Liverpool banter 2

01 May 2024 06:54:50
If Klopp turns out to be a modern era shanks in terms of the way he turned the club around then we can only hope that Arne is the next Bob.

But how likely is that?

Well let's look at where we are. If we win our last three games that will leave us on 84 points (and I get that looks unlikely right now but go with me) . Unbelievably despite how dire this season appears to be ending that would be Klopp's fourth highest points total in his 9 year tenure.

Statistically 84 points would also be a very good performance historically. In the last 28 seasons (38 game seasons) 84 points would have won the league in 7 seasons. It would have seen you finish second in 21 of those years.

It would leave us 17 points better off than last year. City would only be 2 points better off and Arsenal 5 points better off.

Now I am as gutted as everybody else about how the season has panned out but I do believe when you look at it objectively Arne is picking the team up in quite a good place. Yes there are issues but compare it to the state of the club when Klopp took over. In Rodger's last full season we were 25 points behind the winner. In Klopps season we were 21 points behind. If we finish on 84 we would at most be 7 behind.

And we can all think of a list as long as our arm about things that could have gone better this year.

So given where we are, how close we are and how much room for improvement there is (both defensively and offensively) I think we have reason to be cautiously optimistic that Arne could take us to the next step.

30 Apr 2024 23:23:14
Repp, who played in the 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals for Holland (it was a great team, by the way), is quoted on Talk Sport website as saying that Slot can win the Premiership in his first season. I am not saying we will, but what a great endorsement of Slot by a very-good former player.

30 Apr 2024 08:52:16
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, West Ham United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

30 Apr 2024 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Gers78!! has posted a new article entitled, Rangers Squad Rebuild For Next Season

29 Apr 2024 11:48:14
With Slot joining and players being given a fresh start do we think the previous view of VDB being sold may change and he will be given a chance?

Has looked like he’s really coming into his own this season, still young and HG if I am not mistaken!

29 Apr 2024 09:03:59
Not enough has been made of Anthony Taylor preventing Gakpo sticking the ball in the net.

What’s worse is he realised his mistake and covered it up by called the trainer on for the keeper when he wasn’t even asking for it!

It was absolutely scandalous and Taylor should be held accountable why is nobody talking about it?

28 Apr 2024 15:20:39
I wonder if lloyd Kelly would be an option, can play left back, centre back and obviously must know richard hughes well.

28 Apr 2024 09:42:20
We’ll scurge the leagues for bargains as always, we won’t be buying a big player unless we make significant sums of money. Any chance of titles in the near future will evaporate.

28 Apr 2024 07:18:29
Mo Salah vs Klopp, what you guys think and whose side you on? I am on Kloop's side. Salah not been playing well.

27 Apr 2024 19:15:35
I keep on hearing fans complaining all over social media how Klopp's ending the final season ?

He has just won the Carling cup and probably will finish in top 3 how is that bad?

Seems some fans have just lost their minds ?.