Liverpool Thread - 2022/23

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cheekybids said:
Isn’t the Elephant in the room Michael Edwards & City scouting database.
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Along with the incredible fitness-based pressing style they’ve maintained over many years. Credit where credit’s due; that was maybe the other difference maker for them I’d say.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
It's actually a perfect storm of their own making, carried away by the hype and arrogance of their shite club.

Currently in for tens of millions of pounds on a stadium expansion, whilst assuming a top-four finish was a gimme...

They will have a serious cash shortfall and players they can't recoup decent money for.

And an owner who isn't going to spend the £200m they need for at least four top players.
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Piggy backed on our success and the media constantly telling us that between us we’d won the league title for the last 5 seasons ..
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
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.
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And they're a bunch of cunts.
 
simon23 said:
Anyone else notice VVD lack of mobility and indecision on a number of occasions yesterday? That injury has affected him both physically and mentally. At one point he went to put a foot in and didn't seem to trust his body and he stopped short of ghe tackle. It wasn't even where he had to stretch but it would hVe been a considerable down force through it and he certainly stopped short of the tackle and backed out
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He was slow to react to the first, very slow and he was just ineffective on the second. Poor defending.
 
eastmanc said:
You just can't concentrate on the CL, you need form going into these cup games or else you are going to get beaten.
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They do though and their fanbase say they've bought into it. I personally don't believe the fans and think that more than anything they want to get that 20th title and then move ahead of the Rags.
 
Bluearmy said:
Exactly what i was screaming at the telly. They had 3 dogs of war in midfield, bypassed it as you say Wimbledon style with 2 exceptional forwards in Salah/Mane with Frimino knitting it all together. These 3 in midfield protected the back 4 which made them seem top class. Compare that to how open City play and the fact we were close to them in goals conceded is astounding

Now they have changed this, they are exposed and people should be realising their back 4 aren't quite what they were built up to be!!

This should be clear to the so called “experts” as its plainly obvious… its basic stuff. But this is what happens when you employ biased pundits
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Said the same for ages. They went direct, or got it to the full backs who the. went direct.

Both centre halves we protected by Fabinho. Then the other two jobbing midfielders covered which ever fullback went forward.

They basically played 5 players to destroy or defend. Teams have worked out the huge gaping holes that are left now as their midfield have lost their legs and their full backs can’t defend the space behind them and not can the midfielders anymore.

There’s far too much sentiment in their decision making. What the fuck Milner & Henderson are still doing there is any ones guess.

They just didn’t need nunez. They should invested in their midfield. Even if the took a gamble on the lad from Sporting that we looked at that went to Wolves. They really needed more energy. They haven’t addressed it. So next summer, they need to replaced 5/6 players.
 
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
 
simon23 said:
Anyone else notice VVD lack of mobility and indecision on a number of occasions yesterday? That injury has affected him both physically and mentally. At one point he went to put a foot in and didn't seem to trust his body and he stopped short of ghe tackle. It wasn't even where he had to stretch but it would hVe been a considerable down force through it and he certainly stopped short of the tackle and backed out
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Very much so
I've heard he takes regular pain killing injection into his knee to get him through games
 
richardtheref said:
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
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Lol great lol
 
You have to feel sorry for the Scousers. Subjected to such vile scenes last night with visiting supporters in possession of England flags and various Yorkshire gentlemen resplendent in Union Jack bowler hats.
Surely the club is going to submit a complaint to the Football Association and maybe even Mr. Sunak himself. I’m sure the Echo is on the case as we speak.
 
richardtheref said:
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
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I've spent quite a bit of time on Anglesey. It's absolutely RIDDLED with Dipper's, as is most of North Wales to be fair.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
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.
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Thiago was fantastic yesterday tbf but his issue is staying on the pitch.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
It's actually a perfect storm of their own making, carried away by the hype and arrogance of their shite club.

Currently in for tens of millions of pounds on a stadium expansion, whilst assuming a top-four finish was a gimme...

They will have a serious cash shortfall and players they can't recoup decent money for.

And an owner who isn't going to spend the £200m they need for at least four top players.
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Don't talk daft. They've still got at least £200m of the Coutinho money left :-)
 
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