The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 20]

[P. ONeill]

SWoll said:

Wonderful stuff.

Hopefully he can really kick on from here as going to need him firing come Jan/Feb when Salah is off at the AFCON.

Oh NO not AGAIN

[Adam.]

Players going to AFCON and Asian Cup (none from City!). Steve Cooper must looking forward to it!

Arsenal
Thomas Partey (Ghana)
Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan)

Aston Villa
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)

Brighton
Tariq Lamptey (Ghana)
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)
Kaoru Mitoma (Japan)

Brentford
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)
Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon)
Kim Ji-soo (South Korea)
Saman Ghoddos (Iran)

Bournemouth
Hamed Traore (Ivory Coast)
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Antoine Semenyo (Ghana)

Burnley
Samuel Bastien (DR Congo)
Lyle Foster (South Africa)
Anass Zaroury (Morocco)

Chelsea
Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)

Crystal Palace
Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana)
Cheick Doucoure (Mali)
Jordan Ayew (Ghana)

Everton
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Mali)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)

Fulham
Calvin Bassey (Nigeria)
Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal)
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)
Tyrese Francois (Australia)

Liverpool
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
Wataru Endo (Japan)

Luton Town
Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (DR Congo)

Manchester City
N/A

Manchester United
Andre Onana (Cameroon)
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)
Amad (Ivory Coast)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia)

Newcastle United
N/A

Nottingham Forest
Moussa Niakhate (Senegal)
Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast)
Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)
Ola Aina (Nigeria)
Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal)
Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast)
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria)
Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria)

Sheffield United
Ismaila Coulibaly (Mali)
Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia)

Tottenham Hotspur
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)
Yves Bissouma (Mali)
Son Heung-min (South Korea)

West Ham United
Nayef Aguerd (Morocco)
Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)
Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast)
Said Benrahma (Algeria)

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria)
Boubacar Traore (Mali)
Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea)

Edited by Adam. on Friday 17th November 15:09

[SWoll]

P. ONeill said:

SWoll said:

Wonderful stuff.

Hopefully he can really kick on from here as going to need him firing come Jan/Feb when Salah is off at the AFCON.

Oh NO not AGAIN

Yep, they've decided to switch from odd years to even years again to align with the WC so we get a tournament in back to back years..

Adam. said:

Players going to AFCON (none from City!). Steve Cooper must looking forward to it!

Since when are Japan and South Korea in Africa?

ETA - Ah, the 2024 "Asian Cup". Bad news for Spurs that, especially if Maddison isn't back from injury.

Edited by SWoll on Friday 17th November 11:53

[worldwidewebs]

In other news... Everton 10 point deduction, applied immediately

[type-r]

Looking forward to City's 20 point deduction, to also be applied with immediate effect.

[Pommy]

worldwidewebs said:

In other news... Everton 10 point deduction, applied immediately

And yet they could still stay up.

So when are City getting relegated?

[worldwidewebs]

City will get a big hug and a peck on the cheek

[SWoll]

worldwidewebs said:

In other news... Everton 10 point deduction, applied immediately

That'll put them level with Burley at the bottom of the table. Not a guarantee of relegation but they've certainly got a job on their hands.

[fiatpower]

Pommy said:

And yet they could still stay up.

So when are City getting relegated?

They will easily stay up. If city don’t get anything deducted it makes a mockery of the system

[P. ONeill]

What have Everton done that’s so much worse than City? Genuine question by the way, outside of LFC I only have a passing interest in the game.

[Fast Bug]

We'll stay up. I think we're the 5th most inform team. Better to take the deduction now than previous seasons or maybe even next season.

I look forward to City having their wrists slapped and get away with a fine...

[G-wiz]

Adam. said:

Players going to AFCON (none from City!). Steve Cooper must looking forward to it!


Wataru Endo (Japan)


Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea)

Since when have Japan and South Korea been in Africa?

[NRS]

Adam. said:

phil_cardiff said:

Do we need another CB now that Quansah has emerged? VVD, Konate, Gomez, Matip and Quansah isn't bad. I guess Matip might leave soon and VVD is in decline. Still, I'd prefer a new DM and RB ahead of a CB right now.

Totally agree - I put DM before CB

CB looks OK now but:
Matip will get injured at some point and is 32
VVD is 32 and playing well but clearly playig within himself
Gomez is brittle and a better RB than CB
Quansah is promising but a WIP

But you may be right on RB first, TAA worries me, I am not sure he works as RM and he is targetted by even the bottom teams when he is RB

We should try and get 2 of those if possible next summer IMO as part of the overall rebuild. As said before defensive midfield biggest priority, CB or RB next.

[SWoll]

G-wiz said:

Adam. said:

Players going to AFCON (none from City!). Steve Cooper must looking forward to it!


Wataru Endo (Japan)


Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea)

Since when have Japan and South Korea been in Africa?

is there an echo in here?

SWoll said:

Since when are Japan and South Korea in Africa?

ETA - Ah, the 2024 "Asian Cup". Bad news for Spurs that, especially if Maddison isn't back from injury.

[Tycho]

Fast Bug said:

We'll stay up. I think we're the 5th most inform team. Better to take the deduction now than previous seasons or maybe even next season.

I look forward to City having their wrists slapped and get away with a fine...

I think you'll stay up but as you got 10 point deduction for 1 breach, I wonder what 115 breaches will get? (Hint: nothing)

[SWoll]

NRS said:

We should try and get 2 of those if possible next summer IMO as part of the overall rebuild. As said before defensive midfield biggest priority, CB or RB next.

In all this talk of a new RB, what's the plan for our vice captain?

Not saying I disagree, and have already shared my post Salah vision for the team as below, but just wondered what others are thinking.

[ChocolateFrog]

worldwidewebs said:

In other news... Everton 10 point deduction, applied immediately

They're jammy.

They've pulled it together enough to get 45/50 points.

[ChocolateFrog]

SWoll said:

In all this talk of a new RB, what's the plan for our vice captain?

Not saying I disagree, and have already shared my post Salah vision for the team as below, but just wondered what others are thinking.

I see Sobo more in the middle.

Doak will hopefully come through and claim a place on the RW.

[General Price]

Fast Bug said:

We'll stay up. I think we're the 5th most inform team. Better to take the deduction now than previous seasons or maybe even next season.

I look forward to City having their wrists slapped and get away with a fine...

They'll probably get awarded your points.

[SWoll]

ChocolateFrog said:

I see Sobo more in the middle.

Doak will hopefully come through and claim a place on the RW.

I see Sobo and Trent being very fluid on the right hand side.

Doak is barely 18 and a long way from being a regular starter IMHO. We may need to replace Mo as early as next summer and Szobo has been very effective on the wing previously and moving Trent into a more advanced MF position allows us to resolve the RB issue finally with someone who can defend and use his talents to their fullest.

As asked earlier, if we're buying a RB what is the plan for Trent then?