Rousseau

I think someone on the Sunday Supplement made a good point when he was appointed, suggesting that a move to us is actually better long term, as he'd perhaps get a move -- if he does well -- to a top PL side from us. Whereas if he'd went to a team in the Championship or League One he'd need another move before getting anywhere near the Liverpool job. 

Feel like pure shit I just want him back x  

40 minutes ago, DMAA said:

I don’t agree with that actually. Celtic have had 4/5 times our income for 6/7 years straight. Even in our second season in the top level that was the case. So of course they have much more strength in depth and a much larger wage bill. By far the best strategy to for us to win the league is to focus on getting the starting 11 as strong as possible. It’s quality vs quantity, you can’t have it both ways. 

We can't win the league by just having a strong first XI. Even a small injury and we're screwed. 

Having cover doesn't mean having the 3/4 options they have, it just means having a couple of options for each position.

My point was that we seem to be almost pushing players out the door of they're not first pick. We signed Barisic and people were saying Wallace, John and Tavernier were out the door (John was, in this case). It was Flanagan and Barisic as first picks, and the rest could go. I'm exaggerating, but that's how it feels, at least to me. 

It was the grass what done it.

Me: I'm not sure Lafferty is quite good enou--

*Lafferty scores winner against Celtic*

Me: BRING HIM HOME!!

Just now, trublusince1982 said:

Markovic in this set up would be lovely. Lets hope nobody comes in for him

I thought the same, actually. 

He was bought by St Brenda.  

15 hours ago, trublusince1982 said:

How about the "Windass is finally gone thread" ??

9 hours ago, der Berliner said:

Meanwhile, Solanke got a Liverpool squad number and the Liverpool Echo says up to 6 players may leave Anfield before the end of the months, on loan or permanently. That would be  Marko Grujic, Lazar Markovic, Sheyi Ojo, Divock Origi, Pedro Chirivella and Simon Mignolet. 

 

Of those, Markovic (with a year remaining on his contract) is an attacker similar to Kent, but has been on loan all over the place.

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfers-could-still-go-15009737

I'd take all of those; except Mignolet and Chrivella -- simply because I've not heard/seen the latter.

We need options up front and on the wings.  

On 09/08/2018 at 11:36, DMAA said:

Celtic's defence has been lambasted yet again by their fans after last night. I think for the first time in a long time a number of our starting 11 would get into theirs. The only problem is that it's all in the same position!

 

Just my opinion but it looks to me that almost our back 5 is better than theirs, I think Barisic will be fantastic but you'd have to give Tierney the nod. I think Jack can be better than Brown from now on. But the rest of the attacking positions go to Celtic, and it's not even close. They are still head and shoulders above us in all those positions and our guys would seriously struggle to make their bench. I think this is a worry and we need to address it before the window closes, otherwise we could have another season of frustrating home games where we lack the quality and creativity to break teams down.           

 

                            McGregor

Tavernier      Katic     Goldson       Barisic

                    Jack      Coulibaly/Arfield

Candeias/Windass    Arfield/Dorrans       Murphy/Kent

                           Morelos/Sadiq

 

                           Gordon

Lustig            Ajer      Hendry           Tierney

                     Brown     Ntcham

Forrest/Hayes/Christie    Rogic/Arzani/Allan   McGregor/Sinclair   

                  Griffiths/Dembele/Edouard 

 

 

Look at the cover they have, though?

I'm bemused at the way we're always so eager to get players off the wage bill if they are not first-choice. You need options. 

We've got a decent first-team, but we need more cover. 

Man Utd don't look good. It's not their players, it's their manager now. He's good, but others have overtaken him, and I see others beating this Man Utd side.

1 hour ago, compo said:

It was good to see Luke Shaw getting on the scoresheet 

First ever goal.

Shall we rename this thread back to what it was? What was it called, "Transfer Rumours and Deals Thread"?

Edit: Got the title from the OP 

2 hours ago, craig said:

This would be normal practice, otherwise you end up with a back 2

Not necessarily, but I know what you mean.

4 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Yeh I think it's just what will naturally happen due to the players' styles

That will come into it, but Flanagan did eventually play higher up, which made me think it was a ploy. Perhaps just having the FB at the opposite side tuck in, while the ball side FB plays high?

Anyone else think we played a situational back-three last night, at least initially?

I felt Flanagan was narrow, with Kent and Tavernier bringing the width on either side; Candeias was narrow too, allowing Tavernier space wide. 

We went back to a more orthodox shape halfway through the first half, when the distances between players started to stretch.

It may be that Flanagan was being conservative, and Tavernier was his normal bombing self? 

15 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Quote from Gerrard

“But, there was something about our shape and something about our distances tonight that didn’t really feel right from probably 15, 20 minutes to half time. As a staff, we put that right, and as a team, we asked them to go and carry that out with a better shape, more togetherness and going and pressing the ball as a team rather than individuals doing their own thing within it."

 

Aside from the fact that they have the tactical knowledge and ability to address what was happening, I could help but notice his humility in his willingness to publically share the praise with the rest of his team.

Now that you mention that, I did think we're not as compact in that spell. 

1 minute ago, Uilleam said:

You have a friend?!?!

Foderingham back on the bench again: looks like Alnwick is indeed off.

I think he's our #2.  

To be fair, even I was struggling to see where Windass would fit in with our 4-3-3; he's not a RW and he's not a striker.

Hopefully we make good use of the money -- I still think in the English Market £2/3 Million is on the low side for our joint-top scorer last season. 

Anyone got the number for the Samaritans?

Asking for a friend.

When your posts become predictable...

Waiting on Rangers announcing Barisic like...