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General Football and Sport / Re: The Snooker thread

« Last post by meady1981 on Today at 05:50:28 pm »

Might as well just give O'Sullivan the title, now.

Nobody left will beat him, this year.

Trump looks up for it

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Technology and Science / Re: One Man's Mission to X $44 billion Goodbye

« Last post by WhereAngelsPlay on Today at 05:49:03 pm »

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by Fromola on Today at 05:48:53 pm »

I'm looking forward to Slot coming, really intrigued by him and will be backing him to the hilt. I've been pouring over Feyenoord videos and it looks exciting.

But I am conflicted over the club's stance that the manager has to be one of a similar nature to Klopp, right down to the formation we play. I admire the club implementing philosophies of the like you can see historically at Ajax and Barca, a system that ensures a sense of continuity and hey, standing by those principles has only benefited those clubs in the long term. It's also the best bet of ensuring youngsters get a chance which is key to our identity and success.

But at the same time, sometimes you need tactical flexibility. And I wonder if the need for that is greater in the Premier League than it is in Spain and the Netherlands. The greater competitiveness in the Premier League means that philosophies or playing styles can come unstuck against some teams, in a way that doesn't happen with lesser opponents in Spain.

I'm not asking us to play total football one week, then five at the back catenaccio defensive football the next, but I just query whether appointing a manager because he plays the same formation is indicative of a far too rigid vision?

Perhaps I'm doing Slot a disservice and that he does vary things up when need be (you have to do so to be the best) and I don't doubt his coaching credentials. But I do worry if further down the line, FSG and Edwards continue to adhere to a rigid strategy that means we lose out on the best man for the job simply because he didn't play the same formation as the predecessor.

I think if we'd turned down Alonso for that reason then it'd be a lot more questionable.

Amorim and Slot probably profiled quite similarly and ended up the main two on the shortlist. Slot won out as his style fits more the squad we have. The playing same way through the age groups also factors in because we've seen the benefits of bringing in players from the Academy sides who are used to the way we play already.

If Amorim comes in and needs to rip a lot more up off the bat to suit his style then it's a bigger upheaval in one summer.

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Betting, Drafts and Fantasy/Prediction Leagues / Re: ******LFC Prediction League: Season 23******

« Last post by RJH on Today at 05:48:11 pm »

Vs West Ham

Alisson

Alexander Arnold
Quansah
Van Dijk
Robertson

MacAllister
Elliott
Jones

Salah
Gakpo
Diaz

FG: Diaz
FS: 2-1 to LFC
DP: 6

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: New Kit thread

« Last post by rob1966 on Today at 05:48:02 pm »

Very quick mock-up based on the new adidas template...

Please just keep it simple adidas.

Oh god, why do I picture Charlie Adam wearing that shirt?

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Betting, Drafts and Fantasy/Prediction Leagues / Re: RAWK Premier League Predictions Thread 2023/24 - WK 35 now open

« Last post by RJH on Today at 05:47:17 pm »

Saturday 27th April

West Ham 1-2 Liverpool
Fulham 2-2 Palace
Man Utd 2-1 Burnley
Newcastle 2-0 Sheff Utd
Wolves 1-1 Luton
Everton 2-1 Brentford
Villa 3-0 Chelsea

Sunday 28th

Bournemouth 2-2 Brighton
Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal
Forest 1-4 Man City

Thursday 2nd May

Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by rossipersempre on Today at 05:46:26 pm »

That's understandable when you view the entire footballing structure, and I can accept that (especially if there's not much difference between Slot or Amorim) but say hypothetically a few years down the line, Klopp Part II comes along and we have the opportunity to hire, having taken, oh I dunno, Borussia Monchengladbach to a league and Champions League and is a raging success with 3-4-3.

Does the club say 'no thanks' purely because of the formation?

Alonso being the obvious example here. No mention of us swerving him because of Leverkusen's 3-4-3, just that we thought he was unattainable this year anyway.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by rob1966 on Today at 05:45:46 pm »

I like that he seems to play a similar style and will be able to work with the squad we have. To be honest I don't want too radical changes at the moment. We have good players, and good youngsters coming through. Despite replacing nearly half the starting 11, we are getting back into the CL, we've won one cup and were in the run in for both the league and the europa league until the very few last games. If we had been shit, yes, by all means rip everything up and start from scratch. But the way we are looking right now, it seems to me we are more in a shape where a few coaching and tactical changes, and maybe one or two new players, could iron out or weaknesses and help us improve quite a bit.

I'm the same as you on this.  I know circumstances were different, Kenny had an aging squad, whereas Klopp is leaving a young squad, but I well remember Souness ripping everything up, he even admitted himself he tried to change too much too quickly and the damage it did. I'll never forget sitting the the Centenary Upper gobsmacked at how bad we were and how quickly we'd fallen apart.

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Technology and Science / Re: One Man's Mission to X $44 billion Goodbye

« Last post by Jiminy Cricket on Today at 05:44:21 pm »

Please check again.
He is turning left and he does 270.

Hmmm. Not the turn he is already in at 55 seconds, but the turn he initiates just a few seconds later. More than a full turn of the steering wheel. And it matches what can be sourced on the Net too.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by Kopenhagen on Today at 05:44:12 pm »

Ruben Amorim ticked several requirements, but his playing approach - particularly using three at the back - and long-term vision did not fit the current squad nor the philosophy implemented through all age groups at Liverpool. [@MelissaReddy_]

One intermediary suggested that Amorim's meeting with West Ham was to put pressure on Liverpool, but Liverpool had ALREADY marked Slot [@MelissaReddy_]

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Is Melissa Reddy of Sky Sports now an external member of Liverpool FC's press office? Odd she's coming out with all this unsubstantiated stuff now Slot is in the 'waiting room' with his pen in hand.

She has someone giving her information inside the Club. She’s written some nasty hatchet job pieces semi recently to somebody’s benefit. She’s a hack like Simon Hughes and the Burger.