Fairly random. I'm not in with hating players from other clubs just because of who they play for, but even without that I cannot think of any Liverpool player who has shown anything to warrant adoration from neutral fans. I can respect they have good players and as a football fan appreciate the magic that Salah is capable of, but going as far as "loving" them is pretty mad tbh.
Let's All Laugh At... Let's all laugh at Liverpool thread
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funkycoldmedina
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BehindEnemyLines
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It sickens me that I am relying on Liverpool to win the milk cup! 
Marty
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Liverpool, COVID-19 confusion and the Arsenal match that didn't need to be called off
A lack of transparency and misleading claims sent Liverpool down a rabbit hole which has the potential to cast doubt on their intentions
theathletic.com
Until Jurgen Klopp claimed after Liverpool’s FA Cup victory over Shrewsbury on Sunday, January 9 that his squad had registered a series of “false positive” COVID-19 test results, it was believed the club’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal three days earlier had been postponed under normal circumstances.
Liverpool had suffered from a large outbreak of COVID-19 which had affected as many as 40 people on the playing and backroom staff, according to the EFL, the organisation who sanctioned the postponement. None of the affected players were involved against Shrewsbury and this led to Klopp claiming they were “not eligible”.
His words were a surprise to many in football, not least the authorities, who had not ruled the players ineligible for the fixture. Sources inside the club instead claim that Klopp left them out for fitness reasons.
By then, the tests in question had been discounted by football’s authorities because three other rounds of testing had not supported the positive results which clinched the Arsenal postponement. They were not “false positives”, as Klopp suggested, but a round of results discounted because of errors in the testing process.
Over the last ten days, The Athletic has been able to establish the following:
Liverpool decided to send their players for precautionary PCR tests using a laboratory called BioGrad after a round of negative lateral flow tests
Liverpool requested the postponement before knowing the results from this additional round of testing
Liverpool conducted this additional testing because they were fearful of a second outbreak at the club, but it went beyond what was needed to get the tie played
Positive results were then returned for 13 players
When these erroneous tests were discounted, neither the club or any of the other authorities in the process highlighted that development publicly
Klopp’s incorrect terminology triggered the EFL into thinking it might have to open an investigation.
However it is clear that Liverpool had no motive to get the game called off
Some Liverpool players were unhappy and frustrated they were unable to play in two games and were forced into isolation, away from their families, despite not having COVID-19
Different sources, who are sympathetic towards Liverpool’s predicament, use similar terms when describing what happened that week – a mix of a monumental “fuck-up”, a whole dose of bad luck and a mess of a PR strategy – that for suspicious minds, at a time where there is a mood of paranoia around postponements, will inevitably lead to questions about the club’s intentions ahead of the Arsenal fixture.
(Additional reporting: David Ornstein)
Liverpool had suffered from a large outbreak of COVID-19 which had affected as many as 40 people on the playing and backroom staff, according to the EFL, the organisation who sanctioned the postponement. None of the affected players were involved against Shrewsbury and this led to Klopp claiming they were “not eligible”.
His words were a surprise to many in football, not least the authorities, who had not ruled the players ineligible for the fixture. Sources inside the club instead claim that Klopp left them out for fitness reasons.
By then, the tests in question had been discounted by football’s authorities because three other rounds of testing had not supported the positive results which clinched the Arsenal postponement. They were not “false positives”, as Klopp suggested, but a round of results discounted because of errors in the testing process.
Over the last ten days, The Athletic has been able to establish the following:
Liverpool decided to send their players for precautionary PCR tests using a laboratory called BioGrad after a round of negative lateral flow tests
Liverpool requested the postponement before knowing the results from this additional round of testing
Liverpool conducted this additional testing because they were fearful of a second outbreak at the club, but it went beyond what was needed to get the tie played
Positive results were then returned for 13 players
When these erroneous tests were discounted, neither the club or any of the other authorities in the process highlighted that development publicly
Klopp’s incorrect terminology triggered the EFL into thinking it might have to open an investigation.
However it is clear that Liverpool had no motive to get the game called off
Some Liverpool players were unhappy and frustrated they were unable to play in two games and were forced into isolation, away from their families, despite not having COVID-19
Different sources, who are sympathetic towards Liverpool’s predicament, use similar terms when describing what happened that week – a mix of a monumental “fuck-up”, a whole dose of bad luck and a mess of a PR strategy – that for suspicious minds, at a time where there is a mood of paranoia around postponements, will inevitably lead to questions about the club’s intentions ahead of the Arsenal fixture.
(Additional reporting: David Ornstein)
Quite annoying I really thought the end of Salah & Mane would see a demise. But looks like they are building quite well jota Diaz and now Elliot coming back and probably land Carvalho. If they can pick up a top striker probably set for another 5 years. Although obviously if Klopp were to leave who knows. They just buy so well.
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Some replies to the original tweet are hilarious from Liverpool fans
slartibartfast
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Fans seem to forget that 99.9% of players are mercenaries. They go where the money is. They dont go to Chelsea, Man City, Newcastle, or PSG, etc because they 'love the city and it was always a boyhood dream to play for such a prestigious club' lol. Its why derbys arent what they once were imo. Imaginge you're a player, born, breed and spread in London, and you go sign for Sevilla or the like. Its derby day. Does it mean fuck all to you? Of course it doesnt. How can it? Yeah you realise the importance but its not the same as if you came through a clubs academy and are playing your local rivals that you've grown up hating .
Obviously winning a trophy for your country will mean more to a player.
That said I can see what the fuss is about though. He'd have been better keeping his mouth shut. Plum lol.
Obviously winning a trophy for your country will mean more to a player.
That said I can see what the fuss is about though. He'd have been better keeping his mouth shut. Plum lol.
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Yeah but his iPhone has a smashed screen, so he's clearly not a mercenary...
whitechina
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It's OK to mention that this is the best win of your career- but have respect for your employers, their supporters and the opposition that you'll be facing for the rest of the season. Dignity has been lost on him, but oh wait- he plays for Liverpool and has scousers following him everywhere! it kinda makes sense now- idiot thou he is!
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dontcallme
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Yep. He isn’t a politician who needs to word his tweets perfectly. Zero disrespect in his tweet unless you’re looking for it.
aliyid
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Absolute joke that people are kicking off over this. He scored the winning penalty in the final to help his team win their first ever AFCON.
You didn’t get this kind of reaction from Barca fans when Messi broke down in tears for finally winning the Copa America.
You didn’t get this kind of reaction from Barca fans when Messi broke down in tears for finally winning the Copa America.
