Liverpool thread 2019/20

[Rtt509]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

you mean to say there’s no significance in that? You wouldn’t love city to be in that competition because of what it implies?

 

[chester57]

I've only just got round to watching the goals from the game on Sunday. I was surprised that Maquire wasn't able to get up and challenge VVD for the first goal until I watched the reverse angle which shows Gomez (I think) clearly pushing/blocking Maguire in the back, this created the free header for VVD.

Deffo something to look out for as VVD does seem to get quite a few free headers in that position is it 5 headed goals this season?

It looked like a predetermined move, and looks like another example of the systematic cheating that they do.

I know a lot of clubs do blocking runs in the box, but this was pretty clear cut and I'm (not) surprised it wasn't looked at by VAR.

Just watched it about 5 times and I cannot really see what else Gomez could do really, lot of people in the box ball comes in they are all fighting for a space. Do you want him to move out of the way in a polite manner ?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Not sure what your point is: that we haven't been seriously hurt by Laporte's long absence or that Liverpool wouldn't miss VVD so much? Can't agree on both counts. With VVD they didn't keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive league games. Imagine Liverpool without him: apart from him being world class, their confidence will drop and the confidence of the opposition will increase. There isn't really much to debate imo.

I'm not disagreeing with you in any way. My point, in a nutshell, is that probably wouldn't have missed Laporte as much as we have if Kompany (or his replacement) was around. Not replacing him was a huge mistake.

There's a general feeling that our defense can now be gotten at. I don't remember that ever being the case when Vinny was around. He could play with freaking James Tomkins and he'd make him look like a superstar.

 

[hampshireblue]

I'm not disagreeing with you in any way. My point, in a nutshell, is that probably wouldn't have missed Laporte as much as we have if Kompany (or his replacement) was around. Not replacing him was a huge mistake.

There's a general feeling that our defense can now be gotten at. I don't remember that ever being the case when Vinny was around. He could play with freaking James Tomkins and he'd make him look like a superstar.

But we had Laporte, Otamendi, Stones and Garcia and Double barrel(forgot his name for the moment)-it was unfortunate that we lost 2 of these through injury and the rest lost form. just how many high class CBs a club can have with only 2 playing each game is questionable. With hindsight we could do with another but if Laporte had not been injured for so long then things would have very different, like Ferny playing in his favoured position.

 

[niall'sdiscoshorts]

We Had Sane,Laporte,Mendy,and I think Zinchenko out all at the same time.

Name a side that can lose the whole of the left side and still compete as expected by the masses.

 

[quiet_riot]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

you mean to say there’s no significance in that? You wouldn’t love city to be in that competition because of what it implies?

I wouldn't count it in a "quadruple", the same way none of us count the Community shield, the one you SHOULD only be in by winning the league or FA cup...

 

[kaz7]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

you mean to say there’s no significance in that? You wouldn’t love city to be in that competition because of what it implies?

2 teams worse than championship level means you shouldn't count it as a trohy,that is more of a pre-season game,but you believe it makes you the best club in the world,excuse us whilst we laugh at it,not one blue would be counting it,neither would the club,our chairman said 3 plus 1 last season,the one being the community shield and he is right,what does what it implies even mean,it is what it is in fact,a big team shouldn't be padding things out by counting that tatt

 

[I'm With Stupid]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

Indeed. And you only get into the Champions League by being cha......oh.

 

[bondsman]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

you mean to say there’s no significance in that? You wouldn’t love city to be in that competition because of what it implies?

The shit teams from Middle East and South America don’t have to win CL

 

[Whymewhynot]

fair enough, I may be laughing too if the roles were reversed so I’m not going to be a hypocrite but the truth is you only get into that competition by winning the champions league.

you mean to say there’s no significance in that? You wouldn’t love city to be in that competition because of what it implies?

And ironically you don’t even have to be a champion to qualify for the champions league. No one really counts the community shield, to play in that though you’ve had to win the league or fa cup (unless a team makes history and wins everything, then the likes of you can slime in after winning neither)