Match Thread : Liverpool v Man City

[Taksin]

Certainly, we are not dire.. anyone suggesting that is off their rocker..

I don't think anyone wants him replaced surely ..? he was again comfortably better than Fab or Hendo. Think that is the point. Gini was the one we depended on most. I know many think he wasn't that great but he was everywhere putting out fires and knitting together what Hendo and Fab cannot. That has gone and we were left relying on Elliott ( 18 ) and now Jones ( 20 ) both excellent prospects, but prospects is the word - certainly in Elliott's case.

If you think he's not good enough then you want someone else to play instead of him. There is no other way for young prospects to develop other than being played. This is a circular argument. Klopp wanted to use them and that's why they are being used. GW is gone, we have to move on. Jones is a year older and Elliot has made the step up since Gini was in his prime with us.

No-one talks about Trent's age anymore because he's accepted as part of the team. The same would be true of Elliot if he was able to establish himself as being important to the team. So their age has nothing to do with whether we have replaced Wjinaldum or not. We have an ageing squad - inevitably we will have to include younger players in the team

[CCTV]

You could expect to concede against City or Chelsea, but not 3 goals away at Brentford.

True, but at our best, 1 goal up with 20-30 mins to play, I'd feel we could bank on the win.
Didn't have that feeling yesterday.

[LEGS]

With our style of play we need a CM who has plenty of energy and can chew up ground so to speak.

Hendo/Gini used to do that for us and were superb at it.

Every human ages believe it or not ! I think we need a Kante type player and the nearest to it is Bissouma.

There will be dozens around the world but i'd feel comfortable with him after seeing what he can do in the EPL.

[Steveo]

A fit Thiago helps enormously.. sadly he tends to be in and out quite often

[skyebo]

A Liverpool fan allegedly caught on camera, spitting at a City official near the tunnel.

[Kev0909]

A Liverpool fan allegedly caught on camera, spitting at a City official near the tunnel.

Thought huyrob was quiet

[skyebo]

Thought huyrob was quiet

Whoever it was, well done, they've given the media more ammunition to hate us. Then people wonder why we get a bad press.

[teesred]

With our style of play we need a CM who has plenty of energy and can chew up ground so to speak.

Hendo/Gini used to do that for us and were superb at it.

Every human ages believe it or not ! I think we need a Kante type player and the nearest to it is Bissouma.

There will be dozens around the world but i'd feel comfortable with him after seeing what he can do in the EPL.

Agree fully. That's why when people said we had enugh in summer it was puzzling. No way three years later those same players can reach those levels.
It's just natural evolution. Theres atleast two or three players nowhere near their levels from that time. No top side can sustain that without adding to their squad aswell as losing athleticism in midfield. It's an absolute fuck up and it will prove so this season and imagine how infuriating it will be of we somehow unlikely manage to finish say 6-7 points behind the eventual winners.

[TheDOC1979]

Problem with January purchases for Klopp is that he usually wants them to spend several weeks in training getting up to speed before starting them. The season will be all but over.

Konate has had several weeks training, and only started once so I don’t think that’s the case. It’s more if Klopp actually wants the player.

[teesred]

True, but at our best, 1 goal up with 20-30 mins to play, I'd feel we could bank on the win.
Didn't have that feeling yesterday.

Me too. I felt we were going to concede after both goals. A third might have been the killer but in all we've lost that killing feeling we had a few seasons back where you just felt we were in control when going ahead.
All we had to do was stay focused fir 15 mins, we managed less than a few. Their second goal was shambolic from us. De Bruyne sprays a pass wide left, theres plenty of time to cut that out yet we didnt and the rest was just calamitous.