rotate them that way they’re always fresh and there’s healthy competition for places meaning no one ever just thinks they’re automatically picked because there’s no one else.
9.) 30 May 2019 22:35:24
You say there's no one else, what? did you see how we dismantled Barcelona without 2 of our best attackers? come on mate, we have cover. What we don't have cover for is the defence, this imo NEEDS to be addressed.
The three up top aren't picked because there's no one else, they're picked because they're the best attackers in the team, this doesn't mean other lads we have aren't capable, we've already proved this.
10.) 03 Jun 2019 00:27:53
Agreed though. Except maybe the midfield thing for trent. He is an excellent fb. They play like wing backs and fbs. His skill on the ball and his crossing and passing, his energy (not everyone can play fb, it takes so much energy) have made him pfa rb of the year. I feel that he is becoming a specialist in his position. And he's only going to get stronger. Then again, james milner has been his mentor. A man who can play lb rb dm cm rm rw. Maybe when milner retires, trent will step into his boots.
07 Mar 2019 11:38:20
Opinion Eds and Fellow Reds, I'd like some views:
Gary Neville has recently suggested that Liverpool should forget about the champions league and just concentrate on the league.
Now, at present, I don't like the thought of how the players would feel being knocked out of the Champs League even-though it would be a welcome break between fixtures. To be honest, when that has happened in recent months it hasn't really gone as planned as I don't think the continuity is there.
I actually think it would be better to try and stay in the competition (not that they'd try and lose on purpose obviously) . To ensure a good feeling and give more confidence to the team as well as help with momentum going forward.
Just be interested in everyone else's thoughts.
9 league games to go and we've still only lost 1 league game. We could potentially lose 1 league game all season and still finish runners up! Has that ever happened before? Man City have lost 4 games already so surely they're going to drop points somewhere!? My worry, is that we possibly will too and that could make the difference.
Anyway, 1 game at a time and I'll forever be the pessimist until it is mathematically impossible for someone else to win it!
Cheers in advance.
{Ed025's Note - try to win every game for me gouldy, not only does it bring momentum but its that feel good factor that comes with winning, it also means less training which im sure the guys would enjoy, contemplating losing is a very slippery slope mate and should never enter a player or managers head..
1.) 07 Mar 2019 12:05:06
The record is only 2 losses in a season and not winning the prem and that was Benitez Liverpool of 2007-2008 i think.
2.) 07 Mar 2019 11:59:33
Couldn't agree more eds. Maybe that's why Neville has suggested losing as he wants us on the slippery slope you speak of! I think winning game after game is fantastic for momentum. Here's hoping we can start a 9 league game winning streak!
Thanks for the swift response, your comments, as usual are always greatly appreciated :-)
3.) 07 Mar 2019 12:19:20
Going out of the League and FA cup didn't do us any favours, did it?
{Ed025's Note - your right irish, and neither did the recent breaks you had either mate....momentum is everything..
4.) 07 Mar 2019 14:24:20
I wouldn’t listen to a word Gary Neville says. Let’s smash Bayern and see where the win takes us!
5.) 07 Mar 2019 15:53:06
I now think the Bayern game is will have a big affect on our league challenge, we need to win to regain some confidence and momentum. I still think being out of the FA cup is a help as our squad IMO is still quite shallow. The Champions league is a different story.
6.) 07 Mar 2019 18:05:08
Liverpool football club was built on European Success.
{Ed025's Note - i think it was built before 1962 mate,but their reputation may have been..
7.) 07 Mar 2019 18:46:12
I'm very weary about a manc giving us advice on how our season should go.
8.) 07 Mar 2019 19:26:37
As you say, throwing away the other cups has done us no favours. More than that though, during the 2010-2016 wilderness years, we were absolutely begging for champions league football. We couldn’t wait to get back into the competition, some couldn’t ever see it happening. Now we’re back in on a consistent basis, after all that waiting, and now some people want us to throw it away at the first sniff of a league title?
True winners, true champions, teams worthy of silverware, wouldn’t even consider that, and neither should we. If this manager and group of players want to prove they are anything other than small fry, they have to actually try to win the competitions they compete in.
To give you an idea of the scale of the problem and the cancer of failure that is currently rife through this club, look back to the last win FA cup in 2006, and consider what has transpired since then:
Champions league final lost in 2007.
Title challenge collapse in the second half of the 2008/ 09 season.
FA cup final lost in 2012.
2013/ 14 title collapse right at the death.
League Cup final lost in 2016.
Europa league final lost in 2016.
Champions league final lost in 2018.
The only thing we have succeeded at winning during that time, in 12 years and counting, is a league cup. We have a seriously large monkey to get off our backs, and i think the players and the manager have to recognise that they are in no position to field weakened teams in every single competition that is not the premier league. The insepid performances at United and Everton have left me with a sickening feeling that it will be yet another year of waiting, but i’m hoping they can prove me wrong and turn it around. The toxicity of the fanbase at the moment is alarming and will not be helping the players one bit, but it is very hard to be positive when we have come so close to success on so many occasions, only to fall at the final hurdle.
9.) 07 Mar 2019 20:26:25
Im personally zero interested in anything Gary Neville or any other professional utd expert has to say on what we're doing.
10.) 07 Mar 2019 21:05:35
AW, I think you are being a tad fatalistic about things and a bit harsh. I fully agree that we should not be tanking the CL this season for ANYTHING and esp. not cos some manc who does not mean us well said so just cos we have a chance at the PL title. Also, we should be giving the other trophies a right go and credit to Klopp and in fact BR, we did give those a right go and made the final and unfortunately, could not get over the hump.
Having said that, the whole "cancer of failure" rhetoric is a bit far fetched and frankly, unfounded, IMO. Only in England do fans see a club that has made it to every domestic and international competition as a cancer of failure. That to me, is defeatist and frankly, does a disservice to all the blood, sweat and tears that got us to those finals. I'll give you an example.
Look at Germany. Like LFC of late, They have made a final or semis of the WC or the Euros more than ANY other country on the planet YET they have not won as many as they should have. Look at them under Jochim Loew. He took over Germany in 2006 and made the final of the Euro's in 2008, a semi final in WC 2010 and Euro 2012 before FINALLY winning the WC in 2014. They still made the semis in the Euro's in 2016. 1 trophy out of 4. By your logic, Loew should have been sacked before he won the WC cos well, he is a failure right? The German FA thought differently. They knew that he was getting closer and that is progress cos like it or not, the more opportunities you get to play finals, the more one will break for you. Loew then got the big one in Brazil and the rest is history.
Also remember that the only teams who win finals are the ones who actually get to PLAY in them, and not those who don't. Spurs are nowhere near competing in finals the same way we have been doing esp. since Klopp arrived BUT they call us and Klopp a failure. To me, they are the real failures cos they don't even get anywhere near a final. Now, this does not mean I'm happy with coming close or losing finals and all that cos I'm not. I'm just looking at it from an optimistic point of view. Stay the course, learn the lessons, believe in what you are doing and it will break for you. Hopefully, this season? Cheers, man and sorry for the long post.
11.) 07 Mar 2019 21:42:05
The thing is If Liverpool get through to the next round of the CL you could argue it will be easier to win that than the league as at least that is in our own hands where the league we are relying on City to drop points. But I’m also in the camp where I’d rather keep momentum and win the games. I think an exit next week could have a negative effect on the boys.
12.) 07 Mar 2019 21:45:44
I think you will find Spurs have won as many trophies as Liverpool in the last 12 years.
13.) 08 Mar 2019 00:04:06
Ever since day one of this season I've said it, big Mo is so important. Win everything.
14.) 08 Mar 2019 06:59:38
Technically the champions league is in our hands and the league isn’t, I would also fancy us to beat the 4 teams currently in the 1/ 4 finals so I see no reason not to go for it.
15.) 08 Mar 2019 11:56:16
Cobra -"I would also fancy us to beat the 4 teams currently in the 1/ 4 finals" is probably the same thoughts that fans of, PSG, roma real madrid and dortmund before they played the last round.
Re Nevilles comments I would say go for every game to win as losing or drawing is a bad habit and generally waste of time. As a utd fan, I really don't care who wins the epl as this season it won't be us, but cl is knockout and any of the 1/ 4 finalists can go on to win- the secret could be squad depth and experience of winning;)
16.) 08 Mar 2019 17:04:46
Gary Neville is trying to play some sort of mind game been a United fan he wants Liverpool to win nothing
We need momentum and a distraction from the league and "pressure of the league non-sense"
Tell me this what would help the squad more beating Bayren 3-0 or loosing 3-0 and been the only English side to get knocked out.
17.) 08 Mar 2019 18:09:42
IR, yand how many finals both foreign and domestic, have Spurs played in? You can't compete for trophies if you don't play finals or are knocked out in the early rounds. Again, that was my point.
18.) 08 Mar 2019 18:33:19
Spurs have played in 3 finals in 12 years, Liverpool 5, not much difference. Anyway the post was about Liverpool not Spurs. Stop deflecting its embarrassing!
19.) 09 Mar 2019 03:07:39
Yeah like Klopp would take tips off that wildly successful manager Gary Neville 😂🤣😂.
27 Feb 2019 10:39:36
Anyone hoping to see Ox back soon. I think if he can make a couple of substitute appearances in the next couple of weeks, he could make a huge difference to our last couple of months of the season. I'm just hoping he can get to where he was before his injury as he was playing really well. It would also just give our opposition a bit more to think about.
If Bobby isn't fit enough to start tonight I'd like to see Shaq out on the right with Mo up top.
Fingers crossed for a much needed and important win. 1 game at a time fellow reds. Enjoy the game and enjoy the moment.
{Ed002's Note - He won't be playing in the next couple of weeks.}
1.) 27 Feb 2019 11:21:47
It'll be after the international break for Ox and even then he'll need to play a game or two for the U23s first. Maybe okay for the bench vs Spurs march 31 but hopefully 100% ready for the trip to St. Mary's the following weekend and of course right after that the Champion's league Quarter-finals first leg on 9/ 10 April.
2.) 27 Feb 2019 13:48:53
Love all of the thumbs down!? Express an opinion and it's just poo poo'd. I suppose it's unlikely as Ed says that he'll be back in the next couple of weeks I just feel we could do with something a bit different at the moment, just something to sharpen up top a bit, that's all.
Maybe a few games in a row could do us good. I just hope we can keep winning until the end.
fingers crossed.
3.) 27 Feb 2019 18:24:47
OP, I see your point BUT we need to chill out with the whole Ox thing. He won't step foot on the pitch of Anfield until he is ready and that would include constant training sessions and seeing how his knee react to it, games with the reserves and all that. Let's let the kid recover fully and then we can welcome him back cos in the end, we have to do what is best for him if we want him to be as effective as he was before his injury.
4.) 28 Feb 2019 12:07:28
Exactly. We'd be very naive to expect him to come into these high intensity games and be right on it. Would be harmful for his confidence if fans got on his back then for not being up to it, too much on the line to be throwing him in. Give the lad a full pre season to start showing his value to the squad.
09 Jul 2018 16:03:00
Hi Eds and Fellow Reds,
Been a while since I've posted and tbh I forgot my old password so have created a new profile!
As there seems to be a few 'legends'being asked for player profiles I was wondering if I could throw one into the mix.
'Sergio Goycochea'I remember him coming on as a substitute keeper for Pompidou vs Cameroon in the first game of their campaign in 1990.
I have a decent memory of that world cup and seem to remember him as a beast especially in penalty shootouts against Italy and Yugoslavia. He also got very close to saving Andreas Brehme's penalty in the final which ultimately was the winning goal.
Thoughts on him as a keeper overall as I only really saw him in the World Cup 1990.
Thanks in advance.
{Ed001's Note - added him to the list, apologies though might take a bit of time to get round to him.}
1.) 09 Jul 2018 19:41:43
Cheers Ed, no rush I can see you have a stack to get through so I'll keep an eye out.
Keep up the good work. Love this site.
{Ed001's Note - aye a stack is a good word for it!}
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20 Mar 2019 15:01:49
I've just a quick look on youtube to see if there's anything on there, there's one video about 7 and a bit minutes long that has all of his Liverpool goals on apparently there is a couple of assists from Gerrard on there but none of them are anything exciting to write home about. It could be that the video doesn't have ALL of his goals.
08 Mar 2019 15:36:48
I've just checked this out and apparently, yes, he was substituted in the 41st minute but didn't Klopp say he was only playing 1 half anyway? Strange that they wouldn't of just kept him on until half time? let's hope it's not too serious.
07 Mar 2019 11:59:33
Couldn't agree more eds. Maybe that's why Neville has suggested losing as he wants us on the slippery slope you speak of! I think winning game after game is fantastic for momentum. Here's hoping we can start a 9 league game winning streak!
Thanks for the swift response, your comments, as usual are always greatly appreciated :-)
27 Feb 2019 13:48:53
Love all of the thumbs down!? Express an opinion and it's just poo poo'd. I suppose it's unlikely as Ed says that he'll be back in the next couple of weeks I just feel we could do with something a bit different at the moment, just something to sharpen up top a bit, that's all.
Maybe a few games in a row could do us good. I just hope we can keep winning until the end.
fingers crossed.
09 Jul 2018 19:41:43
Cheers Ed, no rush I can see you have a stack to get through so I'll keep an eye out.
Keep up the good work. Love this site.
{Ed001's Note - aye a stack is a good word for it!}