The Great Melwood Bake Off

[Red Astaire]

Funny little story emerged this afternoon from Melwood. Apparently VVD, Kieta, Robbo and a couple of others lost a frenetic training ground game yesterday and as a forfeit were forced to bake the staff and the squad a bunch of carrot cakes and such. Here's the link - It's a nothing story but it made me chuckle. VVD looks like he's enjoying himself immensely - Robbo.... Not so much 😀

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...artet-turn-hands-baking-losing-team-game.html

Liverpool quartet Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, Daniel Sturridge and Andrew Robertson turn their hands to baking as forfeit after losing team tournament

• Five Liverpool players and one staff took to kitchen after losing training game
• Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, Andy Robertson, Dan Sturridge were on losing team
• Their forfeit was to bake cakes for team-mates and staff at the training ground
• Alberto Moreno, Roberto Firmino and boss Jurgen Klopp stopped by to watch
• Having won all three games so far, Liverpool travel to Leicester on Saturday

By JAMES AYLES FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 20:13, 29 August 2018 | UPDATED: 20:13, 29 August 2018

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Liverpool stars Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, Andy Robertson and Daniel Sturridge donned their aprons and baked up a storm for their team-mates after losing a training ground competition.
The quartet, plus youngster Curtis Jones and fitness coach Conall Murtagh, spent their time after Wednesday's training session rustling up carrot cakes under the watchful eye of head of nutrition Mona Nemmer.
While the six were put to work in the training ground canteen, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino watched on with glee.

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"I'm the Head Chef!"

After defeat in Tuesday's four-team tournament in training, a forfeit awaited some members of the first-team squad and a member of the coaching staff (full story

The forfeit?? The Melwood Cake Baking Tournament…
6:54 PM - Aug 29, 2018

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Having lost the training ground competition, the Liverpool players were sent into the kitchen

Kitchen staff keep close by issue out instructions as the players carry out their forfeit

The players mix up large quantities of ingredients to make carrot cake for team-mates and staff
Nemmer and her team of kitchen staff laid out vast quantities of ingredients for the losers to work with, and were on hand to keep them on task throughout.
Vast quantities of carrots and oranges were sliced and diced up to add to the mixture as the players got their hands dirty.
Several more turned up during their task to take photos and inspect their progress after losing the aptly-named Melwood Cake Baking Tournament.
The results of their labours will be served up to team-mates and training ground staff on Thursday morning.

They may be flying on the pitch, but the players appear less coordinated in the kitchen

Daniel Sturridge chips in as he pours more mixture in while Robertson and van Dijk whisk away

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stops by to see what they're cooking up and take some photos

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Roberto Firmino and Alberto Moreno are on hand to check the progress of their baked treats

The fresh ingredients are provided by the canteen staff and the players assemble them

Summer signing Naby Keita (left) gets to work grating enough carrot for the cakes
Liverpool have been flying on the pitch this season, recording three wins from their first three fixtures.
Next up they face a visit to Leicester, who have made an encouraging start under Claude Puel.
Yet with Manchester City dropping points at Wolves last weekend, Jurgen Klopp's men will be keen to press home their advantage early in the season.

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Curtis Jones (left) takes time to pose while cracking on with his assigned task

Moreno makes sure he takes photographic evidence as they players get stuck into baking

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There is time for Virgil van Dijk (centre) to share a joke as he slices up oranges for the cake

 

[Hansern]

Moreno looks like he could star as Lloyd in Dumb and Dumber 3.

 

[gene hughes]

This reminds me of that great Tommy Smith and Emily Hughes story about the time they almost came to blows over saggy soufflé. Things were so different in the 70s. No one makes soufflés these days.

 

[rurikbird]

If we lose to Leicester, this will somehow be blamed on the baking.

 

[Piedro]

All about team bonding though isn’t it. It’s boss to see.

I fucking love VVD by the way.

 

[rurikbird]

And if Raheem Sterling was doing the baking, the Daily Mail's headline would have been something like this:

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LET 'HEEM EAT CAKE!
Barely 2 months after England's heartbreaking World Cup loss, greedy Raheem CAUGHT ON CAMERA moonlighting as a cook, baking up unhealthy, greasy food with posh, organic carrots from Waitrose. No wonder he is too 'tired' to play for England!
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[Hansern]

All about team bonding though isn’t it. It’s boss to see.

I fucking love VVD by the way.

Yep, love Big Virg!

 

[Athens]

This reminds me of that great Tommy Smith and Emily Hughes story about the time they almost came to blows over saggy soufflé. Things were so different in the 70s. No one makes soufflés these days.

I believe that was the time when Bill Shankly told Tommy Smith "What do you mean your soufflé? It's Liverpool Football Club's soufflé."

 

[dantes]

And if Raheem Sterling was doing the baking, the Daily Mail's headline would have been something like this:

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LET 'HEEM EAT CAKE!
Barely 2 months after England's heartbreaking World Cup loss, greedy Raheem CAUGHT ON CAMERA moonlighting as a cook, baking up unhealthy, greasy food with posh, organic carrots from Waitrose. No wonder he is too 'tired' to play for England!
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I was thinking this anyway, the fuck are they eating cakes for, especially ones baked by a bunch of barely literate footballers. Food poisoning is the last thing we need.

 

[Piedro]

You just know big Virge threw a stray pube in there for a laugh

 

[Frogfish]

This reminds me of that great Tommy Smith and Emily Hughes story about the time they almost came to blows over saggy soufflé. Things were so different in the 70s. No one makes soufflés these days.

This was a tactical decision - it's so difficult to bake a souffle that doesn't collapse and so you can imagine the blame and repercussions of failed attempts. It would be a bit like the aftermath of United vs. Spurs. Carrot cake is far simpler and bake proof, a guaranteed feel-good factor.

 

[Frogfish]

You just know big Virge threw a stray pube in there for a laugh

The recipient should feel LUCKY and hold it up for everyone to applaud.

 

[Frogfish]

All about team bonding though isn’t it. It’s boss to see.

I fucking love VVD by the way.

Yep. I could come home and find him shagging my wife and my response would be : Awesome ! Big Virg in my house. And who wouldn't want to shag him.

 

[Athens]

I was thinking this anyway, the fuck are they eating cakes for, especially ones baked by a bunch of barely literate footballers. Food poisoning is the last thing we need.

That's why they had members of kitchen staff on hand to make sure this wouldn't happen. They thought of everything.

 

[dantes]

That's why they had members of kitchen staff on hand to make sure this wouldn't happen. They thought of everything.

They didn't think of Keita, who has an entire starving village to feed. What do you suppose he was thinking, looking on at his ignorant teammates playing around with masses of food for entertainment, and being forced to participate to boot? No wonder he doesn't talk to them.

 

[Athens]

They didn't think of Keita, who has an entire starving village to feed. What do you suppose he was thinking, looking on at his ignorant teammates playing around with masses of food for entertainment, and being forced to participate to boot? No wonder he doesn't talk to them.

Don't worry about him, one of the older dinner ladies feels sorry for him and always slips him an extra portion of chips.

I remember the dinner ladies in my old uni would always give blokes bigger portions than women. It was hilarious.

 

[Frogfish]

Don't worry about him, one of the older dinner ladies feels sorry for him and always slips him an extra portion of chips.

I remember the dinner ladies in my old uni would always give blokes bigger portions than women. It was hilarious.

They don't give Keita extra portions, they give him doggie bags to post.

 

[dantes]

They don't give Keita extra portions, they give him doggie bags to post.

They're obviously skimping a little bit, because why do you think he's the only one with a chef hat, an abnormally large one at that. He's definitely been loading up under than thing to make up the shortfall.

 

[gkmacca]

They didn't think of Keita, who has an entire starving village to feed. What do you suppose he was thinking, looking on at his ignorant teammates playing around with masses of food for entertainment, and being forced to participate to boot? No wonder he doesn't talk to them.

Let them eat cake!

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

I'm convinced we'll finally win the league this season.