The ref had his back to the ball and was speaking to an Hoffenheim player as Liverpool decided to play on without him. He should never be allowed another CL game after that bit of nonsense.Well on German TV they did :-)
While I think Liverpool were lucky to get away with a win, the energy and early pressing they displayed made me worry slightly about City playing them. I fear we will make easy mistakes and grant them lots of chances. Same happened to Hoffenheim, and I actually thought they passed the ball quite well. Mane and Salah look quick and dangerous on the break.
Isn't it better to loan him ? I'm sure he's not allowed to play against his parent club. Might be wrong ?Well just about everyone in this thread agrees that Samir Nasri sucks - and so do I.
Where I differ - big time - from the 15 or so posters who have replied to my posts - is that Nasri is *potentially* - again - *potentially* - one of the best footballers on the planet.
The problem with Nasri is that he is lazy and doesn't apply himself - add to that, he's got a toxic quality about him, poisoning the dressing room if he feels slighted by management.
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Many of those who have replied to my posts claim that Nasri is too old - he's done - not the player he once was - etc.
To this - I reply that Nasri is 30 years old. Same age as the best player currently in world football - that guy who plays for Barca. 30 is a bit old - but not so old that he's way beyond his prime, completely unable to be world class.
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So this is my point once more - it's crazy to trade a *potentially* hugely talented player to any of the other 5 clubs in our league who may challenge us for the title.
It's probably a good thing to loan him to Pool though - as I don't see that Pool is going to challenge for the title - but I could be wrong - that too could hurt us.
Let's just say that there's a 5% chance or so that if traded to a top PL club, Nasri gets pissed at us and uses that as motivation - he then leads whatever rival club he's been traded to to take 6 points off us.
IMO - that will seriously damage the chance we have for winning the title.
Best thing is to sell Nasri to some non-PL club. 2nd best is to keep him (even if he's totally useless) and never plays - this is insurance. Next best is to loan him to a weak rival (Pool) and hope that he takes points off stronger rivals while not performing so well as to make that weak rival a true title contender.
You are correct - but a loan risks the chance that Nasri somehow plays to his potential or nearly so for the full season - making whatever club we sell him to a real title contender.Isn't it better to loan him ? I'm sure he's not allowed to play against his parent club. Might be wrong ?
Unless they have a few dodgy PL results or we and a couple of others build a good lead in which case they might want to follow the rags example and push for the Europa.Yes, I will explain why.
In the CL they will play the best team, players with slight injuries will play. They will also be playing better teams at a higher intensity and will affect league performances.
In the EL players with injuries will not travel, 3 or 4 will be rested for the league matches and the EL is not prioritised.
I thought the difference was obvious.
Who will Liverpool sign to replace Coutinho?
Many in the cult think Alli is ready to step up to a big club and win things. Working with a decent manager at Liverpool would help him realise his potential and turn him into a decent player. Also he would also cost less than a third of £150m they would get for Coutinho.
He is of course a member of the cult since childhood.
The only problem they can see is that Levy might stop Alli following his dream to improve himself and play for a big club by refusing to sell.