Spurs vs Liverpool: Pre-match thread

[ILD]

Someone create an account on that Spurs site and go defend our Graham.

 

[Modo]

Well I'm no Lallana fan boy, but yes, that's a different story entirely. I agree that he can take far too many touches which slows us down as a whole, which can be incredibly frustrating, but athletically he's got decent speed, similar to Coutinho. Do we think it's too much of a stretch that Klopp could coach him to be more direct, and release the ball earlier? Because if he could, he'd potentially be a great fit for Klopp.

Haha.
Anyway, well I believe that the "you either have it or you don't" mantra applies to Lallana considering his age and experience.
The difference between him and Coutinho is that Lallana is past his development stage, while we're still seeing Coutinho improving. His shooting for instance.
It's not totally unprecedented to see players improve at Lallana's age. Especially in the intelligence department. Sadly I haven't seen any sign of improvement since he joined.

It's only speculative in the end, who am I to say what Klopp will or won't do?

 

[ILD]

It's gas that Graham is prob oblivious that he's a known fixture on our site and theirs.

@FoxForceFive, can you get Graham to Xmas drinkies?

 

[Modo]

He's already making them sweat.

 

[cloggypop]

It's gas that Graham is prob oblivious that he's a known fixture on our site and theirs.

@FoxForceFive, can you get Graham to Xmas drinkies?

Never meet your heroes ILD.

 

[FoxForceFive]

It's gas that Graham is prob oblivious that he's a known fixture on our site and theirs.

@FoxForceFive, can you get Graham to Xmas drinkies?

Ha. Doubtful. I'm mates on Facebook & Twitter but haven't seen him for about three years, we weren't even that close in school, he just lived nearby so hung about with us on occasion.

He will be in town that night cos he goes out after every game, but he does that much beak that I doubt he'd remember to meet up with anyone.

 

[FoxForceFive]

He's already making them sweat.

I can't see any image.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I can't see any image.

I can now. We'll edited.

 

[ILD]

It's okay @Red Astaire has already offered to wear a t-shirt with Grahams head emblazoned across it. Graham will come to us.

 

[TSD]

Spurs are the London bitters aren't they.

 

[cloggypop]

@MelissaReddy_: Jurgen Klopp’s trusted assistant, Zeljko Buvac, has arrived in Liverpool and will be part of the training session this afternoon.

#LFC

 

[manwithnoname]

Someone create an account on that Spurs site and go defend our Graham.

I don't know who Graham is, but he looks horrible

 

[the count]

@MelissaReddy_: Jürgen Klopp’s trusted assistant, Zeljko Buvac, has arrived in Liverpool and will be part of the training session this afternoon.

#LFC

He must have got his work permit issues sorted.
There were rumours he wouldn't make the Spurs game

 

[StevieM]

I don't know who Graham is, but he looks horrible

Sacrilege!!!!!

BURN HIM!!!!!

 

[Judge Jules]

Spurs are the London bitters aren't they.

Yep, frustrated wannabes never managing to keep up with the neighbours. To think they won the Double the year I started following football....

 

[Comical Aly]

Ha. Doubtful. I'm mates on Facebook & Twitter but haven't seen him for about three years, we weren't even that close in school, he just lived nearby so hung about with us on occasion.

He will be in town that night cos he goes out after every game, but he does that much beak that I doubt he'd remember to meet up with anyone.

He must work very hard to maintain that figure of his if he does a lot of gear.

 

[FoxForceFive]

He must work very hard to maintain that figure of his if he does a lot of gear.

I think the amount of ale he drinks counterbalances it. He was always a big lad though, just not *that* big.

 

[Athens]

What would he think if he started getting all these followers on Twitter inviting him to drinks at Christmas time?

 

[Grjt2]

Works in two dimensions. In three dimensions, there is absolutely nothing stopping the pressed player hitting the pass over your head or even at waste level. Then you're fucked.

Is "waste level" a Dantesism for "poo hole"? If so, it doesn't strike me as being very gentlemanly to employ a tactic fucking people 3 dimensionally through targeting their heads and bottoms. Are you definitely sure you Googled gegenpressing correctly? You might have made a spelling mistake and gone to another internet site entirely....

 

[Jack D Rips]

Any word on the Gomez injury?

 

[Buddha]

'Not serious' apparently...

 

[manwithnoname]

Sacrilege!!!!!

BURN HIM!!!!!

He looks like an angry ginger beach ball

 

[dantes]

Is "waste level" a Dantesism for "poo hole"? If so, it doesn't strike me as being very gentlemanly to employ a tactic fucking people 3 dimensionally through targeting their heads and bottoms. Are you definitely sure you Googled gegenpressing correctly? You might have made a spelling mistake and gone to another internet site entirely....

No. When you get old your brain cells get old and the neurons stop firing in the correct order. So when you go to type "waist" your brain retrieves the word "waste" accidentally. Especially if you're an engineer trying to reduce waste or a refuse collector trying to incinerate it. The brain goes down the well trodden neural path rather than the correct one.

But fear not. I'm still an absolute fucking genius that would wipe the floor with anybody elses brain half my age.

 

[Modo]

 

[Mamma Mia]

But fear not. I'm still an absolute fucking genius that would wipe the floor with anybody elses brain half my age.

So what would that be, 15 year olds?

 

[Jack D Rips]

'Not serious' apparently...

Whoever said that was a supreme optimist!

 

[Skullflower]

 

[Spionkop69]

I'm trying not to get *too* excited about this game. Unsuccessfully I might add.

 

[Markeh]

any more Modo? I'm interested to see what their faces are like when they're listing to Klopp

 

[Bradley]

Where's the fucking bib theory at?