Naby Keita

[Harv]

I think this is the point?

Confused now.

eh? He's saying he doesn't think the Chavs or City would have faired much better than us?

[Buzzo]

No its not, come off it.

Bet you he puts it on target more often than not. He scored the same bloody goal a month or so ago didnt he??

Only if he turned around with that stupid grin he does when he ****s something up.

We aren’t going to agree here.

Look at the clip. He goes outside of his foot to the exact area (well his intention is) where the keeper is leaning towards as well as where the majority of defenders are.

He has. So. Much. Time.

Anyway it’s done now. You’re wrong I’m right, let’s move on

[Buzzo]

eh? He's saying he doesn't think the Chavs or City would have faired much better than us?

I was reading the first bit on how many of our goals came from outside the box.

Broadly speaking that’s probably true

[Irishnev]

We aren’t going to agree here.

Look at the clip. He goes outside of his foot to the exact area (well his intention is) where the keeper is leaning towards as well as where the majority of defenders are.

He has. So. Much. Time.

Anyway it’s done now. You’re wrong I’m right, let’s move on

Just imagine Robbo in the same position - what would he have done

It’s all ****ing moot anyway - peak Stevie G wasn’t scoring vs go go gadget Courtois - it was written in the stars this one….

[Buzzo]

Just imagine Robbo in the same position - what would he have done

It’s all ****ing moot anyway - peak Stevie G wasn’t scoring vs go go gadget Courtois - it was written in the stars this one….

Well, worse isn't an option.

[Harv]

Just imagine Robbo in the same position - what would he have done

It’s all ****ing moot anyway - peak Stevie G wasn’t scoring vs go go gadget Courtois - it was written in the stars this one….

Row Z, 100%

[Buzzo]

Row Z, 100%

Yeah, ****ing Robbo

If it had been Robbo, Id have been just as pissed off. ...but it wasnt.

[Paul12]

.... Its not even always about scoring the goal either, its the threat that pulls defences out. You can see teams don't rate our players striking from range with how much possession they give us outside the box.

This point is a really important insight.

[Charly]

I think thats a Klopp directive of not shooting outside the box

[Scratch]

Curious...how long had Keita been on before that 'shot' and how many touches of the ball had he had? Can't have been long/many which would go someway to explaining the lack of timing on the effort.

[danperkins]

Miss? He was outside the box FFS with the entire Madrid defence in the way of the goals + a keeper who has the longest limbs on planet earth. He tried to hit it with some swerve and ****ed it up, it happens. If he hit it dead straight it would've been saved/blocked. Guaranteed.

Robbo skies shots every single game into row Z and nobody bats an eyelid, ditto our captain and the worlds best rightback.

We, as a team, are absolutely awful at shooting from distance. Ive been saying it for years.

What I know is that he made an absolute cunt of it.

[Kenneth]

Anyway, putting ‘that shot’ to one side, Keita is not getting into any other top four side in PL, or any potential CL winning team if he leaves us. He came as the missing piece of the jigsaw on high wages but has now settled into a squad role competing for time with Curtis Jones, and maybe Elliott next year. With his contract up in 2023, he’s unlikely to be content to keep that role, so do we sell now and get a fee or let him leave next summer for free? I’ve no issues with him staying as a squaddie but reckon he has issues with it, so he needs to be moved on now.

[Buzzo]

Anyway, putting ‘that shot’ to one side, Keita is not getting into any other top four side in PL, or any potential CL winning team if he leaves us. He came as the missing piece of the jigsaw but has now settled into a squad role competing for time with Curtis Jones, and maybe Elliott next year. With his contract up in 2023, he’s unlikely to be content to keep that role, so do we sell now and get a fee or let him leave next summer for free? I’ve no issues with him staying as a squaddie but reckon he has issues with it, so he needs to be moved on now.

Just like Naby did

Yeah, I'm pretty meh about him now. He is decent enough as a squady but feels like we are still waiting for his breakthrough season where he really starts to dominate in midfield (by providing more assists and goals) we keep on waiting but not seeing it.

[Mark79]

Anyway, putting ‘that shot’ to one side, Keita is not getting into any other top four side in PL, or any potential CL winning team if he leaves us. He came as the missing piece of the jigsaw on high wages but has now settled into a squad role competing for time with Curtis Jones, and maybe Elliott next year. With his contract up in 2023, he’s unlikely to be content to keep that role, so do we sell now and get a fee or let him leave next summer for free? I’ve no issues with him staying as a squaddie but reckon he has issues with it, so he needs to be moved on now.

We largely alternated between Keita and Thiago this season, to manage each of their minutes. Keita is well ahead of Curtis in the pecking order, just looking at the games they started tells us that.

(This is not meant as confrontational or argumentative, just pointing it out)

[Kenneth]

We largely alternated between Keita and Thiago this season, to manage each of their minutes. Keita is well ahead of Curtis in the pecking order, just looking at the games they started tells us that.

(This is not meant as confrontational or argumentative, just pointing it out)

I agree he is, and maybe rotates with Hendo too, but you’ve got to hope the youngens push on and provide that competition next season, and then there’s the prospect of us adding to the midfield. If he looked like he was going to make the position his own, or that Klopp really trusted him, then we should be renewing asap, but I’m not sure he’s going to do that, and there were already rumbles in the press about him not renewing with guarantees of more game time.