comment by Postman Van Persie. (U1664)
posted 1 minute ago
When did they sign Balotelli?
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Macca?
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Postman Van Persie. (U1664)
posted 1 minute ago
When did they sign Balotelli?
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Macca?
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It hasnt even been announced yet
Yeah busby, Its interesting to see how will they pair up. Ego will be another issue. Sturridge was happy to play second fiddle to Suarez because suarez is way better than him but he wont be prepared to do the same for Balotelli, we all know about balotelli's Ego, I dont think they will be any where as near successful as SAS
Defending will be the other issue, both of them are lazy, Itll be like playing with 9 men when they dont have the ball. BR got lot to work on but all in all, they are in a much stronger position with him than without him imo
No it hasnt been announced but all the signs are that it will go through soon.
If it works out for us, this could be a massive boost to our squad.
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 5 minutes ago
There is a reason why this will be is 5th club at the ripe old age of 24.
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At least he isn't collecting clubs like Zaha due to being sheet!
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Not quite sure how you think that is relevant, unless you have also signed Zaha.
Balotelli- Sturridge- Sterling
On their day these three will tear any defence a new one. Why do they need someone like Welbeck? What is this thing now with grafters and hard workers, I never saw Ronaldinho busting a gut, he did not turn out too bad.
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
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May I ask why this is great news for us?
Does this mean BR will play last season's system again? ie completely neglect defending.
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
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May I ask why this is great news for us?
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Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated
Man utd are fine with no more signings now we got Rojo and with nani gone we have less selection issues as we had to many wingers.
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 16 minutes ago
Does this mean BR will play last season's system again? ie completely neglect defending.
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Well they did not do too bad last year did they? Actually, if they did not fark up at Palace, no one would be talking about this defensive malarkey.
I forgot, they have Coutinho as well.
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
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May I ask why this is great news for us?
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Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated
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Just like Welbeck and Rooney's is massively overrated., Where the fark did that get us last year.
Just like Welbeck and Rooney's is massively overrated., Where the fark did that get us last year.
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Nowhere, but it won us the title the year before and twelve others with SAF prior to that.
Well they did not do too bad last year did they?
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Because they had a world class and very good striker both in the form of their lives, they actually conceded there most number of goals in a league season for around a century.
Liverpool were a fluke exception, no team with such a bad defence will challenge again for a very long time.
Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated.
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Sturridge isn't lazy, and Sterling's work-rate is absolutely ferocious. Add that to the likes of Henderson, Coutinho, Can and Allen who also provide bags of energy in midfield and Balotelli could be accomodated, even if Rodgers can't get him to up his work rate.
We improved massively as last season went on, we finished the season streets ahead of where we started it in terms of cohesion. To be honest, I think anyone hoping we'd collapse after Suarez's sale will be sorely disappointed. He's class, but it was other areas of the team that improved to make us the beast we were in the 2nd half of the season.
Sturridge scores in most games he plays, and Suarez's absence in the first team could always have been mitigated somewhat by Sturridge playing on his own up top with Coutinho and Sterling in supporting roles. It was in the instance of an injury to Sturridge that we REALLY would have seen the full impact of Suarez's sale, because you were talking about Lambert, Borini or Markovic coming into a first 11 missing both of its top scorers the previous season.
That's been remedied with the signing of Balotelli; he can play with Sturridge or he can spearhead the attack on his own if Sturridge is injured or rested. He's not as good as Suarez, but he doesn't really need to be, either. We're getting a full season of Sterling at a higher level than he started last season, and Rodgers has a bettter grasp of how to use his players effectively than he did at the start of last season.
I think we've gone about mitigating Suarez's loss brilliantly, and can't see us dropping our level much - if at all - without him.
I love how people think playing the same system that won 16 out of 19 PL games will somehow be detrimental to Liverpool.
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no chance of us making top 4 this season
RBW lets see how it all pans out, I didn't expect us to have the season we did last season. Onwards and upwards. The Red Devils will march on decades from now and last season will be a distant memory.
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posted on 21/8/14
comment by Postman Van Persie. (U1664)
posted 1 minute ago
When did they sign Balotelli?
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Macca?
posted on 21/8/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Postman Van Persie. (U1664)
posted 1 minute ago
When did they sign Balotelli?
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Macca?
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It hasnt even been announced yet
posted on 21/8/14
Yeah busby, Its interesting to see how will they pair up. Ego will be another issue. Sturridge was happy to play second fiddle to Suarez because suarez is way better than him but he wont be prepared to do the same for Balotelli, we all know about balotelli's Ego, I dont think they will be any where as near successful as SAS
Defending will be the other issue, both of them are lazy, Itll be like playing with 9 men when they dont have the ball. BR got lot to work on but all in all, they are in a much stronger position with him than without him imo
posted on 21/8/14
No it hasnt been announced but all the signs are that it will go through soon.
If it works out for us, this could be a massive boost to our squad.
posted on 21/8/14
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 5 minutes ago
There is a reason why this will be is 5th club at the ripe old age of 24.
------
At least he isn't collecting clubs like Zaha due to being sheet!
.................
Not quite sure how you think that is relevant, unless you have also signed Zaha.
posted on 21/8/14
Balotelli- Sturridge- Sterling
On their day these three will tear any defence a new one. Why do they need someone like Welbeck? What is this thing now with grafters and hard workers, I never saw Ronaldinho busting a gut, he did not turn out too bad.
posted on 21/8/14
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
posted on 21/8/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
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May I ask why this is great news for us?
posted on 21/8/14
Does this mean BR will play last season's system again? ie completely neglect defending.
posted on 21/8/14
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
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May I ask why this is great news for us?
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Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated
posted on 21/8/14
Man utd are fine with no more signings now we got Rojo and with nani gone we have less selection issues as we had to many wingers.
posted on 21/8/14
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 16 minutes ago
Does this mean BR will play last season's system again? ie completely neglect defending.
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Well they did not do too bad last year did they? Actually, if they did not fark up at Palace, no one would be talking about this defensive malarkey.
I forgot, they have Coutinho as well.
posted on 21/8/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 1 minute ago
I had assumed only one of the two would play unless they're chasing a game?
If they are both playing all season then great news for us.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
May I ask why this is great news for us?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Just like Welbeck and Rooney's is massively overrated., Where the fark did that get us last year.
posted on 21/8/14
Just like Welbeck and Rooney's is massively overrated., Where the fark did that get us last year.
...........
Nowhere, but it won us the title the year before and twelve others with SAF prior to that.
posted on 21/8/14
Well they did not do too bad last year did they?
______________________________
Because they had a world class and very good striker both in the form of their lives, they actually conceded there most number of goals in a league season for around a century.
Liverpool were a fluke exception, no team with such a bad defence will challenge again for a very long time.
posted on 21/8/14
Because I don't see Liverpool improving with two lazy forwards.
Their system is reliant on players putting a shift in. Suarez' work rate is massively under rated.
============
Sturridge isn't lazy, and Sterling's work-rate is absolutely ferocious. Add that to the likes of Henderson, Coutinho, Can and Allen who also provide bags of energy in midfield and Balotelli could be accomodated, even if Rodgers can't get him to up his work rate.
We improved massively as last season went on, we finished the season streets ahead of where we started it in terms of cohesion. To be honest, I think anyone hoping we'd collapse after Suarez's sale will be sorely disappointed. He's class, but it was other areas of the team that improved to make us the beast we were in the 2nd half of the season.
Sturridge scores in most games he plays, and Suarez's absence in the first team could always have been mitigated somewhat by Sturridge playing on his own up top with Coutinho and Sterling in supporting roles. It was in the instance of an injury to Sturridge that we REALLY would have seen the full impact of Suarez's sale, because you were talking about Lambert, Borini or Markovic coming into a first 11 missing both of its top scorers the previous season.
That's been remedied with the signing of Balotelli; he can play with Sturridge or he can spearhead the attack on his own if Sturridge is injured or rested. He's not as good as Suarez, but he doesn't really need to be, either. We're getting a full season of Sterling at a higher level than he started last season, and Rodgers has a bettter grasp of how to use his players effectively than he did at the start of last season.
I think we've gone about mitigating Suarez's loss brilliantly, and can't see us dropping our level much - if at all - without him.
posted on 21/8/14
I love how people think playing the same system that won 16 out of 19 PL games will somehow be detrimental to Liverpool.
posted on 21/8/14
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posted on 21/8/14
no chance of us making top 4 this season
posted on 21/8/14
RBW lets see how it all pans out, I didn't expect us to have the season we did last season. Onwards and upwards. The Red Devils will march on decades from now and last season will be a distant memory.
posted on 21/8/14
hope you a right Hafi!!!
posted on 21/8/14
I would be happy if my username expectation comes true.
posted on 22/8/14
It won't
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