Recent content by markde1

Draw today, 0-0. Both teams set up like a first world war trench battle. Neither leaving their own half for fear of conceding and just long kicks between both goalkeepers. Post match manager interviews both focus on staying in shape and a clean sheet and mention it being Somme game they can...

For a team low on confidence, against the best team on current form, that was a really strong half. Harried them, cut off their preferred route to goal, and can actually what are tactics are. Whatever happens, there is a blueprint that can keep relegation away. Won't play such strong teams every...

Maybe I should have phrased it differently: somebody who doesn't take [Poor language removed], can galvanise this group, is not in the picture for the full time job, knows the PL and is available. His name came to mind as a straw man.

For a job of this importance and stature, the short list is questionable. Not just who is on it but each brings a different level of experience, a different cultural and footballing background and it seems to me none truly fit the urgent requirements. We have short term needs (win matches to...

Gomez is usually someone who throws in an error when pressed and yet our forwards stood off him. They had a snail-paced Lallana in midfield and yet he appeared jet heeled against our lot. So dispiriting and yet so predictable.

I don't post too much here - more of a reader at my age! - but one of my sons does and another on a Liverpool site, he is a red. Supposedly they are going weak on Sunday with the team on the site he posts on rumoured to be as per below. I claim no inside or itk contacts, just passing on. If...

My brother works for them.. No comment. There is talk of Klopp going early and if they do win it this year then the end of the season won't surprise some there. Gerrard won't ever get the job there but the next one is their current assistant, the Dutch fella. Being trained for it hence more...

I see 4 wins and 2 draws. Beat Cardiff, Arsenal, Fulham and Burnley. Draw with Newcastle and Palace.

Like him or not, Klopp provided them with a focal point post Rodgers and was a big enough personality to carry the club for a season or two whilst espousing confidence and positive messages. It has become self fulfilling in he says they are great and they believe it and then play confidently...

Changing the manager again wont help any long term plan. He needs to drill the players and squad he has to what he wants, bin those who cant or wont do, and integrate new ones. all sounds easy but it isn't. The expectation levels are dropping week by week. The defence is changing constantly and...

This summer needs to be the summer last year should have been. We nee to improve the defence but also have more speed and creativity going forward. The amount of players this realistically is will be 5 plus a new manager and system makes next season more of development season than a closing the...

Silva worries me. Fella seems to have an inability to remain anywhere for a long time so it is hard to assess his success. He handled the pressure poorly at Watford after being tapped up and he will need to be stronger here if he is to succeed. I think he is a flavour of the month guy like Vilas...

Not saying he has been offered the job, am saying that I have some intel that says he has been initially sounded out about the job. As I said initially, I am sure this part of a process that will include a number of names. I'm not surprised he is being looked at (and I'm sure he feels he has...

Emery back to Sevilla seems the call once he leaves PSG with Tuchel taking that job.

opps sorry, forget to say - no, it's Brendan Rodgers.