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[Xgenre]

So what happens if we lose the last match? We will have the same 10 points at Salzburg. Who qualifies?

[JohnHandcock]

So what happens if we lose the last match? We will have the same 10 points at Salzburg. Who qualifies?

Since we won 4-3 at Anfield, we'll be out unless lose by 5-4 or by a higher score of 1 goal difference

[Shiofukis]

So what happens if we lose the last match? We will have the same 10 points at Salzburg. Who qualifies?

Saw this from ESPN:

The group would be decided on head to head record. Napoli would win the group, with Salzburg going through in second ahead of Liverpool on mini-league goal difference.

Liverpool always likes to do the hard way in champion league!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Saw this from ESPN:

The group would be decided on head to head record. Napoli would win the group, with Salzburg going through in second ahead of Liverpool on mini-league goal difference.

Liverpool always likes to do the hard way in champion league!

Liverpool was rattled after Napoli scored. Loss of Fabinho was massive.

Hope his injury not serious. Anyway Fabinho suspended for Brighton game after collecting 6 yellow cards.

[LeeHsienLoong]

Too much excuses given for the poor performance.
Once again we are unable to keep a clean sheet as I said before this will come back to kill us and now we find ourselves in this spot.

[escobar43535]

What did we learn from this game?


- Carlos del Cerro Grande is one of the worst referees to oversee a Champions League tie
- Joe Gomez is not a right-back
- We need two new young full-backs who can do a similar job to Arnold and Robertson in the summer but at least one over this winter transfer window (Max Aarons/Jamal Lewis would be perfect)
- James Milner should no longer be starting games in midfield
- Mohamed Salah needs to get his mojo back and quick

Hope Fabinho and the Ox are ok.

We move onto Brighton next.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Breaking news.

Arsenal Unai Emery sacked.

[escobar43535]

Bad news, Fabinho confirmed with an ankle ligament injury, out for at least 6 weeks:(

Worse time to lose such an important player.

Squad members really need to step up now.

[countryman]

Lallana n Keita need to step up their performances..

[Xgenre]

Lallana n Keita need to step up their performances..

Lallana is quite a good defensive midfielder. His first touch is solid. Fitness and stamina ok too. Watch him perform in this role this weekend. At least I think Klopp will replace Fabino with him

[lawro]

Liverpool v Brighton x-x 3-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50579693

[charlienicholas]

Liverpool vs Brighton

Prediction 3 - 0

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11872486/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions

[escobar43535]

Always hurts losing one of your best players...but if I had to pick a spot to lose someone...I would rather it be midfield than up front or in defence...I almost wept when Virgil went down on the floor on Wednesday night :eek:

Looks like a return to 4-2-3-1 with Salah as a centre forward.

I’m convinced this will happen for a number of reasons. I have a theory that one of the reasons we are conceding more goals this season is because our two other midfielders are pushing further up the field than last season mainly due to Fab’s brilliance as a lone 6.

That can create problems however when we we lose the ball upfield and face a counter attack. How many times have we seen Fab facing two or three attackers by himself?

I would like to see a double Hendo/Gini pivot for the big games and maybe a Keita/Milner pivot for the alternative games. This way we can play Salah at 9 and Bobby, Ox or Shaq and Mane as the three.

[Xgenre]

I’m convinced this will happen for a number of reasons. I have a theory that one of the reasons we are conceding more goals this season is because our two other midfielders are pushing further up the field than last season mainly due to Fab’s brilliance as a lone 6.

Actually I feel we are conceding goals because we are trying to turn last season's draws into victories. This idea is working well as we have only drew 1 match. Do we have the confidence we will outscore the opponents? If yes, continue playing like we do even if we concede 1 goal per match

[Shiofukis]

Newcastle 2 Man City 2

Former Liverpool player equalized for Newcastle :p

[JohnHandcock]

Newcastle 2 Man City 2

Former Liverpool player equalized for Newcastle :p

Jonjo Shelvey what a goal!!!!!

[escobar43535]

I wonder how many TV sets were broken in Manchester tonight:D

Martin Atkinson with the weakest blow of his whistle right in the ear of Dunk so only he could hear it. You cannot make it up:rolleyes::

As for us, shoutout to Wijnaldum for his tireless running in the second half, particularly when we were down to 10. Hendo put a good shift in too. And thank god for Virgil!!

Must say that Bobby and Salah were poor and what the f#*k was Alisson thinking(he could have headed the ball instead)?! Fatigue may be a factor(save for Alisson) so hope Klopp is able to rotate a bit more in the next few matches.

Anyways looking at the current Table makes up for all that stress just now, not just the 11 point lead but also GD +3, remarkable :cool:

BELIEVE, the journey continues!

We march on against Everton next on Wednesday night.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals by VVD 18" and 24".

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[JohnHandcock]

Martin Atkinson with the weakest blow of his whistle right in the ear of Dunk so only he could hear it. You cannot make it up:rolleyes::



Martin Atkinson AGAIN!!!
He should be renamed Martin Ferkinson :(

[escobar43535]

Martin Atkinson AGAIN!!!
He should be renamed Martin Ferkinson :(

This chap just like a whole lot of others outside of Merseyside are pure ABL(Anyone But Liverpool):mad:

In any event, I was just reading follow up comments that the Brighton goal should not have been allowed because apparently there was a Brighton player too close to our wall when Dunk scored which is against a new PL rule implemented this season.

Oh yeah me bad, my comment made below last night was in the wee hours of the morning, so got it wrong:o. We are actually GD - 3 behind City & Leicester at the moment ;)



Anyways looking at the current Table makes up for all that stress just now, not just the 11 point lead but also GD +3, remarkable

[LeeHsienLoong]

Once we scored 2 goals I was expecting the players up front to add 2 or 3 goals.
However what a change of events and a stupid mistake by AB which almost cost us 3 points.
Once again no clean sheet and this I will pin this on AB but I felt the midfield players put in 150% which is really good.

[countryman]

The Brighton goal was also a concentration lapse in Pool's defence. .They were taking their own sweet time n not focused. Find that Vvd hasn't been his domineering self lately. He was not as commanding as before compared to last season. Pool's performance was abysmal last night. Luckily we still gotten the 3pts.

[Xgenre]

Actually, this is a really unusual season. Normally we will be looking at the top 6 and wondering who will qualify for Champions League next season.

Spurs? Led by new manager and rebuilding.
Arsenal? Will be led by new manager and will be rebuilding.
Chelsea? Led by new manager and rebuilding
Man U? Led by not so new manager but definitely in process of rebuilding
Man City? Probably squeezed the maximum potential from many of their old horses and will be rebuilding. Fernadinho, David Silva and even Aguero not so young.

Even though we may not be performing as smoothly as last year, we have a big lead. And I think last season, we only began to perform well from Jan 2019, so who knows what Jan 2020 will bring. Now I think collecting 3 points is most important. Play not as good never mind. Next season will be harder once the managers have a more settled squad

[ThisIsMelwood]

Leicester beat Everton to remain 2nd in table and 8 pts behind.

Arsenal want BR so Leicester may hv turmoil soon.

[escobar43535]

The Brodge does a Kloppage time, gotta smile but please loose the tracksuit Brendan:rolleyes::D

The way things are going our Boxing day match against the Foxes might turn out to be a surprising six pointer.

Back to the present, hope Silva is still around for our game against Everton on Wednesday night. Don't want the Toffees to get an unnecessary flip with the sacking of their current manager.

[CITY224]

Arsenal want BR so Leicester may hv turmoil soon.

Not going to happen..... BR release clause is £14m..... Arsenal not going to splurge that kind of money for a manager.

[lawro]

Liverpool v Everton x-x 2-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50633910

[charlienicholas]

Liverpool v Everton

My prediction: 3 - 1

[JohnHandcock]

Ratface's pussy itching to be gangbang at Old Toilet :D

[ThisIsMelwood]

HT score

Goals Origi 6", 31"
Shaqiri 17"
Mane 45"

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals Origi 6", 31"
Shaqiri 17"
Mane 45
Wijnaldum 90"

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Fastest to 100 Premier League Wins:

Jose Mourinho - 142 matches
Jurgen Klopp - 159 matches
Sir Alex Ferguson - 162 matches

Congrats to Klopp.

[escobar43535]

32 league games unbeaten. A club record I thought I'd never see broken, wow:cool:

Liverpool are one injury away from losing their grip. That has been the narrative from many pundits for weeks now.

Last night Klopp started with Adrian, Milner, Lallana, Shaqiri and Origi in a fierce local derby against Everton. And what do they do? They smash the Toffees with Origi and Shaqiri being up the with one of the very best footballers in the world; the incomprehensibly magical Sadio Mane:cool:

What Klopp is doing with Liverpool is nothing short of sensational:cool:

5 goals and Sadio should have had another two. That sums it up quite nicely.

Klopp’s smile when asked about the changes says it all really, the fringe players really did him proud last night. Not only do we have intensity and the mentality but we now also have the depth.

The bromance between Shaqiri and Klopp is back. I love it when they look lovingly into each other’s eyes:D

Hope Keita takes inspiration from Lallana and Shaqiri and takes his chance when it finally comes.

Also perhaps now Trevor Sinclair understands we’re not in danger, we are the danger. We are the ones who knock!!

Oh, and Merry Christmas, Everton:p

BELIEVE, the Journey continues.

We march on against Bournemouth next on Saturday.

[CTOA3954]

32 league games unbeaten. A club record I thought I'd never see broken, wow:cool:

Liverpool are one injury away from losing their grip. That has been the narrative from many pundits for weeks now.

Last night Klopp started with Adrian, Milner, Lallana, Shaqiri and Origi in a fierce local derby against Everton. And what do they do? They smash the Toffees with Origi and Shaqiri being up the with one of the very best footballers in the world; the incomprehensibly magical Sadio Mane:cool:

What Klopp is doing with Liverpool is nothing short of sensational:cool:

5 goals and Sadio should have had another two. That sums it up quite nicely.

Klopp’s smile when asked about the changes says it all really, the fringe players really did him proud last night. Not only do we have intensity and the mentality but we now also have the depth.

The bromance between Shaqiri and Klopp is back. I love it when they look lovingly into each other’s eyes:D

Hope Keita takes inspiration from Lallana and Shaqiri and takes his chance when it finally comes.

Also perhaps now Trevor Sinclair understands we’re not in danger, we are the danger. We are the ones who knock!!

Oh, and Merry Christmas, Everton:p

BELIEVE, the Journey continues.

We march on against Bournemouth next on Saturday.

Liverpool is going to lose its unbeaten streak..... Klopp has decided to sacrifice the EFL Cup match vs Aston Villa on 17.12.19.
He is prepared to lose that game and will bring all his 1st team players to Dubai for the FIFA Club World Cup.

Alex Inglethorpe has been tasked with taking charge of the EPL Cup match vs Aston Villa and is likely to field his Academy team boys for that game.

[charlienicholas]

Bournemouth vs Liverpool

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 0-3

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11879039/charlies-premier-league-predictions

[ramadel]

Liverpool is going to lose its unbeaten streak..... Klopp has decided to sacrifice the EFL Cup match vs Aston Villa on 17.12.19.
He is prepared to lose that game and will bring all his 1st team players to Dubai for the FIFA Club World Cup.

Alex Inglethorpe has been tasked with taking charge of the EPL Cup match vs Aston Villa and is likely to field his Academy team boys for that game.

I think is no big deal losing the unbeaten streak record as I feel trying to maintain the record puts unnecessary pressure on the team. I'd rather the record goes.... and less pressure on the boys.

[Xgenre]

But the unbeaten run is with regards to the Premier League games. Nothing to do with the League Cup.

[escobar43535]

But the unbeaten run is with regards to the Premier League games. Nothing to do with the League Cup.

Yup 👍

Anyways let's just take it one game at a time.

Oh and any win will do.

[lawro]

Bournemouth v Liverpool x-x 0-2

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50633924

[LeeHsienLoong]

The key to victory is not to be over confident. :cool:

[JohnHandcock]

The key to victory is not to be over confident. :cool:

The key to victory is to fix your opponents first :D

[countryman]

The key to victory is to keep a clean sheet.... which they did today!))

[escobar43535]

Too easy, Bournemouth are in trouble.

That said, our bench is doing a great job. Klopp you sorcerer. Top of the perch, where we belong:cool:

Salah was sharp and showed what he's all about again.
Also nice to see Naby have a good day after such a long time away and young Curtis getting his boots dirty. Clean sheet is good too.

My only concern now is our centre back situation. Matip still a few weeks away and Fabinho out too. So if Lovren is also out for a few weeks we might have a problem, really hope this is not the case.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues.

On to a big big game on Tuesday night against Salzburg.

[escobar43535]

United beat City at the Etihad and we are now 14 points ahead of City, unbelievable:cool:

Hope Villa can do us favour and beat pesky Leicester later tonight:p

In any event, our game against Leicester at the King Power will be huge over Christmas, a definite 6 pointer.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals Ox 35", Keita 44" and Salah 54"

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Saw the highlights and Salah back heeled pass to Keita was audacious.

Keita started the move and finished the goal to give Liverpool up 2 - 0.

[escobar43535]

So that's Ox, Naby, Shaq & Divock all scoring PL goals this week, in addition to Mo & Sadio. Gametime in the legs for all of those, gentle breathers for the frontliners. How good is that heading into the busiest time of the year? Its *********** freakingly good, that's what!!

The seemlessness of our player rotation is testament to the work this squad must put in every day. Jurgen & his staff know best:cool:

Go Reds!!

Now I'm off to bed again:o:D

[ThisIsMelwood]

So that's Ox, Naby, Shaq & Divock all scoring PL goals this week, in addition to Mo & Sadio. Gametime in the legs for all of those, gentle breathers for the frontliners. How good is that heading into the busiest time of the year? Its *********** freakingly good, that's what!!

The seemlessness of our player rotation is testament to the work this squad must put in every day. Jurgen & his staff know best:cool:

Go Reds!!

Now I'm off to bed again:o:D

Good night or rather good morning.

Tired legs were seemed all around in the other games. Too much to expect the same players playing twice per week at the highest level.

The Liverpool squad have self beliefs and hopefully carried forward to the 2020. If lead is big enough then we may be crowned champions in April 2020.

Sorry to count the chickens too early.

To me, is the best time to support Liverpool and keeping my fingers crossed.

So is MC out of the title race?

[Frankiestine]

So is MC out of the title race?

I am more worried about Leicester they seems to be on a roll now...

[ThisIsMelwood]

I am more worried about Leicester they seems to be on a roll now...

Agreed but Leicester need to play MC on 22/12. Let's see what is the result and we can tell how close Leicester will be.

MC vs Leicester on 22/12 1.30am.
Leicester vs Liverpool on 27/12, 4am.

Very daunting fixtures for Leicester.

[PaulMerson]

"These are the games that, for me, win you the Premier League."

"I know they're not in form but, they have a go, Bournemouth. You look and think, 'That's not the easiest game'. Liverpool made it look like an FA Cup third-round game against a League Two or a non-league team. That's no disrespect to Bournemouth but that's how Liverpool made them look; they were head and shoulders above - so, so comfortable.

"The Bournemouth goalkeeper's got to come for the first goal but Mo Salah played in second gear - he was outstanding. Jurgen Klopp's getting his changes right. I didn't think this Liverpool team had it in them, to rotate and not be weaker, but we've seen in these last few weeks that they can. The thing for me, too, is that this is not the Man City of last season. Liverpool just have to stay focused and I think it's theirs."

[Rickey]

Agreed but Leicester need to play MC on 22/12. Let's see what is the result and we can tell how close Leicester will be.

MC vs Leicester on 22/12 1.30am.
Leicester vs Liverpool on 27/12, 4am.

Very daunting fixtures for Leicester.
MC r now just a shadow of themselves... They r very bad defensively.. Any team even the minnow teams can now score at least one goal against them anytime.. they r otw down the ladder... if u hv good n fast strikers you can beat them as shown in their game last nite against their red neighbours.. the Merseyside Derby

[Grounded Eagle]

Agreed but Leicester need to play MC on 22/12. Let's see what is the result and we can tell how close Leicester will be.

MC vs Leicester on 22/12 1.30am.
Leicester vs Liverpool on 27/12, 4am.

Very daunting fixtures for Leicester.

The crunch match will be Leicester vs Liverpool..... if Leicester wins that game I forsee a repeat of last season where Liverpool will end up as runners-up again.

Similarly last season Liverpool were leading by 11pts at Christmas.... then they suffered their only loss of the whole season to Man City and they lost their lead subsequently and the chance to be the BPL Champion.

This season is playing out much the same as last season except Leicester has replaced Man City as the threat.

Hope history dun repeat itself as Liverpool has a tough January to navigate ahead of them.

[LeeHsienLoong]

We cannot ask to be in a better position than we are presently.
It does not matter if it is a 11 or 8 point lead because this is really good and I hope Leicester wins so this will keep us on our toes.
The teams below us are experiencing mixed results as we saw over the weekend from Chelsea and Man City so we only have ourselves to blame if we screw up like last season.

[countryman]

The crunch match will be Leicester vs Liverpool..... if Leicester wins that game I forsee a repeat of last season where Liverpool will end up as runners-up again.

Similarly last season Liverpool were leading by 11pts at Christmas.... then they suffered their only loss of the whole season to Man City and they lost their lead subsequently and the chance to be the BPL Champion.

This season is playing out much the same as last season except Leicester has replaced Man City as the threat.

Hope history dun repeat itself as Liverpool has a tough January to navigate ahead of them.

Leicester is nowhere near the same level as Mcity. No doubt they are having a good run now but they will definitely drop points very soon. BR is not that a fantastic manager as we had 1st hand experienced having gone through a terrible time with him before. He is not that good a tactician. And also once Suarez left Pool, the whole team just fell apart.
I don't remember Pool was leading by 11pts last season during Xmas.. It was definitely lesser.

[KatongCowboy]

Leicester is nowhere near the same level as Mcity. No doubt they are having a good run now but they will definitely drop points very soon. BR is not that a fantastic manager as we had 1st hand experienced having gone through a terrible time with him before. He is not that good a tactician. And also once Suarez left Pool, the whole team just fell apart.
I don't remember Pool was leading by 11pts last season during Xmas.. It was definitely lesser.

Yeah..... Liverpool was only ahead by 7 pts after X'mas.
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The bigger lead was in early December where they led Man City by 10 pts.

I disagree Leicester is not a threat.
BR changed his management style and tactics after losing his Liverpool job. Can already see the differences when he was at Celtic.... and now Leicester are playing similar style as Liverpool too..... some soccer pundits are referring to them as Liverpool clone.

[escobar43535]

We're still 3 games short of the halfway point in the PL season so far too early to start thinking about the title.

Tuesday's CL game is all that will be on Jurgen's mind right now; defeat might mean we'd be out of the competition so that puts things into perspective for me.

But I'm hopeful we'll get through and will then go on to win the Club World Cup.

December has started so well that I find it hard to think it won't be a great month for us.

Fingers crossed no more injuries though, especially to our key players. In this regard I would like to salute Roy Keane for calling it well and good to Micah Richards & Jaime Redknapp after the City v United game when the latter two were making injury excuses for City's drop in form, whereas Keane rightly said that true champions would just deal with the problem and get on with it, giving them a backhanded 'slap' by saying that it ain't easy winning 3 titles in a row:D

I am sick and tired of lame pundits like Richards & Redknapp and the 'dumb & dumber brothers' from bein sports Andy Gray & Richard Keys making injury excuses for City while conveniently forgetting that we have been without our First XI GK, CB, DM & S at some point of time over the season thus far and still have only dropped 2 points.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it:cool:

[Ninja_Assassin]

Leicester is up n coming team.... just saw them demolish Aston Villa.
Jamie Vardy playing looks like "possessed"..... did they get the Thai monks to do chanting again this season?

[ThisIsMelwood]

Just watched the highlights or Leicester win vs Aston Villa.

I was wondering how come Aston Villa played so high up and gives so much space for Vardy and company to explore.

Leicester was playing compact defensive and it was the thru pass that killed Villa. Leicester attack was narrow with 1 to 2 players down the middle. The other 2 goals were set piece. So when Villa chase the game Leicester exploited the space.

Very different game that Villa played when visited Anfield.

[escobar43535]

Gotta admit the Brodge has Leicester very well organised and firing on all cylinders at the moment with Vardy in super hot form.

Leicester's game at the Etihad followed by our game with them at King Power later this month look to be huge games now.

Ironically in springtime you would have thought we would have have been rooting for the Foxes & the Brodge in their upcoming game at the Etihad but the reality in wintertime has totally reversed the situation with us now cheering on City to win instead(although a draw would be quite good):eek::D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Gotta admit the Brodge has Leicester very well organised and firing on all cylinders at the moment with Vardy in super hot form.

Leicester's game at the Etihad followed by our game with them at King Power later this month look to be huge games now.

Ironically in springtime you would have thought we would have have been rooting for the Foxes & the Brodge in their upcoming game at the Etihad but the reality in wintertime has totally reversed the situation with us now cheering on City to win instead(although a draw would be quite good):eek::D

I am not so worried about Leicester because BR played negatively when faced with Top 6 clubs. His setup was defensive and uses Vardy lone upfront target man.

Leicester dropped points to MU, Liverpool and draw at Newcastle and Chelsea.

[ThisIsMelwood]

The bigger lead was in early December where they led Man City by 10 pts.

I disagree Leicester is not a threat.
BR changed his management style and tactics after losing his Liverpool job. Can already see the differences when he was at Celtic.... and now Leicester are playing similar style as Liverpool too..... some soccer pundits are referring to them as Liverpool clone.

Should compare to 2017/18 campaign after 20 matchdays because that was MC record breaking year.

Disagree that Leicester played high press similar to Liverpool.

BR setup 4-1-4-1 or 4-5-1 which is defensive minded.

Klopp played 4-3-3 when attacking and 4-2-3-1 when lost the ball with high press.

[ThisIsMelwood]

So many rumours that RM, PSG, Barca wanted Liverpool players.

I think Liverpool should go out and buy James Maddison to disrupt Leicester City.

Since Leicester have no European commitment the team can concentrate on top 4. What happened to Leicester if Vardy or Maddison is injured?

[escobar43535]

I want 2 things for us tonight:
(1) Qualify for the knock out stages; &
(2) Come back with no injuries.

Good news is that Lovren and Wijnaldum flew out to Salzburg. Apart from the long term injuries, Lallana is the only one not fit but seems like a minor injury as he should be back in training on Thursday.

Come on you Redmen:cool:

[Xgenre]

I think Liverpool should go out and buy James Maddison to disrupt Leicester City.

They are likely to qualify for the Champions League next season so he can play in the CL with them. Our midfield is stocked with talent now. As an English player, he will be over priced and under used in Liverpool. Plus Grujic is playing well in Germany now, so I think he will be back next season to take over Lallana.

[escobar43535]

Fantastic match to watch, great win plus a clean sheet:cool:

A statement performance by the Champions League holders.

Outstanding performances from Alisson, Virgil, Henderson, Keita & Mane.

We actually could have had seven but for Mo & Mane's finishing but what a goal from Salah! Salzburg also had their chances with Haaland, Minamino & Hwang but Alisson was back to his best.

Good luck to Salzburg in the Europa league, a very good team who made this group much more competitive and tougher than one would have thought at the draw stage of this group.

Finally really hope Lovren is not too badly injured. Worrying time for our CB situation with only 2 fit CBs available at the moment:(

We march on against Watford next on Saturday.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it:cool:

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals Keita 57" and Salah 58"

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[Ninja_Assassin]

Fantastic match to watch, great win plus a clean sheet:cool:

A statement performance by the Champions League holders.

Outstanding performances from Alisson, Virgil, Henderson, Keita & Mane.

We actually could have had seven but for Mo & Mane's finishing but what a goal from Salah! Salzburg also had their chances with Haaland, Minamino & Hwang but Alisson was back to his best.

Good luck to Salzburg in the Europa league, a very good team who made this group much more competitive and tougher than one would have thought at the draw stage of this group.

Finally really hope Lovren is not too badly injured. Worrying time for our CB situation with only 2 fit CBs available at the moment:(

We march on against Watford next on Saturday.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it:cool:

Could have been anybody's game last night...... but Liverpool took their chances well while Salzburg uncharacterically squandered theirs. Thumbs up to Salzburg for giving Liverpool a good fight.

I forsee a great future for this Salzburg team if they can stay together for the next few years...... they practically fielded a youth team last night as 8 of their 1st team players were under 23.

[Shiofukis]

Could have been anybody's game last night...... but Liverpool took their chances well while Salzburg uncharacterically squandered theirs. Thumbs up to Salzburg for giving Liverpool a good fight.

I forsee a great future for this Salzburg team if they can stay together for the next few years...... they practically fielded a youth team last night as 8 of their 1st team players were under 23.

If last year ajax sticked around, they will be in the competition :)

[escobar43535]

Madrid
Atalanta
Atletico
Dortmund
Lyon

Take your pick

[ThisIsMelwood]

Madrid
Atalanta
Atletico
Dortmund
Lyon

Take your pick

Zidane already started talking said will eliminate Liverpool if draw to meet. Think he didn't want to meet Liverpool.

[Xgenre]

I will want Real Madrid. Can't wait to see Sergio Ramos in Anfield.

[Ninja_Assassin]

Madrid
Atalanta
Atletico
Dortmund
Lyon

Take your pick

Real Madrid would certainly give the Reds motivation to raise their game. I hope we draw RM. :D

[Ninja_Assassin]

If last year ajax sticked around, they will be in the competition :)

Looks like the cherry picking of Salzburg's youngsters have started.
Klopp wants to sign Minamoto in January.

Borussia Dortmund has started talking to Haaland.

Arsenal to try again for Domink Szobolai despite rejected by him last season. Juventus & PSG also keeping tabs on him. Dubbed as the next "Ronaldo" ..... expected to break transfer record as the most expensive 19 yr old player.

Real Madrid & Man Utd both made enquiries on R Kristensen.

[countryman]

Looks like the cherry picking of Salzburg's youngsters have started.
Klopp wants to sign Minamoto in January.

Borussia Dortmund has started talking to Haaland.

Arsenal to try again for Domink Szobolai despite rejected by him last season. Juventus & PSG also keeping tabs on him. Dubbed as the next "Ronaldo" ..... expected to break transfer record as the most expensive 19 yr old player.

Real Madrid & Man Utd both made enquiries on R Kristensen.

With Minamino, Pool is gona have the complete Mini Mane Mo. ..:D

[ThisIsMelwood]

With Minamino, Pool is gona have the complete Mini Mane Mo. ..:D

Good one.

Didn't know Minamino release clause only 7m plus.

How RB Salzburg be great if important players gone?

[Xgenre]

Didn't know Minamino release clause only 7m plus.

It is a development club. If the release clause is too high, young talent will not join them. Even at this amount, the club would have made good returns. Plus they may insert a sell on clause too.

I think the wives of Liverpool fans will have 1 more reason to worry. This season, husbands are walking around with a t shirt that says Allison at the back. Next season they will be walking around with a t shirt that says Mina at the back. :p

[pomrakthai]

With Minamino, Pool is gona have the complete Mini Mane Mo. ..:D

Pom likes the way you put it :D:p

[JohnHandcock]

With Minamino, Pool is gona have the complete Mini Mane Mo. ..:D

Gini Mini Mane Mo :D

[lawro]

Liverpool v Watford x-x 3-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50758173

[ThisIsMelwood]

Takumi Minamino wink at VVD after the match.

Minamino already knew he will be joining Liverpool.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Breaking News

Klopp extended contract to 2024.

More trophies or silverwares.

[Firmino]

We have a few more seasons with Klopp and if we do not at least win the PL twice I will be very disappointed. This club can go places and I hope luck sticks with us.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Vice captain Millie signed contract extension. my

Liverpool hv done things swiftly.

[charlienicholas]

Liverpool vs Watford

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-0

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11885412/charlies-premier-league-predictions

[escobar43535]

Big win (not forgetting another clean sheet) considering we miss a game and play Leicester away next.

The change in shape made this game way harder than it should've been. Thankfully Watford are useless in front of goal and Alisson is elite. Also Salah is coming back to form just in time for the title push + Gomez was very good.

However Firmino was shocking. Minamino can't arrive soon enough. Bobby needs a break, form is temporary remember.

The only negative is the injury to Gini. He is out of the Club World Cup according to Klopp. A knee injury that ‘doesn’t look too cool.’ Fingers crossed that Gini is not out for too long.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it:cool:

On to Qatar!!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals by Salah 38" and 90"

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Salah now leading top scorers for Liverpool.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Leicester City dropped 2 pts.

Chelsea loss 3 pts.

Leicester played the same style as Norwich and got punished by Pukki. Only difference was Pukki scored and Vardy didn't. Leicester goal was from corner set piece.

[escobar43535]

That was Farking Pukki good, the weekend just got better:D

Well played Norwich and Happy Christmas:cool:

[countryman]

Mcity will always be the main threat cos of the quality of the players they have.. Hopefully Leicester will dropped a few more points before the New Year.

[countryman]

We have a few more seasons with Klopp and if we do not at least win the PL twice I will be very disappointed. This club can go places and I hope luck sticks with us.

Yes, u better start playing well n score a few more.. Your performances have been below par lately! :D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Gini Wijnaldum included in the 20 man team list and flew to Qatar.

Good luck guys.

[JadeBird]

Gini Wijnaldum included in the 20 man team list and flew to Qatar.

Good luck guys.

Good.... that means his injury is not too serious.

[francined69]

Since the team is already heading for Qatar for the CWC, hopefully they can bring back another trophy and the high spirits will give them a boost for the boxing day match against Leicester City.

[francined69]

The Champions League round of 16 draw takes place on Monday 16 December

When is it?
The draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 16 December. The live stream will begin here at 12:00 CET.

Who is involved?
The draw features the eight group winners (seeded) and eight runners-up (unseeded):

Seeded
Barcelona (ESP: Group F)
Bayern München (GER: Group B)
Juventus (ITA: Group D)
Leipzig (GER: Group G)
Liverpool (ENG, holders: Group E)
Manchester City (ENG: Group C)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA: Group A)
Valencia (ESP: Group H)

Unseeded
Atalanta (ITA: Group C)
Atlético (ESP: Group D)
Chelsea (ENG: Group H)
Dortmund (GER: Group F)
Lyon (FRA: Group G)
Napoli (ITA: Group E)
Real Madrid (ESP: Group A)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG: Group B)

How does the draw work?
The seeded teams are at home in the second legs.
No team can play a club from their UEFA Champions League group or a side from the same national association.
Further restrictions will be confirmed before the draw.

When do ties take place?
The first legs are scheduled for 18, 19, 25 and 26 February, with the second legs on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March. Kick-offs are at 21:00 CET. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final is on 20 March.

the 5 teams that Liverpool will potentially face.

[WhitePaper]

Liverpool playing Athetico Madrid in CL last 16 away 1st leg and 2nd leg at Anfield.

[escobar43535]

So it's Wanda Metropolitano Redux!

Tough tie, but this is a relatively new team without the experience of Godin, Gabi, Juanfran etc. They are also not the same without Griezmann. Felix still has a long way to go. Morata is playing better than he did at Chelsea though.

Also Atletico have a very savvy manager in Simeone of course, but he plays a distinct style.

1st leg is going to be massive.

Defensively they are still one of the best teams in Europe and will definitely set up to spoil the game.

Atletico will play like Napoli did - restrict our space to operate on the flanks and flood our midfield. It will be tight, very ugly man marking. Hopefully Fabinho should be back by then which will be an advantage, but I really think that its players like Keita, Origi, Shaqiri and Minimino that might provide us with the X factor. Also, Matip is huge for us in Europe, so hope he can get back soon as well.

A good ref is crucial for both ties. Someone who doesn't fall for Atletico's tricks!

Couple of other very tasty ties in the draw as well!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Champions league - Last 16 draw

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Our blue neighbor will hv Carlo!

Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to become Everton manager

[countryman]

Our blue neighbor will hv Carlo!

Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to become Everton manager

I was thinking Arsenal would suit Ancelotti better...
Surprised Arsenal didn't go for him!

[PaulMerson]

I was thinking Arsenal would suit Ancelotti better...
Surprised Arsenal didn't go for him!

Arsenal task too big for Mikel Arteta, says Paul Merson

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/15205/11888220/arsenal-task-too-big-for-mikel-arteta-says-paul-merson

Any manager including Klopp and Gaurdiola will struggle in Arsenal now. Arsenal problem stems from players and top management.

Carlo Ancelotti knew that.

All the Arsenal legends knew that besides Freddie Ljungberg.

[WankJanice]

I think Arsenal needs a tough guy like Sam Allardyce but they would never take him..
Frankly, after the way they treated Arsene Wenger, they deserve all the shit they are getting now.
Lucky they are still in the top 10(barely).
Best lesson for their top management..

[escobar43535]

Apparently a brave and relatively good performance from our kids(literally!) against a proper PL side away, so no shame whatsoever notwithstanding the 5-0 scoreline and a great learning experience for all of them.

Just looking at the Stats it would appear that our young lads did pretty well.

TEAM STATS
Villa Liverpool
11 Shots 15

8 Shots on target 8

42% Possession 58%

469 Passes 637

83% Pass accuracy 86%

4 Fouls 8

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 1

2 Corners 7

Think if Brewster or Glatzel were not injured and playing we might have nicked one or two at at least.

Looks like Elliot was outstanding and if he works hard and keeps fit, we might have a first XI starter in 18 months or even less(the lad is still only 16 years old at the moment).

Seems like Hoever had a very good game as well, so another promising consistent youngster in the making.

But apparently Keheller and Van Den Berg were disappointing. Hopefully they can improve.

Finally props to John Terry and Dean Smith for going to the away dressing room at the end of the game to give our lads some words of encouragement. Class act the both of them.

[countryman]

Disappointing performance from the youngsters last night.. Despite having 60% possession, they couldn't create much clear chances n finishing was poor. Defence was bad also. What Villa did was just sit n wait for a defensive mistake n they would pounced on it n scored. Not that I was expecting a win though but I thought the youngsters would have put up a better fight!

[escobar43535]

Disappointing performance from the youngsters last night.. Despite having 60% possession, they couldn't create much clear chances n finishing was poor. Defence was bad also. What Villa did was just sit n wait for a defensive mistake n they would pounced on it n scored. Not that I was expecting a win though but I thought the youngsters would have put up a better fight!

Since you appear to have watched the game, how was Elliot and Hoever?

[WankJanice]

Since you appear to have watched the game, how was Elliot and Hoever?

Bro, you can see the highlights here - Elliot did really good.
https://highlightsfootball.net/video/aston-villa-vs-liverpool-highlights-2/

[countryman]

Since you appear to have watched the game, how was Elliot and Hoever?

Elliot was the only player who stood out. Very skilful n intelligent player with some nice touches but too bad the rest were not on par with him. Hoever so so only, still long way to go for him imo..

[escobar43535]

Elliot was the only player who stood out. Very skilful n intelligent player with some nice touches but too bad the rest were not on par with him. Hoever so so only, still long way to go for him imo..

Bro, you can see the highlights here - Elliot did really good.
https://highlightsfootball.net/video/aston-villa-vs-liverpool-highlights-2/

Thanks guys:)

Let’s hope our big boys do the job in Qatar, starting with tonight's game against Monterrey.

But most importantly no more injuries:cool:

[Grounded Eagle]

Elliot was the only player who stood out. Very skilful n intelligent player with some nice touches but too bad the rest were not on par with him. Hoever so so only, still long way to go for him imo..

The boys started out good but the goalie was kalang kabut and gifted 2 goals. The team went to pieces after that and dished out rojak football. I think they could have given Aston Villa a better fight if they had not been demoralised by the goalie mistakes early in the game.
Anyway its good experience for these kids.

[Grounded Eagle]

Minamino to undergo medical at Anfield....... and will be a Liverpool player on 1st January 2020 if he passes the medical.

A bargain buy at £7.25m :D

[180baht]

The boys started out good but the goalie was kalang kabut and gifted 2 goals. The team went to pieces after that and dished out rojak football. I think they could have given Aston Villa a better fight if they had not been demoralised by the goalie mistakes early in the game.
Anyway its good experience for these kids.


Kelleher usually is reliable and has a pair of safe hands.
Just donch know what happened last night. He was playing like a schoolboy.

[escobar43535]

Tbh I think Klopp wanted out of the League Cup at the earlier round against Arsenal. So this match with Villa was just a good outing experience for our young lads.

Realistically the matches are just too much considering our main target must be the EPL followed closely by the CL. Anything else is a cherry on top.

Moreover, if Leicester and City win tonight, it would be great if they are then drawn together in the semifinal because that would mean an extra tiring 2 matches for both of them against each other:D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals by Keita 11" and Firmino 90".

Monterey 1 - 2 Liverpool

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Team sheet without VVD. Hope he was fine.

Luckily there is still a Jan transfer window.

Hendo partner Gomez in central defence.

[countryman]

This is crisis time already... One by one of our CBs going to the sickbay now. Gomez also quite injury prone, let's hope he can last for the next few matches..
It's time to bring back Steve Caulker.. ;-)

[escobar43535]

From what I read and also from the highlights, looks like it was a tough game but made harder predominantly due to our CB issues. Although, to be fair, Henderson did what he needed to. Don’t like Lallana in that deep lying position...hurry back, Fabinho.

Fingers crossed VVD is ok but if there is any doubt I would not risk him for the final on Saturday. It is much more important that he is fit for our Boxing day match at King Power.

All in all, seems like we had too much for Monterrey although they are no mugs. Gather Salah and Keita were both very good and Alisson was outstanding.

Special mention for Trent though. That pass from him gets better and better each time I see it. His football brain is just at a different level, amazing:cool:

We march on!

PS. https://scontent.fzag4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/80243601_2681164998634785_7731987206444679168_n.jp g?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=XNHNNkwW7kMAQlmc2OWH2RWcCA7CKTkJt_lL6eKcJb 1aXE3x9zC-rE7WA&_nc_ht=scontent.fzag4-1.fna&oh=ce9489118571af114ea1c8cf8546b264&oe=5EACFAE7

Gotta luv Klopp:D

[escobar43535]

Welcome to Anfield Takumi Minamino:cool:



https://youtu.be/BQw9NUB6v7w

[chachachang4]

Tough game for Liverpool in the Final..... Flamengo has both the Golden boot & Silver boot winners of Brazil.
I wonder how Klopp is gonna face the top 2 strikers of Brazil with his makeshift defence..... not surprising the betting odds have turned.
Flamengo is now the bookies favourite to win the Final.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool give 1 ball and win .8

Liverpool win pay 1.49
Flamengo win pay 5.45
Draw is 4.78

Wonder how come Flamengo favorite?

[countryman]

Think the English FA are having some issues with Pool..
It seems they are trying to stop Pool from any success. Firstly it was the Caraboa cup n now after the coming winter break, Pool has to play 3 top level matches within a week n the FA are not helping Pool to ease the congestion.
Someone inside must be a die hard scum supporter.

[Ninja_Assassin]

Liverpool give 1 ball and win .8

Liverpool win pay 1.49
Flamengo win pay 5.45
Draw is 4.78

Wonder how come Flamengo favorite?

Odds in SEA and Odds in S. America are vastly different.
On South American betting sites the favourites are Flamengo.
Most favoured scoreline is 2-1 to Flamengo.
Same in Portugal too....... Liverpool are underdogs there.
Only in Asia & UK are Liverpool as favourites. Some EU bet sites dun even carry this match.

[Dirk Kuyt]

Think the English FA are having some issues with Pool..
It seems they are trying to stop Pool from any success. Firstly it was the Caraboa cup n now after the coming winter break, Pool has to play 3 top level matches within a week n the FA are not helping Pool to ease the congestion.
Someone inside must be a die hard scum supporter.

The Barclays Premier League and Carabao Cup competitions are run by 2 different organisations..... with each group looking out for their own interests.
As a result it's the clubs and players that suffers.

[Dirk Kuyt]

Liverpool give 1 ball and win .8

Liverpool win pay 1.49
Flamengo win pay 5.45
Draw is 4.78

Wonder how come Flamengo favorite?

Your payout is so high.....
I bought Flamengo win with Riau bookie is only 4.5.
I bought Liverpool win with Dubai online betting site gives payout of 2.8
So I will win if either team wins..... praying hard dun end in a draw.

[newton]

Ah Klopp has done what the Great Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Rafael Benítez has tried and failed to win in the years gone by.
The Reds are finally World Club Champions for the 1st time!:D
Now its the time to end the 30 years of misery and wait in May 2020.:cool:

[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool world champions after Firmino magic

Goals by Firmino 99" beat Flamengo in CWC 1 - 0.

Third silverware of the year 2019.


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[ThisIsMelwood]

Leicester lost to MC and still 10 points gap with Liverpool having 1 game on hand.

Liverpool on top of PL during Xmas 2019.

Leicester - 10 pts gap
MC - 11 pts gap

[ThisIsMelwood]

2019 Champions League winners 🏆
2019 Super Cup winners 🏆
2019 Club World Cup winners 🏆

Hope OX injury not too bad.:cool:

[escobar43535]

Champions of the World. Drink it in. What a shift our boys put in:cool:

The best thing to come out from this tournament is the return to form of Joe Gomez. Starting to look like the player of last year before he got injured.

Apart from Gomez, Henderson was also a step above I think. Keita gets some credit too, still looked sharp late on.

Shame about the Ox's injury, still hoping for good news. Minamino is a timely purchase

Also, that’s a double before Christmas. Double winners already.

Merry Christmas Redmen, rest well for we have Leicester on Boxing day.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it:cool:

[LeeHsienLoong]

The miss by Firmino and Keita proved a big cost for us and we could have gone 2 up in the opening 10 minutes which could have saved us 30 minutes of game time.
2 titles this season and we should be able to add more and like all other fans the PL title is the crown jewel.

[Fireblade]

Ah Klopp has done what the Great Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Rafael Benítez has tried and failed to win in the years gone by.
The Reds are finally World Club Champions for the 1st time!:D
Now its the time to end the 30 years of misery and wait in May 2020.:cool:

Gerard : How i wish Klopp was coach when i was around

:D

[owen10]

The miss by Firmino and Keita proved a big cost for us and we could have gone 2 up in the opening 10 minutes which could have saved us 30 minutes of game time.
2 titles this season and we should be able to add more and like all other fans the PL title is the crown jewel.

We could have avoided the additional half hour of stress and strain had we converted the many missed chances.

In d end it was a very hard fought but satisfying win,
Congrats guys!!!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Merry Xmas to all.

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Our starting XI that won CWC trophy.

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[countryman]

Bad news bros :
Sources says Hendo will be out for 3 weeks after sustaining a shoulder injury due to lifting too many cups in 2019... :D

[JohnHandcock]

Bad news bros :
Sources says Hendo will be out for 3 weeks after sustaining a shoulder injury due to lifting too many cups in 2019... :D

Hahahaha wtf, good one bro :D

[JohnHandcock]

Good win by Watford !!!

[countryman]

Good win by Watford !!!

OGS getting more n more wrinkles after frowning for the entire Watford match. ;)

[CoutinHo]

Good win by Watford !!!

Actually Watford was expected to win this match.
Pundits from BBC Sports, Fox Sports, Sportsmole, MatchdayNews etc were all predicting a Watford win.
Even ex-Liverpool captain Mark Lawrenson predicted Man Utd to lose 2-1. Do all these people know something which we don't?

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[Greenfrog]

Actually Watford was expected to win this match.
Pundits from BBC Sports, Fox Sports, Sportsmole, MatchdayNews etc were all predicting a Watford win.
Even ex-Liverpool captain Mark Lawrenson predicted Man Utd to lose 2-1. Do all these people know something which we don't?


i was quite happy to see Ole Gunnar Solskjær dejected face after the second goal. :D:D

[countryman]

i was quite happy to see Ole Gunnar Solskjær dejected face after the second goal. :D:D

I do hope OGS stays forever with the scums... :D

[ramadel]

Actually Watford was expected to win this match.
Pundits from BBC Sports, Fox Sports, Sportsmole, MatchdayNews etc were all predicting a Watford win.
Even ex-Liverpool captain Mark Lawrenson predicted Man Utd to lose 2-1. Do all these people know something which we don't?

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Smells of KELONG !!!

[ThisIsMelwood]

As world champ can wear this.

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[owen10]

Actually Watford was expected to win this match.
Pundits from BBC Sports, Fox Sports, Sportsmole, MatchdayNews etc were all predicting a Watford win.
Even ex-Liverpool captain Mark Lawrenson predicted Man Utd to lose 2-1. Do all these people know something which we don't?

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Odds of 4.40 dam good
Imagine u just bet $500
lol

[escobar43535]

I do hope OGS stays forever with the scums... :D

Ole’s at the wheel!

corner turned >>>>>>> corner turned
^ v
^ v
^ v
^ v
^ v
start <<<<<<< corner turned

Ole sure is one erratic driver:rolleyes::p

[escobar43535]

Smells of KELONG !!!
Actually don't think it was a shock result. Watford played very well last week against us and United struggle against the bottom half teams.

Watford don't seem to be your normal last-placed team. Doucouré, Capoue, Hughes were always going to eat up the United midfield. Deulofeu genuinely appears more creative than anyone the Red Devils can offer;)

[escobar43535]

As world champ can wear this.

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That is one cool badge:cool:

[Greenfrog]

Smells of KELONG !!!

if 10 years ago, it is kelong.

nevertheless, i welcome this result.:D:D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Actually Watford was expected to win this match.
Pundits from BBC Sports, Fox Sports, Sportsmole, MatchdayNews etc were all predicting a Watford win.
Even ex-Liverpool captain Mark Lawrenson predicted Man Utd to lose 2-1. Do all these people know something which we don't?


Pundits can predict whatever and up to the team to get a result.

Charlie Nicholas had predicted Liverpool will lose or draw in many games this season but Liverpool proved them wrong. You can check the past predictions here.

Very simple, is a squad rotation working for Liverpool and can rest players. If necessary call the rested players to rescue game for 15 to 20mins. This is very similar to SAF when he rotate his squad and won.

OGS was a squad player seating on bench on for about 20 to 30 mins a sub.

Cannot expect the current MU players to play every game. Very tiring and susceptible to injuries. Playing thru pain not easy.

Takumi Minamino is going to be on bench and versatile to play many positions. Liverpool players were fully motivated to win and win more silverwares. The players were playing fully as a team no matter who starts or who rested.

[JohnHandcock]

if 10 years ago, it is kelong.

nevertheless, i welcome this result.:D:D

Kelong manager already retired, kelong referee followed a year later... :D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Merry Xmas to all!

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Klopp on Ox's injury: "You have three ligaments on the outside [of the ankle] and one of them is damaged. Now we have to see how quick we can fix that. It can take a while or be quicker, we have to see. This year, Oxlade will not play any more."

Hopefully Takumi Minamino can help to play some role.

[lawro]

Leicester v Liverpool x-x 0-2

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50856019

[charlienicholas]

Leicester vs Liverpool

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11894383/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions-leicester-to-stun-liverpool

[ThisIsMelwood]

Charlie Nicholas had predicted Liverpool dropped points again.

Really is up to the lads to show their mantle.

[escobar43535]

I've been looking back at our results in the league this season. A lot has been made of our apparent inability to keep clean sheets (which we seem to be rectifying in the last couple), but actually, only one team has scored more than one goal against us (Everton). On the flip side, we have scored more than one goal in every game apart from the United draw and the Sheffield win.

Managers setting up their teams know that they need to break one of these two patterns in order to beat us. Everton went for us and got the extra goal, but in doing so conceded 5. United restricted us and earned their point by limiting us to one goal in the match. Special mention should go to Sheffield United, who I think gave us the biggest test we've had in the league this season. They restricted our opportunities so we scored only one goal, and had their own chances. I genuinely think that game could have gone either way.

It's odd, but the modest scorelines we've been winning by are actually making us harder to work out. As a result, Brendan needs to look at it like this: try to restrict our chances, but in the process potentially limit Leicester's own scoring power, or go for the throat and hope our strikers have an off day. I'm torn between two predictions - a high scoring match with a marginal victory, or a cagey 1-1. I don't see us losing tomorrow night at the King Power though.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals by R Firmino (31, 74),J Milner (71 pen),T Alexander-Arnold (78)

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Liverpool lead Leicester by 13 pts with 1 game in hand.

Mentality monsters

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[LeeHsienLoong]

We should have won the game by a minimum of 6 goals.
On the bright side we have 1 game in hand and manage a clean sheet.
I hope City loses because Leicester deserves to be 2nd.

[countryman]

Charlie Nicholas had predicted Liverpool dropped points again.

Really is up to the lads to show their mantle.

He can shut his blady mouth for good. He has never been in favour of Pool.

[countryman]

Leicester vs Liverpool

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11894383/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions-leicester-to-stun-liverpool

U can pack your bags n go home! Not good enough to be a pundit. .

[countryman]

I had said this recently.. Leicester will dropped points, they are nowhere near Mcity.::rolleyes:

[escobar43535]

Tis a wonderful moment in time to be a Liverpool fan, and the next few years ahead look to be a golden age in our illustrious history. A team built with German efficency married with a Brazilian flair, a perfect blending of technique and physicality. And which player in the world wouldn't want to play for Klopp?

Leicester hadn't lost a Premier League game at the King Power Stadium since April...then the World Champions turned up!!...That was embarrassing from Leicester..they must have enjoyed the Christmas stuffing!!

Lots of talk elsewhere that we're getting away with it, playing average and getting the run of decisions and results.

Think that talk stopped last night!! To put in a performance like that against our nearest rival on the back of City's performance which everyone eulogised is an absolute statement of intent!! Btw it actually could have been 7 or 8 Nil.

Whichever team you support, and there are plenty of great teams out there, you have to agree that this Liverpool team are without doubt one of the best performing units' most of us are ever likely to see. To plunder the team in runner-up position like this was a joy to watch. Gomez neutralised Vardy and Leicester, for all of their talents and with a very good manager in Brendan, did not know what to do. There is something going on at Liverpool that is impossible to put into words and it is apparent from the owners right down to the ball-boys and everyone else (including the fans) connected with this family. A stunning display of football!! Danke Jurgen!!

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it!

PS. Hope Henderson is ok, must say looks like Klopp has helped to take Jordan's game up to another level!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Danke Jurgen!!

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy it!

PS. Hope Henderson is ok, must say looks like Klopp has helped to take Jordan's game up to another level!

Yes, Henderson is fine and in fact told Klopp he could still continue. Klopp take no risks by sub him.

Today, all the pundits said Liverpool will win the title and written off the rest. I like it that Klopp and the lads knew never to listen to such rubbish. Take it one game at a time.

Pundits are doing their jobs. Dun get too upset with pundits prediction. Is up to the team to deliver the results.

So long mathematically impossible for any team to chase Liverpool, then as fans we can celebrate.

[JohnHandcock]

I had said this recently.. Leicester will dropped points, they are nowhere near Mcity.::rolleyes:

Still have to be aware of City, they are capable of winning all their remaining matches.
Nothing is won until we are mathematically impossible to be caught.

But really looking forward to No. 19 :D

[countryman]

Still have to be aware of City, they are capable of winning all their remaining matches.
Nothing is won until we are mathematically impossible to be caught.

But really looking forward to No. 19 :D

Yes.... And Mcity has yet to unleashed Leroy Sane this season! This guy is the real danger if he's back in form! Hopefully we don't see him this season.
Anyway still long way to go for Pool to win the title. Better not count the chix before they are hatched.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Wolves 3 - 2 MC

so is MC fight over?

[escobar43535]

Those Manchester City turkeys' got a good old fashioned stuffing!!

Wolves won despite a dodgy penalty and a even dodgier retake against them. Double completed. Adama Traore is an absoute beast. Thank you Nuno and the Wolves' lads, great game to watch and a fantastic result!

Otamendi and Fernandinho!? How did Guardiola let that happen? He made a huge mistake not replacing Kompany this season. The Rodri money should've been used to sign a strong, tall and dominant defender instead. And Mendy is only good at blowing his own horn.

Also, hard to ever question a manager of Pep's calibre, but I think he made a mistake taking off KDB. City had nobody to relieve the pressure once he came off, and they aren't good enough defensively to sit back with a man down and soak up the pressure.

Nuno is a great gaffer much respect! Klopp has a nice bottle of wine to share with you on Sunday but no win against us please!!

[JohnHandcock]

Wolves are damn good, cannot underestimate them

[owen10]

Yes.... And Mcity has yet to unleashed Leroy Sane this season! This guy is the real danger if he's back in form! Hopefully we don't see him this season.
Anyway still long way to go for Pool to win the title. Better not count the chix before they are hatched.

Not to mention Kun's returning, they'll be very strong.
But by then, hopefully Liverpool's out of mind, out of sight.
:D

[LiverpoolClown]

Where are the WORLD CLASS PUNDEHS wannbe acting like pundits? Man City this and that end up got a good slap on the face. When it is not your time it is not your time. Unleash who? Your PUNDEH better. Liverpool is doing well but best is to stay HUMBLE and use your BRAIN to think.

YNWA.

[charlienicholas]

Liverpool vs Wolves

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-2

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11896188/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions-homecoming-to-remember-for-mikel-arteta

[lawro]

Liverpool v Wolves x-x 2-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50856021

[ManureClown]

Where are the WORLD CLASS PUNDEHS wannbe acting like pundits? Man City this and that end up got a good slap on the face. When it is not your time it is not your time. Unleash who? Your PUNDEH better. Liverpool is doing well but best is to stay HUMBLE and use your BRAIN to think.

YNWA.

Manure also doing very well, 8th in the table, 24 points behind and still in Europa League (2nd class European competition)

GGMU - Gone gone manu :D

[ManureClown]

Liverpool vs Wolves

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-1

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11896188/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions-homecoming-to-remember-for-mikel-arteta

Liverpool v Wolves x-x 2-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50856021

Why both your first few posts so similar one? Same person ah :D

[Azitho]

Wolves are damn good, cannot underestimate them

They are good.... but they will be tired as they will be playing Liverpool at Anfield less than 48 hrs after their exertions against Man City.

I think Liverpool will steamroll over them towards the final minutes of the match after they become poncech.... it is becoming a Liverpool trademark to score late late goals. :D

[countryman]

They are good.... but they will be tired as they will be playing Liverpool at Anfield less than 48 hrs after their exertions against Man City.

I think Liverpool will steamroll over them towards the final minutes of the match after they become poncech.... it is becoming a Liverpool trademark to score late late goals. :D

Better not say anything 1st, no such thing as sure steam roll over Wolves. Pool are also just as tired as they were just back from Qatar n going all out against Leicester..

[PiChiChi]

Better not say anything 1st, no such thing as sure steamroll over Wolves. Pool are also just as tired as they were just back from Qatar n going all out against Leicester..

Liverpool has extra 2 days more to rest than Wolves so that should be an advantage. If they cannot capitalise on that then they dun deserve to be champions.

[JohnHandcock]

Liverpool has extra 2 days more to rest than Wolves so that should be an advantage. If they cannot capitalise on that then they dun deserve to be champions.

Who deserve to be champions then?

[escobar43535]

Liverpool has extra 2 days more to rest than Wolves so that should be an advantage. If they cannot capitalise on that then they dun deserve to be champions.

Don't think it is "extra 2 days" more like "extra 1 day" only.

Anyways Wolves are a very good and strong team, so it is going to be a tough game(also an exciting one) but I'm sure Klopp and his boys shall be prepared and won't take anything for granted.

Prior to the start of this season, who would have thought this game and the next(Sheffield United) would have been considered very tough games but the table does not lie and that is the magic of the PL.

[FunnyHippoo]

Why both your first few posts so similar one? Same person ah :D

JiBye Clone...
Mai COCK lah...
Johnbass will come and slap you later...
WUJI use your JB nick to KPKB...
Buto...

[escobar43535]

Sunday 29th December - Wolves (H)
Thursday 2nd January - Sheffield Utd (H)
Sunday 5th January - Everton (FA Cup) (H)
Saturday 11th January - Spurs (A)
Sunday 19th January - Man Utd (H)
Thursday 23rd January - Wolves (A)
Wednesday 29th January - West Ham (A)

A lot of football to be played.

The good thing is that if we come out of these next two games ok then the games that could hurt us are fairly well spread apart.

We have a couple of difficult games in the space of a few days coming up but in our favour we are at home and coming off the back of such a tremendous result against 2nd placed Leicester, so you'd expect us to do in at least one of them even if you arent confident of six points.

Then we have three huge games in a week or so including the derby but you'd expect a lot of changes for that derby game anyway.

Then it's Mourinho's Spurs, United at home and Nuno's Wolves(again), so naturally three games which we could realistically drop points.

If we come through those, the only thing that is going to stop us is consistent and prolonged injury to several key players. Funnily enough, just as we'd be getting four or five other big players back up and running in the squad(not forgetting the purchase of Minamino and perhaps another useful addition).

It's time to BELIEVE and enjoy the Journey ride.

[Firmino]

On paper the next 2 home matches will give us 6 points but if the team steps on the pitch with over confidence and no respect one of these matches may give us the first defeat of the season. 6 points will give us so much buffer and I wish Klopp pushes the FA Cup away.

Let us start with match 1 with Wolves and I'm very sure they will play the same way all teams do when they visit Anfield. Match 2 with Sheffield United will very tough too.

[TAXI6600]

Sunday 5th January - Everton (FA Cup) (H)
Saturday 11th January - Spurs (A)
Sunday 19th January - Man Utd (H)
Thursday 23rd January - Wolves (A).

January looks like a tough month for Liverpool.

[newton]

Half-Time Liverpool 1 Wolves 0.
VAR technology working well in the 1st Half at Anfield.:D

[newton]

Full-Time Liverpool 1 Wolves 0.
Wolves one tough nut to crack, like-wise against Shed Utd in a few days time. A below par performance from the Reds, to be expected from a tiring, congested fixtures these past 2 weeks but 3 pts and a clean sheet in defence is all that matters.
19 games down and another 19 to go towards May 2020.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goal by Mane 42"

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[escobar43535]

Massive win in a tough game. Probably among the toughest we’ll have this season.

Textbook grind. There were mistakes but my god, everyone of our lads left their all and then some out there. Well done to the mentality monsters!! We looked very tired last night in what I think was our 9th game in December. Special shout out to Joe Gomez, thought he was superb again!

To put last night's result into some sort of context. Wolves put 3 past City the other night and last night we kept a clean sheet and got all 3 points. Wolves also have only not scored in 1 PL game all season, even did the double on City but we did the job!

Must say hats off to Wolves though, they were very good in the 2nd half and could easily have come away with the points, wish Nuno and his boys well in their quest for Top 4.

As for VAR, when Liverpool 'benefitted' from VAR, the City fans were raging, yet when an hour later VAR 'benefitted' City not a murmur. Its swings and roundabout with VAR. Liverpool have had VAR go against them plenty of times, against Villa, Watford, United etc.

Finally, Liverpool have lost ONE league game in 2019!! We are witnessing something special - appreciate it!!

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy the ride.

We march on with Sheffield United next on Thursday.

Happy New Year to you all!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool lead by 13 points with game in hand after matchday 20.

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2018/19 season after matchday 20.

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2017/18 season after matchday 20.

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[Greenfrog]

Feels so good to see Manu languishing in 5th. :D:D

[JohnHandcock]

Feels so good to see Manu languishing in 5th. :D:D

Wish Spurs, Wolves and Sheffield Utd improve and send them to 8th, and out of Europe. Don't want them to have a chance of back door entry to UCL :D

[ThisIsMelwood]

Anfield fortress.

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool needs another 42 pts to be crowned champion.

This season 97 pts enough. Leicester max can hv 96 pts and MC 95 pts.

I think 90 pts enough.

[charlienicholas]

Liverpool vs Sheffield United

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-0

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11898229/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions

[lawro]

Liverpool v Sheff Utd x-x 3-0

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50856023

[JohnHandcock]

Wtf. Manure pray to which god? Chelsea drew, Spurs and Wolves lost :mad:

[escobar43535]

Wtf. Manure pray to which god? Chelsea drew, Spurs and Wolves lost :mad:

Cool down bro, you forgot about Ole the erratic driver, corner unturned yet again:rolleyes::D

Banter aside, we ourselves have another tough one tonight.

Respect to Chris Wilder for putting together such a well organised team with the 2nd best defence in the PL currently, after us.

Sheffield United play a 3 at the back very well, which seems difficult to deal with and do very well away. Their recent 2-0 defeat to City belies the fact that City had to work very hard for the win.

So it ain't going to be easy. Any win will do + no more injuries please:cool:

[countryman]

Very good start of the year yesterday.
01 / 01 / Ars-Scum Ars-Scum

Sheff Utd very tough team to break down..
Will be more than happy with 3pts, any score will do!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Goals by M Salah (4),S Mané (64)

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Keita injury during warm up.

Liverpool squad looks thin now till Feb.

We need Fabinho bad quickly.

Luckily this is transfer window in Jan and Minamino available.

Injury - Ox, Keita, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Lovren, Matip.

[Badtz1984]

Liverpool vs Sheffield United

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-0

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11898229/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions

Congrats to Liverpool WIN:):)

[escobar43535]

I was genuinely worried about this game but these Redmen are something else. Probably one of the best games I've seen us play this season to date!

Proper dominant performance, passed Sheffield to death, broke another record! Liverpool's total of 969 passes against Sheffield United is the highest number by any team in a Premier League match + Liverpool make it a whole YEAR unbeaten in the Premier League, amazing!!

Just love it when we suffocate teams. They can’t clear the ball, can’t play out from the back, can’t do anything. You just see one of our midfielders or fullbacks collecting the ball and turn to start another attack!

Big shout outs to Gomez, Henderson, Gini & VVD, Outstanding! Gutted that Keita picked up yet another injury though, even before the start of the match, unbelievable?! Naby is so fragile and unlucky.

This is a bit mad but Chelsea currently in fourth place are the mid table on points + we now have as many points as Arsenal and United combined. With a game in hand!!

"They were miles better than us", "Well on their way to becoming champions", " I love everything about them"; kind words by Chris Wilder post match - top bloke!

As much as I hated them, our Redmen remind me of Fergie's United of old, who knew they were going to win no matter what. Except we are Liverpool...!!

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy the Ride!

[francined69]

Liverpool needs another 42 pts to be crowned champion.

This season 97 pts enough. Leicester max can hv 96 pts and MC 95 pts.

I think 90 pts enough.

I would love Klopp and LFC team beat the 100 points record set by Pep/MC in the 2017/18 season.

Deep inside I know that Klopp and team would like to secure as many points as possible and cast aside last season 97 points 2nd place. Beating that record would leave a long lasting record of how good this LFC team is, and if we can achieve the "Invincibles", then that truly is remarkable given how competitive modern day football and new rules have become.

No one will contemplate leaving LFC.

[LeeHsienLoong]

Good result and another clean sheet but the worrying signs are the front 3 looked tired and our squad is getting lean.
The sub bench is not strong enough and I hope some players join back soon from injury.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Happy birthday to Adrian born 3 Jan 1987.

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Happy birthday to James Milner born 4 Jan 1986.

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[blurking666]

I was genuinely worried about this game but these Redmen are something else.......

As much as I hated them, our Redmen remind me of Fergie's United of old, who knew they were going to win no matter what. Except we are Liverpool...!!

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy the Ride!

Obviously, you never seen us in the 80s... steamrolling is the word.

[escobar43535]

Obviously, you never seen us in the 80s... steamrolling is the word.

Fyi I am referencing the PL era only.

Had the lucky privilege to be a Reds fan from Shankly's time(albeit his very last sudden retirement season 73/74) and have gone through all the golden highs followed by the abysmal lows and terrible tragedies as well.

To me the 2 best ever Liverpool teams I have witnessed prior to the PL era have to be the 78/79 & 87/88 teams.

This current 19/20 team is probably about to make it a trifecta which fingers crossed shall be confirmed in May.

[ThisIsMelwood]

I would love Klopp and LFC team beat the 100 points record set by Pep/MC in the 2017/18 season.

Deep inside I know that Klopp and team would like to secure as many points as possible and cast aside last season 97 points 2nd place. Beating that record would leave a long lasting record of how good this LFC team is, and if we can achieve the "Invincibles", then that truly is remarkable given how competitive modern day football and new rules have become.

No one will contemplate leaving LFC.



This current 19/20 team is probably about to make it a trifecta which fingers crossed shall be confirmed in May.

My hope is Liverpool to lift the PL trophy and not necessary invincible.

Then again defend the trophy the following year.

I dun care how Liverpool win but just win 3 points every PL match. The CL trophy will be additional bonus if we ever win again.

[countryman]

Let's hope Pool won't get beaten badly tonight... Defence looks shaky n the rest can't really gel together. High expectations on Minamino also which might add extra pressure on him!

[countryman]

I am shocked! Never expected Pool to win! Well done lads.
They played really well in the 2nd half n majority were our youngsters out there. Minamino had a quiet game but he looked composed.

[JohnHandcock]

Hope Milner's injury is not too serious

[newton]

Liverpool Kids 1 Everton 1st Team 0.:D
What a wonder strike from 19th yrs old local boy Curtis Jones.
Motm has to be goalie Adrian for his 3 crucial saves in the 1st half to keep the Reds in the game but most likely curtis Jones will get the nod and accolades.
Everton 1st team got out-played by a bunch of mostly youngsters from the Red half of Merseyside in the 2nd half.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool Kids 1 Everton 1st Team 0.:D
What a wonder strike from 19th yrs old local boy Curtis Jones.
Motm has to be goalie Adrian for his 3 crucial saves in the 1st half to keep the Reds in the game but most likely curtis Jones will get the nod and accolades.
Everton 1st team got out-played by a bunch of mostly youngsters from the Red half of Merseyside in the 2nd half.

What a goal from Jones! Liverpool simply knew how to win.

Kids playing and beat Everton first team.

Good debut for Minamino. Adrian was solid or Everton was wasteful.

[escobar43535]

"I always said we had the two best teams on Merseyside...Liverpool, and Liverpool reserves!" Bill Shankly:D:cool:

So much for Carlo supposedly having Klopp’s number, Jurgen is doing wonders for our club!

Fantastic goal from a fantastic youngster. The next generation are there to be seen and are damn frightening!

Big shout outs to Adrian, Gomez and Lallana as well and good to see the Ox back and Minamino put in not too bad an introduction shift.

Only downside was the early injury to Milner, get well soon James, we need you.

Wonder who we get in the next round?

[JohnHandcock]

Wonder who we get in the next round?

With our luck, I wouldn't be surprised if we get Wolves/Scums :D

[Greenfrog]

when i first support Liverpool about 25 years ago. Pool was already on the decline:(:(

John Barnes becoming more and more fat. :( Kenny Dalglish had to switch him to the central from the left.

[trans5425]

With our luck, I wouldn't be surprised if we get Wolves/Scums :D

Doesn't matter who play next...... coz Klopp is just using this competition to give the kids a run out.

[trans5425]

Liverpool has just signed a new striker.
21 yr old Joe Hardy from Brentford FC...... who is he?
How come never heard before?

[escobar43535]

https://youtu.be/FZEenmQjzho

Look at 2:10, Klopp is like the Messiah, gave me goosebumps!

[newton]

What a goal from Jones! Liverpool simply knew how to win.

Kids playing and beat Everton first team.

Good debut for Minamino. Adrian was solid or Everton was wasteful.

Fourth round in the FA cup for the Liverpool kids, either Div 2 Bristol City or Div 3 Shrewsbury Town away.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Sadio Mane named African Player

Congrats to Sadio Mane.

2017: Mo Salah 🏆
2018: Mo Salah 🏆
2019: Sadio Mane 🏆

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool has just signed a new striker.
21 yr old Joe Hardy from Brentford FC...... who is he?
How come never heard before?

Joe Hardy signed to replace Brewster for the academy. Scored 40 goals for Brentford City.

Brewsters will play first team for Swansea for next 4 months on loan.

[countryman]

Joe Hardy signed to replace Brewster for the academy. Scored 40 goals for Brentford City.

Brewsters will play first team for Swansea for next 4 months on loan.

I believed Brewster is not gona make it @ Pool. I don't find him good anyway. U would have noticed that any player that Klopp loaned out will not make it back to Pool's 1st team....

[Mayoress]

I believed Brewster is not gona make it @ Pool. I don't find him good anyway. U would have noticed that any player that Klopp loaned out will not make it back to Pool's 1st team....

Nathaniel Philips was recalled from loan to play for Liverpool 1st team :D Although soccer is not my game but I do keep up with the news.

[countryman]

Nathaniel Philips was recalled from loan to play for Liverpool 1st team :D Although soccer is not my game but I do keep up with the news.

He's recalled due to a shortage of centre backs fyi.. . Once Lovren n Matip recovers, do u think he'll stand a chance to play in the 1st team? :D
And for further info, the match that Nat Phillips played in wasn't Pool's 1st team.

[BornJovial]

I believed Brewster is not gona make it @ Pool. I don't find him good anyway. U would have noticed that any player that Klopp loaned out will not make it back to Pool's 1st team....

Klopp recalled another loan player from Kilmarnock.

[BrendanRodgers]

He's recalled due to a shortage of centre backs fyi.. . Once Lovren n Matip recovers, do u think he'll stand a chance to play in the 1st team? :D
And for further info, the match that Nat Phillips played in wasn't Pool's 1st team.

That FA Cup derby against Everton is not a 1st team match?
Just because JK choose to field some kids does not make it an academy match..... it is still a match at 1st team level.

[countryman]

That FA Cup derby against Everton is not a 1st team match?
Just because JK choose to field some kids does not make it an academy match..... it is still a match at 1st team level.

Whatever u think it is.. You can have your own opinion and I can have mine too, no right n no wrong.
It does not matter as long as Pool wins! Imo Pool did not field the 1st eleven for the Everton match. :D

[Ninja_Assassin]

Whatever u think it is.. You can have your own opinion and I can have mine too, no right n no wrong.
It does not matter as long as Pool wins! Imo Pool did not field the 1st eleven for the Everton match. :D

Football is a team game and Liverpool has 22 players registered as 1st team players.... including those kids who played in that Everton derby.

[countryman]

To me, Pool fielded an almost 2nd team that night n they beat Everton's 1st team.
That was the best achievement.
Nat Phillips got recalled back to the team due to a shortage of defenders.

[charlienicholas]

Tottenham vs Liverpool

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-1

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11903850/charlie-nicholas-premier-league-predictions

[JadeBird]

Spurs have crisis with many key players injured.
I think Liverpool will steamroll over them.

Spurs 0-3 Liverpool

[lawro]

Tottenham v Liverpool x-x 1-2

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51049996

[escobar43535]

This is how I feel.

Everything points to us winning this, as Spurs are not in great form, leaking goals, have got injuries including Kane being out...but its Jose and he delights in spoiling our fun and unfortunately has been successful at it too.

When we drew at OT earlier this season, Mourinho was still in his pundit role(actually did a great job) and while giving his analysis he appeared to be almost salivating at United's approach with the back 3 and how their WB's pushed up and nullified our FB's etc. I could see him employing similar tactics, getting 2 DM's in front of the back 3 and trying to suffocate us.

We should have too much, but you know that wily old fox Jose will have a dastardly tricky plan!

Oh yeah, not forgetting that f@#king sh*t Martin Atkinson has been appointed as referee, which shall probably turn up the 'spoil fun' factor!

[countryman]

Yes...Jose also being the master tactician he'll go all out to stop Pool from winning! Still remember that SG slipped up in the 0-2 defeat @ Anfield. It still hurts!
Wouldn't really mind getting a draw with Spurs tomorrow.

[ThisIsMelwood]

We should have too much, but you know that wily old fox Jose will have a dastardly tricky plan!

Oh yeah, not forgetting that f@#king sh*t Martin Atkinson has been appointed as referee, which shall probably turn up the 'spoil fun' factor!

Is up to the lads to get a result.

Until mathematically impossible to catch then fans can celebrate.

From now on, I am keeping my fingers crossed.

[JadeBird]

This is how I feel.

Everything points to us winning this, as Spurs are not in great form, leaking goals, have got injuries including Kane being out...but its Jose and he delights in spoiling our fun and unfortunately has been successful at it too.

When we drew at OT earlier this season, Mourinho was still in his pundit role(actually did a great job) and while giving his analysis he appeared to be almost salivating at United's approach with the back 3 and how their WB's pushed up and nullified our FB's etc. I could see him employing similar tactics, getting 2 DM's in front of the back 3 and trying to suffocate us.

We should have too much, but you know that wily old fox Jose will have a dastardly tricky plan!


From the remaining players in his injury hit squad....... you think he has the players to carry out his plan?
I think he would be grateful just to have 11 fit players to field a team.

[JohnHandcock]

Oh not Martin Armpitson again.
Watch out Firmino, this time will be your armpit hair getting offside!!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Congrats to Klopp winner Barclays Premier League Manager of the Month and Trent AA winner Player of the Month.

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[TAXI6600]

From the remaining players in his injury hit squad....... you think he has the players to carry out his plan?
I think he would be grateful just to have 11 fit players to field a team.

He can always do what he did at Old Trafford. Play with 11 "defenders". Man Utd mustered 0 shots at the Liverpool goal in that game and played almost the entire game with all 11 players inside their own half.... and he won a point in the final result 0-0.

I suspect he will employ the same strategy for tonight's match.

[escobar43535]

Rubbish second half. Which is a shame as I thought the way we dealt with Spurs in the first half was great. Very mature.

3 points is all that matters though.

Big shout outs to: Alisson - his handling and positioning are absolutely incredible; Wijnaldum was imperious; and by the way, it has to be said, the Lallana sub probably won us that game. Also, you don’t realise just how influential a Milner sub is, until it’s not available.

Oh yeah, Atkinson is awful, truly awful, as is Martin Tyler:mad:

Best start ever in the English top flight! Also best ever start across all 5 top European leagues! History made yet again this evening by our Redmen:cool:

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy the ride.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Firmino goal 37".

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[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool
✅ W20 D1, best ever record after 21 games in a season in any of Europe’s big 5 leagues
✅ Scored in club record 30 successive league games (passing 29 in Div 2, 1957-58)
✅ 6th successive PL clean sheet - club’s best run since under Rafa Benitez in 2006

Stats: Relentless Reds' record-breaking run

Liverpool have won 61 points in the Premier League in 2019-20 - the most any side has ever registered after 21 games in a single season across Europe's big five leagues (assuming 3pts/win).

Liverpool have accrued 104 points across their last 38 Premier League matches (W33 D5 L0); this is a record total by any team across a 38-match spell in the competition's history, overtaking 102-point stretches by Man City (ending in 2018) and Chelsea (2005).

This is Liverpool's joint-best scoring run from the start of a season in English top-flight history, with the Reds also scoring in their opening 21 games in 1933-34.

Liverpool have now gone 38 Premier League games without defeat (W33 D5); since their last league loss at Man City in January 2019, Tottenham have lost 16 Premier League matches by comparison, including three to the Reds.
Liverpool have kept six consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since December 2006 (seven).

Liverpool have become the 3rd side to score in 30+ successive PL matches:
55 Arsenal (May 2001 - Nov 2002)
36 Man Utd (Dec 2007 - Nov 2008)
30 Liverpool (Mar 2019 to date)

[Frankiestine]

3 points in the bag but the second half especially last quarter leaves much to be desired. the defense have to learn to buckle up i feel the team defensively has been riding on their luck...the game could have gone Spurs way if they had been sharper in front of the goal..

[LeeHsienLoong]

As I said previously the front 3 are tired and the Spurs game made them even worn out.
I hope this will not impact the team and some players need more rest.
Mane was unable to push forward when he ran back to defend and it is clear his legs are almost finished.
At the full time whistle watching Firmino was so sad as he was totally out of steam.
Feel proud of us for keeping the clean against a good Spurs team and pushing to get the 3 points.

[Xgenre]

I think this team is the best we have ever had. 20 wins and 1 draw from 21 matches have never been achieved before. Still a bit naive at times though.

The last 15 mins is really quite frustrating. Instead of running the clock down by keeping possession, inviting Spurs to come attack us and leave gaps at their rear, we basically trade punches with them. Klopp was shouting like a mad man at times. Even when Shaquiri came on and it was probably the 93rd min, he chose to cross the ball instead of running to the corner flag to waste time. We just have to be more street-smart or a better team like Athletico Madrid will punish us.

[Greenfrog]

I think this team is the best we have ever had. 20 wins and 1 draw from 21 matches have never been achieved before. Still a bit naive at times though.

The last 15 mins is really quite frustrating. Instead of running the clock down by keeping possession, inviting Spurs to come attack us and leave gaps at their rear, we basically trade punches with them. Klopp was shouting like a mad man at times. Even when Shaquiri came on and it was probably the 93rd min, he chose to cross the ball instead of running to the corner flag to waste time. We just have to be more street-smart or a better team like Athletico Madrid will punish us.

if we can beat ManU next next week. the title is more or less us. this is my bold prediction.

[CTOA3954]

if we can beat ManU next next week. the title is more or less us. this is my bold prediction.

Klopp is right..... at yesterday post match conference he said the title is not won yet as mathematically the other teams can still catch up.
He will only akcknowledge winning the title when the points total become mathematically impossible to overtake Liverpool. Until that happens, every match is like a Cup Final for him. At least he still has his feet on the ground.

[escobar43535]

After last night's thrashing of Villa, Peter Schmeichel thinks City will now win all their remaining games to reach 95points. He thinks those points are enough for City to retain the EPL since United won the title with 75points before.

He talked about March being difficult for Liverpool. Tiredness, Klopp's training methods and our high pressing game.

Note, City still have to play:
Spurs(a), United(a), Chelsea (a) Arsenal (h), Leicester (a). Also throw in teams like Sheffield (a) as well.

All I need say to Peter is this...We shall see...Klopp is not getting distracted by anything and is going to continue to take it one game at a time...that and continue to remind his boys that we lost out on the title last season by just one point(97 points) after losing only a single match.

[ThisIsMelwood]

After last night's thrashing of Villa, Peter Schmeichel thinks City will now win all their remaining games to reach 95points. He thinks those points are enough for City to retain the EPL since United won the title with 75points before.



Couldn't be bothered to read such bs.

Even MU prodigal son Gary Neville admitted nothing will go wrong for Liverpool now.

Of course, Klopp said only the trophy interest him and not any words or records.

To me, I counted that Liverpool needed to win 12 out of 17 games to secure the trophy unless MC and Leicester drop more points.

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[countryman]

After last night's thrashing of Villa, Peter Schmeichel thinks City will now win all their remaining games to reach 95points. He thinks those points are enough for City to retain the EPL since United won the title with 75points before.

He talked about March being difficult for Liverpool. Tiredness, Klopp's training methods and our high pressing game.

Note, City still have to play:
Spurs(a), United(a), Chelsea (a) Arsenal (h), Leicester (a). Also throw in teams like Sheffield (a) as well.

All I need say to Peter is this...We shall see...Klopp is not getting distracted by anything and is going to continue to take it one game at a time...that and continue to remind his boys that we lost out on the title last season by just one point(97 points) after losing only a single match.

This idiot is die hard scums supporter n furthermore his son plays for Leicester...Definitely he's bias against Pool.
I just hope we'll beat scums this weekend to shut his blady mouth!

[escobar43535]

Apparently Owen Hargreaves was on the same show and just looked at him bemused when Schmeichel made those incredulous comments. Oh and I forgot to include our return match against City at the Etihad.

Anyway, looks like everyone and their uncle(except Schmeichel Senior & Junior & the likes of Kompany) have come around to the fact that this amazing run we're on in this season (and which extends to now over a year) is historic and could still turn out to be the all time best run of any team if we continue at this rate till the end of the season and beyond.

But ... not to take anything away from how focused and good the whole team (staff included) have been, one thing that has helped us a lot over the course of this season is how the wheels have come off the other "big six". City have had their poorest form in at least the last 3-4 years. Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs have all had implosions. And United are on a steady fall to mediocrity. So how that's helped us is that it has taken the pressure away of having one or two teams breathing down your neck for most of the first half of the season. Now this could have been a big negative because complacency and overconfidence could have easily set in and caused us to slip up.

And that's where I think the real strength of this team is. Klopp, the senior players and for that matter the whole squad are constantly pushing each other to do better and raise their game even more, and so far nobody seems to be getting cocky or confident and complacent. If they do, they are getting a proper yelling at on the pitch regardless of if we're winning or not. That I think is the real strength of this team and what makes me most confident that this is the REAL DEAL and that our wait will be over come the end of the season.

BELIEVE, the Journey continues, enjoy the ride.