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  1. Impossible to pick only 3 from: Mane, Fabinho, Gini, TAA, Alisson, et al... Everyone was immense. Only Shaqiri was questionable and even he provided an assist. Argh, fuck it. 1. Mane -- our key threat all night, even if he didn't score. 2. Gini 3. TAA
  2. There's still Trent and his 66.
  3. Except that he isn't? I don't watch RBL often (only their Europa games), he didn't look anything a classic 9 in any of the game -- for either RBL or Germany -- that I've seen. Very much a hybrid modern counterattacking player.
  4. GK: set (Becker), need backup because Mignolet should leave (for playing time). RB: set (TAA), need back up, Camacho will leave, if I understand the situation correctly. LB: set (Robbo), need back up, Moreno is heading to Barcelona's bench. CBs: set (VVD, Gomes, Matip, Lovren), need replacement for Lovren if we sell, chance is we won't. DM: set (Fabinho, Hendo to cover). B2B: set, more or less (Hendo, Gini, Oxlain, Naby), need to replace Milner, that'll be difficult because he's so versatile and could cover so many positions. Might need 2 or 3 players just to replace Milner, that's pretty mind boggling. Forwards: set (Firmino, Salah, Mane, with Shaqiri and Origi as cover). Perhaps need a bit more depth here, although we might need to consider how that would obstruct Brewster's progress. Origi fighting his way back from the cold was a surprise, though I'm not convinced he'll ever capture the form he had before getting hacked down by Funes Mori. Hard to that when you don't get a run of games. The way I see it we are in a great position -- we don't have to make big signings, only need to make them when opportunities present themselves.
  5. He joined us on the back of a good World Cup, then didn't do too well with Souness and got dropped for a while (can't quite recall all the circumstances). After Roy got installled, he was ever present at the heart of our back 3. Michael Thomas also got rehabilitated by Roy. Come to think of it, we've bought quite a few players because they were decent at a major tournament. Mark Wright was probably our best at CB, because the runner up was Phil Babb and I have no idea how to rank Torben Piechnik, who was absolutely wank despite being the rock at the center of Denmark's defense that won Euro 1992.
  6. Mane -- his goal might not be as eye-pleasing, but it was the most crucial one. He was also a more constant threat. Hendo -- right on point, he knew just what we needed and provided it. Klopp -- superb timely substitution of Gini.
  7. When the last time a Norwegian fought for anything, eh?
  8. Hmm, Stevie G or Brodgers? Tough choice. Oh wait, fuck right off, Brendan! I want a strong Rangers. There had been too much of that treasonous separatist momentum when Celtic alone rule that joke of a league.
  9. I'm glad we weren't going full steam ahead once issue arose with the physicals. There isn't a shortage of good/potential players in similar mold: Bernard, Bruno Fernandes, Lucas Paqueta, Julian Draxler, Gonzalo Guedes, Emil Forsberg, et al...
  10. He nailed down that central back spot, silly. Also closer to the goal post.
  11. We gave Roma a sliver of a chance, but the tie is not that open. Barcelona won 4-1 at home without doing anything special because Roma shat themselves with 2 own goals; they turned up in Rome expecting the tie was over and got ambushed. We will show up in Rome. That 2 late goals annoyance will keep us angry.
  12. After his episode at West Brom (expensive, no impact loan, immediately get injured as expected), who would want him now?
  13. More impressed with him in the return leg than the home leg. He was tremendous in the first leg, but the whole team played well. We started nervously and gave up an early goal in the return; the midfield got overran, Gini and Ox looked completely overwhelmed, not TAA. The boy had grown a couple folds in statue, methink.
  14. VVD's biggest accomplishment is that he had turned Lovren into Fabio fucking Cannavaro.
  15. It's obvious you don't know quite enough about BvB to have an intelligent conversation, just your little talking points. That doesn't do anything for me. So thanks, bye.
  16. All that means is going public is good when the going is good, terrible when the going is bad. Didn't look too clever when they had to accept handouts from Bayern and local government to survive month to month.
  17. Apart from the downward spiral that almost reached liquidation, where Klopp emerged just in time to save their arse.
  18. Compared to Bayern's iron rule, BvB is a middling club. They have been enjoying a great revival over the likes of Schalke, Gladbach, Stuttgart, Leverkusen or total headcase like HSV, but historically more often than not, their place had been amongst the pack.
  19. That depends on where they stand on the argument and whether vindication is at stake, though :)
  20. Did Thomas Lemar win Ligue 1 and reach CL semi all on his own? No? Then it's fuck all relevant. This current season, he's contributed a whopping 2 goals. Also looking at the joke that is Bakayoko playing on Chelsea currently, I'd be quite wary of these recent Monaco "emerging stars" -- they might have just hit a very purple patch of form and rode on Mbappe's superb coattail.
  21. Kevin Stewart + pocket changes for Robbo, wasn't it?
  22. I'd rather sign Atletico's goal keeping coach than Oblak.
  23. I have news for you, the committee is still running the targets list. Klopp has some input and has veto power, supposedly -- but he's not out there running his own scouting network. The difference being Klopp is working and helping the new players to find their place. Exhibit A: Compare Lallana under Brendan and under Klopp.
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