Liverpool Banter Archive July 02 2017

 

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02 Jul 2017 23:26:48
Would like klopp to sort the defence before trying to get anymore midfielders in, if we do manage to get Southampton to budge on their position of vvd, I think they mite be interested in a swap+money deal with sahko,
Jonas hector would be perfect for left back an would cost £15- £25m I'd say
Watched a lot of the German league last year an it fella keita is a talented footballer but £70m is ridiculous, definitely a klopp player but out of our budget I'd say!
a defensive should be priority especially with Henderson constantly sidelined with this heel injury, can ain't defensively minded, Lucas will probably be sold.
Love to sell Sturridge An try an aumbuang.

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03 Jul 2017 06:01:55
Can is your Defensive midfield pal! Else He is moving out! That's the position he wants play.


03 Jul 2017 11:44:02
Looking at can play I would say if anything he wants to be slightly farther forward in the midfield he loves to try run with the ball.


02 Jul 2017 23:17:28
does anybody here honestly see mignolet, karius or ward as league winning keepers? GK and lb are a huge concern in my eyes and really need to be addressed.

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02 Jul 2017 23:53:36
Having watched City win with Hart, United with VDS, and Leicester with Kasper? Yeah I could see Mignolet as a title winning keeper! 😂.


03 Jul 2017 00:02:54
Mignolet will be fine with a good defence in front of him.

Fabien barthez won two league titles, champions league, European cup plus the world cup and he was awful.


03 Jul 2017 06:20:01
Have to say mk that van ser Sar was a class goalkeeper back in his day. Even when he signed for utd in the latter stages of his career he was still class.


03 Jul 2017 07:30:15
Why is Van Der Saar in that list? He was a fine GK imo, definitely one of the best shot stoppers around and was a fantastic vocal leader at the back. We will be lucky to have one of our current GKs be half as good as him.


03 Jul 2017 07:47:57
Mignolet improved significantly last season and Karius can't be fairly judged on 2 games. Our goalkeeping options are fine.
Agree with the need to improve on our current options at left back.
I'd like a centerback with good pace, organisational qualities and positional sense. The way we play our cb's are going to be exposed fom time to time and these qualiies would seem to be the most appropriate.
For me the set piece vulnerabilities are more a matter for the training ground. My experience of playing is pitifully limited though so perhaps posters with more knowledge mignt disagree.


03 Jul 2017 07:58:30
Mignolet improved massively last season and Karius is a youngster, without even mentioning how good Ward was last year for Huddersfield because he was brilliant. Goalkeeper is not a position we need to improve as our options are pretty decent. Though I do feel that Ward should have been loaned out rather than being third choice.


03 Jul 2017 08:11:43
MK how on earth is VDS in that list?!

You really baffle me sometimes.


03 Jul 2017 08:55:25
MK, you are wrong in your assessment of VDS. He was great throughout his career (sure he made some mistakes as all GK's do) and it would be an insult to the best GK in Holland's history, to be in a list consisting of the pathetically overrated Joe Hart and the average Schmeichel.


03 Jul 2017 13:55:02
I thought he was well past it for his last 3 seasons at United.


03 Jul 2017 16:15:30
Guessing everyone missed Fergie trying to phase him out with Ben Foster and Tom Kuszak then 😂 who made about 30 appearances between them in the last 2 seasons VDS was at United.

Short memories some people. VDS was on his last legs and Fergie won the league rotating an OAP with two awful keepers. Any chance to disagree with me ey lads 😉.


03 Jul 2017 17:12:50
That changes nothing, MK even if you were right. His last two seasons cannot erase a glittering career where he had already won titles and a CL with Ajax's academy team in 1995 (the youngest team to ever win the CL vs the great AC Milan team of the 90's) before he got to England. It's like saying Ronaldo (the real one) was average in his last two seasons as a professional hence, he is no longer a football legend. That makes no sense.

He was already well into his 30's when he went to Utd BUT that did not stop them from winning the PL a couple of times. You will never win that argument that EVS was average. Not now, not ever.


03 Jul 2017 19:41:36
If that's all you've got to back your opinion up mk I'm disappointed.


03 Jul 2017 22:48:27
Does that mean Pepe Reina was average overall then for us due to having a poor season at the end?

How about any chance to admit you may be wrong on this one mate?


02 Jul 2017 22:50:19
Reports saying that jerome boetang is avaiable for around 35 million to chelsea. at that price, even at 29, surely a better option than vvd.

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02 Jul 2017 23:54:17
No debate here. Half the price, 1000 times the player.


03 Jul 2017 02:20:38
Half the career in front of him.


{Ed001's Note - doesn't he struggle badly with injuries? Everytime I look he is out injured.}

03 Jul 2017 04:13:55
The same Boateng who couldn't cut it at Man City? Has he improve that much or is the german league kinder to him? just asking here not slating anyone's opinion.


03 Jul 2017 04:28:29
Well Salah did not cut it at Chelsea either, but we all seem happy to have him.


03 Jul 2017 06:03:28
Selling ake and buying whoever in the world is still Crap! Ake is the best to come from their academy!


{Ed001's Note - he came from Feyenoord's academy.}

03 Jul 2017 06:12:45
Well I meant the best young player to come up like Sterling or Ibe.


{Ed001's Note - not sure how you figure that out either. They have bought a huge number of young players that you have probably never seen play to judge. They still have both Chalobahs for instance, both of whom look like they have the potential to be better. Maybe it is just me, Ake is good but I have never seen what is special about him. Defensively suspect, good on the ball but not great, not really outstanding at left back or centre back or defensive midfield, just good. I like the lad but he is getting plaudits for being some kind of superstar when he has shown nothing but potential so far.

I like his attitude and he is a good Prem player, but he is a long way from being this special talent people seem to believe he is. I think it must be the hair or something that gets people excited.}

03 Jul 2017 06:32:29
I was really impressed with his shift at Bournemouth and according to me he has the been the best of the lots. He would be ideal for a side playing 3 at the back. He has pace and is brilliant to bring the ball out from the back something they bought by paying £40 mill ( David Luis ) . I still don't know why they let him go. He is far more important than Solanke for Chelsea.


{Ed001's Note - they let him go because he is not brilliant, not defensively nor at bringing the ball out. Yes he has pace, but he relies on it too much, rather than using positional sense. Makes him a youtube player rather than a quality defender.}

03 Jul 2017 09:02:06
That's a shame Ed as I actually like him as a player and if he could fix his issues then he will be great. As for the ones criticizing Boateng and the comparison with VVD, I still fail to understand why CB's that are more experienced and better are going for half the price that is being touted for VVD. The fact that people want to argue that CB's like Manolas, Rudigger and now presumably, Boateng are all inferior to VVD, is just a bunch of fairy dust. If we want a CB, there are lots out there we could get for way cheaper provided they fit our system. I think people just want us to blow cash into the wind so they can feel good about themselves. Spoiler alert: We have tried it before and where has it gotten us?


03 Jul 2017 10:40:14
I couldn't agree more ed1. People admiring Ake is all fine and well but I can't see why myself, he's decent there's no doubt about that but top club level? He's way off.


03 Jul 2017 11:42:38
You did mention about Sevilla who would love to take him back only to put off by the asking price. But Napoli and Roma are a solid team. I did not expect them to show up!


03 Jul 2017 12:38:39
Or ake?


02 Jul 2017 22:41:15
Am I the only one that is getting bored of all these Keita rumours? 70mil for a player most people outside of Germany have never seen.

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02 Jul 2017 22:49:53
You're writing that as if (a) Germany is a weak league (b) The Bundesliga doesn't produce top players and (c) this is 1977 and no ones knows that there is a world beyond the Watford Gap Services. The lad is genuinely talented.


02 Jul 2017 22:53:48
Have you even seen this lad. Absolute quality. Worth every penny.


02 Jul 2017 23:22:05
Doesent make him a bad player if he's not well known outside Germany? I didn't know who Ronaldo was until he signed for United that didn't turn out to badly. Pathetic post. By the way Naby Keita is better than any midfielder we have at the club bar coutinho. I know that and I don't live in Germany!


02 Jul 2017 23:59:20
In my opinion, Kieta doesn't start in our team. Gini is better box to box. Hendo is better holding. Coutinho is better attacking. Where does he fit when we already have Can, Lallana and Grujic fighting for sub appearances? I don't get it. For £30m maybe worth it if Lallana was leaving.

He isn't anywhere near worth £70m though and will not just walk into our team. Could turn out to be good for us, but unless he ends up like Steven Gerrard or Graeme Souness, he will never be worth that fee.


03 Jul 2017 00:26:40
Keita has everything. Patrick Viera and Roy Keane rolled into one with a goal threat to boot. Even at the rumoured 70 million he's a snip. We paid 35 million for the alcoholic Keita is at least 3 times the player Carol was. Let's pay the money move on to a dominant center back and let's mount a sustained title challenge that doesent end in friggin December!


{Ed007's Note - I sometimes just sit and ponder if our lives are just a dream Roy Keane's having. For the last few months I've been arguing with my Priest that if you replace 'Jesus' in the Bible with Keano it makes a lot more sense. It mentions 365 times in the Bible, 'Do not be afraid' and there's 365 days between Keane's birthdays - think about it......}

03 Jul 2017 01:41:19
Adam where do you get that rubbish from? I used to agree with a lot you said but recently I couldn't disagree more. A better box to box than Gini? I'm starting to think you haven't watched Keita play once as he is better all round than Gini and could well become one of the best midfielders in the world in the coming years, we should pay whatever it takes to get him.


03 Jul 2017 06:04:47
Kieta will walk into any midfield in Europe let alone ours! Adam is delude.


03 Jul 2017 07:01:22
Just don't see him as an upgrade. Think some people on here are suffering from "the grass is greener".


03 Jul 2017 07:18:03
Not at all MK. Keita is the sort of player you would love in your side. He is the young version of Moussa Dembele without any chronic injuries, which is world class. He is technically excellent. He has terrific vision to pick players. He can distribute the ball well. And more
Importantly he scores goals! An offensive CM whonis excellent defensively!
He will play slightly ahead of Can / Henderson on the right alongside Coutinho who will play on the left of a midfield three. It will be him and Wijnaldum that will be rotated.
TBH I am really happy with Klopp's tactics for the next season and his choice!
A midfield three of Can - Keita - Coutinho would be the best in the kegaue!
He was looked at by Arsenal to replace Carzola and Spurs to replace Dembele.


03 Jul 2017 08:38:24
Two good posts from harry im afraid, like he said decent defensively but most importantly he is a ball carrying midfieder with excellent vision who also scores goals. Keita will help us win the league and i don't think it will take 70m to get him if he is intent on leaving. Just hope all the recent talk of agreeing terms does not mean we have been tapping up another player.


03 Jul 2017 09:09:44
Harry, Keita would not walk into any team in Europe as he would not make Real's, Bayern's and Barca's bench and no he is north worth every penny of the 70m, IMO so your comment is way off base.

I would love Keita in our team, no question. Now for the amount being asked for? No way as he is unproven and no one else is interested in him. Maybe that's cos he is not worth it. To me, that is the standard. He is not worth 70m and how do we know that? His release clause that kicks in in 2018 is rumored to be half that price. Even RBL never for one second, thought he's worth that amount.

The only reason 70m is the price is cos RBL don't want to sell so if a club is rich or dumb enough to pay the 70m, then they win either way. If Klopp wants to let himself get mugged in broad daylight then, that's his problem BUT that does not mean that he's a 70m player cos he simply is not.


03 Jul 2017 10:43:02
Couldn't agree more Harry.


03 Jul 2017 10:51:09
Mk you need to watch him play because you're abit wrong here. 2nd most dribbles in bundesliga. 6th most tackles 6th most interceptions. 8 goals 8 assists. This guy is a machine he does everything and does it well and he's 22.


03 Jul 2017 11:47:53
Brussels,

He is an upgrade on an aging Modric and he is light years ahead of Rakitic. The only few players he is inferior are Verratti ( arguably the best in that position ), Vidal. I can't name another. He would walk into both Real and Barca. He is a different breed to other African players. The kid is an excellent carrier of the Ball. He could take it and move a long along way without getting disposed.

He holds the record in setting up forward players more than any other CM in the league. He has the 3rd best record in tacking and breaking up of an attacking play in Germany. He is a Souness+Molby mould!

He will be worth a lot more than £70 mill next summer!


03 Jul 2017 17:21:32
Harry, you said it yourself. An aging Modric and Rakitic. At the same age, Keita is not in their league cos these players were simple beasts at 22. Compare what is comparable. The debate is whether Keita is worth 70m and the answer is no cos he is still unproven in Europe (one season in a top flight league as Austrian league does not count, sorry) regardless of his immense talent. Keep in mind that this is a price RBL put on him cos they don't want to sell and not cos they think he is worth that amount cos his release clause that kicks into gear in 2018 is 48m. That is what they think he is worth hence, the reason why we were ready to place a 50m bid for him which is borderline acceptable. Like I said, if Klopp wants to get mugged in broad day light then that is his problem BUT people should stop painting Keita as a 70m player with all types of cosmetics when even RBL initially, never thought he was worth more than 50m.


{Ed025's Note - i would not let it bother you brussels, they wont be knocking on your door for you to contribute mate..

02 Jul 2017 20:46:53
If we do end up with Robertson I'm actually glad because he will prove a lot of you on this wrong, half the people slating him think they could do a better position themselves, if he does sign watch klopp turn him into one of the best attacking full backs in the league!

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02 Jul 2017 21:16:10
Gibbs or Robertson? Robertson wins hands down.


02 Jul 2017 21:20:50
He's certainly got more potential than Gibbs.


02 Jul 2017 23:01:40
zaha torn him to pieces in 45 mins so much so he was subbed.


02 Jul 2017 23:07:55
Little bit fed up with us signing " potential " we've not had a decent lb for donkeys now. Would love to see us sign an experienced, established lb. Are there any?


03 Jul 2017 00:02:55
I wish we'd just have used a bit of sense and gone all out for Kolasinac, Bertrand or Hector. Instead we will either sign a failed European winger like Mendy/ Gaya, or an above average player with potential to be good such as Tierney, Sessegnon or Robertson. Pretty obvious which only one of those 3 is still on the cards.


03 Jul 2017 02:23:40
I quite like this lad Robertson. At least he can defend.


{Ed001's Note - do you really think so? I am not convinced he can at all.}

03 Jul 2017 05:15:27
Not my first preference, but I definitely think he can defend better than Moreno.


{Ed001's Note - that's really not a high bar to aim at. Moreno has never learnt the basics of defending at all.}

03 Jul 2017 06:33:49
Irony is Moreno has more suitors than Sakho, Lucas, Stewart, and every fringe player at the club!
His pace will be brutal in Italy. He is very young and I could see him blocking a proper left back at Napoli!


{Ed001's Note - how is that irony?}

03 Jul 2017 07:19:37
Coz we all throught none would even touch Moreno! And it would be another Jose Enrique version 2.0.


{Ed001's Note - you may have thought that, but I did make everyone aware there was interest, it was purely the price that was an issue. Moreno has a great attitude, workrate and is very well liked by coaches that have worked with him. There will always be teams that have interest in a player like that, even if they lack quality.}

03 Jul 2017 08:46:20
Robertson is just not a very good defender and i can't believe in the whole footballing fraternity that we can't find and sign a half decent left back. I don't know how old robertson is but surely he should not need much coaching at this stage to be first choice at lfc. But ed25 pointed out the other day not all the players in your team has to be the next big thing and just solid dependability is enough. So maybe klopp thinks robertson is enough!


03 Jul 2017 11:01:25
Using Moreno as a comparison for the LB position is as poor a comparison as using Migs to compare as a standard for GK's. hence, the bafris low to non-existent.

No one ever said that Moreno lacked interest from other clubs as Sevilla and Napoli both want him, as Ed01 had mentioned. He is a very good lad off the pitch and his coaches may like his attitude but he is just not intelligent enough to play football or get better at the things he lacks in his game. That is just the reality.


02 Jul 2017 20:33:20
On a general football theme, what a mockery they have made of this video referee trial. For anyone not watching the confederations final the ref has gone off the pitch to review an incident on play back. He was virtually surrounded by the Chile bench wittering on in his ear and upon coming back on to the pitch gives Java a yellow card for what resembled GBH.

Ed's what are your thoughts on this Fifa video trial for refs during the game.

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{Ed001's Note - I don't know I am not watching it, but every time I have seen the VAR in action it has been shambolic.}

02 Jul 2017 21:18:50
It works in rugby but the players show respect to the referee.


02 Jul 2017 21:42:03
Infancy stages. Mistakes will happen.


02 Jul 2017 21:46:33
It shouldn't be used during outfield play. Only penalties/ non pens, and offsides.


02 Jul 2017 21:54:48
Hate the way the ref watched the replay himself, that took far too much time, must trust the other officials!


02 Jul 2017 22:51:09
Perhaps a system like cricket could be used where both sides have 3 reviews. This means that the referee can't be blamed for not checking something. Worth a shot I think.


02 Jul 2017 23:13:39
Absolute shocking decision and makes a mockery of it already 100% red card.


03 Jul 2017 08:57:49
Point is the ref was stood directly in front of him when he blatantly chinned him and should have made the decision there and then to send him off. In my opinion its not the var its the sub-standard officials. It just needs some basic protocols to govern when its used and the ref needs to take advice from the off field ref and thrust their decision just like rugby.


03 Jul 2017 11:11:24
The VAR is not a bad system. The prob is that it is not being used in the right situations. In the NFL, the review system or VAR is used when touchdowns are scored or when there is a change of possession play (interceptions, fumbles, and fumble recoveries) as those are the critical parts of the game that can give an advantage to either team.

What the VAR is not used for is for Judgement calls (like offensive/ defensive pass interference, defensive/ offensive holding, false starts etc) as these are at the interpretation of the officials hence, there is some human input there.

The head official (umpire) has 30 seconds to review the play from every angle, (which is the same angles that fans all over the world via slow motion will be able to see. If there is no real evidence that could change the call on the field, the original call stands. If there is clear evidence, the original call is reversed.

Hence IMO, the VAR should be used for goals, offsides) that could lead to or prevent goals from being rightly or wrongly awarded) and penalties. The fouls anywhere on the pitch (bar the penalty box) should be left at the refs' interpretation. This is what I would propose.


03 Jul 2017 11:45:35
It was a joke last night but honestly I'm happy it was a joke as hopefully they will learn from this. It is still in trial stage and I think we could all see that the ref having to leave the field himself to see a replay was ridiculous.

Hopefully they bring in stricter rules regarding crowding the ref and just book anyone involved even if it means the whole team at once, players need to respect the ref for the game to work.


02 Jul 2017 20:23:48
Just downloaded the FM legends database, would be interesting to see if Ed001's best Liverpool team of all time can win the league. Can't wait to unleash an 18yr old Gerrard alongside Souness 🙂.

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{Ed001's Note - I am sure that means something, I am just completely at a loss as to what that is! What is the FM legends database? I am assuming by FM you mean Football Manager the game but just not sure what the legends db is or how it would work in the game.}

02 Jul 2017 20:34:52
Someone created a database of legends for a load of clubs, so you've got Dalglish, Hansen at Liverpool, Best and Charlton at United, Henry and Adams at Arsenal and so on. It'll literally be a clash of the titans (there's Pele, Maradona, Puskas etc as well) . It would play like how it usually does in Football Manager, just with different players who happen to have amazing stats.


02 Jul 2017 22:46:52
Your time would be better spent getting out of the house and making some friends, maybe get yourself a girlfriend!


02 Jul 2017 22:52:10
I have a wife. football manager doesn't nag me.


03 Jul 2017 00:16:55
Doubt the replacement of the existing players with legends is done globally. I wanna see Caulfield and O'Flynn up top for Cork City. With Mick Devine in goal.

Also I looked at the LFC listing and Owen has a higher transfer value than Fowler, which given they're the same age in the database, suggests Owen's programmed to be the better player. What goat programmed that?


03 Jul 2017 01:40:57
Its all the rage now.

Wanted it official for years on fifa like when you select a team you can choose current, all timr 11 or an era haha make it so good.

You can get legends on xbox ultimate team but not ps.

Piss take when you haven't got one though and you go ip against a sod with viera and pirlo in the middle and pele on the flanks haha.


03 Jul 2017 01:44:15
Nice advice bobby banana! I am also trying to give up fifa and get myself a girlfriend but until now its been a waste of time! 😩.


03 Jul 2017 02:25:00
How realistic is this game though? Does Jan Molby break into a sprint at any point? Does Harry Kewell play more than a couple of games in a row without getting injured? Is Dalglish playing in old-school leather Adidas clogs or fluorescent lightweight air boots? Has Beardsley shaved one side of his head and got his twitter account tattooed on there?


{Ed001's Note - even the words sprint and Jan Molby should never be used in the same sentence!}

02 Jul 2017 19:49:38
just reading on the European pages that Ricardo Pereira is available for around 25 mil euros seems a great price how come we have cooled our interest in such a good player in a football world that quotes silly figures for players including us. !

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02 Jul 2017 21:28:04
Completely agreed, brilliant player who's value will only increase but I think as he's right footed and we are primarily looking for a LB, the interest has been shelved for now.


03 Jul 2017 11:13:34
Why we have not signed him is a complete mystery to me?


{Ed002's Note - Interet moved on - you know that.}

02 Jul 2017 19:55:51
I've had a terrible day. Soothe my soul with some decent banter and rumours please.

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02 Jul 2017 20:15:11
Running up that hill must have taken it out of you.


02 Jul 2017 20:20:11
Been running up that hill Kate?


02 Jul 2017 20:40:30
Well guys, the hill was 'no problem '. Thanks for asking tho!


02 Jul 2017 20:51:29
Was there a "Castle on the Hill" tho?


02 Jul 2017 21:08:23
Peter Gabriel hasn't been pestering you again has he?


02 Jul 2017 21:35:17
Yes, he has. Banging on about world music constantly. Tried to turn him onto the Reds but he says "it's just buying into the machine ". Silly sausage. Last I saw of him he was off to Salisbury Hill for a bit of "Me" time. ****er.


02 Jul 2017 22:29:06
He just thinks he's Brian Pern.


02 Jul 2017 19:37:16
ed001

could you add onto your long list of topics maybe a compilation of Liverpool's first team players strengths and weakness's and what is needed to make them better players? always enjoy your player profiles such as Benteke yesterday

nice one.

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{Ed001's Note - ok mate, added it to the list. And thank you, I am trying to do one profile after each season review for a player from that team.}

03 Jul 2017 03:07:16
I feel cheeky for asking ed1 but I also enjoyed reading the Benteke one. Would be interesting if you could do one on Suarez? In maybe a year after you've done everything that is lol :)


{Ed001's Note - I will add that to the list!}

02 Jul 2017 19:03:26
Hi I'm looking to go to my first LFC match this coming season and was wondering where is the best place to get tickets?

Thanks.

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02 Jul 2017 20:20:58
Hi,
I would suggest that you get in touch with your local supporters branch (if you have one) there are usually tickets available that way. You could always rock up to a game and hope to buy one around the ground. there are usually a few people selling. If you are interested in going to the 'bigger' games in the future, I suggest buying a membership card. It takes a while to build up enough games to be in with a chance of securing all the games that you want. I think it's around 15 home games now. 😎.


03 Jul 2017 01:31:10
The best way is to approach the official LFC ticket office online. It's a difficult exercise for the Prem league but early cup games and CL games may be the best option to start. Failing that online ticket companies, but be aware you will pay hugely inflated prices.


02 Jul 2017 18:39:21
With all of the posts and comments ................

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{Ed002's Note - We are not going to be posting things like this.}

02 Jul 2017 16:57:03
Question for the Eds and older reds.

What were Shankly and Paisley's flaws?

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{Ed001's Note - Shankly's main flaw was his loyalty. He held on to players long after he should have.

Paisley's flaw was that he was too happy to be in the background, which meant he has never gained the recognition he deserves.

Other than that I can't think of any flaws off the top of my head.}

02 Jul 2017 17:26:30
Shankly lived too close to Everton's training ground at Bellfield and Paisley never did the washing up at home.

Other than that, can't think of any.


02 Jul 2017 23:26:24
They both retired too soon.


02 Jul 2017 16:57:03
Question for the Eds and older reds.

What were Shankly and Paisley's flaws?

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02 Jul 2017 20:25:26
Laminate.


02 Jul 2017 16:10:47
[Amadou Makadji, Guinea based journo] Klopp spoke with Keita on Saturday and Liverpool will submit an offer this evening. Klopp wants him whatever the cost.

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02 Jul 2017 16:22:47
So we've tapped the player up?


02 Jul 2017 16:24:37
You cannot speak to the player! Am I wrong here? Did RBL give us the permission to speak to the player?


02 Jul 2017 16:30:44
You can speak to the player if his club gives permission. Although I don't know if that's the case here or not.


{Ed002's Note - RBL has said the player is not for sale - therefore it would take the acceptance of an offer. There should be no surprise in this. Noting he also spoke to Brandt and van Dijk.}

02 Jul 2017 16:58:17
Klipperty is a very sociable guy 😁.


02 Jul 2017 17:07:05
Klopp sure does love his Blackpool dates.


02 Jul 2017 17:08:46
Apology by the end of the week then?


02 Jul 2017 17:28:04
Or maybe the Guinea based journo just made it all up.


02 Jul 2017 17:49:38
Doesn't matter as long as he signs. All clubs do this.


02 Jul 2017 17:54:55
I wish Klopp would be like every other manager in world football and not speak to the player before getting permission. What an awful awful man.


02 Jul 2017 18:21:37
Isn't calling him an "awful awful man" going a bit overboard without knowing him personally?


02 Jul 2017 19:45:00
Sarcasm reet.


02 Jul 2017 20:11:00
It's all rumours and heresay with no evidence of any wrongdoing.


03 Jul 2017 01:24:33
Klopp has spoken to the player but we have not spoken to his club RBL yet!? I don't like the sound of this again, unless something has changed ed? And we have approached his club.


03 Jul 2017 01:25:17
Sounds like wrong doing again? We can't have spoke to the player before the club?


02 Jul 2017 15:18:31
Seeing posts about stopping loan deals, I. e ward and ojo.
To me it's obvious? Klopp wants all his players there for pre season. You never know if someone would have to be recalled from a loan, so he wants all players clued up on tactics etc.
An once again, to me it's obvious, that ward will go on loan to huddersfield, an others else where, once they've been integrated in our squad this pre season.

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02 Jul 2017 16:05:40
Karius should be sold and Ward to remain at LFC. No brainer. Wars is good enough to play for us.


02 Jul 2017 16:15:35
Firstly, I strongly disagree on Karius, Harry. Ridiculous to say that after so few games.

Secondly, this is the conclusion I draw too, Benny, otherwise is a ridiculous decision not to send Ward on loan. Ed001, saw your answer to another post about how not loaning Ward looks like a big mistake by Klopp. Do you not think Benny has the nail on the head, and therefore Klopps decision now makes more sense? Surely more important for potential loanees to feel part of Liverpool first and share our pre-season rather than another clubs? It could also mean they may not go on loan if they show they are ready to be part of our squad now, and who knows, one of our existing GKs may move on?


{Ed001's Note - did I not say that it only makes sense if one of the other two leave? As for feeling a part, that is just not how it works. By telling Ward he is 3rd choice, that just makes him feel like he is wasting his time. There is very little he can do to prove himself.}

02 Jul 2017 17:13:29
If Klopp wants Ward to be 3rd choice, I really hope he moves to some other club. If we keep him as 3rd choice we'll just be ruining his career too because how often does a 3rd choice keeper really play!


02 Jul 2017 17:31:32
Karius should be sold if I was given a contract, never mind Ward. And I'm in my 60s.


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02 Jul 2017 17:48:19
It was only a joke, but I'm still waiting for Karius to make less mistakes than me when I played in goal at school.


02 Jul 2017 20:03:39
Kloppo, Karius made two mistakes. How many did you make through out your glittering GK career in school? 0 or 1?


03 Jul 2017 03:17:42
People seem to forget karius is a human. we make mistakes from time to time.


03 Jul 2017 09:37:42
And what if Karius or Migs gets injured, stick Milner in goal. or are we expected to buy someone else? We need three first team keepers and we have three keepers on the books. Its up to Ward to make himself first or second choice.


02 Jul 2017 14:34:48
Afternoon Eds and reds

First of all a collective thank you to all the eds for all their efforts in trying to stay again during this silly season

Secondly I was interested in your thoughts on Iago Aspas, we can see now after going back to Spain he has had a great season constantly hitting the back of the net and I was wandering why you thought he wasn't a success at Liverpool, was it simply down to not enough chances? Or has he developed more then everyone expected?

Many thanks.

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{Ed001's Note - never settled, never wanted to leave Celta (which is the team he supports and is now playing for again), never really got a proper chance and so he never adjusted to the physicality required.}

02 Jul 2017 14:48:40
Ed you know where you said physicality, do you think this may be the reason why England is so far behind in terms of player quality, because we tend to label it 'a mans game' and 'a mans game' is all about bruises, rough tackles and just being physical, and I think it's a case of we try to substitute technical skills for this so called big man approach, I really do hate it when a new player comes in and he has to 'bulk up', do any other leagues have this problem?


{Ed001's Note - yes, the British game does suffer by being all about physicality over technical ability. It is a distinct disadvantage.}

02 Jul 2017 16:09:20
I always liked Aspas, and I belive hecould have had a great season playing for us, and I also don't think his size would have been a problem - he always has that 'terrier' like aspect to his game - but the problem he had was very simple - he had Suarez and Sturridge in the sane squad. He couldn't get a game really. Shame as he could have been very good for us, but his timing was unfortunate.


02 Jul 2017 16:41:21
If he never wanted to leave why did he ed? Money?


{Ed001's Note - Celta needed the money to pay bills and survive, so he agreed a move to help the club.}

02 Jul 2017 20:05:49
Very noble of him, Ed. This may explain why they jumped at the chance to buy him back immediately after their money issues were fixed. He's Celta thru and thru and I respect him even more now as a gentleman, than as a pro footballer.


{Ed001's Note - he is very much a Celta fan and would have been happiest if he could have spent his career there.}

02 Jul 2017 11:12:47
Just a question for eds 02 would appreciate your opinion on sturridge? I personally would keep him and think on his day WHEN fit I know 🙁Is one of the best about just hope 🤞He stays fit . keep you're aubeyang or whatever it's spelt like lol and lacazette. give me a fit sturridge any day . thoughts 💭 please pal what would you do with him?

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{Ed002's Note - You are right, when fit Sturridge provides an excellent return in terms of goals. The issue has been keeping him fit for prolonged periods.}

02 Jul 2017 16:17:41
If we can keep him fit and he realizes that he won't start all the games and accept his role (whatever it may be) then I'll be for keeping him. And it seems like he is aware of this as he has upped his fitness regimen in the offseason so hopefully, this happens.


02 Jul 2017 16:25:05
How about easing him into the season instead of starting every game let his body adjust slowly instead of intense 90 after 90.


02 Jul 2017 10:02:59
Arsenal fan here, Sunday Times are reporting Oxlade-Chamberlain has turned down a new contract at Arsenal. Arsenal more likely to sell now than risk leaving on a free so the move to Liverpool is looking likely despite their other transfer activity. Deciding factor was likely to be a decision based on Liverpool offering him a starting spot at CM (we all know how that turned out with Milner. ) .

Personal thoughts are that he's got promise, but nowhere near good enough to be demanding a starting spot at a top 6 club yet, much less in a position he's hit and miss in. Good luck to him if he goes (with the obligatory not-against-his-old-club-though)

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02 Jul 2017 10:25:53
If we stick him in centre midfield, prepare for the sort of humpings that Arsenal got by Bayern or England against France.


02 Jul 2017 10:54:05
Hanson, I understand your constant repeating of the same lines, but I have to say Arsenal usually play 2 midfielders and a CAM. We play one deep lying midfielder and 2 pushing on. It's a completely different midfield outlook. Remember when we realised Hendo is more than capable in a midfield 3, but in a midfield 2 he struggled. And the exact same thing with Gigi, in holland he played in a 3 and was excellent, but not many thought he could for us due to his Newcastle days. I believe Klopp thinks the same for the Ox, and I think in a midfield 3 the way we set up will help him flourish. He also played in a midfield 2 for England. So personally, I don't think your argument against his capabilities in midfield are relevant UNLESS we plan to play him in a 2, then it's a fair point.


02 Jul 2017 12:01:47
Our midfield plays very differently. If you listen to Klopp his system has a holding midfielder and then forward of that is quite fluid and just requires pace and energy.
In defense he focusses in closing down in groups and only allowing small passing channels to increase the chance of a mistake, tackle or interception.
He soke about it at length in an interview on Friday night football or something earlier in the season. He explained how his team pivots on his #6, a DM and the rest is pretty fluid.
In a system like that Oxlade-Chamberlains weaknesses aren't really exposed. Lallana isn't known for his defensive abilities but is one if our best at Geggen Pressing. I think OX could be used in a similar fashion if it does happen.
Have faith in Klopp, he can do what he wants going forward for me. Its LB I'm concerned about.


02 Jul 2017 12:02:16
Ox is not being garunteed a starting cm spot. Ox is being offered a squad role with a fair amount of games.

Naby keita is the target for a first 11 cm role. Talks are going well.


02 Jul 2017 12:10:11
TIA there is absolutely nothing to suggest he has the skills, intelligence of ability to play in the middle. Either as three or a two man midfield. Against Bayern he was part of a three man central midfield. So the argument that he would somehow flourish is weak given the facts. This is just a case of his ego and opinion of his own ability being greater than the sum of his limited ability, in the same way Beckham wanted to play in the middle yet failed when played there, they simply lack the intelligence and skills to play there. His best position is on the bench as an impact player at best.


02 Jul 2017 12:13:27
Andy, the system relies upon midfielders having intelligence about their game, something that Ox is severely lacking.


02 Jul 2017 12:24:56
11 cm role? Jeez didn't realise he was that small!


02 Jul 2017 13:13:47
Arsenal plays with a stopper and he is still crap! Liverpool don't play with a stopper in the first place. He is positinally woeful to play in the middle especially for a team who will push both CM high up and down. Just coz he runs faster than light doesn't make him a good footballer.
I agree with Hansens. He is not good enough or looked up by Wenger to play in the middle in the long absence of Carzola. He is not even wanted at Arsenal now. They will sell him and add a few to bring one top class CM.
Why would we need him? A failed English winger who wants to play CM, not in million years he would pick a pass!


02 Jul 2017 13:15:43
He's tint masrshy.


02 Jul 2017 13:22:46
Hanson I completely agree he's best as an impact sub, I said that a few weeks back. But I also think you're underestimating klopps coaching skills. He may have struggled in a midfield 3 against Bayern Munich playing in an arsene wenger system that they rarely play, but that does not mean Klopp isn't capable of helping him to flourish in that role, and stats from Klopps past coaching backs that up (Adam lallana to name one) so it is not a weak argument given the facts, I've just considered more factors. And that wasn't me comparing lallana as I know he's much more intelligent and technically gifted but it's more that Klopp arguably transformed him last season from a silky, 'slow the game down' winger to a gegen pressing, fast thinking midfielder. He also did a similar transormation of Gigi, who most labelled lazy at Newcastle, ended up being one of our most hard working midfielders.


02 Jul 2017 13:38:54
TIA

Exactly He is Ward working infact our entire midfield is hard working. We lack Quality and Why we rely on Coutinho so much! Klopp like him coz he has pace and is physically strong. Let's not even talk about Quality.
Working hard is not a skill set, it's a mandatory. Picking someone's movement between the lines or launching a 30 yard pass to pick your Mendy's or Robertson is your SKILLSET. That's what you want from your Center Mid rest all are secondary!


02 Jul 2017 13:59:45
I didn't mention the Oxs workrate once then, I was explaining how Klopp transformed Gigi from a perceived lazy midfielder to a very hard working one. We don't know what Klopp sees in him yet, to my knowledge he hasn't spoke about it. I actually think the Ox has good vision, he tends to know the runs his teammates make, and feeds them more often than not, he needs to do it more consistently yes but I think Klopps the ideal coach to help achieve that. while he may be no Coutinho, I think his game can be worked on by Klopp and I believe it's possible for it to work successfully. Especially if he is to be used as an impact or replacement due to a first 11s injury/ loss of form. Just my views I guess.


02 Jul 2017 14:00:44
Really Harry, picking someone's movement from 30yards is all you need from your centre midfielder? Can we get Charlie Adam back please. Not saying Ox is a good CM but your judgement of a good CM is baffling most times. Can you not judge a player until he actually plays because no one knows it all, its all a guessing game.


02 Jul 2017 16:09:18
The first 11cm are often the most important.

That initial burst of speed can make or break a player.


02 Jul 2017 16:30:34
Akinwalexykopite I've seen Oxlade play centre midfield and he looks utterly out of his depth. So why blow a substantial amount of money on someone who not only has delusions of playing a position he doesn't have the skills for (his positional sense is awful, his passing range and vision is poor, he can't tackle and play passes him by), I seriously do not get why people are getting excited about a player Arsenal aren't particularly fussed about keeping.


02 Jul 2017 17:07:50
Akin, if an LFC midfielder does not play like David Silva, Moussa Dembele or Santi Carzola, the he's not good enough. Ox is a failed winger who wants to play at CM. Is that a joke? At LFC where he will be going against Couts, Hendo, Can, Lallana and Grujic? If he wants to be an impact sub or if Klopp can fix him then great. If he really thinks he can start ahead of those guys then he is seriously losing it.

TIA, you are wrong about Wiji. Wiji has more ability in his left toe than Ox has in his whole body. Wiji was never lazy. That is patently false. Wiji's role changed when he came to LFC as he played the Allen role but with better quality and end product. His only knock was that he lacked the fight needed to avoid relegation with Newcastle and so did a lot of Newcastle players as well. Ox wants to start at CM as well. There is no way he starts ahead of the guys mentioned above as he is frankly not better than them in any shape or form, Klopp magic or not.


03 Jul 2017 01:21:37
I think that if you look at the kind of players the club have been linked to, Klopp wants a faster transition. Our attack almost always dies when the midfield passes wide to a fullback. A mobile midfielder like Keita or Ox drives with the ball. So rather than the opposition resetting as we pass sideways, a midfielder of this kind will commit defenders. I'm hopeful that we will be more efficient in the coming season.


03 Jul 2017 01:23:20
I am sorry mate we have see Ox playing for Arsenal and my judgment muck like half of the site is pretty much the same. He he simply not good enough to play as a CM.

Charlie Adam couldn't pick a pony let alone a player. Xabi Alonso, Paul scholes, Xavi, Steven Gerrard, Michel Carrick.

If it was very easy to pick someone's run with an inch perfect pass then everyone would have been a Center midfielder by now. A CM typically dictates the game and that is where he judged at. Not by the distance covered!

Csec Fabregas had more impact from the subs than Ox. Fact!


03 Jul 2017 01:27:28
Klopps midfielders along with the rest of the team defend as a unit, pressing the opposition to force an error.
The day of the quarter back midfielder at LFC went with Stevie.

New exciting times.

Ps. I brought my family on the Anfield tour yesterday and was absolutely blown away by the new stand and improvements around rhe ground.
I can't praise the staff and club enough for their efforts.

A brilliant experience and great value at 50 Quid for a family of five. Well worth the money

My wallet took a bigger hit afterwards in the shop, 2 junior new home shirts and 1 junior new away shirt @ 42 quid each.

But my kids delighted faces wearing the new clobber bought at Anfield to me is priceless.

The club has a lovely area for the 96 ; to me it shows what LFC is still all about.

In our tour group of about 20 people there were people from around the world. Swedish. Malaysian. English
Irish. Austrailian and Japenese. And some I can't remember.

It just shows you the global reach of the club.


02 Jul 2017
New image uploaded to the
Liverpool Player Sightings page entitled, Ed02 sighting

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02 Jul 2017 09:11:50
Morning eds, I'm wondering how football sidesteps freedom of employment laws? Why can't one player quit one 'job' and move to another?

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{Ed002's Note - I have no idea what "freedom of employment laws" are.}

02 Jul 2017 09:59:35
In the UK at least, employees on fixed term contracts (which I assume covers professional footballers) have the right to terminate their contract early.

What is it that stops a footballer terminating their contract and going to work with another club? I'm assuming that football has a workaround that prevents this.


{Ed002's Note - The contracts are there to protect both sides and are covered by regulations from FIFA - but there are provisions under the Webster Ruling that allows a player to buy themselves out of a contract. A player can refuse to play and terminate their contract but they cannot then simply join another club as their registration belongs to the club they left.}

02 Jul 2017 22:02:45
Thanks Ed2.


03 Jul 2017 01:14:23
A contract for a start.


03 Jul 2017 01:17:49
I would have thought it has something to do with the contract and unless the terms are breached you are stuck to the terms unless both parties agree.


02 Jul 2017 08:30:42
Ed01 thanks for the reply i also like klopp but don't u think he is not doing himself any favours by doing this blunders i say and getting himself ready for the chop
And also dear ed01 is there nobody close to him can tell him what big mistakes he is doing or he doesn't like to listen to anyone
I want to hear your thoughts
Thanks.

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{Ed001's Note - I am sure he thinks he knows what he is doing, as he had success at Dortmund with those methods. Trouble is every club is different and requires a different kind of management. Klopp will need to adapt or he will fail.

There are plenty of people amongst his coaching staff who can talk to him and that he listens to. I am just not sure how many of them are offering the right kind of advice.}

02 Jul 2017 11:33:54
Whats exactly is he doing wrong?

Do you all really care about tapping up vvd? Ao we get a ban. Who cares.

Didnt stop salah joining us did it.

Are you telling me perez isn't callung up mbappe now and doing exacrly what klopp was doing.

Athletico are in the midst of a ban. Still players like costa and lacazette are desperate to join them and you all still think of them as a top european club.

Otber than the transfera whata klopp actually done wrong and why do you care?


{Ed001's Note - oh shut up you embarrassing tit. If you are such a dick that you don't care that we are cheating then I have no interest in your opinion. Now go away and stop wasting everyone's time with your idiocy.}

02 Jul 2017 17:18:14
Supercan, your post is jut embarrassing. You do know that LFC is staring down the barrell of a transfer ban should we be caught tapping up again, right but clearly, you don't seem to care about that, do you? The pathetic defence of "everybody does it" is really starting to wear thin and becoming abject and pathetic.

Tapping up is illegal, end of story. I don't care if all clubs on the planet do it. If it was not so bad, then why did FSG (who don't even deal with transfers) have to step in and make a public apology for the VVD issue? Maybe cos it was a PR disaster and it mattered. And if you think they were happy with Klopp with all his tapping up nonsense then you are deluding yourself cos they are not. They are a business and Klopp is messing with their assets and they won't tolerate that anymore, IMO.

It is wrong and there are consequences for doing that. You may not care what happens to our club or to Klopp BUT the rest of us do. It is such lack of morals (the "two wrongs make a right" brigade) that has eroded the honor and dignity left in our modern society.


01 Jul 2017 23:35:08
Ed just saw saul sign an extra 4 years onto his 5 yesr deal making it 9.

I know othet sports do it with longer contracts and jist wondering wether football will start doing it?

Say salah now a 7/ 8 year deal.

Or when signing a young player for big money sealing him into a 10 year deal.

Bemuses me why its not done now. Obv getting saddled with a poor player or a bad injury etc but it just seems someone alwaya signing a new deal or at the blood y end. In 2 years cou will be at 3 and then it will be tbe start of new contract or selling him.

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{Ed002's Note - It is beyond what the rules allow and requires the local FA to agree it. It will actually be structred as a renewal.}

02 Jul 2017 08:00:59
Ed01 I wanna know your opinion on the few matters 1.why klopp is not interested in sending Ward to Huddersfield on loan when u also know there is no space for him we all know.2.I like klopp his passion but sometimes u don't think he is getting arrogant on few matters where he should be grounded like last year he didn't gave gomez chance at all but gave chances to klavan i am not impressed at all with him
I wanna hear from your side because u always give honest opinion especially his way pf not letting youngsters go on loan
Thanks for your Hard work.

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{Ed001's Note - 1. It feels like a big mistake to me, unless either Karius or Mignolet are going to be sold, which is not happening.

2. Yes, Klopp makes mistakes, a lot of them. It is worse than just giving Klavan chances when he could have used Gomez, there were plenty of times when he used just two subs as well. That last sub should have brought on a youngster to gain a little more experience. Now he is compounding that lack of trust but holding back Ward as a 3rd choice keeper, when he should be on loan picking up more experience.

I like Klopp a lot, but he is making a lot of mistakes, very obvious, glaring errors, regarding youth development. Added to his tapping up of players, constant broken promises to players etc, it is not good for the long term. We will have to have a large turnover of players if this continues, as there will be lots of dissatisfaction amongst the squad. These actions with broken promises and lack of using youth players were similar to Houllier. They were a big part of the reason he ended up being fired. When he needed the players backing, it wasn't there as they did not trust him or like him or want to work with him.}

02 Jul 2017 09:10:25
We should have never brought Karius in the first place. I don't see any difference between a bench warmer Karius and full time player Ward ( If not some minutes in PL ) .
Klavan is another Everest blunder by Klopp. What was he thinking when he decided to buy hm who was going to replace our best CB ( Sakho )
Handing contract extensions to both Lallana and Lovren is another stupidity in my eyes. Both nearing 30's and I don't see them crusicial as Coutinho or Mane.
People like him coz he is too friendly and adorable. I fear this will be his biggest downfall!


02 Jul 2017 09:13:07
Ed do you not think there was times when he was actually quite brave in giving youth a chance ie. Trent Arnold at Old Trafford over Moreno? don't really think the youth could be risked towards the end of the season the games were just too important.


{Ed001's Note - no, if TAA had been given more chances, he would not have been a risk by that point. I understand (and completely disagree as Pochettino has shown at Spurs) that it was too much of a risk at the end of the season, but that does not stop him using them as subs.}

02 Jul 2017 09:55:13
So would you have been playin Trent regularly then, dropping Clyne to the bench? im all for youth, Trent in particular but 12 appearances over a season for an 18 year old is decent. When he fills out he'll b a beast. bearin in mind we wer in the title race up till Xmas and there was a lot at stake.


02 Jul 2017 13:36:23
Always think klopp made subs too late too! Especially at the start of the season you see a team getting into games when we were 1-0 up or so, and just needed to secure the midfield.
Totally agree about the youngsters too, so many times you'd like see Woodburn on for the last 10 or so when we are comfortable!


02 Jul 2017 13:39:16
Is it not possible that klopp wants to look at these youngsters during preseason to see who has a decent chance of staking a claim for a first team spot or cup matches before deciding on whether to send anyone out on loan.? That would make sense to me and I'm thinking that's what Klopp is doing.


02 Jul 2017 16:44:26
Klopp got us top 4 in the end, so stop whining about youth and subs. They got plenty of chances and will get plenty more. He sees players every day in training and JUST MIGHT have a better understanding of a player's readiness than you or me.


02 Jul 2017 17:25:18
Look, I'm a huge Klopp fan but right now, his mistakes are becoming vdery difficult to defend. He needs to buck up and get his head right cos right now, he is droning.

Harry, why was it a mistake to bring in Karius? Where you happy with the way Migs had been a right failure for the 3 years before hand? Karius is here (it was Klopp's choice so I will defer to him) due to Migs' perrenial incompetence and mind you, he was not a bench warmer at Mainz. He was a very highly rated GK, voted 2nd best in the German league. You may not agree with that assessment but those are the facts. Now did he struggle? Yes. Can he improve? Yes. As for Ward, he needed the exp. hence, hios loan to Huddersfield and IMO. He should have stayed there on loan or sold to them as they were keen on keeping him. This is where Klopp is failing, amongs other areas.


 
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