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[Zizouz]

oh wait, I forgot

 

he'll be playing WB 

[The Infamous]

nah can't be loaning out ibe. he is our best winger(better than markovic) 

 

him,can(midfield),ilori and tex need to be in the squad this season but i can see 2 getting loaned out at least smh

[Zizouz]

I meant when De Bruyne moved to Wolfsburg* permanently

 

I'm sold on Ibe, kinda talent that needs to be playing regularly

[The Infamous]

we are going back to 4-3-3

 

benteke upfront with fermino and ibe alongside him 

[Thizz]

Sturridge?

[The Infamous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmoIXLd60q0

 

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back to 4-4-2 diamond thizz

[The Infamous]

It’s a tale of two strikers left surplus to requirements after just one season at Liverpool.

Rickie Lambert has departed in a £3million move to West Brom, while Mario Balotelli will follow him out of the Anfield exit door as soon as the Reds can get a deal done.

The history books will illustrate why their Liverpool careers proved so shortlived.

Lambert scored three goals in 36 appearances (12 starts) and Balotelli managed four in 28 outings (14 starts).

With Christian Benteke, Roberto Firmino, Danny Ings and Divock Origi now on board, Lambert and Balotelli were never going to get given the chance by Brendan Rodgers to make amends.

Yet the manner in which they conducted themselves over the past 12 months could hardly be more contrasting.

The only thing Lambert was guilty of last season was trying too hard.

The big frontman with the Liver Bird tattoo was so desperate to deliver that he heaped pressure on his own shoulders. He snatched at chances he would have dispatched with his eyes closed playing for Southampton.

Sadly, he never got to celebrate in front of the Kop, but what playing for the club meant to him was epitomised by the manic celebrations with the away end after his classy finish at Villa Park in January.

It’s also worth remembering that Lambert was only ever bought as a Plan B. He was a £4.5million back-up option.

It wasn’t his fault that the longer the season went on the more the manager seemed reluctant to go down that route.

Yet Lambert always kept his counsel. Not a bad word against anyone was uttered.

Asked to stop for an interview in the mixed zone after another frustrating bout of bench warming he simply said: “I better not.”

Always respectful. Always dignified. Always the model professional. That was why he was included on the pre-season tour of the Far East and Australia.

His days at the club were numbered but Rodgers knew he could count on the 33-year-old not to rock the boat.

The same couldn’t be said for Balotelli, who was relegated to doing shuttle runs at Melwood with Fabio Borini and Jose Enrique while the squad were away.

The concern was that Balotelli would cause friction and unrest so Rodgers opted to ostracize him.

'Calculated gamble' fails to pay off

When Liverpool paid AC Milan £16million for the Italy international a year ago the Anfield hierarchy insisted that financially it was a no brainer.

Rodgers described it as a “calculated gamble” on a player with a chequered past but there was a belief that even if Balotelli flopped the Reds would recoup that fee when they sold him.

Now there is no chance of that with Liverpool happy to take half of what they paid and desperate to avoid having to settle for a loan move which would see them subsidising his £90,000 per week basic salary.

A minority of fans believe that Balotelli has been harshly treated by Rodgers and that he deserves the opportunity to prove he can adapt to the Reds’ style. They are deluded.

Rodgers may not have wanted him initially but he gave the deal the green light when deadline day was looming and he was faced with a straight choice between Balotelli and Samuel Eto’o.

The Northern Irishman was committed to making it work. But all the promises Balotelli made him in his Melwood office prior to signing about knuckling down and committing to the team ethic were quickly broken.

Balotelli wasn’t interested in learning and adapting his style. A succession of pitiful excuses meant he regularly missed training.

Rodgers’ patience with him had snapped long before May.

Lambert departs with the respect of his team-mates and manager in tact. The reality for Balotelli is very different.

Lambert leaves Anfield with his head held high and when he returns with the Baggies this season a warm reception is guaranteed.

Yes, the dream turned sour for the Kirkby-born frontman, who rejoined his boyhood club 17 years after he was released as a trainee.

But his commitment and dedication to the cause were never in question.

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Disgraceful article from the echo. The club i support stays displaying covert racism smh

[The Infamous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raJF1-iFsm8

 

2:12

 

RODGERS OUT

 

new David Moyes

[The Infamous]

judge me after 3 years he said 

[Thizz]

Klopp will be in soon surely?

[Zizouz]

lahi, you're all alone in here

[i5_PRODUCER]

lahi, you're all alone in here

 

pmsl

reporting to himself

[The Infamous]

Klopp will be in soon surely?

bet we are gonna hire howe or something

 

klopp out of our league 

[Tee]

hered klopp is waiting for byern job

[The Infamous]

Read that too 

 

Sam Allardyce for the complete dust transformation 

[Thizz]

33 days without winning a game.

 

CRISIS.

[ONELOVE]

Read that too 

 

Sam Allardyce for the complete dust transformation 

 

 

Come on fam, have some respect.

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Big Sam DOF

Klopp head coach

[The Infamous]

Read that too 

 

Sam Allardyce for the complete dust transformation

 

 

Come on fam, have some respect.

[JOHN DOE]

[Thizz]

[The Infamous]

This guy is such a rookie

Look at his face smh that's our gaffer

[JOHN DOE]

if the scum get ancelotti shit may get very very real 

 

save our brendan

[The Infamous]

Would like to see us to lose to Carlisle to quicken the process

If don Carlo is available u don't dilly dally IMO

[Zizouz]

 

was waiting for this to move for a while