Greatihex:
when you make this statement in defence of your "aguero is finished" goof, i start wondering where the intelligence you claim to have is.

is there a single player that does not work hard to adapt to a new style from a new coach? you must think you are talking to fools.

you have been camping on our thread for years just because we have refused to become the fools and you student that you want us to become. majority of the chelsea fans can never become your asslickers. you can try the up barka thread.

If this is your response and you got 8 likes then I'm certain this thread has more fools than any other one

You just confirmed that common sense is not to be expected of Chelsea fans

Afolabi6046:
Never make tackles, make only goal-saving clearances. MALDINI

You expect someone that was playing for the Celtics and Soton of this world to win UCL, so much for the man with exceptional IQ

How come he was playing at Celtic and Southampton? That was his level then. When his mates were playing CL finals and world cup finals

raumdeuter:


So now it's collective not vvd wonder again

Like I said when it's a mess up it becomes a collective error, when it's a clean sheet it becomes vvd impact on the liverpool defense

If you want to pass the blame for that goal based on the gif you posted then TAA takes the blame for losing Ronaldo, he gets his head on that cross and the goal doesn't happen.

Unlimited22:
37 goal involvements in 39 games in admittedly better than 39 in 45, but how does that indicate a struggle?

It might be great for other players but it's a struggle for the number 1 striker in a guardiola system who played over 2400 league movies and was main penalty taker and of those goals at least another 5 will be penalties

patrickmuf:
If you want to pass the blame for that goal based on the gif you posted then TAA takes the blame for losing Ronaldo, he gets his head on that cross and the goal doesn't happen.

Karius who everyone is blaming was the one who saved the Ronaldo header, no one mentioned that Karius saved the defence only that he was responsible for the goals conceded just to make VVD look better, Benzema tucked in the goal(albeit marginally offside) who was marking Benzema and lost concentration?

What happened to the benzema that vvd was supposed to be marking? What's the space gap between them before the pass was made and at the time benzema touched the ball.

Same thing for the bale bicycle kick

The lack of concentration at key moments when the team is under attack. As a defender he depends so much on his physical abilities and loses his positioning and coordination

patrickmuf

Go and read this blog. Probably written by a Liverpool fan and tell how its different from my view or eruditor views

https://anfieldindex.com/36281/virgil-van-dijk-is-overrated.html

An excerpt from it

Van Dijk is really good, but attributing Liverpool’s defensive improvements to him solely is completely unfair on the players alongside him, but also those behind and in front of him; Liverpool’s midfield and forwards are perhaps the most hardworking in the league, with some players hitting incredible running figures of 14km per game. So often pressing is understood as an offensive mechanism, but it is also a huge defensive mechanism, preventing the ball and opposition teams from attacking down the centre, limiting their options and time on the ball, forcing the ball backwards and so on. Essentially, Van Dijk has six defenders in front of him who are supporting him too with their relentless work – Van Dijk may be important, but he’s only a single component, in an eleven man defensive unit.

If we consider Klopp’s tactical evolution as well, it’s blindingly obvious that we cannot truthfully lay down the reason for Liverpool’s improved defensive record solely at Van Dijk’s feet. We’ve seen Gomez used as a third centre-back when in possession, whilst playing as a fullback when out of possession, which was used to provide stability when countered. This eventually developed into us committing one fullback into a winger position, whilst the other, and the deepest centre-midfielder sat back with the centre-backs, primed for a counter attack. Klopp has worked his team to improve their defensive performances, and it’s not just the statistics that prove that, but the eye test too – you can pick almost any game after the Spurs defeat and see a marked defensive improvement, and discipline

HanksAnuku:


Did Dayo say this too?

If I say Baba, you say Ngida, na you sabi

HanksAnuku:


Did Dayo say this too?

Ask for the context, you know many of your chelsea fans are not the sharpest tool i the box

Sarri says we have some difficulties at the start of games, which he thinks is a mental problem for his players, and not a tactical one. 'Our opponents were more aggressive, more determined than us. We have to approach the match in a different way.' #TOTCHE

WISE WORDS FROM THE GAFFER, let's hope we start well tomorrow

raumdeuter:


How come he was playing at Celtic and Southampton? That was his level then. When his mates were playing CL finals and world cup finals

find something better to do with your time, arguments don't make me money

Raumdeuter is shameless. Vvd joined a big team and within few months, led (in Dayos horrible voice) Liverpool to ucl final. When Boathand joined City, he was sent packing in few months.

airmark:


Ramdeuter is shameless. Vvd joined a big team and within few months, led (in Dayos horrible voice) Liverpool to ucl final. When Boathand joined City, he was sent packing in few months.

Led them to the CL final by conceding 10 goals
Why is VVD just joining a big team at 27yrs? Was it because many top teams are not convinced about his dependence on physical strenght over common sense?

raumdeuter:


Led them to the CL final by conceding 10 goals
Why is VVD just joining a big team at 27yrs? Was it because many top teams are not convinced about his dependence on physical strenght over common sense?

Liedeuter, he didn't join at 27. What age did your Mahrez join a big team and why?

airmark:


Liedeuter, he didn't join at 27. What age did your Mahrez join a big team and why?

When did he join and when did he turn 27

sod09:

Here is comedy central

raumdeuter:


When did he join and when did he turn 27

Unless you want to condemn your reliable Guardian newspapers, like you did to whoscored and squawka.

Guardian :
"Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool are the “perfect match” for him after his world-record move from Southampton was officially completed on Monday.

The 26-year-old’s switch from St Mary’s to Anfield was agreed last week but with the January transfer window now open his deal, understood to be worth £75m – the highest fee ever paid for a defender – is now sealed."

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/01/virgil-van-dijk-describes-liverpool-as-perfect-match-after-completing-75m-world-record-transfer


Liedeuter, always having problems with figures.

Chelsea are reportedly willing to use Andreas Christensen in a swap for Roma striker Cengiz Under.

Sky sport

Skimpledawg:

Here is comedy central

say no more

EvilMetahuman:
N'Golo Kanté: Has made more interceptions (333) than any other player since the start of the 2015/16 Premier League season

would have been more but he's playing up the field now

airmark:
Liedeuter, always having problems with figures.

When did he join and when did he turn 27

raumdeuter:


When did he join and when did he turn 27

Are you blind? Didn't you read The Guardian's report I quoted? Shameless Apari

airmark:


"Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool are the “perfect match” for him after his world-record move from Southampton was officially completed on Monday.

The 26-year-old’s switch from St Mwary’s to Anfield

Ibime:


Whilst extremely pleased with Kanre extension, the fact Kante copped £290k per week whilst Sadio Mane signed only £150k bothers me that we are overpaying.

We are talking about the best defensive midfielder in the world.

Griffon:


We are talking about the best defensive midfielder in the world.

As I remember in football, you pay attackers more. Attackers and goalscoring midfielders should generally be earning 50% more than defensive players, then you also pay midfield controllers before you pay others. Pay is based on scarcity of options in the market. No way Kante should be earning double of Sadio Mane.

Pay should be relative to others. If Jorginho comes to contract discussions now, do you think he should not demand more than Kante given he is the fulcrum of the midfield and Kante is his junior partner? Remember Jorginho and Kante is like Pirlo and Gattusso

Ibime:


As I remember in football, you pay attackers more. Attackers and goalscoring midfielders should generally be earning 50% more than defensive players, then you also pay midfield controllers before you pay others. Pay is based on scarcity of options in the market. No way Kante should be earning double of Sadio Mane.

Pay should be relative to others. If Jorginho comes to contract discussions now, do you think he should not demand more than Kante given he is the fulcrum of the midfield and Kante is his junior partner? Remember Jorginho and Kante is like Pirlo and Gattusso

Just before this(kante's extension), the highest paid after hazard is fabregas.(the sloth as you normally call him ).

bolu96:

Just before this(kante's extension), the highest paid after hazard is fabregas.(the sloth as you normally call him ).

Based on his original contract in 2014, which he would never get again.

Afolabi6046:
Sarri says we have some difficulties at the start of games, which he thinks is a mental problem for his players, and not a tactical one. 'Our opponents were more aggressive, more determined than us. We have to approach the match in a different way.' #TOTCHE

WISE WORDS FROM THE GAFFER, let's hope we start well tomorrow

Sarri is also worried his Blues side cannot match Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race - even if they make singings in January.
“Not at the moment,” he said.
“I believe in another way of football. It’s impossible to recover only via the market.
“Maybe you can buy two or three very important players, but maybe one is not suitable for your team. So it’s not easy to do it through the market. We have to work.”

Una no dey sleep for here?

Lord I missed this thread. Feels like forever


Nice to see raumdeuter still here

Happy Saturday
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