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ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

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4737carlin said:
No it was real, I seen that myself, are they going to do it when Arsenal and Chelsea play them?
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It can't be. that's... one of the cringiest thing they'll ever do. Why would you do that? They've never done that before even when it's been an actual title fight late in the season. Its not a boxing fight ffs.

They're going to look like muppets when the RS finish 5th.

I started to write the most cringiest until I reneged remembered they have an advert with one of the most ugliest faces ever in Phil Thompson in his 50s doing a thunder clap alongside other middle aged men.
 
Old Blue 2 said:
One thing not mentioned in recent times is their home record. Didn't lose at home in the PL last season. Got lucky yesterday. Won't be long before at least one home defeat. Part of the 'bust' cycle you mention, dave... It'll be 'Klopp out!' then!
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They bought badly in the summer. What I thought / feared might happen was that they'd use the best part of £160M on strengthening from last season with the addition of 2/3 world class (or at least top top quality) outfield players. That would have given Klopp a core of about 18 he could rotate to best effect over the course of a long season. They wasted that cash though on bang average players. I would say none of the outfield players come close to even what Oxlade-Chamberlain can offer them when fit. In fact, they'll be more desperate to see him back on the pitch rather than hoping that the puddings they bought can step up.

They lost any chance of pushing on this season in the summer. I doubt FSG will be looking to trust Klopp with cash after this.
 

Just been looking at there squad and although they appear to have a strong first 11 I would say a combined team would probably only be 6 of theirs at the most. As for the back up players they have some of them are absolutely horrendous and I'm confident our 2nd 11 would easily beat them. Where they are lucky is they have goals but if teams sit off them they lack ideas as non of the midfielders are creative. Hard working will only get you so far.
 
BainesontoastNEW said:
The cult are at work again: Salah has 53% of the fan voted Balon d'Or so far.
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Is that the "Alternative" Balon d'Or? To probably be displayed in Momo's trophy room alongside his Alternative Premier League medal and ShouldawonbutforcheatingRamos Champions League medal. He'll soon be needing an alternative house to fit all these medals in - unfortunately the alternative house in Madrid or Barcelona seems to be disappearing as his form goes out the window.
 
davek said:
They bought badly in the summer. What I thought / feared might happen was that they'd use the best part of £160M on strengthening from last season with the addition of 2/3 world class (or at least top top quality) outfield players. That would have given Klopp a core of about 18 he could rotate to best effect over the course of a long season. They wasted that cash though on bang average players. I would say none of the outfield players come close to even what Oxlade-Chamberlain can offer them when fit. In fact, they'll be more desperate to see him back on the pitch rather than hoping that the puddings they bought can step up.

They lost any chance of pushing on this season in the summer. I doubt FSG will be looking to trust Klopp with cash after this.
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They sold one of the best attacking midfielders in the world and replaced him with yet another midfielder who doesn’t score and a utility RB who can’t even make the team yet, but spent the summer telling anyone who would listen that they’d had the best window. Keita and Fabinho will both now be under the spotlight due to Milner’s injury and it will be time for them to perform. It’s of no surprise whatsoever though that they lost any semblance of control in the City game once Milner hobbled off. Keita looked like one of those players in a celebrity charity match running round loads but not doing anything useful. You can get away with that in the German league but not here.

Klopp gets a lot of praise for moving this Liverpool side forward but under Rodgers at their peak he had a line up of Gerrard Henderson Coutinho Sterling Suarez Sturridge. No one can objectively say that even with the eye watering amounts spent that Klopp has improved on that in an attacking sense. His attacking buys have been poor given the money he’s had. 6 transfer windows and his only successful attacking buys have been Mane and Salah. Any other top manager gets the boot for that sort of hit rate. Even Rodgers managed to bring in Coutinho Sturridge and Firmino in less time than that. The midfield recruitment of Wijnaldum Keita Fabinho Grujic is looking patchy too when you consider he has been reliant on Milner Henderson Lallana Can Coutinho for most of his time there (all Rodgers buys)
 

ToffeeDan said:
Media would have you believe a lot of things..

Last three seasons PL
1 Man City 244 (3 CL qualified) 1 title
2 Spurs 233 (3) best 2nd
3 Man Utd 216 (1) best 2nd
4 Chelsea 213 (1) 1 title
5 Liverpool 211 (2) best 4th
6 Arsenal 209 (1) best 2nd
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Leicester 172 (1) 1 title
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Then to get the True picture you apply all those APL 'pars' and such.

Or take the top 5 and turn it upside down
 

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