Klopp had already brought the belief and passion back to the club, well before he sold Coutinho. Can’t believe we’re comparing
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Admittedly I don’t particularly like the guy. But overnight he went from a guy who almost won the prem (but for a slip by Stevie G) to a pariah. I’m not sure how much say he had at the time about transfers. He didn’t want Balotelli but got him anyway, so I suspect not much. Klopp has had a much greater say in transfers, which is to the good. All I’m trying to do, is have a balanced view of Rodgers. Don’t particularly like him, but had he won the prem we would be eulogising him. One slip and the fate of history turns against you. Klopp had a stroke of luck with Coutinho going, otherwise he would not have been able to buy our world class spine. Would we have won the chams league and the prem? Often the things that screw or make us are outside of our control.
Yes indeed, but we’d won fuck all.
I’m not comparing. I’m just pointing out that the situation for Rodgers was somewhat exacerbated by his star player leaving. Is that so hard to understand?
For anyone in the UK Diaz is currently playing vs Peru on Freesports tv. Only touched it twice so far in 20 minutes though, grrr.
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I hope he comes. He looks like class from the games he played against us.
Leave your knob alone. We haven’t had a lean yet.
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Keeping out of danger 
Good lad.
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Bein Sport 1 in Australia.
Edit - not sure this is much of a football match though with the number of stoppages.
Luis Diaz, excited by his forthcoming move to the mighty Liverpool FC, decides to check fan forums to see what Kopites make of his arrival. What does he find? A load of chat about somebody called Brendan Rodgers who he’s never heard of.
Hurt and disappointed, he calls his agent to cancel the deal!
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What’s strange is that I remember him not wanting him, the second we got him, which sums the man up (media slut).
Now everyone stop posting non-Diaz stuff, I keep on having to read 20+ posts to see if we have signed him already. My refresh finger needs a break.
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Just trying to give a balanced, fair assessment. It’s what scousers are famous for. Now off into our great city to enjoy the rest of the evening.
Cheers, just realised I have that channel.
Maybe he saw the posts about blokes pleasuring themselves and thought…hmmmm…yeah…nah…
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Interestingly, Diaz would not be the only Columbian player at LFC, we have a Anderson Arroyo (CB) on the books, who is perpetually out on loan.
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Don’t blame him. Probably asks to go on loan to escape BR chat.
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We didn’t fail to win the league because of a slip by Stevie.
He had input on the signings but consistently tried to undermine others on the recruitment committee. A number of the signings were made specifically because he wanted them (Borini, Allen, Lallana, Milner, Benteke for example). It is noticeable that at Celtic despite having greater influence over transfers he still had the same issues in his relationships with players and the board.
I don’t think Klopp does. He commands greater respect and is able to put forward an argument as to why a player is or is not suitable. However, he has frequently said that he has gone with the recommendations of the recruitment team when signing a player (Salah being the best known example).
Klopp had Coutinho playing brilliantly. Even if he had not left, the club was developing and improving each summer rather than slumping into a new crisis. Mane, Matip and Wijnaldum in the first summer’s business, Salah, Robertson and the failed bid for Van Dijk in the second summer which was completed in January - all before Coutinho left. There is no reason to think we couldn’t keep improving the squad without the Coutinho sale.
The signing of Diaz fits in with the consistency and philosophy of the club under Klopp.
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He is the only guy on the pitch that plays the ball directly the rest needs 5 touches
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What’s that got to do with Brendan Rodgers?
for those folks worried about mane in all this, dont forget that porto play diaz in midfield quiet often in a 4-4-2. So he is versatile and can be utilised as our number 10 as well.
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