Topic: Diogo Jota (Diogo José Teixeira da Silva)

[farawayred]

He had a great game today, unlucky to be subbed I thought.

I wanted him to get a hat trick, but there was no need to risk him while Bobby is still out. We don't have many viable options outside our front three. Plus, he started fading away from the game a bit.

[RyanBabel19]

Excellently taken goals

Prem top scorers

Salah - 11
Mane - 7
Jota - 7

[Nick110581]

He’s really great - constant threat

[Ghost Town]

He's Jota, he-ee-ee-e's per-fect
He's Jota he-ee-ee-e's worth it
Too many players look second best
But we don't buy anything less
He's Jota he-ee-ee-e's per-fect

[RedForeverTT]

I wanted him to get a hat trick, but there was no need to risk him while Bobby is still out. We don't have many viable options outside our front three. Plus, he started fading away from the game a bit.

Yeah, his job was done by then. That 3 points and a healthy fitness is more important.

He's got 7 right now which is very good near the halfway mark. Firmino got us 15 in PL (27 overall) in his best season for 17/18.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

I said it before and I'll say it again, the best Portuguese player in the world

[MonsLibpool]

So, so good. Needs a decent song.

Isright.

[Chris~]

Would be really interested in reading the whole process of scouting him, moving on from Werner, Klopp deciding to make him the central striker. Just an unbelievable bit of recruitment and management.

[۩ Imperator ۩]

🎶"He is D-I-O-G-O
He is D-I-O-G-O
D-I-O-G-O
He is D-I-O-G-O
He is D - Deadly
He is I - Incredible
He is O - On target
He is G - Graceful
He is Ooooooooh oooooooh oooooooooooh
He is D-I-O-G-O..."🎶
https://t.co/02qMd2R1pH

[Crosby Nick]

Interesting to see what we do when Sadio and Mo go to the AFCON. Jota, Bobby, arguably Minamino too all play their best down the middle.

Jota’s instincts are so good though. Always in the right place.

[farawayred]

Interesting to see what we do when Sadio and Mo go to the AFCON. Jota, Bobby, arguably Minamino too all play their best down the middle.

Jota’s instincts are so good though. Always in the right place.

Origi plays best central too. Kaide Gordon time (hopefully only for 2 games)?

[Red-4-Ever]

Cheat code celebration 

That’s exactly what I thought until I saw this on The Athletic:

Diogo Jota is the undisputed champion in the Liverpool squad when it comes to playing the video game FIFA.

Shortly before moving to Anfield last year, he won the inaugural ePremier League invitational tournament after beating Trent Alexander-Arnold in the final.

In fact, he’s so good with a controller in his hands that in February he was ranked No 1 in the world on the FIFA Ultimate Team Champions leaderboard after securing 30 successive wins.

It’s his passion away from the AXA Training Centre and he has set up his own esports team. It’s no publicity stunt, it’s a serious business and Jota is genuinely elite. On Saturday, he was scheduled to compete in the fourth round of the qualifiers for the FIFA 22 Global Series but he had to message his opponent and politely withdraw.

https://theathletic.com/2979887/2021/11/28/liverpools-fab-three-is-now-a-fab-four-and-console-king-jota-is-sparkling-on-and-off-the-pitch/?source=user_shared_article

Jota: “Sorry la’, I have to bin this off as I’ve to go and play a real game of footie in front of 55 thousand people instead ffs”.

 

[The G in Gerrard]

So glad we got this lad and not Werner.

[AndyMuller]

Was he this lethal at Wolves? I feel like every time he gets the ball in the box it's a guaranteed goal.

[tubby]

His stature and finishing ability remind me of Fowler so much.  Doesn't quite have Robbie's laser-focused bottom corner finishes, but makes up for it by being quicker.

[JackWard33]

Diogo stats watch... he's now at 0.79 npxg per 90 over >9 90s this season .... that's basically the same as Haaland ?!

Possibly unsustainable but indicators it is, he's taking a lot of dangerous shots compared to previous years.. and he's not over achieving as a finisher at the moment
He's basically an out and out 9 for us now ...who also presses

[Wullie160975]

Diogo stats watch... he's now at 0.79 npxg per 90 over >9 90s this season .... that's basically the same as Haaland ?!

Possibly sustainable but indicators it is, he's taking a lot of dangerous shots compared to previous years.. and he's not over achieving as a finisher at the moment
He's basically an out and out 9 for us now ...who also presses

And drops deep into midfield ala Bobby.

[MD1990]

He is starting to find those pockets in between the lines now as well.

Been brillant since Man City at home

[RainbowFlick]

https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldTalk/status/1465092330659225607?s=20

 

[dutchkop]

not good enough for Garth Crookes team of the week (while scoring 2 goals on Sat)

- sell him in Jan and replace with someone Garth may approve of.

[newterp]

Diogo stats watch... he's now at 0.79 npxg per 90 over >9 90s this season .... that's basically the same as Haaland ?!

Possibly sustainable but indicators it is, he's taking a lot of dangerous shots compared to previous years.. and he's not over achieving as a finisher at the moment
He's basically an out and out 9 for us now ...who also presses

so we cloned firmino and injected some fowler DNA into the mix. We got a velocijota.

[Sangria]

That’s exactly what I thought until I saw this on The Athletic:

Diogo Jota is the undisputed champion in the Liverpool squad when it comes to playing the video game FIFA.

Shortly before moving to Anfield last year, he won the inaugural ePremier League invitational tournament after beating Trent Alexander-Arnold in the final.

In fact, he’s so good with a controller in his hands that in February he was ranked No 1 in the world on the FIFA Ultimate Team Champions leaderboard after securing 30 successive wins.

It’s his passion away from the AXA Training Centre and he has set up his own esports team. It’s no publicity stunt, it’s a serious business and Jota is genuinely elite. On Saturday, he was scheduled to compete in the fourth round of the qualifiers for the FIFA 22 Global Series but he had to message his opponent and politely withdraw.

https://theathletic.com/2979887/2021/11/28/liverpools-fab-three-is-now-a-fab-four-and-console-king-jota-is-sparkling-on-and-off-the-pitch/?source=user_shared_article

Jota: “Sorry la’, I have to bin this off as I’ve to go and play a real game of footie in front of 55 thousand people instead ffs”.

 

With his experience of football in all its aspects, he's going into management once his playing days are over. Oh hang on, he already has. He took an English non-league club to Champions League winners in Football Manager during the first lockdown, and was in the 2031-32 season at the time of interview.

[Red-4-Ever]

With his experience of football in all its aspects, he's going into management once his playing days are over. Oh hang on, he already has. He took an English non-league club to Champions League winners in Football Manager during the first lockdown, and was in the 2031-32 season at the time of interview.

[jillcwhomever]

Was he this lethal at Wolves? I feel like every time he gets the ball in the box it's a guaranteed goal.

A lot of their fans were glad to see the back of him, thought they'd done a good thing getting shot of him. I rather think it was down to their coach at the time though that he didn't shine at Wolves. Their fans are infuriated that we didn't buy him for more now. 

[Dim Glas]

A lot of their fans were glad to see the back of him, thought they'd done a good thing getting shot of him. I rather think it was down to their coach at the time though that he didn't shine at Wolves. Their fans are infuriated that we didn't buy him for more now. 

I didn’t get that impression at all.

Saw a fair few saying they’d wish the club had managed to flog Traore rather than him mind.

He seemed a popular player there with the fans if rather inconsistent, but then, many young player are, but they certainly did not see this level of development happening with him. As many where surprised by the fee, so in that sense maybe they thought the club did well. They clearly had not learnt from the purchases of the likes of Mane and Salah!

[killer-heels]

A lot of their fans were glad to see the back of him, thought they'd done a good thing getting shot of him. I rather think it was down to their coach at the time though that he didn't shine at Wolves. Their fans are infuriated that we didn't buy him for more now. 

I know a few Wolves supporters and they really liked him and thought he was good but were happy to get the money we gave them. Didn't come across that he wasnt rated by them. They also mentioned Neto at the time and why it was fine that they got some money in as they had Neto emerging.

[jillcwhomever]

I didn’t get that impression at all.

Saw a fair few saying they’d wish the club had managed to flog Traore rather than him mind.

He seemed a popular player there with the fans if rather inconsistent, but then, many young player are, but they certainly did not see this level of development happening with him. As many where surprised by the fee, so in that sense maybe they thought the club did well. They clearly had not learnt from the purchases of the likes of Mane and Salah!

When we first signed him I was made up got messaging some Wolves fans on Twitter. Most of them were decent but there were a few who seemed quite happy to see the back of him. Having said that they wanted to see the end of Nuno even more. 😀

[DangerScouse]

7 goals in 10 league starts this season. Werner has 7 goals in 43 games since signing for Chelsea.

What a signing Diogo has been.

[Jwils21]

His name scans well into the Maxi Rodriguez song...

Diogo, Diogo Jota... he's boss and Portuguese

[farawayred]

7 goals in 10 league starts this season. Werner has 7 goals in 43 games since signing for Chelsea.

What a signing Diogo has been.

I wouldn't play him on Wednesday unless he plays FIFA 22 in the morning. 

[abs-ibs]

not good enough for Garth Crookes team of the week (while scoring 2 goals on Sat)

- sell him in Jan and replace with someone Garth may approve of.

For some reason I always read what Crooks has to say in his team of the week. Mainly to see if he is still a complete bell end with his biased opinions. Whenever he has a Liverpool player in 'his squad' he has to make a backhanded comment or just an outright criticism of something that his beloved London clubs do week in week out. He is an absolute cock. I have no idea why he is employed by the beeb at all. I like to see teams of the week, but I really wish they would have someone knowledgable about the subject to do it, without the seething hate.

[Crimson]

His name scans well into the Maxi Rodriguez song...

Diogo, Diogo Jota... he's boss and Portuguese

We sang that for Maxi? The Hodgson years did more to the fans than I thought..

[Jon2lfc]

For some reason I always read what Crooks has to say in his team of the week. Mainly to see if he is still a complete bell end with his biased opinions. Whenever he has a Liverpool player in 'his squad' he has to make a backhanded comment or just an outright criticism of something that his beloved London clubs do week in week out. He is an absolute cock. I have no idea why he is employed by the beeb at all. I like to see teams of the week, but I really wish they would have someone knowledgable about the subject to do it, without the seething hate.

And that's why they employ him. Because he's 'controversial' and this gets more clicks, discussion, and mentions on the interwebs. Rinse n repeat 

p.s. I agree.. he is a complete bell end.

[BOBSCOUSE]

Posted this in tonight's match thread but it belongs in here. 

As we're thinking he deserves a song, how about (to Volare)...

Diogo, oh, oh
Diogo,oh, oh,
In the Red, he'll knock you all dead.
Scores goals with his feet and his head,

Diogo, oh, oh...

Plenty of scope to change the words so carry on, but I think this could be boss.

[farawayred]

Time to get him off his FIFA game and into the squad.

[Asam]

Quality finish

[rafathegaffa83]

That finish. Woof.

[Ghost Town]

I mean you have some of the best attackers in the world and then you buy Jota. Glory beyond the dreams of avarice

[Wool]

Think he might be a bit good.

[gerrardisgod]

Diogo Fowler strikes again.