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01 Jul 2014 08:02:55
Hi eds,
Not claiming to be the agent of the player but according to a relation of bertrand the deal is done and just waiting for him to return from holidays to finalise the deal
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09 Dec 2016 12:30:57
Hey ed's, was just looking for your opinion on coutinho been dropped deeper than his usual position. do you think the midield of lallana hendo and coutinho would be sufficient defensively? I understand lallana and couts press like hounds i just think tracking runners would be a big problem wih just hendo the only one i think would be doing it.
{Ed002's Note - It has been working fine so one would have to say yes.}
1.) 09 Dec 2016 13:03:19
When I've seen us do this I don't think it's worked. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe we did it against Swansea with Studge coming in and Couts dropping into the midfield 3. For me when he's deeper he slows the game down too much and can't hurt teams with his short angled passes in behind the defence.
2.) 09 Dec 2016 14:08:15
Disagree Pipsscreamer. The game doesn`t slow down when he plays deep. On the contrary, the tempo is higher provided there`s movement around him.
Vs Swansea, that switch actually worked as Swansea dropped deep due to the pressure we were putting on them and Couts was able to find lots of pockets of space in the middle or drifting out wide, to pick a run, pass or shoot and we had more options as well which in the end due to the high tempo and movement in front of him, wore them down. It was his run from deep that provided a 1-2 with Wiji where his shot was a whisker away from a second goal.
Couts also played deep in 13/ 14 under BR as he was great at picking out passes for Suarez and Studge. Check the 4th goal vs Arsenal and see how deep Couts` pass was to Studge after robbing Carzola of the ball near our own box. Couts is very comfortable playing deep as he has the work rate, vision and skill to thrive there.
3.) 09 Dec 2016 14:30:08
Hate to say but I agree with Hamilton on Coutinho 😌.
4.) 09 Dec 2016 16:03:40
I must've had a few to many, I saw Harry agree with Hamilton lol.
5.) 09 Dec 2016 17:26:00
Even a dead clock agrees with a working clock twice a day. One more to go.
P/ S: You`re not a dead clock by the way, Harry.
6.) 09 Dec 2016 18:53:12
No worries Hamilton.
7.) 09 Dec 2016 19:28:19
Not for me Hamilton, he affects the game much more higher up the pitch. He's an attacking player and should spend as much time as possible in the final 3rd. It frustrates me to see him picking the ball up on the half way line with an entire team to get past. (Can't believe Harry agreed with you though, it was worth the post just for that)
8.) 09 Dec 2016 20:21:27
Your opinion is well respected, Pipsscreamer.
9.) 09 Dec 2016 20:53:08
Pip
If you have a Modric or Coric in the center midfield, Coutinho wouldn't need to drop deeper. Our CM lacks vision hence we rely on Coutinho.
10.) 10 Dec 2016 12:03:18
Really Harry?
You're going to out Coric in the same sentence as Modric?
Wow, it's like Kovacic all over again. Give the kid a break.
11.) 10 Dec 2016 19:14:22
There goes Harry again, plucking players out of thin air to make a point. Why he can't simply explain his opinion without mentioning a player from another team is beyond belief. Mane it make him think that his point will be better suited by mentioning other players, just like his fav, Carzola.
01 Feb 2016 13:25:59
Hi eds and fellow reds,
Would greatly appreciate your opinion on who you would rather start left back moreno or smith?
personally i'd rather smith, moreno has no end product and his defending is atrocious, against stoke he let walters run off him numerous times . the less said about the norwich penalty the better. I think people only rate him because of his pace and the speed he gets up and down the line.
Eds your opinion would be greatly because once you mention a players flaws it makes it much easier for the untrained eye to notice.
{Ed001's Note - Smith, though he still needs to work on his defending as well, he is much better positionally. Moreno is offering very little bar silly errors at the moment.}
1.) 01 Feb 2016 13:33:30
Smith LB and when he is ready to go (although seems like he already is), Flannagan RB would be my choice.
2.) 01 Feb 2016 14:02:56
Moreno has no end product? Most chances created by any defender. With a decent striker, he'd probably have a 4 or 5 assists. I like smith, but don't think he's really an upgrade on Moreno at all, he didn't do brilliantly against West Ham. Moreno was poor against Stoke, but generally this season I think he's been on of our more consistent performers.
{Ed001's Note - how many good quality chances has he created compared to how many times he has got into a position to provide them? His delivery is awful.}
3.) 01 Feb 2016 14:12:10
I agree his deliveries are can be frustrating, but I think you've also got to blame part of that on a lack of movement when Benteke plays, and a lack of physical presence on crosses when Firmino plays.
{Ed001's Note - why? His crosses are not going into an area they can attack them anyway. You don't need a physical presence to score from crosses if they are of a decent quality.}
4.) 01 Feb 2016 14:18:43
Smith's balls into the box have been superb when he's played this year. I also think he's less of a defensive liability. I could see us selling Moreno in the summer (to Real), and then hopefully promoting smith to first choice.
Moreno would do great at Real, the overall defending in La Liga is dreadful.
5.) 01 Feb 2016 14:23:04
Well if you have a striker making a run, it's a lot easier to know where he wants it and where to put it, than if he's stood still. He's got something like 45 chances created, and only 1 or 2 assists, I'm only saying that at least a dozen or so of them must have been of enough quality, for them to have been taken.
{Ed001's Note - I think if you go back and watch, more like 3 or 4 are of enough quality.}
6.) 01 Feb 2016 14:34:06
That is a strange defence of Moreno's awful crossing. So it's the striker's fault for not having Go-Go-Gadget neck or legs?
The fact is, Moreno has very poor passing accuracy and crossing completion % as well as a tendency to go walkabout.
He can look good for a couple of games but then returns to old habits. Personally, I don't see what he has that Smith doesn't have and unless he gets consistently better, he'll be on my list of players to be replaced this summer.
7.) 01 Feb 2016 14:35:27
Thanks for the reply ed,
My choice would be smith as well, every match you watch moreno he's using his pace to cover for his positioning then lungs in with a last ditch tackle it has disaster written all over it. He pulls out of tackles all the time and when blocking crosses he turns his back on the ball. I think smith with games would become much more solid. Technically his crosses are 100 times better. I feel morenos time is ticking.
If he isn't dropped where going to have the same problem under klopp as we did rodgers that the players with the big name are keeping their positions over the younger better players.
8.) 01 Feb 2016 14:49:51
I think Smith should be first choice solely because of that penalty Moreno gave up at Norwich, who does that?
9.) 01 Feb 2016 16:53:39
Moreno has cost us so many goals since he got here that it`s no use counting them. he is a walking, talking mistake waiting to happen. That can be summed up in one brainless sequence (of which there a many) where he fouled naismith TWICE in the box for the pen vs Norwich. there are so many errors in that sequence alone that it is too painful to enumerate. he is poor and this is why we are interested in Rafael Guerero at the moment. he was never a good defender and BR knew this but again, his stubbornness has cost us. Smith is still young and is able to learn but I agree, he is the best crosser we have. Blaming benteke for Moreno`s inability to cross the ball is ludicrous. I know Benteke is not the flavor of the month but blaming him for everything is becoming embarassing and unfair, IMO.
10.) 01 Feb 2016 19:06:33
As soon as Moreno gets into a decent position to put a cross in, you just know he's going to fire in a low cross, straight into a defender and then struggle to get back down the pitch in time to deal with the counter attack. every time!
31 Jul 2014 15:21:43
Hi eds and fellow reds,
Just looking for the opinion of you guys on our rb position. If we sort our lb out with a decent player who do you see starting rb this season?
For me it has to be flanno, johnsn is terrible. he is so frustrating to watch constantly losing the ball with really bad decision making trying to dribble past 3 players when the simple pass is on, as well as his defending is brutal. with flanno you may not have the best attacking full back in the world but he shows passion for the badge, defensively more solid than johnson and I think his retention of the ball is a lot better than johnson.
finally I don't know what the big hype is around coutinho on this site, If markovic hits the ground running and lallana comes back from injury I think he will struggle to get into the team. His shots from outside the box need a great improvement its so frustrating to watch him skin a player or two then take one of his shots which never seem to hit the target or else his final pass doesn't reach its destination. Am I the only one who notices the amount of times our attacks break down due to his poor technique with his shots?
15 Jul 2014 12:25:51
hi eds and reds,
So markovic looking to be announced today. looks a decent player with a lot of potential.
the fella is lightning quick when he gets running at the opposition, ssn had a little piece on his yeterday comparing him with sterling.
They both had the same assists and goals but sterling had 3 times as much chances created, sterlings chances created was in the sixties and markovics where in the twenties.
The only worrying stat I seen regarding markovic was the his dribbles completed % which was really low something like 24% figure isn't exact but it was in the twenties and sterlings was 69 % I think.
With a bit of tweaking I beleive he can be a top player!
07 Apr 2014 00:24:35
Personally thought we where mentally outstanding today . We could have thrown a hissy fit and lost the head with the ref but they kept there head and got the 3 points that we all wanted .
What about the two chips from the genius luis? Gerrard covered every blade of grass today and played like a true winner and leader . Also just want to give a bit of praise to the two cb's and migs. I thought today mignolet held his own against the bombardment from west ham and their flinstones style football. Sakho passing from the back is great even dough it looks like he's going to fall every time he swings his leg. I can see him been a very import at player for us in the final games . Last but not least mr Rodgers doing a brilliant job in which the way he's fearless in the substitutions whipping coutinho off at half time for mr reliable because he have the ball away to often and putting kolo on on the last ten to block up the defence .
Keep the faith and believe because this season has been brilliant. Very few weekends have us supporters been let down by our team!
Make us dream!
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21 Apr 2017 17:35:36
if your nanny had balls she would be your granda.
22 Sep 2016 09:43:52
His touches remind me very much of how berbatov used to be so effortless thankfully firminho has a better work rate.
16 Feb 2016 14:17:08
if he's not the answer, how is he a good signing?
08 Feb 2016 12:40:57
EDs who do the spirit of shankley want to take over?
{Ed002's Note - That is their eventual aim Lloyd - obviously it is never going to happen.}
01 Feb 2016 14:35:27
Thanks for the reply ed,
My choice would be smith as well, every match you watch moreno he's using his pace to cover for his positioning then lungs in with a last ditch tackle it has disaster written all over it. He pulls out of tackles all the time and when blocking crosses he turns his back on the ball. I think smith with games would become much more solid. Technically his crosses are 100 times better. I feel morenos time is ticking.
If he isn't dropped where going to have the same problem under klopp as we did rodgers that the players with the big name are keeping their positions over the younger better players.