jellydog Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The Pool in free fall. Who would have guessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, jellydog said: The Pool in free fall. Who would have guessed? Tis hard to retain a PL title. Harder than many may think 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sanuk711 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Been great to see Liverpool fc adhering to the coronavirus rules by not celebrating any goals in the last few games. Keep up the good work ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @wilai you will know it really really pains me to do this.... But I can't help thinking back to a little conversation we had about retaining the title and strengthening the squad significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, RickG16 said: @wilai you will know it really really pains me to do this.... But I can't help thinking back to a little conversation we had about retaining the title and strengthening the squad significantly. So 70 million wasn't strengthening the squad? Suppose we should have bought three top class centre backs as well! on the off chance we would suffer an epidemic of injuries.You're not playing FPL now bud. BTW. How's the gloating going in that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, wilai said: So 70 million wasn't strengthening the squad? Suppose we should have bought three top class centre backs as well! on the off chance we would suffer an epidemic of injuries.You're not playing FPL now bud. BTW. How's the gloating going in that? Just one extra CB could have made all the difference. And maybe another striker. Before our Fulham game on Astro they were showing highlights of Fulham beating us 3-0 with Fletcher and Carrick in defence so I know it does happen (09/10 I think when we lost the league after winning 3 straight) .... But it's not just your defence which is the problem. PS - I was in a mood for a couple of days after forgetting my team! Had my changes all planned out. It was the extension of the deadline to 90 mins before KO which got me... Serves me right. I've set reminders on my phone for future weeks. Edited January 22, 2021 by RickG16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, RickG16 said: Just one extra CB could have made all the difference. And maybe another striker. Before our Fulham game on Astro they were showing highlights of Fulham beating us 3-0 with Fletcher and Carrick in defence so I know it does happen (09/10 I think when we lost the league after winning 3 straight) .... But it's not just your defence which is the problem. PS - I was in a mood for a couple of days after forgetting my team! Had my changes all planned out. It was the extension of the deadline to 90 mins before KO which got me... Serves me right. I've set reminders on my phone for future weeks. Defence is doing well given the circumstances. An up to speed Thiago and Jota would have given us a lot more up front but unfortunately both got mullered by donkeys. Given that nothing has gone right in terms of injuries, and VAR together with no fans (I said before the season that would affect us more than most given the relationship between the players,JK and fans). I'm almost surprised things went well for so long. As for FPL, given that many freehitters used that chip to ensure strong teams for the following double week, I doubt that hittwould have heped you too much unless you planned on making 3/4 transfers. Loads have 100 plus points this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, wilai said: Defence is doing well given the circumstances. An up to speed Thiago and Jota would have given us a lot more up front but unfortunately both got mullered by donkeys. Given that nothing has gone right in terms of injuries, and VAR together with no fans (I said before the season that would affect us more than most given the relationship between the players,JK and fans). I'm almost surprised things went well for so long. As for FPL, given that many freehitters used that chip to ensure strong teams for the following double week, I doubt that hittwould have heped you too much unless you planned on making 3/4 transfers. Loads have 100 plus points this week. Wasn't going to use free hit I was going to use my wildcard. One of my other leagues has a cash prize and I was going well in 2nd. The dream might be over now. There's not too many things bad I can say about a club that's won the CL and PL in recent years. But we were taking about what can put you a level up and build a dynasty. That front 3 is already looking stale. You might not want to do it, but let's look at the teams who have won consecutive titles in the modern era, what they have in common is very intense competition for places, probably a few multi millionaires left in the cold, but that's what you have to do to keep the likes of Salah on their toes...I've always said a squad player who doesn't get used has done their job if they are getting the starter to up their performances. He might have scored in the CL final but Origi is no Solskjaer. You seem very content with the league and the CL so that's fine. We were taking about how to reach the next level. Edited January 22, 2021 by RickG16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, RickG16 said: There's not too many things bad I can say about a club that's won the CL and PL in recent years. But we were taking about what can put you a level up and build a dynasty. That front 3 is already looking stale. You might not want to do it, but let's look at the teams who have won consecutive titles in the modern era, what they have in common is very intense competition for places, probably a few multi millionaires left in the cold, but that's what you have to do to keep the likes of Salah on their toes...I've always said a squad player who doesn't get used has done their job if they are getting the starter to up their performances. He might have scored in the CL final but Origi is no Solskjaer. Origi is on his way I think. We know his limitations but we did buy Jota as a forward option and he was doing fine until the season's injury jinx struck again. He should be back in a couple of weeks. We are still PL's top scorers by the way despite the last few games. Oh; and I have the feeling we will be going big next summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Souness made a good point actually... Losing 7-1 to Villa was a pretty good sign that it's not going to be your season... Not sure if a team has ever lost a game by that margin and gone on to win the title..... Anyone? Even so, I actually wouldn't write you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I'm sad enough to be watching this... H Despite the smile he is getting incredibly prickly to questions these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 It sounded towards the end of the press conference that Klopp was saying you are skint and he's been told you can't afford any players. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, RickG16 said: It sounded towards the end of the press conference that Klopp was saying you are skint and he's been told you can't afford any players. We will see. Saving our pennies for a Summer's day perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 This is a special season for every team in the league. We've had more surprising results this season than anytime before. So who will win the league title ? That's anyone's guess. Right now I think City will win it, United 2nd and the rest of us will have to fight for top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bredbury Blue Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, RickG16 said: @BangrakBob Your bromance with Bob is over, sad that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bredbury Blue Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-man-city-pep-guardiola-19695841 Just takes one or two of the KEY pieces to be missing and the team balance is lost. The similarities of City last season (Sane out all season so leftside threat lost, Kompany retiring and Laporte injured, Fernandinho plays at the back so midfield disrupted, etc) and Liverpool this season is uncanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smokie36 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Interesting this...you have a strong first eleven but our bench looks much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbojangles Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said: Interesting this...you have a strong first eleven but our bench looks much better. It looks like your bench had a severe case of woodworm ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, mrbojangles said: It looks like your bench had a severe case of woodworm ???? Ha! Ha! I'm guessing that Rodon fella could be a decent defender if he just had one more tattoo. Just one more ought to do it. Hats off to Liverpool for pulling out of their slump just in time to kick Mou's butt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Doesn't get any easier! Fab out for the West Ham game. Presumably Matip as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 14 hours ago, wilai said: Doesn't get any easier! Fab out for the West Ham game. Presumably Matip as well! What's the feeling at Liverpool: bring in a new CB or persevere with what you've got? What do you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Bredbury Blue said: What's the feeling at Liverpool: bring in a new CB or persevere with what you've got? What do you reckon? With first four choices all now injured we have no option to at least try. Getting from abroad could create problems for the squad make up (especially if LFC feel VVD may be back before the end of the season) unless we sell first.....Origi??? So it would be simpler to get an English guy. So not as straight forward as it might seem. I'm sure we are looking but not long left to get one over the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Wow, an article that says what we (non-Liverpool fans) think about Klopp. https://thefootballfaithful.com/why-are-the-media-so-reluctant-to-call-out-jurgen-klopps-deplorable-traits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said: Wow, an article that says what we (non-Liverpool fans) think about Klopp. An article no doubt written by a totally unbiased City fan???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, wilai said: An article no doubt written by a totally unbiased City fan???? Wasn't me, sadly. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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