Jude Bellingham

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pavelsrnicek said:
What seems to be ignored in all of the Bellingham talk us that as midfielder do you want to be coached by Klopp or Pep? Every midfielder that’s gone to Liverpool since Klopp arrived has at best plateaued (Fabinho or Thiago) or struggled like Oxlade Chamberlain or Keita. Their style largely negates the midfielders creativity and focuses more on 3 workhorses.

On the other hand working with Pep as a midfielder must be a dream, KDB, Iniesta, Xavi, Bernardo, Yaya, Busquets, Rodri, Gundogan amongst many others have thrived under Pep.

Whatever about league position, champions league, money or history why does anyone think an any ambitious midfielder would want to play for Klopp over Pep is beyond me.
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I'm fairly certain that's been covered once or twice in the last 500 odd pages bud :)
 
Centurions said:
I'm fairly certain that's been covered once or twice in the last 500 odd pages bud :)
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Apologies, I should have made clear I meant talk in the media about Bellingham’s transfer. So far the issue of Liverpool’s midfield being poor but poor as a result of how they set up is largely ignored in any discussion of Liverpool’s current woes.

As a result no one in any discussion (outside of enlightened City folk here and on social media) has asked whether Bellingham would want to play for Klopp. Any decision to go to City or Real is presented as money related. Instead from a football point of view and the position he plays, the smart move is City over Liverpool.
 
He will not go to Liverpool especially if they don't get CL next season. They just won't pay the fee or wages. RM are still the main rival for his signature.
 
A few years back, Liverpool fans were saying that a two-year European ban meant City had no chance of signing players. Suddenly European football doesn't seem so important any more and they're convinced that one of the best young players on the planet will be quite happy sitting at home midweek watching BT Sport just for the joy of playing for Klopp. As well as earning less money while having to carry an ageing squad. Utterly Deluded.
 
Apparently (Talksport pundit Stuart Pierce) this Gibbs-White lad is totally dominating Casemiro. Is he someone we should be looking at as a cheaper alternative to Bellingham?
 
I bet he’d enjoy having a permanent crick in the neck from watching the ball constantly fly 10 feet over his head as Van Dijk and Konate hoof the ball as far as they possibly can
 
Weavers run said:
We’ve been stung by Pearce before…
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He was actually quite funny tonight on the commentary (I know he is like the worst ever manager City had, but he showed guts in 1996). Apparently the main commentator said Scarpa the Forest play has got them all into rubiks cube as he can do it in 34 seconds. Pearce admitted he got one in 1984 and it is still unsolved. I liked that as I got mine in 1982 and I still can't do the bloody thing.
 
The more I see of him and the more I see of our current midfield, the more perfect I think he is for us.

He's got the lot, a proper box to box midfielder and were crying out for a young midfielder who will run past people and break the lines, especially as KDB ages.

Put him alongside Rodri and KDB and we will be frightening.
 
skillman said:
No goal at home in the second half of that season.

Let that sink in. No goal at all. Law of averages say you scab a lucky one at some point.

Christ. Absolute shite!
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It was the most turgid football I've ever witnessed. IIRC, we only scored 28 goals all season & only stayed up because incredibly we conceded around the same number.

The football under Pearce was worse than the times we were relegated... :-/
 
lancs blue said:
True, but he did get us within a missed penalty of qualifying for Europe, while none of the ones I mentioned came anywhere close.
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A European campaign under Pearce would have probably led to PL relegation, no Thaksin or Sheikh Mansour...

It's honestly the worst football I've ever witnessed from a Manchester City squad.
 
Bluemoon has risen said:
The more I see of him and the more I see of our current midfield, the more perfect I think he is for us.

He's got the lot, a proper box to box midfielder and were crying out for a young midfielder who will run past people and break the lines, especially as KDB ages.

Put him alongside Rodri and KDB and we will be frightening.
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ya that is exactly how our defense falls apart. I prefer to put bellingham in KDB's position as he is not defensively that good and put a different type of player in gundo's position, someone who is measured in controlling the game. bellingham is a runner so it makes sense to play him in a more attacking position.

if you play bellingham deeper he will abandon his position and leave gaps there, hence why I am pretty sure pep will play bellingham higher up in KDB's position. Remember how bellingham got dominated by USA midfield? when southgate put henderson and told bellingham to play higher then he became amazing and started to drive and get into the box.
 
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