Liverpool banter 4

10 Nov 2021 16:49:53
Michael Edwards' departure at the end of the season confirmed. Best of luck to him and here's hoping Julian Ward gets on well as his replacement.

09 Nov 2021 09:00:05
Wouldn't mind seeing this as our line-up for a couple of matches after the international break.

Alisson
Trent Matip van Dijk Tsimikas
Henderson Fabinho Thiago
Salah Origi Mane


I think Robertson's struggle for form has gone on for a little while now and seems to have got to the point now where he's lost confidence to do anything other than play the shortest, easiest pass. Given how important our full backs are to how we play, that's having an impact. Tsimikas has earned his chance.

We've not really seen that midfield three play together this season. Fabinho and Thiago need a couple of games under their belts to get back to fitness but I'd like to see us getting back to being really solid in the middle. Elliott was clearly a first choice at the start of the season but with him out, this should be our best midfield three.

Origi took his goal brilliantly on Sunday and looked a bit of a handful I thought - reminded me a bit of a goal Drogba scored against us years ago. Firmino is out for a while. Any of Mane, Jota or Salah can play central but I'd like to see Origi have a go.

09 Nov 2021 00:09:14
One player who has hugely impressed me is Nkunku from RB. Can play on the wing, in the middle or as a CF. I would be surprised if we weren’t interested in him. He fits the profile perfectly.

11 Nov 2021 16:46:05
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08 Nov 2021 13:48:47
ArAy

Klopp likes Matip and that is why he gets contracts after contracts and games after games despite missing half of the season through injuries. And Klopp isn't a fan of Gomez's why he splashed money on Konate.

08 Nov 2021 06:55:45
Quite disappointed to hear Klopp having a go at the officials so much. I get that he likes to protect his players but sometimes its best to praise the opposition and move on. The defending from set pieces was terrible from the start and when we were chasing the game West Ham cut through us a few times. They played well, we didn't. OK Cresswell may have gone in hard but sometimes these decisions go against you.

08 Nov 2021 05:54:32
The truth is we are a mess at the back and our midfield is non existent. The new set up playing Trent inside is a Himalayan blunder to me. It takes the best attributes from him and land hendo into a no man’s land. We also don’t have enough numbers to outscore teams.
We aren’t misfiring mate. We are getting schooled tactically. I took a few sticks the other day on Robertson. I have no idea how he is keeping his place.

08 Nov 2021 04:46:12
Just so I’m clear, is the season officially over then? Can I put my slippers on and sit by the fire waiting for next August?

We didn’t perform and lost and there is work needs doing. I suspect the manager might have something to say on the subject to the players and I also expect a response from the squad.

The truth is, if we play as well as we can (e. g. Watford) we are as good as, if not better than, anyone in the league. If we don’t then there are a good number of teams who can give us a game. West Ham were up for it so fair play to them.

We don’t have a divine right to win, but equally the fans don’t have a divine right to expect perfection from every player, each and every minute of every game.

We are at a point where one or two need a kick up the backside and the squad collectively need to refocus on what they do best.

We, as fans, need to put our position into perspective - we are mis-firing at the minute but it is not like the situation is dire - let’s see how they respond in the next half dozen matches or so (when hopefully we will return to a near full strength squad) . I think the players have built up a bit of credit in the bank.

YNWA.

07 Nov 2021 19:48:15
Well, to the man, everyone had an absolute nightmare shocker today. But, the ox, mane and robbo were particularly woeful. The hammers deserved to win and are our bogey team. Today was an accident waiting to happen. We haven't played well as a unit since united game. But, more worrying, is that we really don't look like winning the league this season. We are only a few points behind, but massively off the standards of city, Chelsea and now the hammers. We haven't been playing well for a while now and this is the most worrying. Not the points loss but the drop in our own high standards. Winning the league is a dream and hope rather than a realistic possibility. Lots of players simply not playing at a winning mental level. Mane is not half the player he was two years ago. We are lacking rhythm and aggression. International break is well timed break for us.

07 Nov 2021 19:43:24
Some awful officiating in that game but we really need to be better from set pieces.

The loss has been coming, maybe it's what we needed to wake up.