Brendan Rodgers

[Fosterbloke]

Great sound bites. But he's publicly understating the workrate and impact of Luis. It's not just the 31 goals, it was the way he fought for every ball, winning back possession and the chances he created for the team. He was involved in practically every goal we scored and every chance we created.

Sorry but were nowhere near ready for this season and it kicks off for us in 2 hours

Bloody hell mate, should Rodgers be publicly lamenting his loss? That would send a great message to the club and supporters..

[Fredo]

He was watching England vs Costa Rica

[Bloodraven]

He was watching England vs Costa Rica

Yeah, that makes sense!

[Fredo]

Sorry but were nowhere near ready for this season and it kicks off for us in 2 hours

You taking the piss right?

It will be a big ask, but it looks he'd planned it, so let's see how we fare. After seeing us play vs Dortmund, I think Coutinho might well fill the void Suarez left. Probably not in terms of goalscoring at first, but work rate and creativity.

[Assassin]

Sorry but were nowhere near ready for this season and it kicks off for us in 2 hours

[Vermilion]

Yeah, that makes sense!

Oh Dave you've had a mare there, and Wigan lost too.

[I, Ravel Morrison]

We got to do our talking on the pitch but what an interview by the Brendog

Just the right amount of bravado.

[-V-]

Not taking the piss at all, im totally serious. Don't get me wrong I am Brendan's biggest fan and ofcourse he can't say anything else in public but there is no way we are stronger this season and I don't see us fighting for the title either. We do have a more in-depth squad now but our first 11 is not going to be stronger and that will show.

We got lucky today. The fear factor that teams had when they faced us last season won't be there this time. Until we replace Luis Suarez or at least attempt to replace him we can't be anything but weaker.

We will be fighting for 4th this season unless we manage to sign a special striker. (Falcao please)

[Kenneth]

We would have been if Suarez had stayed imo.

[brightred]

Falcao is the next best thing to Suarez.

Please, please God!

[Paddy]

delete

[CJ]

Doesn't he seem relaxed.

[Paddy]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CNtfLuXi0A"]Brendan Rodgers faces the ice bucket challenge - YouTube[/ame]

[CJ]

No waders there

[Fredo]

Interesting snippet from today's Echo. That was after the match against Southampton.

The manager insists the Anfield playing surface was partly responsible for a display lacking tempo.

“Yes, maybe the fluency wasn’t there but we weren’t helped by the pitch,” he said.

“The pitch doesn’t help us at Anfield because the pitch is too slow. It’s not good at all. But there’s nothing we can do at this stage.

“The watering system is outdated so the speed of our game is sometimes slowed down compared to when we play on other pitches. The game was too slow for us.

“In terms of performance, I’m not worried at all. It will come.

I noticed that our pitch was slow before, but never thought it would have been an issue with the watering system as it looks so pristine when you're next to it.