Liverpool thread 2018/19

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Didsbury Dave said:
When it isn't your first team who lose it isn't usually a significant blow to morale. There are two small benefits to them losing that game from City's point of view: one is that it damages confidence, and the other is that it is a good team that City won't have to play. But they are well outweighed by their fewer fixtures.

So far we've been very lucky with cup draws that allow us to field a second string, but that won't last. What we don't want is to go into the last month or so of the season with a whole pile of big, demanding games (CL semis/final, FA Cup semis/final, rearranged league fixtures) whilst they have fewer, less demanding fixtures. If things are close that could give them the edge.
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I know where you're coming from. If they'd lost that game in isolation I don't think it would have mattered much, it's after the City defeat it did - and rotating is all very well, but they ended up bringing on their key players anyway, having sat them in the cold for an hour. That's why the Brighton game is now a really big one for them, and one they have to win. If they do, yep, they can say they're back on track. If not, the pressure is seriously on.

As far as fixture congestion is concerned, yes, that's true, but it's the price of success, so it really is up to City there.
 
inchy14 said:
Our second string players all get a run in the first team at some point, the majority of Liverpool's got thrown in together last night, and it showed, totally disjointed. If Klopp had any brains he'd have been giving Origi, Sturridge and others some game time, even starting the odd one to make sure his front 3 didn't burn out to easily. Foolishly he's continued with his front 3 at all costs and it will eventually bite him on the arse, like last night, the minute he has to really rely on anyone else they'll be off the pace and affect his teams performance.

The guy is a fraud, no other plan except 100 miles an hour, best 11 every week and hope it's enough.
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Not just off the pace but well aware that even a man of the match performance won't get them into the first xi. If you're in Lallana, Origi, Moreno or Sturridge's (even arguably Fabinho and Shaqiri's) shoes what's the point of working your socks off to be ready to play when it's clear the manager will never see you as anything but second string?
The likes of Mahrez, Gundogan, Danilo etc know that a good performance in these games can get them a run of starts in the first xi and they're motivated to keep sharp and fit and psyched up when they get the chance to play.
 
inchy14 said:
Our second string players all get a run in the first team at some point, the majority of Liverpool's got thrown in together last night, and it showed, totally disjointed. If Klopp had any brains he'd have been giving Origi, Sturridge and others some game time, even starting the odd one to make sure his front 3 didn't burn out to easily. Foolishly he's continued with his front 3 at all costs and it will eventually bite him on the arse, like last night, the minute he has to really rely on anyone else they'll be off the pace and affect his teams performance.

The guy is a fraud, no other plan except 100 miles an hour, best 11 every week and hope it's enough.
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Not going to slag Klopp he is good manager and its not fluke seeing them where they are. Last night he tried to be to clever and make too many changes all at once. You can understand resting the likes of Salah and Van Dijkt but apart from score Ferminho did fuck all against us as did Mane. Considering we are still in all cups and put a strong side out against Rotherham is just goes to show that we are still ahead of dippers in terms of progress.
 
Haha. Absolute classic on the echo online today. They actually have a piece on how terrible it was the wolves fans sung “sign on” and “ feed the scousers” last night, and that it could be heard on telly, and that Birmingham has a higher unemployed rate, and - my personal favourite - they look stupid because Connor Cody is from Liverpool. Poor little ducks. Your heart bleeds for them. What have they ever done to anyone. Stand by for the next petition. What a horrible, contrite club that really is.
 
wattle said:
Haha. Absolute classic on the echo online today. They actually have a piece on how terrible it was the wolves fans sung “sign on” and “ feed the scousers” last night, and that it could be heard on telly, and that Birmingham has a higher unemployed rate, and - my personal favourite - they look stupid because Cody Connor is from Liverpool. Poor little dicks. Your heart bleeds for them. What have they ever done to anyone. Stand by for the next petition. What a horrible, contrite club that really is.
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I'm surprised there isn't a law forbidding any offence to the amazing, warm hearted, humorous people of Liverpool.
 
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wattle said:
Haha. Absolute classic on the echo online today. They actually have a piece on how terrible it was the wolves fans sung “sign on” and “ feed the scousers” last night, and that it could be heard on telly, and that Birmingham has a higher unemployed rate, and - my personal favourite - they look stupid because Connor Cody is from Liverpool. Poor little ducks. Your heart bleeds for them. What have they ever done to anyone. Stand by for the next petition. What a horrible, contrite club that really is.
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You have to realise, they've spent so long convincing themselves that they're everyone's second favourite club and every neutral's choice to win every trophy ever created that it's quite upsetting for them in the real world when they have to deal with what people really think of them.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Obviously it's bad news for us that they lost last night. We badly need them to stay in the Champions League until the semis.
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Us winning or loosing the league won't have anything to do with them getting knocked out last night. If we manage to keep our squad fit, we, ll win it for sure.

2 looses in a row would give other teams the confidence that they are beatable or not invincible. Interesting times
 
wattle said:
Haha. Absolute classic on the echo online today. They actually have a piece on how terrible it was the wolves fans sung “sign on” and “ feed the scousers” last night, and that it could be heard on telly, and that Birmingham has a higher unemployed rate, and - my personal favourite - they look stupid because Connor Cody is from Liverpool. Poor little ducks. Your heart bleeds for them. What have they ever done to anyone. Stand by for the next petition. What a horrible, contrite club that really is.
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https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/sign-on-feed-scousers-chants-15644719BoNo wonder snow doesn't stick in scouseland, the fuckin' soft melts!
 
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