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

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HongKongToffee said:
I didn't watch the game as i was sleeping (Hong Kong time ) and i've never watched him live as i have no interest in a Bayern dominated boring Bundesliga,of what i've seen of him is youtube highlights and a gander on squawka.

But you tagged me for stats on tonight sgame and i'll oblige.

On whoscored.com he got man of the match with a 8.56 score.

102 touches
93% pass completion
5 out of 7 take ons
5 tackles
2 key passes
1 assist

Sorry i couldn't match the gylfi guy.
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I did watch the game, and he was excellent. Stats aren't everything, but those do give an indication of how dominant a player he can be, it's ridiculous for 1 player to do all that in one game, but that's sort of what he does.

He's an unique talent though. I'll be sad to see him leave the bundesliga, but it's not a surprise he's moving on so soon. I'm just surprised other teams got caught out, and Liverpool got a free run at him.
 
Borussin said:
I did watch the game, and he was excellent. Stats aren't everything, but those do give an indication of how dominant a player he can be, it's ridiculous for 1 player to do all that in one game, but that's sort of what he does.

He's an unique talent though. I'll be sad to see him leave the bundesliga, but it's not a surprise he's moving on so soon. I'm just surprised other teams got caught out, and Liverpool got a free run at him.
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Big clubs don’t need to gamble when they can just buy him from Liverpool after he’s had his stepping stone seasons and is ready for a real big club rather than one that doesn’t win anything.
 
maccavennie said:
He was majestic mate, best player I've ever seen. He got that round ball and turned it into a square ball, a triangle ball, made the ball disappear, turned it into 3 balls where the opposiion didn't know which ball was real and which ball was an illusion. He made the ball levitate, he made the ball deviate, he made the ball communicate, he made the ball anticipate itself, it's soul, it's very own existence. He made time stop, the earth stood still, Jesus wept and the choir sang. Trump addressed the US of A handing in his resignation, offering his position to the only true natural successor which of course was Keita and along with the Martians living on planet Vulcan, were in agreement that planet Earth should be left in peace whilst this man, this pure species was alive and about to become the final final 2nd from last final missing piece half way there next step big leap giant step last last last last check mate last piece of the jigsaw to world domination for Libberpool Futball Klub



Everyone else who watched gave him a solid 6/10
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Woke up with a horrendous hangover and this comments just made me p**s meself laughing. Well played mate. Have a good one
 
davek said:
A revealing choice of words there from him.

Let's face it, he cant see "dont win titles" really he can he?

How embarrassing for "massive club" Liverpool to not win the English title for 28 years.

All they've had to make them feel big in the last decade or more are these games against United when Ferguson et al and the media have patted them on the head reassuringly that they're at least still part of a massive game that rolls round twice a season.

Of course, they'll win the title next season...just like they always do.
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Lovren is out in the press as well having a pop at Jose parking the bus. The nerve on this lot talking as though they’re the champions or something having a pop at a side that is not only above them in the league, that they haven’t beaten in the league since 13/14 home or away, and that has won more last season than Liverpool has in a decade. The arrogance is absolutely unbelievable.

You’d think the one fixture they’d be s bit quiet in the build up to would be a Jose Mourinho team away from home considering what he’s done to them over the years but no they can’t help but run their mouths off. Jose will be rubbing his hands again as the all too familiar pattern of crippling kopite arrogance before a fall carries itself out once again.
 
Saint Domingo said:
Lovren is out in the press as well having a pop at Jose parking the bus. The nerve on this lot talking as though they’re the champions or something having a pop at a side that is not only above them in the league, that they haven’t beaten in the league since 13/14 home or away, and that has won more last season than Liverpool has in a decade. The arrogance is absolutely unbelievable.

You’d think the one fixture they’d be s bit quiet in the build up to would be a Jose Mourinho team away from home considering what he’s done to them over the years but no they can’t help but run their mouths off. Jose will be rubbing his hands again as the all too familiar pattern of crippling kopite arrogance before a fall carries itself out once again.
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He's a gobby little bellend Lovren. Mancs win tomorrow and that will pipe that lot down for a few days at least
 

davek said:
That's a good analogy, tbf. Although at least Palmer covered ground a bit quicker.

The way Keita picked the ball up last night and ambled forward with it at zero knots per hour for his one and only contribution to the game is the kind of lethargic stunt he'll be completely wiped out trying to do from the middle of any PL pitch next season.
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Pedant alert!!! A knot is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour, so your "per hour" is redundant. Sorry for being annoying :blush::blush:lollol
 
Saint Domingo said:
Lovren is out in the press as well having a pop at Jose parking the bus. The nerve on this lot talking as though they’re the champions or something having a pop at a side that is not only above them in the league, that they haven’t beaten in the league since 13/14 home or away, and that has won more last season than Liverpool has in a decade. The arrogance is absolutely unbelievable.

You’d think the one fixture they’d be s bit quiet in the build up to would be a Jose Mourinho team away from home considering what he’s done to them over the years but no they can’t help but run their mouths off. Jose will be rubbing his hands again as the all too familiar pattern of crippling kopite arrogance before a fall carries itself out once again.
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Do they actually think Mourinho's going to think "Grrr, I'll show these people disrespecting me. I'll go all out tomorrow and go on the attack for 90 minutes"?

Worse goad ever.

Come 2.20 tomorrow afternoon Klopp and his one man band team will be carrying their arses off the pitch in a sling, and their cult fans will be screaming about some imaginary Hillsborough desecration whilst throwing paper aeroplanes on the pitch and trying to slash stewards with Stanley knives.

A shameless rabble of ne'er-do-wells.
 
davek said:
Do they actually think Mourinho's going to think "Grrr, I'll show these people disrespecting me. I'll go all out tomorrow and go on the attack for 90 minutes"?

Worse goad ever.

Come 2.20 tomorrow afternoon Klopp and his one man band team will be carrying their arses off the pitch in a sling, and their cult fans will be screaming about some imaginary Hillsborough desecration whilst throwing paper aeroplanes on the pitch and trying to slash stewards with Stanley knives.

A shameless rabble of ne'er-do-wells.
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Dave how remiss of you, you forgot to mention them rushing off to catch their planes home to their smallholdings in Norway.
 

Sarnia Kevin said:
I think it goes back a lot further than the 70's. My Manc friend, who is just 70, was brought up to be anti-Liverpool (the city) by his dad. It's called local rivalry. He also has the same hatred of anybody from Yorkshire, go figure as the yanks say o_Oo_O
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This.
The rivalry was very much a City based slanging match fuelled a lot by the manc Tony Wilson.
 
maccavennie said:
He was majestic mate, best player I've ever seen. He got that round ball and turned it into a square ball, a triangle ball, made the ball disappear, turned it into 3 balls where the opposiion didn't know which ball was real and which ball was an illusion. He made the ball levitate, he made the ball deviate, he made the ball communicate, he made the ball anticipate itself, it's soul, it's very own existence. He made time stop, the earth stood still, Jesus wept and the choir sang. Trump addressed the US of A handing in his resignation, offering his position to the only true natural successor which of course was Keita and along with the Martians living on planet Vulcan, were in agreement that planet Earth should be left in peace whilst this man, this pure species was alive and about to become the final final 2nd from last final missing piece half way there next step big leap giant step last last last last check mate last piece of the jigsaw to world domination for Libberpool Futball Klub



Everyone else who watched gave him a solid 6/10
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lollollollol
 
Khalekan said:
That is a different issue, Kev.

There is an old adage......”one Englishman only has to open his mouth and speak for another Englishman to hate him”.

In shirt, regionalism is a nasty undercurrent in English society.

But there was none of this nonsense about Liverpool and Manchester in particular back in the 50s and 60s.

Let me put it this way.

Is there any great cultural divide between the RS and City?

Or between EFC and United?

No.

There ain’t.

This is a manufactured football rivalry.

And it is largely conducted by Norwegians, Micks, Cockneys and Jocks :mad:
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I agree and I think it's basically jealousy. Man United captured the imagination of many people across the world after the horrors of the Munich disaster, the Busby babes era, George best etc. They have maintained that popularity worldwide and that sticks in the throats of the RS because no matter what they do and how successful they are they will never be as popular.
 

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