Apologies if off topic but I read something quite interesting the other day (but can't find a link to it) that went into the circus behind the football industry and how (for a large group of fans) the most boring part of football is actually watching the game...
There is a large proportion of people who actively dislike watching a game of football but love to talk about a team, join in the banter of taking the piss out of opposing teams and how rubbish players are because of x, y, z, etc... yet sit them infront of a normal game and their attention will drift to the point where they're not watching or taking in anything that happens on the pitch.
Made me think about this place and the levels of joy / happiness (or lack of) you find in the match threads compared to this or the West Ham threads.
is he returning as a player, or in a coaching capacity?...i thought it was the latter.Gerrard saying goodbye to fans in LA, speculation he will return to liverpool, do hope this is true, just as they get some kind of balance in their squad, bring back a "golden generation" entitled self-regarding "celebrity" footballer to mess things up....well I hope so at least
Would love it to be in a coaching capacity, can you imagine him teaching Coutinho the headless chicken style of midfield play. Gerrard had a lot of great moments but most of them were nothing to do with good tactical positioning or reading of the game and more to do with cracking a 30-yd piledriver.is he returning as a player, or in a coaching capacity?...i thought it was the latter.
I'll save the laughing bit after we beat them today.
One of the many things I've learnt from the rollercoaster of supporting Spurs is that if you wait till the end of the season to be happy and join in the banter then you'll never get a chance to have some fun.I'll save the laughing bit after we beat them today.
Anyone else a little concerned how tight they are looking this season. There attack is really clicking were as ours seems to be chocking. I see many people saying Kane's absence is the reason but he was hardly on fire before his injury. Are we just unlucky, do they have a better attack then us or are they better drilled then us? After last season I really thought we would dominate on all fronts but time and time again I see our attack struggle to make any sort of impact. Our defence is second to none and it's a beautiful thing but I do worry that our attack, even when all are fit, is lacking. I hate Liverpool and I hate watching them be more affective then us in attack.
Anyone else a little concerned how tight they are looking this season. There attack is really clicking were as ours seems to be chocking. I see many people saying Kane's absence is the reason but he was hardly on fire before his injury. Are we just unlucky, do they have a better attack then us or are they better drilled then us? After last season I really thought we would dominate on all fronts but time and time again I see our attack struggle to make any sort of impact. Our defence is second to none and it's a beautiful thing but I do worry that our attack, even when all are fit, is lacking. I hate Liverpool and I hate watching them be more affective then us in attack.
Spot on.They have a better attack than us. Klopp has drilled his players to make fast runs when in the final third. The player on the ball always has options and they carve better goalscoring chances than us.
When we approach the final third we're lucky to have 1 player making a run so our options are usually a sideways pass, try and get a crossing opportunity or try and force the issue.
There's little doubt in my mind that they'll challenge this year. We have a better defence but not conceding many goals doesn't always get you 3 points whilst scoring more than the opposition always will...
The current Liverpool love in is all because Klopp comes across as this charismatic guy that gives good sound bites to the press.
Last season we pressed and were incredible in the final third like they are currently BUT we also had a shit hot defence and I didn't see this level of praise.
10 games in and one single clean sheet in a 0-0, they're not going to win the title like that. All it takes is a drop in form/injury for one or two of their forward line and they'll come unstuck.
Danny Ings, Liverpool's own Jack Wilshere - crocked for the season again
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...-danny-ings-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-season/