Is there a reason why Bayern haven't got enough players on the bench again?
It's true to say that if Shankly had told us to invade Poland we'd be queuing up 10 deep all the way from Anfield to the Pier Head.
Anyone see that goal by Alonso just now? Blimey!
Dreadful first touch that Xabi lad...
LIVERPOOL are interested in signing FC Schalke 04 defender Joel Matip who is out of contract next summer.Matip, 24, is a Cameroon international and will be well-known to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp following his time in Germany.The right-footed Matip can also play in a defensive midfield role which would widen his appeal.Liverpool are likely to see veteran Kolo Toure leave the club when his contract runs out at the end of the season and will need to bolster their defensive options.Matip was courted by Newcastle in the summer when a Ł10million move was mooted but, with his contract due to expire in the coming months, Liverpool may prefer to wait.They can talk to the player from January 1 and look to come to a pre-contract agreement with him.Klopp is also an admirer of Matip's Schalke team-mate Leroy Sane, who is regarded as one of the next waves of stars to emerge in Germany.Sane is just 19 and made his international debut in Germany's loss to France last month at the Stade de France which was the target of terrorist attacks.http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/627350/Jurgen-Klopp-Cameroon-defender-Joel-Matip-Liverpool-from-Schalke
More important that there's a tenuous link to Sane. Get those scouting videos sorted.
He wont be sold no matter what, but go on and believe all that crap spouted in English media.
There is zero chance to get Sane in the near future. Schalke would never sell their crown juwel.Matip is not bang average. He is one of the most underrated CBs.
Agreed. It kind of gives you hope Firmino might end up being a big player for us though, the fact they appear to be missing him so much. Schalke seemed so entertaining in highlights earlier in the season, but against Dortmund they were playing a 6-4-0 formation for large chunks of the game, at home. Don’t think they’ve quite reached Di Matteo levels of awfulness yet though.
Howedes will finish his career under Pulis at West Brom. He's Olsson's heir in waiting.
People still underrate Cristiano Ronaldo.
he played every single minute of their World cup winning side
I like Schalke; Sane, Choupo Moting, di Santo, Hunterlaar, Goretzka, Max Meyer are all to a high level. a shame Sidney Sam hasn't put in any peformances like he did for Leverkusen in a blue shirt yet.
Di Santo is to a high level? Is that the same striker who's scored 46 goals in 249 games and reached double figures once? 1 in 17 this season in the league, he's shit and has no business at a team chasing Champions League football. Huntelaar is nowhere near what he used to be, he's so static now and Goretzka is not close to being as good as everybody claims. Their tactics were Geis playing long balls to Choupo Moting and in the end Schalke were lucky to win that game.
Sane and Meyer are incredible players though