Tonights game

[Guest LFD]

No Johnson?

 

That's odd.

[zigackly]

Agreed. If Benitez can't do that then perhaps we need to look elsewhere. Mourinho's pre-season record is outstanding...

 

No need to be a twat about it. I can disagree with something he does without wanting rid of him. Surely most people's brains are big enough to encompass concepts like that?

[fowlerisgod]

I wonder what's going on with Johnson then as it says he will feature on e-season...?

[Red Phoenix]

And where the fuck is Hammill? I'm just gonna stop asking. Would really like to see Nemeth and Pacheco at least playing in the League cup this season though, and this could be the time they help Rafa agree to think about that with a few goals.

 

That moment where Pacheco went on that run and almost scored the other night.....I just loved that. Maybe with more confidence it's possible he could be really amazing.

[The Special One]

And where the fuck is Hammill? I'm just gonna stop asking. Would really like to see Nemeth and Pacheco at least playing in the League cup this season though, and this could be the time they help Rafa agree to think about that with a few goals.

 

That moment where Pacheco went on that run and almost scored the other night.....I just loved that. Maybe with more confidence it's possible he could be really amazing.

 

Was Hammill brought along on the trip? (unless you're being sarcastic and I'm taking it seriously). I thought he was on loan to Barnsley or something.

[Unrighteous]

Ok but hear me out for a second here-

 

Hes fast and strong, probably one of our fastest players over 1km

 

Hes direct, he doesnt even like turning

 

Hes one of the top 5 finishers in the world, look how he lobbed VDS

 

Hes starting left back for the best team in the world and champions of all time

 

Hes Italian so hes passionate and strong and fast

 

All the ingredients of the next Ronaldo!!

 

 

 

You aren't real, are you? You're like a computer somewhere that randomly joins forums and posts to confuse those pesky humans, right?

[Torvald Utne]

Was Hammill brought along on the trip? (unless you're being sarcastic and I'm taking it seriously). I thought he was on loan to Barnsley or something.

 

Red Phoenix bless him doesn't understand sarcasm so it's safe to say he wasn't.

 

BTW RP, do you work in a hotel? (I know...)

[Kevin D]

No need to be a twat about it. I can disagree with something he does without wanting rid of him. Surely most people's brains are big enough to encompass concepts like that?

 

Not clear I was kidding? Problem is I hate using smileys, should be a clearer non-gay way of communicating sarcasm over the interweb.

[zigackly]

Not clear I was kidding? Problem is I hate using smileys, should be a clearer non-gay way of communicating sarcasm over the interweb.

 

Ok my mistake. You never know sometimes on here whether someone is going to try to polarise your viewpoints to an extreme.

[James Dean]

No Xabi?

[Torvald Utne]

No Xabi?

 

 

still on break from confederations cup.

[tokyojoe]

The docter's got stream up. Looks like LFC TV feed

[James Dean]

still on break from confederations cup.

 

Ahh right. Cheers. Phew.

[lfcwonderboy1]

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go down to lfc chan :)

[StevieH]

Glen Johnson out with an achilles injury.

[ATXRED]

Johnson has a very very minor achillies injury, nothing to worry about, but they're taking the better safe than sorry approach.

[Red Phoenix]

Tried loads of links and still fuck all. Can anyone pm me a link please?

[Guest simon]

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Bottom 2 are great

[Red Phoenix]

nm, got iraq goals. Fuck they're playing Status Quo in the stadium, that's bad.

[ATXRED]

MyP2P.eu :: International Friendly Matches - SK Rapid Wien vs. Liverpool FC

 

Try the bottom link under LFC TV. It should open windows media player; it's working wonderfully for me.

[Steve Holt]

The Spanish lads are all there :D Nice to see them again, even if they aren't gonna figure in the match. But in their Liverpool tracksuits, the way they belong.

[Kurt]

Are you saying we used the exact same team in the pre-season that we did in the opening 4 matches?

 

Nah.... Just saying the season we performed worst in pre season, we took that form with us into the season, getting our worst start in ages.

 

In may be a coincidence though, just thought i`d mention it.

[Torvald Utne]

was Cavalieri bumping fists instead of shaking hands? only just caught half a second of it so might have seen something totally different.

[Red Phoenix]

I think I've got the same commentator here. XD

[zigackly]

Are you saying we used the exact same team in the pre-season that we did in the opening 4 matches? I don't remember our pre-season that year but I would reckon we didn't. Not to mention it was a World Cup summer meaning there would have been other reasons affecting play.

 

A lot of the teams under Shankly and Paisley had some pretty pathetic pre-seasons only to go on and achieve some major things the following May.

 

Pre-season is only about getting your fitness levels up in my opinion and giving the younger ones a bit of a chance to play with the first team. Other than that it's pointless and I don't really give a crap about results.

 

But aren't you missing the point rather?

 

Perhaps if we had given the players a chance to play in the sort of lineup and formation they played in those opening games before starting, we would have picked up more points. I.e. we didn't start the season with a team resembling the ones in pre-season and that could be a contributing factor to why they started rusty.

 

A lot of the teams under Shankly and Paisley had some pretty pathetic starts to the season and went on to win things in May too, but back then you didn't have to win such a high percentage of games to win the league, so you could start badly and play your way into form. Identical actually to the way Benitez's Valencia teams played in the Spanish League, where it's not so important to maximise your points throughout the season.

 

I don't give a crap about the results either, but I do give a crap about the performances, because if you predicate your entire pre-season on fitness, and don't pay attention to match practice or form then you will start badly, and you'll be struggling to put on an early lead or to catch up if you fall behind.

 

It's a criticism which I think can be levelled fairly at Rafa throughout his tenure here, and although I don't think our bad starts are entirely down to pre-season selections in friendlies, I just don't see how it helps not to get your team playing the way you want it to before the season starts rather than after.

 

By the way, I hate it when people throw out the Shanks and Paisley would have done this or done that line. I was lucky enough to support Liverpool while Bob was managing us at least, and one thing he was is a winner. He would have done anything necessary to get his teams winning trophies, not stuck to some archaic way of doing things just because it worked in the past. From what I know of Shankly he was just as much an innovator, so don't throw the way they did things at me as some excuse never to look to the future.