Liverpool 2018/19

By how many points will Liverpool win the title this season?

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Whoever is top of the season after 38 games are deserved champions in my book.

Never know a team in recent memory that were under deserved champions - would love to know if you can name one?

All this luck stuff is bullocks aswell. You make you own luck and after 38 games it broadly weighs out. No mention of burley offside goal when points could have been dropped. It just that Liverpool create more chances and to some extent make their own luck on boarder line calls, no different from any other team. Sounds like people clutching at straws. It’s not a one-off cup final these annual seasons.
 
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Pickford the twat really handed these guys 2 points from nothing as well. Lucky bastards :lol:.
 
TheLiverBird said:
Indeed that was certainly a bad period this season for us, a so called “blip” early on.

We were fortunate that we atleast managed to scrape results in the League because our football wasn’t great in all competitions, we just didn’t look capable of getting out of 2nd gear.

Come December and we hit form, scoring freely and blowing teams away comfortably.

We’ve played away at

Spurs
Chelsea
Arsenal

And we achieved results in each one of them

Things look good, but, there’s still a way to go

Thursday is insanely huge
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Sure, and I will unfortunately miss the match. Hoping for a big win, which is possible if Liverpool FC has 11 men on pitch for the 90 minutes.
 
Ray_of_Hope said:
The run of games during end of september, starting with league cup defeat against chelsea, draw against them, defeat against Napoli, draw against City, all playing pretty poor offensive football was certainly more than a blip. Even the performance in 1-0 win over Huddersfield was dire.
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You keep telling yourself that. There will be a blip.
 
Exactly. Not Liverpool fault that Napoli drew four of their champions league matches. Can only beat what in front of you. They did exactly what they needed to was win the final game.
 
An Irish Red said:
You have a very good team, and nobody is disputing that, but you're comfortably ahead of City (who are better) because you have had had absurd luck along the way.

Just look at yesterday for an example. If Mane is (rightfully) sent off then you lose that game. You've been getting that sort of luck all season.
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You're only looking at stuff that went our way.. How about that clear red to Lichtsteiner for an elbow straight in Manés face seconds before?
 
Halds said:
You're only looking at stuff that went our way.. How about that clear red to Lichtsteiner for an elbow straight in Manés face seconds before?
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Is losing Lichtsteiner really a disadvantage though?
 
They are gonna win it and that's it. 0 defeats plus severely thrashing Top6 teams. Well-oiled machine.

Anger and frustration is one thing but denial is just...denial.
 
Ray_of_Hope said:
But winnings three games at home. And that was enough to go through. What sort of example to sheer luck is that? Haven't you heard of percentage football before? Liverpool played exactly the percentage football to beat Napoli 1-0 (coupled with Alisson's save), although if Mane had a scoring boot that day, it would have been 4-1 easily.
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Most teams never get through with 9 points, the only time I can remember it happening before was Newcastle back in around 2003, that’s my point. That to me is down to luck.
 
Mane won't face any punishment for the strangle-incident in the Arsenal game.

 
Josep Dowling said:
Most teams never get through with 9 points, the only time I can remember it happening before was Newcastle back in around 2003, that’s my point. That to me is down to luck.
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This year Roma went through with 9 pts as well, and both Tottenham and Lyon went through with 8 pts.. Can't be bothered going years back, but you're obviously wrong here.
 
Halds said:
This year Roma went through with 9 pts as well, and both Tottenham and Lyon went through with 8 pts.. Can't be bothered going years back, but you're obviously wrong here.
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Groups of death often have lower thresholds. Even the fourth placed team in the group was taking points off the other three.
 
Ray_of_Hope said:
But winnings three games at home. And that was enough to go through. What sort of example to sheer luck is that? Haven't you heard of percentage football before? Liverpool played exactly the percentage football to beat Napoli 1-0 (coupled with Alisson's save), although if Mane had a scoring boot that day, it would have been 4-1 easily.
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Ray_of_Hope said:
But winnings three games at home. And that was enough to go through. What sort of example to sheer luck is that? Haven't you heard of percentage football before? Liverpool played exactly the percentage football to beat Napoli 1-0 (coupled with Alisson's save), although if Mane had a scoring boot that day, it would have been 4-1 easily.
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It's not that uncommon. Roma did the same thing this season (W3D0L3)

But it is . CSKA went out with 3W3L last season. Arsenal went through with 3W3L in the same group that Olympiacos went out with the same results a few seasons ago. Olympiacos actually went out a few times recently with 3W3L and Braga went out in 2010.

But I think it heavily depends on what group you're in. If you are in a group with an in-form Barca who are probably going to win nearly all 6 games, the 9 points with 3W3L is a great result. If it's a more even group with lots of mid to high teams, 9 points is probably not enough
 
Tommy said:
Mane won't face any punishment for the strangle-incident in the Arsenal game.

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What happened? Haven't seen. Did Mane react to something? Lichtsteiner is one of the biggest cnuts in football.
 
Trizy said:
What happened? Haven't seen. Did Mane react to something? Lichtsteiner is one of the biggest cnuts in football.
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Lichtsteiner did something before the clip, but yeah, can't really excuse that.
 
Tommy said:


Lichtsteiner did something before the clip, but yeah, can't really excuse that.
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Ah, just handbags then.

As much as Lichtsteiner is a cnut, I think he was just trying to get across the body of Mane. Stupidly by using the elbow/forearm so high, mind.
 
Mane did nothing wrong it's a friendly greeting in Senegal...
 
Do people really think Liverpool wont have bad run of form? Of course they will, the question is will City use that and not bottle it.
 
Butch Cassidy said:
Do you think Liverpool being top of the league is all part of some greater conspiracy?

You lot are starting to sound like Liverpool supporters in 90s/00s, where there was a pro-Utd conspiracy behind you winning title after title.
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A conspiracy behind us winning the 13 (thirteen!) leagues - Oh really!

Go and write this stupid nonsense on the Liverpool forum please.
 
Tommy said:
Mane won't face any punishment for the strangle-incident in the Arsenal game.

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Feck me, just give them the title now. The FA making it so obvious they want the 'Liverpool champions' as their world wide brand after city's FFP embarrassment.
 
TheLiverBird said:
Indeed that was certainly a bad period this season for us, a so called “blip” early on.

We were fortunate that we atleast managed to scrape results in the League because our football wasn’t great in all competitions, we just didn’t look capable of getting out of 2nd gear.

Come December and we hit form, scoring freely and blowing teams away comfortably.

We’ve played away at

Spurs
Chelsea
Arsenal

And we achieved results in each one of them

Things look good, but, there’s still a way to go

Thursday is insanely huge
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If Liverpool had to win the league the comments of these 'Pool supporters would be unbearable here.

The 29 years in a tearful wilderness seem to have taken their toll on them. :)
 
Josep Dowling said:
Most teams never get through with 9 points, the only time I can remember it happening before was Newcastle back in around 2003, that’s my point. That to me is down to luck.
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Manchester United did in the 96/97 season. Finished 2nd to Juventus with 9 points. Fenerbache finished 3rd with 7 points, & Rapid Vienna were bottom with 2 points. So, unlike ourselves, you can hardly say you were in a 'group of death' can you. We did very well to get out of a very tough group. Luck had nothing to do with it.
 
christinaa said:
If Liverpool had to win the league the comments of these 'Pool supporters would be unbearable here.

The 29 years in a tearful wilderness seem to have taken their toll on them. :)
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And 6 years in the wilderness and United fans are supporting City after mocking them for decades. Seems 6 years have taken their toll on you too...
 
MysticRed said:
Whoever is top of the season after 38 games are deserved champions in my book.

Never know a team in recent memory that were under deserved champions - would love to know if you can name one?

All this luck stuff is bullocks aswell. You make you own luck and after 38 games it broadly weighs out. No mention of burley offside goal when points could have been dropped. It just that Liverpool create more chances and to some extent make their own luck on boarder line calls, no different from any other team. Sounds like people clutching at straws. It’s not a one-off cup final these annual seasons.
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Woah, that's a bit controversial there mate.
 
christinaa said:
A conspiracy behind us winning the 13 (thirteen!) leagues - Oh really!

Go and write this stupid nonsense on the Liverpool forum please.
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I've seen you post this a few times recently.

If you have a problem with Liverpool fans posting here (but not fans of other opposition clubs which I find strange) then take it up with the people who run this forum.
 
In all seriousness, Redcafe is the best of the opposition fans forums.

Blue moon and Everton forums is just full of bitterness and vitriol, fighting cock forum is full of uncouth gibberish.

Having said that, most Liverpool fans fully expect to get banned on Redcafe if Liverpool win the league.

It will be a small price to pay for for the inevitable thread a Liverpool fan will commence on Redcafe about "Retaining the league title":lol:


Happy new year one and all and have a lovely 2019!
 
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MysticRed said:
Whoever is top of the season after 38 games are deserved champions in my book.

Never know a team in recent memory that were under deserved champions - would love to know if you can name one?

All this luck stuff is bullocks aswell. You make you own luck and after 38 games it broadly weighs out. No mention of burley offside goal when points could have been dropped. It just that Liverpool create more chances and to some extent make their own luck on boarder line calls, no different from any other team. Sounds like people clutching at straws. It’s not a one-off cup final these annual seasons.
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We also had a legitimate goal disallowed at the Emirates, which cost us two points.
 
ShadesOfTomato said:
We also had a legitimate goal disallowed at the Emirates, which cost us two points.
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You've been the best team but you've also been extremely lucky, in respect of decisions, turning points in games and most of all injuries. That's not a criticism, it's often the case that the champions play the best football and have the biggest slice of luck.
 
redman5 said:
This is a Liverpool forum.
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Again, Oh really??!

This is a thread where ALL members, in the United Red Cafe Forum/Board, can write about Liverpool who, it seems, have already won the league.

Or have you already taken over OUR UNITED forum?
 
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