Adam Lallana

[Chazza]

It might not be as bad as it's been reported. If not, I'm fit and ready to step in.

I hope your football is better than your Pool

[baronvonskidmark]

6 weeks for that type of injury sounds fast. I'll be relieved if it's only that.

I'm only a layman on these things like the rest of us, but maybe the club are just being a bit conservative with the deadline and it is really not that bad at all.

You'd imagine that it can't be that horrendous given that he does not require surgery.

But, like I say, I'm only a layman who has googled the injury.

[Phoenix07]

When you consider the fact that we'll probably have to pick three from:
ATTACK:
Sturridge
Sterling
Markovic
Remy
Lambert
Coutinho

And then three from:

MIDFIELD
Gerrard
Can
Lucas
Allen
Henderson
Coutinho

We should be OK in terms of how we manage. There'll be internationals by the time he's ready, and those two weeks before Champions League games should give him time to build up some fitness.

[Fredo]

I hope your football is better than your Pool

You haven't forgotten that have you?

Yes, definitely better.

[cream]

Looks like the club will have to step up the chase for Reus.

[Lee]

It might not be as bad as it's been reported. If not, I'm fit and ready to step in.

I hope your football is better than your Pool

[danperkins]

Lousy news for him, typical!

[Cormack74]

Was really looking forward to seeing him play. As someone else said, let's hope the club are being conservative and he’s back a bit quicker than we're led to believe.

[danperkins]

Was really looking forward to seeing him play. As someone else said, let's hope the club are being conservative and he’s back a bit quicker than we're led to believe.

hopefully mate

[Pablo]

Some quotes from a Southampton fan about Lallana's lack of fitness that are slightly worrying given the fact he now won't have a pre-season:

TAW: As you’ve hinted at, there is some question over Lallana’s stamina – he was substituted a lot – should we be worried?

BEN: Let’s just say this – I wasn’t surprised to hear that he is injured already! I genuinely can’t remember the last time that he completed a 90 minutes for Saints. He has had problems with his knees and ankles for several years and often got replaced at Saints around the 70-75 minute mark – and this wasn’t because he had been charging up and down the pitch all match.
I wouldn’t say he is an Andy Carroll or Darren Anderton ‘sicknote’ type of player at all, but he is fragile and that’s why, with the hefty price tag and hectic fixture list, I’m interested to see how much he does achieve at Anfield.

Article: http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2014/0...llo-liverpool/

[Pablo]

But then to counter

Andrew Beasley
31 July 2014 at 9:42 am
It’s an interesting interview, but I think he’s possibly being a bit harsh on Lallana’s fitness.
Lallana was one of only 7 outfield players to appear in all 38 league games in the PL last season, and he started 37 of them. He played 90 minutes in the league 20 times, and 80+ minutes 27 times,so he wasn’t subbed off really early too often. In the last six years, he’s appeared in 229/260 possible league matches.
Just so you know ;-)

[meffin]

BrenDog will sort him out.

And it's not like we are afraid of pulling the plug on a deal based on the medical so i wouldn't read too much into the bad knees/ankles

[Shaggy]

Didn't he cover crazy amounts of ground last season? Like, Henderson amounts? He's an all-action player who works hard off the ball. I'd say "question marks over his stamina" is a load of BS.

[Fredo]

Think they meant he couldn't reproduce this for a whole match.

[Shaggy]

Well that Saints fan said "and this wasn’t because he had been charging up and down the pitch all match".