Topic: Sadio Mané

[Agent99]

We should be able to manage.

Phil shouldn't have any issues adjusting back into his old position.

[Sarge]

Phil shouldn't have any issues adjusting back into his old position.

Be hard when he will be in Paris.

[exiledintheUSA]

Be hard when he will be in Paris.

They moved the game to Geneva.

[exiledintheUSA]

Sadio getting feisty.

[Byrneand]

3 week hols and then he will miss City and Norwich.

I's of thought Klopp would prefer to of had him involved in pre season to work for the season and then give him an extended break in late August for a couple of week. We play Arsenal on August and then only Newcastle and Burnley before Chelsea on the 22nd September. Could quite easily take a couple of weeks there and I'm sure could make a plan to skip the internationals

[PhaseOfPlay]

I's of thought Klopp would prefer to of had him involved in pre season to work for the season and then give him an extended break in late August for a couple of week. We play Arsenal on August and then only Newcastle and Burnley before Chelsea on the 22nd September. Could quite easily take a couple of weeks there and I'm sure could make a plan to skip the internationals

He's been going since last July, though. The longer he works without a break, the closer to injury he gets.

[Byrneand]

He's been going since last July, though. The longer he works without a break, the closer to injury he gets.

The really exciting thing is that we'll get to see what happens over the next month

[OOS]

Suprised his back isn't broke carrying that shite Senegal side to the final.

[sms1986]

Commiserations to Sadio and Senegal, hopefully he has a relaxing few weeks before rejoining our squad.

[jillcwhomever]

So disappointed for him, sickening that Alegria have basically won the tournament by kicking other teams to pieces. They should have been two men down at least.

[killer-heels]

Fucking hell go and relax now Mane. I wont be happy until I see an instagram photo of him relaxing on a beach with a Pina Colada.

[CHOPPER]

He'd sacrifice his European Cup winners medal for a Fuzzy wuzzy they don't like ip up'em, medal!!!........ Disgusting.



We should fire him





Then sell him, to the highest bidder.

[Fordy]

Needs his 3 weeks rest. Mane needs to chill.

[Eeyore]

So disappointed for him, sickening that Alegria have basically won the tournament by kicking other teams to pieces. They should have been two men down at least.

Alegria have now done the double the AFCON and the dyslexia World Cup.

[thaddeus]

Alegria have now done the double the AFCON and the dyslexia World Cup.

I hadn't even noticed that.  The gif beneath must have distracted me (people meandering around disinterested, one of which is in a golf buggy because WHY NOT?!, while somebody is randomly fired out of a cannon - humanity has peaked!).

[Mighty_Red]

Probably the worst result for us, he played right till the end but didn't get the joy of a win to keep his spirits up.

No chance he comes to us early, he will need time to get over this and recharge mentally.

Don't worry Sadio, there's lots of great players here when you come back to help spread the load.

[Sheer Magnetism]

Fucking hell go and relax now Mane. I wont be happy until I see an instagram photo of him relaxing on a beach with a Pina Colada.

Would you be happy with a virgin pina colada?

[newterp]

Sad for Sadio. He's going to be devastated. Hopefully he gets some rest and bounces back.

[JackWard33]

Needs a long break - insane he’s just finished last season

[him_15]

Now Mane, just go and get some rest please....

[John C]

We should fire him

[King Kenny 7]

Really wanted this for him as he has repeatedly shown it meant so much to him.

I'm sure the club will be ready to help him bounce back.

[terry_macss_perm]

Any links to Sadio doing his forward roll on the CL flag please? Can’t remember if it was Barca or the final.

[Lofty Ambitions]

A three week break it is. Rest well, Sadio, no football in the meantime!

3h ago
Sadio Mane's Liverpool return date confirmed
Chris Shaw
@__ChrisShaw
Sadio Mane will return to Liverpool after the Community Shield fixture against Manchester City.

The forward has started an end-of-season break following Senegal’s run to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, in which they were beaten 1-0 by Algeria.

Mane is set to rejoin the Reds on Monday August 5 ahead of the Premier League opener against Norwich City at Anfield, Jürgen Klopp has confirmed.

“He is in good shape,” the manager told Liverpoolfc.com.

“Obviously they had a celebration in Senegal and I’m happy about that because it showed that they respect the competition and saw the second place as a success, which is nice.

“He is now on holiday, not the longest one – he will be back on August 5, after the Manchester City game. That means he had two weeks. There is four or five days to prepare for Norwich, 10 days for Chelsea [in the UEFA Super Cup].”

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/357703-sadio-mane-s-liverpool-return-date-confirmed

[terry_macss_perm]

A three week break it is. Rest well, Sadio, no football in the meantime!

19 July - 5 Aug is 16 days.

[SerbianScouser]

Just 2 weeks.

Far from ideal, we'll obviously have to rotate him a fair bit till winter time. To do that I think we'll have to change the shape.

Having 2 world-class forwards on the pitch instead of 3 is still more than enough firepower to win us most games as long as we get the shape and balance right. Potentially no need to insist with a 433 if we are gonna give Sadio time to take it easy initially.

I think 442 diamond would be the best solution as our fullbacks offer so much going forward these days so width wouldn't be an issue and Bobby can be sensational at times at 10.

Any which way with the amount of games we'll have to be really creative to scrap through it all.

[Macca201188]

Not ideal situation for him, Klopp is patient usually with players and he will manage him correctly. Hopefully he gets another break during Internationals in September.

He did get a little holiday before AFCON, was it 10 days or so?

[TepidT2O]

The positive is that he had a weeks holiday before the CL final and a week and a half before AFCON.

Not sure if it works like that though..

[HardworkDedication]

A three week break it is. Rest well, Sadio, no football in the meantime!



https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/357703-sadio-mane-s-liverpool-return-date-confirmed

It's two weeks. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it's good to get him back early and in contention to face Norwich. But on the other hand, a two week break is nothing. He's been playing non stop for the past year.

[JackWard33]

It's two weeks. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it's good to get him back early and in contention to face Norwich. But on the other hand, a two week break is nothing. He's been playing non stop for the past year.

It’s hard to understand the urgency to get him back to be honest. We hope to be playing football til next May and he’ll be pivotal.
It’s a bit incongruent ... if we’re arguing Origi, Brewster etc are good enough to the point that we don’t need more attacking players then we should be able to manage 3 or 4 weeks without him in order to get him properly rested and prepped.

[Henry Gale]

It’s hard to understand the urgency to get him back to be honest. We hope to be playing football til next May and he’ll be pivotal.
It’s a bit incongruent ... if we’re arguing Origi, Brewster etc are good enough to the point that we don’t need more attacking players then we should be able to manage 3 or 4 weeks without him in order to get him properly rested and prepped.

I did think that but didn't want to come across as doubting the people that make these decisions. Surely we can manage the first few games without him and give the lad a decent rest. 

[HardworkDedication]

It’s hard to understand the urgency to get him back to be honest. We hope to be playing football til next May and he’ll be pivotal.
It’s a bit incongruent ... if we’re arguing Origi, Brewster etc are good enough to the point that we don’t need more attacking players then we should be able to manage 3 or 4 weeks without him in order to get him properly rested and prepped.

I totally agree. He should be resting up for the full 3 weeks not cutting short his break. We all know he's an incredible athlete. However he is another year older and it's been another year of intense football under his belt.

[HardworkDedication]

I did think that but didn't want to come across as doubting the people that make these decisions. Surely we can manage the first few games without him and give the lad a decent rest.

If the drop off in quality when he is out weren't so big I don't think he would be coming back early.

[Lofty Ambitions]

19 July - 5 Aug is 16 days.

It's two weeks. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it's good to get him back early and in contention to face Norwich. But on the other hand, a two week break is nothing. He's been playing non stop for the past year.

So it is 

I just saw what I expected to see. What utter madness.

[Fromola]

If the drop off in quality when he is out weren't so big I don't think he would be coming back early.

Yet apparently we dont need to sign anyone and are happy with the squad.

Mane should at least sit out the rest of 2019 international breaks and rest then. Also the World Club Cup.

[El Lobo]

Yet apparently we dont need to sign anyone and are happy with the squad.

The whingings great mate, reckon we can at least isolate it into just the one thread though?

[sms1986]

Yet apparently we dont need to sign anyone and are happy with the squad.

Mane should at least sit out the rest of 2019 international breaks and rest then. Also the World Club Cup.

The club know what they are doing, I trust them to make correct decisions.

[JackWard33]

The club know what they are doing, I trust them to make correct decisions.

/forum

[sms1986]

/forum

I'm not saying we can't discuss transfers, I'm saying that the club know a lot more than we do.

[JackWard33]

I'm not saying we can't discuss transfers, I'm saying that the club know a lot more than we do.

Don't want to discuss transfers in here - the discussion should be what we're expecting of Mane

The club don't have a flawless record in terms of load management / fatigue in the middle and end of seasons with our players
Even if they did its up for discussion like everything else