Liverpool FC

[Tom]

Gomez has looked great so far and journos seem to think he's decent.

 

[poet11]

World Class signings are not gonna happen for Liverpool. Its better they chose to shape a balanced squad to get results, first and create a platform.

Man Utd have done the same thing over the past two seasons in shaping the squad first .Arsenal did the same after Van Persie's departure. Also, Liverpool can't attract the level of player that they could since they can offer nothing. No world class big name manager, no guarantee of CL football, title challenge, no top class players to play with and the only potential world class players just left.

 

[poet11]

What Benteke could bring I guess is a proven target man with hold up play for the box to box midfield players through the middle in Henderson and Milner while the the two inside forwards- Coutinho and Firmino- play off of him,too. Or another system with Sturridge and Benteke upfront.

They don't have a midfield playmaker and are unlikely to find one.

I don't want it to happen, for obvious reasons, but if Kovacic signed for Liverpool, it could be worth seeing something different in the PL.

 

[Arnau]

Vietto, Bacca, Carlos*son, Vela, Cavani or Higuain were better targets than fucking Benteke.

 

[Mandieta6]

How many of them would go to Pool? The bottom rung guys have gone to Atleti (currently bigger) and Milan (historically bigger, arguably).

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I actually like Benteke more than any of those guys Arnau listed.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

They don't have a midfield playmaker and are unlikely to find one.

What is Coutinho?

 

[poet11]

What is Coutinho?

Isn't Coutinho better coming inside from the left than as a midfield playmaker?

 

[Xifio]

Liverpool could sign anyone if they had a manager who has pedigree as a Champions League winner ...



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How many of them would go to Pool? The bottom rung guys have gone to Atleti (currently bigger) and Milan (historically bigger, arguably).

arguably? it's a fact ... what's to debate?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Liverpool could sign anyone if they had a manager who has pedigree as a Champions League winner ...



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arguably? it's a fact ... what's to debate?

Liverpool has only 2 fewer CL Titles (and those two were from the sixties) and has won the English League just as often as Milan has won the Italian league. Just because Milan got a sugardaddy in the 80s/90s doesn't make them historically better. You can absolutely argue that Liverpool is right on par with Milan historically. I probably wouldn't, but it's not outrageous at all; there's certainly no "fact" that Milan is greater.

 

[Xifio]

you're dismissing 2 CL titles like it's a walk in the park ... all you've said is that Liverpool are close, but it's still a fact that Milan's history is superior ...

 

[Pogba4Now]

AC Milan also gets the edge because they have been more successful in the last 20 years or so.

 

[Mus]

Liverpool are endangered, Milan are extinct

 

[Mandieta6]

Arguably in the sense that for a player considering a move now, any disparity might nit factor in at all.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

you're dismissing 2 CL titles like it's a walk in the park ... all you've said is that Liverpool are close, but it's still a fact that Milan's history is superior ...

Okay, so in that case Milan is historically a better club than Manchester United and Juventus? Because if 2 CL Titles is so significant, how about 5. Ask one of your Italian friends if Milan is bigger than Juve.

And going back to Liverpool. Liverpool are wealthier and play in a better league.

 

[Xifio]

wealthier *now* ... "better" -- aka wealthier again -- *now* ... of all people, I expect you to understand that everything is cyclical ...

Milan v Liverpool in the historical sense is about weight of titles overall ... it's a fact that Milan wins ...

Milan v Juve in the historical sense is about local preference ... Juve is "Italy's team" because 2 more scudetto stars and an ItalJuve reputation makes it easy for most people around the country to get behind the Nazionale's core, and support Juve as their second team ...

 

[Mandieta6]

I imagine that if your doctor told you you had 6 months to live you would stubbornly ask him about the exact date.

 

[Arnau]

Milan is clearly superior to Liverpool.

 

[O-car]

THE place for all Liverpool, ALL the time!
Full name: Liverpool Football Club
Nickname(s): The Reds
Founded: 15 March 1892
Ground: Anfield
(capacity: 45,522)
Owner: Fenway Sports Group
Chairman: Tom Werner
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
League: Premier League
[/CENTER]

Last season was horrid... but we could at least comfort ourselves with the fact that we didn't need to worry about a big transfer saga drama this summer....

No? well thank you Raheem...

Yes it will be a blood take this season, but 49m? weeeelll fair price...

we've been busy this summer in the transfer market...

in:
James Milner
Danny Ings
Adam Bogdan
Joe Gomez
Roberto Firmino
Nathaniel Clyne
Christian Benteke
Allan Rodrigues de Souza.

out:
Steven Gerrard
Glen Johnson
Brad Jones
Iago Aspas
Sebastian Coates
Luis Alberto (lán)
Javier Manquillo
Raheem Sterling
Rickie Lambert
​

Squad:
22 Simon Mignolet Belgium GK 6 March 1988 (age 27)
34 Ádám Bogdán Hungary GK 27 September 1987 (age 27)
Defenders
2 Nathaniel Clyne England RB 5 April 1991 (age 24)
3 José Enrique Spain LB 23 January 1986 (age 29)
4 Kolo Touré Ivory Coast CB 19 March 1981 (age 34)
6 Dejan Lovren Croatia CB 5 July 1989 (age 26)
12 Joe Gomez England RB/LB/CB 23 May 1997 (age 18)
17 Mamadou Sakho France CB 13 February 1990 (age 25)
18 Alberto Moreno Spain LB 5 July 1992 (age 23)
26 Tiago Ilori Portugal CB 26 February 1993 (age 22)
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB 15 December 1984 (age 30)
38 Jon Flanagan England RB/LB 1 January 1993 (age 22)
Midfielders
7 James Milner England CM/AM/RW 4 January 1986 (age 29)
10 Philippe Coutinho Brazil AM/CM/LW/RW 12 June 1992 (age 23)
11 Roberto Firmino Brazil AM/LW/RW/FW 2 October 1991 (age 23)
14 Jordan Henderson Captain England CM/RW 17 June 1990 (age 25)
20 Adam Lallana England AM/LW/RW 10 May 1988 (age 27)
21 Lucas Leiva Brazil DM/CM 9 January 1987 (age 28)
23 Emre Can Germany CM/DM/CB 12 January 1994 (age 21)
24 Joe Allen Wales CM 14 March 1990 (age 25)
33 Jordon Ibe England LW/RW 8 December 1995 (age 19)
46 Jordan Rossiter England CM 24 March 1997 (age 18)
50 Lazar Marković Serbia LW/RW/AM 2 March 1994 (age 21)
53 João Carlos Teixeira Portugal AM/LW/RW 18 January 1993 (age 22)
54 Sheyi Ojo England LW/RW/FW 19 June 1997 (age 18)
Forwards
15 Daniel Sturridge England FW/RW 1 September 1989 (age 25)
27 Divock Origi Belgium FW/LW/RW 18 April 1995 (age 20)
28 Danny Ings England FW 23 July 1992 (age 23)
29 Fabio Borini Italy FW/LW/RW 29 March 1991 (age 24)
45 Mario Balotelli Italy FW 12 August 1990 (age 24)
48 Jerome Sinclair England FW 20 September 1996 (age 18)
9 Christian Benteke Belgium FW 3 December 1990 (age 24)

Notable incidents in history
Hillsborough
Heysel

When you walk through the storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark

Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone​

 

[Tom]

Predictions for this year? Reckon we'll again struggle to break the top four. City and United have both strengthened and Arsenal and Chelsea will be strong again. Can see us finishing above the rest though.

Having said that, with the start we've got I'm not sure Rodgers will be in a job come Christmas.