[Mikus LFC]

We’ve won 4, lost 4 and drawn 4. This is season is like a box of chocolates as Forrest Gump would say. You never know what you’re going to get.

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We’re up and down like a yo-yo.

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Nil, I think spending all that on Nunez but not addressing the midfield was like buying a raw power supercar but ignoring the subsidence in your house.

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“United Tottenham and Arsenal have had their moments too and I’m expecting all three to weaken as the season progresses. City are untouchable and will end up way clear at the top come May.”

Indeed Chelsea1967.

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To be honest Ed, that period a few seasons back we lost 6 games – I still think it was also more down to the form of the attack back then who just looked tired. But it just needed time to recover as there was still enough in the tank overall for it to come good again. Whereas the situation we face now looks more serious. Midfield is aging and injury prone and just looks spent. The attack is going through a transition with Firmino aging, and Nunez is looking very raw still. Diaz is injured and Salah is blowing hot and cold. Defence could come good again but its hard to lift yourself when things are as they are.

We could limp to January and hope to perhaps bring in some midfielders – but then, it’s going to be a harder sell then to bring them in to an average team. This is the problem of supposedly waiting to sign Bellingham next season. You can’t wait around in this climate of big spending clubs.

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Can’t see Klopp being sacked as such Ed, and he’s obviously a great coach. But this is another rebuild job now, and if we don’t make top 4 (which is looking less and less likely) its going to be a more difficult and longer rebuild. Has Klopp got the energy for that? I saw some of this coming this season but didn’t think it would be quite as bad as this. Just feeling like another Klopp 7 year cycle could be coming to an end. Not addressing an aging and injury prone midfield over summer was a catastrophic mistake.

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[Mikus LFC]

Like watching superman losing his powers.

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Ed, but this is an average Liverpool team this season.

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You open up an interesting question Steveo. Does Pep’s smart attire give him an edge? I’m half serious 😁 Get Klopp in a suit immediately!

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“but nobody gave Forest a chance v Liverpool and look what happened.”

Actually, myself & Sean did Nine 😁

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And it’s causing problems at both ends of the pitch.

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Sean, I think what exacerbates things is that Elliot & Carvalho are really better in the front 3 than the midfield 3 but have had to be drafted into midfield because we’re so short there. As for Thiago, even when he comes back, how long is he going to be back for with his injury record? He just can’t be relied upon.

One thought that’s been creeping in – would we now be in a better position had we bought 2 ready to go midfielders rather than Nunez? We’d maybe be a bit short in attack but think we’d just about get away with it. But the midfield situation is now pretty much catastrophic for me.

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Great header.

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The two recent wins papered over the cracks. The team is in a significant transition period now with a gaping hole in midfield. Still think Klopp leaving at some point is a possibility – not for competency reasons, but more out of fatigue for another rebuild.

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Indeed Sean, I’m not convinced we’ve turned things around yet. The two recent wins have obviously been welcome, but still weren’t convincing enough for me to suddenly say we’re back. We look pretty lightweight in midfield.

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Man Utd need to stop treating Ronaldo like a modern day slave 😁

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I think Gerrard’s ambition got the better of him. He was only still raw as a manager and needed to either stay longer at Rangers, find a smaller club in the Premier League or an up and coming team in the Championship where the pressure and expectation would be lower, he’d be less in the public eye and he’d be freer to make mistakes as he made his way in his management career. Will probably have to drop down to the Championship now.

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Gerrard sacked. Not a surprise. Where does he go now? Can Villa attract Poch?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62775410

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Yes that’s fair Nine, as I say, I just think Klopp is frustrated that its going to be a transition season because of the lack of reinforcements in midfield. And he looks over at City who did sort out the recruitment they needed and continue to fly. Don’t think the club is quite out the woods yet. Yes the last few games have been more positive but the home crowd has been a big lift and the team looks like it’s still struggling to get out of 2nd gear. West Ham weren’t particularly great last night but they should have scored and so could have easily drawn.

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There’s of course no doubt big spending helps, but as we all also know, the right manager has and always will be equally as big a factor on a club’s success, and when Pep leaves City, they just won’t be as dominant as they are now. I think Klopp is particularly irked his own club made a mess of things over the summer, particularly over the midfield, though he exacerbated that himself by stressing that no midfielder was needed, then backtracking at the last minute by saying he was wrong and they did and then panic bought another injury prone midfielder. (They probably needed 2 midfielders). Now he has something of a rebuild/transition at Liverpool whilst City bought Haaland & others and continue to fly high. Think that’s what’s got his goat.

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