Liverpool Thread - Premier League Champions* 2019/20 (Part 1)

so exactly what erudite point were you attempting to make my good man?

I was posting a funny gif from another forum. I did not read the thread.  I'm sorry I disappointed you so. 

Since you like good jokes try this one: What's red and white, based in London and won't be playing in the UCL next season?

Brentford ?

Charlton ?

Leyton Orient ?

> sigh <

Nice work.

Not on topic.....but enjoyable all the same considering some of the crap we've copped for our lemon signings!!!

https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2008/dec/17/liverpool-transfer-failures?picture=340822714

Mark Gonzalez (�4.5m): �Only if you know nothing about football could you say he is not good enough to play in the Premiership,� fumed Ben�tez after the speedy winger was refused a work permit in 2005. A year later he got his permit. A year after that he had been sold to Real Betis. Apparently he was not good enough to play in the Premiership

A little unfair. It's not like any of them cost us lots of money. All 11 players probably cost us less than Shevchenko cost Chelsea (probably the most expensive flop in English football) and we even made a profit on Bellamy.

Putting Rafa's comments about Gonzalez into perspective, I watched him a few times the season he was on loan in Spain waiting for his work permit and he looked the goods. In one game against Real Madrid he ripped them apart. But as we all know, Spain is not the EPL and not every good player is suited to English football.

Besides I'm sure if we troll through the signings of all the top sides we'll find them littered with flops.

Since we're talking about flops, saw more speculation this morning about Keane being sold in January.

Also saw that Rafa is trying to do a deal to swap Jermaine Pennant with Aaron Lennon.

Every team has it's flops, Juan Sebastian Veron was probably the biggest one (for Chelski and Man U) or Gaizka Medieta at Lazio, to go with Shevchenko.

No doubt more Gooners will invade our thread with our upcoming match.

Xabi wants the same match as me. Draw is tonight will see who we have tomorrow morning.

I like Lennon, incredibly agile and quick, needs to improve though but a good player for the Premier League.

Well linds you got what you wanted

Real madrid! Awesome. Also did you hear rafa say that Robbie Keane is a second half of the season player! Tyler2008-12-20 10:38:21

Last year i wanted Inter,  and got it. This year wanted Real and got that too. Also wanted the Inter Man Yoo match up as it eliminates one of those teams (which should be front runners). Tasty fixture, but should only be thinking about this week and the match at Ashburton Grove.

Real...Lets crush them! Torres and Rafa back in Madrid, all the Spanish lads hoping to show Spain what they've achieved on Merseyside...Should be a great tie. I hope sooooo much Torres grabs the winner in the Bernabeu and then we take them back to Anfield and take them apart! But agree, big game this weekend. Getting pretty nervous...Toure ruled out for them, no?

Happy with that result this Morning? Where was Mascha? I get frustrated when Rafa makes his subs, I always feel that he is too defensive. O well two points clear at the top is pretty good......well it's actually awesome

Yeah, I am happy enough. Felt the sending off changed the game a lot. Masch had the flu so he didn't travel, I think. How was taking off a midfielder and putting on a striker too defensive??

Taking off Riera and Keane when they were a man down in my opinion was defensive. Why not take off Lucas and leave the attacking players on?

Well, he did take Lucas off for a striker, and he took Keane and Riera off for attacking players too- Babel and El Zhar, so obviously he was trying to stretch them and bring on fresh legs and attacking ideas. Thats how I see it, anyway.

Hey, just decided to start supporting Liverpool. What sky channel are the games played on?

don't you support AC Milan as well. sounds like glory hunting to me.

I think you should retract that thought.  Rafa also wasn't at the game, so it's a bit rough to blame him for being too defensive with the subs.


"Aye, here we are with problems at the top of the league." Bill Shankly

I've supported AC Milan for ages though!

This is just because i have never watched the premier league. I can find a different team if you prefer!

Disappointing result really, we were the better team even before Adebayor being sent off. Frustrating as hell again especially late on those subs really were disappointing, we didn't push all out for victory. Babel looks half the player he was last year, really looks out of match sharpness, but I guess it's a cache 22.

Gutted RVP scored because usually in those positions (and in even better positions on his left) he powers them with great technique and power into the side boards, Reina was late to move to his near post as well. But then again Keano has been less than stellar...

A joke of a red card for Ade, cards ruined the game which was great in the first half. Ref turned it into a grudge match. My first reaction was he must have mouthed off at the ref, because he couldn't go for that.

Even though we drew it felt like a loss to me, the loss of the Premiership lead =[

We're always gonna drop points, and Arsenal away is no shame in dropping 2 points. Also, who would have taken being second by one point at Chrimbo (assuming Chelsea win) at the start of the seasoon?

Woohoo top at christmas.

Top of the League at Chrimbo- still with Torres and Skrtel to come back! Come on you Reds!

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