Pre-season thread

[Bender]

No way will he the LFC Keeper for the new season .....imagine every rival sides team talk .....TARGET LORIS KARIUS......

[Tee]

Klopp is showing some blind loyalty here if Karius is in goal v West Ham. Needs to bin him off ASAP, doesn’t matter if we get a replacement or not, I would rather Mig and Ward

[Leyton388]

If Klopp sticks with him we'll win **** all with him in goal.

[kubrickscube]

1st half looked decent, and on this showing no-one in the 2nd half apart from Milner and Gomez will trouble the first team.

[Bender]

How did Keita and Fabinho do?

[Exiled_red]

Klopp is showing some blind loyalty here if Karius is in goal v West Ham. Needs to bin him off ASAP, doesn’t matter if we get a replacement or not, I would rather Mig and Ward

In fairness we don't know if he is sticking with him it's preseason and we only have 2 experienced keepers to choose from, both have shared the duties so far. So on the evidence of the preseason there is as much chance of Ward starting the season as Karius

[kubrickscube]

First half. Ward had one chance and pulled off an excellent reaction save. Defence had very little to do. Fabinho played super deep but had that whole classy laziness where he’s on the next page reading the game so he made it look simple. Keita struggled to get involved but didn’t exactly look like he knew his treammates- but was tidy in possession and strong. Lallana was super sharp. Kent was fast and skilful but annoyingly turned onto his right foot too much. Ooh looked ok and took his goal well. Solanke looked poor. 2nd half. Karius at fault for free kick and generally looked nervy with a moment of indecision between him and Clyne. Gomez comfortable but Chirivella didn’t really offer stability. Milner best player, kept us ticking. Other midfielders Didmt really have any urgency or incisive ball, lots of sideways passing. Sturridge dropped too deep. Origi looked well off the boil. Wilson promising.

[BigChief]

Wasn't sure where to stick this so here will do.

Been worrying a bit about our lads coming back late, and being reintegrated into the squad late - so Firmino, Salah and Mane who are all behind the others, and Henderson, Trent and Lovren who are still at the WC and will be there for the duration.

Got me thinking about our rivals.

Spurs: Lloris, Trippier, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Rose, Dembele, Dier, Alli and Kane are all still at the tournament ....with Eriksen behind schedule. A lot worse than us. That's more or less their first team.

City have Kompany, De Bruyne, Stones, Walker, Sterling, Delph and Mendy all still there, with the likes of Gundogan, both Silvas, Jesus, Ederson, Danilo, Fernandinho, Aguero and Otamendi all back late.

United have Lukaku, Fellaini, Jones, Young, Lingard, Rashford and Pogba still there, with De Gea, Matic, Rojo and Lindelof all back late.

Chelsea have Hazard, Courtois, Batshuayi, Cahill, Loftus-Cheek, Kante and Giroud still there, and the likes of Willian and Moses back late.

I can't be arsed to do Arsenal cos they're ****e.

Point is, they're all worse off than us. Pretty good.

Was worried about the West Ham game since it was announced and our lack of 'big game players' being available. But then, like with you, it struck me how other teams will suffer more. Just because Belgium lost doesn't mean the players can go on holiday. They've got to play again on Saturday.

The one thing a long run in the world cup does to players is not the delayed start to the season, nor any injury worries. But the mental and physical fatigue around the final third of the season, i.e. the business end. Hopefully, the likes of Sterling, De Bruyne, Hazard, Kante, Alderweirald, Pogba, Lukaku, Young, Alli, Lingard, Kane, etc, won't have what it takes to finish strongly.

[Assassin]

How did Keita and Fabinho do?

It doesnt matter fella.......its more important for people to troll the keeper

[Slinky Skills]

He should have been ****ed off the day after the final. Absolute ****ing joke that he is around still.

I never thought I'd say this but I'd actually prefer to see Mignolet in goal now.

[SB]

How did Keita and Fabinho do?

Both did ok Bender. Not sensational but decent yeah. They interchanged from time to time but Fab was normally the deeper of the two. More of the play went through Lallana on our left but you can see the quality.

[Shaggy]

Has Blackburn away sold out? Trying to get ticket on the site now and it's not ****in working.

[Bender]

Both did ok Bender. Not sensational but decent yeah. They interchanged from time to time but Fab was normally the deeper of the two. More of the play went through Lallana on our left but you can see the quality.

SB

[Liverpool]

Has Blackburn away sold out? Trying to get ticket on the site now and it's not ****in working.

You on mobile? Loads left but sale ends at midday tomorrow

[Bender]

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