If no one else is gonna bother to say it..
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Doesnt that all go on the back burner when we sell him in January because he's not worth the hassle (per Dreamys direction)?
Obv when I say "sell" i mean receive 10m for him on the never-never, which we then pay straight to him to settle his 5yr 100k+ p/w contract - therefore completely nullifying the very point in selling him
Obv when I say "sell" i mean receive 10m for him on the never-never, which we then pay straight to him to settle his 5yr 100k+ p/w contract - therefore completely nullifying the very point in selling him
I'm expecting us to burn out at some stage due to our committment to the Europa League and that will hinder our challenge for the league. We're much more likely to get top four. Leicester will drop out before long and we just have to get ahead and stay above Spurs and Chelsea. That should be comfortably achievable for this manager and this squad.
If we crash out of the Eurupa League soonish then it would raise the possibility of competing for the league. I'd advise doing so because I think we should be comfortable favourites for top four which negates the point of lifting that trophy.
I know many will we exist to win trophies, but I'd prefer top four and a close league challenge than a Europa League victory.
If we crash out of the Eurupa League soonish then it would raise the possibility of competing for the league. I'd advise doing so because I think we should be comfortable favourites for top four which negates the point of lifting that trophy.
I know many will we exist to win trophies, but I'd prefer top four and a close league challenge than a Europa League victory.
I don't agree! As last night's match showed, we have a great depth of squad now, with Henderson and Sturridge coming back, and Ings and Sakho to follow. We can win big matches with plenty of "fringe" players in the team.
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Sturridge is too mentally frail to play for us.
He didn't look too happy in his goal celebrations! Wonder if he's unimpressed with the negative "injury" attention.
That being said, yes, he's the difference.
Can't wait for INGS to get back in the mix too..
Studge
Big Ben
Divock
INGS
Four tasty strikers there, if last night was the start of a new direction for Divock.
That being said, yes, he's the difference.
Can't wait for INGS to get back in the mix too..
Studge
Big Ben
Divock
INGS
Four tasty strikers there, if last night was the start of a new direction for Divock.
Benteke
Origi
Ings
Sturridge
The bois!
Origi
Ings
Sturridge
The bois!
I like this!
Top four is on like Donkey Kong IMO, especially in a season where nobody seems able to pull far ahead of the rest - in fact, looking at the competition I'll be disappointed if we *don't* make a CL spot. The title is a more remote possibility but absolutely not out of the question altogether. We'll need to play to our best and sustain that over a long period, but when did winning the title require anything less?
Yeah, I thought that. Definitely had a chip on his shoulder.
Still, if that's how he responds to a bit of criticism then lets hope Jurgen keeps giving him shit.
Perhaps Dan should spend less time thinking about himself and a bit more time listening to the coach?
He might improve both on and off the pitch.
As regards top 4 and better, a committed Dan could be the difference.
He might improve both on and off the pitch.
As regards top 4 and better, a committed Dan could be the difference.
Ha ha - there are a few on RedCafe that have given the title to us already !
When you think of the games we have played away so far (and the positive results, only one defeat costing us lost ground to United) and those to come :
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Then how can we not be in with a chance if we keep dancing to Klopp's beat ?
Because our home form is shite?
fixed.
Somebody (edit: it was @localny) asked me a few days ago how Klopp approached home games in his time at Dortmund and how they used to break down teams who parked the bus. I forgot to reply then and I don't remember which thread it was, so I'll reply here. I didn't think there was anything too different about how Dortmund played at home and away to be honest. They did all the same things: pressing, making runs without the ball, counter-attacks at pace at every opportunity. The only difference was the crowd at Signal Iduna Park – they really created an intimidating atmosphere for any visitor and gave the home players even more energy and drive.
Looking at the Bundesliga tables from the past years, it's clear that Borussia's performance has not been too different home and away. For instance in 2010-11, which was Klopp's first Bundesliga title, they won 12 games at home and 11 away (although there were 4 losses away vs only 1 at home), scored 35 goals at home and 32 away (but conceded 14 away compared to only 8 at home). In contrast, Bayern, who were managed by Van Gaal that season (sacked in April) picked up 13 wins at home and only 6 away. So clearly Klopp is a type of manager who doesn't make much distinction between playing at home and away.
I think the explanation for this is that once your attacking game is polished enough that that the opponents realize they can't stop you from scoring even when defending with 11 men behind the ball, they stop trying to do that and just pretty much play their normal game and try to take their chances in attack if possible. It was the inability of Brendan's (and before that, Rafa's) possession-based approach to consistently break down teams who defended in numbers that created an incentive for more teams to play that way against us and created in some of our players a kind of psychological complex when faced with these tactics (which was used to its full effect by Mourinho in THAT game 2 years ago). Klopp was able to pass that threshold pretty quickly with Dortmund, so in the end there were relatively few teams trying to park the bus against them.
Looking at the Bundesliga tables from the past years, it's clear that Borussia's performance has not been too different home and away. For instance in 2010-11, which was Klopp's first Bundesliga title, they won 12 games at home and 11 away (although there were 4 losses away vs only 1 at home), scored 35 goals at home and 32 away (but conceded 14 away compared to only 8 at home). In contrast, Bayern, who were managed by Van Gaal that season (sacked in April) picked up 13 wins at home and only 6 away. So clearly Klopp is a type of manager who doesn't make much distinction between playing at home and away.
I think the explanation for this is that once your attacking game is polished enough that that the opponents realize they can't stop you from scoring even when defending with 11 men behind the ball, they stop trying to do that and just pretty much play their normal game and try to take their chances in attack if possible. It was the inability of Brendan's (and before that, Rafa's) possession-based approach to consistently break down teams who defended in numbers that created an incentive for more teams to play that way against us and created in some of our players a kind of psychological complex when faced with these tactics (which was used to its full effect by Mourinho in THAT game 2 years ago). Klopp was able to pass that threshold pretty quickly with Dortmund, so in the end there were relatively few teams trying to park the bus against them.
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Bois? Definitely.
I was referring to the "shot" comment in the wake of another horrible massacre. ..
It will be BOSS when we add Leroy Sane in January to take Ings' place.
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