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Should Glen Johnson get a new contract?

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Jairzinho
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We've got to the point where on FM I turn into an evil cunt and start fining him two weeks wages as often as possible, putting him on an individual training regime that consists either entirely of run

ZonkoVille77
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No just a file on johnson. I even have one for how he operates in a store using his credit card.   If you read what I said a few pages back you'd know I didn't single him out for being responsible fo

JermainePennant
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Experienced player, good professional, our best rb and one of the few established players in our squad, what is Rodgers thinking?   Glen is a good player and good to have in the squad, I have no pro

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Of course we should offer him a new contract, a fair one that doesn't take the piss either way. It doesn't mean he's an automatic starter nor should he expect to be but he's here, enjoys it here and is a very good footballer on his day.

 

Just as we finally start going places fans want to break it up and flog off players. It's mental.

 

You build a better team and squad by buying a better player for the first team, the bloke they replace drops to the bench, stronger first XI and better depth.

 

You don't flog first team players and fill the squad with shite because they're cheap.

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Of course we should offer him a new contract, a fair one that doesn't take the piss either way. It doesn't mean he's an automatic starter nor should he expect to be but he's here, enjoys it here and is a very good footballer on his day.

 

Just as we finally start going places fans want to break it up and flog off players. It's mental.

 

You build a better team and squad by buying a better player for the first team, the bloke they replace drops to the bench, stronger first XI and better depth.

 

You don't flog first team players and fill the squad with shite because they're cheap.

Everyone has a view on GJ, fair enough. Our success will mean that he will want to remain a part of the action, and our ability to pay has improved.

 

More generally, I don’t think that it is a case of wanting to break up the side and flog on players. It is an acknowledgement both that improvement is required, and that we have been fortunate this time round to see Man U bomb, Spurs spunk the Bale windfall, and Arsenal lose Walcott and Wilshire. Staying the same next season will not guarantee us a similar result. Man City still have the best squad, Chelsea the best manager by results. There is work to be done.

 

So far Rodgers has shown himself to be very adept at picking a team, and not necessarily the best players, to advance our cause. Reina, by reputation and track record, was the superior goalkeeper to Mignolet, but the gamble in the switch paid off. The GJ debate will always be complicated because his shortcomings as a specialist defender are heavily counterbalanced by the attacking dimension he brings to the side.

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People need to get off his back.

 

We are top of the table going into April and he 's played more often than not.  It's obviously a very simplistic view because he's been hit and miss but I wouldn't be letting anyone leave that's starting a lot of the games that have got us there.  If we want to sign someone then go ahead and do it but don't let anybody go.  The squad is thin enough as it is.  The more changes that are made the worse off we will be.

 

He's always available and comfortable on the ball and not half as bad defensively as is made out.  He also wins a lot of headers which is important for our full backs as that is our out ball when we can't get it out on the floor.

 

Flanagan is a great young player and should compete with Johnson for right back next season.  Let's just leave it at that.  If the club do sign him up he's not somebody I am going to be worried about.  He's kept himself in great shape and just seems to be lacking a bit of confidence at times.  It's not as if he's doing a Riise and costing us games, booting it in his own net because he can't use his weak foot.  He's got the ability it's just putting into effect.  I think he's starting to get a bit of form back now and might shock a few on here with a great world cup and season next year.

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Hes been good atleast every game since back from his injury and very good in a few games.

 

Why is it when flanno has a solid defensive game he gets praised but if glen does people say he was poor?

 

Another thing people need to remember is being a good player/manager at a different club is very different then being in that position at LFC.

 

GJ has shown over a number of years he can play in a red shirt and deal with the pressure that comes with it, for one I cant think of a better rb that we could get to replace glen and two there is no guarantee they would be able to play that way in a lfc shirt.

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He's in great form and it couldn't come at a better time. 

 

no he's not, he can't string 3 decent performances together, he was good yesterday but dreadful against Sunderland

 

 

Why is it when flanno has a solid defensive game he gets praised but if glen does people say he was poor?

 

 

because Flano is local lad, people have soft spot for him and will always exaggerate about his performances while GJ has been shite for over a year and was overpaid and overrated.

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Why is it when flanno has a solid defensive game he gets praised but if glen does people say he was poor?

 

 

 

People rightly expect more of Johnson. He's a 29 year old with 50 international caps that we're paying a hundred grand a week.

 

He was good yesterday, hopefully that becomes the norm again. He's been fucking abysmal in quite a few games this season.

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People rightly expect more of Johnson. He's a 29 year old with 50 international caps that we're paying a hundred grand a week.

 

He was good yesterday, hopefully that becomes the norm again. He's been fucking abysmal in quite a few games this season.

Cant disagree with expecting more from him but when glen does have an off game its not down to lack of effort which is why I find the criticism harsh, hes poor form this season was put down to injury by our own manager.

 

Glen likes to play attacking intriquite football, playing in tight spaces and all that.When he is having a difficult game he still try's to play that way instead of taking the easy pass as the option, some fans get angry when they don't come off but I rate him for trusting his ability and still trying things.

 

He has that courage in his play that we have heard Ferguson and Rodgers talk about before.

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