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invisibleman18

JazzG single attacking player

Don't forget Sterling!

JazzG

invisibleman18 😭

Sicario2

JazzG Vieria, Eddie and ESR would have done fuck all for us this season

Claudius

Sicario2 they’ve all largely been mediocre and or injured.

invisibleman18

Sicario2 Difficult to argue we'd have got less out of ESR who has made 24 appearances (out of 26 games) with 5 goals and 2 assists than Sterling who has, well, technically stepped on the pitch a few times. Certainly agree the 3 needed an upgrade, but they were all jettisoned with no replacements and our starters in those positions are now all crocked because they were run into the ground with noone to rotate them with or sub them off for.

JazzG

Sicario2 I doubt they would have done fuck all but that isn't the point. The reason we have no Saka, Havertz and Martinelli is because we ran them into the ground, we had nobody to rotate them with. Even if it last 20-30 mins of a game that all adds up.

Qwiss

Sicario2 having Emile and Eddie right now would be a huge help.

Having Eddie to do 15 minutes at the end of games probably could've avoided Kai's injury too

TambourineMan

It's over and I actually feel a little relieved. Can take my mind off football for a couple of months and start to dream again in the summer hoping for an Isak only to end up with a Sterling mk2.

Asterix

TambourineMan damn you Tambourine Man, that's exactly what's going to happen isn't it?

JazzG

Tam

JazzG He might be saying that, but this squad isn't the same animal with the same desire and approach as in the previous two seasons.

Mirth

JazzG RIP

Claudius

Tam i would rather manage some of our players into health ready for PSV right now. Obviously we cannot afford to plummet, but I want to ensure that Rice and Odegaard look like some version of their best selves by the time that game comes around.

And then it would be good if we can discover. It would be great to see good time given to all of Merino, Zinchenko, Calafiori, Bulter-Oyedeji and White, so that we can have capacity in the wars to come.

RocktheCasbah

Tam I think the problem is more that this is happening over our players dead bodies...

JazzG

Tam He has to say that, can't really come out and say its over lads lets focus on the summer instead.

Sickening thing is without the injuries I think we win the title but the club has to share the responsibility for not having enough numbers, injuries are part and parcel of the game.

awooga83

Yeah, he's going to say that but if you saw the team against West ham they were not a team that looked like they believed there was anything left in the league to play for. I could see us getting beat by Forest with the general feeling coming from the players. This feels like a very well known arsenal outcome that we've seen before.

Qwiss

Arteta is right. Its no time to just give up or start treating the league like its the Carling Cup by playing Bulter-Oyedeji and Zinchenko. Forrest are in a rough spot themselves its time to go out and show you aren't mental midgets and that your first loss in the league since November isn't going to completely rattle you.

Claudius

Qwiss just realised we play tomorrow, and then our next games are next Tuesday (PSV), then the next Sunday (United). Makes sense to keep it as full strength as possible then.

MistaT

Can't be losing to Forrest as we need gaps on them and City to ensure Top 4.

I do for see a drop in performance coming though. Just need to ensure it's mitigated by heading into the PSV tie sharp, and keeping afloat for Top 4.

Sicario2

Claudius

We got to keep it professional. The league is over but doesn’t mean our season is.

Claudius

Liverpool really have had some incredible luck. Gong through minutes data. VVD and Salah are respectively the most used outfield players in the league - doing 100% and 98% of all available minutes (having played a game more than most teams). Two future "hall of famers" available all damn season.
Quality x Suitability x Availabilty

Sicario2

Claudius 30 year old plus players in the last year of their contract tend not to get injured and usually play out of their skin. We have seen it this season with our own Partey.

Burnwinter

People need to chill out. Impervious conviction and desire to win are traits we expect and need from Arteta.

The change I'd like to see is the capacity to adapt in terms of recruitment and tactics. It's not gonna come in the next few weeks.

Claudius Liverpool really have had some incredible luck. Gong through minutes data. VVD and Salah are respectively the most used outfield players in the league - doing 100% and 98% of all available minutes (having played a game more than most teams). Two future "hall of famers" available all damn season.

This is unlikely to happen again, so we've gotta hang in, reinforce and come back stronger.

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