31 Aug 2019 18:35:24
Ed001, how close is VVD to being the best CB you’ve seen at the club?

{Ed001's Note - he just needs to continue to play at this level to be it. A couple more seasons.}


1.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 19:32:42
I would say he has not got the time to be better than Alan Hansen.


2.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 19:46:06
Amazing performance from the big man. A bit worrying, the scuff between mane and salah. I got to say, salah was driving me crazy with his selfishness. They weren't touted as the best front three for individual skill, its the interplay. Salah is ruining it. But i forgive him as his goal scoring record is brilliant. Although (it sounds weird) he'll score more if he passes.


3.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 20:04:01
What Salah did is not healthy at all and it may have its repurcussions. Mane was in a great position to score and the pass was totally on. Salah is clearly ruining the chemistry between the front 3 by his selfishness. This is not healthy rivalry.


4.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 20:16:12
Thought VVD would be punch drunk by the end!


5.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 20:17:44
Can we please kneejerk more about this?


6.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 20:25:11
Klopp will iron out whatever issues there may be, let's not forget how vital for us Salah is. All three are crucial for this team and these things happen, we move on and hope for the best. These lads are professionals not schoolkids, it'll get sorted.


7.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 21:35:10
Has anyone seen the video doing the rounds of the lads walking back to the changing rooms up the tunnel. Bobby is walking in between Mo and Mane and he proper plays it up to the camera. It’s quite funny in fairness.


8.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 21:43:18
salah has been doing this for a long time now with none of his team mates saying anything, I think it needed one of his team mates to lose it a bit for him to take note. This started at the end of the 1st season when he was chasing the top scorer hopefully he will get back to be more of a team player.


9.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 21:49:13
I liked Klopp's reaction during the game and in the post match press conference where he smirked and then laughed about it. It's not the first time one of our forwards has not passed to the other with the better scoring chance. But isn't that how forwards are trained and told what to do; get in the box and shoot? Anyway, we're always going to have this subject popping up when we have two (and not one like most other teams) potential Golden Ball winners. If Klopp says it's been sorted then I believe him. And if Mane and Salah are smart they'll kiss and make up, otherwise both will get hurt by any potential feud starting up (and take the team down along with them) .


10.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 23:02:38
Totally agree Gino, we’ve had some great CB’s over the years.


11.) 31 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019 22:47:24
Firmino's virtually unique as a top quality forward who isn't greedy as hell. And anytime he has a few games where he doesn't score as a consequence of his lack of greed, people start crawling out of the woodwork to say he's not doing enough and flutter their eyelids at a "natural striker".

Salah's greedy and so is Mane. They wouldn't be good for 50 a season between them if they weren't, that's the reality of it. And I don't think you can say "well it's okay for him to be greedy generally, but in this precise circumstance he should've passed", because you cannot micromanage footballers like that and still have them play any sort of natural creative game.

Mane will be over it by Monday.


12.) 01 Sep 2019
31 Aug 2019 23:23:08
I think it’s a difficult comparison to make. He’s definitely the best in the league and one of the best in the world. Light years ahead of that oaf Maguire.


13.) 01 Sep 2019
31 Aug 2019 23:25:57
I’m torn on the Salah thing really. It infuriates me when it’s a simple pass for a Mane tap in but all the best goal scorers are greedy without exception so I don’t want to take that out of Salah’s game either.


14.) 01 Sep 2019
01 Sep 2019 05:25:20
I agree that Mane and Salah are both greedy to a degree. Mane, however, seems to have a little more intelligence to understand when there is a better option available rather than just shooting. Salah doesn't seem to be aware of anything except the goal once he is inside the penalty area.