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20 Mar 2024 21:29:48
Hey Ed001 how’s it going mate. You’re still in the Middle East?
Anyway since it’s Torres’ birthday I’ve been seeing a few highlights reels on pop up. What a player he was for us. Absolutely brilliant. Reckon he’d fit in like a glove in the current team mate?
{Ed001's Note - not at the moment, but I am going to have to move back there. It is just too difficult to live here in the Philippines unless you marry a local.
Torres could fit in any team in those peak couple of seasons he had with us. I do think the way the current team plays would suit him best though. He would smash records for goals playing up front for us right now at his peak.}
1.) 20 Mar 2024 22:41:01
I see, well that’s a shame to hear mate. If you don’t mind sharing, what seems to be the problem there?
On Torres, I think the years have sort of soften the blow of his move for me. I mean reading up his interview couple of years back, it did kinda make sense, where he was coming from to move. Still hurts though.
Was it all correct though mate, that he said the club broke promises and all that?
2.) 20 Mar 2024 23:26:46
Where abouts in the Middle East are you thinking of moving to, Tris?
{Ed001's Note - back to Dubai. My bank account etc are all still out there and my aunt and uncle are moving out there as well. Expensive to live but you can live cheaply if you know how. People get into the trap of living the Dubai nightlife and eating out every night etc. If you are not doing that, it is not so bad. Certainly no more expensive than some parts of England.}
3.) 21 Mar 2024 01:04:10
Hope the move goes well, Ed1 mate!
{Ed001's Note - cheers mate. It will take a while but should be much easier than staying here! People are the friendliest but the country itself is such hard work. Everything requires hundreds of triplicate forms and I hate filling out forms.}
4.) 21 Mar 2024 07:04:03
If you're considering a place to relocate to Ed, I would recommend Malaysia. If I recall, they have a scheme (MM2H) that makes it easier for foreigners to relocate there so that should streamline the process. The cost of living is also much lower than Dubai and the infrastructure is better than in the Philippines.
{Ed001's Note - I have everything in place in Dubai, and there is the possibility of extra work there as well.}
5.) 21 Mar 2024 08:32:24
Ahh, that's good to hear then Ed. Hope your move goes well :)
{Ed001's Note - plus it is close enough for my dad to get out and visit. We think it will be good for him as he loves it there and might help him keep some of his faculties.}
6.) 21 Mar 2024 08:51:30
Nice one, Ed. Hope all is well with you and the whole fam. Peace and Love!
{Ed001's Note - cheers Oli.}
7.) 21 Mar 2024 12:46:24
Enjoy the heat there Ed001! My mum loves it when she goes to Dubai as her health feels a lot better than here in the UK.
{Ed001's Note - I love it there mate. Good for my knees in particular.}
8.) 21 Mar 2024 14:27:11
Hi Ed01, no chance of a retirement visa in the phillipines? Seems not that difficult to get. If I understand it correctly: you need to keep $10,000US in an approved retirement account and have a monthly retirement benefit of $1500US. Also only 35 years old.
{Ed001's Note - no, it is not really the issue anyway. I need to be nearer my family, my dad is no longer himself. He needs something to look forward to and he loves visiting Dubai so it is good for him for me to be there.}
9.) 22 Mar 2024 02:58:50
You do right Ed1 mate, family first above all else. I will retire in a few years and I have no idea where I will go but it for damn sure won't be in this country. You're missing bugger all here mate, country is on it's knees.
Also, sorry to hear your dad is no longer himself, doesn't sound good mate but at least he has things to look forward to. Do you plan on moving back this year?
{Ed001's Note - I defo don't want to go back to the UK. I was back for a few months and hated it, just wanted to get out again! Retirement is a tough one mate, you have to make sure you get it right, which is difficult to do. You never really know what a place is like until you have lived there for a while.
The plan was to look for a place next time I go back - end of May as I have to be there then for visa reasons and to sort out tax stuff. But because of all the mess last time, I will be having to complete the stuff that I should have done then instead. So it will be unlikely I will have time to find a place to live until later in the year. But you never know, I will have my friends looking for me in the meantime, so I might get lucky, fingers crossed.
How are things with you mate?}
10.) 22 Mar 2024 09:14:28
Completely agree Ed1 mate, I plan on doing a little travelling first and seeing what happens. I don't want to be in Europe but where? only time will tell. Was thinking about Japan but not checked it out enough yet to make a decision. I have a few places in mind but just need to do more research and visit them for a decent enough period to really understand the places before making the move. I've only ever done holidays for no more than 14 days so it's not enough.
Hope it all goes smooth sailing for you mate, I know these things take time, money and effort but it'll be worth it in the end once you get there again. Good thing is, you have a good support network by the sounds of things. If you don't mind me asking, how much on average is rent in Dubai per month?
I'm very good thank you mate, can't really complain unless it's about work which is almost none stop lol well, it is none stop because there's no such thing as a day off but aside from that health and everything else is good :) .
Hope you have a good day mate.
{Ed001's Note - I don't actually know how much the average rent is, you can always haggle. The price has supposedly gone up, but I have seen the amount of places available compared to people. So I will not pay going rate as I know they would rather have someone in paying below market rate than having it empty.}
14 Dec 2023 11:00:16
Ed001 mate, how’s it going? Hope all is well on your end. Want to ask you re Diaz. Have you noticed any changes in his play this season and if it’s “trained” into him?
The reason why I’m asking is I do feel his play is different now compared to when he first joined; seems more, I don’t know, predictable now? Of course the injuries and the personal issues are no help but he seemed to be less adventurous, if it’s the right term, right now.
{Ed001's Note - I think he is just trying too hard right now. He started the season off really well.}
1.) 14 Dec 2023 13:12:31
Ed001 with all fit who would you start on the left.
I’ve never been a big Jota fan but this season I think his all round game has improved but he does seem to offer more goals than Diaz who I think he just try’s to do too much most of the time with no end product he seems the total opposite of Salah and mane who who where so direct.
{Ed001's Note - it is not that simple, it depends on form and the opposition as to who is best to start. On form Diaz is the best we have there, though Gakpo on his Eredivisie left wing form would probably have the nod over him.}
2.) 14 Dec 2023 13:30:32
Yeah I can see what you say, seems he’s overthinking a bit at times.
3.) 14 Dec 2023 16:41:10
These things happen cos we sometimes forget that these forwards compete with themselves which could explain why Diaz may be struggling cos he is trying to do too much. We all remember how Sadio and Mo were competitors while playing in the same team cos they were both justling to be the best while competing for the African Player Of The Year as well at the time.
IMO, Diaz will be back and let's not forget the mental and psychological ordeal he and his family are recovering from at this time. Let's just give it time.
4.) 14 Dec 2023 17:21:39
To be fair to Diaz, he has gone through a hell of a lot in his personal life this season.
5.) 14 Dec 2023 19:30:33
Lamborini I get what your saying with Diaz’s personal life but even before that am not sold on him as with all are new forwards.
They all look world betters one week the the next offer nothing. We seems to be even more reliant on Salah now than ever and the last two games he has been very poor by his standards but has still won us the game with a goal and two assists.
6.) 14 Dec 2023 19:30:33
Lamborini I get what your saying with Diaz’s personal life but even before that am not sold on him as with all are new forwards.
They all look world betters one week the the next offer nothing. We seems to be even more reliant on Salah now than ever and the last two games he has been very poor by his standards but has still won us the game with a goal and two assists.
7.) 15 Dec 2023 00:59:08
That's why mane and salah are unicorns amongst zebras, freaky consistency with desire and next level self belief.
8.) 15 Dec 2023 01:11:48
I honestly think diaz has his heart set on Barcelona and that's fine sell and replace he is regressing in a very important area of the pitch .
9.) 15 Dec 2023 05:49:57
I'm not sold on Diaz. Too inconsistent since he's been at the club. Can be excellent one day anonymous the next.
10.) 15 Dec 2023 08:26:46
@Redflyer, he tends to be excellent when we play and a bit more anonymous when we don’t have a game.
@Hailstones that seems to be about 4 or 5 first team starters that are regressing which is odd when you consider we are top of the league. Let’s hope the regression Carrie’s on through the second half of the season eh?
25 Oct 2023 11:46:03
Sorry, accidentally sent ahead; grubby fingers and all.
Point is, and I am aware it’s just my mini observation, that teams who kick off early seem to struggle or not perform to their best.
{Ed001's Note - most do, I agree. It is difficult to adjust with European football as you really need to spend the week training earlier than usual to adjust your body clock. Instead playing evening midweek makes it harder.}
1.) 25 Oct 2023 12:55:41
I'm no conspiracy loon but there definitely needs to be a review of how those 12.30 KOs are being arranged. The simple fact is that too many of them feature Liverpool, more than twice as many as any other team. Let's see it done more fairly.
2.) 25 Oct 2023 14:19:23
It's not 'unfair'. The other team has to prepare for the early KO too. So even if the standard is lower (debatable), it is a level playing field, therefore 'fair'. Beat what is in front of you and all that.
It's also not a conspiracy. The Saturday 12.30 KOs are shown on TV, whereas the 3pm ones are not. Would you rather that? The TV schedulers probably think they are doing LFC fans a favour, given the large following and all, by putting the game on TV. Just enjoy it.
3.) 25 Oct 2023 16:13:18
That's interesting ed, regarding body clock. I wonder if anyone has ever done a serious study on the topic. Hormones certainly fluctuate during the day, would be interesting to see if there is a big difference between earlier and later kick off times. (Difficult to get blood samples during the course of a season) .
I have a feeling a lot of it is psychological too.
{Ed001's Note - I was thinking psychological, as I doubt they could do much about hormones legally. I had never given much thought to hormones and I would also be interested to read any serious studies on this topic. It is usually just a case of being similar to weight training, where to make bigger gains more quickly you have to change the time you train (if possible to do so). Your body settles into a routine and finds it easier, but then you give it a shock by doing your training at a different time and it finds it more difficult but it enables you to make bigger gains if you are looking to increase muscle growth.
I always find it strange that early kick offs are such a struggle when they are usually in training earlier in the day than that, so they shouldn't be. It is not like they don't start training until 3pm each day, so it really shouldn't be an issue.
I would say that a big part of the problem is the atmosphere tends to be flat, which means the adrenalin will not be flowing in the same way as when the atmosphere is electric. In that case they need to review warm ups for early kick offs to increase the intensity and get them fired up, maybe?}
4.) 25 Oct 2023 17:52:02
Not only have Liverpool had more than their fair share of 12.30 Saturday KO's, but most of them have been away.
5.) 25 Oct 2023 18:30:11
the your point about 'where to make bigger gains more quickly you have to change the time you train, ' it's really about progressive overload rather than timing. Changing up how you train will be hugely beneficial (5x5 vs a 3x8 approach), supersetting blah blah blah.
Where I do think the timing coming into it is by allowing it to kick your ass into gear from the release of dopamine and endorphins. There's enough studies showing the mental benefits of weight training so shifting it from an afternoon to a morning allows you to benefit from that release to give you a ton of energy during the day (an expect a crash earlier in the evening) .
{Ed001's Note - it is about breaking a routine actually. Those points you make are all true as well, but the human mind and body craves routine. The minute it is broken up, that causes it to have to react. With training, your body finds it more difficult as it has stored up the energy and set itself to release it ready for the time your routine has set. So changing it causes it to have to prepare for extra, as it still expects to train at the usual time too. Unless you then let that settle into a routine as well, so it stops thinking it might be required to act later and can just settle into the once a day routine.
I should say that is the theory behind it anyway. Though that is not to say your comments are wrong, as they are also correct. It is just not as simple as just being about one thing, which is the problem with all the studies as you need to have so many testing so many different things. And so many of them are engineered to just produce a certain result for the sake of the company that sponsors them. There were a lot done behind the Iron Curtain, without the need for things like safety, so they could test bodies to destruction. Hence why so much of the current thinking on fitness work stems from what was done there before the collapse of the Soviet Union.}
6.) 25 Oct 2023 17:01:03
Hi Ed’s can you post a link to your match review please.
{Ed033's Note - There is a new post on the banter page, timestamp 25 Oct 2023 18:56:01
7.) 26 Oct 2023 06:53:54
Well there are a lot of variables that likely go into deciding who gets certain time slots. I would imagine it wouldn't be any single one of these but a combination of all listed, and likely many more that I didn't think of.
- Predicted/ historical viewing figures for each particular fixture.
- Importance of each fixutre.
- Travel distance for the away teams.
- Time between previous and next fixture.
- Other events going on the town/ city that's hosting the match (sports, performance arts, parades, etc) that may clash with other time slots.
It could be a whole host of things, but it can't be ignored that we have had a hell of a lot more fixtures at that time than anyone else.
8.) 26 Oct 2023 07:50:31
@stoneage a) I didn’t say it was a conspiracy b) plenty educated responses here about how timing of games impacts on the players c) explain why Liverpool having to play twice as many early games as other teams is fair d) you honestly think that TVs schedulers give a toss about the fans? Nonsense post from you there.
9.) 26 Oct 2023 17:53:39
The other point that gets overlooked by people who try to claim that early fixtures after internationals equally affect both teams is the larger number of players that Liverpool have traveling long distances compared to other teams. Having multiple south American starters means that smore of our team is still recovering. Compare that to a mid-table team with few or no starters recovering from travel/ international duty and it's a significant advantage in a competitive league. So it usually advantages our opposition since it's rarely another top 6 team we play in that situation. The other part that's unfair, is that other top teams who would have players in the same position rarely gets this disadvantage.
10.) 27 Oct 2023 01:19:56
There is quite a long trend of us playing badly after breaks. I was always surprised that klopp called for winter break considering we are so bad after a break. If we can play twice a week all season we will have better form. The issue is having players to rotate, but having lots of games is good for us (as long as we have a decent squad in key positions )
25 Oct 2023 11:44:45
Hey Ed001 mate, thanks for the match review. Not up on the main page so I thought I would start the discussion here anyway.
Most of our 12.30 ko games have been poor, or at least the players are not up to their usual standards. I recall you mentioning aeons ago that the coaching/ medical/ nutrition teams should look at adjustments.
Have you seen other teams kicking off early and suffering the same issue? I hardly watch other games enough to be able to compare but it does appear that the ones that I watch for early kick offs almost always.
25 Sep 2023 07:30:54
Ed001 mate, do you think it is a deliberate tactic to start slow to conserve energy? Seems like all teams try to press us like mad in the opening stages only to then run out of steam (which we then capitalise on) .
Just wonder if it’s by design that we half-ass our way first before turning the screw.
{Ed001's Note - I do think there is a degree of drawing them onto us in the way we play yes. It is certainly keeping us from facing teams just sitting with everyone behind the ball for 90 minutes.}
1.) 25 Sep 2023 08:26:05
Ed01, I actually thought WH came out to play against us in the early goings as a surprise tactic cos we know Moyes parks the bus against us at Anfield esp. in the early going. Not sure it was a tactic by us to allow them to come on to us but that's a wrinkle I did not think about.
{Ed001's Note - did you? I didn't see that until the end of the first half, otherwise it was Antonio on his own up top and the rest dropped off deep leaving him isolated.}
2.) 25 Sep 2023 09:56:55
Ed01, I saw a bit of it at the beginning, as I said. However, Moyes reverted back to type after they scored and going into the second half, they at off us and to me which allowed us to pick them apart with Macca, Szobo, Jones and Salah, pick them apart.
I know, mate. It's Moyes. He is who he is. He does what he does despite it failing every time at Anfield.
3.) 25 Sep 2023 10:51:45
It doesn’t just fail at Anfield, either. He’s not won in 72 attempts away to Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd or Chelsea. I actually like Moyes and he’s had a great career in the game, but that’s an atrocious statistic.
4.) 25 Sep 2023 11:24:22
"Winning - it's what he does ".
5.) 25 Sep 2023 12:40:10
Indeed, LoweLFC. Absolutely dreadful stat.
25 Sep 2023 07:27:06
Thanks for the in-depth reply as always Ed002. I understand it’s pure conjecture at this point but do you envisage a scenario where Salah extends his contract?
{Ed002's Note - I think that unlikely.}
13 Aug 2023 14:16:17
Thanks for the quick response Ed. Luis seems to be a very impressive option. Let’s hope the situation resolves itself sooner rather than later.
13 Aug 2023 13:59:23
Hi Ed002, you mentioned Liverpool have moved away from Thuram, may I ask if that’s prompted by the bid for MC? I checked your note on 12/ 8 and it was mentioned that Liverpool have met with third party reps and that was that.
Also, from the names you mentioned, personally what do you think would be the best option for the DM, taking into account all factors?
{Ed002's Note - No it was nothing to do with MC. I think Florentino Luis would be a very good option and Youssouf Fofana perhaps worthy of a look.}
30 Mar 2024 04:12:42
Oh you serious Ed mate? That would be something and probably unexpected, for me at least. But now that you mentioned, it does make sense.
Do you have inside info mate or how you see things panning out, given their pursuit and prior to this.
{Ed001's Note - just that one minute they were trying to persuade Klopp to join, the next they were extending Ancelotti. A few months later Klopp admits he has decided to leave at the end of the season and take a year sabbatical, which would end at the same time as Ancelotti's deal. That was last year that Klopp made the decision, just as it was that Ancelotti had his contract extended by a year to match up. That was before any interest in Alonso from Madrid.}
20 Mar 2024 22:41:01
I see, well that’s a shame to hear mate. If you don’t mind sharing, what seems to be the problem there?
On Torres, I think the years have sort of soften the blow of his move for me. I mean reading up his interview couple of years back, it did kinda make sense, where he was coming from to move. Still hurts though.
Was it all correct though mate, that he said the club broke promises and all that?
16 Mar 2024 16:42:54
If you are our newly minted Sporting Director Ed, would you give him a 2 year extension mate?
{Ed001's Note - depends on the terms it was on. Yes if a lower basic. Happy to give a higher win bonus etc if he is on the team to balance it out but then if he does fade it doesn't leave us stuck like we could have ended up with Henderson and Fabinho. Only the Sauds won't bail us out every summer.}
16 Mar 2024 16:34:23
Just touching on what you mentioned Ed001, do you reckon Virg has a few more years ahead of him? The captaincy seems to have given him an extra lift I think. Good for maybe 2 years?
{Ed001's Note - quite possibly yes.}
14 Dec 2023 13:30:32
Yeah I can see what you say, seems he’s overthinking a bit at times.