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18 Apr 2018 15:55:38
Good afternoon everyone, hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine.
I have a question for Ed001 and the other posters if you have time. I know Souness wasn't the only reason we declined in the 90's but I wondered who you would have employed? Maybe Evans or Toshack? I don't know too much about the era in all honesty.
Cheers, and thank you for all the hard work on the site.
{Ed001's Note - Toshack.}
1.) 18 Apr 2018 18:19:24
Thanks for ageing us all tobasco.
2.) 18 Apr 2018 23:33:29
I'd have gone cap in hand back to Kenny.
3.) 19 Apr 2018 08:22:25
Ed001, Is there a reason we didn’t go for Toshack? If memory serves he was desperate for the job when he was in Spain and couldn’t understand why he was never approached.
{Ed001's Note - off the top of my head I can't remember. I know there was a reason why he was overlooked, though he was very keen on it. I am racking my brains and all I can think about is how the blooming heck will I get my sticker album now Peru have gone raided my supply....}
4.) 19 Apr 2018 08:41:50
Lol, must be a good life Ed001 if that’s what you’re worrying about mate.
{Ed001's Note - hey I need my fix. I have all these packs of stickers and nowhere to put them. It is not like the old days when I had school books and pencil cases to festoon with them!}
5.) 19 Apr 2018 09:06:50
Haha, we had to cover our school books with wallpaper for some reason. Stickers were never allowed.
6.) 19 Apr 2018 15:16:44
Absolutely Toshak, was a success wherever he went.
06 Nov 2017 16:13:34
Afternoon, I hope all are well. Good result for us at the weekend. I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask and I'm happy to move my enquiry to one of the other pages if needed as it's not really livepool related. A question for the ed's. Do you think the World Cup in Qatar 2022 will go ahead or is there any chance of it being moved? it just seems absolutely insane to hold it there and the idea that a global and important sporting event is going to be held in a country suspected and accused of financially supporting terrorism, let alone all the human right abuses that go on daily. I always really enjoy the World Cup and obviously football in general but I'm really turned off from it at the moment. Cheers.
{Ed002's Note - There have been meetings to establish an alternate solution but right now it will go ahead in Qatar. If however matters were to deteriorate further it would not be out of the question that it could move to Australia. There are several complexities including television rights that would need to be addressed.}
1.) 06 Nov 2017 16:43:04
Thanks for the response ed002. I'd imagine there would be significant pressure from European leagues and clubs to avoid massive rescheduling. Would that be in Fifas mind or are they more concerned on the commercial ramifications with being associated with Qatar? Cheers.
{Ed002's Note - The schedule wouldn't change.}
2.) 06 Nov 2017 17:21:07
If the competition gets moved due to the so called allegations of financing terrorism then it will be great shame because by the same token Russia, UK, US and many other countries should also get ruled out.
If it gets moved I hope it's for the right reasons. Not for some propaganda.
{Ed025's Note - it should never have gone there in the first place for me hanif, to say it was a fiddle is the understatement of the year, countries like qatar with very poor human rights policies should not even be in the frame, and the funding of terrorism is hardly propaganda mate, just my view of course..
3.) 06 Nov 2017 18:15:07
It's an absolute fiddle, even for it to be in Russia shows that,
The way Russia carried on wth drug testing should have seen it banned from participating in an international sporting competition never mind hosting one,
{Ed002's Note - Obviously being a Liverpool supporter you have to find something to whine about.}
4.) 06 Nov 2017 20:54:50
Interesting Ed. Does that mean you support the use of illicit drugs in sport? Russia had a state-sponsored programme of cheating, was that ok then?
{Ed025's Note - absolutely not ND, they should not get the gig either..
5.) 06 Nov 2017 21:30:03
I agree with Lfcder, sadly money talks! Qatar, Russia, there are so many more deserving nations out there, Russia isn’t particularly safe, isn’t rife with racism and football violence. Qatar doesn’t really need explaining. I’m not advocating moving it to the UK but we are set up better than most to accept the tournament. I like when a poorer nation hosts it, although the costs are immense I can’t help but see the magic with local kids getting to support their stars when usually they couldn’t, South Africa, Brazil etc. These games weren’t without their issues but far more deserving than Qatar. I cannot understand your dig at the previous comment ed02? I think it’s a general attitude of football fans globally not just Liverpool that the tournaments aren’t awarded to the most suitable nations? The only positive thing with Qatar is it’s easy to get to now due to it being a major stopover for long haul flights.
Where would alternatives have been? America? uk? spain? Australia? China? I don’t think anything will change now but it would be good to see FIFA and even UEFA grow a pair, from stricter punishments for racism and homophobia during champions league games to withdrawing games from nations like Russia if it is believed not to be safe for fans.
{Ed002's Note - The Uk is not an option. Just more whining about things you clearly don’t understand.}
6.) 06 Nov 2017 22:06:31
Sadly other regimes in the area are unhappy that little Qatar has been given the privilege of hosting the World cup but are we kidding ourselves if we think the previous hosts were not awarded the honour on the same basis.
Unfortunately I think the brown envelope culture will continue in the FIFA selection process well into the future.
7.) 08 Nov 2017 14:10:52
I don't understand your answer about being a Liverpool fan and having something to whine about?
I stated my opinion about Russia and their apparent state sponsored drugs fiddling and you call it whining?
{Ed002's Note - You are simply whining - the standard trait of Liverpool fans. It is very tedious.}
8.) 08 Nov 2017 22:41:32
Thanks Ed,
From you, I take that as a compliment,
Ps, it's spelt 'winning' lol.
18 Oct 2017 06:26:16
Morning everyone. Fantastic result last night. Let's hope we can keep it up and get a positive result at the weekend. I have a question for ed001 if you're about mate. If I can remember correctly we were heavily linked with Raul in the summer of 05, as a kid at the time I can remember being incredibly excited and getting my dad to buy a paper almost everyday to try and keep updated. Do you know if there was any ever truth in the rumours? I absolutely think we'd have won a couple of titles with him leading the line, awesome player. Thanks for your time on the site.
Cheers.
{Ed001's Note - there was truth in the interest and the possibility, as he was a bit of an arse behind the scenes there at times. There was a portion of the club that wanted him out, but they feared for the backlash from the fans if Raul was sold, so it ended up going nowhere.}
1.) 18 Oct 2017 08:33:55
Good thing that did not happen. Love Raul to bits ans is a RM legend but like Ed said, he was a true definition of the phrase, "Cancer in the dressing room".
2.) 18 Oct 2017 11:20:27
But would he have been outside of Real? Was he a problem at Schalke (i think)?
20 Sep 2017 14:16:36
Thanks for the response yesterday Ed001. It was interesting watching the game yesterday with what was spoken about in mind. The players seem to be unable to take initiative and klopp looked exasperated that they weren't able to translate whatever his instructions were on to the pitch. Do you think the way forward is to simplify the game plan, giving players more defined roles? Or do you think we have the players at the club who are capable of playing with more in game intelligence and we'd be better off persisting with the current system in the long run?
Cheers.
{Ed001's Note - we clearly do not have players capable of figuring it out, which is why recruitment is key. The problem with giving players more defined roles is that it becomes potentially easier for the opposition to defend against. If you don't know which player will make a run, you have to prepare yourself for both eventualities, but if you know it is only one of the midfield who will break forward, you can shadow him closer, block off the runs or even man mark him if you set up correctly. It is a trade off. If we can find the right players, then recruit them and stick with Klopp's system. If we can't, then we will have to adapt and become more rigid.}
1.) 20 Sep 2017 14:39:22
Do you think we have many players at the club currently who could excel if we made the right additions? Lallana and firmino stand out to me, but is there any others who are struggling because of who's around them and would improve with more intelligent team mates? (Sorry I hope that makes sense) .
{Ed001's Note - Gomez I would say is defo one. I think the problem is that I would really be struggling to name another, possibly TAA though.}
2.) 20 Sep 2017 14:40:39
Does the recruitment staff need to be looked at again? Or would that just cause more issues?
{Ed001's Note - some parts of recruitment need overhauling defo.}
3.) 20 Sep 2017 15:00:48
Been saying for ages an outside face should have been brought in as sporting director to do a review of the whole recruitment dept.
4.) 20 Sep 2017 15:29:53
What would you do Ed mate?
{Ed001's Note - a sporting director would be a great start I agree. Someone to take charge of the whole recruitment process and ensure it is done correctly.}
5.) 20 Sep 2017 15:47:53
Would JK work with one? Thank's for your replies Ed.
{Ed001's Note - he did at both Mainz 05 and Dortmund.}
6.) 20 Sep 2017 16:11:50
We have a sporting director, question really is whether Edwards is up for the job or not.
7.) 20 Sep 2017 16:13:46
Hopefully someone within the club might suggest that option to him.
8.) 20 Sep 2017 16:17:13
Ed, Klopp showed that he could be rigid when need be as he switched the system last season to become more protective of the back four with Lucas Holding and Can helping when he is required. This led to us being more solid as we knew our forward line would score goals. Should that happen now with more define roles? Ed has said the pros and cons of doing that so it is not that easy.
Also, Ed is showing that coaching and management is not as black and white as people think and his first response proves that point. This is why I and many others, don't just come out to moan and moan as there is a lot of things to be understood behind the scenes when a coach makes a decision. Keep those response coming Ed as I am getting well-informed as to why things are the way it is and why Klopp does or not do, what he does or not do.
9.) 20 Sep 2017 16:17:13
Ed, Klopp showed that he could be rigid when need be as he switched the system last season to become more protective of the back four with Lucas Holding and Can helping when he is required. This led to us being more solid as we knew our forward line would score goals. Should that happen now with more define roles? Ed has said the pros and cons of doing that so it is not that easy.
Also, Ed is showing that coaching and management is not as black and white as people think and his first response proves that point. This is why I and many others, don't just come out to moan and moan as there is a lot of things to be understood behind the scenes when a coach makes a decision. Keep those response coming Ed as I am getting well-informed as to why things are the way it is and why Klopp does or not do, what he does or not do.
{Ed001's Note - cheers mate.}
19 Sep 2017 12:19:59
Afternoon all.
I have a question for the ed's and anyone else who would like to give their thoughts. When I first started to follow football in the early 2000's there seemed to be an abundance of top quality strikers all across Europe. That number seems to have diminished and 20 goal a year forwards seem to have become rarer (although players hitting extremely high numbers seems to have increased) . Do you think this is down to change in style? Players being asked to contribute to more phases of the game? Poor coaching and development? Or am I just looking back with too much nostalgia to that era.
Thanks for all the hard work you put into the site.
{Ed001's Note - I would suggest a mix of all of those factors. If you look at it without nostalgia and with the benefit of more viewing of the players, you would probably find there was not as many top quality strikers as you thought. However, I do think the changes in football generally have moved the game away from pure goal poachers at the top clubs. Look at Pep's insistence that his strikers do more than a Lineker goal hanging job. People just made space for goalscorers in the past, now they are asked to change or end up at smaller clubs who will make allowances to build around them.}
1.) 19 Sep 2017 12:45:25
It's turning into a team of 10 interchangeable midfielders.
2.) 19 Sep 2017 12:50:11
I've only really been a close follower of football since 2005 and even in that short space of time football has changed massively.
We have gone from a Cisse/ Torres type striker who wants to run in behind every time or have it put in the box, to Salah, Firmino and Mane who make and create their own chances, dovetailing and alternating positions throughout the game.
United when i first started watching had strikers like Solsjkaer, Van Nistelrooy and Saha. Proper poachers. Then we saw the development of Rooney as the United striking role became more independent and versatile. Now United ask their striker to run in behind, attack crosses, get involved the build up play and run the channels.
Arsenal had Henry and Bergkamp and to be honest i think Wenger was a bit of a visionary at that time because they are much more similar to modern strikers at top end clubs in that they created their own chances and Henry was comfortable pulling out wide to find spaces. That is probably why they were so successful though. They were years ahead of their time and British trained defenders hadn't seen players like that before.
The game is constantly evolving though and strikers are being asked to do more and more. That is how it should be though. Why should they get a free pass to goal hang and then take all the headlines? 11 players working hard for each other s better than 10 players and a man stood in the 6 yard box waiting. You're basically down to 10 men when out of possession!
3.) 19 Sep 2017 12:59:37
Spot on, Ed. The so-called CF/ Poacher thingy is so old school as managers require their strikers to do more than just be a lamp post. See Benteke at Plalace. He is awful as he offers nothing more than the lamp post option. Look at progressive managers like Leow.
In the Confed Cup this summer, he mostly played Lars Stindl, an ACM from 'Gladbach (a damn good one at that) as the striker, which allowed players like Goretzka, Brandt etc to take on the spaces he would create whenever he dropped deep to cause havoc in the oppo's defence. City, Barcelona (esp. under Pep), Spurs and LFC play the same way and that is the way football is going attacking-wise and it is working for all these teams, until something new comes up.
4.) 19 Sep 2017 13:11:32
Yeah, agree with ed, it's an interesting question though. I wonder if you looked at how much goals are spread about the team ie. Midfield wingers etc scoring goals and not just the strikers now compared to early naughties. I think with social media, like this site (best football site easy) that people have become more critical of players now that fans have the platform to voice their views.
Every year the premiership throws up a few perhaps unlikely names in the race for the golden boot. Last season josh king for example. Anyone have any thoughts on who may surprise us this season?
{Ed001's Note - to be fair we also get to see a lot more of them to critique. I can remember when it was only going to Anfield or MOTD plus cup finals on TV.}
5.) 19 Sep 2017 13:19:39
managers are forever changing systems and asking players to play out of posistion.
6.) 19 Sep 2017 14:45:54
Absolutely class post MK! You know your football lad.
7.) 19 Sep 2017 14:47:27
True ed. I only found out on Saturday that I could go on redit and stream the game for free.
{Ed001's Note - I have never used reddit to be honest.}
8.) 19 Sep 2017 14:50:22
A bit left field but I think salah may be in that race for golden boot. That really proves mk and eds view that football has progressed and not only the CF scores goals. Salah must be what? 2nd behind aguero atm?
9.) 19 Sep 2017 16:00:56
All them players would have adapted with the game.
Denis Bergkamp was an absolute genius.
10.) 19 Sep 2017 16:22:14
Ed I'm such a technophobe, on reddit (listening to radio at the same time) I couldn't get it going, by the time I worked it out there was five minutes left!
Have BT sport to watch Leicester game tonight and I know how to get redit going now for next game.
{Ed001's Note - one of the reasons I chose to move here was that I could get to watch more games than ever. There is every league just about in the world covered on TV here. There is usually ten different matches on at any moment on the various sports channels.}
11.) 19 Sep 2017 16:23:46
Interesting responses everyone, thank you. On a slightly different note, I've noticed Ed001 that you've said players are over coached now and struggle to think for themselves. (Apologies if I'm miss quoting you) . With this in mind it's interesting seeing that players are asked to contribute to more phases of play, which you'd think would require players to be able to make decisions and be able to adapt to situations. It's almost like the current methods of coaching are at odds with what's asked for in a tactical sense and what's needed on the pitch. Do you think that's one of the biggest problems we have at the club currently? Playing a system which requires a lot of in game intelligence but players being overly reliant on instruction? Cheers.
{Ed001's Note - yes mate I do think it is a problem. Cruyff used to emphasise total football, which required the players to figure it out for themselves. Nowadays you have someone like Guardiola who micromanages everything at every moment, even in training. That is held up by some coaches as great coaching, but I am guessing that is because they have never had to work with someone constantly breathing over their shoulder and telling them what to do. There is nothing worse and it removes your confidence in your own ability to make decisions when someone is constantly telling you that you have made the wrong one and you should do it their way instead.}
12.) 19 Sep 2017 17:44:35
Spot on, 123 and Ed. Coaches and systems are killing the game right now. Take the GK positionf or example. In the old days, he was considered to be the defensive coach on the pitch. He commanded the respect of his teammates and that of his area. He was the one who directed defensive affairs during set piece defending and he would give a right bullocking to anyone who screwed up, The coaches delegated responsibility to the players as well esp. the experienced ones. GK's like Schmeichel, Kahn, Buffon where like coaches on the pitch and HATED conceding goals.
Now, the coaches are like micro managers as Ed said, who want control over their players, turning them into robots and that is why certain teams can't defend a set piece cos they have only one way of defending against them and the manager gives no room for outside input from the players. Why? Cos the managers are such insecure snowflakes who can't stand being challenged by players. Hence, we have what we have today as in, brainless robots as players.
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01 Feb 2018 17:13:01
Forgot about child friendly, scratch hooters off the list haha!
01 Feb 2018 17:11:55
In the city centre? The loxley is probably your best shout, it's central, cheap enough, decent grub and a Hal decent atmosphere. Other than that, there's hooters near the train station and Yates isn't bad. Don't particularly go out much in the city so I can't be much more help I'm afraid!
12 Nov 2017 04:29:46
Sorry to write in so late but I'm working nights and the company on my break isn't the best! I have a question for you ed001 if you don't mind. Do you think to sell coutinho in January and perhaps even in the summer would have dangerous repercussions? Aren't we basically saying that you can act unprofessional to force your way? That essentially you don't have to honour your contract and behave in a manor that leaves the club powerless. As much as I understand it the player has been unprofessional, made himself unavailable for stages of the season and still received all of his wages and it now seems likely he will get the transfer he wants. I don't want to come across as slagging him off so if im mistaken i apologise. I worry that we are entering an era where big clubs (and I think we did this summer and I think we were wrong) can basically force transfers. Am I naive and has this always happened? Or do we need to make a stand before this is the norm. Thanks for your time.
{Ed001's Note - he will have been fined, so will not have received his wages, nor any win bonuses etc he would otherwise have been entitled to. Nothing dangerous about getting rid of a player who is disruptive. The repercussions are far worse to keeping hold of them. LFC is bigger than Coutinho will ever be.}
06 Nov 2017 16:43:04
Thanks for the response ed002. I'd imagine there would be significant pressure from European leagues and clubs to avoid massive rescheduling. Would that be in Fifas mind or are they more concerned on the commercial ramifications with being associated with Qatar? Cheers.
{Ed002's Note - The schedule wouldn't change.}
06 Nov 2017 07:52:26
I moved to Nottingham a little under 10 years ago and he's a legend around these parts if you speak to most people. I think what sums him up best is that when he was offered the Forest job in 2014 he postponed starting the job so he could go with his mates at talk sport to watch the World Cup. He had an opportunity at a club where he's loved and he missed the start of pre-season and his job so he could get on the beer with his mates. Utter nob.