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22 Oct 2015 22:43:15
Whats the situation with Brannagan?
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01 Jun 2023 09:00:36
this popped up in my thread today. - the signing of King Kenny.
1.) 02 Jun 2023 09:50:05
Ahhh, Kennedale Gleesh. What a player.
2.) 02 Jun 2023 10:58:27
I remember my best buddy being a Celtic supporter and he idolised Dalglish (still does) . He was going to give me a slap because we signed him!
10 Nov 2022 12:21:09
Any idea how accurate this ESPN article on VAR decision making is?
28 Oct 2021 22:39:40
If you get a chance check out the u23 match against Arsenal. Glatzel did a lovely assist and then surrounded by 4 defenders in the box, managed to glide past them and score. Clearly been watching Salah.
1.) 29 Oct 2021 00:10:40
I'd love to see Glatzel succeed after the bad run he's had with injuries.
2.) 29 Oct 2021 04:28:36
Honestly I'd recall Glatzel for December and January like we did with Nat Phillips a couple of Januarys ago. Or recall him permanently as he's not been playing that much for Tranmere.
I'm just incredibly worried about our attacking options this January with Mane and Salah at the Afcon. Plus Elliott, who could have covered right wing, will still be injured. We need as many bodies we can get. I think new faces coming in to help cover is unrealistic as they would need time to adjust to the team and that's even before you take into account transfer negotiations.
3.) 29 Oct 2021 12:10:31
Was that u23 game before he got injured? He’s hardly been pulling up any trees at Tranmere, so either he’s not getting a chance or he hasn’t got back to where he was before injury.
4.) 29 Oct 2021 21:51:45
Got his first Tranmere goal recently.
05 Oct 2021 06:54:03
I have an interest in improving my coaching so have been watching some vids on youtube that analyse various games. One of them was on the recent city match. He made the point that much of the midfields problems were due to the front 3 not pressing very well. In particular that Salah and mane were pressing as if they had Firmino alongside them (who is much better than Jota at hiding the option to the defensive midfielder) . So Ederson was able to pick out not only the fullbacks but also Rodri which meant in turn that our midfield were not only easy to bypass but also in turn overload our fullbacks. Im now going to go back and rewatch the game if this changes my mind.
1.) 05 Oct 2021 08:15:41
I thought similar when I watched the game, Jota cannot press or read the game like Firmino does. I do not want to criticize Jota too much, that position is very difficult to play and you have to be clever knowing when to press or to stand off. It is easy to waste energy and look like you are running around like a headless chicken. Maybe he need more time.
For me, I cannot understand why Firmino didn't start (maybe fitness) but I am not the manager and I am sure he knows much better than I do.
{Ed0666's Note - Jota needs to play wide as he’s more effective there. Simple! I was surprised he kept his place also as he has been mediocre of late.,
2.) 05 Oct 2021 10:35:15
And Firmino can't keep hold of the ball and lacks pace. We could do with another Salah up top and another VVD and Trent at the back.
City need another striker, United a holding midfielder and I need some more bottles of McEwan's Champion ale but life's not fair.
3.) 05 Oct 2021 11:36:39
It's games like this where all those who want Firmino dropped for a "regular no 9" should start to realise exactly what Bobby gives the team.
Jota's goals are invaluable, but his overall contribution to the team up front just doesn't compare to what Bobby gives them.
4.) 06 Oct 2021 18:33:58
Flash, there’s a reason Bobbie has started the most games since Klopp arrived and converted him to a false 9. Jota is not in his league yet when it comes to doing what the team needs and playing that unique role. Jota is a goal scorer however if it was only about goals, Bobbie would have been sold ages ago. Just my opinion.
14 Sep 2021 01:46:44
Good to see Mane is starting to smile a lot more. Looking forward to him trying to do karate kicks again.
1.) 14 Sep 2021 08:51:09
I think the goal will do his confidence the world of good. Hope he gets back to his unplayable best, sooner rather than later.
2.) 14 Sep 2021 09:57:01
Bad patch that's all, he'll be back to his best in no time. Against Leeds he could've scored a few, he needed that goal to boost him. We're laughing if or when he starts knocking them in as often as we know he can.
14 Nov 2023 03:40:28
If we got Archie Grey for a similar sum as Elliot and he breaks into our team then it would be a steal. Anything less than 10mill is a bargain in todays market.
Regarding Elliots growth - he does seem to have improved his speed, he is looking less like a corgi with boots nowadays. Tracking back much better.
19 Oct 2023 03:07:29
Ed2 I have a feeling you might have answered this before but i can't find anything. What are the rules regarding clubs approaching agents of minors? Do they differ to agents for adults?
{Ed002's Note - I theory they should not have agents but any is ussion must be directly between clubs and involve the guardians of the player.}
15 Oct 2023 06:16:09
To quote ed2
{Ed002's Note - Max Eberl is heading elsewhere and Liverpool have shown no interest. }.
10 May 2023 06:23:56
If we move trent to cm then i reckon we could go big on another cm and possibly a cb with Bradley and Ramsay to fight it out for RB. That would give us Fab Trent plus one, with Thiago Jones Hendo Elliot and Bajectic as backup. instantly strengthens our midfield and should leave enough over to get a starter cb (or at least one who will challenge VVD)
04 May 2023 23:24:11
MKS - aren't Jones Elliot and possibly Morton the replacements for Naby and Ox? Im hoping for 1 possibly 2 new signings that will replace Thiago and/ or Hendo.
14 Nov 2023 04:10:28
Salah won't be staying with us to win BallonD'or, he would know he's got no chance. Going on this years voting, In 10 years time Messi will come out of retirement to play in a friendly and still win it;-)
09 Nov 2023 04:09:42
small and struggles accordingly (has had injury issues) - gifted dribbler but relies on that too much and seems to drift out of games. tends to only press what's in front of him - not sure if its a fitness issue or not. Also not convinced about his ability to bring others into the game - needs to get his head up more and stop trying to dribble through the entire opposition team (though to be fair i have seen him do that) .
02 Nov 2023 22:01:26
How Thiery Henry didn't win it i've no idea. don't get me wrong Nedved had a great year but Henry was on a different level in 2003. Its a popularity contest with journos who increasingly have less and less idea about football.
23 Oct 2023 00:53:35
I don't care whether any of our midfielders would get into city's team. Its a team game and our mf is doing fine playing the way that Klopp wants (esp when you look back to last year) . One caveat about Grav - he looks good going forward but im still in 2 minds about his work off the ball particularly when defending. Personally Id like to see him work much harder getting back and putting in the hard yards. But its early days and maybe that's just him getting used to the team and how Klopp wants him to play.
02 Jun 2023 04:35:52
Amongst Rodgers better signings were: James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho, Joe Gomez. He also signed Adam Lallana Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi but can't recall any others that he signed that were an improvement to the squad. He also threw a lot of money at players like Markovic who he had no plan on how to use (you could argue that applied to firmino too) - so a bit of a mixed bag really.