TRon Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I don't buy this narrative that Liverpool wil get their flip flops out now they have won the league. They are not that type of club, they have a very demanding fan base. I think it's more likely that they'll play without any pressure now and really turn it on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I think it may be slightly easier than if they needed the points, but I agree their players will not just sack off the rest of their games. There's no UCL final or FA Cup final to rest up for, and no international summer tournament. Usually the phrase is that if you're not at 100% you'll lose in the Premier League. I think Liverpool might be at 95% but they'll still have enough to take at least a point off a misfiring Chelsea. Mind you, I thought Chelsea would drop points at Fulham so what do I know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Chelsea have the daft Conference league to play in, Liverpool would have to be massively off it to not beat them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Don't think Liverpool will let Chelsea beat them, not the sort of result they could stomach. Random loss to a mid-table club after title confirmed, sure, but not Chelsea imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Don’t think Liverpool would particularly want Chelsea in the CL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I don't think the average footballer thinks about these things. But if the same Chelsea as we've seen recently shows up then Liverpool can beat them without being near their best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The footballer no, but generally players want to win games. Im sure at a management level it is given some consideration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 We might get some fringe players given a shot for Liverpool now that they have won the PL, but even their fringe players are top class. Could see Nunez bagging a couple of goals when there's less pressure on for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Salah at the very least will personally want to score and assist as many as possible before the end of the season, so we have that going for it at least. Also yeah agree with someone above, said the same a few weeks ago but they seemed to be tightening up a bit trying to get the title officially over the line the last few weeks. Now they may be able to really relax again and play with freedom. A few lads playing for their futures as well with Liverpool no doubt wanting to freshen up the squad in the summer. I think there is a good chance they beat Chelsea hopefully. We still need to do the business against Brighton and Chelsea ourselves of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 5 hours ago, The Prophet said: Remember in 22\23 when people thought Liverpool would win circa ten games in a row? Didn’t they win 7 out of 8? A loss or draw to Emery’s Villa that pretty much ended their hopes. 5 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I think that many teams on 70 would be by far the highest score ever needed. Nah one season Arsenal finished 5th with 70 points. Think 8th had less than 50 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, TRon said: We might get some fringe players given a shot for Liverpool now that they have won the PL, but even their fringe players are top class. Could see Nunez bagging a couple of goals when there's less pressure on for example. I like Nunez but he is not top class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Wherever we finish in terms of Europe, at least we've also got the Brexit Cup sewn up this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 30 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Didn’t they win 7 out of 8? A loss or draw to Emery’s Villa that pretty much ended their hopes. Nah one season Arsenal finished 5th with 70 points. Think 8th had less than 50 points. 7 out of 10 I think it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 22 minutes ago, HawK said: Wherever we finish in terms of Europe, at least we've also got the Brexit Cup sewn up this season. Looked at that list on Transfermarkt myself just the other day, we also got the oldest average squad age in the league. Edited April 29 by Kaizero Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, Kaizero said: Looked at that list on Transfermarkt myself just the other day, we also got the oldest average squad age in the league. Least foreigners and least young'uns ? Double bubble eh Gammoncastle Utd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 21 minutes ago, The Prophet said: 7 out of 10 I think it was. Won 7 in a row then drew the last 2. The Villa draw the first one, was the nail in the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 12 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Won 7 in a row then drew the last 2. The Villa draw the first one, was the nail in the coffin. Is that not just a different way of saying they won seven of the last ten? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 7 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Is that not just a different way of saying they won seven of the last ten? Clearly people thought they could win 9 in a row not 10. And they failed at the penultimate hurdle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 5 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Clearly people thought they could win 9 in a row not 10. And they failed at the penultimate hurdle. They did, we don't disagree on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 6 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Clearly people thought they could win 9 in a row not 10. And they failed at the penultimate hurdle. But statistically, was it less likely they’d win the next two once they’d won the first seven?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, SteV said: But statistically, was it less likely they’d win the next two once they’d won the first seven?? Please don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 It's obviously not gonna happen but I'd still be pretty amused if US, Forest AND Villa get 3rd, 4th and 5th. In any order, tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 29/04/2025 at 20:14, Kaizero said: Looked at that list on Transfermarkt myself just the other day, we also got the oldest average squad age in the league. Mostly the reserves bringing up the average age though(compared to other teams). Our first XI is in a pretty good state. Especially if we include Hall, Livramento and Botman. Replacing the likes of Krafth(30), Wilson(33), Dubravka(36), Lascelles(31), Gillespie(33), Ruddy(38!) etc. with younger talents isnt like having to replace Salah or De Bruyne. We will miss Trippier ofc. Thankfully we already got a pretty good replacement for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 28 minutes ago, Displayname said: Mostly the reserves bringing up the average age though(compared to other teams). Our first XI is in a pretty good state. Especially if we include Hall, Livramento and Botman. Replacing the likes of Krafth(30), Wilson(33), Dubravka(36), Lascelles(31), Gillespie(33), Ruddy(38!) etc. with younger talents isnt like having to replace Salah or De Bruyne. We will miss Trippier ofc. Thankfully we already got a pretty good replacement for him. That's true, if we take out the non-playing keepers and Lascelles the average age is 26.95. Even just taking the three keepers out is 27.14. If we can bring in a GK, CB and a forward all <25yo then the squad is looking pretty good age-wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said: It's obviously not gonna happen but I'd still be pretty amused if US, Forest AND Villa get 3rd, 4th and 5th. In any order, tbf I want Villa to miss out , they are our closest competitor really in terms of what they are trying to do so. Man City ourselves and Forest would be the best outcome . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now