Joe Allen [Sold]

[Charly]

...and relies on probing passes, and carving openings.

For some reason that just sounds rude

[Boogs]

Fonte was better than Pepe IMO but sure he's not a household name like Pepe. Ronaldo was ****.

Knowing your opinion on defenders I will stick with Pepe

[BigChief]

Knowing your opinion on defenders I will stick with Pepe

seriously though Pepe was the stand out CB in the tournament albeit in a more defensive team.

[EwarWoo]

All of the Liverpool players played pressing football under Rodgers especially well during the season when the team finished second. Allen and Henderson were the best at this from central midfield.

Disagree. We finished 2nd because Hendo was out and Allen wasn't good enough to cover for him.

I do still want him to stay though.

[tanner]

I wonder how his team mates will take to him now after he celebrated some of them losing one of the most important games of their careers?

I know many will brush it off, but if a so called mate had celebrated something as important to me as that was to them, I wouldn't class them as a mate anymore (to put it mildly).

[fidget]

I wonder how his team mates will take to him now after he celebrated some of them losing one of the most important games of their careers?

I know many will brush it off, but if a so called mate had celebrated something as important to me as that was to them, I wouldn't class them as a mate anymore (to put it mildly).

You're a bit precious

[tanner]

You're a bit precious

Thank you darling

[labourRed]

I wonder how his team mates will take to him now after he celebrated some of them losing one of the most important games of their careers?

I know many will brush it off, but if a so called mate had celebrated something as important to me as that was to them, I wouldn't class them as a mate anymore (to put it mildly).

Haha, what.

[Boogs]

I wonder how his team mates will take to him now after he celebrated some of them losing one of the most important games of their careers?

I know many will brush it off, but if a so called mate had celebrated something as important to me as that was to them, I wouldn't class them as a mate anymore (to put it mildly).

You're a bit precious

As if they will give a ****. Will just give them more of an opportunity to rip the **** out of him when they get knocked out by some small country like Iceland in a qualifyer

[Nicey]

I wonder how his team mates will take to him now after he celebrated some of them losing one of the most important games of their careers?

I know many will brush it off, but if a so called mate had celebrated something as important to me as that was to them, I wouldn't class them as a mate anymore (to put it mildly).

[MrMichael]

Joe Allen: Jurgen Klopp wants to resolve Liverpool midfielder's future

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36790493

Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are eager to resolve the future of Wales midfielder Joe Allen.

Allen has a year left on his current contract and was named in Uefa's official Euro 2016 team of the tournament as Wales reached their first semi-final at a major competition.

Having started only eight Premier League games last season, the 26-year-old has yet to discuss a new deal.

"We will find a solution but it's not done," Klopp told BBC Radio 5 live.

"Obviously Joe Allen is a good player. We never doubted this. He played a good European Championship, like the whole Welsh team.

"We have to make decisions, we have to find solutions. We have to talk to the player, ask the player and think about our situation. That's how it works."

Allen joined Liverpool from Swansea City for £15m in 2012.

The Reds rejected an enquiry from the Welsh club about re-signing their former player on loan in January, and it is understood the Swans are still interested in Allen.

[brightred]

Bye Bye Joe

[SB]

Bye Bye Joe

I hope not. I hope he signs a new deal with us.

[Corndog]

Disagree. We finished 2nd because Hendo was out and Allen wasn't good enough to cover for him.

I do still want him to stay though.

We finished 2nd because Chelsea fluked a win at anfield and then the team conceded 3 late on against palace. Neither of those results rest solely on any one player.

There was a period around Christmas that year when Allen and Henderson bossed it in the centre with Lucas behind iirc.

I never said Allen pressed better than Henderson but pressing is a strength of both those players.

[Corndog]

I acknowledged that in my post.

What I'm saying is that the next phase, is to be more direct, and Allen is more of a possession-based player, which is probably why Klopp is looking to sell.

Sorry mate, misunderstood your post. Still think though that one of the things allen has become better at is being more direct, making things happen rather than always side wards and backwards.