Razoray

El Zhar ended up right back that day.

I know middle management gets a bad rap - I'm a middle manager - but like everything else it's the people in those positions that give it this name. I have peers who constantly consider how every decision affects them personally before acting and communicating. Telling lies, covering themselves, altering metrics etc. to make their team and by extension, them look better. It isn't long before they are found out and they lose the respect of their team but also their manager. Not being respected must make a difficult enough job virtually impossible. It's not fucking rocket science. Do a good day's work. Expect the same (and no more) from your team. Reward or recognise anything over and above that, without being condescending obviously. Treat them with respect, always be (tactfully) honest with everyone and accept that you are as good as you are. If you need to lie and spoof to get ahead that's what you are, a spoofer. I am out of work sick for a little while (I'll be fine) and my team did a whip-around last week and I received a gift in the post yesterday. It reminded me that not being a cunt is appreciated.

2 centre backs out. Imagine that.

The year, on that awful day, Hansen lined up in the semi final after being out for 9 months. He was injured pre-season and only played a reserve game the week of the semi final. Different times but it is possible

They have averaged 69 points in the league since Ferguson left. They will end up with about 73 points this year. It's just about an above average year in the league. That's it. They have convinced themselves that coming 3rd in the last 6 competitions they have been in, is a sign that they are on the way back but they are a mirror of us in the 90s/ 00s. Some very good players who win matches but no trophies and no plan. Fuck um and Ole forever

Then Rafa used to pay him as a no.10. Like in the Olympiakos game and the 05 final. Luckily Rafa changed it at ht in the former, bringing FSP on for Traore, moving Riise back to LB and Kewell to the wing. He immediately set up the FSP goal and started the comeback.

Better than than the alternative, Dier though.

If a bear shits in the woods and nobody is there to clean it up then the defication didn't occur... or something

They have a 1st team squad of 22 players plus a few kids. Those 22 players (including Foden and Garcia who were free) cost €916m. Our 22 cost €538. Under Klopp we have been doing outrageously well to be competing and beating them in the 2 big trophies over the past 3 seasons

Then us again, then Villa. Mad times

He had some nice clobber in those pics to be to Joe.

Gini a lot better at 8 also

"I’m now at the point where I don’t care what happens for the rest of the season. Why should I when half the team clearly doesn’t? They’ve written this season off. As soon as it became clear they were not going to retain the title they just quit mentally. They’re just wanting this over with so they can start again next season with our injured players back and fans in stadiums." The West Brom game was 27th December and the 15th game of the season. Liverpool were top after 14 games and on track to get 84 points. They had just beaten Palace 7-0 and even though they looked nowhere near last season's team they looked worth 1st place. Liverpool were well on top in the West Brom game but in 60th minute when 1 nil up, Matip went off injured. That meant the 3 first choice centre backs were out. Liverpool conceded a header (that probably wouldn't happen if VVD or Magip are playing) in the 82nd minute. It's as if the players realised there and then, that they were not going to win the league. They have lost 8 of the subsequent 13 league games scoring 10. In the same period they have scored 8 in 3 "Cup" games. I agree, I think they switched off mentally for the league and have been unable to turn it around in league games but something seems different for Cup and CL.

Klopp said Thursday came a game early for him so 3 games in 6 days was probably never going to happen.