Liverpool 2017-18: We won it 5 times

[pied 252]

42 minutes ago, mdmost said:

I keep meaning to do this but it's not easy with kiddo soccer on the weekends. I may hit them up when everyone's out of town on May 5th. You go to the Addison one?

Yep.  Got there right at kick off and it was pretty packed.  Two fans were at a table for ~8 so I asked to sit down and they said as long as I was supporting Liverpool(shout out to Tanner and Taylor if they happen to be around).  

Funny you're talking about your kid, a husband/wife and their 12 year old joined us about ten minutes in.  He's a soccer player but was more interested in his phone than the game.  The wife was most into it.  

I have the same issue with kid's games on the weekend and it's pretty far from me in west FM, but my older daughter goes to school across the street so it made it convenient.  Was able to pick her up right after the game.

Cool atmosphere, and fine food.  Place went BANANAS after Salah's goal predictably.

[Knoxtnhorn 5970]

I’d like to join y’all at The Londoner for the next big game if possible.  If either of y’all decide to go anytime soon, will u post on here?

[Knoxtnhorn 5970]

I miss my local Knoxville Liverpool pub that I could see from my front porch.  It’d be nice to watch the game with ‘Pool fans again.

[pied 252]

5 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I’d like to join y’all at The Londoner for the next big game if possible.  If either of y’all decide to go anytime soon, will u post on here?

Yep, may work out ok for the CL games.  I can't pay attention at work, and logistically works out ok for me.  

Are you playing up at Blue Sky(earlier post reference)?  

[maninblack 7974]

I used to run the LFC group at the Londoner in Colleyville. Not sure if you'd go to that one or Addison but I know a ton of folks there that I can link you up with.

[Knoxtnhorn 5970]

38 minutes ago, pied said:

Yep, may work out ok for the CL games.  I can't pay attention at work, and logistically works out ok for me.  

Are you playing up at Blue Sky(earlier post reference)?  

I may be confused, but if you’re asking where I play soccer, its NTPSA - last night’s game was at Five Star in The Colony.

Like most of y’all, my schedule is all over the place.  I play, kids play, and I teach which is going to make the CL games difficult.  At some point we’ll cross paths.

And, MIB, I’d be coming from Rowlett.  So Addison is closer, but Colleyville is not out of the question.  It’s just going to be an adjustment for me.  I could have a few beers and walk across the street to get home in Knox.  Here I’ll have to drive meaning less suds.

[pied 252]

Got it.  thought you might be playing indoor when you said The Colony.  I still play(sort of)  over at American Indoor.  

[hobbes2702 13017]

In other news, the league has officially credited Harry Kane with the goal against Stoke. What a douchebag 

[maninblack 7974]

They're both great locales and the owner Barry (Chelski supporter) is also great. I just know more people that attend in Colleyville. 

[maninblack 7974]

Just now, hobbes2702 said:

In other news, the league has officially credited Harry Kane with the goal against Stoke. What a douchebag 

[mdmost 42993]

Match against West Brom is moving to Saturday, April 21. 6:30CST.

[hobbes2702 13017]

24 minutes ago, maninblack said:

I’m just not sure what they even saw. It didn’t look close to me

[maninblack 7974]

They see a foreigner leading a great son of England in the scoring race and are cooking the books.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

56 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

In other news, the league has officially credited Harry Kane with the goal against Stoke. What a douchebag 

Posted in the EPL thread. FFS, I have no idea what they saw.

[pied 252]

11 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

 

technically Phil is still in it for a champions medal with us, which is even funnier.  

 

What a f-ing crap decision that was for him.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

13 minutes ago, pied said:

technically Phil is still in it for a champions medal with us, which is even funnier.  

 

What a f-ing crap decision that was for him.  

He got what he wanted. Ironically, as great as a player as he is, he really didn't fit Klopp's system. 

[maninblack 7974]

42 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

He got what he wanted. Ironically, as great as a player as he is, he really didn't fit Klopp's system. 

[hobbes2702 13017]

47 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

He got what he wanted. Ironically, as great as a player as he is, he really didn't fit Klopp's system. 

Wut?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Klopp likes guys like Ox who can be very defensive minded in the midfield. 

[Jograves 357]

I don't think he tracked back as much as Klopp prefers but it's not like Klopp had to shoehorn him into the side. He was one of the first names on the team sheet every week. 

[hobbes2702 13017]

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Klopp likes guys like Ox who can be very defensive minded in the midfield. 

Klopp played Mario Gotze for Borussia Dortmund. He likes players who can take the ball and make runs through the midfield. That’s the entire reason for Ox, Gini (even though he’s bad at it), Keita. Coutinho can play in any system in the world and certainly in Klopps high press

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

4 minutes ago, Jograves said:

I don't think he tracked back as much as Klopp prefers but it's not like Klopp had to shoehorn him into the side. He was one of the first names on the team sheet every week. 

No question. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

5 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Klopp played Mario Gotze for Borussia Dortmund. He likes players who can take the ball and make runs through the midfield. That’s the entire reason for Ox, Gini (even though he’s bad at it), Keita. Coutinho can play in any system in the world and certainly in Klopps high press

Maybe a bit of sour grapes on my part, but I see us thriving without him. He's great. No doubt. But his lack of energy when tracking back / my back hurts had to make Klopp question if was worth the headache.

[406W30th 1111]

Phil wasn't a square peg in a round hole or anything, but I'm not sure he's a player Klopp would ever go out and buy. I don't think Klopp was bothered by his departure, in part because he didn't want to be here but also because, while a very good player, he hasn't exactly been missed.

 

 

[mdmost 42993]

We're getting Real Madrid. Fuck it. 

[hobbes2702 13017]

Just now, mdmost said:

We're getting Real Madrid. Fuck it. 

Not worried about scoring goals no matter who we play. 

[maninblack 7974]

1 hour ago, 406W30th said:

Phil wasn't a square peg in a round hole or anything, but I'm not sure he's a player Klopp would ever go out and buy. I don't think Klopp was bothered by his departure, in part because he didn't want to be here but also because, while a very good player, he hasn't exactly been missed.

 

 

Name a player in the current midfield you'd pick before Coutinho? 

[pied 252]

13 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Name a player in the current midfield you'd pick before Coutinho? 

yep.  

Another good question IMO:

Name a player you'd kick in the face before Coutinho?

[maninblack 7974]

5 minutes ago, pied said:

yep.  

Another good question IMO:

Name a player you'd kick in the face before Coutinho?

Wayne Rooney. Next question

[pied 252]

fair

[Bone3421 716]

Rep each for bringing a chuckle

Good convo

[Firemans4Horn 18023]

Klopp doesn’t miss our plan B being  the team passing it to Phil and everyone standing around and hoping magic happens (he said this exact thing after Phil went to Barca). There’s a strong correlation between him shootings 15 times outside the box and us losing/drawing the match. Our PPG has been a lot higher without Phil this season than with him. Doesn’t mean he’s not a lot higher ranked on FIFA than any current midfielder we have. 

[406W30th 1111]

4 hours ago, maninblack said:

Name a player in the current midfield you'd pick before Coutinho? 

Do you think we've missed Coutinho?

[maninblack 7974]

Do you think we've missed Coutinho?

Yes. I'm glad we've kept up our PPG but to argue that's solely because we sold Coutinho is sophomoric.

Mané is now playing more of the role Coutinho was playing because we have so little playmaking ability in the midfield.

Now answer the question you've dodged.

[406W30th 1111]

5 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Yes. I'm glad we've kept up our PPG but to argue that's solely because we sold Coutinho is sophomoric.

Now answer the question you've dodged.

Who argued that the sole reason we've kept up our PPG is because we sold Coutinho? Pretty big strawman. 

Coutinho was one of the first names on the team sheet, no doubt. He's a world class player whose individual attacking talent is better than most of our players. He's not a player Klopp would buy on the open market and his absence has barely affected us. (We just beat City twice in the span of six days, 5-1 on aggregate.)

 

 

[maninblack 7974]

Still didn't answer my question and I know why

[406W30th 1111]

Attacking midfielder? Mo Salah.

#6? Emre Can.

 

[Firemans4Horn 18023]

MIB is funny. Day after we beat man city and he’s talking shit about Lallana on one thread and crying about Coutinho being sold on this thread. I’m sure if we win the champions league you’ll bitch afterwards that Milner didn’t deserve to start or FSG lacks ambition. 

 

Give it a rest for a day or two. 

[maninblack 7974]

Lolz

[maninblack 7974]

MIB is funny. Day after we beat man city and he’s talking shit about Lallana on one thread and crying about Coutinho being sold on this thread. I’m sure if we win the champions league you’ll bitch afterwards that Milner didn’t deserve to start or FSG lacks ambition. 
 
Give it a rest for a day or two. 

How about use an ounce of intellectual honesty

[Firemans4Horn 18023]

Would I want Coutinho to start yesterday trying to protect a 3-0 lead over any of Wijnaldum/Milner/Ox. 

No I would not. 

If we we’re down 3-0 I would love to have him. But we haven’t been down much at all since he quit on his team and was sold. 

Did we beat Man City 3 times in a row without him? Yes. Would our league position be any better than where it is now with him? Doubtful. 

 

What’s the point of continuing to bitch about him being sold? You do the same thing on multiple other Liverpool boards. It’s tiresome. 

[mdmost 42993]

It would be nice if we'd stop prosecuting the Coutinho shit over and over. He's gone and this team is doing okay without him. If you had told me before he was sold that we'd be top 4 in the EPL with CL assured for next season and a chance to go to the UCL finals, all without him, I'd be perfectly fine with him being gone. It all worked out. LFC fans, let it go.

 

Edited April 12, 2018 by mdmost

[hobbes2702 13017]

MIB and I rarely agree on virtually anything but I don’t think he’s bitching about Coutinho being sold. He’s just pointing out that there’s no reason to pretend Coutinho wasn’t our best midfield player. 

And Mo isn’t an attacking midfielder. He’s a forward. Coutinho puts Ox on the bench if he’s here. 

Do I think losing Coutinho has negatively effected the team? Obviously not. Do I think Klopp would still love to have him? Absolutely. Klopp may not target him on the open market but he certainly fits the style of play Klopp plays. People seem to want to retroactively pretend that he didn’t work hard while here which is false. He pressed well when playing forward and he was our most effective player at advancing the ball through midfield which is something Klopp clearly values.

[longhorndude 146]

To mdmost

Edited April 12, 2018 by longhorndude

[hobbes2702 13017]

10 minutes ago, mdmost said:

It would be nice if we'd stop prosecuting the Coutinho shit over and over. He's gone and this team is doing okay without him. If you had told me before he was sold that we'd be top 4 in the EPL with CL assured for next season and a chance to go to the UCL finals, all without him, I'd be perfectly fine with him being gone. It all worked out. LFC fans, let it go.

 

And this

[maninblack 7974]

Would I want Coutinho to start yesterday trying to protect a 3-0 lead over any of Wijnaldum/Milner/Ox. 
No I would not. 
If we we’re down 3-0 I would love to have him. But we haven’t been down much at all since he quit on his team and was sold. 
Did we beat Man City 3 times in a row without him? Yes. Would our league position be any better than where it is now with him? Doubtful. 
 
What’s the point of continuing to bitch about him being sold? You do the same thing on multiple other Liverpool boards. It’s tiresome. 

You're lying to yourself if you wouldn't want Coutinho on the pitch yesterday. Especially after watching the first half. I won't go back and post any of your comments about the midfield because you're already aware of them.

Yes we beat Man City 3 times in a row. You're purposely ignoring my comments about being excited about our wins.

Would our league position be better? Probably not we've played great. I'm not disputing that. I'm also not making an asinine argument that we don't miss him especially with out injury situation.

FYI I didnt bring up Coutinho. Weasel did and thought his comment was silly. So did others. That spun into this.

I'm not on other Liverpool boards so I have no idea what the fuck you're talking about.

[Firemans4Horn 18023]

I stand corrected. The Maninblack with your same tone and POV’s hasn’t posted on the Liverpool Offside in a year or so. 

[maninblack 7974]

I was curious so I looked. My last post on Liverpool Offside was in June of 2015. Almost 3 years ago. And that's only one board not multiple boards. You're full of shit.

[Firemans4Horn 18023]

 

if you say so