The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

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Tony Baloney

#40966
July 15, 2018, 12:11:35 AM
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 14, 2018, 09:37:58 PM
Sean Cox out of his coma this evening.
Some good news. A long road ahead of him but that's excellent stuff after 3 months or so in a coma.

gawa316

#40967
July 15, 2018, 05:20:23 AM
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 14, 2018, 09:37:58 PM
Sean Cox out of his coma this evening.

Great news

supersub

#40968
July 16, 2018, 12:31:06 AM
Quote from: trileacman on July 14, 2018, 11:47:18 AM
Quote from: Boycey on July 14, 2018, 11:01:48 AM
That's a strange attitude trilleac is a squad not what Liverpool have been lacking?

Not really no. We were lucky with injuries this year and had little need for depth in the squad. Most guys played a lot, didn't get injured and held their form. If you ask me out real priorities it's 1. 1st Choice Keeper 2. 1st choice Centre half 3. Add sub midfielder and sub striker.

We'd a huge squad when Klopp took over and after his 1st year he gutted it, a bloated squad of half interested prima-donna is of f**k all use to anyone and I think Klopp realises that. What you risk in terms of decimation by injury with a small squad you gain in a increased sense of camadarie and togetherness in the dressing room.

"Squad depth" is a buzz word I find used as a lazy analysis of why teams fail rather than getting to the root of the problem. A strong first 11 is better complimented by young, hungry if yet unproven group of subs who'll do what the manager wants rather than a slew of highly talented misfits sitting on fat salaries.

Uniteds glory years had at best a mid rate replacement side. Park, Smith, Fletcher,, Macheda, Saha, Anderson, Nani were all highly effective players off the bench at united who were found out as Bog standard hack merchants when moved further afield. United now have a star-studded, astronomically expensive bench who are probably less effective than the mid rate guys of 10 years ago.

Couldn't disagree more.

Squad depth is essential to mount a sustained challenge for honours on all fronts. Any team who has won and/or consistently been challenging for league titles have had at least 2 or 3 players on their bench every game capable of starting or who are equally as good as some of the players in the starting xi. Squad quality rather than just depth is what Liverpool have been missing. Chelsea, Utd, Arsenal, City have all had this when competing at the top table.

TabClear

#40969
July 16, 2018, 07:10:18 AM
Quote from: gawa316 on July 15, 2018, 05:20:23 AM
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on July 14, 2018, 09:37:58 PM
Sean Cox out of his coma this evening.

Great news

Great to hear that. Hopefully he makes a full recovery'.

Expect another couple of transfers to happen pretty quickly now the World Cup is over. Keeper still the priority and the Barca no 2 Cillesen Probably the most likely.

blewuporstuffed

#40970
July 16, 2018, 09:30:34 AM
Was it cillisen that Van gaal replaced with Tim krul for the penalty shootout for Holland?
I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either

TabClear

#40971
July 16, 2018, 10:25:32 AM
Quote from: laoislad on July 16, 2018, 07:14:31 AM
Is Cillessen any good? He's only played two games for Barcelona since joining in 2016.

He had a decent record in the Dutch league but what that means I have no idea. To be fair, Ver Stegen is a really good keeper so being behind him in the pecking order is not necessarily a big thing, especially at Barca where they do not tend to rotate keepers because of the way they play at the back.

LooseCannon

#40972
July 16, 2018, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: blewuporstuffed on July 16, 2018, 09:30:34 AM
Was it cillisen that Van gaal replaced with Tim krul for the penalty shootout for Holland?
Yeah

Minder

#40974
July 17, 2018, 03:06:37 PM
£62m bid for Alisson
"When it's too tough for them, it's just right for us"

gawa316

#40975
July 17, 2018, 03:18:02 PM
Quote from: Minder on July 17, 2018, 03:06:37 PM
£62m bid for Alisson

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Liverpool have made their move for Alisson. Bid of around £62m. #LFC

Armamike

#40976
July 17, 2018, 03:42:53 PM
Good to see a bid at last.  Hard to know how this will fare out. Other clubs will be interested in him and are Roma that fussed on selling?
That's just, like your opinion man.

quit yo jibbajabba

#40977
July 17, 2018, 04:04:31 PM
dafuq am I gonna tell me 9yr old who has Karius on his top

(same as I told him at the time - ah toul ye not to get karius on yer top)

heganboy

#40978
July 17, 2018, 04:22:12 PM
Quote from: Armamike on July 17, 2018, 03:42:53 PM
Good to see a bid at last.  Hard to know how this will fare out. Other clubs will be interested in him and are Roma that fussed on selling?

chelsea if courtois goes, and apparently there's a 66M price Roma are aiming for, but all speculation
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

gawa316

#40979
July 17, 2018, 09:26:35 PM
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#LFC are cautiously optimistic of securing Roma's Alisson, valued at £66 million, in what would be a world record deal for a goalkeeper. Talks are progressing well. Player has indicated his willingness to move to Anfield.

Cautiously jumps out...hopefully learned lessons from VVD and Fekir.

Brewster has also signed a professional contract...could be a special player
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