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He's good that Heaton kid but he's no Jonathan Northcroft -
Heaton needs taking down a peg or two.Comment
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Undoubtedly the runs are for different reasons, at a simple level you could say that the problems at the start of the season were due to losing key players from last year for a variety of reasons Suarez, Sturridge etc. You could also say that the reason for the up turn in form was finding a system that worked, getting a settled side or whatever.Originally posted by dww View Post
The problem for me is more that we never seem to bounce back with a win after a poor result, we have had a significant number of back to back defeats in the league this year, Palace and Stoke, Man Utd and Arsenal, earlier in the season we had 3 in a row, Newcastle, Chelsea and Palace, and at the start Villa and West Ham. It is almost as if we either can't lift the players, or we decide to change the system/style too much to compensate. Whatever the reason it needs addressing. The run of 10 games and 2 draws out of 12 this season was a great run considering the state of our squad, and the run last season was stupidly good. The squad and manager are capable of these things, if we could at least make the dire patches average we could easily have been challenging for or in the top 4. The fact that the start of the season (P12, W4, D2, L6) and the end of the season (P9, W2, D2, L5) gave us 22 points from 21 games shows a couple of terrible patches cost us half a season - if we had picked up 31 points from those 21 games (something that isn't a huge ask) we would have finished ahead of Man Utd.
If we can overcome these prelonged patches of poor form there is the potential for significant improvement.The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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In lots of ways I think that not having the goalscoring threat last season explains that. Obviously that only puts the focus back a step to why didn't we have that."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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Originally posted by False9 View Post100% going or 100% staying you say .....Schrödinger Rodgers
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Two excellent points. The team was actually transitioning quite well to a post-Gerrard era but it became difficult not to make sentimental team selections. I don't think I'd try if I sensed the manager was not picking the best team.Originally posted by dww View Post
The team is being pulled out of shape by weaknesses at the back/defensive midfield and a desire to play a pressing game. We need to get our flexibility back, which means some good purchases but also a better defensive coach.Comment
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Originally posted by marcus50bucks View Post
Why do people waste their time engaging with bull****ters who know about as much as my grandma?
And I'm talking about my dead grandma.Comment
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I'm inclined to agree with this poster from another site especially his first post.
If you are running a business, ultimately you make the decision as to whether an employee is up to the task you have given them and three years is plenty of time to make your mind up.
This idea that Brendan has the opportunity to convince them, at a meeting, that he is still the right man is ludicrous. Anyone can talk the talk in a meeting, they either think he is or he isn't right for the role, this meeting will have no bearing on that. It is purely for the cameras for some reason.Yup. Werner is coming over to take the kudos and look like he gives an actual f***. If he was staying they'd have left it with this Gordon persona they've spent the last two weeks creating. Klopp or Ancelotti have said yes.
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Originally posted by False9 View Post100% going or 100% staying you say .....Schrödinger Rodgers
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Things change and evolve over time in business, what was required initially may have moved on and morphed into something else. To think other factors other than being here 3 years won't play a part in how we move forwards whether with or without Rodgers is Naive at best. Of course the owners will want to hear what Rodgers has to say and I'd say also what goals/minimum requirements he would impose on himself for next season, if they don't tally up with what they expect then they'll have a decision to makeOriginally posted by marcus50bucks View PostI'm inclined to agree with this poster from another site especially his first post.
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He's gone.
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Originally posted by marcus50bucks View PostBeckenbauer: 'Klopp to Napoli!'
By Football Italia staff
Jurgen Klopp will be the next Coach of Napoli after Rafa Benitez goes to Real Madrid, claims Franz Beckenbauer.
“Next season Klopp will be training in the South of Italy, at Napoli,” German legend Beckenbauer told Sky Sport Deutschland.
The former Borussia Dortmund manager had been named as one of the likely candidates, but only if the Partenopei snatch third place from Lazio this evening.
That would put them in the preliminary round of the Champions League with a considerably bigger budget.
Other alternatives are Sampdoria’s Sinisa Mihajlovic, Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Montella and Unai Emery of Sevilla.
Raphael Honigstein @honigstein
Beckenbauer did not say anything about Klopp to Napoli on Sky Germany yesterday. Another made up quote/story.Comment
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It better be Klopp .....
Thanks BDog that was one hell of a ride
Anybody who criticizes Klopp ever is a James Blunt. Nov 2015
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Leo for ****s sake ... keep up .. manOriginally posted by dom9 View PostAnybody who criticizes Klopp ever is a James Blunt. Nov 2015
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