One of the trickiest football questions in recent times...

Who is this and what are those?

0-2 City being torn apart.

Need some help guys, what are those funny images on the bus?

I thought for sure the scoreline would be reversed at this point in the Manchester derby. But that's football isn't it? We need City to win this thing or at least draw. Right now, we are out of the top 4. No way we are going to make up points on Chelsea.

De gea booked for timewasting in the 54th minute.

How does no gk get booked that early against us?

There are a lot of narratives in football, life too, that’s it’s hard to not be affected by. City are the champions chasing Liverpool. It shouldn’t affect referees but it clearly does. Just as our narrative is we’re soft so we don’t get decisions because teams are allowed to get away with it, because hey it’s Arsenal they’ve probably gone down easy. And now we’re in crisis. That does affect at least some decisions in my opinion. We’re also *%^@, I’m not forgetting that...

They are a fantastic team and Klopp has managed his rotation well to show they can win without key players.....but I still don’t think their squad is as strong as many think. I actually think they can afford to lose the front 3 more than their defenders. The number of games we’ve been without 3 of our back 5 for long periods....imagine Liverpool losing Robertson, Trent and VVd for 10 games? Gomez, Lovren, Matic, milner that back 4 doesn’t scream security and the full backs won’t be churning 30 assists a season like Trent and Robertson do. Staying fit is part of being a great team, our invincible team stayed healthy for a lot of the season, but a few big injuries and things can change very quickly

There are a lot of narratives in football, life too,

...... because hey it’s Arsenal they’ve probably gone down easy.

5 things may happen when all is said and done with this Liverpool side
1. They might lose to Leicester City away on Boxing Day
2. They might lose to THFC on the 11th January
3. They might win the next 98 games in a row
4. They might be crowned the best first division side in the History of football, not just domestically, but internationally
5. They might lose one game this season


Actually the list is endless, isn't it?

As for a team ever winning all the domestic trophies.
That's about as comical as when Wenger said we might go a season unbeaten.
Winning all 3 domestic competitions in a season is so unbelievably difficult that just to imagine a team capable of doing that is almost impossible to do.
It might have happened once in the History of English Football, but I think it would be common knowledge if a team so amazing had ever existed.
No, no, just think. A team winning the First Division, the FA Cup and the League Cup in ONE season.
That's just impossible, isn't it?
Certainly hasn't happened in the recent past, has it!
OMG, I just wish that it could happen once in my lifetime.
It would surely be something so profound and special that no-one would ever forget it.


I will give you a FACT now!

IF Liverpool become the first English team to win all the domestic competitions in one season I will swim the English Channel in a full Liverpoool kit. FACT!
No, no, too easy. If Liverpool are the first team to win all the domestic trophies in one season I will swim from the USA to Liverpool, in a full Liverpool kit! FACT!
PROMISE!

Just one question out of your post. Do you drink rum? Tend to makes us feel bullet proof. Swim the english channel. put more coke in the drink ffs

The league cup will be tough for them to win. They’re going to be playing a 3rd best 11 v Villa in the next round as the best squad of 22 are at the club World Cup. I think Man U, city, Leicester all still in the league cup as well.

They are a fantastic team and Klopp has managed his rotation well to show they can win without key players.....but I still don’t think their squad is as strong as many think. I actually think they can afford to lose the front 3 more than their defenders. The number of games we’ve been without 3 of our back 5 for long periods....imagine Liverpool losing Robertson, Trent and VVd for 10 games? Gomez, Lovren, Matic, milner that back 4 doesn’t scream security and the full backs won’t be churning 30 assists a season like Trent and Robertson do. Staying fit is part of being a great team, our invincible team stayed healthy for a lot of the season, but a few big injuries and things can change very quickly

You've pushed this old chesnut a few times , someone who was injured being available would have made all the difference .

Now I know you are passionate , post often [ should be manager ]

but I'll tell you something for nothing , with this team we could have a full compliment for the whole season and we'd still be sh*t .

" We should be preying on their lack of confidence and using the fact that we are better footballers to go out and beat them. " .... are we better footballers ..... and what do you think our confidence is like at the moment ...?

I'd say with our lack of cohesion we would be the worst team in the league ....when Watford , Southampton , Norwich and Brighton have all outplayed us what other conclusions can you draw .

Ido think that individually we have better players than West Ham (which was the team I was referring to) my frustration is that for years we have been less than the sum of those parts. I’m saying as a team we’ve become far too passive, or possibly expectant that our talent will see us through these types of games.
My original post was about two teams who lack confidence meeting each other, if we’re one of those teams we’ll be the ones who buckle rather than being able to use the opponents poor run as something to fire us up.
Have you not read my posts claiming exactly the same as you? I’ve said given our performances against the worst teams in the league it isn’t a stretch to see us as being in a relegation fight. We are a team who can’t react, the only team who can’t get a new manager bounce. We’re screwed but if the players play to their potential, as a team, they shouldn’t be in this mess.

Thank you Everton. Although at this point it looks like Chelsea will still take the 4th spot unless Tottenham or Man Utd can make a go of it.

...but I think until the LA Rams stadium is finished and up and running, we are going to be a distant 2nd fiddle to the Rams. When in LA I remind Rams fans we have the same owner, so doesn't it make them by extension Arsenal fans? The looks I get after saying that...haha.

Well of course the little subtlety you missed here Big Guy

..... he'll swim the Channel IF Liverpool are the first to win all domestic trophies ...knowing full well Manky Citee have already done it .

Is he a rum drinker NO ..... you can always tell a rum drinker .... concise , lucid , flair , panache , swashbuckling , redoubtable , great sense of humour .

Chris Smalling is being mentioned as an option this morning

And to think, we had Adams, Keown and Bould at one time in the same team.

I would prefer a Chelsea victory. We are in the relegation battle with Everton.

The bounce we didn't get with a new manager. Lets compare Everton and us.
Duncan Ferguson turns up for the team talk: " People used to say I was a hard man - but I am pretty easy to get along with if you win. So here is my team (throws team sheet on table) - I want you to remember I have your names and addresses and if you overpaid f...ers don't win, you will get a visit from me and same mates and you need to live in fear for the rest of your miserable lives." = Everton 3 Chelsea 1

Freddie: "I used to model underwear." = no wins in 2 games

Watching Man u and spurs on MOTD, the pace and movement up top is frightening and exactly what we’re missing. Son is in the top 5 players in the league for me. Moura, Rashford, James, martial all electric. Then lingard and alli busying a guy to make runs beyond them.

Also clear how many shots they take, relatively selfish players who can hit clean shots with power and on target. You’d have thought that would be pretty simple for a professional footballer but I’d only back Aubameyang in our team to be able to do this. Even Lacazette has so many miss-hits or scuffs when he doesn’t quite catch it right

Everything we do is at half pace. I fundamentally dislike the profile of players we’ve been recruiting over the past 5 or so years.

In the last post I mentioned Adams, etc., we also had Dixon and Winterburn, who had been bought cheaply from the lower leagues to replace our big stars at the time, Kenny Samson and Viv Anderson, so we don't necessarily have to spend huge amounts of money, it's the organisation.
Whether Freddie has the personality to do that, with the players at his disposal, that's the 2 questions.
Back-to-basics wouldn't be a bad idea.
Defending isn't difficult. You don't have to be super-talented. What you have to have is a plan, you have to stick to it, and you have to have players that will give you 100%. They have to stay in position, be disciplined, run back instead of jogging, and fight for the team.
It can be 3 or 4 or 5 at the back, just make sure they all know their part in the system.
Now here's the problem.
Freddie doesn't appear to have a strong enough personality for that. As a player he had Vieira and Lauren to help him, as a manager he has Mertesacker.
Quite clearly the players aren't up to the job yet either. Whether a new manager could change our handsomely paid little divas attitudes? I very much doubt it. They've arrived... they're where they want to be... they've got their contracts...why change?
We won't be relegated, it's a transition season, Aubameyang is probably off, his replacement will come in, plus a few new signings, and we'll try again next season. The TV money is there, the season tickets have been sold, and we'll carry on for the foreseeable future like this, slowly deteriorating, but always with the hope that next season will be a lucky one.
American Sports Franchise... F#*£ Yeah!

When interviewing next boss candidates what questions would you ask? I would ask ,how will you get the team back to winning ways, how will you get their confidence back, how will you improve the defence, who would you have as your no 2, who will be Captain, who do you want to sign, thats for starters .

In the last post I mentioned Adams, etc., we also had Dixon and Winterburn, who had been bought cheaply from the lower leagues to replace our big stars at the time, Kenny Samson and Viv Anderson, so we don't necessarily have to spend huge amounts of money, it's the organisation.
Whether Freddie has the personality to do that, with the players at his disposal, that's the 2 questions.
Back-to-basics wouldn't be a bad idea.
Defending isn't difficult. You don't have to be super-talented. What you have to have is a plan, you have to stick to it, and you have to have players that will give you 100%. They have to stay in position, be disciplined, run back instead of jogging, and fight for the team.
It can be 3 or 4 or 5 at the back, just make sure they all know their part in the system.
Now here's the problem.
Freddie doesn't appear to have a strong enough personality for that. As a player he had Vieira and Lauren to help him, as a manager he has Mertesacker.
Quite clearly the players aren't up to the job yet either. Whether a new manager could change our handsomely paid little divas attitudes? I very much doubt it. They've arrived... they're where they want to be... they've got their contracts...why change?
We won't be relegated, it's a transition season, Aubameyang is probably off, his replacement will come in, plus a few new signings, and we'll try again next season. The TV money is there, the season tickets have been sold, and we'll carry on for the foreseeable future like this, slowly deteriorating, but always with the hope that next season will be a lucky one.
American Sports Franchise... F#*£ Yeah!