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I thought he would be a great signing well before we actually signed him.
He disappointed when he finally did sign, but he has turned into a key player for us..
First name I would have on my Teamsheet every week...
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Ive ALWAYS been an annoying poster
Klopp's been crucial for bringing out the best in Lallana, but Lallana also deserves credit for the sheer hard graft he's put in to achieve such an improvement.
It's all good.
It's all good.
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Fucking hell, this place is brutal.
I see what you're saying, but what I (possibly badly) was trying to say was, if I had to choose between another five seasons of Phil at 80% of his best and just under a season of him at his very best and then doing one for Barca, I'd choose the former. I wouldn't apply the same logic to the rest of the squad as I don't think most of them are at Barca level even at their best. Phil can be replaced,of course, but that's always an unknown quantity, to some degree.
He's south American, they all want to go to Spain. If barca come calling he will want to go. Plus his best friend Neymar is there.
He may want to go (though I don't think it's definite) but - and here's something you won't often read in my posts - I agree with Modo. I reckon FSG will play hardball and not allow the transfer, not when the team is "lifting off" as it is now. In a couple of seasons' time, when hopefully we're looking more established back among the big time, if he then wants to leave we'll be more likely to let it happen because then we'll have a better chance of getting a quality replacement.
Lallana better calm the fuck down before we get a bid from Bayern or something.
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Seleção Brasileira @BrazilStats2 44m44 minutes ago
ZERO HORA: In a discussion Coutinho replied to Marcelo question if he'd like to join Real one day: "Klopp gives me confidence, I feel home"
Seleção Brasileira ZERO HORA: In a discussion Coutinho replied to Marcelo question if he'd like to join Real one day: "Klopp gives me confidence, I feel home"
If that's legit then that's quite promisingTony Barrett Retweeted
@BrazilStats2 44m44 minutes ago
ZERO HORA: In a discussion Coutinho replied to Marcelo question if he'd like to join Real one day: "Klopp gives me confidence, I feel home"
I'm the McGregor of this place.
Seriously though, wrong often - got Ranieri to Leicester wrong - cunt won the fucking league after I'd labelled him "a fraud".
And thought Moreno looked good after his first few performances. I'm sure there are plenty of others which people will be only too happy to dredge up.
I'm not accepting Joe Allen though, dude's a good footballer.
I like Joe Allen, but some players just don't make it for whatever reason.
You've got loads wrong, agreed.
But calling Ranieri a fraud is not one of them.
It's perhaps a bit harsh, especially given he's just won the title, but there's a reason why nobody expected him to win it, because he's never won anything previously ever
Ranieri winning the league with Leicester was a total Fucking fluke, will never be repeated, and shows that managers are often overrated, and their influence overstated because it will never happen again, either for Ranieri, or Leicester
Agree with the "fluke" piece, but doesn't take away from the fact that he did a very good job with them over the course of the season. I didn't think he had that in him.
Yeah, but whatever he had in him - with as much respect as I have for the achievement - isn't ever going to be repeated, and I think is possibly overstated
He'll probably win the CL now
Yeah I've read your "they're a complete anomaly" schtick before, and most of it is spot on, but I think you do their achievement - and Ranieri's specifically - a disservice.
They had every right to crumble at Christmas, and with 10 games to go, and with the title in sight but they didn't at any point - with a team full of losers. They had no experience in winning, nothing to relate to, and Spurs and Arsenal breathing down their neck. They went everywhere and won, and beat all the good sides in doing so - under the spotlight and with the world watching.
He repeatedly set that team up - long after their style had been found out - to win. He built a side out of the composite of it's parts, and he bought well - Kante, Mahrez, Okazaki, Fuchs - passengers that no one had heard of, and built a side to the win the league out of.
Their achievement was a complete anomaly in the grand scheme of things, but it was built out of supreme tactics, man management and coolness under pressure.
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