Liverpool 2018/19

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

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Klopper76 said:
We looked pretty good in December and our fixtures aren't the worst.

In December we were looking formidable and City a bit uncertain.
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Debut season aside, you've always looked good through December under Klopp. It's after the busy run in December that you typically slow down.

Discounting 2015, which brings it in line with Guardiola taking over at City, your PL record in Decembers under Klopp is W15 D4 L1.

Guardiola's at City is W13 D1 L6 over the same time, so you've a better record, even with City's freak run from last season counting.
 
I still think Liverpool will win it. They have an extremely comfortable run-in.
 
Alex99 said:
Debut season aside, you've always looked good through December under Klopp. It's after the busy run in December that you typically slow down.

Discounting 2015, which brings it in line with Guardiola taking over at City, your PL record in Decembers under Klopp is W15 D4 L1.

Guardiola's at City is W13 D1 L6 over the same time, so you've a better record, even with City's freak run from last season counting.
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That's interesting.

What's Klopp's March, April & May PL record like compared to Guardiola's?
 
Stick said:
We need something creative in centre mid. Henderson, Gina, Fabinho and Milner are all similar. Ox gives something different and is an experienced pro so always good to have him back and could give the team a much needed boost in that area.
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Just to remind you, he has been out for nearly a year. If you think he's just going to come in and be like a new signing, you maybe in for a little shock.
 
Tiber said:
There is a couple of great lines here:

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Not one mention of us being 19th after 8 games (the last time Everton won a derby in the PL), or the terrible football/performances, or the fact that our highest position we ever reached under Hodgson was 8th (we finished 6th eventually), or that we were 12th when Hodgson was sacked.

He's fine at clubs like Fulham, West Brom & Palace but he'll never be good enough for a top six club.

His performances as England manager were some of the worst I've seen from the national side in major tournaments.
 
Klopper76 said:
Not one mention of us being 19th after 8 games (the last time Everton won a derby in the PL), or the terrible football/performances, or the fact that our highest position we ever reached under Hodgson was 8th (we finished 6th eventually), or that we were 12th when Hodgson was sacked.

He's fine at clubs like Fulham, West Brom & Palace but he'll never be good enough for a top six club.

His performances as England manager were some of the worst I've seen from the national side in major tournaments.
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Yeah that programme is a load of bollocks. Roy was a total disaster at Liverpool, didn't he infamously say you weren't too big for relegation?

Agree regarding his time as England manager too. Utter joke he survived past that terrible world cup in which we failed to win a game and even in a dead rubber vs Costa Rica couldn't score a goal.

Also brought shite like Konchesky and Poulsen to you, and for that alone deserved the boot.
 
Josh 76 said:
Just to remind you, he has been out for nearly a year. If you think he's just going to come in and be like a new signing, you maybe in for a little shock.
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I dont think anyone is expecting him to come straight back into the side but sometimes just the presence of an individual can boost confidence.
 
SquishyMcSquish said:
Yeah that programme is a load of bollocks. Roy was a total disaster at Liverpool, didn't he infamously say you weren't too big for relegation?

Agree regarding his time as England manager too. Utter joke he survived past that terrible world cup in which we failed to win a game and even in a dead rubber vs Costa Rica couldn't score a goal.

Also brought shite like Konchesky and Poulsen to you, and for that alone deserved the boot.
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I remember the general consensus was he deserved to stay on as manager and I couldn't believe it. We went out of a World Cup in the group stage with 1 point. How the feck was he allowed another 2 years of shite after that?
 
Djemba-Djemba said:
I remember the general consensus was he deserved to stay on as manager and I couldn't believe it. We went out of a World Cup in the group stage with 1 point. How the feck was he allowed another 2 years of shite after that?
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Everyone was like 'oh it's just because the England team is shite it's not Roy's fault' even though very clearly teams with significantly less talent were getting far better performances and we had no definable style of play or aim, it was just dire shite.

His first tournament (euros) was OK, quarter finals and exit to a better Italy team. We were boring and defensive but it was acceptable, but then to follow it up with the worst world cup I can remember and still keep him on? Christ. We deserved the Iceland debacle.

His time at Liverpool was Moyes level bad. Yeah ok they weren't great when he took over, but he took them to the abyss of mid table, played some of the worst football I've ever seen, and told them they might well get relegated. Off the back of that stunning success we went 'yep, that's the bloke for us, proven at the top level'.
 
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Jose Mourinho on the title race: Liverpool lost their pillow

(actually, a pretty interesting psychological perspective on the title race)

 
Random Task said:
You're in for a rude awakening if you think this title race is over.
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St Red said:
Agreed.
Long way to go, lots of potential twists.

A fact that is often overlooked, but come April time when clubs are fighting to get out or stay out of the bottom 3, there are always upsets of some description.
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Nothing has changed to make me think otherwise.

Both teams will drop points, hopefully the fixture pile up City are going to experience will take it's toll.
Utd will beat City, of that I'm fairly certain.
 
St Red said:
Nothing has changed to make me think otherwise.

Both teams will drop points, hopefully the fixture pile up City are going to experience will take it's toll.
Utd will beat City, of that I'm fairly certain.
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Don't bet on it.

I can see us losing the game in the most controversial manner possible.
 
St Red said:
Nothing has changed to make me think otherwise.

Both teams will drop points, hopefully the fixture pile up City are going to experience will take it's toll.
Utd will beat City, of that I'm fairly certain.
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Of course it's all up for grabs. People tend to always back the team who have the momentum whether it's Liverpool who lead by 3/5 points or City by 1 ignoring the fact that momentum swings are part and parcel of almost any contest. City may run away with it. But Livepool may end up edging it as well. Let's just hope it's the former.
 
Four points adrift of City at present having had a ten point cushion at the end of December. What a turnaround. Liverpool fans can dress it up all they like (many are claiming the pressure is off now and chasing City will suit them better) but that huge reversal will surely have a negative impact on the players’ psychological well-being.

I posted here weeks ago how Klopp’s nervous energy was transferring to Anfield itself, and that in turn is now affecting the players as they can sense the huge burden on their shoulders and the fans’ complete desperation to get over the line. No other club does desperation quite like Liverpool and I feel it’ll be their undoing come season’s end. It definitely affected them in 2013/14’s run-in and it actually seems to be worse this season (understandably so considering how they last threw away the league in embarrassing fashion).

A huge game for them today against a stubborn Burnley side who themselves desperately need points. It’ll be interesting to see how Anfield responds...
 
Buchan said:
Four points adrift of City at present having had a ten point cushion at the end of December. What a turnaround. Liverpool fans can dress it up all they like (many are claiming the pressure is off now and chasing City will suit them better) but that huge reversal will surely have a negative impact on the players’ psychological well-being.

I posted here weeks ago how Klopp’s nervous energy was transferring to Anfield itself, and that in turn is now affecting the players as they can sense the huge burden on their shoulders and the fans’ complete desperation to get over the line. No other club does desperation quite like Liverpool and I feel it’ll be their undoing come season’s end. It definitely affected them in 2013/14’s run-in and it actually seems to be worse this season (understandably so considering how they last threw away the league in embarrassing fashion).

A huge game for them today against a stubborn Burnley side who themselves desperately need points. It’ll be interesting to see how Anfield responds...
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I'm not sure you can call it a 10 point cushion considering City played a game 24 hours later which was their game in hand. The most Liverpool have been ahead after the same number of games played was 7 points. City beating them to reduce it to 4 is where it all started for me. I still think there are a couple more twist and turns to go. City's schedule in April is crazy.
 
Buchan said:
Four points adrift of City at present having had a ten point cushion at the end of December. What a turnaround.
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Counting points from when we had a game in hand and comparing it to when they have a game in hand. Well done.
 
It’s a big week for us. Drop points today and lose on wednesday and our season is basically over.

Win both and we could (maybe, hopefully) get some much needed confidence to kick off the final sprint.
 
B20 said:
Counting points from when we had a game in hand and comparing it to when they have a game in hand. Well done.
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And? It’s perfectly acceptable to do just that. It adds to the pressure of the chasing team to win their own fixtures. You can’t say Liverpool are only a point off City at present as they have to win that game in hand first. City have responded majestically since the end of December; let’s see how Liverpool fare.
 
Up the fecking Burnley. Not that they have much of a chance.
 
Buchan said:
Four points adrift of City at present having had a ten point cushion at the end of December. What a turnaround. Liverpool fans can dress it up all they like (many are claiming the pressure is off now and chasing City will suit them better) but that huge reversal will surely have a negative impact on the players’ psychological well-being.

I posted here weeks ago how Klopp’s nervous energy was transferring to Anfield itself, and that in turn is now affecting the players as they can sense the huge burden on their shoulders and the fans’ complete desperation to get over the line. No other club does desperation quite like Liverpool and I feel it’ll be their undoing come season’s end. It definitely affected them in 2013/14’s run-in and it actually seems to be worse this season (understandably so considering how they last threw away the league in embarrassing fashion).

A huge game for them today against a stubborn Burnley side who themselves desperately need points. It’ll be interesting to see how Anfield responds...
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City had a game in hand when we were 10 points clear. The maximum we were ever clear of them was 7 points.

People like to post that it was 10 points to make it look worse than it was.
 
Klopper76 said:
City had a game in hand when we were 10 points clear. The maximum we were ever clear of them was 7 points.

People like to post that it was 10 points to make it look worse than it was.
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Thats because you where 10 points clear.........its why people say it........thought that was obvious.
 
When Liverpool were 7 points clear they had 4 'difficult' games left. United, Everton, Chelsea and Spurs. They completely ballsed up Leicester and West Ham, and couldn't make up for it against United and Everton. They really should have been out of sight at this point. In my opinion they have to win every game to win the league, because City in the form they are in look to be only dropping points against United.
 
breakout67 said:
When Liverpool were 7 points clear they had 4 'difficult' games left. United, Everton, Chelsea and Spurs. They completely ballsed up Leicester and West Ham, and couldn't make up for it against United and Everton. They really should have been out of sight at this point. In my opinion they have to win every game to win the league, because City in the form they are in look to be only dropping points against United.
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We had city as well when we were 7 points clear.
 
B20 said:
We had city as well when we were 7 points clear.
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Ah yes, it's safe to say that the loss against City acted as a catalyst for the switch in positions. I think that getting atleast a draw in that game would have demotivated that City team, but the win spurred them on.
 
breakout67 said:
Ah yes, it's safe to say that the loss against City acted as a catalyst for the switch in positions. I think that getting atleast a draw in that game would have demotivated that City team, but the win spurred them on.
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Indeed, and in fact Pep probably thought/hoped Liverpool would have pooped their pants a bit more giving City a few points buffer to concentrate on the CL at the business end.

That might still happen with Liverpool's recent dreadful away form. But equally that's not comforting enough for city yet.
 
Only the third time in the clubs history that Liverpool have been on this many points at this stage of a season, and it might not be enough to win the league.

Feck off City.
 
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Macheda in 2009, Demba Ba in 2014... who's going to be the random striker that ends their dreams in 2019?
 
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