Pre Match Pre Match - PSV (A) - Wed 20:00

[Modo]

Nobody wants to see an eighteen year old kicking 3 balls and then looking like he has just lost his mummy.

I laughed but I feel so sorry for him. I mean, he's now probably going to be the answer to a future trivia question.

 

[binomial]

Entertaining first half.

Shit 2nd.

Nallo with a debut to remember. 🤣

End of the day, who fucking cares.

 

[Brizzle]

Have we ever fielded a weaker team? The result is not a shock, Quansah is not the Quansah of last season.

Every game under Hodgson.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Lazar markovic and Brendan Rodgers enter the chat.

We were also indifferent towards victory that day but for a very different reason.

 

[Brizzle]

View: https://x.com/jamespearcelfc/status/1884732844632592821?s=46&t=6wcnB4HyUnoowKD5QT7uAw

 

[Brizzle]

I wonder if that means we’ll try to sell or loan Morton this week

 

[Modo]

View: https://x.com/jamespearcelfc/status/1884732844632592821?s=46&t=6wcnB4HyUnoowKD5QT7uAw

Only 20 years old.

 

[Shay_K]

Hey, we won the group and finished without playing our best players.
Not our problem.

GAKPO

 

[Farkmaster]

We could buy a midfielder, but our young kid had a good game. Let's all jack off while looking at net spend.

 

[Farkmaster]

Slot loves a midfielder on the turn, doesn't he, the filthy Dutchman.

 

[binomial]

Quansah Harvey Morton Bajcetic Endo will all be sold in the summer.

Along with Beck, Nat, Rhys, Ramsay and Kelleher.

Set 20-30m aside from those sales and invest in really bringing in some top talent from around the world.

 

[peterhague]

But the jeopardy of this is false somewhat. We get less than rivals but feels like Mario Kart race with elastic banding.
Overall, just some really boring bits to it. Suprised they didn’t make the last round 6pts for a win

I just think it's way too complicated to be able to contextualise the results.

It feels like 7 friendlies followed by an absolute scramble in the final fixture.

But most people seem to like it so I guess it's here to stay.

Also, I've gotta say I'm increasingly bothered by how homogenous pretty much all European teams feel now. I can't remember playing a team that felt authentically, say, Italian or German or whatever. Back in the day different clubs tended to have a certain local flavour. Even the foreigners were local. Italian teams had slavs, Spanish teams had South Americans, French teams North Africans etc. There was a sense of place. There seems to be much less of that now. It's kind of boring.

 

[Buddha]

Cracking game from McConnell…he looks like he’s been studying Grav and has gained half a yard…promising stuff

Chiesa starting to look like the player we hope we’ll become again

 

[rubans]

I just think it's way too complicated to be able to contextualise the results.

It feels like 7 friendlies followed by an absolute scramble in the final fixture.

But most people seem to like it so I guess it's here to stay.

Also, I've gotta say I'm increasingly bothered by how homogenous pretty much all European teams feel now. I can't remember playing a team that felt authentically, say, Italian or German or whatever. Back in the day different clubs tended to have a certain local flavour. Even the foreigners were local. Italian teams had slavs, Spanish teams had South Americans, French teams North Africans etc. There was a sense of place. There seems to be much less of that now. It's kind of boring.

And English teams have? Scandinavians 🙂 I remember the days when each English team had to figure out which Foreign player they had to leave out of the 3, was hard work back then.

 

[peterhague]

Chiesa can at the least run around and do 20 to 30 if he stays fit.

Feel bad for the kid, hopefully he's watching that with some chucklefuck pundit in 10 years and laughing.

What a great word.

 

[moron]

From tonight's game all I can say is that I am well pleased with that james mcconnell kid, everytime I have seen him play - he has played well, he progresses the ball well and passes quickly - in many ways he is a like a younger Szobo type. Don't think we should be selling him or sending out on loan, he has bags of energy and quite quick.

I know Elliot scored but his overall contribution was not that good in my view. I think he is going to cause a headache long-term.

As for Chiesa - if there was any doubt about his fitness - well I think he answered it today, I don't think Slot not playing him PL games with the excuse about his fitness will stand any longer.

 

[peterhague]

And English teams have? Scandinavians 🙂 I remember the days when each English team had to figure out which Foreign player they had to leave out of the 3, was hard work back then.

Yeah but I don't even mean way back like the 90s. Even ten years ago I'm sure teams were much more local. It seems like teams are just way better run now and all basically have ultra-efficient recruitment processes, so they cast a much wider net. Which is great for them but I miss that exotic feeling of European games.

 

[moron]

View: https://x.com/jamespearcelfc/status/1884732844632592821?s=46&t=6wcnB4HyUnoowKD5QT7uAw

yeah - definitely the best thing out of tonight's game - he is quite a physical specimen - I remember he came on against Arsenal in last years FA Cup game - changed the game with his presence.

 

[the count]

Chiesa looks like a top player stuck in a league two players body.
He must have spent last summer eating pasta and shagging his beautiful wife. (Only one of these statements can be true)

 

[Farkmaster]

Yeah but I don't even mean way back like the 90s. Even ten years ago I'm sure teams were much more local. It seems like teams are just way better run now and all basically have ultra-efficient recruitment processes, so they cast a much wider net. Which is great for them but I miss that exotic feeling of European games.

I also really miss hating a diving portuguese team.

 

[Hyena]

For his sake I hope Chiesa never develops into a first 11 player.

He's locked on to be a stat padding selfish bitch

 

[StevieM]

Quansah Harvey Morton Bajcetic Endo will all be sold in the summer.

Along with Beck, Nat, Rhys, Ramsay and Kelleher.

Set 20-30m aside from those sales and invest in really bringing in some top talent from around the world.

I saw an interesting clip the other week from one of the guys that develops our kids.

The point he made was that he is continually wrong about which kids end up making it and they’re generally not the best ones in that cohort.

He referenced Trent, Bradley & Wuansah as not being the best players in there respective years.

So… I wouldn’t be getting rid of just about every single kid we have and I wouldn’t be thinking that bringing in top young talent from around the world would produce better results.

It’s a lot about luck.

 

[Modo]

Quansah Harvey Morton Bajcetic Endo will all be sold in the summer.

Along with Beck, Nat, Rhys, Ramsay and Kelleher.

Set 20-30m aside from those sales and invest in really bringing in some top talent from around the world.

Think Slot was very disappointed with Quansah, Harvey and Bradley. Think he expected them to show more maturity because of their experience.

McConnell outshone them all, then Morton comes on and looks better than Harvey.

You're right, we're bringing in some serious cash this summer.

 

[Modo]

GAKPO

Gakpo schmackpo, he jogged for like 55 mins.

 

[Modo]

Stone Cold Arne Slot



View: https://x.com/AnfieldIndexPro/status/1884756916498252054

 

[Squiggles]

Federico Chiesa:

"I have to thank the coach, the staff, for giving me the possibility to play 90 minutes tonight. For me it was great, because I need it."

"Since I joined Liverpool l've wanted to prove myself. I couldn't for many reasons and tonight, getting 90 minutes after a big while, it was great. So I have to thank the coach."

"I want to be here, I want to play for Liverpool."

"I'm enjoying being at the club, Liverpool is one of the biggest clubs in the world & the fanbase is amazing. Playing at Anfield gives me shivers."

 

[Modo]

This is incredible:

The front three in this picture are Cody, Teze and Obispo.

10 years later:

Teze is now in Monaco and Obispo is still with PSV.

Yesterday:


View: https://x.com/n1918229/status/1884700677664026933

 

[Squiggles]

Arne Slot on James McConnell⤵️

“If I had been surprised that would mean he had not been at this level in training, but he has been competitive. I'm not surprised but you always wonder how they will react on this stage at this level. James deserves credit for his performance today

🇮🇹 Federico Chiesa vs PSV tonight:

3 successful dribbles
1 penalty won
1 shot leading to a goal
11 ground duels won!
4 tackles!
2 shots

 

[The Nomad]

I just think it's way too complicated to be able to contextualise the results.

It feels like 7 friendlies followed by an absolute scramble in the final fixture.

But most people seem to like it so I guess it's here to stay.

Also, I've gotta say I'm increasingly bothered by how homogenous pretty much all European teams feel now. I can't remember playing a team that felt authentically, say, Italian or German or whatever. Back in the day different clubs tended to have a certain local flavour. Even the foreigners were local. Italian teams had slavs, Spanish teams had South Americans, French teams North Africans etc. There was a sense of place. There seems to be much less of that now. It's kind of boring.

I kinda agree, I the fact Real are in the playoffs means UEFA will be squirming.

If they really wanted jeopardy and expansion. The easy option would have been to add an extra team to each group. That way you still get the home and away game. You still get 8 group games.

1st place teams - automatically through to last 16

2nd place and 3rd place teams - playoff

4th and 5th place teams out.

But UEFA thought their darlings Real would never be in such peril.

 

[Fabio]

I know McConnell had a good game, but let's not go overboard like. Plessis had a barnstormer away to Arsenal.