McDog Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: If we do that, I suspect we'll all temporarily lose our minds. This thread will become 'The Toponeometer' for starters. I might lose it permanently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: This obviously depends on who we draw in the group and the Ro16 (ie we could get a group of Bayern, Real Madrid & Milan which wouldn't be ideal ) but can see us getting to the quarter finals. We're the team no one will want in pot 4 and I can honestly see us winning all of our home games. Posted a few times now I think, but in terms of playstyle and trajectory there's similarities between us and the first few years of Liverpool under Klopp. First time they got to the CL under him they reached the final first season, a huge part of that is how they play the game which is inherently similar to us and Anfield on CL nights. SJP should be even better. My thoughts exactly re our approach. Some teams will struggle big time to live with our intensity. Hope to fuck I can get a ticket for the CL games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, Danh1 said: My thoughts exactly re our approach. Some teams will struggle big time to live with our intensity. Hope to fuck I can get a ticket for the CL games. Already shitting me kegs regarding that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 47 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Can we trade Froggy for some of these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Been saying this for a while, you have to be a team that can play thru or around our press to get joy out of us and then you have to finish the 1-2 chances you get. Our athleticism is probably unmatched in the premier league - particularly up front, wide and our 8s. (It’s why I’m never going to be Ok with Bruno as an 8 because he simply cannot cover the ground Tonali, Longstaff, Joelinton and Willock can). As we evolve over the next few windows I get the sense we will have athleticism at our very core thinking for our RCB and LB. Livramento solves the RB position for the future. Schar and Botman generally win the 1 v 1 duel when we’re pushed up due to their excellent anticipation, strength and tackling. Edited August 14, 2023 by Kanji Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 We’re not that athletic outside of our front 5. If opps beat the press and aggressiveness from CBs. We can be got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 19 hours ago, Displayname said: Dubravka Tino - Lascelles - Burn - Targett/New LB Anderson - Longstaff - Willock Murphy Gordon Wilson Seems like a pretty good B team if you ask me. Should have more than a good enough squad to compete in both CL and PL. An all English XI if Pope or Gillespie starts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 7 hours ago, wormy said: Can we trade Froggy for some of these? Have I been critical of you or something? Had nothing but praise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 12/08/2023 at 13:26, Froggy said: Aye. Your manager is soft. Ten Hag isn't. Lascelles being kept as captain is a complete cop out in my opinion and doesn't deserve any praise. Your captain needs to be on the pitch. Why on earth would you have somebody who is 5th choice as your captain? Ten Hag never said anything negative about him. Never said he didn't want him. Praised his character and his ability. All he did was give the captaincy to Fernandes. I wouldn’t confuse nice with soft. The best leaders treat everyone with equal kindness and concern. High standards and high support. The best leaders get the best out of their teams. The gap between the ‘quality on paper’ of our squad and the quality of the squads in clubs like yours is shrinking. We’ve already overtaken most in terms of team spirit; despite being somewhat second tier in terms of salaries. It would be foolish to think that team spirit/togetherness doesn’t really matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said: It would be foolish to think that team spirit/togetherness doesn’t really matter. I absoutely do not think this. Ours is as good as it has been since Ole first took over, but we have a competent tactician in charge now as well. It's extremely important. I'm actually looking forward to watching the Newcastle documentary to see what Howe is like. As I've said before I've always been a big fan of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Just now, Froggy said: I absoutely do not think this. Ours is as good as it has been since Ole first took over, but we have a competent tactician in charge now as well. It's extremely important. I'm actually looking forward to watching the Newcastle documentary to see what Howe is like. As I've said before I've always been a big fan of him. Think you’ll see he is far from ‘soft’. Human and unassuming, yes. But he ‘doesn’t suffer fools gladly’ and has a steely determination to succeed, I think driven by (to his mind) experience of failure, which means he will make hard decisions as well as anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Annoying Man u have such an easy home game to start the season. Wolves look like they could be awful so could easily see Man u winning like 5:0 and topping the table by the end of the night. But I still have a sneaky feeling they might underachieve this year if their new signings don't settle quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 15 hours ago, Danh1 said: Some greatly balanced posts there. RAWK on the other hand. Bitter, bitter bastards on there. In the thread one of them accuses Emi Martinez of being paid to let Man City win the title on the last day of the 2022 season. Seen someone describe Liverpool FC as a cult recently and can’t see past it. I see Klopp's been having another sly dig at us over the new dugout rules. I've never been a big fan of the club in general, but their attitude has sunk to new depths under that jaw grinding cunt. Shame because the Liverpool poster on here is sound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Klopp has seriously lost the plot over the last year or so. Seems to explode (see drop to floor in a kiddie's tantrum against chelsea) every game now and can't seem to resist sly digs at every other team. Serious dislike for the bloke now, quite liked him when he first arrived... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, TRon said: I see Klopp's been having another sly dig at us over the new dugout rules. I've never been a big fan of the club in general, but their attitude has sunk to new depths under that jaw grinding cunt. Shame because the Liverpool poster on here is sound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUMPO235 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 hours ago, buzza said: Klopp has seriously lost the plot over the last year or so. Seems to explode (see drop to floor in a kiddie's tantrum against chelsea) every game now and can't seem to resist sly digs at every other team. Serious dislike for the bloke now, quite liked him when he first arrived... Some liverfool fans starting to lose it on talksport last night wanting a change of manager. They have 3 tough games coming up. Klopp could either explode under the pressure or be chased down the road like the blue scousers did to Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, FLUMPO235 said: Some liverfool fans starting to lose it on talksport last night wanting a change of manager. They have 3 tough games coming up. Klopp could either explode under the pressure or be chased down the road like the scouse Makems did to Gordon. Tidied Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 With Hall at the training ground and seemingly done, I'm very confident now of us qualifying for CL. My main concern, that Tonali might struggle physically, has already evaporated. Opta's supercomputer has us falling back to 62 points, but I reckon will push on and beat Keegan's total of 78. If mid 80s points is enough to win the league, as happened for Leicester, we could be in with a decent shout. I'm sure we'll get 12 to 15 more goals, and the issue then shifts to whether the defence can maintain its 22/23 level. The injuries and transfer windows other teams are having should only give us confidence, and not scale back our hopes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) On 13/08/2023 at 23:46, PauloGeordio said: Yeah they are so rattled by us. It’s delicious. I hope we reap vengeance at our place! Here’s 1 more very balanced view. Refreshing to read. Likewise with the Villa fans as we all know. Even prior to the takeover. There seems to be a correlation between stupid accents and angry bitterness. Pity, would rather have the Villa fans on board in our efforts to smash the big six, superleague breakaway cartel. Edited August 18, 2023 by Turnbull2000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) On 14/08/2023 at 01:27, The College Dropout said: We’re not that athletic outside of our front 5. If opps beat the press and aggressiveness from CBs. We can be got. Edited August 18, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Should we change it to topfiveometer? Is it even possible for that place not to go to England this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Since 1882 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Decky said: Should we change it to topfiveometer? Is it even possible for that place not to go to England this season? If you think you know the answer, don't ask the question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 38 minutes ago, Decky said: Should we change it to topfiveometer? Is it even possible for that place not to go to England this season? Definitely very possible. Not probable, but possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, SteV said: Definitely very possible. Not probable, but possible. Aye just did a bit of reading about it there. So its determined solely on what happens this season rather than any historic success. I could see Villa, Liverpool and City winning all 3 competitions or at least getting very far into them, with ourselves and everyone else from England at least getting out of our group stages. The EPL probably has the best chance of the 5th spot but nothings guaranteed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Decky said: Aye just did a bit of reading about it there. So its determined solely on what happens this season rather than any historic success. I could see Villa, Liverpool and City winning all 3 competitions or at least getting very far into them, with ourselves and everyone else from England at least getting out of our group stages. The EPL probably has the best chance of the 5th spot but nothings guaranteed. Yep, I’d say it’s very likely to be two out of us, Spain and Italy, so you’d take those odds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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