2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread - General Discussion - FM24/25 Update

Sam

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13 Dec 2015 20:29:55

I've just seen that Klopp refused to shake hands with Pulis at FT.

Are we allowed to call him disrespectful, or is he an exception because he's cool?

VP.

14 years ago

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13 Dec 2015 20:30:42

Pulis is an absolute cunt though.

Sam

18 years ago

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13 Dec 2015 20:39:19

That goes without saying.

Poe

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14 Dec 2015 00:34:02

How come when clubs do all that shit that Liverpool did with their fans in Germany it's awesome and people wish English football was more like that and then as soon as it happens in England its embarrassing and cringy?

Nice to see Newcastle playing with a bit desire too - first half performance was dreadful, need to keep it up against Villa - anything less than 3 points would be awful.

Grimnir

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14 Dec 2015 08:48:06

By Poe | On 14 December 2015 - 00:34 AM GMT

How come when clubs do all that shit that Liverpool did with their fans in Germany it's awesome and people wish English football was more like that and then as soon as it happens in England its embarrassing and cringy?

I think it is embarrassing and cringey wherever it's done. At this time of the year it completes the panto feeling that Liverpool performances have.

Franck

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14 Dec 2015 10:46:29

I think Shearer hit the nail on the head with his comments about Liverpool saluting the fans on MOTD. If Klopp really felt yesterday was the best atmosphere he's had at Anfield since he took over then it was right for him to make a gesture to the fans to acknowledge their efforts.

Ninja

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14 Dec 2015 11:36:48

By Poe | On 14 December 2015 - 00:34 AM GMT

How come when clubs do all that shit that Liverpool did with their fans in Germany it's awesome and people wish English football was more like that and then as soon as it happens in England its embarrassing and cringy?

Timing.

If he'd introduced it from the start then fair enough.

But he decided to do it spontaneously (judging by the embarrassed reactions on the players faces) after fist pumping at the full time whistle.

It's celebrating dropping points at home to a team even we beat.

If it wasn't everyones current favourite Jurgen Klopp and instead someone like Rodgers, LVG, or Mourinho they'd get dogs abuse for it.

Poe

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14 Dec 2015 14:07:36

It's annoying how he refused a handshake with Pulis regardless of the tactics they used.

Everyone knows a game with a team managed by Pulis is going to be god awful because it's the manager he is - just man up and shake his hand after.

As you say Mourinho would be hammered for that for days.

Based Jorge

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14 Dec 2015 14:14:07

Preferred it when players flykicked fans instead of all this shit.

Proper cringy, doesn't fit the English culture at all. Well, maybe it does with Liverpool fans to be fair

Sam

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14 Dec 2015 18:39:52

Apparently there is big Liverpool news tonight. Rumoured to be Sturridge out for the rest of the season.

Shola

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14 Dec 2015 19:07:28

In fairness didn't think it was anywhere as cringey as it seemed before seeing it. Klopp trying to thank the fans and put in a relationship isn't a bad thing - especially as he's also willing to have a go at them.

Tom Carroll also seems to be getting slated for what was a pretty inofensive performance - Eriksen, Kane and Alli seemed to be the bigger problems - as well as the Spurs players taking their foot of the gas.

King Luis

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14 Dec 2015 19:13:09

By Sam | On 14 December 2015 - 18:39 PM GMT

Apparently there is big Liverpool news tonight. Rumoured to be Sturridge out for the rest of the season.

Thats hardly news

his whole career is an injury with brief moments of fitness.

Based Jorge

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14 Dec 2015 19:16:14

I don't think I've seen a player as injury prone as Sturridge since Diaby

Fair to call Wilshere injury prone but at least the vast majority of his are impact injuries, unlike Sturridge's constant muscular issues

Number 1

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14 Dec 2015 19:22:36

By Shola | On 14 December 2015 - 19:07 PM GMT

In fairness didn't think it was anywhere as cringey as it seemed before seeing it. Klopp trying to thank the fans and put in a relationship isn't a bad thing - especially as he's also willing to have a go at them.

Tom Carroll also seems to be getting slated for what was a pretty inofensive performance - Eriksen, Kane and Alli seemed to be the bigger problems - as well as the Spurs players taking their foot of the gas.

I get the merit to the exercise, but equally get the fact it looks weird after a 2-2 draw against a side Liverpool should win. It is nice to see him at least try to make the connection, given quite a few managers don't really go to such lengths to get their fans on side.

Alli did seem to be trying harder than Eriksen and Kane yesterday, but yes, he wasn't that great. Kane was surprisingly poor. I'd say Spurs' only real threat going forward was Lamela, and he went off the boil after the hour. Carroll was pretty anonymous, mind.

Some people seemed to be arguing our players give more when our games are on TV, hence how we have the case where all 4 of our wins so far this season have been in games broadcast on TV in the UK. Which seems to ignore both the fact every single BPL game is televised somewhere in the world, and the gutless surrender to West Ham on TV (and that's ignoring the 4/5 in the second half of last season).

Shola

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14 Dec 2015 20:10:05

Don't think it was neccessarily a lack of effort - but Eriksen seemed wasted on the wing, Kane was never upfront, and Alli just had poor composure. I'm not sure if it was tactical that Lamela and Eriksen were narrow to attempt to overload Newcastle between the lines (where McCarthur had so much success), or that Kane was supposed to vacate the space as a false nine.

Spurs biggest issue I think was either they ran out of steam due to a midweek game their high energy style, or they were complacent, and allowed Newcastle to dictate the second half. Poch tried to fix it I think by putting on another forward to drag them up the field.