Liverpool Football Club Thread

[bear]

That was just lovely. 

[CheekyLee]

 

[Stig]

Well that was amazing. These lads are just another level.

 

What a performance that was today.

[hmm]

According to the Guardian, we had 7 shots, 7 on target, 7 goals ?!

[JamesTW]

I remember Minamino missing a good chance so that’s at least 8 shots..

[Commander Jameson]

Mane had a shot off-target just before Minamino's too. Think the stats had us having 10 shots in total.

[glb]

BT said eight on target. I’m no mathematician but seven out of eight is like 92.6% champion xG or something.

 

What was the best though? Loved Bobby’s first, Mane’s first and Salah’s second. Bobby’s first for the nonchalance I think.

[Chewylegs]

Watched the first half, went for a walk for the second.... Guess I best watch MOTD tonight!

[Commander Jameson]

So many good points to today's game.

 

1. Away win

2. Much improved goal difference

3. Clean sheet

4. No injuries

5. No VAR controversies

6. Low exertion game

7. Multiple scorers and assisters

 

 

[Stig]

Lol at the usual crew in the Football threat trying to wind us up with the LDF stuff 

 

Current PL champs, sat 5 points clear at the top, in the final 16 of the CL after having all those injuries and we just won 7-0 away. Everything pretty great right now.

 

Bless them for trying, I guess.

[Stig]

 

[sprite]

Klopp giggling after the sixth went in  pulled up his scarf to cover it  

[bradigor]

That was beautiful. Sadio is a classy guy.

[gospvg]

 

[glb]

Van Dijk in the squad for the weekend:

 

 

[Stig]

What a tease

[dizogg]

I’m almost there Big Virgy 

[Azrael]

When he is fit and ready to play again do you think Fabinho will move back into one of the 3 midfield spots? Because I think I'd prefer him to stay where he is. A VvD and Fabinho CB partnership could be Godly. 

[Stig]

1 hour ago, Azrael said:

When he is fit and ready to play again do you think Fabinho will move back into one of the 3 midfield spots? Because I think I'd prefer him to stay where he is. A VvD and Fabinho CB partnership could be Godly. 

 

I reckon we just buy a new CM to replace Fab and leave him at CB

[dizogg]

4 hours ago, Stigweard said:

 

I reckon we just buy a new CM to replace Fab and leave him at CB

We already have, it’s Thiago.

[Stig]

6 minutes ago, dizogg said:

We already have, it’s Thiago.

 

Thiago is a myth mate, he doesn't exist. Bayern sold us a timeshare 

[Chewylegs]

So, only Liverpool and Everton can have fans at the stadium on Boxing Day onwards....wait for the inevitable bitterness from other teams fans that it's unfair and Liverpool get all the advantage etc etc

[glb]

2 hours ago, Chewylegs said:

So, only Liverpool and Everton can have fans at the stadium on Boxing Day onwards....wait for the inevitable bitterness from other teams fans that it's unfair and Liverpool get all the advantage etc etc

 

It's such a weird thing to get mad at too. No one says a word about some clubs having stadiums twice the capacity of others. Almost as if football tribalism is completely irrational and hypocritical.

[Chewylegs]

It's a sad tale of human beings that even in the current world we live in people can't have it that others might be able to enjoy something they can't.  Pathetic.

[Loik V credern]

Have I missed something or are you getting worked up and saying it's pathetic over something which hasn't even happened.

 

 

[ryodi]

The way things are going there aren't going to be any fans in stadiums in January anyway, 

[Chewylegs]

4 hours ago, Loik V credern said:

Have I missed something or are you getting worked up and saying it's pathetic over something which hasn't even happened.

 

 

Haha, not worked up at all, but it's inevitable. Has it not happened, you sir about that? 

[hmm]

However maligned such lists tend to be, it's very satisfying seeing 12 Liverpool players in the Guardian's top 100 players of 2020. Mane and Salah are fairly highly placed, I suppose, but mostly the players are sprinkled throughout and I think it says quite a lot about how we've achieved what we have. Not that the team ethos wasn't already evident but it's nice to see it manifest in these ways too. And of course, unlike City's past dominance of this list, many of those players have been developed by Klopp, either homegrown or unfancied players picked up on the cheap, not simply expensive imported talent.

 

It's also pretty remarkable that, in comparison, there was a single Liverpool player (Coutinho) in the entire list in the year that Klopp took over.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/dec/21/the-100-best-male-footballers-in-the-world-2020

[Loik V credern]

1 hour ago, Chewylegs said:

Haha, not worked up at all, but it's inevitable. Has it not happened, you sir about that? 

 

Well I don't read or search out the absolute worst of football pettiness around the internet. I don't think there's any advantage from a 1000 fans (or whatever the number is) so anyone bothering to bring it up is not worth engaging with, it's a waste of energy all round. You're being defensive when there's no need to be. All fans of clubs do it, I know. I die inside when yet another caller into 606 complains at bias against their club from the media, it's just..sigh we get it you're heavily invested in your club and vicariously live through its success, and react to any criticism as though they're attacking your child with no justification. 

 

So much of football chat (and politics discourse) is just reacting to perceived unfair criticism, back and forth again and again. Whether it be moaning about fans in stadiums or VAR decisions favouring teams, it's really the lowest crap. 

[CheekyLee]

Safe to say my girlfriend knows what to get me for Christmas. Have a great day, all, we're top of the league and still the best team, fans, and forum thread!