West Ham at home Sunday 13th April 2pm

[Mark79]

In his book he blamed hamstring injuries in 08/09 for everything that followed.

That's not possible as his book was published in 2009 and so predates both the meniscus injury in 09/10 and his decline which was post 2011.

[Paul12]

That's not possible as his book was published in 2009 and so predates both the meniscus injury in 09/10 and his decline which was post 2011.

If you view his decline as being "post 2011", then your meniscus comment is valid. But I think his form dropped off earluer than that, and anyway he himself blames this - and his poor form subseqnently - on the three or four hamstring injuries he had in 2009.

God knows why we are arguing over this.




When I'm right.😉

[Mark79]

If you view his decline as being "post 2011", then your meniscus comment is valid. But I think his form dropped off earluer than that, and anyway he himself blames this - and his poor form subseqnently - on the three or four hamstring injuries he had in 2009.

God knows why we are arguing over this.




When I'm right.😉

After the knee injury/ops in 2010 is when the decline set in. So the tail end of his LFC career, but most markedly from around the time he joined Chelsea in January 2011 onwards.

Statistically he hit his best form for in 09/10, after the hamstring issues that hounded him in 08/09, but before the knee problem.

It may well be that the meniscus problem was a cascade issue from the hamstring injuries though so would stand to reason if he does blame them for his eventual decline.

[Exiled_red]

Are the semi automated offsides being introduced this weekend?

[Sus]

Are the semi automated offsides being introduced this weekend?

Apparently - works well for City

[Mark79]

[ame]https://twitter.com/lfc/status/1911385151994495286[/ame]

[Kenneth]

Surprised by Jones and Kostas, but it's cool.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Nice to see a little bit of rotation going on.

[Mark79]

No Darwin at all

[Kenneth]

Yeah, maybe he's not fit, but either way, Slot seems to have given up on him. Two keepers on the bench probably suggests he's unavailable.

[DerKrampus]

I'm not surprised by Jones for Szoboszlai, or Tsimikas for Robertson, those two need a rest. I thought Gakpo would have started in place of Jota though.

[Mr Pink]

I thought Gakpo would have started in place of Jota though.

Me too, what does Jota need to do to be dropped, ffs.

[Exiled_red]

I'm not surprised by Jones for Szoboszlai, or Tsimikas for Robertson, those two need a rest. I thought Gakpo would have started in place of Jota though.

That would probably mean Gakpo on the left and Diaz through the middle as Gakpo only ever plays from the left.

[SB]

Me too, what does Jota need to do to be dropped, ffs.

He’ll probably go & score a hatrick now. Reverse psychology hopefully

[DerKrampus]

So much better when the clocks go forward - watching football at 11pm with a late work start tomorrow