The let's be positive thread

[Jairzinho]

Apparently Lovren makes a lovely cuppa, and his carrot cake is to die for.

 

Should have stuck with working in a cafe then.

[lebron]

In all seriousness, we are 2 pts behind the Mancs after what can only be described as a disastrous start to the season. Arsenal aren't doing too well either, they are just 3 pts ahead (if they lose tomorrow, which I think they will).

 

Hopefully Southampton will do like WBA and other teams that have started brightly, tail off. They have City, Arsenal and Utd in 3 of their next 4, so we'll see what they are made of then I guess. 5 goals conceded in 11 games seems to indicate that they're not going away easily...

 

I think with us, it comes down to two things if we're to finish in the top four:

1. We need Sturridge to stay fit for the remainder of the season..., if he does I'm still fairly comfortable we'll get 4th.

2. Brendan needs to be dropping the underperformers. He's been made to look a right fool to trust the players that didn't take part in Madrid.

[The Golden Eel]

Fourth my arse. We'll be lucky to finish 7th at this rate

[Aldonose]

I think Emre Can will prove to be a good signing and will make a big difference to our defense when he's up to speed. I think he'd play in Stevie's position, and the team will be better for it.

[Adebisi]

Next 4 league games should all be winnable, with two must win CL games and a league cup quarter final also in the mix. Get the results there and we could turn this disaster around.

I believe. 

[Duff Man]

[VladimirIlyich]

Can looks a class act but,I hope he avoids injury so he can fulfil his massive potential.

Looks the closest to filling Stevies boots.

[Russ Atmosphere]

If we only get last season's form out of Balotelli, Borini, Lallana, Lovren, and Lambert we'll still score lots of goals...looking at you here Rodgers.

[Anubis]

Should have stuck with working in a cafe then.

 

Well that's you not getting any.

[Jairzinho]

Well that's you not getting any.

 

Fuck Lovren, and fuck his carrot cake.

 

Getting on the Mate round Lucas' at monopoly night is where it's at.

[liverpoolsno9]

I'm positive that we'll finish outside of the top 4 & that Rodgers is a stubborn bastard

[Anubis]

I still maintain we should get ex-Springbok coach, Rudolph Straeuli, in to work on the team's motivation....

[Brigant Moloch]

I'm positive because of Emre Can, because my predictions were spot on, because we can't be WAY shitter than this and because there's an international break and we don't have to watch Johnson, Lovren, Gerrard and Colin Pascoe for 2 weeks.

[KopOut]

We are only 2 points off West Ham in 4th place, and only 5 points off Southampton in 2nd place.

 

 

There's a reason FOR that. We play shite football, and we're on run of it.

[VladimirIlyich]

Fuck Lovren, and fuck his carrot cake.

 

Getting on the Mate round Lucas' at monopoly night is where it's at.

If your mate is up for it then whatever floats your boat.

I take it Lucas is a voyeur then?

[Gnasher]

Southampton won't drop off, they sold us their shite and improved their team. We are forced to play said shite because of the inflated fees we paid. Same thing Newcastle did to us in 11/12 when we finished below them.

In no circumstances can Lallana be bracketed under "their shite" he was their captain and won player of the year for Southampton last season.

[El Dangerous]

A midfield of Can, Hendo, Sterling, Coutinho, and Lallana might not help improve our defensive woes but I reckon if they get enough game time together and we actually get Sturridge fit enough for a decent run in the team we'll do alright. It might be too late by the time it clicks though and Rodgers might not even play that team regular.

[mouse1989]

The only positive I can think of is that we don't have to watch that shower of shit for another 14 days

 

Never been as happy to see an international break in the football season

[Jairzinho]

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[Razoray]

Sturridge due back with 3pts behind Arsenal, 2 behind Manchester United and level with Everton and Spurs. It's in our hands if we stop playing like a sack of shit

[lebron]

In all seriousness, we are 2 pts behind the Mancs after what can only be described as a disastrous start to the season. Arsenal aren't doing too well either, they are just 3 pts ahead (if they lose tomorrow, which I think they will).

 

Hopefully Southampton will do like WBA and other teams that have started brightly, tail off. They have City, Arsenal and Utd in 3 of their next 4, so we'll see what they are made of then I guess. 5 goals conceded in 11 games seems to indicate that they're not going away easily...

 

I think with us, it comes down to two things if we're to finish in the top four:

1. We need Sturridge to stay fit for the remainder of the season..., if he does I'm still fairly comfortable we'll get 4th.

2. Brendan needs to be dropping the underperformers. He's been made to look a right fool to trust the players that didn't take part in Madrid.

 

So for all the crisis talks, we're 2 pts behind the Mancs, 3 behind Arsenal, and level with Everton and Spurs. With us having played nearly all our games without the 2 strikers that brought us 2nd place last year, I'd say we're still in with a great chance of finishing in the top 4.

 

Edit. Should have read the whole thread, was too concerned with gloating over my prediction from yesterday...

[G Richards]

Right, we've had a bad start but that's gone now. International break has come at a good time. Rodgers to have a good think and clear his head, players to have a break (at least from the Prem) and then when the action resumes hopefully Sturridge will be back. 

 

We have been awful but we are a lot better than we've been showing. I think we will go on a good run and get back into the thick of it sooner rather than later. By that I mean top four contention. Two wins in the CL sends us through to the knockout stages too. 

 

I think this is the worst of it this season. Onwards and upwards now. Believe. 

[El Rojo]

Funny to think this thread was started after Lovren's goal gave Southampton three points at Anfield over a year ago. He hasn't exactly added to the positives for us in the interim.

 

Depressing to think that the main positive back then was the return of Suarez from suspension.

 

1. Anyway, in the spirit of the thread, Sturridge's return will be a considerable boost.

 

2. The teams that we would have seen as our main rivals for a top four spot are playing almost as diabolically as we are. Somehow, we're not as far off the pace as we should be.

 

3. Emre Can looks a proper midfielder with a bit of everything about him.

[ngogswilly]

Tottenham, Arsenal, United and Everton arn't exactly in better positions than us. In fact we're all treading water to some degree though Arsenal and United have bought proper player's who can actually win games.

 

Regardless because they've all been shit we're not in a bad position.  

[TheFridge]

The only positive I can think of is that we don't have to watch that shower of shit for another 14 days

 

Never been as happy to see an international break in the football season

 

Made me laugh, cheers.