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22 May 2016 12:52:19
The Sunday express has linked us with former City and Now Roma player Eden Dzeko. Seems daft and unlikely. Scores goals but wouldn't suit us for sure.

1.) 22 May 2016 13:37:04
Dzeko is terrible, he misses more open goals than Giroud.

2.) 22 May 2016 15:35:37
Only two words can be described here.

Lazy journalism.

3.) 22 May 2016 16:40:19
Very lazy journalism.

4.) 22 May 2016 18:42:29
He's worse than Benteke.

14 Aug 2014 17:22:04
Kelly to Palace for £1-1.5m.

Very cheap.

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07 Nov 2023 16:31:04
What are people thoughts on Alexis MacAllister? There's lots of talk about him being played out of position and that's apparently why he's been so poor. And he has been poor. Constantly giving ball away, bullied off the ball, can't seem to make a tackle without getting booked and one pass aside has done nothing going forwards. I just can't see him having a career with us. For me He just doesn't have the raw materials for a Klopp midfield and he won't play up front.

{Ed025's Note - it is not working for him at the moment GG but i still think the guy has ability, his basics are lacking though like instead of going to the ball he is waiting for it to come to him, and he looks slower than i remember him at Brighton, still has time to turn things around of course mate and maybe if he was played in his favoured position he would improve..

1.) 07 Nov 2023 17:32:45
OP, he is being played in the wrong position hence for the most part, he is struggling. it's tht simple. Also, keep in mind that the whole midfield needs a lot more time to play together and understanding is important in order to avoid miscommunication that lead to him passing the ball into areas he thinks his team mate will be and suddenly he is somewhere else. The inverted crap does not help either, I would add.

2.) 07 Nov 2023 17:34:53
Its a case of asking an attack minded player to play a defensive role. It doesn't come naturally to him.

He was brilliant at Brighton playing the role he is most comfortable with and most effective at.

Its like asking a centre back to pay full back and assuming he should be great at it just because it is part of the back 4.

I believe he will be a great player for us once the def mid situation is sorted and he is allowed to concentrate on playing the position he is best at.

3.) 07 Nov 2023 17:51:35
Keita 2.0.

4.) 07 Nov 2023 17:52:55
I try to never criticise a player playing out of position. But he gives the ball away every single time he gets it.

He’s getting worse and worse in that role, January can’t come quick enough for Mac.

Totally not his fault it’s 100% on Klopp this one.

5.) 07 Nov 2023 18:26:53
His pace won’t improve by changing positions. His reading and positioning is poor which is why he is struggling at DM role. I don’t know how any of these would change if you move away from the deeper role.
Once Thiago comes back he is on to the bench.

6.) 07 Nov 2023 19:20:41
Totally not his fault he gives the ball away every time he gets it? and that is klopps fault? Sorry, i can understand when he's been caught when having to do No.6 things but a lot of the time he's in positions he would have played at Brighton and he's still giving it away. Good player, low on confidence but we can't give him a pass when the likes of jones and elliott don't get one.

7.) 07 Nov 2023 21:09:04
A players weakness can be mitigated when they’re playing in a position that brings the best out of their strengths.

8.) 08 Nov 2023 06:44:06
100% faith, but a player shouldn't be excused of every mistake he makes because of the position he's in either. q.

9.) 08 Nov 2023 08:41:52
I was never convinced about him at Brighton tbh and wasn’t too excited when we signed him.

Now we have him I think we should just support him in whatever role he plays. The constant picking at everything he does is just counter productive.

He definitely does not give the ball away every time he gets it, he definitely does not get booked for every tackle and he definitely has done more going forward than just one pass.

He plays the ball through the lines really well but those passes by nature are more risky than just playing sideways and backwards.

Im willing to give him more time before writing him off.

10.) 08 Nov 2023 16:41:06
Faithinworks, my sentiments exactly. Any coach will tell you that. The late Tomislav Ivic once said that if you play a right footer at LB, he loses about 25% of his capabilities for the most part. Apply that to Macca who thrived cos he had a DM in Caicedo next to him. What do we do? We play him all alone in the 6 and have Trent invert to be a double pivot which makes no sense and Macca is poor? Play him in his best position and then, we can judge how poor he is. Not before, IMO.

11.) 08 Nov 2023 18:01:30
Macca was a 10 before he went to Brighton. He is not a defensive minded player. He lacks pace to play at 6 that's been woefully evident. My worry for him is that once we do get cover at 6, the 8s will already be established which to me is looking like Gravenberch and Dom.

12.) 09 Nov 2023 00:17:14
Jude - I disagree because in this instance Klopp has addressed why he is playing Macca in that role for now. So in essnece, in this case I think we can excuse the player because Klopp is essentially telling us he is taking the good with the bad. That doesn't mean the players don't try, or we don't expect them to perform well. But I think there is a bigger picture here in that the player is being asked to perform outside of his strengths. The fan critique often overlooks this and start making assertions about the players performance and then their place in the team.

anyways, I think Macca has been ok. I would like to see him more in the 8/ 10 role as he can be impactful there. Klopp has history of pigeon holing players based on a couple of their charachteristics just to fill a gap. It's ok short term, but long term not good for the player or the team.

13.) 09 Nov 2023 06:20:28
Ed001 just reading this through this thread mate, why is Klopp playing Mac as a 6 every game when we have Endo available? Do you think that he played in a similar roll to Sob and Grav previously at BHA so the only place left in midfield is as DM? It’s almost like he has been shoehorned in there and is clearly not his best position.

{Ed001's Note - Klopp and Lijnders want more creativity there, which was earmarked for Trent to test out in preseason until Bradley's injury put paid to it. Mac is there for what he provides in terms of keeping possession and picking a pass. He was shoehorned in due to Bradley's injury and the lack of other options. He tried McConnell (iirc) during the preseason but he was worse defensively than Mac Allister. Endo joined late, which has left him playing catch up a bit, but I am sure he will get regular rotation in the position including the odd league game as the season goes on. Up to him to then perform well enough to nail down the place.}

13 Oct 2023 15:56:28
I keep reading that Alexis MacAllister needs to play further forward and can’t play as a 6. I ask Where should he play then? He’s found out in the centre as he lacks the physicality, pace, ability to protect the ball and defensive capabilities. supposedly moving him slightly wider to where Jones has been playing will solve his issues. Lest we forget how Thiago often struggled there due to mobility. For AMac to work we need an entirely new formation and system. Sorry he ain’t worth the overhaul. LFC need 3 units in midfield who can do it all. Dom is one for sure, Gravenberch and Jones could be…I’d like another signed pronto.

1.) 13 Oct 2023 17:33:06
Love to be around you at birthday parties Goochygoo.

2.) 13 Oct 2023 17:36:59
U put declan rice at 6 and szobo and mac either side and bit further forward we v v close to the title.

3.) 13 Oct 2023 18:19:11
Goochygoo, you're late to the game. This has already been addressed. There is one already in place that is getting the worst out of him. That formation is the issue and needs to be fixed, IMO.

4.) 13 Oct 2023 18:49:27
He is a versatile steady Eddie and will never be anything to get over excited about and Imo is down the list of the pecking order. Szlobozai Jones Gravenberch are better players maybe even Elliot. But good to have someone to fill in when necessary.

5.) 13 Oct 2023 21:57:57
Gravenberch is a better footballer than Mac? Based on what exactly?
A year on the bench at Bayern and a handful of appearances for Liverpool?
Gravenberch has potential but Mac is a good midfielder being asked to play a role that doesn't suit him, at a new club.
What is it with this need to dub someone the greatest signing ever after five games and someone else a failure after five games?

6.) 13 Oct 2023 22:14:38
Macca is being played in a position where the required strengths for that role are the weakest parts of his game.

So, his weaknesses are being highlighted unfairly imo because we are also rarely seeing his strengths.

To me it is very simple, play End or Baj at 6. restore Macca to play 8 alongside Dom.

That way Macca is starting from a position of strength that will help him perform better at the weakest parts of his game.

This reminds of when Klopp played Hendo and Fab at CB for too long instead of just playing the available CBs at CB. we ended weakening our midfield even further by playing players out of position.

The alternative just doing the obvious of playing a CDM at CDM would be to adjust and play Macca next to Jones or Dom. then together they can share responsibility for the weakest parts of their game.

7.) 13 Oct 2023 23:33:16
I don’t see Macca replacing Curtis on current form - if we buy a number 6.

8.) 14 Oct 2023 10:10:50
Macca would start over Jones because he is better.

9.) 14 Oct 2023 10:18:51
@Sem, RG also played over 100 games for Ajax. Not commenting on the who is the better player but RG has more experience than you mention.

10.) 14 Oct 2023 10:41:52
@Faith, not at the moment he isn’t - team should be picked on form, not reputation, imho.

07 May 2019 22:35:35
Huge thanks to the army of red men at Anfield tonight. I sincerely believe your support had a massive impact tonight as it has in many a big game. I could only watch at home but felt every bit and was right there with you. Throat hoarse, body shaking and beer fridge empty. #ynwa.

1.) 07 May 2019 22:45:34
Neighbour came around twice tonight, after the 3rd goal and the winner, wondered what the screaming was all about. Agree Gooch, great job done by al the redmen in side of Anfield lifting the roof.

2.) 07 May 2019 22:56:46
second and third that.

3.) 07 May 2019 23:51:04
The Anfield crowd is the ONLY football crowd on the planet that ACTUALLY plays he game on the pitch. GOD BLESS THE KOP!

08 Dec 2015 07:58:21
With Rodgers being linked with a return to Swansea, do we think he'll be looking to take his boy Allen back too? We paid £15m surely by Rodgers valuation we could get at least £20m 😉.

1.) 08 Dec 2015 10:05:09
Wouldn't be the worst idea in the world. Perhaps we could even swap him for Ayew and have someone who can play on the wing as our plan B with Benteke!

{Ed001's Note - Ayew was desperate to join in the summer, as he is a Liverpool fan, but Rodgers did not want him.}

2.) 08 Dec 2015 10:27:18
I don't think ayew is the class of player we should Go for. If we are going to buy they need to be a big step up, not just another squad player.

3.) 08 Dec 2015 10:57:11
To be fair ed I've just gave you a nice post above but I don't think there is many who would of wanted ayew as he's not good enough.

{Ed001's Note - I never said we should have signed him, just that he was desperate to join but not wanted by Rodgers. It was more because I was pointing out that the chances of Rodgers wanting to swop Allen for Ayew are fairly decent. I was not suggesting it would be a good move for either team.}

4.) 08 Dec 2015 11:29:55
Yeah I wasn't meaning to have a gk it was just how you phrased it. It sounds like we all wanted him but it was yet again another bad move by Rodgers.

{Ed001's Note - that was not my intention sorry. I was never keen on the idea of him joining either.}

5.) 08 Dec 2015 12:12:49
I was actually joking based on the rumours he wanted to move somewhere but perhaps it's not unfeasible after all!

Can't say I know for sure whether Ayew is the goods or not, but if we are to keep Benteke I wouldn't mind a top winger in the side. Milner and Llalana too slow, Ibe still has much room to improve on his crossing (as do our FBs) and Coutinho/Firmino are natural no.10's. tough to say we have a perfect setup to make the most of Benteke without a Mane/Mahrez/Willian/Sanchez type player to call on out wide.

If you offered me a costless swap Allen for Ayew it would at least be worth looking into as it would add something we lack right now.

6.) 08 Dec 2015 11:22:07
Ayew will score goals. He has excellent pace and physique for the league. Would be a brilliant signing IMO.

7.) 08 Dec 2015 14:04:44
Been an OM fan for decades and I watched even Ayew through out his career at OM and frankly apart from a great engin and superior aerial ability, I wouldn`t want him here. we have better players than him already at the club.

8.) 08 Dec 2015 16:53:23
I love how you use those 4 names when saying we need a top winger and then suggest ayew. He's not even a fast winger is he more of slower but powerful number 10.

And Ed I am glad Rodgers has gpme, I just didn't want anymore uneccesary bleating on about him. Especially when there is real stuff to have a go at him for.

On another note now he is gone, were there any players that would have done well for is that Rodgers asked for but was told no?

{Ed001's Note - who would tell him no?}

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28 Oct 2023 21:46:25
And yet we play MacAllister who may well be even slower, can’t tackle as well, certainly not as technically good and loses possession more often than not.

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01 Feb 2023 11:04:19
What’s to say Bellingham won’t become another Pogba? I hope we do get him and he’s a success but “putting all your eggs in one basket” and potentially stretching too far financially for one player is a huge risk. VVD wasn’t a risk as he was premier league proven. Younger lads still developing from abroad, though could eventually make huge money selling on, are a big risk!

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19 Mar 2018 15:48:07
As a player I find it incredibly frustrating when a ball, is deflected or bounces randomly, hits my hand and the red gives it as deliberate. If I protest and say I did not do it deliberately and he stands by his decision he is calling me a liar. I’d much prefer the rule to be: ball hits your hand and you gain an advantage Fk. Ball hits your hand and it is deliberate FK and yellow.

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28 May 2016 09:22:07
Reminds me of an old joke. What's the difference between performance tyre and 365 empty condom wrappers?
. ones a Goodyear
. the others a Bloody Good Year.

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09 Sep 2023 09:17:40
Reliable player and excellent cover for AR. From all the video I’ve seen of him on LFCTV he looks like a really good lad who is popular amongst the squad. If he’s happy to sign a longer contract he seems perfect to keep around.

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26 Nov 2015 16:18:56
Joe Cole - like milner I thought he'd be a decent freebie. Sadly both will end up costing WAY more than they'll contribute.
Big Sami was our bargain.
Loved Vlad - if only for 2005 and the lovely stuff he's said about the club years later.