04 Dec 2018 04:44:00
Surely TAA deserved to be runner up in the U21 balon d'or award with the 2018 he has had. Don't see how Pulisic finished ahead of him.


1.) 04 Dec 2018
04 Dec 2018 05:49:52
he is a defender, How many defenders have ever won or been runners up like ever?


2.) 04 Dec 2018
04 Dec 2018 07:00:54
akrubbish, only 4 defensive players have won it since it started in 56.


3.) 04 Dec 2018
04 Dec 2018 10:21:50
There's always been a bias towards midfielders and forwards, for as long as I can remember. Never understood why but maybe because defenders are seen as less athletic, hard-working or something? But once in a while a balance is achieved when a Cannavaro wins the ultimate prize. 😉.


4.) 04 Dec 2018
04 Dec 2018 15:24:24
Hi Ed001, could it be said that the signing and reliance of Shaqiri to provide creativity, and the subsequent shuffling of the team needed to accomodate him, was poor management from Klopp? I’m starting to think that while Shaqiri is a very good player, the shuffling around of salah and firmino it needs to accomodate him is somewhat cutting off the nose to spite your face. Maybe we’d of been better going for an option that is capable of playing with all our best players and not disrupting their games? Or at the very least, treating Shaqiri as more of a squad player that allows us to bring Salah and Firmino out of the team more regularly?

{Ed001's Note - we will only know how good or bad a signing he was when his time with us comes to an end.}