WITH a lingering Leicester hangover still to be shaken, Neil Atkinson, Ian Salmon and Gareth Roberts climb the Radio City Tower for this weeks CityTalk show to talk about the brush off from The Foxes, agricultural Allardyce and ticket price fury.
What can the Reds, with no new faces signed and an injury list still taking its toll, change against Big Sam’s survival fighters?
What and where should be the priority when Liverpool go shopping in the summer?
Will Joe Allen ever get the chance to display his whiskers in the wind of a Premier League match?
All this, and an insert from our in-depth discussion on Liverpool’s pricing structure for the 2016-7 season.
It’s The Anfield Wrap on the radio. Making waves, la.
Neil opined: “Lucas looks off the pace”.
It would be nice if such comments were backed up with a modicum of evidence, with some facts.
Lucas does not look off the pace.
Emre Can stunk up the place vs Leicester. As did Henderson. Just look at their statistics if you can’t be bothered to watch the game over.
So, no, leave Lucas out of it. Out of our 5 midfielders -Can, Henderson, Lallana, Lucas, Milner, in alphabetical order – Lucas performed the best vs Leicester.
And, Ian, stop dreaming of Stewart and Brannagan starting vs Sunderland. Maybe vs West Ham in the FA Cup replay.
I’d like to see Mignolet (If he fucks up again then you drop him), Clyne, Caulker and Lovren (a break for Sakho), Flanagan (needs minutes and it’s his 2013/14 position although Clyne scored when he played left back so whichever really), Henderson and Allen with Lallana dropped back slightly into midfield because Sunderland are just going to play for 0-0 for as long as possible so gamble on more attacking players, Firmino left, Ojo on the right over Ibe at the minute and Benteke even though he frustrates me. And tell him to make runs towards the goal some of the time and not constantly to the edge where the midfielders should be running in ffs.
Ian Ayre: ‘Look at the facts. We are trying to improve the atmosphere with these new prices.’ What an absolute balloon head. That little interview or whatever was intelligence-insulting, smug spin.