2 minutes ago, wilai said:

He is a star! Be interesting in the Final as he'll probably be up against Ronaldo....unless our mate Suarez can bite him to death at the weekend

 

oh it's barca - madrid this weekend is it? injuries galore for madrid if you don't mind please barca. no way do barcelona want madrid doing three european cups on the bounce.

10 minutes ago, wilai said:

He is a star! Be interesting in the Final as he'll probably be up against Ronaldo....unless our mate Suarez can bite him to death at the weekend

Relegated Hull to UCL final, dare to dream kids! 

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49 minutes ago, wilai said:

Was never too worried about the result last night but it is a little concerning that despite VVD's influence, we have a tendency to switch off and drop far too deep at times. TAA and Lovren are then targeted with long diagonals on the edge of our box. Would prefer we kept a higher line and used our pace to recover anything over the top.

 

Lovren should be keeping him up. Lovren needs to check his emotion too, he gets to wound up for these big games and it often clouds his judgement (that’s me being kind).

 

To be fair to the lads last night, it was a massive test of nerve and all considered they came out on top. 

 

What a campaign, just astonishing considering our hopes at the start of the season. 

 

Jurgen Klopp in his second full season, and another European final. You do get a feeling this is just the start. 

36 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

 

 

 

 

Jurgen Klopp in his second full season, and another European final. You do get a feeling this is just the start. 

bob slow down cobber.  the above              is like putting the kiss of death            of winning the  final  etc etc etc

Edited May 3, 20188 yr by evenstevens

1 hour ago, BangrakBob said:

Lovren should be keeping him up. Lovren needs to check his emotion too, he gets to wound up for these big games and it often clouds his judgement (that’s me being kind).

 

To be fair to the lads last night, it was a massive test of nerve and all considered they came out on top. 

 

What a campaign, just astonishing considering our hopes at the start of the season. 

 

Jurgen Klopp in his second full season, and another European final. You do get a feeling this is just the start. 

 

yeah and it's very stark now the areas we need to address. already got naby keita coming in in the summer, sign 3 or 4 quality additions and we'll be in good shape.

 

you're right about lovren too, his head goes to bits in big games doesn't it? even with the big comforting blanket of virgil next to him. 

Well done Liverpool, should be a cracking final, RM are in decline, Ramos will be taken to the cleaners and Ronaldo is not firing on all cylinders lately.

Liverpool will score goals against them, that I am sure of. But to concede 4 goals in a European cup semi final is criminal.

But my big fear is defense and keeper. That kid at full back had a nightmare last night, he looks good going forward but is clueless in the art of defending. A goalkeeper to palm the ball the way he did for their second goal, into path of the forward, totally amateurish. And then there is Lovren.

3 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Well done Liverpool, should be a cracking final, RM are in decline, Ramos will be taken to the cleaners and Ronaldo is not firing on all cylinders lately.

Liverpool will score goals against them, that I am sure of. But to concede 4 goals in a European cup semi final is criminal.

But my big fear is defense and keeper. That kid at full back had a nightmare last night, he looks good going forward but is clueless in the art of defending. A goalkeeper to palm the ball the way he did for their second goal, into path of the forward, totally amateurish. And then there is Lovren.

 

don't agree with that at all. what i see is a squad full of players who have won the last two european cups and absolutely know what it takes to win it. they're an experienced, crack team of senior pros who are used to winning stuff. and they will rightly be favourites.

 

that said, i am reminded of the starting XI of the milan team in the 2005 final: dida, cafu, nesta, stam, maldini, gattuso, seedorf, pirlo, kaka, crespo, shevchenko. basically a world star in every position. and we beat them with djimi traore in the team. so, you know.

6 hours ago, StevieH said:

 

don't agree with that at all. what i see is a squad full of players who have won the last two european cups and absolutely know what it takes to win it. they're an experienced, crack team of senior pros who are used to winning stuff. and they will rightly be favourites.

 

that said, i am reminded of the starting XI of the milan team in the 2005 final: dida, cafu, nesta, stam, maldini, gattuso, seedorf, pirlo, kaka, crespo, shevchenko. basically a world star in every position. and we beat them with djimi traore in the team. so, you know.

Agree with all that but remember this team has Jordan Henderson in midfield, not Steven Gerrard.

15 hours ago, carmine said:

Liverpool might be if VVD had a Toby Alderweirald next to him 

Do you even watch football? He can't get into the Spurs team. 

That doesn’t mean he isn’t a huge improvement over Lovren.

I could be wrong but I thought Toby was injured for most of the season and now there are doubts about his future with Spurs.

Do you think Lovren is better than Toby?


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1 hour ago, RickG16 said:

Agree with all that but remember this team has Jordan Henderson in midfield, not Steven Gerrard.

 

totally different team and totally different role. comparing henderson with gerrard is pointless. that 2005 team had milan baros in attack and djibril cisse on the bench. this side has mane, firmino and salah.

 

that said, anyone who doesn't think jordan henderson is an absolutely top class footballer and very good captain is a pillock like.

1 hour ago, RickG16 said:

Do you even watch football? He can't get into the Spurs team. 

 

toby hardtospell would be a big upgrade on lovren. if he's available i hope we're interested.

7 hours ago, RickG16 said:

Do you even watch football? He can't get into the Spurs team. 

You don't understand do you.  Never mind.

Been noticing of recent Lovren has a very big trap on him and using it to excess of recent.  Now spouting off about Real Madrid.

 

Being as he is so clearly the weakest link and could well get turned inside out i'd have thought Klopp would be telling him to button it.  Others, by all means shout to the hill tops but Lovren.....dies he feel Madrid need extra motivation of something?

34 minutes ago, carmine said:

Been noticing of recent Lovren has a very big trap on him and using it to excess of recent.  Now spouting off about Real Madrid.

 

Being as he is so clearly the weakest link and could well get turned inside out i'd have thought Klopp would be telling him to button it.  Others, by all means shout to the hill tops but Lovren.....dies he feel Madrid need extra motivation of something?

 

didn't really think he said anything wrong really, and i'm all for players being a bit bullish ahead of massive matches. 

 

according to the spanish press we apparently needn't bother turning up at all, we've not got a chance.

 

‘The final could be most unequal in a decade’ - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/03/liverpool-real-madrid-spanish-press-champions-league-final

 

2 minutes ago, StevieH said:

 

didn't really think he said anything wrong really, and i'm all for players being a bit bullish ahead of massive matches. 

 

according to the spanish press we apparently needn't bother turning up at all, we've not got a chance.

 

‘The final could be most unequal in a decade’ - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/03/liverpool-real-madrid-spanish-press-champions-league-final

 

Which is strange because so far this CL they couldn't top their group and have lasted since by more luck than judgement. Bossed by Bayern, slapped past Juve by the king of their teeth.....

 

Presumably that Marcha from the Spanish press which is nothing more than a communications tool for Real.

9 hours ago, StevieH said:

 

totally different team and totally different role. comparing henderson with gerrard is pointless. that 2005 team had milan baros in attack and djibril cisse on the bench. this side has mane, firmino and salah.

 

that said, anyone who doesn't think jordan henderson is an absolutely top class footballer and very good captain is a pillock like.

Be surprised if there were any/many non-Liverpool posters on TV who'd want him in their club's team. 

5 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Be surprised if there were any/many non-Liverpool posters on TV who'd want him in their club's team. 

 

good for them.

Liverpool have a piece of work to do with Naby Kieta. He has been sent off 4 times this season, so comes to the EPL with a reputation.

23 minutes ago, champers said:

Liverpool have a piece of work to do with Naby Kieta. He has been sent off 4 times this season, so comes to the EPL with a reputation.

Can't wait! He is gonna be a star!

7 hours ago, StevieH said:

 

didn't really think he said anything wrong really, and i'm all for players being a bit bullish ahead of massive matches. 

 

according to the spanish press we apparently needn't bother turning up at all, we've not got a chance.

 

‘The final could be most unequal in a decade’ -  https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/03/liverpool-real-madrid-spanish-press-champions-league-final

 

I couldn’t be happier about that, 13 is in the bag boys.

Probably  base there assumptions on this; 
1 - 4m Goal keeper
66 - 19 y/o academy RB
6 - Croatian Donkey
4 - “Waste of money”
26 - 8m LB from hull
14 - Back passer
5 - “Doesn’t perform in away games”
7 - 33 y/o “finished” 
11 - Chelsea reject
9 - Not a striker
19 - Pace merchant

 

6 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Be surprised if there were any/many non-Liverpool posters on TV who'd want him in their club's team. 

I’ve been a critic at times but he has led this team admirably of late. 

You must have missed his home performance against City and Roma?  

while I’m here I’d thank you to <deleted> that pull down blind advertising right of Jangles it’s a megaCunt! 

You don't get to a CL final by chance and that includes the opponents.  No away goals and no two legs.  Just normal time and everything to play for.

 

Come on the 'pool.

39 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

while I’m here I’d thank you to <deleted> that pull down blind advertising right of Jangles it’s a megaCunt! 

????????? What you on about Bob

I like their confidence I hope it settles the Madrid invincible into a false sense of security and Klopp pins articles like this to the training ground every day until the final.

 

My only concern is the Defence gets back to what it had been doing before the last few games and shows more composure.

56 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

????????? What you on about Bob

Bloody advertising, makes navigation on the phone a mare! 

LFC’s response to suggestion they got lucky in the UCL 

 

 

I've always been a big fan of Chris Eubank.  He's obviously totally bonkers, but a great guy with a big heart and great fighter in his day.  

18 hours ago, StevieH said:

 jordan henderson is an absolutely top class footballer

Good one.