Liverpool Banter Archive April 13 2015

 

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13 Apr 2015 23:07:29
I just want to say how much of a brilliant midfielder Lucas is at his role. We would be stupid to sell him and I hope the Lucas haters have gone away for good

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14 Apr 2015 03:03:30
Lucas LOVES defending and breaking up play and literally sacrifies his body and health to win every ball with every tackle he makes. Yet BR and many fans thought/still think he is poor. Oh, the irony.

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14 Apr 2015 06:38:23
He is an important player in our squad and I hope that horrific challenge by Sissokho didn't do any damage.

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14 Apr 2015 08:26:42
lucas gets found out win he meets a big team/quality midfeild,average player

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14 Apr 2015 09:31:00
also his passing is quite often overlooked, sometimes I wonder if he's Brazilian then he'll thread through pinpoint balls.

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14 Apr 2015 09:44:07
I remember him bossing the Chelsea midfield in the League Cup .

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14 Apr 2015 09:46:46
Lucas dominated Yaya Toure a couple of years ago when Toure was in his prime against city and during Kennys full season it's arguable the loss of Lucas led to our sudden downturn in form. He is a very unassuming player, seems like he does nothing because there's no bone crunching tackles but that's just because he plays smart and just gives no space to move in and also in his injury free seasons has led the league in key pass interceptions.

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14 Apr 2015 14:30:29
Lucas and Henderson both played well all game, again Allen looked a passenger never in position, never able to track back, no passes which would lead to a chance. His goal deflected away the other 89 minutes of pointlessness

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14 Apr 2015 21:15:25
I agree Lucas did quite well, Hendon is much better playing forward than withdrawn hitting space and final ball getting better all the time,allen was very lost, he simply long term isn't good enough, I think we need a big, quick, powerful central mid to come in and give resister a go.ibe played well I think despite what some have said in other posts.how did sterling miss that chance?couts was the star though, brilliant and that piece of skill with a weird backheel amazing.defence is dodge though, some changes there Defo in summer.is flanno going to be around Sunday? hope so.

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13 Apr 2015 23:00:58
Good win tonight can only beat what's put of front of you cause Newcastle were terrible

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13 Apr 2015 22:56:04
Eds, do you think that Sterlings so called 'off field troubles' put doubt into potential buyers minds about putting a huge fee and wages behind someone of his age and possible suspect maturity?

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{Ed002's Note - There is nothing special - he is simply another player.}

14 Apr 2015 01:49:25
Barcelona bought Suarez.

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13 Apr 2015 22:30:28
I just want to say thank you to all the fans at Anfield today for the amazing football moment with the standing ovation to Gutierez. That was really amazing to see. !

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14 Apr 2015 02:06:11
It was a beautiful moment!

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14 Apr 2015 03:05:17
Not really surprised, to be honest. Or fans are known worldwide for their fairplay, honor and dignity in these situations.

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14 Apr 2015 07:50:04
And thank you for your lads perfect observation of the minutes silence - more than many clubs over the years have managed and much appreciated

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13 Apr 2015 21:59:59
Decent performance Not much required since Newcastle are an absolute joke.

I must say Johnson looked like he had one a competition to be able to play today. Even by his standards, my word that was poor!

Eds do you know how far away flannagan is!?

Also what do you think of sissokho. i'm assuming he will be available. I think he would be a good addition to our midfield.

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{Ed002's Note - Flanagan is fit but messing around over a new contract.}

13 Apr 2015 22:43:11
Not sure I agree it was decent. I thought defensively we were really poor other than Ming. 10 shots we allowed on our goal to one of the worst sides ever played against us in Enfield. I agree re Johnson - even by his poor standards he was absolutley awful, does he actually get 150K for week? Shocking. Lovern does give him a good run for his money though in terms of who is doing more poor errors per minute on the pitch (very lucky with the penalty). This one will go to the wire.

But as long as everyone here are more than happy to get rid of Skertl in the summer (as it was agreed here in recent weeks, he is the source for all our problems this season), let Can play in his position (btw I didn't hear any ManU fan complain about Valencia playing out of his position this year), get rid of the 'terrible' back 3 system and play back 4 with Lovern and Toure as the centre of defence, well good luck with that. I think BR decision to play back 3 with Can, Skertl and Sakho, was one of the managerial brilliant decisions of this season in the PL, nothing less and all the eds in the world cannot convince me I am wrong on that.

Going forward we were wasteful as ever. World class goal from Sterling and two schoolboy misses from him. City, Chelsea or United would have been 5:0 against this Newcastel side half time today. We just don't know what to do with the ball in the last thirdas much as we are good in brining it to there. But a win is a win.

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13 Apr 2015 22:45:55
Who's doing the messing Ed?Flanagan or Club?
Barry inLouth

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{Ed002's Note - See above.}

13 Apr 2015 22:49:54
Our season in a nutshell.Can is NOT a CB because he lacks the attributes to play there and Loveren who had a solid game might as well have played on his own because he was exposed YET BR keeps playing him there and that amongst many other things (including Allen who was poor IMO, bar his goal)nearly cost us todayand even BR admitted that we were poor in possession. Sterling clearly is a talent BUT his is an unfinished article, young and needs MASSIVE improvement in his decision-making, first touch and finishing amongst others. If I was a big club, I will not be interested in Sterling for the money we may want because I would see him as one for the future who will get games BUT defo not an automatic berth like he would be here. If he is smart, he should stay here because this is the best place for him. All in all, a good 3 points BUT we are still in recovery, still nervous in defence and need drastic inprovement going into Wembley

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13 Apr 2015 22:57:26
Seems to be a running trend at Liverpool at the minute! "Messing around over a new contract"

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14 Apr 2015 01:51:25
Might of been a good decision to go to a back 3 but also a terrible one to stick with it for so long.

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14 Apr 2015 05:36:26
Fanobip, I can't believe that you used the words managerial brilliance and Brendan Rodgers in the same sentence. Is it really managerially brilliant to continue to play our worst CB and have Sakho and Can play out of position to cover for his inadequacies?

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14 Apr 2015 06:42:16
Johnson spend most of the game trying to get away without any real sweat, if he do a little turn to win a foul instead of a committed run down the wing, he will do little turn every single time. A lukewarm approach to playing. All 4 defenders were pretty poor today as well.

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14 Apr 2015 08:45:19
BrisbaneLFC, unlike many here I try to judge players, managers and matches based on what I see in a game and not on what I once thought or said about them and I am happy to change my mind even if this means what I said in the past seems a bit stupid (for example I did say first part of the season that I didn't rate Couts because of his poor finishing).

So while I was highly critical of BR first part of the season (and said he should go), I have a lot of respect for what he has done in 2015 (with a squad that when players are injured and banned like yesterday looks soemtime like a championship squad defently not top half of the PL table squad, albe it partly his responsibility with some fo the signings) and yes this include moving to play back 3 with Can Skertl and Sakho which workedvery well for many games.

Likewise, while I was critical about Skertl previous seasons I think he was our best defender if not our best player this season and unlike what you suggest he covered more for Sakho and Can and others errors than they for him. The suggestion that he is the reason our forward game is stuck is just a joke in my view.

The notion of out of position, especially for young players is very overrated in my view . Players weren't born 'in a certain position' and they should play where they are best for the team on a day. I mentioned Valencia in ManU, I can also mention our own Kuyt who played a defensive role for Hollan in the world cup and they had mroe players to choose from than us. In any case in my view Can so far showed he is better in defence than midfield.

I also think by the way, that while BR press conferences skills were not always his strong side (not that I think it really matters), I think he handle quite well both the Gerrad's last year saga and the Sterling one - two tough issues to deal with. But I am sure I will not find many here to agree with me on that.

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14 Apr 2015 09:21:43
@fanobip, I don't agree with most of your opinions in this thread but at least you're making yourself clear on why you have those opinions. I've wanted rid of Skrtel for 2 years. I don't think Can is better in defence and I don't know how you could say that after last night (he kept bombing forward, it's clear he's good at this but your CB doing it constantly is not what you want your CB doing).

Utd fans I've spoken to have been complaining of Valencia all season saying he's not a RB. Kuyt did a job for Van Gaal alright, WB but he was a hard working and disciplined winger 5 years ago so I don't think that was a huge surprise.

I thought Johnson looked woeful last night and I agree with you on Coutinho's poor finishing but I'd add anyone that didn't think that at the start of the season were wrong rather than your opinion being silly.

The whole Skrtel being our best/worst has been done to death though so I won't say any more than I have found him incredibly frustrating and I would have him at fault for a lot of chances and goals the past few years.

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14 Apr 2015 21:19:39
Your right,skrtel should have gone way ago and agger stay,i'd like to see what lLori can do mind. Quicker flanno comes back the better.

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13 Apr 2015 19:48:15
Hi Eds

Do you no what the situation is with yet another Sturridge injury please or have the club not said?

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{Ed002's Note - Apparently he "tweaked" his sartorius muscle and the medical team did not want him risked.}

13 Apr 2015 20:50:27
cheers mate. Nothing too bad then hopefully.

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{Ed002's Note - It looks like he will be fine.}

14 Apr 2015 06:43:17
Saving him for the semi-final. Probably tells where us where BR thinks the priorities lie.

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14 Apr 2015 10:22:56
Of course priority is the fa cup. We in a semi final. I should hope it's his priority!

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13 Apr 2015 18:53:43
What do you all think of Paul Merson's comments that sterling for Walcott + cash would be a good deal. I completely agree.

Sterling has pace but can't cross or shoot. Brendan claimed Sterling was the best young player in Europe despite Coutinho amongst the ranks. Sterling is not the best young player at Liverpool let alone Europe. youngest best player in Europe.

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13 Apr 2015 19:38:01
No thanks. I rather Sterling stayed, but if he doesn't want to, I'll just have the cash.

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13 Apr 2015 19:38:17
It would be a good deal. for Arsenal! Walcott is more injury prone than Sturridge, is older than Sterling, and Arsenal will probably offer a max of £15 million plus the player for it to make sense to them. Obviously I am making up the numbers, but with or without extra cash, Liverpool will be not be better off. I am more worried as to why you agree with anything that comes out of Merson's mouth?

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13 Apr 2015 19:39:42
I like Theo. I think he's a proper threat! But we must keep hold of Sterling regardless aswel as all our youngsters

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13 Apr 2015 21:00:13
Agree Piledriver. Walcott would be a disaster. Ok 15-20K as well. that wouldn't even buy an upgrade on him. maybe konoplyanka at best. What's the point?

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13 Apr 2015 21:41:59
Regardless of who said it. Merson or otherwise. The fact is Sterling is not worth the wage he is demanding - a player who has not had a full great season yet. I agree Walcott has had his fair share of injuries recently which is the only thing putting me off. But attribute for attribute (finishing, pace, dribbling, crossing, awareness), Walcott wins against Sterling.

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13 Apr 2015 22:03:00
Shez9k, Why go for Walcott when other teams are willing to pay cash in full, which we can then use to buy an actual world class player? Unless they offer a straight swap for Sanchez (unrealistic), Liverpool shouldn't budge. Luckily fans don't handle transfer dealings!

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13 Apr 2015 22:03:25
I entirely fail to see the logic in refusing to match Sterling's wage demands, but getting Walcott who's wage demands will probably only be slightly less, who isn't that much of an improvement on Sterling, who is six years older that Sterling, and who has spent most of the last year and a half injured. Even if we get money & Walcott, it's senseless. We have Coutinho, Ibe, Markovic and Lallana, that's enough to sustain the loss of Sterling without needing to get Walcott as part of the deal.

If Sterling is to go (and I think we'll regret it if he does), then take straight cash and use it to buy a striker to cover for Sturridge's inevitable injuries. An out and out striker, btw not a winger / attacking midfielder who can play as a striker sometimes.

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13 Apr 2015 22:27:47
Walcott is a speed boat without a driver! Why on earth would you want him?

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13 Apr 2015 23:00:10
It`s not about his wages because Ed`s have said that it is NOT about the money. He is on 35k a week and his wages will be tripled at 100k so clearly wages are not the prob. It is the clauses and riders in the contract that are the issues and the more people bang on about the money being a probwill NEVER make it so. Now as for Walcott, Pile is on the money. If Merson thinks Theo is that god then why sell to a rival? Exactly because Theo is nothing but a sicknote with pace and no end and NO future upside unlike Sterling who is still young with a higher cieling. That is a deal in heaven for the Arse. Sterling is better than Walcott now and severely better when Theo was 20 so NO THANKS! We will take Alexis and NO CASH or we stick them for every penny they have plus one pound they always seem to add to their offers(cos that`s how the Arse does business clearly, LOL)

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14 Apr 2015 02:51:18
ask for ramsay and 30 million

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13 Apr 2015 18:20:01
Anybody think Balotelli would be one of the top players at the club if he had Borinis attitude? If we could mould any 2 players together they would be my choice, they each lack what the other has, in my opinion.

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13 Apr 2015 18:55:59
Borini has hardly had a chance at LFC. Why exactly did we need to sign Lambert when Borini offers more work rate than Balotelli and Lambert combined.

Rodgers of course is not to blame for any of the signings he has made. Just think what what a player like Remy could have done for us this season instead of Balotelli?

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13 Apr 2015 22:05:10
Am I the only one who doesn't find Borini's work rate particularly exceptional?

Yeah, he puts a decent shift in, but so do most players. He hasn't got anything like the energy and work rate Dirk Kuyt did.

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14 Apr 2015 01:45:11
Something Red, i believe he was talking about attitude and not work rate.

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14 Apr 2015 07:53:00
He does put in a Kuyt-like energy and work rate when he players full games. You just don't really get to see it in 10 minute cameos

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14 Apr 2015 21:25:11
Boringly does put in a shift but he isn't good enough at the end of the day, nor is Lambert or boticelli or aspas so we should get some decent cash for them in summer, still gutted we didn't grab that £14m for boringly in the summer, damn him for refusing to go.origi coming, we still need another top striker though that's fast and mobile,studge is made of glass.

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13 Apr 2015 16:42:24
It is going to be interesting to see the opinions of LFC fans when Rodgers gets the boot once the season has ended especially those who are absolving of any blame.

The only way FSG are going to have a chance of rectifying our current situation is to get rid of the problem i.e. Brendan Rodgers.

BR's 180 page dossier obviously took FSG by surprise. I doubt Rodgers will be able to use that Dossier as a selling tool for his next job interview as the tiki taka philosophy has failed miserably at LFC.

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13 Apr 2015 17:58:34
I would go with the "clueless philosophy" rather than the "tiki taka" philosophy. Associating Brendan with tiki taka in any manner possible is an insult to the great Barcelona team of recent years.

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13 Apr 2015 18:20:34
Famous words by Pep Guardiola

"I loathe all that passing for the sake of it, all that tiki-taka. It's so much rubbish and has no purpose. You have to pass the ball with a clear intention, with the aim of making it into the opposition's goal. It's not about passing for the sake of it."

"Be yourselves. You need to dig into your own DNA. I hate tiki-taka. Tiki-taka means passing the ball for the sake of it, with no clear intention. And it's pointless.

"Don't believe what people say. Barça didn't do tiki-taka! It's completely made up! Don't believe a word of it! In all team sports, the secret is to overload one side of the pitch so that the opponent must tilt its own defence to cope. You overload on one side and draw them in so that they leave the other side weak.

"And when we've done all that, we attack and score from the other side. That's why you have to pass the ball, but only if you're doing it with a clear intention. It's only to overload the opponent, to draw them in and then to hit them with the sucker punch. That's what our game needs to be. Nothing to do with tiki-taka."

Brendan Rodgers studied coaching methods in Spain and has tried to implement it at LFC. Guess what, it has not and will not work. He needs to go as he will without a doubt revert back to his failed tiki taka philosophy again.

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13 Apr 2015 23:01:23
No they did use it as it was the only way they could defend as there players were small and weak, the idea was the more possession they had the less the other team had to attack. Pep said that when he joined bayern as he now has a different team

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13 Apr 2015 23:04:19
I`ll go one better, Max. The great Joahan Cruff whobuilt Barca`s system from scratch and gave Pep his chance as a youngster, said the exact same thing so don`t know which part of tiki taka he learnt in Spain because based on his and Pep`s statements, BR must have come up with his miserable style all on his own because Barca don`t play tiki taka that much anymore.

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14 Apr 2015 10:24:42
We don't play tiki taka or whatever is called now

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13 Apr 2015 16:41:46
Hi eds been long time since been on the site its good to be back.Just a quick question is Liverpool stil or could be up for sale in the near future cheers

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{Ed002's Note - "Near" is an entirely subjective term Matt. Whist an exit plan exists the owners will not be selling just yet.}

13 Apr 2015 17:30:50
Would it be far of the mark to say sheik from dubai would be interested or is there other interested parties you no of cheers

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13 Apr 2015 18:14:49
I think Ed001 is an honorary sheik, and he knows about the sport inside out, he'll do :-)

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13 Apr 2015 15:06:47
Ed001 were we ever in for Alan Shearer?
Barry inLouth

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{Ed002's Note - Ed001 is not available right now Barry.}

13 Apr 2015 15:40:01
I think Houllier tried to sign him, and got fairly close to pulling it off, but I think It came down to money as usual.

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13 Apr 2015 16:36:00
He turned dwn united and us when he went to Blackburn as did Keane when he went to united

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13 Apr 2015 17:06:19
Thanks lad's.Why did 2 disagree?
Barry inLouth

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13 Apr 2015 18:10:29
When is Ed001 available? I would like to book him for an hour please.

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13 Apr 2015 18:39:10
Because they are either too young to remember or don't know their ear lobe from their elbow.

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13 Apr 2015 18:58:46
Liverpool have been in pole position to sign the likes of Aguero, Ronaldo, Alves etc in times past. Generally our old CEO messed it up, and Moores/Cowboys didn't want to spend the extra few quid. We had an incredible scouting team under Houllier and Benitez. Unfortunately we always only got second option and were either outbid or denied bidding. Incidentally, have you not noticed how we are always linked with top stars but it never happens? "Big" clubs have be in the mix to maintain credibility. How often do you hear oh we bid for " this star but he chose XYZ" didn't like the north, wanted London. what a load of bollocks.Money talks. If you offer Sterling £120K he will stay if you pay Cavani £200K a week he will come.Its like going to a nightclub with £20 and hoping to pull the top bird. Get real.
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13 Apr 2015 19:06:49
Actually Tirconnail. We tried to sign him when he was at Blackburn. It was admittedly towards the end of his career though. Bit like the deal with Gary McAllister.

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13 Apr 2015 19:30:04
What is an 'ear lobe'?

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{Ed002's Note - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlobe}

13 Apr 2015 23:03:12
Willian, mkhataryan, Sanchez, costa spring to mind too mate. Our transfer team need seriously sorting out and have for a long time

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14 Apr 2015 11:01:02
The latest player we r in pole position for is depay I will be pleasantly surprised if he signs for us though.

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13 Apr 2015 11:23:54
Hi Eds, with Enrique likely to leave at end of season do you see a future with us for Brad Smith as deputy to Moreno? BR gave Smith his debut & recalled him from his loan at Swindon but hasn't played him. Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - I would not be so sure about Enrique leaving. I don't know what will hap[pen with Jones next season.}

13 Apr 2015 14:06:20
Enrique has another year on his contract and I can't imagine anyone wanting buy him, so we are demoting him to the role of taking pictures of random batcarp for LFC.

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13 Apr 2015 17:11:33
Club mascot would be where his quality lies

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13 Apr 2015 17:14:39
For any Enrique lovers wanting to know what he's up to when he should be earning his wages by playing for the club, check out his Twitter page for about 6 photos a day of him and his missus on holiday, eating at restaurants or at events. Riveting stuff .

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13 Apr 2015 17:32:36
I think he would make a genial talk show host.

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13 Apr 2015 10:07:34
Its man c away form that's letting them down.

4 points from there last 6 away games with 4 losses on the bounce.
Liverpool
Burnley
Crystal P
United

Man C are still away to:
Spurs
Swansea

Im not holding my breath but city have only taken 6 points from the last 18 so you never know.

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13 Apr 2015 13:01:33
City's remaining fixtures
West Ham United home Aston Villa home
Tottenham Hotspur away
Queens Park Rangers home
Swansea City away
Southampton home
Total points so far: 61

LFC
Newcastle United home
West Bromwich Albion away
Hull City away
Queens Park Rangers home
Chelsea away
Crystal Palace home
Stoke City away
TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 54

City have some room to maneuver. They can finish on a total of 79 points and have four games at home.

The odds are most definitely not in our favour no matter how bad City are playing as if we drop 3 more points then we can only finish on 72 so that means City will need to drop 8 points (2 losses & 1 draw) to finish on 71 due to them having a better goal difference.

Yes City have only won 2 of their last 6 but they have far easier fixtures left than what LFC do and the cushion of 4 home games. After tonight we only have 2 home games left.

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13 Apr 2015 13:35:03
You can guarantee that city will lose their next game sparking excitement from us fans until we come up against Chelsea and palace. sound familiar??

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13 Apr 2015 13:47:28
I was with you up to the bit about City having far easier fixtures. Four of their remaining opponents are top 10 teams (currently 5, 7, 8, 9) and one is fighting to stay up. LFC have Chelsea, two bottom dwellers, and a couple mid-table teams with nothing much to gain or lose. At worst, it's a toss up.

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13 Apr 2015 14:09:38
Tiresome John

City have 4 home games left
West Ham United home
Aston Villa home
Queens Park Rangers home
Southampton home

After today LFC have 4 away matches to play
West Bromwich Albion away
Hull City away
Chelsea away
Stoke City away

I would rather have City's fixtures especially with them being all at home.

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13 Apr 2015 14:29:22
Max

On paper city's fixtures look far easier than ours , but would you have thought that burnley and crystal palace would both beat them.

I still think city will make top4 but the way this season has gone you just never now.

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13 Apr 2015 14:29:22
Max

On paper city's fixtures look far easier than ours , but would you have thought that burnley and crystal palace would both beat them.

I still think city will make top4 but the way this season has gone you just never now.

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13 Apr 2015 15:29:33
Lavers

I can remember posters gloating on here that the wheels were going to come off for UTD before we played them.

City are in the driving seat with a 7 point advantage. I said weeks ago before we played UTD that every win for UTD is basically a six pointer should they beat us. We were only 2 points behind UTD before they beat us, now they are 11 ahead. Every win for City from now on is basically a six pointer too.

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13 Apr 2015 16:10:18
I was one who thought united would become stuck , but unfortunately they have clicked into gear.

Like I said max I don't think we will do it but you never know.

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13 Apr 2015 17:15:52
We were always in catch up mode due to a poorly managed first half of the season hence, we are paying the price right now. Top 4 is gone for now UNTIL it no longer isn`t so I suggest we just move on and learn from our errors for next season with or without a new manager

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13 Apr 2015 19:20:12
Redo hip, isn't the problem that the manager hasn't learnt any lessons?
Still poor upfront, still poor in defense, still no backup DM, wingers and midfielders being used out of position constantly etc etc.
Do you honestly believe he will get better?

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13 Apr 2015 23:08:06
Mcgoveb, I`m with you. He will NEVER learn. Why? He`s been here for 3 years YET our main probs still exist so NO, he won`t learn and if the owners think he won`t then he should go.

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14 Apr 2015 18:44:48
Redohio, problem is I'm getting a funny feeling he's going to be here next season and the disasters will continue, hope I'm wrong.

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13 Apr 2015 08:43:07
Does anybody really believe we are going to win all our remaining games I think we will be 6 th or 7 th. This joke about rodgers can't attract top players has do the owners want top players on top wages the bad cup of tea syndrome springs to mind here

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13 Apr 2015 02:56:11
Hi Ed001,

Wonder if you watched the Manchester derby last night/yesterday and if so, what did you think of it? Also, what's your views on United hitting form at the right time of the season (again) and probably getting CL football next season?

Cheers.

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{Ed001's Note - I didn't as I am moving home and haven't seen anything.}

13 Apr 2015 09:04:29
In the league there is no such a thing as hitting form at the right time. 3 points you collect in September worth exactly the same as 3 points in April, so ManU win over us on December was jsut as important as the recent one. It may give you a better feeling in the summer if you finish on a high but what killed us this season was the first half of the season and what won it for United is that even when they weren't great first half of the season the won many games or at least drew them.

It may be slightly different in cup competitions where early rounds you can get away with a poor performance because youplay against inferio sides and there you have to be at your best towards the end when you play the stronger teams.

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13 Apr 2015 14:59:38
I saw it and to be honest there doing so well because of there fans, I'd never thought i'd ever be envious of utd support, there pushing there team forward in all there games even when they came to anfield when ynwa was being sang all you could here was the utd away fans going mental.
If our supposed great fans actually got behind the team instead of complaining we'd be much better off in the league right now, the utd game at home was a top 4 cruncher and it was like we were playing at home to scunthorpe utd, nothing from our fans and in return the players had no energy no fight.
This new generation of Liverpool fans is a joke it's a more daunting task going away to palace utd & Swansea than it is going to anfield these days.
Sort yourselves out.

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13 Apr 2015 14:59:38
I saw it and to be honest there doing so well because of there fans, I'd never thought i'd ever be envious of utd support, there pushing there team forward in all there games even when they came to anfield when ynwa was being sang all you could here was the utd away fans going mental.
If our supposed great fans actually got behind the team instead of complaining we'd be much better off in the league right now, the utd game at home was a top 4 cruncher and it was like we were playing at home to scunthorpe utd, nothing from our fans and in return the players had no energy no fight.
This new generation of Liverpool fans is a joke it's a more daunting task going away to palace utd & Swansea than it is going to anfield these days.
Sort yourselves out.

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13 Apr 2015 17:54:51
Good point, Benny! I do believe that we have great fans overall BUT the new gen fans are becoming so fickle want something to happen indtead doing their part to help make it happen and in that game vs Utd. The fans were so subdued when we couldn`t get going and instead of cheering the players on, they just sat quietly and did next to nothing. The fans that were in Istanbul were to me, THE main reason we came back to win because they sang till they lost their voices to the point that even fans of other clubs in Europe revere us for that. Don`t know if that is the csae we these new-breed fans.

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12 Apr 2015 19:54:39
I know ed 33 is quite busy but anychance of a slag off sterling page? Or a poll of the day question "shall we march to his house with torches lit?"

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13 Apr 2015 09:53:14
Getting ridiculous on here isn't it. Can all the sterling posts get put on the others page for a while eds? To quote ed002 sterling has "been done to death"

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12 Apr 2015 19:02:09
Hi all, first time poster. After the result for Man City today who's season has been a bigger let down. Liverpool or Man City?

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13 Apr 2015 10:25:55
City will at least have champions league football to look forward to so you have to say us.

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13 Apr 2015 17:55:31
Us, no qestion about it.

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12 Apr 2015 14:51:12
Ed001 if you are not to busy please.How did you rate Barry Venison?I always thought he was very steady at the back.Just something non Sterling for a change.
Barry inLouth

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{Ed001's Note - I only really remember his hair and how stupid it looked. I can't really remember him as a player other than that. Sorry.}

13 Apr 2015 11:09:30
Barry Venison doessn't happen to live in Louth does he?

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13 Apr 2015 12:33:05
Just outside Dunleer.
Barry inLouth

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13 Apr 2015 13:25:39
Very funny Dave,I'm from Dublin and was screaming laughing at that one from Barry !

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12 Apr 2015 12:47:35
Ed001 what do you think of Coquelin from the Gunners seems to be the back bone they've been missing do you think a player similar to that would improve us

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{Ed001's Note - yes I do, which is why I have wanted us to sign one for years now.}

13 Apr 2015 08:07:37
Coquelin is a brilliant example of how playing the most suitable players, even if they aren't the most talented, will almost always work better (you'll probably get away with it if the most suitable player is a powerhouse workhorse striker but you play Messi instead). He's very average, nothing special by any description of the word. But him being there and doing a basic job in that region was enough for them

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13 Apr 2015 09:27:47
Depends how you define talented, in terms of tactics, positional sense and tackling he is talented, does the simple stuff well, allowing arsenal to do what they do best.

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13 Apr 2015 09:58:41
Makalele or lampard ? Carrick or rooney? Le Coq or Sanchez ? One gets headlines the other makes those headlines possible.
A solid no frills DM is probably the most undervalued and underrated player in all good teams but are only appreciated when not there.
No Le Coq and the forth place trophy would our again this season.

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13 Apr 2015 18:00:59
Not tht impressed with him as a DM to be honest because as mnay of us know, Arsenal has a knack for making certain players look good in that system like Adebayor, Hleb, Song, Fabregas (maybe, not sure), Sagna and so on who were great for Arsenal and became flops when they left that system. IMO, he will be found out against better opposition when teams know more about him and target his weknessses (strength, dodgy positioning anticipation)

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13 Apr 2015 01:57:05
Anybody noticed that we don't have a number 7. This has always been an iconic shirt for us.
I guess deep down the club knew that none of the players bought with the Suarez money could do the shirt justice. anyway, who is going to be our new no. 7 come summer?

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13 Apr 2015 04:14:47
I am sure the number 7 shirt was offered to a few of thr players who came in the summer, but Balotelli, Markovic and Lallana all chose the numbers they played with at previous clubs. While certain numbers have tgeir relevance at certain clubs, the players nowadays choose to stay with one number. See above mentioned players, Sturidge and Sterling as examples.

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13 Apr 2015 06:12:15
If Sterling agrees to a new deal, give it to him, otherwise keep it for a new boy. Just make sure he is good first!

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13 Apr 2015 07:27:48
Hi jamdow,

Not sure numbers carry the same significance nowadays. Our previous no7 before Suarez included Robbie keane and Harry kewell and our famous no9 shirt sported by lambert, aspas and Andy Carroll.

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