Large part of success is VVD, Henderson, TAA, Robertson, Salah, Firmino and mane staying fit.
We have a great starting 11. Not much potency on our bench most games
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Large part of success is VVD, Henderson, TAA, Robertson, Salah, Firmino and mane staying fit.
We have a great starting 11. Not much potency on our bench most games
You need luck, but you also need the ability and Liverpool have that this season.
It should also be acknowledged that what Liverpool and City have done, being near perfect, over the last few years really isn't "normal". They're anomalies...probably!
City losing Laporte and Sane was massive. Van Dijk and Mane out of Liverpool, Hazard and Cahill from Chelsea's title team, Morgan and Mahrez from Leicester for the same period I don't think the margin is what it is.
However, it's nice the title has been confirmed after so many years - a feeling many fans on this forum can share when reflecting on the teams they follow. I feel quite satisfied as a fan, having started following them at quite a low point in their history.
Agree with this.
Liverpool supporters always cop flack about jumping on the bandwagon, but for 30 years there’s been no bandwagon to jump on. And if you did jump on the bandwagon when they were successful, it’s been a hell of a wait, if you still support them 30 years without winning, you’re no plastic.
Trick now is consistency. Consistently pushing for top would be nice. Would settle for being in the race.
It’ll be interesting to see how things progress with these “close to unbeaten” years.
Chelsea look to be spending some money. Man U look to be buying sensible again with Fernandes.
Arsenal have had an off year.
Liverpool will have a tough few years ahead when they have to decide when to let players go. Players that brought us our first title for ages. I feel like we are an emotional club. If we don’t find the right time to move players on, we will be in trouble.
Also, what happened to Jon Flanagan? Did he get injured and then never recovered well and was moved on?
And a bit of a “haven’t thought of them...”, any players that come to mind in the last 10 years or so that have left Liverpool and peaked at their new club.
Thinking along the lines of Torres we sold just after peak, Coutinho hasn’t lit the world on fire since us.
I’d argue maybe Suarez and sterling, moved to a bigger club, won more trophies and got better. But they were demanding to be sold basically.
No rest, no time to settle.
We still need 2 more league title's to get back on top.
Yes. (Tnx for the hard yards Brem)
If you look back at last season, I don't remember anyone having a sook about Joe Gomez's injury. We all felt it though.
Looking at some of those draws when Liverpool was ahead and other small percentages (Sane for 2-1 January 2019?)
I reckon with Gomez playing, there's more than 1 point earned on 'small percentages' over a fairly average injury-free season had he played.
And that's just 1 player.
Injuries are part of football and they can sting you with some players. Comes down to depth and the $$'s in the end.
Maybe even some good player and fitness management to avoid them in in the first place.
End of the day Liverpool are champions of England, Europe and the world........who else can say that currently.
City are hot tonight. That earlier Salah post strike and subsequent Mane miss seems pivotal
City killing us.
Commentators curse :rof:
Really not our night. Mane should be hitting that first time. Going down easy. Ffs at least sterling took a load of contact before he went down.
City playing with intent.
We look like we can’t be bothered. No other records this year guys, seasons done.
It's pre season now Brem....and we're still pissed!
Robbo definitely is.
That was city's 5th match, Liverpool's 3rd. It showed
only managed to watch the first half
luck played a part, hitting the post and then getting nothing for the handling out of the area
but City were dominant - the naff guard of honour probably riled them up
City nailed on to win the Champions league now
Nick Pope.
Please put the rest of our fanbase out of its misery this week and absolutely thump us. No more silly aspirations of European football next year, no more hopes of FA cup final win, force the board to gut the squad and start again. We need it long term.
Please, Luiz will be in the backline. Just give us the ball and wait for us to pass it to you right in front of goal ready to put it in the back of the net.
K Thanks.
Nah, we don't score late winners. We score early and then give up games. We've dropped 21 points from winning positions this year. We are basically a charity at this point for tax purposes.
The best stat I found is that since Arteta arrived we've only won 1 game when an opponent has scored. (W1, D5, L5). So if you guys score (very likely) we almost certainly won't win.
Just make sure it's a heavy loss and I'll be happy.
Thanks for the curse, Mr Baggins..
Thanks Frodo.
:ban:
wheels are falling off, Liverpool to lose every game next season, relegation and death inevitable etc etc
looking through all the trophy celebration videos is brilliant obviously but it's worth looking back on this - Klopp's first press conference as Liverpool manager
"I don't want to say we have to wait the next twenty years and when I am sit here again and I know when I am sit here in four years, I know we have one title in this time, I am pretty sure"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az3ATsjCHpY
skip to 22:30 or so
Love Klopp. Remember watching Dortmund and always noticed the crazy coach celebrating more than players with each goal. Was great to watch that team he assembled.
Best thing to happen to Liverpool for some time.
Some things I loved about the game/ celebrations.
1. Klopp celebrating Firminos goal at Anfield to break the drought. He was genuinely so pleased for him.
2. His outfit at the ceremony.
3. Klopp celebrating his coaching staff, then encouraging them to all cheer each of the non-medal players to make that moment special. Fast forward 10 minutes when you’ve got Wijnaldum and Mane taking their videos and whatever more worried about that, Klopp is still in the corner cheering and celebrating each player.
4. When everyone’s having a go lifting the trophy, VVD pushes through the crowd to find Klopp and has to drag him to the trophy
He is very selfless and focussed on player well being and I think that ceremony embodies how much the players respond to him and respect him. It’ll be a sad day when he leaves. There’s not many like him.
Why was your coaching bench carrying on and laughing during the free kick. Bad sportsmen ship. Glad Frank told them where to go
C’mon Stanny, took me a google search and 4 articles the answer that question.
Lampard was pissed about the free kick. (Which you kind of agreed that it’s a foul now, in the Chelsea thread). Lampard made some comments to the Liverpool bench regarding the incident. Assistant coach and Lampard exchanged words.
Liverpool score with a great free kick. Klopp smiles because he just saw a great free kick, bench celebrate. Klopp asked the bench to stop celebrating.
Seems like normal football incident to me. Don’t need to claim it’s bad sportsmanship or disrespectful.
Lampards comments were made immediately after the game Both coaches played down the incident after the game.
Even the commentators agreed that “when Lampard sees the replays, I think he’ll understand why that was given” “live, I thought it was a fair tackle, and I thought it was very harsh, however these replays clearly show contact with the player, yes he gets the ball, but also the player”.
Jeez Stanny, just got to take your L, lmao. Not everyone is good enough to beat Liverpool post Covid. I mean, has anyone beaten them since we came back on the 6th July (post Covid break friendlies don't count)? I can't even remember...
More importantly..
What was with the sunnies during the celebration? I was about to turn the stream off and Bon told me to check them out. I know Arsenal have some questionable styles on display sometimes on the gram, so not throwing stones in glass houses, but those shades in dark stadium were a bit funny weren't they?
Made more sense during the quality fireworks display happening across the street during the game. That was fairly impressive to be honest.