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It really, really, really, really, really, really, really isn’t.
"... and they're saying they want City to win!"
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That’s a sensible post. These state run clubs are terrible for football so how supporters can root for a club like this against a normal traditional club is just baffling regardless of the dislike. City truly own the hearts and minds of both manchester clubs supporters. WowI am probably a very minute minority, but I absolutely abhor the financial doping of City, and would always root for a 'proper', 'traditional' club to win over them. Liverpool and their fans are intolerable of course, but ideologically I can never support City to triumph above them also.
I am not from the UK, if that matters.
Have to agree. It's incredible that states are allowed to own football clubs. Social institutions should never be allowed to be owned by states. It's sickening. Could never shout for City. Club disgusts me to the core. Klopp is 100% right with what he said.That’s a sensible post. These state run clubs are terrible for football so how supporters can root for a club like this against a normal traditional club is just baffling regardless of the dislike. City truly own the hearts and minds of both manchester clubs supporters. Wow
Totally agree - remind me who Liverpool fans were simping for in 2012/2013?That’s a sensible post. These state run clubs are terrible for football so how supporters can root for a club like this against a normal traditional club is just baffling regardless of the dislike. City truly own the hearts and minds of both manchester clubs supporters. Wow
Rule 34 was a long-standing rule which established that football club directors were the custodians of their clubs; in place to look after and support clubs but prohibited from being paid. It also restricted any dividends to shareholders, and protected grounds from asset stripping
Why is it that when it comes to Klopp, it’s he nearly did this and nearly did that. He has won 1 title in 8 years and 1 CL in 8 years. (Like It or not, the other trophies are not recognised as major trophies now). LVG was sacked the same day we won the FA cup and Wenger was hounded out after wining 3 FA cups in a row.Unless you're on the windup, this has to be the worst take on football ever seen on this forum.
Klopp took an absolutely middling Liverpool to become a phenomenal team who were super unlucky to face a financially doped City with one of the all time greats as manager.
The league and European Cup could easily have been 2 more of each. They lost two finals for one thing.
They almost won the quadruple last year, 30mins from winning the league and losing the final.
So to try and say the two other managers were better, neither who won a league is outrageous.
I find him so unlikeable. When he's on top he gives it 'we have the best this and the best that' and the fans and media place Klopp on a level with Pep, so why is it he's sat in 11th place with half of last seasons team of the year?
Speaking to Sky Sports, Jurgen Klopp said, “We have four of the best centre-backs in the world, we have the two best left & right-backs
"... and they're saying they want City to win!"
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Nonsense. Liverpool, as much as I hate them, have done really really well to give probably the greatest pl side a run for their money. In any other era, they'd have won 3 or 4 league titles.If it wasn’t for the winners every season, the second place team would have won it, in other words. You’re Michael Owen and I claim my £5.
Their "title" was during a period when football was the very last thing on people's minds, people at that time were seeing family members die, and being taken to hospital on a regular basis.
Football behind closed doors on a regular basis isn't football.
People back then were just happy to be alive, so thinking about a league title or whatnot didn't really register, and wasn't important.
So their "win" has to be put to one side, ot is simply impossible to put it in the same light or same category as every other league title that has been won by themselves, and other clubs.
So with thar in mind, a Klopp like Houiller am Rafa has won cups as the highlight of his time as Liverpool boss.
Rafa's Champions League win was against a very, very good AC Milan side, Klopp's against Spurs, so Rafa comes out on top there.
Houiller won 3 trophies in one season, including a European one, and we know how hard that is to do (we obviously surpassed it), so that success is something that Klopp has yet to match.
As for finishing second to City, Rafa finished above us under Sir Alex if I am remembering correctly, which is a vastly superior achievement to finishing second to City, as Sir Alex is a vastly superior manager to Pep.
So, no matter how you wish to look at things, Klopp is the third best Liverpool manager of modern times (Bob Paisley is obviously their best ever one).
Nonsense. Liverpool, as much as I hate them, have done really really well to give probably the greatest pl side a run for their money. In any other era, they'd have won 3 or 4 league titles.
You are bitter. That's all. I hate pool and am thankful city of all teams stopped them. You have to recognise how good Liverpool have been under Klopp.
Why is it that when it comes to Klopp, it’s he nearly did this and nearly did that. He has won 1 title in 8 years and 1 CL in 8 years. (Like It or not, the other trophies are not recognised as major trophies now). LVG was sacked the same day we won the FA cup and Wenger was hounded out after wining 3 FA cups in a row.
At the end of the day, Klopp had the opportunity to be the greatest of them all, but fecked it.
I find him so unlikeable. When he's on top he gives it 'we have the best this and the best that' and the fans and media place Klopp on a level with Pep, so why is it he's sat in 11th place with half of last seasons team of the year?
Nonsense. Liverpool, as much as I hate them, have done really really well to give probably the greatest pl side a run for their money. In any other era, they'd have won 3 or 4 league titles.
You are bitter. That's all. I hate pool and am thankful city of all teams stopped them. You have to recognise how good Liverpool have been under Klopp.
City are, in theory, loaded with money but Liverpool spent more than their fair share. You don’t have to be as rich as you’re nearest competitor to win leagues. He’s had the 2nd/3rd best team in the world over the last 5 seasons and it’s still 1 league title to his name. Not only that but it’s looking like 2 disastrous seasons out of three.Because of where they were and what he's taken them too.
Over 4 seasons they're 1 point behind City! So to win only 1 title in those 4 is a statistical amazement really.
Plus he's battling the most financially aided team in world history. I don't know why people try and overlook that.
The luck Klopp had was selling Coutinho for a ludicrous 140m to fund a key bit of recruitment. Without that, his work takes longer and maybe they don't even win what they did do.
City are, in theory, loaded with money hmbjt Liverpool spent more than their fair share. You don’t have to be as rich as you’re nearest competitor to win leagues. He’s had the 2nd/3rd best team in the world over the last 5 seasons and it’s still 1 league tilt to his name. Not only that but it’s looking like 2 disastrous seasons out of three.
But Liverpool still spent the money. It doesn’t matter how they got the money, they still spent it.You must understand the difference between the 2.
Liverpool trousered 140m for Coutinho, so brought in Van D and Allisson with that.
Pep came in, sold no-one and bought 3 defenders for 50m a pop.
City don't live in any sort of constraints.
Read somewhere today Haaland was actually up to 85m in cost and 850k a week!
Salah had to battle to get his 350k/400k a week after years of top performances.
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Unless you're on the windup, this has to be the worst take on football ever seen on this forum.
Klopp took an absolutely middling Liverpool to become a phenomenal team who were super unlucky to face a financially doped City with one of the all time greats as manager.
The league and European Cup could easily have been 2 more of each. They lost two finals for one thing.
They almost won the quadruple last year, 30mins from winning the league and losing the final.
So to try and say the two other managers were better, neither who won a league is outrageous.
A lot of the kids who grow up in this era will become their fans and that will help sustain it unfortunately.
When Pep eventually leaves city might wobble for a season or two, but they'll find a new Pep and be back up there fast.
I don't know why you think the bolded. This Liverpool side isn't as good as many of our sides under SAF, Mourinho's first Chelsea team or Wenger's invincibles. They would have been bridesmaids more often than not in any era.
Nonsense. Liverpool, as much as I hate them, have done really really well to give probably the greatest pl side a run for their money. In any other era, they'd have won 3 or 4 league titles.
You are bitter. That's all. I hate pool and am thankful city of all teams stopped them. You have to recognise how good Liverpool have been under Klopp.
You must understand the difference between the 2.
Liverpool trousered 140m for Coutinho, so brought in Van D and Allisson with that.
Pep came in, sold no-one and bought 3 defenders for 50m a pop.
City don't live in any sort of constraints.
Read somewhere today Haaland was actually up to 85m in cost and 850k a week!
Salah had to battle to get his 350k/400k a week after years of top performances.
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Totally agree! I still remember Liverpool fans’ tears and how absolutely devastated they were when the state run club’s Aguero scored that goal in 2012 against a normal traditional club.That’s a sensible post. These state run clubs are terrible for football so how supporters can root for a club like this against a normal traditional club is just baffling regardless of the dislike. City truly own the hearts and minds of both manchester clubs supporters. Wow
Joe Gomes and Konate are in the top 4 CB in the world.
Anybody who goes near that club becomes delusional.
Rodgers was a slip away from wining the League. 6 months later, Klopp took over that team. It wasn’t a team fighting relegation!Because of where they were and what he's taken them too.
Over 4 seasons they're 1 point behind City! So to win only 1 title in those 4 is a statistical amazement really.
Plus he's battling the most financially aided team in world history. I don't know why people try and overlook that.
The luck Klopp had was selling Coutinho for a ludicrous 140m to fund a key bit of recruitment. Without that, his work takes longer and maybe they don't even win what they did do.
Shall we check your contributions in last season's Top 5 defenders in the league where a lot of you were espousing Maguire. Not sure Redcafe is the right place to get expert opinion on this matter.![]()
It will be snowflake football support. Football is dying/dead.
Complete nonsense. I hate Liverpool as much as any United fan. I hate Citeh as well but Liverpool for me is the worst and them winning the title was my worst nightmare. I'm just giving credit where its due.Stop feeding the troll!
He's just a Liverpool fan trying to get us all to praise Liverpool. Rather successfully too.
Liverpool won the equivalent of a europa league, a Mickey mouse league cup and a fa cup under houllier. The phoney treble. The players who played for Houllier are all retired so no way can you say he was the foundation of success for Klopp.I am not bitter at all, I am coming from this with a clear mind, and a commonsense view.
Houiller took a Liverpool side who were previously abysmally poor and led them to win 3 trophies one of them a European trophy, his improvements were far more impressive than what Klopp has achieved.
No way did Liverpool look like winning a European trophy before Houiller took over, but yet that is what happened.
Both Rafa and Klopp built upon the modern foundations that Houiller put down at the club.
The reason is the points total. They finished above 90 points twice yet finished second. I do believe, however, that Ferguson's competitiveness means he would have driven United to greater heights to beat the competition so maybe they could have snatched one or two at the most just as Mourinho did back in the mid noughties.I don't know why you think the bolded. This Liverpool side isn't as good as many of our sides under SAF, Mourinho's first Chelsea team or Wenger's invincibles. They would have been bridesmaids more often than not in any era.
Complete nonsense. I hate Liverpool as much as any United fan. I hate Citeh as well but Liverpool for me is the worst and them winning the title was my worst nightmare. I'm just giving credit where its due.
Liverpool won the equivalent of a europa league, a Mickey mouse league cup and a fa cup under houllier. The phoney treble. The players who played for Houllier are all retired so no way can you say he was the foundation of success for Klopp.
Under Klopp, they won the ucl with 2 other finals, the fa cup, the league after 30 years whilst finishing second by a single point twice no less behind one of the greatest premier league teams ever in Pep's Citeh and also won the league Cup.
The reason is the points total. They finished above 90 points twice yet finished second. I do believe, however, that Ferguson's competitiveness means he would have driven United to greater heights to beat the competition so maybe they could have snatched one or two at the most just as Mourinho did back in the mid noughties.
Ah, Jeez!heck the Leicester side that won the league would have wiped the floor with them.
Liverpool still in the top ... half?
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The burning question is why you are so defensive/supportive of Houllier? There is no way any sensible person can put Houllier's achievements above or on the same level as Klopp's.You can't dismiss the trophies that Houllier won, calling them Mickey Mouse is being very dismissive and very disrespectful.
It still takes an awful lot to win them, so winning 3 in one season is a huge achievement, no matter what you personally feel towards the individual trophies.
Rafa won the Champions League against AC Milan, Klopp v Spurs, there are levels to this, and Milan are a fair few levels ahead of Spurs.
Points totals are irrelevant, it is what you do in a season that matters, and not sure how getting beat in finals now is something that is praise worthy, when it really isn't, a defeat is well just that, a defeat.
As has been said previously, Klopp's "title win" has to be put to one side, with an "*" next to it, as it wasn't played under the same conditions for the whole season, that is just a fact.
Liverpool still in the top ... half?
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Jamie Carragher probably in charge of cropping images behind the scenes.
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