Scouse_Mouse

As I said I wasn't sure regarding the age of Klopp's squad, I have a good mate over here who is a big Dortmund fan I'll try and get his take on what went wrong. As far as "heavy metal football taking its toll"? maybe? I just don't buy it though, just another cliche or soundbite for the twitterverse.

I will have to check but I'm pretty sure that Jurgen's Dortmund team were quite a bit older than his current Liverpool side. I might be wrong but I seem to remember too many players the wrong side of 30.

Its a job for life mate, injuries have been unprecedented in spite of what some would have us believe. All we can do is finish as high as we can and hope we don't get taken to the cleaners too badly before the season is over. I've supported this club for a very long time, I can't ever recall feeling that Id want it to be over with so many games still to play. Roll on August.

If I had a quid for every time I've heard that Id be a wealthy man I've always been more of a glass half full kind of guy. I was talking about the whole season, or more accurately since things went pear shaped at the Goodison derby. We have been shite since the Burnley loss but had more than a few good wins prior to that. Personally I'd like to see us crack on with the pressing game rather than try to make more radical changes to our tactics.

It's obviously not completely broken, we are still having a measure of success playing a high press. I can see us tweaking things but can't see a radical change of tactics. It's certainly not a case of Jurgen not knowing how to coach a back three, more a case of accommodating our two attacking full backs into a system that works.

The high press worked pretty well last season. It's not a case of it not working anymore or other clubs somehow "sussing" us out. Last season everyone knew how we were going to set out our stall but that didn't help them because they couldn't counter it. It's not working this season because we have missed the players needed to implement it, imho we get them back and its going to work just as well again.

Sorry but warm air and sand from Africa sounds like heaven to someone like me who just got in from shovelling two foot of snow off their driveway in southern Ontario.

I think some teams are built so they can tweak a "plan A" I think that was why we bought Thiago to use in those situations. The way I see it we are so invested in Jurgen's pressing game that it's virtually impossible to abandon it without wholesale changes.

I think that is where we have problems Rick, our success over the last couple of seasons is down to our pressing game, it's not easy to emulate otherwise everyone would be copying us. The problem is we need world class players to accomplish it and right now that's where we are struggling, we can pull it off once in a while but without VVD, Fab and now Hendo we are struggling to play that style with any consistency.

Very good player none the less. You can't judge players on short periods of time Devil, just look at Mo at Chelsea.

A joke right?

Which part? Not City looking like they have already got it in the bag? Or me not seeing much above us that couldn't be caught? I think both your lot and manu have had good seasons, maybe punched a bit above their weight but I wouldn't say either weren't catchable. Chelsea look the weak link right now, shite under Lampard and a easy(ish) run of fixtures for the new guy. Our game coming up against them is going to be huge. I'm not saying we will catch any or all of them, I'm just saying if we can get our act together and (a very big if) we can avoid more injuries then I think we still can make top 4. btw I'm not writing Everton off either, their historic victory might give them more confidence going forward, but in all honesty I just don't see it, they have spent months just behind us with games in hand and bottled it every time. Will they use their big win as a springboard? Only time will tell Stan.

You have really missed an opportunity to become a trial lawyer with these deep probing questions Stan. Yes, really, that's why I said it.

I think top 4 is still a half decent possibility if we can get our act together and if we can avoid any more injuries. City are clearly going to win it but other than them I haven't seen much from the others to suggest we can't catch them.

Nice hat.

While I certainly don't enjoy watching a club parking the bus it would be ridiculous to eliminate points for tied matches. A draw doesn't mean as much now since it became 3 points for a win but it's still a strategy that shouldn't be eliminated. It sounds way too North American for me, we don't need OT or shootouts, a draw in regular season play should be one point each imho.

"Did I get the sack or did I leave by myself"? Classic

I can never understand which is sadder, the losers who spend time putting this kind of bollocks out there or the fools that seem to eat this kind of shite up?

You know what they say about a fool and his money?

Dream on John.

By the sound of them I think they have started that already.

I suspect he's just recycling bullshit he's gathered from other boneheads on the internet.

Tommy Smith said it best, if Everton's support is all from Liverpool how come it takes an hour getting through the tunnel after Everton's home games. Look you boyo.

Awww cute, and kinda funny, in a sad kind of way.

Be fair, it's not every young lad gets the opportunity to join a club with such a fantastic European pedigree.