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Christ. They are
Fucked.
But he won’t cos he’s fucking garbage
Yeah, with no signings either (Spurs) and a new home ground which isn't ready (so all their opening fixtures are away), it's vital we gain some early ground on them.
Harsh. He's a 20 year old kid with ability. He shouldn't be in the starting squad yet, much less the bench on PL matchdays. But I wouldn't mind having him hold a place there during the early rounds of the league cup.
I think there's some ability there. Just he hasn't got the experience/confidence to put it together yet.
2nd half overall was much less of a "proper" game – in truth only the first 15-20 minutes of the 1st half was played at a high intensity from us. But nevertheless there were some things to pick out:
Alisson – nothing to do, distribution was sharp. Still I wonder if I picked up a hint of a show-offish attitude, for instance playing with his feet when he could have just picked up the ball.
Trent – very rusty, clearly way behind others in fitness. On this showing Clyne looks far more likely to start on Sunday.
Gomez (2nd half) – grew in confidence, especially as the game developed into a pattern that plays to his strengths: lots of possession and preventing occasional counters.
Phillips n/a
VVD – OK
Moreno – nice goal and a few nice passes. Maybe he's not so far behind Robbo as people think.
Fabinho – seems to project an air of calmness in 10m radius around him. Really impressed how well he can read the game, knowing when to stay back and when to press. I didn't think initially he would be such a big improvement on Can, but maybe I'll have to reconsider.
Curtis Jones – played in the double-pivot with Fabinho, again showing the wide range of his talent. He's played at RB, CM, AM and LWF this pre-season.
Shaqiri – some really lovely touches and turns, but no big exclamation point this time. Started in Firmino's position, then moved to RW. Looks sharp and ready.
Solanke – A few nice interceptions and passes, good movement as always. Klopp is trying to make him into a #9, but so far he still looks noticeably more comfortable in the #10 role, where there is less emphasis on physicality and finishing, which are not his strengths at this point.
Sturridge – played strictly on the shoulder, had 3 or 4 great chances against the tiring Napoli defense, scored one and made a glorious pass for Moreno. His quality is clear, but at the moment he would be behind Shaqiri in my pecking order.
Origi – doesn't matter, he's a goner.
Alisson – nothing to do, distribution was sharp. Still I wonder if I picked up a hint of a show-offish attitude, for instance playing with his feet when he could have just picked up the ball.
Trent – very rusty, clearly way behind others in fitness. On this showing Clyne looks far more likely to start on Sunday.
Gomez (2nd half) – grew in confidence, especially as the game developed into a pattern that plays to his strengths: lots of possession and preventing occasional counters.
Phillips n/a
VVD – OK
Moreno – nice goal and a few nice passes. Maybe he's not so far behind Robbo as people think.
Fabinho – seems to project an air of calmness in 10m radius around him. Really impressed how well he can read the game, knowing when to stay back and when to press. I didn't think initially he would be such a big improvement on Can, but maybe I'll have to reconsider.
Curtis Jones – played in the double-pivot with Fabinho, again showing the wide range of his talent. He's played at RB, CM, AM and LWF this pre-season.
Shaqiri – some really lovely touches and turns, but no big exclamation point this time. Started in Firmino's position, then moved to RW. Looks sharp and ready.
Solanke – A few nice interceptions and passes, good movement as always. Klopp is trying to make him into a #9, but so far he still looks noticeably more comfortable in the #10 role, where there is less emphasis on physicality and finishing, which are not his strengths at this point.
Sturridge – played strictly on the shoulder, had 3 or 4 great chances against the tiring Napoli defense, scored one and made a glorious pass for Moreno. His quality is clear, but at the moment he would be behind Shaqiri in my pecking order.
Origi – doesn't matter, he's a goner.
Thanks Modo.
I'll try it on my pc
must be a chrome thing then
You mean some of them are the best defenders in the world & don't need a pre-season, and the rest are just shit?
I just think he’s shite
It works perfectly using Chrome on my PC. Thanks for sharing!
great, it was an adblock issue not chrome
Would that mean Origi's brain in Sturridges body? Christ on a bike.
Interesting to,see that even after winning a pre season game 5 nil Klopp points out the negatives he didn’t like and wants to address... quality...
I’m looking forward to this season big time.
Oh... and is there any news on Sean Cox??
I’m looking forward to this season big time.
Oh... and is there any news on Sean Cox??
Their entire first team was involved in the last week of the WC.
Obv including a Harry Kane who was fucked from 60 minutes onwards in England games after the group stages, was clearly fatigued at the end of spurs campaign, plays upfront alone, is almost never subbed & supplies a helluva lot of their goals.
There's good reason to think they may well struggle this season with dropped points early on or when cumalative fatigue catches up with them later in the season.
Was concerned about his attitude but he could be the bargain of the season. Looking really really comfortable playing in Klopp’s system too.
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