29 Jan 2024 22:58:08
Wonder if Amad will go back to Sunderland on loan. Can't see ETH been happy with him liking a post from a Sunderland fan saying he can't even start against Newport so why not just come to play football at Sunderland again.
30 Jan 2024 05:44:50
Whilst he shouldn’t be doing that on social media, can you blame him for feeling that way?
Two things
1) These players have no respect for the manager, Rashford Sancho and Amad using social media to dig at authority. At least with Amad I think he has a point but shouldn’t have done it
2) If Amad can’t get any minutes on the pitch against mighty Newport it tells you how desperate the manager was to win, how he was too scared to take any chances and how he keeps Antony in no matter what. Not even a few minutes for Amad, very poor.
30 Jan 2024 06:08:32
Red man did you watch the game? He brought on the other young lad? What’s your point? Your favourite amad didn’t come on because he gave game time to another promising youngster at the expense of Antony so what’s your point or just a dig at the manager?
30 Jan 2024 07:49:13
Chris
My favourite is now Amad?
Omari came on in what minute? How long was he given and how many minutes did Antony play?
Did he bring Omari on because the lad is not signing a contract apparently because he can’t see a path to the first team. The Ed has mentioned about no perceived path to the first team for youngsters and Amad looks like another one. They have to be good enough but surely Newport should have been an opportunity for some. Why not start Omari and give Amad minutes instead of Antony? Or even rest Garnacho?
30 Jan 2024 09:56:20
Love this site lol
Regardless, footballers should just stay off social media completely. In society even liking, disliking or putting a wrong smiley can have far-reaching consequences. Sure they're people and should be able to have these accounts like the rest of us, but public figures have to act differently to the rest of us muggles.
30 Jan 2024 10:18:55
Can you imagine the tantrum youd of had if he’d of rested Garnacheo god forbid!
It’s people like you who preach about anything negative but would be the first to jump on a player if they weren’t good enough! I can’t think of many managers in the top 10 who’ve given more youngsters game time than ETH, since he’s been at club 18 months he’s now got two academy graduates as first choice starters, not bad for someone who doesn’t offer a pathway eh!
I’m not a big fan of Antony but Sunday he scored, assisted and should have scored more so hardly a bad selection, he influenced the game! Amad will get chances if he deserves them simple as that!
30 Jan 2024 11:24:34
I honestly don’t think Amad is good enough, people will say he hasn’t been given the opportunity but when he has has he really done anything to warrant starting
The manager and coaching staff see these players day in day out and yes I know everyone will slate Anthony me included
Surely ETH isn’t stupid enough to keep playing Anthony just because he has worked with him before.
30 Jan 2024 11:55:54
I'd suggest the Newport game was a perfect game for Anthony to play the majority of the game and hopefully get some confidence. Got an assist and a goal. He really does need to kick on at some point but not sure starting him on the bench would have helped him.
I agree with Blackpool Red, unfortunately, perhaps Amad just isn't good enough.
30 Jan 2024 12:20:44
Ports you are right, and your reasoning is why ETH is the manager, and not Red Man.
This fixture was ideal for players to play themselves into form.
You saw the relief of Antony finally getting his first goal of the season. That’s more important than giving a youngster 20 minutes.
30 Jan 2024 12:42:08
Please stop saying a player has no respect for EtH. He is the clubs elected manager. They have no respect for the club and the fans.
It is not okay for players to disrespect the club.
For specific issue about liking a social media post, what a world we live in! Sure EtH will be able to deal with this without it being a huge issue, even though the media are desperately trying to create mountains out of mole hills wherever they can.
30 Jan 2024 13:28:08
We are now in a situation this season where we have 1 game a week and no European football so I expect us to pick the best team available for every game. There may be some rotation but only minor.
Therefore I expect there to be minimal opportunity for any of the young players to get more than 10/ 20 mins here or there for the rest of the season.
We will go all in on the FA Cup so similarly this will be our best avcailable team.
EtH is playing for his future so his priorities will be success game to game and this is understandable.
Amad/ Pelestri I am not sure will make the grade with us, both seem at least 12 months away from being ready to hold down a place. It is a shame they have not had more of a chance but we also don't see what they do on the training pitch to judge.
I think both will go come the summer.
30 Jan 2024 16:49:02
Completely agree with Blackpool Red, i don't think he's anywhere near good enough for what we need. If he was pulling up trees in training the ETH would have played him.
30 Jan 2024 18:41:41
I thought it was just me at least everyone is seeing it now and growing equally sick of it.
30 Jan 2024 20:21:08
What on earth are you talking about Ken?
30 Jan 2024 22:11:23
You're his latest fetish Red Man. jred, GDS, me, there have been others, it's currently you.
30 Jan 2024 22:27:45
AJH
Thanks, ooh err. Didn’t know it was that kind of site….
31 Jan 2024 02:30:04
Klopp managed to win back to back Bundesliga titles and reach a Champions League final with Dortmund, then won everything there was to win with Liverpool. He’s reached four European finals in 8 seasons at Liverpool (as many as SAF reached during his entire tenure with us) and were it not for City’s financial doping, would have picked up three league titles in his first six full seasons.
Considering where Liverpool (and Dortmund) were when he came in, to suggest that Klopp hasn’t done exceptionally well as a manager is, quite frankly, deluded. To try and downplay his achievements by comparing him with Zidane (who inherited a team teeming with talent and was given huge transfer budgets to improve it) is just bitter. Klopp will be remembered as one of the best managers of the premier league era, and rightfully so.
31 Jan 2024 04:08:27
We lost a cup final in something like the 15th penalty kick with Ole and people use it as a stick to beat him with - that he won nothing. Klopp won the UCl, which is no mean feat. He won the empty stadium cup, when the crowds weren't there to put pressure on the players. He lost every other duel for the title. Been a very good manager, but he didn't win what he didn't win.
31 Jan 2024 10:30:10
Surely not even Utd would move on three players (Sancho, Pellistri and Diallo) from the same position in one window, with one gone and Pellistri supposedly on the brink.
31 Jan 2024 14:44:28
Let’s be real. Liverpool had the C.V. cup in the bag long before the stadiums were emptied. In fact, iirc, their form actually dipped once the season resumed.
You guys can choose to remember him however you like, but most people see him as one of the league’s best ever managers, myself included. Perhaps when City are finally found guilty of all of their financial doping and their titles are stripped (wishful thinking, perhaps, but definitely deserved), those second place finishes won’t look as bad.