The Race for Champions League Places

[vonk]

Over, we are playing for 5th.

[Muddled]

I believe it's gone, too bigger gap and we need three teams to cock up.

As i said in the post match, as we're already in Europe next season i'd like to see Coates, Robinson, Shelvey, and Sterling given first team opportunities.

Might as well expose them now and let them get their mistakes out of the way so they can hopefully be ready for next season.

This is the problem. We show no patience what-so-ever to a team of professional footballers because we demand results and performances, imagine fielding naive, error-prone youngsters when both results and performances drop ... it'd break their hearts.

[Imy]

This is the problem. We show no patience what-so-ever to a team of professional footballers because we demand results and performances, imagine fielding naive, error-prone youngsters when both results and performances drop ... it'd break their hearts.

Carra imo can not be relied on Thus Coates, Enrique is making too many errors, i believe he needs a rest thus might as well test Robinson.

Shelvey can not do any worse than Adam and Sterling deserves a chance, he'd be a wild card and the experience would do him the world of good.

[baitman]

I believe it's gone, too bigger gap and we need three teams to cock up.

As i said in the post match, as we're already in Europe next season i'd like to see Coates, Robinson, Shelvey, and Sterling given first team opportunities.

Might as well expose them now and let them get their mistakes out of the way so they can hopefully be ready for next season.

now it makes no difference, so get these lads in and show them they are the future. it will boost their game no end, and the other youngsters at the club, and others we might still add, will know that there is recruitment from the reserves into the first team, and LFC will grow from within for the future

[Muddled]

That's two inexperienced defenders and two inexperienced midfielders - we can't afford to carry just under 50% of our team; it would be detrimental to their development, especially fielding four in one team, in my opinion.

[Exiled_red]

That's two inexperienced defenders and two inexperienced midfielders - we can't afford to carry just under 50% of our team; it would be detrimental to their development, especially fielding four in one team, in my opinion.

4 inexperienced players is too many, but I wouldn't mind seeing Coates and Shelvey get chances as they are the closest to competing for a first team place.

[baitman]

That's two inexperienced defenders and two inexperienced midfielders - we can't afford to carry just under 50% of our team; it would be detrimental to their development, especially fielding four in one team, in my opinion.

erm... fink we're doing this alomst every week

[Exiled_red]

erm... fink we're doing this alomst every week

[el matador]

carra was at fault for both goals today. he is past his best and obviously coates isnt ready. leaves us in a massive hole for the next few games.

[Lee]

Might as well lock this thread now as we've no chance of doing this.

And any superfan who wants to call me a defeatist can **** off and join the real world.

[Imy]

erm... fink we're doing this alomst every week

Might as well lock this thread now as we've no chance of doing this.

And any superfan who wants to call me a defeatist can **** off and join the real world.

[Lee]

Honestly mate, I can see the posts tomorrow morning:

Did you think we were beaten in Istanbul at 3-0 down at HT?!!! One!!!111

Yeah I did, and so did you.

You're a spineless cunttttttt

**** off.

With supporters like you...

And **** off.

It's an improvement on last season of course. But we won't get fourth this season and anyone who thinks we can needs their swede checking. Five years ago we were finishing between 2nd-4th with Reina, Alonso, Mascherano, Torres and Gerrard at the top of their games.

How people expect us to finish fourth with Adam, Spearing, Downing, an old Carragher, a ****ed Kuyt and a forward who is skillfull (but doesn't score any goals) playing most weeks is beyond me.

[Craig_H]

I dont think 4th is gone but i can understand why some do. I dont think we'll get it either FWIW - but it's not 'gone' yet. If we beat Sunderland and Everton and Arsenal draw and lose their next two games, then what? It's 'back' again So yeah, i dont think it actually is gone yet. But it'll take some kind of extraordinary run from us.

Whether it's gone or not though, 'season over' is the usual kind of sensationalist nonsense that sometimes gets posted here. Clearly it's not season over, because we have an excellent chance of another trip to Wembley and a decent shot at another trophy. Ask the Arsenal fans how many trophies they're gonna win this season.

[Craig_H]

That's two inexperienced defenders and two inexperienced midfielders - we can't afford to carry just under 50% of our team; it would be detrimental to their development, especially fielding four in one team, in my opinion.

Agree with this.

And besides, WTF is going on with LFC giving up on something that's still mathematically possible?

**** that, we keep trying our best until the season ends. We're LFC, we're not some two-bit bollocks club that gives up on things and throws the towel in. That's what teams like Wolves do when they go to Old Trafford with no concept of being able to get a result, and they 'throw' the game by fielding a reserve team.

That aint us.

[~LFCHistory~]

When you have one of the worst home records in the league then I'd say 4th is almost impossible but if you want to dream then go right ahead.