Liverpool thread 2019/20

[FightLikeAGirl]

City were run ragged last season playing in the CL, the league AND both cups. Liverpool have the league in the bag, it is impossible for them to bottle it now. I don't see why Klopp can't go all out for the trophies as well, even if one of the first teamers gets injured, they're still going to win the league regardless.

 

[Blue Llama]

Reducing the insane workload over Christmas/New Year would have been far more beneficial for the players' welfare than this belated token gesture.

Money talks. Never going to have a break at Christmas.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Money talks. Never going to have a break at Christmas.

They don't need to introduce a break at Christmas (and I wouldn't want them to). Just take two games out of the schedule and play them in this February window that they've magically managed to create.

Making players play four times in 9 days is insane. Giving them 10 days off a month later doesn't make it any less insane.

 

[decmancity]

Get the job done in the first place and you don't have any problems, Klopp has done his best since he arrived here to throw all the cups. If you want to rest your first 18 for the replay then do whatever you want but to refuse to manage is embarrassing. Imagine the media if Pep or Mourinho came out and said the same.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Are the meedyah going barmy over Klipperty's blatent disrespect for both domestic cups?

 

[andy_aston]

I sometimes think it’s a bit mardy when our fans say “imagine if we did this” about certain things but in this case I think it’s very true. There would be absolute outrage in the media if Guardiola said that. Be interesting to see how it’s reported tomorrow.

There was a massive outrage when we played the kids against Chelsea

 

[smevchenko]

So the FA Cup, the oldest, the biggest and the best domestic cup competition in the world isn't good enough for Herr Klopp! Wow some arrogance that.

I think the point is that The FA have introduced a 'mid season' break, where all teams will have the same time off, although staggered so not at the same time. The FA have then written to clubs asking that they respect the break, and not to schedule any friendlies etc during that time, as the break is designed to benefit the players and clubs by allowing some time off. They then schedule FA cup replays during the break..... It is farcical. Liverpool have the squad capable to field a team for the replay, and so do most other teams in the PL, but what is the point in having a break, if the FA are scheduling games during it? If the same applied to City, I would hope Pep and the club made a similar point of saying they were not going to be at the game, and field the kids as well. It is not just Liverpool in this position though, and clubs like Spurs and Southampton may well field strong teams in their replay, but they shouldn't even have to make the decision, as they shouldn't have a break that isn't totally free from possible fixtures.

As for staggering the break, just give everyone the same 2 weeks off and stop pandering to broadcasters. Would 2 weeks in January or February without any games featuring a PL team be such a terrible thing? The same amount of games would be broadcast throughout the season anyway.

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

My second team are Sheffield Wednesday, who are in the 5th round of the FA Cup and in the Championship, which means 46 matches instead of 38. My sympathy for Liverpool is somewhat lacking.

 

[Tb1981]

It’s all good for him now but when they don’t win prem league or champions league he doesn’t have much else to fall back on
He can’t always rely on wining cups they get entered into by winning the main two cups first
It’s plain to see his squad is a bit shit beyond his main 11
They lose salah van dijk or mane and they may struggle

 

[Dubai Blue]

I think the point is that The FA have introduced a 'mid season' break, where all teams will have the same time off, although staggered so not at the same time. The FA have then written to clubs asking that they respect the break, and not to schedule any friendlies etc during that time, as the break is designed to benefit the players and clubs by allowing some time off. They then schedule FA cup replays during the break..... It is farcical.

Agree with everything you've said, but it was the Premier League that scheduled this break and insisted that teams must not play any games, not the FA. You're absolutely right that it's farcical that the FA and PL aren't on the same page regarding this.