Media discussion - 2024/25

[city2]

The Liverpool love in is nauseating, one team dominating is OK this season apparently

Yet when we do it over the last 5 years it’s a farmers league with dirty Arab money. Hate the media in this country it’s supposed to be balanced.

 

[bluenova]

It’s not bollocks because apart from Rodri the ones on the injured list (some of whom are always on the list) are not going to drastically change much.

Although agree that Pep is not clueless..although I don’t agree with some of his team selections or some of the young players we have let go.

So, Ake, Akanji, Dias, Kovacic, Stones and Walker, being unfit, injured, recovering from injury, relapsing, all within six weeks doesn't change much?

 

[eyalluvitt]

Yet when we do it over the last 5 years it’s a farmers league with dirty Arab money. Hate the media in this country it’s supposed to be balanced.

The hate is unmatched compared to anyone else, the rival fans pile on with our car crash season you expect but the media wasted no time to dance on our grave

 

[bluegaz13]

So, Ake, Akanji, Dias, Kovacic, Stones and Walker, being unfit, injured, recovering from injury, relapsing, all within six weeks doesn't change much?

Are Ake and Stones not always on the Injured list and you think a 34 year old Walker is going to make any difference.

Head in the sand comes to mind.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Yet when we do it over the last 5 years it’s a farmers league with dirty Arab money. Hate the media in this country it’s supposed to be balanced.

You mean a chip on each shoulder like ?

 

[bongsblue]

Our fightback will be so enjoyable.

 

[searsleftpeg]

The Liverpool love in is nauseating, one team dominating is OK this season apparently

Living and working (I know ) among them for years, I found most of them nauseating at all times.

 

[johnny crossan]

Yet when we do it over the last 5 years it’s a farmers league with dirty Arab money. Hate the media in this country it’s supposed to be balanced.

Media owned and/or dependent on the US cartel - and how our Roan/Stone led national broadcaster also prostitutes itself to feed the redshirt mass audience is utterly contemptible.

 

[bluenova]

Are Ake and Stones not always on the Injured list and you think a 34 year old Walker is going to make any difference.

Head in the sand comes to mind.

I think that sums up exactly where people are getting confused. Looking at players aged 28-30 and thinking they are "always" injured, so this is totally normal.

According to transfermarkt, since Ake arrived, he has been available for 80% of games we've played.
In the same time period, Stones has been available for 85%.
Dias for 90%.
Akanji in his two and a half seasons, 93%.
Kovacic for 90%.

So, while none of them are up there with Rodri (who has an insanely good career record, which is one reason why we can't simply get a like for like backup), it is highly unusual for them all to have problems at the same time. Pep said at the start of this run that Walker hadn't been training and shouldn't have been playing, and even Gvardiol was a doubt at one point in the run, but had to play.

ps. The point with Walker is that at 34 he was supposed to be playing a final season with limited minutes. When he's not got recovery time, not got a fit and fast CB beside him, and Rico is playing left back, he's going to look like he's deteriorated a lot faster than he likely has in reality.

 

[johnny crossan]

I think that sums up exactly where people are getting confused. Looking at players aged 28-30 and thinking they are "always" injured, so this is totally normal.

According to transfermarkt, since Ake arrived, he has been available for 80% of games we've played.
In the same time period, Stones has been available for 85%.
Dias for 90%.
Akanji in his two and a half seasons, 93%.
Kovacic for 90%.

So, while none of them are up there with Rodri (who has an insanely good career record, which is one reason why we can't simply get a like for like backup), it is highly unusual for them all to have problems at the same time. Pep said at the start of this run that Walker hadn't been training and shouldn't have been playing, and even Gvardiol was a doubt at one point in the run, but had to play.

ps. The point with Walker is that at 34 he was supposed to be playing a final season with limited minutes. When he's not got recovery time, not got a fit and fast CB beside him, and Rico is playing left back, he's going to look like he's deteriorated a lot faster than he likely has in reality.

a vigorous defence but although it is undeniably "highly unusual for them all to have problems at the same time" that is the harsh reality for which we are manifestly less well prepared than our rivals.