Liverpool FC: 20 for 20-21

[406W30th 1111]

First 10 fixtures are pretty brutal. Not sure I like starting w/ Leeds, which is a potential banana peel. Chelsea have a bunch of new players to fit into their squad, so I guess getting them early isn't a bad thing, but then Arsenal, Bitters away, City away, and Leicester makes for a pretty tough first quarter of the season.

 

[pied 252]

Don't know when the CL/FAC games ar, but on the surface I like it.

Sept - promoted team, two good teams, but breaking in new players

Oct - Sheffield/everton, but overall pretty good

Nov - We have to play City sometime, Leicester will be good, but only three games.  

Dec/Jan - pretty tame over the holiday period(12/26-1/2), not terrible

Feb - Playing City/Leicester back to back again lol? everton/Sheffield make it congested

Mar - sparse, but Wolves/Chelse

April - overall decent

May- have manu, but the last four look tasty at the moment.

 

 

 

[mdmost 43001]

We'll have the target on our backs for sure. It's all going to be tough. I'm curious if there will be fans at Anfield for any of those early games. 

[Bone3421 716]

Tough start but like mentioned best to get Chelsea before they get new guys all on same page.

It looks worse on paper than it is...arsenal,chelsea,toffees,city in first 8 games but it's better than playing them all after they get a few games to gel

[Bone3421 716]

The last time we played the Championship winner to start the EPL season we won the league.......

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Dejan Lovren: Yes, I deliberately hit Ramos with the elbow during the Spain and Croatia game, because he deliberately injured my friend Salah in the Champions League final, so it is time to pay the price for what he did.

 

Niiiiiiice

[ztejas 43449]

1 hour ago, Bone3421 said:

Tough start but like mentioned best to get Chelsea before they get new guys all on same page.

It looks worse on paper than it is...arsenal,chelsea,toffees,city in first 8 games but it's better than playing them all after they get a few games to gel
 

We'll be working Pulisic back, too. Might have a new keeper.

Ironically it's kind of better for us to see you early. We might be dropping some early games anyway.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

We might be dropping some early games anyway.

You shut your whore mouth

[mdmost 43001]

Seeing some rumors that Barca's new manager might want Gini. 

[Bone3421 716]

We'll be working Pulisic back, too. Might have a new keeper.
Ironically it's kind of better for us to see you early. We might be dropping some early games anyway.

So we are all in agreement then......

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

 

[mdmost 43001]

Ox injured his knee again and will miss the rest of preseason and possibly some of the regular season. Sigh. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

4 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Ox injured his knee again and will miss the rest of preseason and possibly some of the regular season. Sigh. 

Fucking fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

[406W30th 1111]

All the more reason to bring in Thiago.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

9 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

All the more reason to bring in Thiago.

If Gini leaves, we are screwed.

[406W30th 1111]

14 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

If Gini leaves, we are screwed.

Doubt the club would let him leave this season. I'm guessing we'd rather lose him on a free next year than sell him for what, £15M?, this year. Even if we get Thiago we would still keep Gini, I think. Klopp slowly beds in his players and in this era where it takes upwards of 95+ points to win the league, you simply can't afford a slow start.  

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

Gini is worth way more than £15m. He started 35 of 38 league games for a record setting EPL team. Also ruins people when he plays for his national team. 

[maninblack 7974]

2 hours ago, mdmost said:

Ox injured his knee again and will miss the rest of preseason and possibly some of the regular season. Sigh. 

Makes sense to keep Gini and bring in another midfielder

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

 

[maninblack 7974]

Give me Benfica

[406W30th 1111]

Dortmund would be fun as hell.

[406W30th 1111]

10 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Gini is worth way more than £15m. He started 35 of 38 league games for a record setting EPL team. Also ruins people when he plays for his national team. 

He's worth more to us, absolutely. But just like Thiago is worth way more than £30M, his value takes a huge hit with just a year left on his contract. 

[mdmost 43001]

First lineup of the season

 

[mdmost 43001]

Bobby nets one early. New kits look pretty good. The camera angle on this match is no bueno. 

[mdmost 43001]

Keita nets one. 2-0 now. Ready for this half to be over and for Klopp to turn over the roster. Pitch has already taken out two Stuttgart players. 

[mdmost 43001]

Brewster gets one. It's going to be aggravating if we loan him out again.

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

Nice to have such a healthy squad right now. Klopp’s starting 11 was a message for 19-20 that we’re ready to go. Seems like such a short summer break but with no national team games it was probably the longest summer break a lot of these guys have had in years. 
 

 

[maninblack 7974]

5 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Nice to have such a healthy squad right now.

Pretty sure Hendo, Matip and Ox are all not healthy

[mdmost 43001]

Announce Thiago!

[Jive Turkey 12598]

 

[pied 252]

Kid got his home jersey in the mail Saturday.  Nice looking and good feel, thought they looked good on the pitch Saturday.  Got the lesser expensive one, thought we'd lose the stuck on badge/etc. on the more expensive one and glad we did.  Still pretty pricey.  

[mdmost 43001]

Lineup for today in case you want a little morning football at 9.

 

[mdmost 43001]

Bad giveaway by Fabinho leads to a Salzburg early goal. Supporters in the stands, albeit not many. 

[pied 252]

Can watch but no sound because the kid is in school right beneath the TV.  Mom already out the kibosh on that.  Not that sharp early on.

[pied 252]

ouch, how soon does Trent get back?  My first look seems like VVD has a couple of questions to answer.  If we're looking at him and VVD, I'm ok with that.  

[mdmost 43001]

Alisson bounced it off his head into the goal. Yeah, not the best start. Salzburg are all over us. 

Edited August 25, 2020 by mdmost

[pied 252]

Echo saying it was Gomez with the bad pass in the leadup.  Didn't see that in the replay they showed

[mdmost 43001]

Point blank a couple of times and couldn't get anything. Not our half. 

[mdmost 43001]

Rhian goes top shelf to get a goal. Seriously, do not loan him out again. 

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

Brew McCoy with the brace!

[mdmost 43001]

Keeper misjudged that one and Rhian took advantage. Nice. 

[pied 252]

It's worth our starting D giving up two goals to see Brewster get two nice goals and making a statement.  

Make your mark Rhian!

[mdmost 43001]

3 goals in 2 games so far. Let's see if he can keep it up against Arsenal. 

[406W30th 1111]

The question with Brewster is whether or not he can contribute enough goals to justify his inclusion in the team, since he does little else besides finish. I realize that's a little harsh, and obviously goals win you points, but Klopp is so demanding of his players' overall contribution; I could see him going out on loan again, even though he's done about as much as someone can to prove his worth.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Just now, 406W30th said:

The question with Brewster is whether or not he can contribute enough goals to justify his inclusion in the team, since he does little else besides finish. I realize that's a little harsh, and obviously goals win you points, but Klopp is so demanding of his players' overall contribution; I could see him going out on loan again, even though he's done about as much as someone can to prove his worth.

 

But how can he learn what Klopp demands in the Championship? 

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

All Aguero does is score goals and he’s one of the top 15 players in EPL history. 

[406W30th 1111]

2 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

All Aguero does is score goals and he’s one of the top 15 players in EPL history. 

So did Alan Shearer and I'm skeptical Klopp would've played him in his side.

I'm not at all against keeping Brewster around and I hope he scores goals for fun. I just could see the reasoning behind loaning him out again, especially if he's not seeing the field much.

[406W30th 1111]

4 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

All Aguero does is score goals and he’s one of the top 15 players in EPL history. 

Also –hopefully Brewster's scoring record at Anfield is better than Aguero's!

[mdmost 43001]

I'd like to keep him around and see how he does off the bench, especially with domestic cup work. If he's not contributing, loan him out at midseason. A good goal scoring option off the bench would be just fine for me. 

[pied 252]

30 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

The question with Brewster is whether or not he can contribute enough goals to justify his inclusion in the team, since he does little else besides finish. I realize that's a little harsh, and obviously goals win you points, but Klopp is so demanding of his players' overall contribution; I could see him going out on loan again, even though he's done about as much as someone can to prove his worth.

 

Right now, what else does Origi/Shaqiri offer?  If we could replace Origi with Brewster and get some transfer money, that's a win IMO.