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17 Oct 2021 23:15:01
I'm constantly impressed by Declan Rice, and think he will be a top top player. Are Liverpool or any others showing serious interest in him? I know we have Fabinho but I imagine he could play higher up the pitch if necessary.

Seano_

{Ed002's Note - Manchester United are keen.}


1.) 18 Oct 2021 07:45:02
Why would he take a step down to go to Man U?


2.) 18 Oct 2021 09:29:43
He’ll end up at United or Chelsea, West Ham want £100m for him so he’s not in our price range.


3.) 18 Oct 2021 10:25:20
Who is better Rice or Phillips?


4.) 18 Oct 2021 11:42:36
Phillips better passer. Rice better engine and all round I reckon.


5.) 18 Oct 2021 12:15:53
Really don't get the hype with Rice. £30m player with an inflated fee IMO.


6.) 18 Oct 2021 12:45:31
Not for me. Massively hyped up by the media imo. Not sure what he brings tbh.


7.) 18 Oct 2021 13:10:27
Rice is on a completely different level than Phillips. Phillips is a fine player, but Rice is one of the best talents in England right now.


8.) 18 Oct 2021 14:34:02
Mftonjes can you explain why you think he's one of the best talents? I couldn't disagree more but I respect your opinion 👌.


9.) 18 Oct 2021 15:11:34
I personally think Phillips is too slow and not defensively strong enough, whereas Rice is better defensively, he’s also not particularly quick and is as mobile as the QE2 and I don’t think he’s as clever a defensive player as either Fabinho or Rodri.

Either way he’ll be United’s big summer signing next year and Ole’s final piece of the jigsaw #1426 and counting.

{Ed0666's Note - Are we comparing Nat Philips to Declan Rice? They play completely different positions


10.) 18 Oct 2021 15:14:09
I am impressed with Rice too.
He keeps, carries and distributes the ball excellently.
Better than Gini for sure.
Not the same kind of player as Fab.
Probably more of a Henderson replacement.

The thing is, I have been looking at midfielders in every team and see which can improve Liverpool. Ty
Despite the constant criticism of Liverpool midfield, there aren't that many better I would take.
If you consider KDB, for sure he will improve the team.
Otherwise, I think Rice will do a job (far better than Phillips) .

And we truly miss Gerrard.
If the current team has a Gerrard, we will indisputably the best team in the world.

{Ed0666's Note - Rice is a superb player goes about his work in an efficient and effective manner and would certainly be a worthy successor to Hendo. The midfield player I would take is Ndombele if Bissouma has been a naughty boy. That fella is mercurial. Lord knows what position he plays because he’s everywhere.


11.) 18 Oct 2021 17:10:32
Ndombele or bissouma Ed?

{Ed0666's Note - I think Ndombele would be perfect for us with the personnel we have


12.) 18 Oct 2021 19:25:44
Tielemans without doubt he is different from what we have.

{Ed0666's Note - inconsistent tho no?


13.) 18 Oct 2021 22:11:24
I meant Phillips at Leeds United Ed.

{Ed0666's Note - thanks for cleaning that up mate. I was beginning to think I’d lost all my faculties. For sure Rice over Philips for me. Rice is a Hendo in the making


14.) 18 Oct 2021 22:24:50
Can’t compete with Newcastle. Am sure they’ll want him.


15.) 19 Oct 2021 09:39:59
I agree I think Rice would be a great Hendo successor, it’s a pity he is likely too expensive for us.


16.) 19 Oct 2021 12:28:35
Rice miles better than Gini. I know there are Gini haters on here but get a grip. Rice is slow. Often poorly positioned. Average passer. He’s a slightly better Dier IMO and massively overhyped by the press (for a change) .


17.) 19 Oct 2021 13:07:09
But Ed Ndombele has baggage, too. He seems to have a real attitude problem that's causing issues at Spurs.


18.) 19 Oct 2021 13:11:30
Gandalf, I just love the player. First, he's highly skilled and intelligent. There's something instinctual to the way he plays, especially for a guy who is often in the defensive half. To that point, he's plays difficult positions, ones that often takes a lot of experience to master, and he's doing it really well as a very young player. Also the age is relevant too, because he's playing for a club that isn't well known for development, and he continues to improve each season and likely in a trial by fire situation. I don't watch him regularly, rather a handful of times a season, and every time I've watched him I've thought he's been better than the last time I watched him. There are few players that stand out to me like this.

No player is a perfect player, but it really feels like there is a student of the craft in him and given his base skillset, he has a ton to work with. I see him being one of the best (potentially the best) English midfielders of the next decade. There's a reason why United and supposedly City are both wanting him badly.

{Ed002's Note - I would not hold your breath for Rice.}


19.) 19 Oct 2021 13:24:33
Ed002 - Ha, I agree. I don't believe there is a fit between him and Liverpool at all, I was just telling Gandalf why I like the player. He's already too high priced for Liverpool.


20.) 19 Oct 2021 20:47:03
for me Ndombele looks great in spells then you don't know his on the pitch a lot of the time for spurs. But when he does put a spell in his great on the ball I don't think the prem suits him. A better version of Naby but not a player for a full season in the prem for me. Bissouma if he has not done anything wrong would be a lot better fit. As for Rice being a Henderson replacement I think I would rather Curtis Jones do that.


21.) 20 Oct 2021 20:13:17
Ed0666 agree with you that rice is the closest thing to Hendo. Tielemans only 24 so consistently would improve don’t you think?

{Ed0666's Note - he needs to finesse and hone his game some more in my opinion and add consistency


22.) 21 Oct 2021 07:41:36
Whilst I think Rice is good I think he is overhyped because he is English. In terms of us I do not think we would be a good fit. He is not a Hendo type player as he doesn’t have the fitness or passing range of Hendo. He would do a job in defensive midfield but the lack of direct creativity from our central midfielders overall makes us quite reliant on the passing range of Fabinho which is very understated. He would be overly expensive and not an upgrade on our strongest 11 which should always be the aim.


23.) 23 Oct 2021 01:20:06
Still hating on Gini. SMH

I don't see why we would sign a midfielder. Even if you are looking for someone to replace Henderson in the future, Curtis is that player for me. If there HAS to be a premier league player out of the ones you have listed, I would like Tielemans. And not because he flukes balls into the top corner against United :)


24.) 23 Oct 2021 20:26:09
Mftonjes

West ham aren't known for nurturing talent?
West ham have nurtured some of the best talent that's played in the premiership over the past 20 years. lampard, ferdinand, defoe, joe cole are only a few.

Declan rice is a great player though and west ham would do well to keep him. tielemans has stagnated in his career considering he was considered amongst the best up coming talent in the world as a teenager though he's still only 24. bellingham is worth a mention if were talking young english midfielders.
Seen that papers are linking us for a move for sterling again now too.

Fact is we have a decent squad that can compete when the majority stays fit.
Id be much happier with a double pivot fab and hendo and drop firmino into AM and play with an out and out striker.


 

 

11 Jan 2018 10:03:38
Heard from a good source that Ceballos is 'nailed on' to join before the window closes. No idea how my source knows but works within football and simply passed it on, make of it what you will.

Personally I would be a bit underwhelmed if the de facto replacement for Coutinho was Ceballos as seems a marked step down in quality but hey ho let's see what materialises.

Seano_

1.) 11 Jan 2018 10:37:30
Why are people saying he is the replacement of coutinho? What if we are taking advantage of his situation at madrid?

Although I agree that he is not a Coutinho replacement, I think he is a good player and would be a good acquisition for the squad looking forward.


2.) 11 Jan 2018 10:55:19
Yes we ain't going to replace coutihno he is a world class Brazil international, but what we can do is strengthen the areas we are weak in we lack creative spark in midfield an someone who can manipulate the ball he is a gamble but could also turn out too b real quality well worth a punt especially if we can get keita early as well suddenly midfield is lookin healthy freeing up the attack, ox, mane, Salah, firmino, lallana, solanke, sturridge, nice options, still I would like us too buy an attacker like lemar, mahrez, suso, draxler wishful thinking though.


3.) 11 Jan 2018 12:00:02
I wonder if we will hear from wonder dog sparky?


4.) 11 Jan 2018 13:53:12
Hi eds i'm going to need your email addresses, mothers maiden names and the names of your first pets. uh. for science

Seriously though I hope we can do something like this, the buzz the club had post VVD left along with Phil.


5.) 11 Jan 2018 22:02:17
Coutinho was crap in midfield. Addressing the balance there would be an upgrade.


6.) 11 Jan 2018 22:39:08
Faith, he wasn’t really crap in midfield though was he? He played most games in midfield this season and had one of his best (half) seasons.


7.) 12 Jan 2018 19:12:12
our midfield is very weak at the moment, and could be the weakness that City will try and take control over, we really need at least one top player coming in this window, the name I have is the big guy from Roma,


 

 

 

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18 Mar 2024 08:12:55
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Seano_ has written an article entitled, Man United vs Liverpool: A review

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1.) 18 Mar 2024 11:23:27
I think you’ve captured most of it, Seano, but honestly what is there to analyse? We lost the game despite the gulf in quality being painfully obvious the whole time, and we did so because we rely too much on spontaneous, individual quality to score goals rather than sustained, planned attacking patterns. We mess up counter attacks more than any other team because we simply don’t know what to do when we get them.
Added to the above, all the shooting practice we do pre-game, where the likes of Diaz etc score 49/ 50 total shots past a hapless practice goalie, seems to be a complete waste of time. None of our attackers, other than Nunez at times, can consistently strike a ball with power and accuracy such that it’s not straight at the keeper. Atrocious.


2.) 18 Mar 2024 15:28:05
RR, Believe me, I do know our shortcomings, doesn't help with "Referee's" like him mate.
I always wanted Liverpool to beat United, untill 2 weeks ago.
We would have still been out of the relegation zone if that was quite rightly a draw, also we should have had a stonewaller at Newcastle, Brighton should have had a player sent off, and don't start me on Toney.
Yes I get We have shot ourselves in the foot, however the officials have been quite simply appalling.


 

 

Liverpool vs Manchester City: Review

12 Mar 2024 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Seano_ has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool vs Manchester City: Review

Seano_

1.) 12 Mar 2024 08:43:05
Great review mate.


2.) 12 Mar 2024 09:58:28
Good read that Seano (Are you Ed001 in disguise? )


3.) 12 Mar 2024 10:35:08
Good review, Seano.

What a performance from the lads, despite the absentees. While they didn't get the 3 points, they have set the performance benchmark for the remaining fixtures.

Macca and Endo are working so well together. They are so intelligent, aware and deceivingly physical.

Kelleher and Virgil were imperious. And Quansah and Bradley delivered competent performances at the highest level again.

Special shout outs:

Lucho - he was relentlessly terrorising them. He deserved to cap that performance off with the winner. Keep this up, Lucho and it's going to be a special end to the season.

Elliott - I have been critical about his physical capacity in the past but wow, whatever he's doing in the gym is starting to pay off. He's an absolute machine now.

Gomez - while it may not have been eye-catching, he seems to be the tactical pawn in Klopp's toolbox at the moment. After the first 15-20 mins, Klopp asked him to invert and it allowed Endo and Macca to press City higher and wrestle control of the game. What is so impressive is that he just gets on with it. At the moment, the way he is playing in several positions, it's almost like rightback might be his worst position.


4.) 12 Mar 2024 11:36:33
Can you do a Southampton review please Seano? ;-)

Great read mate!


5.) 12 Mar 2024 11:40:40
Cheers seano, good read!

Only thing I'd disagree on is the potential Ederson red card. I think a yellow was fair given the official rules and the fact that there was no way Nunez was scoring after nicking the ball in front of Ederson. Agree with the other 2 big decisions though, looked like obstruction on Mac and a high kick in the chest is a foul regardless if he touched the ball first, he'd have been nowhere near the ball if he wasn't putting his foot up chest-high in a crowded box!


6.) 12 Mar 2024 12:18:44
Some of us want Southampton to get promoted for one reason only Zed.


7.) 12 Mar 2024 13:05:03
I think a lot of people are still missing the point about City’s goal. Ake was never offside but he obstructed.

And this was the reasoning in the EFL final. Endo was offside, but we all know players offside but not interfering with play isn’t being considered. Endo was called offside because his obstruction prevented the defender from defending.

So In the same measure, Ake was obstructing Alex and the goal disallowed based on their newly invented rule even if he wasn’t offside. The principle is, he obstructed and unfairly prevented the defender from defending.

Nonetheless, I note blocking runs is part of defending and never had an issue with it until the EFL final debacle. Of course that rule has never been evoked ever before or after the final. It’s in part of rant and frustration of never ending reinventing of rules as they go along.


8.) 12 Mar 2024 13:18:03
Endo was not penalized for obstruction. There was no issue with him blocking off a player, this isn't something that is called, ever. It actually is an infraction to block off a player if you're not in playing distance of the ball when the ball is in play, but it's never, ever called such that it's essentially not a real rule. And that also doesn't apply to the moments before a free kick is taken. And it was not the issue in Endo's case. The issue for Endo was merely that by blocking someone off he was involved in the play.

Ake is not penalized because the blocking off a player is not what was penalized for Endo. Other people are not missing the issue here.


9.) 12 Mar 2024 18:25:15
Not sure if I’m following you AP.

Especially with this statement ‘The issue for Endo was merely that by blocking someone off he was involved in the play. ’

So Endo’s offside was called because he was involved in the play. He was involved in the play because he was…?

Not trying to pick a fight with you, but I really couldn’t follow your reasoning especially since you also stated
‘There was no issue with him blocking off a player, this isn't something that is called, ever’ and having points about not a real rule etc earlier

And to give ed25 assurance. The game is over, the outcome won’t change. And such subjective decisions happen through every single game. There will be those we agree with, those that we don’t. I won’t be vexed over it as life has many other things to worry about. I’m more frustrated that we are treated to new rules or new interpretation of rules after almost every match now and this seemed to have escalated post-VAR. And it probably is happening this way because VAR was supposed to be the technology to eliminated most if not all errors (which I know it won’t be but they were certainly touting it to be such), but because it’s not happening, we are now being treated it to the spectacle of new reasoning post every match.

I did prefer it went back to what it was - error prone human beings trying their best to referee a game. Personal preferences, bias, angles, what was seen, not seen all at play and we live with the inadequacies of the game we love. There will certainly be massive consequences due to such things for the teams, calls of favourtism, corruption etc but at least we are not being given newer and newer rules or it’s interpretation each game until today whereby im not quite sure what the rules are anymore at times as their explanation is baffling at best a lot of times. Or maybe, i’m just getting old and want things as they used to be.


10.) 12 Mar 2024 20:37:52
Great review, Seano. We should have won that game and by quite a lot, easily 3-1. It wasn't meant to be BUT I like the fact that Klopp chose to focus on the actual positive which was the performance as that is what is going to spur us on esp. with the guys we had out.

The big pen decision? I've said my piece about it so I'll pass on that even tho, I fully agree with a lot of what you have said about it and the disgraceful cover the refs are being given by their allies in the media/ pundit world. On to Prague on Thurs.


11.) 12 Mar 2024 21:35:30
I think the point is Endo was given offside when in essence- he should have been penalise for obstructing an opponent
However- obstructing an opponent went out the window ages ago (at set pieces, letting the ball run out for a goal kick, etc. )

So if this was to be followed through correctly- the fact the Endo was offside was irrelevant as according to modern day officiating - he didn’t cause an offence because obstructing an opponent is no longer an offence.

Move on to Ake - not just preventing MacAllister moving into position but actively moving him out of the way - then by modern day interpretation that cannot result in a foul.

But you can’t have obstruction being applied in the league cup final- and then not in a PL match

I think that’s the essence

Officials applying/ not applying rules/ laws when it suits.


12.) 12 Mar 2024 23:21:28
Thanks for the response.

A player who receives a pass is penalized for offside even though they have committed no other infraction because they are involved in the play.

A player who shields a keeper is penalized if they are offside even though no other infraction is committed.

Endo was penalized for offside as he was involved in the play by setting a pick. When he set the pick he was offside. The setting of the pick can be deemed completely legal and he is still penalized for offside as he is involved in the play. It doesn't matter whether it is an obstruction infraction or not. His involvement is because he picked another player while in an offside position; whether or not the pick itself is deemed legal is irrelevant to the offside offense.


13.) 13 Mar 2024 00:38:17
I think Paisley put it very nicely what I was trying to say

I now understand your thinking better AP but it sure if I agree because how I see it was
- since blocking / obstructing is no longer deemed a foul / not enforced, Endo standing in an offside position is the equivalent of many other scenarios from set pieces or open play in the game
- which is as long as there is no interference to the play, the player standing in the offside position is not flagged
- and we see that every other week, the player could be in the line of sight of pass etc and as long as there is no touch or attempt to touch the ball, the game flows
- just as blocking from an offside position, not touching the ball in build up play while offside, all these hasn’t been called for a long long time (whether it should is a different discussion)
- regardless, in this instance, since blocking is not a foul / not enforced, him standing in an offside position that subsequently led to a obstruction shouldn’t matter as I could argue that he wasn’t interfering with play
- but if one says Endo’s offside is called, because he interfered with play via obstruction, then I would argue the same principle be applied in all settings (including on Sunday)
- in short, Endo’s offside couldn’t have interfered with play unless he was called for obstruction. Otherwise him standing in an offside position is inconsequential as he did not attempt to touch the ball nor was near it.

At the end, it boils down to the inconsistency Paisley articulated much better than I did. To add salt to injury, i haven never seen this ever being called before or after the final. While I’m not fixed in the conspiracy camp, I am frustrated with officials taking Center stage of matches a lot this season.

{Ed001's Note - there is no law about obstruction, it does not exist. Impeding is the offence and it is different, hence the change of word.}


14.) 13 Mar 2024 07:23:09
Thanks Ed001
Impeding is the right term to use in this context
But my Qns remains about what I perceive as inconsistency in applying the laws of the game.

{Ed001's Note - there is clearly great inconsistency. VAR is supposed to be there to end that.}


15.) 13 Mar 2024 15:56:46
Ed01, many of us thought VAR would end this discrepancy and many other things as well YET here we are arguing the same crap we were arguing when there was no VAR in place. The implementation of VAR in England will always be the prob.


 

 

11 Mar 2024 08:39:45
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Seano_ has written an article entitled, Liverpool vs Manchester City: Review

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1.) 11 Mar 2024 09:44:02
Cheers Seano I agree with all of that.

So many players could of been MOM. Virgil, endo, Diaz. but Macallister was different class yesterday and bossed that midfield. Great to see his passion and physical presence shown as well as his clever passes in the midfield.


2.) 11 Mar 2024 09:50:17
Endo and Mac bossed the midfield. Both intelligent, hardworking and made good decisions all afternoons.


3.) 11 Mar 2024 10:15:57
KDB was hiding behind ENDO all thru that second half. Also, the guy completed a mighty 4 passes (16 overall) before he got hooked. Absolute master class from Endo Wataru. The bigger the opponent and the occasion, the better he plays.


4.) 11 Mar 2024 10:19:27
I don’t think I have seen City so… human. In that second half they looked lost, confused, rattle, out of ideas and… ordinary. From the players to the manager. That’s why I’m proud of the boys but disappointed in the draw, as City were there for the taking. Endo and Mac dominated that midfield. Diaz was class besides the woeful finishing. He had three one on one chances he should have comfortably finished. But my gosh some of his runs and skills against Walker and Rodri were breath taking.

I do have something to say about Klopp’s substitutions. Not just in this game but consistently over a few years now. At times or should I say a lot of the times he will literally do the opposite to what you think he should do. Maybe I’m wrong, who knows. But we were in the ascendancy but he decides to take off Bradley for Robbo when the obvious choice was to take off Gomez and leave Bradley who offers more going forward. He then took off Nunez who offers pace and a goal threat. Not to mention links up well with Salah but brings on Gakpo who offered zero pace and no attacking threat. Yes, we should have finished our chances but we did lose that extra attacking threat with those subs IMO.

{Ed025's Note - totally agree on the subs Alonso it seemed to help city more than Liverpool imo mate, on Diaz hes like a Duracell bunny who never stops going, the problem is im not sure he knows what hes doing half the time which confuses the opposition as much as him..


5.) 11 Mar 2024 10:33:50
For me you can't give Diaz MOTM, he had more than one opportunity to kill the game. Overall I think he's great but all the tricks and flicks in the book are worth nothing if you can't put the ball in the net when it counts. His decision making at times is poor and his finishing is well below par.


6.) 11 Mar 2024 10:46:14
I thought Harvey Elliott was outstanding as well.


7.) 11 Mar 2024 11:10:51
Mac was my man of the match yesterday. Was the complete midfield performance for me in and out of possession and reminded me of the good old days when midfielders were just as good at attacking as they were defending and there was a position called dm just centre mid.

VVD was colossal as well. At one point he held Haaland off and chested a ball down that had travelled 60 yards and then played a pass.

Elliot, Quansah and Endo were also superb and a special mention to Gomez. I thought Gomez made some silly mistakes in the first half and got exposed few times but he kept his head up and was very good.

Not his fault but he was far better at Rb than he was Lb but as a right footed centre half that should come as no surprise.

{Ed025's Note - it was a great day for Macca JK, played really well and also scored the equaliser with a well taken penalty, the only down side was him not getting a mention at the oscars for his performance an an injured footballer in the last minute of yesterdays game mate.. :)


8.) 11 Mar 2024 11:32:32
Ed0025 what are you talking about. I've seen it said that Mac almost had his head taken off which in fairness would take some doing considering the foot struck his chest/ shoulder area lol.

Its a generation thing with footballers these days mate through the best pro's to even grass roots levels now.

Gone are the days where you spend 90 mins trying to not look hurt but they are going down as if they've been shot by an elephant gun under the slightest bit of contact.

Id like to offer my services to the Premier league and demo a good 50/ 50 challenge on their players starting with Bruno Fernandes and Bernado Silva.

Despite both being terrific players i imagine they have their mums still tuck them to bed every night.

{Ed025's Note - im stuck in the past JK and grew up watching the likes of Tommy Smith, Billy Bremner, Souness etc, proper hard men who when they got hit they got back up and whacked you back, im not talking about thuggery im talking about playing hard, these days they all dive even when they havn,t even been touched, i know some will say the game has changed and thats right but i dont know whether thats for the better or not, when i played there was no being out for 12 months with an ACL, you put fiery jack on it and played the next week, bring back the old days i say mate..


9.) 11 Mar 2024 13:52:54
Ed0025 in fairness mate back in those days we had the magic sponge.

There wasn’t a injury that bad boy didn't fix.

{Ed025's Note - your spot on JK, that dipped in a cold bucket of water on a cold January afternoon got everyone back on their feet mate, paired with the half of an orange as your half time treat its no wonder the game was better..


10.) 11 Mar 2024 14:19:03
I agree with you 25. I would prefer to bring football back to the physical sport I grew up with. these lads are supposed to be professional athletes after all, falling over should be seen as a sign of not being strong enough or up to the test.

The frustrating thing for me is the lack of consistency in refereeing.


11.) 11 Mar 2024 15:53:32
City didn't appear to like the physicality Liverpool showed, and it looked like they weren't ready for it. Haaland and KDB seemed especially frustrated.

I don't know if that was the plan, but it seemed to work.


12.) 11 Mar 2024 16:36:42
Just because the magic sponge and fiery jack remind ye of when Everton last won a trophy Ed, doesn't mean they were better?.

{Ed025's Note - love it Jude, it feels like it was back when the players had shin pads made from a rolled up Echo and wore cork studs since that happened mate..


13.) 11 Mar 2024 19:27:07
I have not been a fan of gomez since his injuries but Sunday i thought he had foden boxed off and that is the most quite i have seen foden in the last two seasons. well done Joe praise where it is due.


 

 

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: brief review

04 Mar 2024 07:39:01
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1.) 04 Mar 2024 10:49:58
Could this be the new Liverpool v Southampton review?


 

 

03 Mar 2024 21:10:51
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Seano_ has written an article entitled, Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: brief review

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1.) 04 Mar 2024 05:21:54
Good review Seano, thanks.

I was just curious about one thing. You rightly mentioned that Elliott looked very much a midfielder, but later suggested trying him out in the #9 slot? It doesn't follow logically, in my opinion. I think he's the most effective coming in from the bench in one of the midfield positions. He gives tremendous energy when he walks on, but some of his passing is still wayward, and that is something he should work on. He's a tremendous plus to the squad, but he's not "Messi" (as some have described) just yet.


2.) 04 Mar 2024 08:22:44
I have to agree with that assessment too ArAy. Elliott is just a bundle of energy and I think that affects his passing occasionally as they seem to have that extra zip that is not necessary sometimes. But he is amazing coming on against tired legs and gives the whole team an extra lift when he does. Amazing to think that he would only be turning 21 in a few months' time actually. Feels like he has been with us for ages.

And good review too Seano! Enjoyed reading it.


3.) 04 Mar 2024 11:03:40
A good review, Seano.

My biggest issue on Saturday was that Cody kept coming deep when we needed someone to run in behind. With MacAllister, Elliott and even Clark, we have enough progressive midfield players to not need Cody to drop in.

Perhaps we could have asked Cody to play on the left and have Lucho run in behind. Lucho can do a pretty good Darwin impression when played as a no9.

We saw an immediate change in threat behind the Forest defence with Darwin coming on. However, we did lose something with Bradley going off.

Lastly, we didn't make the most of the numerous corners we got.


4.) 05 Mar 2024 04:25:37
@ArAy - I suggested Elliott play the false 9 as it allows him to drop deeper to collect the ball and then get his head up to play the pass. He has good movement and good vision and I think would help link up the play. If played like that he’d also have Szobozlai making ribs ahead of him as well as Gakpo and Diaz cutting in. I just see both Elliott and Gakpo underwhelming a bit as right winger and forward respectively, and think we might get more out of them with a change. Still might not work with Elliott, but I think his skill set gives him a better chance of success in that position. The obvious downside would be it would congest central areas further, and that would then require more tactical tweaks (fullbacks overlapping more for example) to best teams that sat as deep as Forest.


 

 

 

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I don’t think we will sign any one and, in all honesty, the squad depth is good enough now. We can always improve but there isn't a pressing need for anyone, and I like that the bshsnce of the current squad gives game time to our younger players.

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01 Jan 2024 05:22:50
Thanks for this Ed, especially at this time of year. All the best for 2024.

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29 Dec 2023 01:59:28
Leao is an excellent player but hard to see where he fits without a few outgoings. Would be a big upgrade on the left sided position tho despite the fact I really like Diaz.

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04 Dec 2023 12:26:23
But Darwin can’t consistently finish, and Salah is contributing enormously in terms of goals and assists, baffles me that anyone would want Salah to go.

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01 Sep 2023 05:03:47
I think for the price, and his potential, it’s a good signing. If he knuckles down and puts in the work he can reach the very top.

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17 Mar 2024 00:52:11
That’s going to be a really tough game, Fulham are playing really well at home and have given a lot of bigger sides really hard games.

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15 Mar 2024 02:58:37
Think you either misremembering or didn’t watch him enough Babbitty, not only did Drogba score goals and terrorize defences, he was the focal point of their attack and linked up their play. Incredible player in my opinion, and I used to hate it anytime he was up against Carragher as he would just dominate.

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12 Mar 2024 04:09:16
It is tiresome though ED to see City continually get these decisions in their favor, decisions which alter were the points go at end of the match. I can understand genuinely tough decisions going either one way or the other, but a studs up, chest high tackle is not rocket science to call correctly. They have either bottled it, or something foul is afoot, but you cannot deny that City seem to get a lot of this game-changing decisions when they need them. This season has been farcical but bad decisions and pitiful excuses from officials as to their justifications. It’s not just bad for Liverpool, it is bad for football, and if we don’t kick up a fuss about it then it will continue.

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{Ed025's Note - i am a firm believer that there is corruption in football Seano but i dont think this incident is part of that, it was a contentious incident that Liverpool supporters think was wrong but a lot of others think was right, personally i would have liked Macca to come out and show the scars where he was almost cut in half by Doku but thats not happening any time soon, i dont think he touched him myself and it was a bit of gamesmanship on his behalf but maybe its the intent thats the issue here?, i think that with it being so late in the game which is the biggest in football that the referee hesitated a bit but it was not the worst incident this weekend i would say, the refereeing and VAR,s part in that has been terrible for years and every team gets bad decisions against them (see Wolves), yes we should all complain about the standard but i dont think this one is the catalyst that they should be judged on, but i suppose its all about opinions mate..


 

 

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11 Mar 2024 14:44:49
A studs up tackle that catches a player in the chest isn’t subjective Faith, it is a clear foul as per the rules of the game. That’s it, it is a foul. It was not given because the officials and VAR are either inept or corrupt, and because as seems to continually happen, City get the rub of the green. There is subjectivity in certain decisions, this is as clear as you can get.

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05 Mar 2024 04:25:37
@ArAy - I suggested Elliott play the false 9 as it allows him to drop deeper to collect the ball and then get his head up to play the pass. He has good movement and good vision and I think would help link up the play. If played like that he’d also have Szobozlai making ribs ahead of him as well as Gakpo and Diaz cutting in. I just see both Elliott and Gakpo underwhelming a bit as right winger and forward respectively, and think we might get more out of them with a change. Still might not work with Elliott, but I think his skill set gives him a better chance of success in that position. The obvious downside would be it would congest central areas further, and that would then require more tactical tweaks (fullbacks overlapping more for example) to best teams that sat as deep as Forest.

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