Liverpool thread 2019/20

[Start2finish]

Can I call you Stevie, Stevie?

Obviously I missed the joke, I thought it was a play on my username...

 

[andyhinch]

Obviously I missed the joke, I thought it was a play on my username...

Got to be honest I’ve always read it as star fish, as for the other, I might as well say if we’d won all games, we didn’t that’s why it’s a 38 game season, no point into going into what if’s it’s pointless.

 

[Cons Dad]

Well I did state if Liverpool had turned one draw into a win and all other results being equal....

so your picking the drawn games that you might have one and not the ones you might have lost to come to that conclusion

 

[BlueAnorak]

"Back on their Perch".
The arogance of that club, it's officials, fans and ex players is staggering.

 

[Nascent Blues]

I'm not denigrating Peps achievement last year across all competitions. I've said that he deserved FIFA's manager of the year (even if I think its a meaningless media driven title as others have suggested).

But in my hypothetical Klopp would have won both CL and PL in same season. I'm honestly curious why some would still not consider that sufficient?

Just think, if we had got the favourable (but correct) handball decision against spurs in the semifinal - the one where the ref said he wouldn't have given the goal if he'd viewed the same replay and angle everybody saw on TV, and we had beaten you in the final, we would have won everything.

I like this game. It's fun.

 

[Start2finish]

No

Now that's a direct answer - thank you

 

[urzu123]

"Back on their Perch".
The arogance of that club, it's officials, fans and ex players is staggering.

Obviously liverpool fc as a whole don't think they're back on their perch, regardless off what that idiot said.

 

[keith's curle]

Just as a matter of interest, if Liverpool had turned 1 of their draws into a win, and pipped City to the title last year, would that mean that City fans would agree with Klopp being Manager of the year? (all other results being equal)

I actually agree that it should have been Pep, but the difference (in terms of titles) is effectively the lack of a single goal in a crucial match.

Obviously this is entirely a hypothetical as this didn't happen, but I'm curious whether it would have changed opinions.

Not for me. One result either way isn't really a reflection of the managers, neither was playing (or officiating) for a start.
Just for balance, if Liverpool had gone out of the CL against Barca (eg no Origi goal), it wouldn't affect my opinion either.
I can never understand pundits who say things like "he can't be considered a great player until he's won (insert name of relevant comp...)". Plenty of fantastic players won little or even zero, so for me trophies are an indicator, not a measure.

BTW, I read you're username as 'starfish' first time and thought wtf?

 

[Bill the Blue]

Obviously I missed the joke, I thought it was a play on my username...

If you have supported your team for 33 years you must know who Stevie Starfish is and why he's got that moniker !

 

[Start2finish]

Not for me. One result either way isn't really a reflection of the managers, neither was playing (or officiating) for a start.
Just for balance, if Liverpool had gone out of the CL against Barca (eg no Origi goal), it wouldn't affect my opinion either.
I can never understand pundits who say things like "he can't be considered a great player until he's won (insert name of relevant comp...)". Plenty of fantastic players won little or even zero, so for me trophies are an indicator, not a measure.

BTW, I read you're username as 'starfish' first time and thought wtf?

Fair enough.

Competely agree with your point about trophies - players are part of a team so even the greatest (ie Messi and Ronaldo) can't win a world Cup by themselves