rednotdead

It will be the Carabao Cup kids -and maybe Jones and Williams. Klopp has shown he doesn't care much about the cups and he has a point to make for teh greater good of player welfare (and to more cynically to get a proper Germany-style winter break in the season) The letter:

The problem is not the FA Cup. Its its timing. First the third round days after the busiest PL period of year and then 4th round replays during first ever winter break.

Indeed. Football is now the quintessence of modern capitalism. More money must always be made and go to the already insanely wealthy. The sole purpose of any entity is to make money and to grow and grow to make more and more money. All existing models and traditions must be “disrupted” to make money. Oil sovereign wealth funds: sportswash to showcase softer side and project and protect wealth. Hedge fund clubs: must make money for investors. Leagues (eg La Liga): make up ludicrous new mini tournaments and bizarre kickoff times to make money. Big clubs in not big enough leagues (eg Juventus): lead charge to end league football to make even more money and catch up with top PL and Liga clubs. Governing bodies: become businesses rather than administrators and regulators to generate money for voters and perpetuate power, or to appease ever more demanding big clubs. One of the many reasons I’m so glad we look like winning league this year is that within 10 years league football will be effectively over and certainly secondary for super clubs. Getting ahead of United before that happens would be utopia, as Roy would put it.

Lacazette is nowhere near our standard. Maybe a few years ago when he was younger and we weren’t the best team in the world. Martinelli looks the business, and his taking his chance ans chances. Sancho is one of a handful of players that could seamlessly fit into or even improve our front three. Get him or Werner in the summer and we could stay at this level for two or three more years.

The trauma of 2014 excised from your memory completely I see

I like this. Already media and rivals fans setting higher and higher targets, ready to pile in when we inevitably fail to meet them all https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-premier-league-title-dynasty-whats-next

It's on French TV so I'd imagine that's from the PL world feed and thus widely available on all good (and many bad) streaming sites.

He beat Salah in table tennis - of course he is fit.

The same thing is happening with Man United now. I used to wonder in the 90s and 00s why seemingly good players never worked out for us but seemingly lesser players did at United. Coming into a winning culture with a successful coach and players demanding more success must make a huge difference irrespective of recruitment philosophy and scouting.

What did Cole say? Ince is deluded.

That was beautiful. Almost in tears here. What a team. Finally find a team to match them, but rise above the challenge.

Who knows? Anything is possible - that's why they haven't given us the trophy yet. Really can't understand the premature celebrations. We've waited 30 years for this, we can wait a few months more.

Win this and West Ham, and it's pretty much done. Drop points and we can start to worry again (I never stop worrying personally). Having said, that 7 points from next 3 to be 20 ahead of City would be ok.

We play three times before City play next. (Imagine if it was other way around?) Would be amazing to be 20+ points ahead

Dodgy Kepa

Cavani, Bruno Fernandes, a Dembele and Koulibaly should do it

City dramatically cut lead to 13 points as title race is back ON

Even a year or two, I always envisaged Werner taking over from Bobby as a different type of 9. Maybe with Minamino playing behind him

De Gea didn’t protest when he was fouled. Kind of shook himself off and it was only quite a bit later when Bobby curled the ball around him that he went apoplectic.

Think that could easily have been another Leicester if we had been just a little more clincial and lucky in first 60. That 15 mins after half time was as Klopp said brutal. Like Leicester and Spurs at home when we battered them without scoring midway through first half.

Bernardo Silva’s marking for Tosun’s goal is some of the worst I have ever seen. Tomkins’ for Aguero’s header not much better.

I’m sure he can get a train to Liverpool tomorrow Mind Games Mini Me on fire again

You know we’re going to win it some Tuesday night we’re not even playing and City drop points.

They had little printed out A4 sheets today decrying VAR as the ruination of football (not financial doping or sportswashing) and waved them petulantly when their pen was rightly overturned.

Greedy fan says we’re overdue: A Salah curler An Ox blaster A Mané header A Firmino home goal A Firmino no-look goal