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    Pre-Season Thread

    Doesn't really seem like we have anywhere to discuss preseason friendlies and the like (maybe because they aren't very interesting).

    Apparently Chong played really well for us against Club America. Great cross eventually leading to our goal. I'm just not convinced you can end up a top level footballer as a Dutchman called Chong with the hair of Carlos Valderamas regen. Especially not a winger for goodness sake.

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    That Chong is under Jose though. Martial and Rashford both haven't really done what has been expected.

    Wolves are in Germany tomorrow vs Bochum. I was asked to go a road triwhich I may still do.

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    Couldn't really give two shits about pre season probably due to World Cup season.

    That being said Torquay United held Neil Warnock's lot to a 1-1 draw last night.

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    We beat St. Pat's last Tuesday. Longstaff and Atsu scoring. Gayle won a penalty. Hull's next up which I feel could be tricky.

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    Chris Gunter apparently has an absolutely rabid fan club in China. I can't even begin to suss that one out.

    https://www.facebook.com/BBCMOTD/vid...6999861765982/

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    Everton won a game by 20 odd goals the other day. I can't find the logic in such games. You would have benefited more from going for a jog.

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    Teams do that all the time to boost morale. England did it in the run-up to the 1988 European Championships where they battered non-league sides.

    Beardsley once scored four goals for England against Aylesbury United. These did not count towards his international tally, however, as this was not an official international match. (Aylesbury became the only non-League side to face the full England team, as they hosted the national side in a warm-up match in 1988 in preparation for the European Championships. England won the game 7–0.)[13]

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    Aye, but there's battering some shit and then there's that game where the 'keeper just walks out of the way of an attacker at one point. What the fuck was going on?

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    Match fixing was going on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    Match fixing was going on.
    I saw the clip. 100% the goalkeeper had money on over 19.5 goals

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    Southend Vs Leeds today. Come on then Magic, you tragic little cunt. You can bring LR as well. And your fucking dinner.

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    Karius has just made a horrendous error (unpunished) after 3 minutes against Dortmund. Man's shot.

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    Babes, mans not shot.

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    Game's being kept interesting by Dortmund's insistence on not closing down short-corners. Obviously spooked by the terrifying attacking trio of Markovic, Origi and Camacho(?).

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    There are more people on the pitch in this United game than in the stands.

    THE BUBBLE HAS BURST. QUALITY 'AWAYS' FOR ALL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Karius has just made a horrendous error (unpunished) after 3 minutes against Dortmund. Man's shot.
    And another for their 3rd. Really tame shot basically thrown back to a Dortmund player.

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    Yeah, that was fairly wank as well, although is the type of thing (terrible parry into the middle of the goal) that a lot of 'keepers seem to do these days. He needs to cut his hair off or something.

    On the plus side, Keita looks good.

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    I was watching that match and although neither keeper had much to do it just proved his concentration levels aren't to the required standard. Pulisic(?) looked handy and so did Keita but you take friendly matches with a pinch of salt.

    Karius is a write off though for sure. He's at the point where it may be too late to save his career at Liverpool but if he doesn't move on then his entire career could go down the drain.

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    I remember a time when Liverpool fans were obsessed with Man United. The roles seem to have been reversed ever since Klopp joined them as evidenced above.

    Liverpool were pretty decent throughout despite the result.

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    Karuis

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    He makes that look a lot worse than it was. Looked like he went to catch it and then changed his mind, but it probably wasn't that easy to deal with - shot is from point blank and to parry it safe is a small (ish) window. The earlier one where he charged out of his goal to do some excellent sweeper-keepering only to clear (pass) the ball directly to an opposition player was worse, but luckily for him their guy missed an open goal from the halfway line. He's just back to looking a bit of an intermittent calamity. Do something ostensibly good . . . oh no.

    Pulisic did look decent.

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    Its all eyes on the german now. Any small mistake and he will get crucified for it (as he should)

    He looks like Edge and Test from WWF. He will either be sold or just rot in the reserves.

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    What’s Mane doing on pens?
    I'm a twit

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    Scoring them. I suppose neither Firmino nor Salah covered themselves in penalty taking glory last season. Interesting FPL implications if this looks like becoming a permanent arragement though. Liverpool are probably due some penalties this year after getting virtually none last season, and loads the year before.

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    Is VAR this season? Everyone will be getting penalties.

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    That young Spanish centre-back for City looks absolutely class... Eric Garcia

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    Mané's just scored a(onther) penalty for Liverpool with both Salah and Milner on the pitch. Major fantasy alert.

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    It was probably a penalty, but lol at Salah diving in a friendly.

    Absolutely fabulous free-kick from Pereira. He's been our best player this pre-season.

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    That was a quality freekick. He looks the sort of niggly fuckhead I'd imagine Mourinho would love, any chance he gets a start for United or is Pogba/Fred/Matic a lockdown in midfield?

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    He should definitely be getting games this season. I thought he was more of an attacking midfielder as well, but on the basis of these games he could easily come in for Nemanja Matic in all of the [theoretical] home bankers.

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    Well Matic was basically dead on his feet the end of last season since we had nobody to replace him. I imagine Pereira will get some minutes there, although not entirely sure how you play him, Pogba and Fridge together. Maybe he can play at the base of the three as a direct swap for Matic against weaker teams.

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    Lovely freekick.

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    This ref is a mentalist. He looks vaguely familiar.

    Different setting, same old shit. Liverpool should be about 5 up and United bunt their only shot on target (?) in from 30 yards.

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    Having just seen it now, the penalty was a dive. Somebody should chickenwing him.

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    It looks a dive (he doesn't kick him in the body as it first appeared), but think he boots his foot.

    Bailly shoving Mané in the back was a bit suss.

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    He grazes his foot and he goes down like he's been tasered.

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    'Grazes' with a wild swinging kick. I don't think the ref is changing his mind on VAR.

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    wild swinging kick.

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    It was though. It was just daft. It was a classic nip the ball and take the contact, fall over ruse.

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    ruse.
    So yeah, as I said. Probably a penalty, but he's diving in a friendly.

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    I've somehow conspired to find the LFCTV stream of this and you would think he had raped him the way these commentators are going on.

    'Our Mo, who was amongst the first to condemn the Manchester concert atrocity...'

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    The Whyte fight is better than this game, so I'm watching it with the dulcet tones of Carl Froch and maybe Tony Bellew in my ear. The LFCtv commentators are rubbish though.

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    That was a good finish. What would be loller, Liverpool thinking they can rely on him all year, or some mugs (West Ham) spending loads on him thinking he is back?

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    I think we'll keep him and hope he can play a dozen games.

    Is that a penalty?

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    That penalty decision, jesus christ.

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    I only saw one replay, but was he fouled by the ball hitting him?

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    He kicked his own standing foot and fell over and the ref gave a pen.

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    The commentator I'm listening to is on about Fred being disappointing as a goalscorer.

    Where do they find these people?

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    He should get the goal, but then a penalty as well for ending up on the floor.

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