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Agree. He's kind of the forgotten man in Argentine football, incidentally. I've always thought he should figure more prominently in the national team. Who knows if he could help make things click; whatever they've been doing isn't working, despite all their talent.

I always compare Bundesliga to Big XII ... no D, basically a basketball game, back and forth all game long. But apart from that, I agree

It's also their manager, Marcelo Bielsa. He's considered one of the most brilliant coaches in world soccer. I'm not 100% sure what that reputation is based on, but on the English soccer podcasts I listen to they speak of him like he is an absolute god.

Agree, very disappointing. Bielsa is such an intriguing character. I think the word among the punditry is that it's a situation that's similar to Spurs: Leeds are brilliant, but they just don't have the squad depth to play Bielsa's punishing, demanding style across a forty-six game season...

The first and third goals were so good, I'm not even mad.

Wow. Yeah Rodgers is one of those guys who is a good coach, especially when it comes to developing young players, but not a great manager, to the extent that means making personnel decisions in the transfer market. Benteke and Lazar Markovic are the ones from his Liverpool days that are real...

Arsenal remind me of Liverpool in Klopp's first season or two. People kept making snide comments about how Liverpool weren't actually better than under Rodgers in terms of results, but anyone who followed closely could see that they were actually significantly better. Similarly, Arsenal look...

Pep is uninteresting? Is this something people think? Because, speaking for myself, I am interested in the best soccer coach in the world. I'm hoping for an exciting run-in. As a Liverpool fan I am just fine with where we are. First City had a little wobble, then we had a little wobble...

Yeah, Liverpool are through with a two-goal margin over Napoli at Anfield, which is certainly not beyond them. I'm not panicking yet. Something is just not clicking with the Liverpool attack lately. Quality in the final ball has just been eluding them. They remind me of France when they...

Oh I don't think this is amateurish at all ... it's a point many professional pundits are making about Man U. Mourinho has a longtime preference for big, tall, powerful players so he can set up to play defensively, dominate physically and in both boxes, and maybe score on the odd set piece--and...

Yeah, losing is no fun and it's disappointing that Liverpool didn't get the result after playing so well for most of the game. But it's some comfort that Liverpool will be able to get that much more rest so they can be that much fresher for the Premier League and Champs League games.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/19/psg-liverpool-thomas-tuchel-football Brutal takedown of Neymar and PSG here by curmudgeonly Jonathan Wilson. Neymar reminds of a lazy, selfish, whiny, and less physical version of Mousa Dembele (the Spurs one). He's an AMAZING dribbler, not so...

UGH I totally agree, this fucking sucks. BeIN used to be great because it was basically one-stop shopping for everything except PL and Bundesliga: you had EFL Championship, Serie A, La Liga, and Ligue 1. And the coverage was way better than ESPN's soccer coverage. (Phil Schoen always annoyed...

Agreed on optimism for Brewster based on Trent last year, and also I love the Perez idea. Ayoze Perez is the sort of player who shows flashes but hasn't shown the consistency, and I'd back Klopp to get the best out of him. He certainly is the sort of player who seems like he might thrive in a...

Oh I hadn't heard we were gonna loan out Solanke. I definitely think we need one more senior striker in addition to Firmino and Sturridge. Would Brewster be the third striker in that scenario? I know he's impressed but he's a baby and that seems dangerous. The Ings deal looks closest to...

Yeah the Lallana thing is disappointing, but I think we'll be alright at LFC, considering how well Shaqiri seems to be fitting in and assuming that Sturridge is well and truly fit and able to stay that way. Sturridge is almost like a new signing, with how fit and sharp he has looked. Some...

So true. dublin, did you attend Man U/Liverpool in the Big House? It was stunning to see how different the Liverpool kids look compared to the Man U kids. Klopp has clearly put his stamp on the club all the way down to the Academy. Not so Mourinho. Someone on Twitter called the friendly...

Agree, and you can't argue with the results. All I mean is that, as a fan, I would have preferred to see France managed by someone who would let the horses run. And I agree the Giroud criticism is annoying. He was in the team because generally you get the best out of Griezmann by pairing him...

I totally agree. I might even take it a bit farther and say that none of the 6 goals was really satisfying as a product of quality, or to put it differently, there was something at least slightly flukey about all of them. First goal: fortunate own goal on a set piece Second goal: great work...

Agree, Trippier has been outstanding. No changes for England. I shoulda got my suggestions in to Southgate earlier. Also Vrsaljko is playing! Let’s see how fit he is.