Topic: Roberto Firmino

[Samio]

SIIII SENORRR

[Number 7]

Great news!

[Digger2God]

SIIII SENORRR

Well done...

[redgriffin73]

Look at Bobby's Insta profile, he loves his song!

[jillcwhomever]

Look at Bobby's Insta profile, he loves his song!

I love Bobby. 

[SenorGarcia]

Really, no ones got anything to say about Bobby after today?


Spose it’s all been said before; our most important attacker. Klopp football embodied in one player.
Love him to bits.

“There’s something that the Kop wants you to know...”

[Zlen]

Burning fire at the heart of this team.
Bobby is the beat we dance to.

[na fir dearg]

Really good today

[CHOPPER]

I don't know what is more tit boring, his song, or the insular we won't sing what everyone else is singing, plus the perpetual singing of his song, from the Kop, at the back of the Kop.

The lads lower left are the scouse heart beat of my KOP.


*central 205 before you ask*

[Perham]

He was really good today. They were simple goals he scored but he was in the right place and that's what matters.

Overall, really good performance. The front three are rediscovering their form after him and Salah had a few frustrating games.

[Kansti]

Was absolutely superb yesterday. My man of the match.

[Rush 82]

Si Senōr

[GIPPO77]

Bobby is a very skilful and intelligent player,knows how to read the game and link up play.

[kavah]

Bobby is a very skilful and intelligent player,knows how to read the game and link up play.

3rd verse after the whistling bit?  - like it

[Carlos Eunuch Alberto]

hes been really frustrating and sloppy lately
constantly giving the ball away,
apart from the goal he was poor today imo

[LallanaInPyjamas]

hes been really frustrating and sloppy lately
constantly giving the ball away,
apart from the goal he was poor today imo

Yep. 67% pass success ratio yesterday. Next lowest on our team was Trent at 10% higher. Absolutely rubbish considering the opposition. It's little wonder we struggle to find attacking fluency when he plays like that. The only consistent thing about him at the moment is his song.

[mrantarctica]

I thought he's been a little off his best for quite a while now. Just a lot of sloppy errors and poor decisions in games. That guile and Brazilian flair seem to just be missing a little bit. Needs to find it again soon. Our front 3 is much stronger with him playing well, but seems to misfire a little when he's not on his game.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Yep. 67% pass success ratio yesterday. Next lowest on our team was Trent at 10% higher. Absolutely rubbish considering the opposition. It's little wonder we struggle to find attacking fluency when he plays like that. The only consistent thing about him at the moment is his song.

Maybe we should stick him with the u23's for a bit so he can get his confidence,touch & smile back,another plus is that the youngsters could teach him a thing or two about actually working for the team,laziness should not be tolerated.

[FlashGordon]

This is the same guy who assisted our first against Fulham?

[WhereAngelsPlay]

This is the same guy who assisted our first against Fulham?

With a lazy pass that wasn't actually a pass,just a miscontrol that got lucky.

[Curtisinho]

Keep in mind that he just rolled his ankle a couple games ago. He comes back quick, but IMO he's still feeling it and as such he will be inconsistent. Ankles are funky.

Still set up the first goal beautifully, works hard, and gets into great positions.

[Rush 82]

With a lazy pass that wasn't actually a pass,just a miscontrol that got lucky.

Indeed.

I vote we do a bundle deal on him and that other lazy one who plays up front

[Jookie]

Maybe we should stick him with the u23's for a bit so he can get his confidence,touch & smile back,another plus is that the youngsters could teach him a thing or two about actually working for the team,laziness should not be tolerated.

Don't think LallanaInPyjamas said Firmino was lazy. Think he said he was inconsistent.

I know LallanaInPyjamas doesn't think Firmino is World Class. That's his prerogative. But he's never suggested he's lazy.

I don't think the inconsistent shout is a particularly controversial one. IMO, Firmino has been a bit inconsistent this season. He's not having as good a season as 2017/18. Mainly because he's had too many performances like yesterday. He's interspersed that with some brilliant performances too.

He's so important to the way that we attack that I think his lack of fluency at times has more impact than it should. He plays well, we tend to attack well. He doesn't play well, then things don't happen for us as easily in an attacking sense. Yesterday was one of those occasions. he never shirks though and always puts in a shift. I do wonder if a genuine 4th option up front would help him to keep fresh but also provide some competition.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Don't think LallanaInPyjamas said Firmino was lazy. Think he said he was inconsistent.

I know LallanaInPyjamas doesn't think Firmino is World Class. That's his prerogative. But he's never suggested he's lazy.

I don't think the inconsistent shout is a particularly controversial one. IMO, Firmino has been a bit inconsistent this season. He's not having as good a season as 2017/18. Mainly because he's had too many performances like yesterday. He's interspersed that with some brilliant performances too.

He's so important to the way that we attack that I think his lack of fluency at times has more impact than it should. He plays well, we tend to attack well. He doesn't play well, then things don't happen for us as easily in an attacking sense. Yesterday was one of those occasions. he never shirks though and always puts in a shift. I do wonder if a genuine 4th option up front would help him to keep fresh but also provide some competition.

Thanks. One of the few on here with common sense just saved me a five minute reply.

[afc tukrish]

Thanks. One of the few on here with common sense just saved me a five minute reply.

If so few have common sense, why do you bother posting so frequently?

[Redcap]

Don't think LallanaInPyjamas said Firmino was lazy. Think he said he was inconsistent.

I know LallanaInPyjamas doesn't think Firmino is World Class. That's his prerogative. But he's never suggested he's lazy.

I don't think the inconsistent shout is a particularly controversial one. IMO, Firmino has been a bit inconsistent this season. He's not having as good a season as 2017/18. Mainly because he's had too many performances like yesterday. He's interspersed that with some brilliant performances too.

He's so important to the way that we attack that I think his lack of fluency at times has more impact than it should. He plays well, we tend to attack well. He doesn't play well, then things don't happen for us as easily in an attacking sense. Yesterday was one of those occasions. he never shirks though and always puts in a shift. I do wonder if a genuine 4th option up front would help him to keep fresh but also provide some competition.

Thing is, Firmino is a player whose contributions are harder to articulate than some. Last season we saw a Firmino that scored a lot more goals than the Firmino we normally see. This season his goal contribution has been down, but he's played a notably different role.

That means it's not as easy to call him on inconsistency. I'm not saying that you're using goals as the metric or even a metric, but I think they do affect perceptions.

In his new role, frankly I'm not literate enough at football that I understand what his role is and what his KPIs are.

It would be interesting to see someone with access to the data like Statsbomb do an analysis of his various outputs, because we know that when it comes to Firmino, it's important to look a little more closely under the hood to understand what he is and isn't contributing, and how consistent he is.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Thing is, Firmino is a player whose contributions are harder to articulate than some. Last season we saw a Firmino that scored a lot more goals than the Firmino we normally see. This season his goal contribution has been down, but he's played a notably different role.

That means it's not as easy to call him on inconsistency. I'm not saying that you're using goals as the metric or even a metric, but I think they do affect perceptions.

In his new role, frankly I'm not literate enough at football that I understand what his role is and what his KPIs are.

It would be interesting to see someone with access to the data like Statsbomb do an analysis of his various outputs, because we know that when it comes to Firmino, it's important to look a little more closely under the hood to understand what he is and isn't contributing, and how consistent he is.

He may have over performed last year goal-scoring wise. Already this is his 2nd best season goal wise since he's been at the club [first season he scored 11,then 12 and last year 27 overall]

If he can get about five more goals and five more assists it would be a very good finish to the season, with 9 games left potentially [including two games against Porto]

[Jookie]

Thing is, Firmino is a player whose contributions are harder to articulate than some. Last season we saw a Firmino that scored a lot more goals than the Firmino we normally see. This season his goal contribution has been down, but he's played a notably different role.

That means it's not as easy to call him on inconsistency. I'm not saying that you're using goals as the metric or even a metric, but I think they do affect perceptions.

In his new role, frankly I'm not literate enough at football that I understand what his role is and what his KPIs are.

It would be interesting to see someone with access to the data like Statsbomb do an analysis of his various outputs, because we know that when it comes to Firmino, it's important to look a little more closely under the hood to understand what he is and isn't contributing, and how consistent he is.

It's definitely not a goal return piece that makes me feel he's been inconsistent. I don't really have any stats to back things up. Just a judgement based on what I've seen and felt of his performances this season on occasions.

I'm not saying he's been poor or anything close to that. Just think he's dipped a bit compared to last year. Maybe that's an unfair comparison. Maybe the slight change in position, pre-Xmas, didn't help his form. Maybe last season was the high point of his career and 2016/17 and 2018/19 are more indicative of his level. It's still a very high level but one I'd like to see challenged in the summer with a 4th attacking option.

[Petadroli]

Aren't his numbers in the league pretty much similar to last season?

17/18: 2800 mins played, 15 goals, 7 assists.
18/19: 2260 mins played, 11 goals, 5 assists.

Obviously it's a bit different in the Champions League, but this season we haven't played the likes of Maribor, Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Porto, but PSG, Napoli, Red Star and Bayern.

[deano2727]

Don't think he has been at his best this season personally, despite a few big performances.

Luckily for him and us, he still has the chance to make it a fantastic one for him and the team. Being instrumental in us winning the double would go a long way to seeing to that. 

[Chakan]

No love for him today? Well taken goal and thought he put himself around well!

Also loved the cheeky mid air dab on the goal!

[deFacto please, you bastards]

No love for him today? Well taken goal and thought he put himself around well!

Also loved the cheeky mid air dab on the goal!

So I am not the only one who thought that 

[kavah]

Nice little interview with him afterwards on Brasilian TV. Just the usual "no easy game in the premier league... especially spurs" ... "6 difficult games left" but he was serious, deadly serious, you can tell he is convinced we'll do it

[gamble]

Also loved the cheeky mid air dab on the goal!

If he did that on purpose, not only is he a genius, but the lad is an artist. Cannot name another footballer like him.

Amazing player

[Chakan]

If he did that on purpose, not only is he a genius, but the lad is an artist. Cannot name another footballer like him.

Amazing player

Looks deliberate no?

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Siiiiiii senhooooorrrrrrrrrr

[mrantarctica]

Thought he had a good game. Still not quite at his best but his workrate and link up play are hard to fault. Still capable of the sublime, as we saw.

[jckliew]

Looks deliberate no?

No look. Eyes closed.  Hehe

[redgriffin73]

Went to sleep with his song in my head, woke up with his song in my head. Fucking love him and his mad little 'tache.

[Coolie High]

Thought he was decent, but he’s very sloppy with his passing at times isn’t he? 67% of his passes completed?