Liverpool Thread - 2022/23

[mexico1970]

The elephant in the room is they sold Mane, who would get them goals when they were up against it.

Instead, they wrongly gave £400k a week to Salah, rather than cash in on him at the final opportunity to do so.

They ignored Mane's contractual situation for too long.

Fabinho is also nowhere near the player he was hyped up to be, and also ignored Wijnaldum and saw him walk.

Milner, Henderson, Thiago?

They are over the hill.

They can't afford Bellingham and other players.

They probably knew that Mane was going and that he wanted to go, if they would have given the fanbase a whiff of the fact he wanted off there would have been threats and secret meetings near his house.

They near enough put a blanket over his head and whisked him out of the back door ;)

 

[ancoats]

Klopp 5 years of high tempo and the high press is taking its toll with the ageing squad, also selling Mane kills them because he was the main control in all the high pressing

so it's to the tune of Bob Marley.. NO mane YOU cry

 

[HelloCity]

 

[KearsleyBlue]

You know when someone scores and they put a stat up saying its their X goal of the season...is it normally league goals or all comps?
As last night they put up it was salahs 11th of the season In all comps. Swear it has always been just league goals. (In which case 4th doesn't look as good as 11th!)

 

[Dave El Magico]

Ha Ha, Klipperty said something similar in his post match. Said they started well and the goal was lucky.

It was a lucky goal because one of his players cocked up!

 

[manimanc]

You know when someone scores and they put a stat up saying its their X goal of the season...is it normally league goals or all comps?
As last night they put up it was salahs 11th of the season In all comps. Swear it has always been just league goals. (In which case 4th doesn't look as good as 11th!)

Yeah I noticed that as my first thought was how has he scored 11 in the league.

Sky sports, polishing the dog turd yet again.

Standard.

 

[mexico1970]

When Salah smacked the ball over the crossbar they marvelled that he had "Tried something special" , he bloody shinned it sky high when their was a pass to Bobby Fantastic on the cards.

 

[crazyg]

If this was a pro cyclist or athlete who's form dropped so much their sports journalist would be looking into this. Our press/media nothing.
Abit like Leicesters win the season before and after their running stats were way of the season they won.

My renal specialist is increasing my dosage of EPO by 25% to give me more energy. Next stop the Tour de France.

 

[its grim up north]

It was a lucky goal because one (three) of his players cocked up!

Gomez didn't look, Allison didn't position himself properly and Van Dick just sort of stood and watched.

 

[Asa's left peg]

Klopp 5 years of high tempo and the high press is taking its toll with the ageing squad, also selling Mane kills them because he was the main control in all the high pressing

so it's to the tune of Bob Marley.. NO mane YOU cry

Would love to hear that at the Etihad!

 

[chesterbells]

Just been to Angelsey for a week. Nearly everyone there is a dipper. Was sat waiting for the Mrs outside a shop when 5 kids came round the corner all in full dipper kit. Oldest will have been about 9. Next thing 2 sets of parents come round the corner & both the male adults werein full kits as well. One of them saw me sat with a City sweatshirt on and said to the kids to keep away from the nasty man. Just shook my head in despair

Half term eh?
Hope you laughed too ;-)

 

[give it to gordon]

Gomez didn't look, Allison didn't position himself properly and Van Dick just sort of stood and watched.

VVD was looking the other way lol

 

[Asa's left peg]

I dont see why a young midfielder would go to a club that doesnt really use its midfield

Or not play in the Champions League!

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Watched the game in an Egyptian bar full of Salah loving plastics. My daughter’s boyfriend is a big Leeds fan and me and my lads are City. Great fun going mad at the winner while they just gawped at us.

 

[Maine Shark]

This centuries premier league one hit wonder team.

 

[eastmanc]

I'm going to watch their game with Napoli for shits and giggles.

Exactly the type of team to run their legs even further into the ground.

They battered Liverpool in that first game, Napoli could have scored 6 or 7 and they still missed a penalty.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

The sooner they drop even more points the better.
Although they are well behind in the table, they are the only team bar ourselves who go on long winning runs.

 

[eastmanc]

Chelsea won the CL twice off pretty indifferent league form.

True, but usually you need to either have massive luck, which Chelsea had in 2012, or decent form. You can't switch form on and off.

 

[Dave El Magico]

I agree. They probably would have been better keeping both Mane and Salah. Instead of buying Nunez, they could then have bought a decent quality midfield player. Moving Mane on has definitely affected their style of play.

 

[malg]

The sooner they drop even more points the better.
Although they are well behind in the table, they are the only team bar ourselves who go on long winning runs.

Not sure when they were last 13 points behind without games in hand. It feels like every time we've been 10+ points ahead of them they have games in hand - this is a new one on me. Well, lately that is.