Let’s show them how to March!
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Agree.
His game seems now to be more balanced as a provider and he does seem to have eye for a killer pass. It maybe Jota and Gakpo who benefit most from this.
Personally I would take a decent offer on Diaz or Jota if we get it, he’s 26 and not sure he has the potency required and use that to rebuild. Personally would now keep Jota as long as he can remain fit.
I have to admit, it is continual factor for us to wonder when to sell our best players to improve us on the long term. Feels like out of top 8, only Brighton seem to really face the financial realities as us but their model built on it. It’s a bit sad really.
At least three things here:
Fabs weak attempt to tackle. Take the yellow, lad.
And Gomez WTF...when are you going to make a stand?!!?
And we are sooooo stretched here.
TF is Gomez going?
It's like he's running a race. That gap never closes.
He would have run into the net if that shot never came.
"eye for killer pass"? We had a 4 on 3 yesterday with players in far better positions, and he went for the shot and apologized afterward.
I don't see him as a provider all as he's such a hit or miss passer, and will mostly (& rightly so) prioritize the shot when it's that or pass (say unlike Bobby, or it seems Gakpo). He needs to play central as he struggles to beat his man more and more and with that, he's become easier to push out of games despite his work rate (still really good) & how often he touches the ball.
As for selling JOta or Diaz - I think Jota is our best goalscorer after Mo - unless we get a ridiculous offer AND have a potential replacement (or top notch midfielder), I'd be very worried about selling ...
As for your closing statement - but that's how this team was built. Not selling Coutinho means we likely don't win the league or Europe ... I'm fully ok with this if it's done properly - we just will never be City or Newcastle unless we sell our souls.
This last ¼ didn't necessarily demonstrate a major upturn in form (maybe just a little with TAA's midfield transition and some players settling into the team). I said way back that 'on paper' we shouldn't lose any of the last 11 games and that run 'could' take us back into the Top 4 depending on the form of United/Newcastle. The litmus test will be when we play games we definitely could lose - and don't.
And Villa I think?
Well Klopp let Gini and Mane go and was right in both instances. There must be others he's let go too.
You watched yesterday ... how many times did you say "pass mo" and he took a stupid shot or got owned by KWP?
I guess it's obvious why I rarely talk about this subject (though I was unable to post about it a bit today) ... Unless you follow the "Mo is the same Mo who frightened the living shit out of every defender and manager, and there's no issues whatsoever you Mo haters!!!!," you get into this black or white discussion, with zero nuance.
So to sum it up.
If we could somehow get better by selling him, I'd be a-ok to sell him.
If not, I'm not ... and as I have zero faith in our ability to sign players as has the case pre Thiago off season, we keep him until he leaves on a free or something.
And finally, you convinced me - he's a great provider, on par with De Bruyne or prime Gerrard, and would have 20 assists every season if our team played more to his strengths.
No more Mo posts for me - I'm done until he scores 50 next year and you can shove it down my throat! 🙂
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Right time for Bobby & Milner go.
Lord Divock’s move was a disaster.
I can’t remember if Ox was ever fit by the end of a pre-season.
Always Kieta that was the problem - was it at the end of his 2nd season that there were rumours of a £40m Athletico Madrid offer.
Imagine we’d said yes and decided to spend it on… we’ll…. We could have spent it on one of those wavy inflatable tube men things and it would contributed more to our midfield!!!
Calm down, Salah topic really does get some people going…
You pick out opportunities where did’t pick the right option but seem to dismiss “killer assists” like yesterday and against Villa.
I don’t expect even Elite player to get it right 100%, just not going to happen.
Also, this scenario isn’t same Coutinho and Coutinho wanted to go, was younger, they over paid by over 100% possibly and we had a system and players already around who could step up at the time. I don’t see the same this time out.
I'm calm mate - all good.
You will miss him when he’s retired.
Didn’t think Hendo would be so pants this season even with less games, big drop off…
I miss all our legends mate (as more go, I get older I find ... 😀) ... just like I'll miss Bobby & Milner (not the same level - but legends in my mind), or Mane, or Gini ... Just because I have a 'negative' (it's not!) opinion of legend's form, doesn't mean I've forgotten the quality or the fact he's a legend ...
Not many yesterday. Pointless game and he was chasing goal number 20. It was always going to like that against Soton.
I’m out of the Salah discussion now 😉
No, but it is.
I'd rather discuss if we think Diaz can take the next step next season ... unsure.
or if Darwin can take a huge step and be more consistent ... unsure.
or if JOta can stay healthy and score 20+ goals ... unsure.
if we'll sign 2 midfielders at minimum .... unsure.
Cant believe we will have to watch two more seasons of Hendo and three more seasons of Fabinho plodding around. Hopefully, someone in Spain or Italy will be interested in buying Fabinho if we subsidize his salary. But with Hendo we have to hope he can play the Milner role with reduced minutes for a couple more years.
He's become such a poor defender. He can't defend at all. I wonder when Klopp and his team is going to realise that. It's mind blowing to see him run around scared and clueless game after game pretending to be defending.
Wouldn't have mattered if we repeated that form for the first 28 games. We’d have been too far ahead.
Yes if only we’d won all our Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup games too you could have finally experienced life outside my wardrobe…
Alas… it was not to be…
Back in your box until next season!!!!
Absolutely useless defender.
same boat as Skrtel and Lovren, capable of hanging the occasional stormer but mostly error prone and just totally crap, first one I hope to see out the door.
We can discuss all we like - however none of those three are going anywhere this Summer. Ditto Matip, Elliot and Thiago. And yes with Milner, Ox, Melo & Keita leaving (Carvalho too now it seems) then we'll need to cover them so Bajcetic & Doak come in and we'll buy at LEAST 2 established, as in 1st team ready, players.
Wish we could sell Hendo as he's done ... but we won't.
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