Greenlizard0 PL & Championship Football Thread ** spoilers ** [21st - 23rd Aug 2021]

Love the new relaxed rules on tackles but can see teams like Burnley seriously hurting a number of players this season.

That wasn't a foul on Elliot, great tackle by Mee.
 
At times Elliott looks like he has been playing in this team week in and out for ages.

Also, the effect of having VVD back is plain to see, he might not be up to full speed yet but you can see it in the belief of the rest of the team. That extra feeling of security.
 
So many great performances today but Matip has been bullied by Barnes for most of the game and has come out on top every single time, fantastic for the second game running.
 
Some sublime play today with very strong options off the bench. It’s hard to see how Liverpool won’t be in the race. VVD and Matip is the best partnership in the league, just a shame the latter is unlikely to stay fit.
 
"Only" Norwich and Burnley I know but Liverpool looking good. Stable, strong, fluid. Great start to the season and overall play looks really good. First real test is next week though against Chelsea.
 
I think that was a better and more comfortable performance than we're going to be given credit for. BT pundits were talking up the chances Burnley had but other than the one right at the end when the game was over, I can only think of one other semi decent, legal, attack they had. All their chances were either clearly offside or from blatant fouls. We were a little open in midfield at times but with Elliott and Keita we were never going to be rock solid in midfield. For the majority of the 2nd half you saw the benefits of those two in midfield though when Burnley couldn't get near us and we should have scored one or two more.
Ayahuasca said:
VVD and Matip is the best partnership in the league, just a shame the latter is unlikely to stay fit.
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Criminally underappreciated by so many. He can't play twice in a week, for a prolonged period anyway, so we're going to have to manage his games but he's a fantastic CB when he's available. I wouldn't be shocked if Klopp just picks him for League games and then brings Gomez or Konate in for European games.
manic111 said:
Thiago is a beautiful footballer but we've been significantly less solid since he came on
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chroniclard said:
Yeah is often so slick with his movement and gaining space but has a few sloppy moments.
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I agree to an extent but it is his first 10 mins of the season having returned to pre-season late and had a niggling injury that prevented him featuring until the last friendly. We saw last season he took a few weeks to get up and running after he returned from injury. That said, I think his best position for us is as the most advanced of our 3 midfieders with Fabinho behind and Hendo on the other side.
 
Hope this interview isn't related to Trent limping off at the end, Klopp's really not happy.

As for Matip, top 5 Premier League era Liverpool defender. Only VVD and Hyypia are clearly ahead of him for me but Carra and Agger are in the mix.
 
Mitrovic must get frustrated.
Dominate the Championship, get promoted have a naff season, go back to dominating the championship, rinse repeat year on year lol.
 
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