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He scored 10 goals and only started nine games. He’s a big reason why we have two more domestic cups on the Champions Wall. Whatsmore, when he was brought in from the cold against Southampton in a must win league game, he delivered for us again with the opening goal. He’s a terrific little footballer who took advantage of the limited chances that were given to him and he probably deserved to play more. I understand why he didn't, as he's got world class players ahead of him, but Minamino is good enough to have been a Liverpool regular. Just not in this era. Other than Origi, he might just be the most clinical forward we had. He rarely misses, altho…
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His story begins back at the start of the season when he really still had quite a bit to prove as, let’s face it, last season was basically a write off for poor Kostas. He barely played and could never really show the fans what he could do, not least because we weren’t allowed in the stadiums to watch. He had COVID and from what I recall an injury or two as well. Then we lost all of our centre backs so Klopp made the decision to run Trent and Robbo into the ground because he didn’t want to make any more defensive changes. The net result was none of us really knew if Kostas was any good or not. So pre-season comes around and Robbo isn’t there after captaining S…
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Robbo had a slowish start to the season and seemed a little fatigued. No wonder. He ran himself ragged for us the previous season and then had to go and lead Scotland in the Euros. He picked up a knock in pre-season too and was only on the bench for the season opener. When he came back into the side he was just a little off. His crossing wasn’t what we’ve come to expect and I can recall discussions on the forum about whether he should be benched for the in form Tsimikas. I never got to that stage because it’s Andy Robbo, he’s a machine and any slight dip in form was never going to last. And it didn’t. Robbo was brilliant again even if it doesn’t r…
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I expected more from Curtis this season. His ceiling is so high that one day I expect him to be one of the best players in the league. I thought we’d start to see it this season but I guess it’s going to take a while longer. One goal is a terrible return for a player of his talent. I’d say that overall he’s been decent if you look at it in context. That tends to not happen very often though as this team is so great and has so many world class players that we expect everyone to be able to perform to that level, and those who don't are judged more harshly. It's easy to overlook the fact that he's a young lad with not much experience, trying to hold his own in th…
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This season feels like a tale of what might have been for Harvey. That horrible injury he picked up away at Leeds in September robbed us of what was shaping up to be one hell of an exciting season from the kid. It’s crazy to think now, but he actually started the season as first choice and he was keeping out Hendo and Thiago. Of course the main reason for that was he had taken part in the full pre-season whereas the senior players were still playing catch up on fitness, but even so, it was still quite the vote of confidence when Harvey started against Chelsea. I can recall being quite shocked by that and it's definitely worth remembering the belief Klopp had …
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Along with Virgil I’m probably Joel’s number one fan and have been for years. No-one loves him more than me, not even his own wife. I’ve said on numerous occasions he’s the best centre back in the world not named Van Dijk but I am definitely biased. He’s just great though isn’t he? For the first half of the season I think he was our best centre half, but as the season wore on normal service was resumed and Virg became the top man again. Even I'll concede that. Joel has had to split his playing time with Ibou Konate which may have been a little frustrating for him at times but probably contributed to him going through the entire season injury free. Imagine that…
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Go on then; I'll start the thread. in
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A bit more difficult to grade this lad because he hasn’t played too many games. When he did play he was extremely dependable though. Klopp described him as the “best back up keeper in world football”, something which clearly seemed to get under the skin of Pep Guardiola who sarcastically referenced it a couple of months later. I’m fairly sure he isn’t the best back up keeper in world football but nevertheless he’s very good. So much so that any time I see a team sheet without Alisson, as long as it’s Kelleher there in his place I’m very relaxed about it. Is he as good as Alisson? Of course not, but he’s done well enough to earn the trust of Klopp, his team-mat…
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Jurgen Klopp often says that he should have played Origi far more than he has, and that’s definitely true. He should have started more games but you can see how difficult that is with the players he has ahead of him. Why he hasn’t been brought off the bench more is the question I would ask. When he plays, he scores. He might not do much else and that’s why he’s always behind the other forwards we have, but I know one thing; if we go into the last ten minutes of a game needing a goal there is nobody - literally nobody - I’d rather have on the pitch in those closing stages. When we drew with Spurs at Anfield Origi was left kicking his heels on the be…
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I think he was probably our best player this season you know. He hasn’t been making countless camera saves every game, but as I've said before Alisson so good that he’s made me completely reassess how I view goalkeepers. It's not about making brilliant saves all the time. It's kind of like defenders with last ditch sliding tackles. The truly special ones don't need to do that too often because their anticipation, positional play and fundamentals are so sound they rarely have to. Hansen and Van Dijk would very rarely ever have to make a slide tackle, and Alisson doesn't often have to show off his acrobatic skills. I’ll give you an example. Look at J…
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What a signing. He might be my favourite player already as I am a sucker for a South American named Luis. He reminds me of Suarez actually, even though he’s a very different type of player. Their styles are not alike but the way they play the game is. With some players you’d say they play with hunger. Suarez and Diaz don’t seem hungry, they seem absolutely starving. Diaz is a fighter without actually, literally fighting, if that makes sense. He isn’t aggressive and I can’t recall seeing him squaring up to anyone. We’ve seen none of the shenanigans we saw from Suarez so far either, but he’s definitely scrappy and has that ‘street player’ attitude. …
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Spoiler alert: I'm giving Virgil maximum marks. This probably needs some explaining as his performances over the course of the entire season are more like a nine than a perfect ten. His form in the first four or five months wasn’t at the same level as it was in the final four or five months. There is of course a very good reason for that. He wasn’t even really supposed to be in the team for opening day but he returned from that horrific injury ahead of schedule. So he wasn’t Virgil Van Dijk to begin with, but he was still better than 99% of the other centre backs in the league. Only his partner performed at a higher level, although if I take off my re…
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He’s a weird one isn’t he? He scores goals and when he’s on his game his performances are top quality too. But those top performances aren’t that frequent even if the goals are. His form in the second part of the season wasn’t great at all and eventually the goals dried up too. It could be that he just never regained his top form after an injury he picked up, but I think it may have more to do with the arrival of Luis Diaz and the successful adaption to the false nine role by Sadio Mané. He had time to get his sharpness back after the injury but he was never able to get a run of games to do it because others were in better form. Jota just found it…
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I know I often remark that "last season doesn't count" and I firmly believe that. It should be ignored as being completely irrelevant to any kind of judgement making and nothing proves that more than Sadio Mané. Actually that's not true. Our home record is a more compelling case s to why last season should be disregarded. No defeats at Anfield in five years with fans in the stadium, but we lost six on the spin when it was empty. Shit, even Everton won at Anfield when there were no fans there. The form of Sadio Mané last year is another good example of why football without fans really isn't like proper football and therefore we just make any judgeme…
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Up until January Mo was unbelievable. Some of the goals he scored were out of this world. The one against City at Anfield might be goal of the season. The one he scored not long after at Watford might have been even better but didn’t have the same gravitas because of the opponent. He was on an absolute tear though until AFCON derailed him. Since then the goals have dried up, which is a shame because he was on course to break all kinds of records. There was actually a brief time when I was wondering if I needed to rethink my take that Luis Suarez is the best player I've ever seen in the famous Red. I'm no longer wondering about that, which is a shame. …
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Another great season from the best right back on the planet. It’s incredible that there are those who doubt him and still question his defensive qualities. Trent defends really well. It’s just that he’s out of this world in the attacking side of the game and when you’re that good going forward there’s always a lazy narrative that follows you around. Every attacking full back gets saddled with it and any defensive mistake is highlighted as evidence that “see, he can’t defend”. Newsflash; full backs who are crap going forward also occasionally make mistakes or will allow crosses to come in too easily. It’s part of being a full back. Sometimes a winger will go p…
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I've been trying to wait until there was some fitness news before posting this thread. But I can't concentrate on work and I've had to fuck it off, so thought it was time to post this as my head is already in Paris even if I don't leave till tomorrow. So I think it's easy to think these are shite (or at least shite for them), but they are comfortable Spanish champions and have beaten both city and Chelsea this season, which we've failed to do without pens across 6 matches this season. So I don't expect it to be easy. There's been a lot of talk about how this game will be won in midfield. I can see that point, but it's not a point of view I subscribe to. Madri…
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Well here we go. This season has been great no matter what happens Sunday. Diaz gave us the extra body we needed in January and I'll be forever grateful to spurs for forcing our hand, which has maybe created the chance to win the fucking lot. Wolves are shite. I just want to get that out first. And at our best we wipe the floor with them and I don't think we're under pressure, so I'm sure we'll do what needs to be done. Team selection is hard to predict, but klopp insinuated on one of the interviews I heard that everyone is back - I'm guessing that doesn't include fab. So my guess is we'll pick the team for Paris minus fab. So in that situation there's only o…
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Anybody feel like selling one (or two) to me? Pretty please.
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I can't believe we have to play again on Tuesday. The schedule is just mental and the players don't get a chance to enjoy their win. Regardless of what happens at West ham today with city, I think we have no choice but to change a most people around. We looked tired and some players are carrying knocks. So as a bit of a guess of the lineups. Ali, Trent, Kostas, Gomez, konate, milner, Jones, Elliot, firmino, origi, minamino. And score... Fucking no idea, but these can be got at if you catch them on the right day, but obviously if we change as many as I think, we'll be disjointed. 0-3 origi, Elliot, konate.
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Green Jesus will be on the euro tunnel.
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So a rerun of the milk cup. I've felt as the season has progressed we've become a better team than Chelsea. When we played them in August, they gave us a terrible time till the sending off. They started the season well too and looked really strong. By January, I felt we had the upper hand in that one despite it being a draw. And we got the better of them even if it was pens in the milk cup. Our preparations for this game couldn't be more different. They've got all their ownership difficulties and are struggling for form and the defensive solidity they built to win the CL last year. We on the other hand are still in with a shout of all 4 trophies and a 90+ points season. …
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So the league is a little more distant than it was. But I don't see the need to be giving up just yet. It's not been a good weekend and city have cruised it today, but it only takes one slip and we are back in. They now face the rest of the season playing Ake or fernandinho at centre back, so there's a chance right there in each game they play. I think we need some freshness on Tuesday, minds as much as legs. I don't know if there been news on Kostas but I thought he was limping and holding his hamstring walking off yesterday. So for the team. Ali, Gomez, matip, vvd, robbo, fab, milner, keita, mane, origi, Jota. Villa have picked up a few points …
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I've not had chance to sort this thread earlier, had a hectic few days since the semi - and being an old cunt mostly carrying a hangover from Tuesday night. I'm taking the little one to this (not so little now at 11 and as tall as her Ma), so it is adding to the anticipation as she's very excited. Spurs are a funny team. They seem to move between shite and pretty good - maybe that's exactly what a 4th-6th team is. I think they will play deep and use son & kulisevski to attack the gaps between the full backs and centre backs, with Kane doing his number 10 type stuff. Obviously we often look vulnerable to certain teams that play like this with the high line…
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