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Every week I feel like I read about another Liverpool player being out and they just keep winning lol

 

But he's staying low, moving towards the other player and trying to guarantee there is contact in his favour. In a few examples this year, he's gone underneath players he knew were there. If he was just stood still, waiting for the ball to drop and someone went crashing over the top of him, Kane wouldn't be getting the stick for it that he is.

 

Yeah I don’t disagree with this. He’s definitely bending over when the other player comes in. Like he shouldn’t do that. But I guess what I’m wondering is why a player would come running in and leap into another player that has his back turned. Kane ducking like that certainly isn’t helping things and he shouldn’t do it. But I also don’t get the other action either. It seems dangerous in itself.

 

Listening to the Arsecast today has me thinking we are well and truly fucked.

This is like that season Chelsea were 15th at Christmas only without most of the good players.

At this point I would just try out some youngsters. Nelson instead of Willian, Smith-Rowe behind the striker. How much worse could it get?

 

He’s trying to win the ball, which he does fairly.

 

And this is why what Kane does is so dangerous.

 

Finally, no longer having to shoe horn him into the side despite him having been bang average or injured for 90% of the time he's been here.

 

I like Pogba, won't be sad when we sell him. Hopefully we sell him Jan 1st.

 

kinda hoping for a swap deal but no idea what targets would work

 

It would be hilarious if he started tomorrow.

 

oh I have no doubt he starts

 

Pjanic-Pogba swap

 

Yeah I don’t know why I said if. I meant when.

 

It hasn’t been spoken about enough, just how bad Sheffield United are.

They are currently having the worst start to a premier league season of all time. Worse that that Derby season.

ONE point from 11 games.

 

This is very enjoyable. Klopp being determined to kick Wilder while he’s down is gold as well. Hopefully they sack him and still go down anyway. Them being awful is one of the few highlights of what is a dreadful season for me.

 

I know I’m not a superstar athlete but I feel like I’d fire my agent for speaking on my behalf like this.

 

Mino Raiola is one of the worst figures in world football, just an odious, egotistical jerk. Sir Alex was spot on about him in his autobiography when talking about Pogba's first exit - clubs cannot trust him whatsoever and if he represents one of your players then he will 100% cause you trouble at one point or another!

 

That's the thing - Raiola is a scumbag, but he gets the results his clients want. These words might as well be coming from Pogba direct.

 

It’s funny that just a couple of months ago Raiola was saying he was signing a new contract and Pogba was saying similar. I’d say we told him to fuck off after they made some demand.

 

Totally agree with this. I would love to see the Europa and the PL squads swapped in honesty. We Couldn't be any worse than how we're currently doing.

At the very least I'd like to see Auba against Dundalk. He urgently needs to score and that might be his best chance...

 

The more I think about everything, the worse it gets. So many players off form, seemingly with no identifiable way of playing.

Old or under performing players on big contracts like Willian, Auba, Lacazette, Ozil, Kolasinac, etc.

If we don’t spend in January I see us finishing 10th-12th. Szoboslai is heavily rumoured, but I don’t see how solving all these issues.

 

I thought Szoboslai was off to Madrid? Good player.

 

Ornstein said Spurs are also linked to him for January. Seems like there are a handful of clubs looking to pay that clause fee.

 

Szoboslai would be great in this counter game we play