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This is a really, really dumb way of saying 'Sakho likes to be the aggressor, and he needs a half decent defender in a partnership with him'.

Actually it's really not.
I am saying that Sakho loses his head and his wandering is not always as an "aggressor", it is sometimes randomly sideways or backwards.
I also was specifically saying that sometimes a "half decent" defender is not enough. I think David Luiz is a very good defender but I wouldn't trust him to partner Sakho. Sakho needs an organiser to make sure he doesn't lose his head, not just a good defender.

Gerrard retires from England, good time to retire for him.

Gerrard retires from England, good time to retire for him.

Gerrard retires from England, good time to retire for him.

Naturally the England captaincy should levitate to Jack Wilshere

Steven Gerrard Announces International Retirement, I can see Roy Hodgson being somewhat upset tbh.

Should have been two years ago


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Gerard shouldn't play much for Liverpool either


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Lol this is bull****.

Sakho is the organiser/leader normally, read about his time at PSG. He hasn't been able to do that in Liverpool because he can't speak the language.

Also 'I think David Luiz is a very good defender' lol.

Yes, David Luiz is a very good defender when with the right partner. He has consistently shown for Brazil that then with Thiago Silva, he plays very well and forms a solid defence. You can see that he does have all of the skills required to be a good centre back and when he is being organised, he is about as good as defenders get. He is excellent in the air, his tackling is incredible, he is fast enough to catch up to attackers, he rarely gets beaten and he can cover Thiago Silva or the fullback when needed. It is not just Thiago Silva making him look good, David Luiz, individually, looks very good when being organised and that is probably why PSG spent about £40 million on him.
From what I have seen at Sakho (just at Liverpool) he is definitely not the organiser because he loses his head himself. It doesn't matter what language you speak, you can't organise a defence effectively when you are rarely in the right position yourself.

Lovren seems to be nearly done for £16m, according to Soton's local paper, Barrett and Ben Smith say it's almost done too. Good fee, really.

He's very robust defender, strong in his one on ones, and creates a french speaking trio with his keeper and Sakho. Communication problems should be ironed out fairly soon I'd guess. Should be good to see. Can see us being much, much better at back if these two manage to hit it off, which I think they will. Lovren is only keeping the seat warm for Ilori anyway

Origi almost done too. Belgian media reports that we're in talks with Zakaria Bakkali (PSV wunderkind gone a bit wrong). Remy just waiting for a medical.

All that's needed is an LB and then a wide forward signing.

Actually it's really not.
I am saying that Sakho loses his head and his wandering is not always as an "aggressor", it is sometimes randomly sideways or backwards.
I also was specifically saying that sometimes a "half decent" defender is not enough. I think David Luiz is a very good defender but I wouldn't trust him to partner Sakho. Sakho needs an organiser to make sure he doesn't lose his head, not just a good defender.

nice one - he's an underrated defender imo.
16m is a good deal for him; i would've been annoyed at anything over 20m though

would be happy with 20m on moreno and the rest on a wide player as you said (not sure who though)



please never say that sentence in front of people...