ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

[degsy]

The league table didn't used to be published until the 4th game of the season mate. You can have an easy run and look good, but bigger challenges are to come.

To answer, I'd take note of a league table after about 10 games.

You also have to factor in the fact that teams don't 'fall short' / get relegated / finish 2nd rather than 1st at the end of the season because they lost the last game of the season...they often fall short because they lost their first game of the season

 

[FC sexy xxx]

Paris as you say is nasty and there will probably be the most trouble there but Belgrade has the potential to be a horrible trip . Belgrade they’ll probably be taken to hotels or bars and the police will escort them everywhere so it’ll very likely be without incident , however if it goes off it’ll be as bad as anywhere in my opinion .

That’s the thing they’ll have protection their . In Paris they’ll have more fans going due to the distance and some will get caught off guard. They got terrorised in Paris in 97 for the semi final . Paris will cause bother in Liverpool too .

 

[PhilM]

That’s the thing they’ll have protection their . In Paris they’ll have more fans going due to the distance and some will get caught off guard. They got terrorised in Paris in 97 for the semi final . Paris will cause bother in Liverpool too .

Some of the videos of PSG fans even after they've won a match show that they are well and truly mad and up for a fight.

 

[summerisle]

lol

 

[catcherintherye]

Lol. For pulling someone up that says points are irrelevant. Yeah ok mate

The points weren't really irrelevant though mate, I just take a different interpretation to early season form to you. I tend not to look at league tables as much but how teams are playing.

 

[catcherintherye]

There’s a clue right there. You DO know that the points gathered in the 1st few games go towards the points gathered after 10 games? Thereby affecting league position. Imagine that, after 10 games, we are above the RS. That would be because we have MORE points. Hardly irrelevant. Point proven. Thank you and goodnight.

I'm aware points count yes. I'm also aware it doesn't matter if we are above Liverpool after 10 games, it's after 38 games that matters and performances after 10 games are probably a more realistic barometer than results. Lots of teams can be lucky over a 4/5 game period but will eventually resort to mean.

We got 4 points from our first 2 games last season, but you could see there were much bigger problems lurking, which eventually caught us out.

While I don't believe that to be the case with Liverpool, that goalkeeper will be an achilles heel for them in my opinion. They are scraping past poor teams. Lets see how they get on against some decent teams before we go making too many judgements eh?

 

[catcherintherye]

Points are very relevant you loon

Points are relevant, I suppose the point I was making was league tables at this stage of the season are a bit over rated. I'd look at performances a bit more. You can be like Liverpool, have 4 easy fixtures and get off to a flier but it's masking underlying issues. Chelsea on the other hand, with significantly harder fixtures look on par but actually much more onimous.

 

[toffeejack]

I'm aware points count yes. I'm also aware it doesn't matter if we are above Liverpool after 10 games, it's after 38 games that matters and performances after 10 games are probably a more realistic barometer than results. Lots of teams can be lucky over a 4/5 game period but will eventually resort to mean.

We got 4 points from our first 2 games last season, but you could see there were much bigger problems lurking, which eventually caught us out.

While I don't believe that to be the case with Liverpool, that goalkeeper will be an achilles heel for them in my opinion. They are scraping past poor teams. Lets see how they get on against some decent teams before we go making too many judgements eh?

Scraping past poor teams they beat easier last season.

 

[goodisonopheliac]

Liverpool fans making fun of us and calling Silva a fraud for winning 1 game in 4. Even though Bournemouth beat us away last season and most of our good players are injured/suspended.

Bleurgh.

 

[catcherintherye]

Scraping past poor teams they beat easier last season.

Yes. Lets see how they do at Spurs. If they beat Spurs then that will be a result that people will rightly sit up and take notice of.
Chelsea and City have beaten Arsenal. Thats a telling result. Beating a side Wolves and Bournemouth did away is not great to generalise from.

 

[R.Reddington]

So according to their fans Robertson is the best LB in the world and Alexander Arnold is going to be world class. Chill out lids you've only played 4 games.

 

[catcherintherye]

Liverpool fans making fun of us and calling Silva a fraud for winning 1 game in 4. Even though Bournemouth beat us away last season and most of our good players are injured/suspended.

Bleurgh.

I can't see why they are bothered. I can as they are obsessed but it's a bit cringe.

 

[goodisonopheliac]

Because they want to see us fail.

I bet if Klopp won 1 in 4 they'd be calling for his head.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I still remember all their rhetoric around ‘Klopp needs time’ when he first arrived and finished 8th in the prem. ‘these draws will turn to wins etc.’. Any criticisms they have of Silva after 4 games is pure hypocrisy. Their manager hasn’t won a bean in 3 seasons. Only one of them should be under pressure and it’s not Silva.

 

[davek]

Congratulations to Liverpool FC: "First International Break Champions"

Still a massive club.