Tomo

I would only turn if we have a sustainable hit of performances like today. Other than that I think we have to rid these punches.

Conte unlike those two is a league specialist and most crucially wasn't up against two freak of nature sides. And personally I wouldn't want a short term hit again, even if it was for a title, we've done the title then collapse three times now, I'd happily wait for a while if we have a more sustainable model to build on.

He was but even so, he improved from that season when he started being rotated more and knew he had to perform or he'd be shafted to the bench if not the stands.

Reappointing Carlo or even bringing in Simeone would kill our chances of winning a league title any time soon, the formers won 4 in over two decades managing elite sides and the latter can't win it up against caricature versions of Barca and Real. There ain't a snowball in hell's chance that they will have the consistency to keep up with Pep and Klopp, even if Lampard ultimately doesn't prove good enough with the way he's operating and thinking ahead he will leave a team that could hit that level with someone who is.

I don't really think it's deliberate, it's a subconsciously happens with most players, even Lampard himself got a bit complacent at times (Carlos second season). It's hard to truly push yourself if you don't really have the competition.

From what I've seen at Charlton he can cover all over the midfield. The main thing is he's an option is Mount doesn't buck his ideas up as right now his place is too safe.

Its a big problem in the the whole of England as a whole even in the lower league's where you'd think fans would be more on it, I went to a Southend game earlier in the season and it made The Bridge even today look like Dortmund's yellow wall.

His performances have dipped ever since Barkley's been took out of the fold. Hopefully Conor Gallagher returns in January to pressure his place.

We miss Alonso in games like this, there you go I've said it. This performance was similar to Newcastle, only in that one Alonso buried his chance and today Emerson hit his straight at the keeper. Please don't mistake this for me wanting Marcos back in long term, but in games where there's little defending to do, he's the best option out of what we've currently got.

Im not, I'm just pointing out that there seems to be a lot more posting during bad times.

Already more comments here than after Tuesday night. Says it all!

He's tried that and the quality went too far down. He's rotating every other area of the pitch but leaving the front three alone, there's a reason for that.

Okay then let's do this another way, look at his windows at Liverpool bar summer 2018 and tell me hand on heart you would have been happy had we had similar windows.

He had to make do with Karius for two years because they wouldn't back him with a proper keeper until the funds were available via a sale. Now the Coutinho money's gone he's having to check out the bargain bucket for a new winger while his rivals are battling for the likes of Sancho and Haaland. You would crash this forum if that happened here and you know it.

I don't care about what the goal records say, Michy is crap in any situation bar emergency last ditch super sub and i can't believe anyone who's regularly watched him are still defending him or wants him playing even semi regularly. There's a reason he's only got more than 10 minutes four times.

2 assists and a goal tonight. Numbers wise that must be his most productive game since 12/13?

How anyone has watched/read about Boris Johnson's lies and squirming in recent months and thought he was the right man for five years as priminister beats me. No explicit words can justify what a piece of work that man is. I genuinely hoped this country wouldn't be that stupid. Boris here, Trump in America, what next Joey Essex leader of the UN?

Don't get me wrong he's far from my first choice I just don't think he'll be anywhere near as bad as people think. Infact I've asked my freind who's a Palace fan and he almost wants this to happen because he thinks he'd surprise people by how well he does in an attacking setup.

Not atall, as my previous history shown I will admit fairly quickly if it's not working, I just find it rather odd that people are acting like a player who's played at a good level in the PL for many years (and carried a club on his back) is getting dismissed as some vanity signing from League One.

And if he proves to be a hit you'll just dismiss it as mere luck like you did us outplaying Ajax in Amsterdam.

If we went for a player that cheap over a Haaland or a Sancho (especially after a summer of no signings) most here would lose their shit claiming it's the ultimate proof we have no ambition anymore.

Its easy to say in hindsight but I don't think anyone really foresaw VVD becoming mere world class level let alone the level he did. I remember the thread with him on here there were rumours we were prepared to sacrifice Christensen to get him and everyone was outraged at the mere thought of it, how times change Re Jadon i think we are going to try for both which kind of lines up with Lampard saying he wants to replace Eden's productivity, plus Zaha can double up as a striker something we need now as with Tammy's emergence no one will come to be back up.

Van Dijk was never a realistic option, he wanted Liverpool and only Liverpool. Also since we've become a more possesion based side our recruitment has by in large been excellent and well and truly made up for the 2017 disaster. We've gone from probably the worst midfield out of top half teams to the best bar City (possibly even including this season) and signed an excellent young player in Pulisic. The only real question mark is Kepa but there's scope for improvement as on form he does suit the way we play down to the ground. Even the January 2018 signings have served a decent purpose all in all, especially Giroud.

Not saying he will turn into this level but VVD was at small teams until he was near 27.

If we can somehow get the price down to about £60m I'm starting to come round to the idea of Zaha. With Tammy's emergence another striker that can double up as a winger is handy, no striker worth their salt will come in just to play back up. We should try and use our connections with Palace to our advantage, we've done them solids with Ruben and Michy which has helped keep them in the PL especially in the formers case, something like offering them first refusal on the players we make available for loan in the next couple of years or even Michy as a makeweight could go a long way.