Topic: Xherdan Shaqiri - Sponsored by The Cube

[deFacto please, you bastards]

He always plays better comming off the bench then when he starts

[AmanShah21]

He always plays better comming off the bench then when he starts

He is better off the bench because he brings unpredictability. He doesn't really have 90 minutes in his leg at high tempo and physically he can get shrugged off, so its easier to play against him when he starts. When he comes off as a sub, he's an absolute wildcard because he plays in pockets and he gets space against tired legs to pick a pass.

[solidgold]

He released Mane in the last attack of the game. Mane fumbled his shot but absolute credit to Shaq for picking that pass.

[Lofty Ambitions]

Time to bump up the Big Shaq thread! Two gorgeous goals vs Turkey 

[pa]

Great goals. Well done, Shaq!

[Lofty Ambitions]

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1406667014350028809

[Cu Chulainn]

He's class.

[bird_lfc]

Baller. I’d love him to stay but that’s a proper shop window performance if not

[Knight]

His first was a brilliant goal.

[Clayton Bigsby]

His international record is amazing. Absolute monster for Switzerland

If he was stronger off the ball I still think he could do a job for us in the middle. Technically he is top notch

[klopptopia]

If it was a case of keeping one of Shaq, Minamino or Divok it would be Shaw for me every time

[newterp]

If it was a case of keeping one of Shaq, Minamino or Divok it would be Shaw for me every time

I do NOT want Luke Shaw.

[number 168]

If it was a case of keeping one of Shaq, Minamino or Divok it would be Shaw for me every time

Me too, but if he hardly gets a game he should really find another club as he is far too good to be bench warmer.

[afc tukrish]

I do NOT want Luke Shaw.

George Bernard?
Robert?

[klopptopia]

I do NOT want Luke Shaw.

 

[Ghost Town]

If it was a case of keeping one of Shaq, Minamino or Divok it would be Shaw for me every time

That fat's in the fire now!

[him_15]

What a performance from him!

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

Me too, but if he hardly gets a game he should really find another club as he is far too good to be bench warmer.

Yeah, i think he would start every game for Arsenal or Spurs

[Pistolero]

Shouldn't be going anywhere...boss little player

[downtown]

Hopefully he will eliminate that massively dislikeable and insufferable French team tonight.

All goals from outside the box of course

[Clayton Bigsby]

Yeah, i think he would start every game for Arsenal or Spurs

Arsenal would be a good home for him definitely.

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

Congrats to Der Kraftwurfel. May still have a long way to go yet in the tournament.

[MonsLibpool]

Congrats to Der Kraftwurfel. May still have a long way to go yet in the tournament.

Amen.

[kaesarsosei]

The Minecraft Messi 

[zero zero]

The Minecraft Messi 

Ha! That's good one

[eeekaj]

What were Switzerland thinking not letting Shaq smash that pen into the top corner to make it 2-0?

[rossipersempre]

Read that we’re not really wanting to sell him, but should the right offer (nicely bolstered by his Euros performances) come in…

Exactly how I think of him. Fantastically talented and experienced squad player. Just needs to apply it a wee bit more in a LFC shirt when given the opportunity.

[redk84]

What were Switzerland thinking not letting Shaq smash that pen into the top corner to make it 2-0?

wasn't he subbed off by then?

[Chakan]

wasn't he subbed off by then?

No he was still on the pitch then...

[dutchkop]

What were Switzerland thinking not letting Shaq smash that pen into the top corner to make it 2-0?

 I think it was something to do with fact that Shaqiri and another Swiss player missed penalties recently.

[OOS]

wasn't he subbed off by then?

A great sub, the fella who came on for him scored the equaliser. 

[emergency exit]

Shaq is captaining Switzerland against Spain tonight (Xhaka out with a suspension).

[Persephone]

Read that we’re not really wanting to sell him, but should the right offer (nicely bolstered by his Euros performances) come in…

Exactly how I think of him. Fantastically talented and experienced squad player. Just needs to apply it a wee bit more in a LFC shirt when given the opportunity.

He is a very talented player but is so injury prone that along with Keita, and Ox probably have permanent tables at the physio. His euro performances will have helped massively and I hope we get a good offer for him.

[Wild Romany Boy]

He is a very talented player but is so injury prone that along with Keita, and Ox probably have permanent tables at the physio. His euro performances will have helped massively and I hope we get a good offer for him.

Cracking player. Maybe doesn't fit the style...maybe? I love him though.

[So… Howard Philips]

Cracking player. Maybe doesn't fit the style...maybe? I love him though.

A good player and seems to be that ebullient character that every team needs.

[VVM]

Shaq is one of those players where I have to admit I just don't know anywhere near the same amount about football as Klopp.

I've always thought he looks like a decent player. Very dangerous and always seem to have the potential to make things happen, be that a defence splitting pass, a dribble to break through the lines or a long range shot.

Injuries aside, I could never really understand why he didn't get more of a chance but Klopp clearly doesn't trust him enough to be a regular.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Shaq is one of those players where I have to admit I just don't know anywhere near the same amount about football as Klopp.

I've always thought he looks like a decent player. Very dangerous and always seem to have the potential to make things happen, be that a defence splitting pass, a dribble to break through the lines or a long range shot.

Injuries aside, I could never really understand why he didn't get more of a chance but Klopp clearly doesn't trust him enough to be a regular.

What regular spot would he get? Out wide ahead of Salah or Mane? Or in midfield ahead of which player? The problem with him is that his best position is as a number 10, and it's not something we often play with. If you play him in midfield, regularly, you're keeping out midfielders who are more tactically disciplined and better defensively than he is, which is huge for us given the role our midfielders play when it comes to covering our fullbacks.

I think he would have featured more in rotation in certain games particularly against bus parking sides, but he has been consistently injured for most of his time here.

[Coolie High]

I think his time here has been great overall, many a time has provided us with the creative spark needed at the right times, apart from him injuries he has done as well as I would hope for.

[disgraced cake]

His absence in early 2019 will always baffle me. Not sure if there was stuff going on behind the scenes or there was injury problems, but it's something I often think about. It's funny really, because there was only a handful of league games we dropped points in, so I'm not saying he'd have changed every game, and of course we won the Champions League anyway. I don't even remember if he played in any other of the knockout games bar Barcelona at home of course, in which he was outstanding. Really strange one, and I'd have liked to have seen him more in the title winning season.

[dutchkop]

His absence in early 2019 will always baffle me. Not sure if there was stuff going on behind the scenes or there was injury problems, but it's something I often think about. It's funny really, because there was only a handful of league games we dropped points in, so I'm not saying he'd have changed every game, and of course we won the Champions League anyway. I don't even remember if he played in any other of the knockout games bar Barcelona at home of course, in which he was outstanding. Really strange one, and I'd have liked to have seen him more in the title winning season.

same for last season when we were struggling with Jota, Keita, Henderson all out injured . I was surprised that he was often not available for us.