I watched the first half of Iceland vs Wales last night. To be fair Neco Williams and Harry Wilson were on fire and involved in both Welsh goals. Real moments of quality on both.
I switched off at half time and it all went to shit apparently. This is the norm.
Definitely ahead of carra; Iâd put him alongside Sami - maybe a better player but Sami changed our defence from a laughing stock into something that could fight for trophies.
Good line from Klopp:
"In all the years that I have been involved in football, I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than JoĂ«l Matip, said the former managerâŠI have said before that if there was one person who wouldnât care if he was underrated it would be JoĂ«l, but the truth is we could not have rated him more highly.â
Agreed.
Joel Matip Career
Schalke 04: 258 games, 20,728 mins, 23 goals and 14 assists
Liverpool: 201 games, 16,190 mins, 11 goals and six assists
Only if his body wasnât so brittle, sigh
Probably one of the most under rated CB of all time. He had his injuries but when he played, he was pretty much Mr Reliable and put in great performances time after time, bar the occasional brain farts, which even our top players had to be fair. Happy retirement to him and like what Klopp said, probably the best free transfer we ever had.
Would just âluv itâ if it was KK
Donât know why but I am always shocked and a bit sad when I realise my idols are mere mortals and age just like the rest of us 
Joel Matip?
Too short.
Itâs clearly Alex Raisbeck - Iâm sure @cynicaloldgit can confirm.
Confirmed. I took the photo.
You really were part of the vanguard back at the turn of the twentieth century.
How I hated the twentieth century. The nineteenth was so much better.
And as for the eighteenth⊠oh la la.
You really had to be thereâŠ
Vvd
Sami
Matip
Agger
Pity the last two were so injury prone.
Scott Steiner?
And some wanted to give him a new contractâŠ
Just a snippet included from a recent articleâŠ
If you live in Liverpool or the surrounding areas, you will have walked past the cityâs magnificent statues a thousand times. Weathered by the elements, the statues often become part of the street furniture.
But when you take a minute to stop and look at the sculptures, youâll find much more than a statue. Behind the skilful positioning of clay or stone is a story, powerfully captured by the artist.
âŠTomâs recreation of Bill Shankly, footballer and manager of Liverpool FC, stands arms aloft outside Anfield. According to Tom, Bill Shankly used to be a boxer. He said: "If you look closely at the sculpture, the arms are in the shape of a bow, and his muscles are all activated. Itâs a boxerâs stance.
"His body is tilted forward a fair amount with one leg back, as if heâs about to do something. Itâs quite powerful where it could have been a bit boring. When you are creating a sculpture, youâre fraught with obstacles and problems.
"When all of a sudden, they seem to come to life. It almost seems to vibrate. Often when you are working on a sculpture for a long period of time, it does start to feel like theyâre there with you.
Tom Murphy is a celebrated artist, with more than 40 sculptures on public display throughout Liverpool and the rest of the UK
