Vs Southampton (PL) - (H) K. O - 17:30 - 30/12/17

[Rustin Cohle]

Dec 29, 2017 15:08:59 GMT WhatsTheMata said:

Mourinho's press on Southampton.

Lukaku
"No I can't [rest him]. The boy is tired. He's physically a monster, but not a machine, and he's feeling it. First of all, people doesn't have to be grateful to Romelu, I have to be, not you, not the supporters, not the pundits. I have to be, and the other day I said 19 matches in the Premier League, now I say 20 matches in the Premier League, playing 90 minutes, I think for a striker, any player, he's absolutely incredible.

"If you are a central defender, a holding midfield player, where you can control your energy, positional play, you can resist and survive. But for a striker to play 20 matches in the Premier League, 90 minutes, I have to be grateful.

"Is he unlucky in our box in recent matches? He was in the picture. It was not a direct influence on just him, but he was in the picture in some of the last goals we conceded, but it's a consequence of a player that really needs a little rest. But the guy is fantastic for me and for the team and gives absolutely everything and I've no critics."

Recent results
"I think we played very well in both matches [against Leicester and Burnley]. We didn't score enough goals in relation to [the chances] we created, so we were punished by not having great efficiency in both boxes."

Van Dijk deal
"I think the one's that speak about it in a specific way has to be Jurgen [Klopp]. And if I was one of you I would ask him about his comments about one year ago. But not speaking specifically about that case, because in Liverpool they do what they want to do, and I am nobody to comment on what they do.

"The reality is that if they think that the player is the right player for them and they really want the player they pay his amount or they don't have the player. Van Dijk is the most expensive defender in history of football, was he better than Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi or Rio Ferdinand? You cannot say that."

Lukaku/Zlatan partnership
"We [played Lukaku and Ibrahimovic together] against Burnley and we will do that in some more matches if we need to do it, but I think for both of them to play together, we really need them to be at their best level."

Spot on on van Dijk and glad he referenced Rio as one of the best ever.

The rest sounds like utter rubbish for the most part.

[Max United]

I feel like this will be a scrappy win. 2-1.

Lukaku 18 and lingard 74 min

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Dec 29, 2017 15:08:59 GMT WhatsTheMata said:

Mourinho's press on Southampton.

Lukaku
"No I can't [rest him]. The boy is tired. He's physically a monster, but not a machine, and he's feeling it. First of all, people doesn't have to be grateful to Romelu, I have to be, not you, not the supporters, not the pundits. I have to be, and the other day I said 19 matches in the Premier League, now I say 20 matches in the Premier League, playing 90 minutes, I think for a striker, any player, he's absolutely incredible.

"If you are a central defender, a holding midfield player, where you can control your energy, positional play, you can resist and survive. But for a striker to play 20 matches in the Premier League, 90 minutes, I have to be grateful.

"Is he unlucky in our box in recent matches? He was in the picture. It was not a direct influence on just him, but he was in the picture in some of the last goals we conceded, but it's a consequence of a player that really needs a little rest. But the guy is fantastic for me and for the team and gives absolutely everything and I've no critics."

Recent results
"I think we played very well in both matches [against Leicester and Burnley]. We didn't score enough goals in relation to [the chances] we created, so we were punished by not having great efficiency in both boxes."

Van Dijk deal
"I think the one's that speak about it in a specific way has to be Jurgen [Klopp]. And if I was one of you I would ask him about his comments about one year ago. But not speaking specifically about that case, because in Liverpool they do what they want to do, and I am nobody to comment on what they do.

"The reality is that if they think that the player is the right player for them and they really want the player they pay his amount or they don't have the player. Van Dijk is the most expensive defender in history of football, was he better than Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi or Rio Ferdinand? You cannot say that."

Lukaku/Zlatan partnership
"We [played Lukaku and Ibrahimovic together] against Burnley and we will do that in some more matches if we need to do it, but I think for both of them to play together, we really need them to be at their best level."

This is some 4d level chess shit that I just don't understand;

No I can't [rest him]. The boy is tired. He's physically a monster, but not a machine, and he's feeling it.

[grandpaTJ]

LOL press can't understand it, but they will go ahead and act like they do, think Jose just spouting so he
can get the hell out of there

[alt]

Taken a punt on Lukaku as a replacement for Kane in my dreamteam - also captained him so I’m hoping for something special today.

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Dec 30, 2017 13:27:42 GMT alt said:

Taken a punt on Lukaku as a replacement for Kane in my dreamteam - also captained him so I’m hoping for something special today.

Brave... Brave man.

[Rustin Cohle]

Not really looking forward to this. I'll watch it, and my parents have BT Sport which helps, but just... eh.

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Dec 30, 2017 13:57:14 GMT Carbon said:

Dec 30, 2017 13:27:42 GMT alt said:

Taken a punt on Lukaku as a replacement for Kane in my dreamteam - also captained him so I’m hoping for something special today.

Brave... Brave man.

[Deleted]

Being as Chelsea have gone above us (bar a monumental colapse) we really need a win.

[Deleted]

Dec 30, 2017 15:54:30 GMT Carbon said:

Being as Chelsea have gone above us (bar a monumental colapse) we really need a win.

This will probably come at half 5 tonight.

[WhatsTheMata]

Will stream this on the beach. Do your goddamn job.

[Rustin Cohle]

Also worth noting that this lot have been shit recently. If we can't beat them, who can we beat?

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Mkhitaryan starts...

[Rustin Cohle]

Scouse cunts just took the lead. We really need a win.

[Rustin Cohle]

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