by bodacious benny » Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:54 am
Don Sholeone wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:29 am
This whole Klopps kids s**** is doing my head in, he started a very strong team and brought a few academy players on very late, they are acting like he lined up with 11 academy level players, some that came on have had plenty of games already this season.
Don't get me wrong I dislike Chelsea and how they have been allowed to just drop a billion on players and they deserve some ridicule from fans, but the media needs to be more professional about it. This cheap jibe of Blue Billion Pound Bottlejobs doesn't really tackle the real issues and is just a catchy soundbite that kinda makes a mockery of how imbalanced football in this country has become.
Also the fact they are acting like Liverpool haven't dropped silly money on players and wages over the years. The whole thing is very frustrating, especially with how we and others have been essentially handcuffed when it comes to trying to compete.
Poor scousers could only throw out £36m Konata, £75m VVD, £37m Gakpo, £37m Diaz, £35m Mac Allister, £35m Gravenberch, £16m Endo...tough times!
...Bradley is the only real academy player who's not played a lot of minutes. But yes, it's all media narrative. If you consider annual transfer expenditure + annual wage bill then Liverpool will be right up there. They're hardly paupers (as Klopp likes to make out) and goes without saying wouldn't be where they are had they not spent a lot of money consistently.
That said, they've done it in a far better way than Chelsea have, thought that's not difficult!
Arsenal get a similar narrative and praise. Arteta has spent a hell of a lot to get Arsenal to the level they're at, it's not just down to him being some coaching genius and bringing players through.
[quote="Don Sholeone" post_id=917405 time=1708939753 user_id=188]
This whole Klopps kids s**** is doing my head in, he started a very strong team and brought a few academy players on very late, they are acting like he lined up with 11 academy level players, some that came on have had plenty of games already this season.
Don't get me wrong I dislike Chelsea and how they have been allowed to just drop a billion on players and they deserve some ridicule from fans, but the media needs to be more professional about it. This cheap jibe of Blue Billion Pound Bottlejobs doesn't really tackle the real issues and is just a catchy soundbite that kinda makes a mockery of how imbalanced football in this country has become.
Also the fact they are acting like Liverpool haven't dropped silly money on players and wages over the years. The whole thing is very frustrating, especially with how we and others have been essentially handcuffed when it comes to trying to compete.
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Poor scousers could only throw out £36m Konata, £75m VVD, £37m Gakpo, £37m Diaz, £35m Mac Allister, £35m Gravenberch, £16m Endo...tough times!
...Bradley is the only real academy player who's not played a lot of minutes. But yes, it's all media narrative. If you consider annual transfer expenditure + annual wage bill then Liverpool will be right up there. They're hardly paupers (as Klopp likes to make out) and goes without saying wouldn't be where they are had they not spent a lot of money consistently.
That said, they've done it in a far better way than Chelsea have, thought that's not difficult!
Arsenal get a similar narrative and praise. Arteta has spent a hell of a lot to get Arsenal to the level they're at, it's not just down to him being some coaching genius and bringing players through.
