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Friendlies for July were announced

 

Tuesday July 20

Thirty-minute mini-games v FC Wacker Innsbruck (5pm) and VfB Stuttgart (5.45pm)
Behind closed doors

Friday July 23

v FSV Mainz 05 (5.15pm)
Greisbergers Betten-Arena, Grödig – 3,500 capacity

Thursday July 29

v Hertha BSC (7.20pm)
Tivoli Stadium, Innsbruck – 15,000 capacity

 

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ok, just throwing this out there assuming all players are good to go and not putting someone behind another player because they may be more fit at the moment.  

 

                                                                                        Alisson (Adrian/Kelleher)

Trent (Williams)                                           Gomez (Konate)                   Virgil (Matip)      (Phillips/Davies)                    Robertson (Tsimikas/Williams) 

                                                                   

                                                                                        Fabinho (Milner)

Henderson (Jones/Keita/Chamberlain)                                                                                                                              Thiago(Shaqiri)           

 

Salah(Elliott)                                                                   Firmino(Origi)                                                                             Mane(Jota)

 

 

Thoughts - pray to the CB gods.  We SHOULD be stacked.  Need cover for TAA/Robertson.  Keeper seems in a good place imo. 

Have a lot of numbers at MF, but another front line player, developed or bought is a necessity.  

Up front, we hope Mane's season was just an off one, and listing Jota as a non-starter isn't a bad thing necessarily, but we need to be looking to next year and need some young quality.

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Should clarify, so many of the players are versatile and can play several places so I'm not married to the backup spots per that exact player.

 

Depending on how things go, we could see Konate/Gomez offer cover for TAA/Robertson.  

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Mateusz Musialowski signs first professional contract

Pretty easy to get excited about this kid's prospects. Probably still a year away from making some Cup appearances for us (or potentially getting loaned out to a Championship side like Harvey did last year) but this is great news and he's for sure one to keep an eye on.

 

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Lots of chatter about Hendo not signing a new deal, leaving open the possibility that he's sold this summer. That would be absolutely insane. Despite his age and pretty terrible injury record, he's an integral member of the squad and to lose him would be a major blow to our team moral imo.

 

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38 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

That would be absolutely insane.

If we do this, I'd have a tough time supporting the club (until FSG is out) . If we don't learn from how shitty we treated Gerrard in the end, I'm lost.

We build statues for our legends, not fuck around over end of career contracts. YNWA, isn't just a fucking marketing slogan.

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3 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

If we do this, I'd have a tough time supporting the club (until FSG is out) . If we don't learn from how shitty we treated Gerrard in the end, I'm lost.

We build statues for our legends, not fuck around over end of career contracts. YNWA, isn't just a fucking marketing slogan.

Henderson has two years left on his current deal. His skill are diminishing and his injury record is well known. He's slowly being marginalized in first team as well. If he wants to prolong his career and get more minutes somewhere else I'm fine with it. Signing him past his current deal on anything more than a rolling 1 year contract would be unwise. 

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1 minute ago, mdmost said:

1-1 draws in both friendlies. 

Origi knocks in a penalty. Mane got a shot in off of a cross from Millie. Not sure who was in goal for LFC. 

Game 1  - Karius (internet tells me the goal he let in was poor)

Game 2 - Adrian -  no chance on the goal per the Echo

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PLEASE NOTE, these are not my ratings, just a copy/paste.  :) 

 

Game 1:

 

 

Loris Karius 6

Somewhat of a forgotten man at Anfield, Karius hasn't played competitively since the Champions League final in 2018, and was largely untroubled. Should have done better with Ronivaldo's header, though.

Trent Alexander-Arnold 6

Back fit after a summer of rehabilitation, the West Derby-born defender slung in a handful of teasing deliveries from dead-balls. A gentle re-introduction to the team after his injury. A lot more to come from the England international.

Joel Matip 7

First appearance since January and looked calm and assured at the back. One of Liverpool's standout trainers so far in Austria, this was an important half hour for the centre-back.

Ben Davies 6

The lesser-spotted Davies was making his first appearance of any kind since a move from Preston in January. One excellent interception stopped Wacker getting in on the counter in a three-v-one situation. These were much needed minutes in a Liverpool shirt.

Owen Beck 6

Fresh from a new contract earlier this month, the left-back tried to get forward when he could but was left exposed in a two-v-one situation for the equaliser. Almost whipped in a late winner on his trusty left foot.

Leighton Clarkson 6

Classy, ball-playing midfielder looked like he enjoyed himself. Spoke of the need to take on responsibility pre-match and was always willing to take the ball in whatever area of the pitch demanded it.

Tyler Morton 6

Thundered into one tackle down by the touchline and showed off a wonderful pirouette to keep possession in midfield. Lovely pass to Minamino down the left almost got him in behind.

Jake Cain 7

Closed down spaces well and denied Wacker any time on the ball in midfield. One superb, goal-bound strike was blocked late on.

Kaide Gordon 8

A January arrival from Derby County, the 16-year-old played himself nicely out of trouble near the corner flag at one stage and went close with one effort. A very lively cameo from a young player with a bright future.

Divock Origi 6

Dispatched a penalty with pretty much his first touch and ran the channels gamely. Not quite as sharp as he has been in the past, however. That should come in time. A big summer awaits for the Belgian.

Takumi Minamino 7

Japan international was making his first Liverpool appearance since a mid-season loan switch to Southampton. Kept himself busy and looked sharp with the ball at his feet. Another player who needs a strong pre-season.

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Game 1:

Adrian 6

Did his best to prevent the goal in darting off his line at speed and didn't deserve any of the blame. Cleaned up balls over the top well.

Conor Bradley 6

Aggressive in his positioning on that right flank and always quick to press whenever Liverpool lost it down his side.

Ibrahima Konate 6

Will wish he had got a little tighter to Sasa Kalajdzic for Stuttgart's goal but did really well in holding that high defensive line to consistently catch the Germans offside.

Rhys Williams 6

Looked to win the ball high up the pitch and didn't always judge it right but enjoyed a good and important runout.

Kosta Tsimikas 8

Constantly supported attacks down the left and got his rewards with an assist for Mane. Also made a couple of eye-catching defensive contributions.

James Milner 7

Worked his socks off and set the tempo as you'd expect before picking out a beauty of a ball for Tsimikas to set up the equaliser.

Naby Keita 7

Showcased his dribbling skills and eye for a pass in picking up the ball regularly in an advanced position. Could be such an important player if he stays fit.

Harvey Elliott 8

Saw plenty of the ball in an unfamiliar midfield role and did a lot with it, too. Always has his head up looking to create and looks a good fit for a central role.

Sadio Mane 8

Evidenced his sharpness by almost catching the keeper in possession early on and was a livewire throughout. Deserved his goal, which came from as close range as it gets.

Mohamed Salah 6

Produced an uncharacteristic miss from a one-on-one but was otherwise in strong form. Like Mane, he looks to have benefited hugely from a rare summer off.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 7

Looks a really good fit for the false nine role he occupied here. Showed some Firmino-esque touches in build-up and should have had an assist for Salah early doors.

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For those wondering. From page 1. Adrian was extended by a year unfortunately.

2021:

 

Position Player Age
GK Adrian 34
CM Georginio Wijnaldum 30

2022:

 

Position Player Age
GK Caoimhin Kelleher 22
GK Loris Karius 27
CM James Milner 35
AM Ben Woodburn 21

2023:

 

Position Player Age
CB Virgil van Dijk 29
CB Nat Phillips 24
DM Marko Grujic 25
DM Fabinho 27
CM Naby Keïta 26
CM Jordan Henderson 30
CM Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 27
LW Sadio Mané 29
RW Sheyi Ojo 23
RW Harry Wilson 24
RW Mohamed Salah 28
RW Xherdan Shaqiri 29
CF Roberto Firmino 29
CF Taiwo Awoniyi 23

2024:

 

Position Player Age
GK Alisson Becker 28
CB Joe Gomez 23
CB Joel Matip 29
CB Sepp van den Berg 19
LB Andrew Robertson 27
RB Trent Alexander-Arnold 22
CM Thiago 30
LW Takumi Minamino 26
CF Divock Origi 26

2025:

 

Position Player Age
CB Rhys Williams 20
CB Ben Davies 25
LB Konstantinos Tsimikas 25
RB Neco Williams 20
CM Curtis Jones 20
LW Diogo Jota 24
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On 7/21/2021 at 7:56 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

Decent player, but is he a huge increase over Shaq? 

Bowen is five years younger and scored eight goals with five assists last year, playing in all 38 Premier League games for West Ham. Shaqiri has played in 45 PL matches for us and has scored seven goals with five assists. I realize that those numbers don't tell the whole story, and that Bowen would cost significantly more than Shaq in terms of a transfer fee, but we have to start looking toward the future and factor in the homegrown player side of the equation.

There's also Shaq's injury history:

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Bowen:

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I like Shaqiri, who seems content to be a bit player for us – and his inability to stay fit means that's all he'll ever be – but if we can move him on for even £10M we should do it. We'd get his £80K/week wages off the bill, which is more than Trent, Robbo, and Gomez, and also make room for a homegrown player. 

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19 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Bowen's advanced metrics don't scale as well as Shaq's did, he'd most likely cost between 30-40M and want 90K a week. All that and he's not a first team player. Hard pass.

How so?

Shaq / Jota / Bowen – age 23 season

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Even if that were true, we're talking about a guy who turns 30 in October and has barely been available when he's been needed most. That's not changing any time soon. 

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