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The Footie Thread

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Orikoru said:
I don't agree with the first comment, as the modern defenders may appear useless in today's game, but compared to the defender of that era their pace and fitness would be ahead. Perhaps the '68 team would nab one or two goals in the first half, but in the second half when fitness starts to tell, the modern day side would nab 4 or 5 goals back. Obviously we're just being hypothetical though. The old side with new fitness training makes them a different team entirely so not really the same comparison. :p
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In much the same way that the modern team couldn't cope with the physical nature of the game in the sixties.
 
Orikoru said:
Well if this hypothetical game was being played in the modern era with a modern ref, then the 68 team probably earn themselves at least 3 red cards as well!
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And if it were a '68 ref he would have reduced the current team to 8 for their behaviour towards the officials.

It's impossible to compare different eras.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Caveats ? Sorry but what caveats that diminish a teams ability and the way they played. Even with Covid and lockdown the league was pretty much won was it not ? If anything lockdown may well have stopped the team going past Citys point record.
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It did.

90% of our season was done pre-covid and when we had a rhythm.

If covid wouldnt have come we would have got 107/108 points comfortably, and this argument would be moot.

If your talking pre-prem (perish the thought), Liverpool's 78-79 team iirc only let in 16 goals, and that was a 42 game season and only used a squad of about 15 players.
 
We don’t have to compare though, just appreciatte that at times during the PL period or prior to that, there were outstanding teams who played outstanding football.

Their records/performances/individual players should be recognised and appreciatted.

Why not describe the team/players that you’d happily pay to watch, in real or on TV,;)

The Liverpool teams of the 80’s, Chelsea in the early 00’s, Utd with Keane/Scholes, Forest in the late 70’s early 80’s etc

It’ll never be proven which team would beat which team if they were all around at the same time. Just accept we’ve had some incredible players and incredible teams.
 
Liverbirdie said:
It did.

90% of our season was done pre-covid and when we had a rhythm.

If covid wouldnt have come we would have got 107/108 points comfortably, and this argument would be moot.

If your talking pre-prem (perish the thought), Liverpool's 78-79 team iirc only let in 16 goals, and that was a 42 game season and only used a squad of about 15 players.
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Or alternatively, the team would have burned out long before the end of the season without the 3 months rest they got - the Covid break just delayed that burn out until this season instead.
 
Slime said:
Just imagine George Best playing on today's perfect pitches with defenders not allowed to hack him down.
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He’d been dead on his feet within half an hour at the pace of today’s game. But yea, he’d have scored a hat trick, drank a bottle of vodka and slept with the opposition manager’s wife by full time. ?
 
Orikoru said:
Or alternatively, the team would have burned out long before the end of the season without the 3 months rest they got - the Covid break just delayed that burn out until this season instead.
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“Would” ? Don’t you mean “could” ,

Burn out isn’t affecting the players right now and hasn’t done at any stage - injuries have so its more likely that the stoppage disrupted the season more hence why before lockdown we were still doing well but coming back it was a bit hit and miss
 
Liverpoolphil said:
“Would” ? Don’t you mean “could” ,

Burn out isn’t affecting the players right now and hasn’t done at any stage - injuries have so its more likely that the stoppage disrupted the season more hence why before lockdown we were still doing well but coming back it was a bit hit and miss
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My point is whichever way you look at it we're speculating. All we know for certain is the Covid break either helped or hindered Liverpool, or made no difference at all.


In other news, this Austrian bunch must be bloody awful, we're steamrolling them!
 
Orikoru said:
My point is whichever way you look at it we're speculating. All we know for certain is the Covid break either helped or hindered Liverpool, or made no difference at all.


In other news, this Austrian bunch must be bloody awful, we're steamrolling them!
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When Mouro started his run someone shouted “ run Mouro run “ ?. What a turn of speed he’s got.
 
A proper performance from United tonight.
Maguire & Bailly were superb tonight, Rashford was profligate in the first half but ended up with a superb assist and a good goal.
Bruno was .......................... Bruno.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
“Would” ? Don’t you mean “could” ,

Burn out isn’t affecting the players right now and hasn’t done at any stage - injuries have so its more likely that the stoppage disrupted the season more hence why before lockdown we were still doing well but coming back it was a bit hit and miss
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Dont listen to the soft get, obviously hasnt a clue, you only have to look at the pantheon of divvies liking what he said.

A team who had won about 90% of our games comfortably at that point and only needed 1-2 wins was going to fall apart - yeah right.
 
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