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And I didn’t get where I am, by pursuing it! Anyway great performance by the team and by Klopp. I have been hard on Lallana in the recent past, but he’s starting to be more effective with a better end product, hope he can keep that up as it was his main deficiency up until now. I also hope we dont live to regret all those missed chances it should have been 5 or 6. I'm a very harsh critic of Lallana and I still don't particularly like him or think he's good enough moving forward. However his recent displays have been a lot better and if he keeps contributing goals and assists then I don't think many people will be on his case at all! I agree our squad player hasn't done well recently since klopp has been able to name a more consistent teamsheet. If we win the europa I'd give him 1 more season if not I don't believe in making him a key player as I don't believe he has the potential to get 15 or more of either goals or assists in a season which is what we need from someone who is going to be one of our leading players, played week in week out for 70-80% of the season.
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Its not all about goals and assists. Coutinho and Firmino consume possession much more than Lallana because they take greater risks on the ball. Lallana offers a nice balance I think.
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And I didn’t get where I am, by pursuing it! Anyway great performance by the team and by Klopp. I have been hard on Lallana in the recent past, but he’s starting to be more effective with a better end product, hope he can keep that up as it was his main deficiency up until now. I also hope we dont live to regret all those missed chances it should have been 5 or 6. I'm a very harsh critic of Lallana and I still don't particularly like him or think he's good enough moving forward. However his recent displays have been a lot better and if he keeps contributing goals and assists then I don't think many people will be on his case at all! PERHAPS THE KLOPP EFFECT IS BEGINNING TO SHOW That may very well be the case imadk, and if it is, we can look forward with a deal more confidence, particularly when he gets his own nominations signed, with a preseason under their belt, (always assuming he goes for top quality and isn’t thwarted by either the Committee or FSG, and that’s a big assumption!) Anyway feeling much better and more positive today, now that we did in fact rip the Red Devils a new one! That always does wonders for the constitution! YNWA
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I understand lallana is a specialist kind of player who gives you different options, he has been for England and he is for liverpool. He's a bit of kagawa when kagawa was at utd. thing is kagawa took his game to the next level when we went to dortmund. the main difference is kagawa is more proactive and decisive on the ball and puts himself in more positions to score.
Lallana nits play together, presses well, intricate passer, but you're right doesn't take risks - that can be evidenced in his passing success rate.
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I quite like Lallana as a member of the squad - as long as we can sign a player who is good enough to keep Lallana on the bench, if that makes any sense  We play a lot of games each season and Lallana is a good player, he can come in regularly and give someone a rest or fill in when we have injuries.... but if you were to ask me what Liverpool's strongest 11 was, I hope we are soon in a position where we have another player who is unquestionably in front of him in the pecking order.
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No ball retention in the side You see how clueless you are Brendan?
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I quite like Lallana as a member of the squad - as long as we can sign a player who is good enough to keep Lallana on the bench, if that makes any sense We play a lot of games each season and Lallana is a good player, he can come in regularly and give someone a rest or fill in when we have injuries.... but if you were to ask me what Liverpool's strongest 11 was, I hope we are soon in a position where we have another player who is unquestionably in front of him in the pecking order. Completely agree.
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I quite like Lallana as a member of the squad - as long as we can sign a player who is good enough to keep Lallana on the bench, if that makes any sense We play a lot of games each season and Lallana is a good player, he can come in regularly and give someone a rest or fill in when we have injuries.... but if you were to ask me what Liverpool's strongest 11 was, I hope we are soon in a position where we have another player who is unquestionably in front of him in the pecking order. Completely agree. Yes I'd go along with this as well, he should be a squad player at best.
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And I didn’t get where I am, by pursuing it! Anyway great performance by the team and by Klopp. I have been hard on Lallana in the recent past, but he’s starting to be more effective with a better end product, hope he can keep that up as it was his main deficiency up until now. I also hope we dont live to regret all those missed chances it should have been 5 or 6. I'm a very harsh critic of Lallana and I still don't particularly like him or think he's good enough moving forward. However his recent displays have been a lot better and if he keeps contributing goals and assists then I don't think many people will be on his case at all! I agree our squad player hasn't done well recently since klopp has been able to name a more consistent teamsheet. If we win the europa I'd give him 1 more season if not I don't believe in making him a key player as I don't believe he has the potential to get 15 or more of either goals or assists in a season which is what we need from someone who is going to be one of our leading players, played week in week out for 70-80% of the season. opps has*
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Like any Liverpool fan, I remember my first Anfield experience vividly. Oxford were the visitors that day and we smashed them 6-0. Ian Rush scored with less than a minute on the clock.
It couldn’t really have got any better although, to be honest, it was always going to be a question of how many. This was the 80s and that Liverpool team – with Kenny Dalglish as player-manager – would go on to win the Double just a few months later. Oxford finished 18th.
But if I thought my Anfield debut would be hard to surpass, it was royally trumped on Thursday night.
Kenny Dalglish at Anfield
Imagine it’s your 40th birthday and you’ve come all the way from South Africa to watch your beloved Reds for the very first time. In a surreal set of circumstances you’ve even got to meet you boyhood hero before the match. This is all too good to be true isn’t it?
Apparently not. I’d told my friend Deon and his wife that they’d be blown away by Anfield on a European night and the crowd and the boys in Red didn’t let them down.
Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0.
To be honest, whether it was your first or 500th game, it was a special night. Apart from the opening 15 seconds when United had their best chance of the evening, Liverpool dominated from start to finish.
The 2-0 didn’t flatter Jurgen Klopp’s men and, as this is Europe, one goal in the return at Old Trafford will mean United will have to score four to knock us out.
This is what Reds fans dreamt of when Klopp took over. Pressing, organisation and front-foot football with a real sense of purpose....Full Read: http://www.teamtalk.com/news/red-letter-firmino-flourishing-gegenpress-stifled-life-out-of-united
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