SuperBacon Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Rino's going to be pissed. Even more so than usual. "Rino, what's it like managing Milan?" Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 19, 2018 What a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieg1980 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 If its true and Milan can't settle with Uefa over financial fair play they are well and truly cooked. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2526997.html#/ No European competition even if they don't look likely to get it anyway. That squad will be picked bare. Probably won't be able to demand the €100 plus they would hope to get for Donnarumma. Current squad players like Suso, Çalhanoğlu, Silva and Rodriguez would possibly have to be moved on at reduced rates. They would hopefully rebuild with the likes of Conti, Cutrone and Locatelli. Signing Bonucci to try and tighten up the back looks to have been iffy move since it stopped them being able to afford Aubameyang. Italian pundit James Horncastle did say he wouldn't be surprised if Berlusconi tried to buy it back off the Chinese. Kinda of like Mr. Burns buying the power plant back from the Germans at a cut price when he sold it to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Bagsy Donnarumma, Bonucci and Suso (as a pound shop Coutinho replacement) for Liverpool. How's Kessie lookedthis year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 20, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr_Danger said: Bagsy Donnarumma, Bonucci and Suso (as a pound shop Coutinho replacement) for Liverpool. How's Kessie lookedthis year? He's done really well apparently, however I believe he is there on loan with an obligation to buy- so I don't know what would happen this summer if they financially can't fulfil that obligation. I'd imagine they will get a hefty fee for Donnarumma still, you'd imagine most major clubs will enter a bidding war over him as he is a long-term replacement for pretty much everyone. Suso has been very good for them. Çalhanoğlu not so much, and Andre Silva has been pretty awful (in Serie A, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 20, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2018 Would imagine Donnarumma will be Madrid bound unless they go for De Gea again. Maybe Liverpool will actually try and buy a good goalkeeper, who knows. More likely to get Borini back, I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 20, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2018 Liverpool could do with an experienced, world-class* keeper that has won the Champions League and has 4 Premier League medals under his belt. Comes with a free helmet. Just don't concede any penalties near him, though. Â Â *world class at some point in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Liverpool could do with an experienced, world-class* keeper that has won the Champions League and has potentially a Scudetto under his belt. Â Â *world class at some point in time I love Pepe Reina like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 20, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2018 In hindsight, getting rid of him wasn't a great move was it? He can't be any worse than '5 more years' Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Getting rid of him was the right thing to do at the time. He was a bit rotten at the end of his stay here and was a shell of the Keeper we signed. He definitely found his rhythm again along the way but I doubt spending a couple of years under Brendan shouting things like "be a poem not a novel" at him would have made him regain form. Signing an even shitter 'keeper to replace him was the real mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieg1980 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Reina was a terrible loss. Liverpool have a pretty poor record in goalkeepers pretty much for the last 25 years. James and Friedel were at the club at the wrong time and got much much better as they were entering their latter years. Kirkland was too injury prone. Dudek and Westerveld were decent shotstoppers but always had a mistake in them in important games like James did. Dudek probably gets forgiven a lot for the Champions League final. Carson was out of his depth but again is good in championship as he has got older and two the current ones, I don't think anybody has confidence in them. Karius is just to ponderous with his decision making and or concentration and Mignolet doesn't look to have the ability to command or communicate. If your going to buy a goalkeeper such as Donnarumma for Liverpool you would need a very good coach such as Eric Steele when United had him. I know I've posted this before but this article is a great insight in how De Gea was trained up and possibly how it turned De Gea into the amazing keeper he is now. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/28/david-de-gea-manchester-united For Liverpool I'd go with Jack Butland or if they could get him Jan Oblak. Pretty much ticks the boxes for what your looking for as an instant replacement for the other two. Reina as a short term couple of years replacement I'd snap him up in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Oblak to me is the one that is more gettable for the likes of Liverpool/Arsenal who need a goalkeeper. I know Atletico Madrid are difficult to play against even on a bad day but his record of clean sheets is astonishing. You would have to think as well that this summer is the time for Liverpool/Arsenal to go big on a keeper whilst the likes of United/Bayern/City/Barcelona/Chelsea are good for keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Maestro Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I find it astounding and arrogant when Premier League fans say that the likes of Liverpool or Arsenal should go in for Oblak. Atletico are a good team who on are par if not superior to the likes of those two. If he was to leave Atletico surely he would go to a team that is going to regularly push for winning the league rather than a couple of also rans who at best make up the top four. No offence to Arsenal/Liverpool fans of course. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 But but but, best league in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Jim Bob Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 5 hours ago, stevieg1980 said: Reina was a terrible loss. Liverpool have a pretty poor record in goalkeepers pretty much for the last 25 years. James and Friedel were at the club at the wrong time and got much much better as they were entering their latter years. Kirkland was too injury prone. Dudek and Westerveld were decent shotstoppers but always had a mistake in them in important games like James did. Dudek probably gets forgiven a lot for the Champions League final. Carson was out of his depth but again is good in championship as he has got older and two the current ones, I don't think anybody has confidence in them. Karius is just to ponderous with his decision making and or concentration and Mignolet doesn't look to have the ability to command or communicate.  Friedel was incredible at Blackburn from day one. I think he just had big stage jitters like de Gea and once he settled he was a beast. We got him on a free too. One of our best ever signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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