No hatred just realism. Imagine the outrage if someone like Jose did this? The FA cup is brilliant and magic and Klopp is treating it like a piece of garbage. Also define much deserved?
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I don’t get what the problem is...much ado about nothing and people taking news propaganda as gospel and going for a run with it - referring the the outrage about Klopp not coaching the team which only became a story after a pundit decided it annoyed him.
Our 21s get probably their most competitive game they have played in, their coach who has worked with them all year gets to have a shot at the biggest stage he has worked on.
https://youtu.be/Gme76XPSUlY
Post match scenes show one hell of an excited bunch of footballers and coach.
Klopp is looking after his players and has EPL and UCL as his top priority. If Liverpool were to win FA Cup but lose EPL, UCL everyone will be saying it’s a Mickey Mouse cup and doesn’t count.
FA told clubs they would have an imposed break in scheduling. Club accommodated and planned for this. Then FA says hey, we actually need you to play a game....
If your boss tells you, you’ve got leave for a week, you plan your holiday and a week before says you’ve actually gotta turn up for one day in the middle, do you rock up to work?
Most clubs play weak teams or second string teams for early FA Cup games.
Anyway, carry on. :popcorn:
My arguments about the FA cup and Klopp are separate to this, but I do have an issue with dumb statement some fans are pushing.
Liverpool have an hugely expensive squad full of players who aren't even getting game time. If Klopp is so scared of his depth issues he should have signed some players in January to deal with it. Not played out his usual tears in the media about how he's the good guy and the FA are picking on him.
The FA did nothing wrong here. They organised a winter break, they also told every single club and manager what would happen if you draw that game. The fact that Liverpool had to play again was entirely their own fault. Klopp should be blaming his own stupidity, not the FA.
Conversely Klopp didn’t do anything wrong.
He’s allowed to do what he did.
anyways, a full eleven days until the next game against Norwich
we should all get some rest
The team didn't matter, he can play anyone within the Liverpool squad and by extension the youth sides. I don't think Shrewsbury town would have cared if you played the U16s.
Him not showing up was the disrespect.
Put yourself in a Shrewsbury town fans shoes and then you'll have a better understanding. Imagine having one of the top managers in the world think you're so insignificant a club that you aren't worthy of him even watching his team play. All he had to do was sit on the bench and let he U23 coach do all the work. He could have just sat there and applauded the kids when they did well. He already had a month off in June. He hasn't been running around and doing damage to his body. He has plenty of coaches to help with day to day duties. There's zero reason he couldn't show up other than arrogance and disrespect.
I tend to agree with some of what is being said by Frodo and the others . While stopping short of calling him a shit bloke, I think it was a poor choice not to attend. I also think that some players could have used from time - Minamino, Keita, Lallana could have all used some time.
While not ruining the experience Shrewsbury Town had, I think there would have been a touch of disappointment surrounding the team they faced.
Are managers actually allowed not to attend and pass the manger duties to an assistant?
Think Klopp is just a bit dirty about their unwillingness to postpone or reschedule their previous game when it clashed with club World Cup, and now he’s refusing to reschedule their break and play.
The obvious thing that should happen is that they ditch the League Cup (Carabao, Coca Cola, Milk, Worthingtons, Carling, Rumbelows Cup et al).
All it does is clog up the fixture list. The winners get nothing except a "tin cup" (quoting Jose on Special 1 TV) and 100,000 pounds. It is an EFL competition so why, at least, is the EPL still in it?
Just have the FA Cup starting earlier. It involves every club in the country, has some prestige and a 2 million prize. Big it up a bit more.
Will free up alot of the calendar too.
The winners of the "Tin Cup" get entry to Europe. Which to the big clubs would mean nothing but it opens up spots for either the runner up or 7th/8th place in the Premier League.
Constant revenue through out the cup run.
Confidence and playing time for squad players which would help in injuries circumstances and youth players to add valuable experience.
Maybe the answer would be to have a minimum number of players who are under 23 for EPL Clubs.
Henderson's wife has just given birth to a baby boy and Mo Salah is just about to become a dad again in coming days
in totally unrelated news its nine months go today that Liverpool beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi final second leg
As I already explained you salty Norwegian salad tosser, I just need Liverpool to lose once. I don't care who it is, and I'll support any team against them until that loss occurs, but it needs to happen at least once.
That game in question, I was supporting a Liverpool loss not a Spuds win. Haha.
caught most of the second half against Norwich
that wasn't pretty
for a team last by eight points against a team first by 22 points, with 55 separating them in all, that wasn't the domination you'd expect
fantastic goal my Mane though
Yeh, but scrappy. But expected.
Took them 85 minutes to get a shot on target.
Was always gonna happen though, relegation team fighting for survival, parking the bus and relying on counter. We have one eye on Wednesday.
Put a sneaky bet on Norwich to win that one because that’s the Liverpool way.
We are gonna have a very interesting summer.
I can’t see us keeping our front 3 in tact.
Some big moneys are gonna be coming in for all of them and I think it’ll come down to Klopp saying “what do you want to do?” to each of them.
I’m excited when names like Werner, sancho and Mbappe are being thrown around (also with every other big club).
This mornings game reminded me of watching Socceroos qualify for a World Cup.
Opposition going down quicker and easier than LFC officials on the VAR ref
Liverpool fans complaining about diving. I've seen it all now.
And that doesn't even take into account Salad's back catalogue of hilarious flops and fakes.Quote:
“If the ‘dive’ will give me a penalty then I will do it! Why not? But what Jurgen said is correct. I do not dive,” Mane said, via quotes by Sky Sports
Mate, do a quick google on simulation/diving bookings for the last few seasons.
See you soon.
So if you don't get caught it didn't happen? Your team is well known for diving, they just get away with it much more than others. My team is horrible at diving, we have received more bookings for simulation than actual attempts at simulation. Our ability to cheat has been horrible the last few years and we really need to improve if we want to win titles again.
https://youtu.be/QkK1_VZ3los
Please enjoy a small compilation of just one of the members of the Liverpool Men's Diving team.
Frodo, you have more posts in here than furns, the president of the LFC Supporters Club in Australia
go check it yourself
click on the number after replies when you're viewing from a computer
quite telling who is the biggest Liverpool lovers
I think I'm just the biggest fan of talking almost sense, but filtered through my arse first, if that makes sense. Absolute Sh&t talk, but with valid points thrown in as well. Sh&t-sense? Poopy-logic? Articulated chin dribble? I don't have a name for it yet, where's plague or PV4 when you need them, we need to brain storm. No answer is a wrong answer here people, this is a safe zone.