Topic: Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread - page 9. (Read 140042 times)

They suck very much and Nations League are worst of them.
Normal qualifications for EURO or World Cup are way better competition.
I was just reading in news that Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is out for six weeks because of hamstring injury.
Maybe Giorgi Mamardashvili is coming from Valencia on loan, but this is a big blow for Liverpool.

He never did say it was easy, I was only suggesting that not being on the spot and having to deal with the media pressure and front page headlines will be a welcome changes after years of competing fr titles across different countries in Europe.

I just act like it is a break and do not pay much attention to it except to check if any players picked up injuries while on national duty.

- Jay -

I’m missing the PL & CL games. These international breaks suck, it’s hard to believe there are three international breaks before the end of November. The season starts in mid August and we have three fortnight breaks within a few months, what a load of crap.

Can’t wait for this nonsense to be over so we can get back to business.

How ridiculous... Tired of 1 club but now excited about 4 clubs, Klopp is a genius.

Maybe he thinks it's harder to manage an English Club than 4 clubs from different leagues.

However, Klopp's appreciation for Liverpool should be appreciated with the many titles he has won.


With his current position he will be behind the scenes and away from the media.
Maybe this job is quite easy according to him.

I also think he will return to coaching after sometime. I do not think it will be full competitive football, maybe a national team like you hinted to or a club in a not so competitive league which pays him a lot of money.

60 is not such an old age for managers. Gasperini is still loving it and is well above 60, Mourinho and Ancelotti are above 60 too.

- Jay -

Return to management at 57? Probably 60 years after leaving Redbull, when he could just sit in VIP and eat burgers without worrying about training, travelling around the continent scouting potential, and bringing home huge checks to his wife. Internal position is really good for someone of his age; perhaps he might return to Liverpool as something different but not as a coach.


The squad was long gone, everyone was getting old and moving abroad with no good replacements, there was nothing left to fight for, and the league would always come down to Arsenal and Citeh. On a serious note.

TBH, it sounds like an interesting role. It does not take 12h daily like PL club management, it is different and offers a new challenge.

I'm happy for him, I think football in general needs guys like him - anywhere where they want to be. He gave us his all, he made us great again and no matter that I selfishly wanted him to remain there for a long time, it was simply not feasible.

As you can see, Ward and Edwards are back, there were obviously some difficulties there with Klopp that were hidden from the public - I think that Klopp grew tired of the expectations that were put in front of him. He endured 10 years of it - which is more than anybody could have hoped for when we signed him.

He didn't want to be on the sidelines anymore based in his statements, he wasn't to be more incharge but I still think he'll return back to coaching when he starts to miss it, maybe for the German national team if Julian Nagelsmann was to exit after his contract expires.

This new job mightn't be as stressed free as we think because although he'll be out of the spotlight but he'll still have alot of work to do overseeing over 4 clubs.


He doesn't want to admit it that the real stress was having to come short to Pep, I don't know if it's just me but I think Klopp could have done more for Liverpool, yeah he got you guys 1 premier league and champions league but you guys could have won more in this areas, the potential was there but out of no where, everything died off.

He also cut short his sabbatical to take the Liverpool job just a few months after leaving Dortmund. I guess if he sees the right role for him and maybe can plan his future around it, that will take priority at that time.

There are other speculations on what his role will be, but what we know for sure is he will be away from the spotlight, the dugout, stressful press conferences and the media backlash. It is down in the middle between full management and staying idle, which I think may drive these guys crazy.

- Jay -

Klopp will be advising/supporting sports directors on player transfers, serving as a coach advisor, and scouting talent across Red Bull's network, which will require a lot of travel. It will be a very difficult job for someone who earlier stated that he was tired of managing one club and will now be managing 4.

He gave his all for Liverpool, and there was nothing else he could have done if he had stayed. I doubt nobody would ever turn down a Red Bull offer.

Who knows what new role will exactly be for Klopp, we are just speculating at this point. In any case all Red Bull sponsored teams have much lower expectations and pressure associated than top PL club.

I remeber Klopp complaining about english weather several times and that coupled with pressure was probably enough for him to say good buy to UK part of his life.

This round is better after taking all the score predictions on the random site the results are quite decent. Lol


Is Red Bull's offer more tempting for Jurgen Klopp? I remember his last statement that he would not take any job, it has not been a season he will serve in 4 clubs at once.

The news is Klopp will give advice on transfers to the club he leads?

Yeah I have to admit, Klopp taking on that role has disappointed me. I mean he left Liverpool for that crap, really?

It was too stressful to manage Liverpool but he is now taking on a role for four clubs?

Agree. Continuity at good pace (results wise) is better than manager musical chairs, even if I'd have wanted Alonso at the helm. I'm not sure what he was hired for but if our data babies at the backroom are responsible (and I think they are), it's purely to replicate his points ratio vs squad value and strength.

Slot doesn't seem to like being compared to what he did in NL though -- he bristled when he was asked about 4-2-3-1 (which, apparently is not obvious to him).


I didn't mean to sound unfair either -- which is why I'm holding judgment until a season's gone. And then, only after he's solved the VVD/Salah/TAA tri-contract quiet problem we have. Just signed on Quansah long term. I would love to see how we play against Arsenal, City, Real, under Slot, and we'll get the chance very soon.

P.S. I loved those 4-3 games -- was in the LFC museum recently and almost all the hallowed games in the Anfield shrine are comebacks of that nature, and me telling my kid that's the Liverpool you simply can't resist. Many (if not all) of them happened before we finally won the Prem too. I know you remember exactly where you were when Istanbul happened, and the comeback vs Barca too, hell even the Dortmund and Norwich last-gasp wins trading punches with a team as willing to go for the throat as we were. I remember those matches so clearly, and hardly remember the moments of the 5-0 and 7-0 United wins haha.

P.P.S. Klopp's taken on some Red Bull role, I did not expect that at all. I'll wish him the best, but I really thought he would have stayed far away from some companies. RB especially!

Yeah, but that isn't quite fair tbh. Klopp lost small games, Rafa did, Kenny in his golden years did. Pep is losing them quite often.
Slot lost one too, every game in the PL and in CL is a challenge. We didn't play as well in many of these as the results show.

The gameplan is clear though and I like that he has got a clear vision. I don't really like the vision, but I hated the most dominant Spain team with 7 midfielders and no strikers as well. They were unbeatable for a period of time though.

I am sure he'll have good results - his approach is cautious yet modern. When he brings a few more 'control' players (which I felt Klopp needed too - and got finally in Thiago who couldn't quite endure PL's pace and stay fit) we'll see an even more compact team. Those 4-3 rollercoasters will probably be a thing of the past though.

If he keeps getting the results he is getting now, there will be little option of changing the way he plays anytime soon even if it does not get the Anfield fanatics going. I can understand the fans wanting something more or more of what they are used to, but if his previous teams have always played like this, then he was hired to replicate that at Liverpool.

I think he is worth sticking to for the next 3-4 seasons whatever the outcome of this season is at the end.

- Jay -

Nice one hilarious.


Yep, I'm still holding out on opinion, my kid keeps telling me Slot's great but we've had no real challenge yet this season. Relatively regular Prem teams. A crap Milan and a crap Bologna, and just really on-form forwards and VVD/Alisson.

I don't mean to sound ungrateful for a brilliant start, but perhaps my only comment is that his method should definitely result in fresher players for much longer into the season. If we at least try to play Liverpool, excite the fans, especially on the big games, and not just be conservative all the time, I'll be happier.

Like you, football wasn't always about the titles. I never expected to see the Prem title in my lifetime, Istanbul was a great one-off (I thought at the time), and there were just so many incredible memories in seasons we didn't win. That's why we watched them, like you say. Prove me wrong, Slot boy.

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Congrats to the winners of yellow cap, it was very exciting battle until the end, but last Premier League round was very hard to predict for most of us.
Biggest shock for me when Tottenham lost against Brighton because I saw they had solid two goals advantage in the first half.
Aston Villa missed a big chance to climb the table against Man United.

You could just go with whoever is top as per Superbru, which I would be in this instance. Do they take into consideration factors involved in that or is it random? Alternatively, if there's multiple winners maybe you could split the freebet up between them.

Any chance the freebet could be issued so I can use if for the boxing this weekend without it expiring?