RAWK Goes into Meltdown 2014/2015 - The "We go again" Edition

[Barney]

What happened then, if you met the release clause, why did you not get him, I'm sure you could afford a 16/17 year old boy... And considering Arsenal were in for him and missed the boat, not sure it's the allore of London that failed you.... Maybe he sailed into the Mersey and right up the Manchester shipping canals, bypassing your history port'o'call.

What? It was the summer before last when he was with Atletico...

 

[BorisontheRock]

cundy on talksport is at it again and boy they have bitten

I used the listen again on talk sport website, top class wumming from Goldstein and candy....shite show mind but the scouser's were going mental!! That one United fan that sympathises with Liverpool fans and is every Liverpool fans mate (Johnno White maybe?) even got a mention, apparently he agreed there were only two big clubs, utd, and liverpool just a little behind

Anyway, top class trolling. Just disappointed there wasn't tears last night, I mean, those plastics did nothing all match, got battered by the magnificent Liverpool warriors and flunked through. They cheated, dived and fouled their way whilst Liverpool were virtuous and moral leaders in every way. Worst they denied stevie me his rightful position to lead Liverpool to glory as cup winners... Good thing, he'd probably slip!!

 

[BorisontheRock]

What? It was the summer before last when he was with Atletico...

Sorry thought you meant getting Ronaldo, I was getting giddy...

 

[marukomu]

STOP DISCUSSING YOUR SHIT IN HERE.

We have other threads for that. I just went through a page of your stultifyingly ill informed drivel looking for something funny.

 

[Gopher Brown]

STOP DISCUSSING YOUR SHIT IN HERE.

We have other threads for that. I just went through a page of your stultifyingly ill informed drivel looking for something funny.

That sounds like every thread on this website.

 

[luckyspurs]

Yeah but Coutinho's 10x the player Eriksen will ever be.

 

[Ish]

@luckyspurs not biased at all there, that fella.

 

[luckyspurs]

Eriksen is ok, he's not as good as Coutinho or Lallana at football, beating players, running with the ball etc but he is brilliant on set pieces. Most of his goals and assists come from set pieces and not open play. Coutinho and Lallana are both better than him but at £11m he would have been a good addition, however we don't need another CAM right now.

Are you serious? Coutinho for one is hundreds times more talented than Eriksen and cost £8m.

I believe he is meaning to say that all the top clubs have been monitoring Eriksen for years as he was a well known wonderkid and they all have similar doubts about him.

A classy No.10 who has not quite fulfilled his potential. Can really only play centrally and does not track back in defence enough. Not that defending is his forte.

All the major clubs have been looking at him for years and thought that you can only play him as a No.10 in a 4-2-3-1. The biggest club that went in for him was Tottenham so a lot of clubs bigger then Liverpool passed on him at a reduced price as well.

Undoubtedly a classy player but also a luxury player as well.

Although many fans raved about Eriksen the reports were that our scouts thought he was inconsistent, and he was certainly inconsistent in his first year at Spurs

Lallana and Markovic have only been here half a season. Let's compare them this time next year with where Eriksen is now. I think Eriksen is still hugely inconsistent who drifts out of games for long periods but he has scored a number of late goals in games this season, on several occasions the only meaningful contribution he has made

Because some people love to moan about something ... Christian Eriksen is a talented, yet terribly inconsistent player with serious flaws in his game ... He is not better than Coutinho and Lallana, and he is certainly not as talented as Sterling and Markovic ...

Eriksen does put out good numbers but all of his assists come from set pieces and half his goals too. Coutinho is easily a more talented footballer with the ball and works harder off it too. Coutinho is like an Iniesta type, not good with getting the numbers but just amazing on the ball. Also, he has far more potential than Eriksen and even Sterling imo.

Goals and assists are usually king when they aren't mostly from set pieces. Why not look at other stats like how many players beaten, chances created etc. Also, it's clear to see that Coutinho is a far better footballer than Eriksen, Coutinho has world class potential.

In play chances, not set pieces. Do you have a link to back up your claim? Why is it everytime we play Spurs Coutinho is brilliant whilst Eriksen is trash? Coutinho is a far better footballer than Eriksen, he doesn't rely on set pieces to make him look good.

Set pieces are important but anyone can take a set piece and get credited for it. Eriksen is a set piece king and without them he would be almost useless. He's slow, can't beat players for fun, can't defend etc. Coutinho is a different kettle of fish, absolutely brilliant footballer and will keep getting better.

Berahino would be a much better fit for our team than Eriksen ... Not only that he has better stats than Eriksen, but he can also play as a striker, something that Eriksen can't do ... Therefore, Berahino is a much better fit for our team than Eriksen ...

Difference is Coutinho is a far better dribbler than Eriksen ever will be. It is something that is natural, Coutinho is a naturally brilliant footballer.

I reiterate that Iniesta and Zidane were not goalscorers, go look it up. It's ridiculous to even think he's close to Coutinho.

Gerrard was getting huge numbers, had pace, strength, incredible passing range etc. Not a one trick pony like Eriksen who's good at just set pieces.

Ridiculous. Playing well for 90 minutes means you've helped your team dominate a game. Eriksen doesn't play as well as Coutinho, he can't grab a game by the scruff of the neck and do something out of nothing. You're one of those guys that probably rates Eriksen higher than Iniesta.

Eriksen is a good player but I'm glad he isn't at LFC. He doesn't have anything special about him and over here Gerrard is the set piece king. He lacks pace, doesn't beat players (yes he may have decent ball control but so has Henderson), can't defend or play at high intensity. Go compare the two's chances created from last season, not sure why people are only using this season. Also, taking the odd set piece isn't the same as Eriksen who takes both corners and every free kick, those are 90% of his chances created.

 

[Barney]

A lot of those are fair points.

 

[PickledRed]

I think it's a reasonable opinion to suggest Coutinho is better than Eriksen. A debate worth having.

 

[Kentonio]

In other news, PhaseOfPlay is back at RAWK, so it should start getting funny again soon.

 

[TwoSheds]

I think it's a reasonable opinion to suggest Coutinho is better than Eriksen. A debate worth having.

It's not totally ridiculous but how many winners has Coutinho scored this season?

 

[Ødegaard]

I think it's a reasonable opinion to suggest Coutinho is better than Eriksen. A debate worth having.

I don't think it's reasonable.
I think it's bordering extreme bias.

 

[Barney]

It's not totally ridiculous but how many winners has Coutinho scored this season?

As the RAWK poster rightly said, he's more of an Iniesta-type player. I am promptly leaving this thread now.

 

[luckyspurs]

A lot of those are fair points.

Coutinho

• 142 shots
• 7 goals
• 88 chances created
• team sit 8th on 31 goals and not in a final.
• earned 12 points with goals and assists.

Eriksen

• 110 shots
• 15 goals
• 120 chances created
• team sit 6th on 32 goals and in a final.
• earned 24 points with goals and assists.

 

[Zoo]

In other news, PhaseOfPlay is back at RAWK, so it should start getting funny again soon.

Soon as they hit some form he starts posting again.

 

[cesc's_mullet]

Both top quality young players with their best years ahead of them, not exactly sure who I'd chose out of them.

 

[Maagge]

A lot of those are fair points.

Quite a few of them are thrash though, to be fair.

 

[Offside]

Coutiniho

 

[Snow]

A lot of those are fair points.

A lot would mean at least a third of those points are fair. They aren't. Most are just rubbish. So far in their career Coutinho hasn't impressed more than Eriksen. You can rate him higher than you want but he hasn't merited that opinion IMO. These comments are simply biased, over the top nonsense.

 

[BobbyManc]

Do we really need to clutter the thread up with some hyperbolic comments from Liverpool fans when comparing Eriksen to Coutinho? Take any two players in the same position and of comparable ability and you're bound to get comments like that on any forum.

 

[luckyspurs]

Cluttering up the RAWK Goes into Meltdown thread, with silly comments from Liverpool fans. Isn't that the purpose of the thread rather than to debate Liverpool in depth?

Eriksen creates 3 times as many chances as Coutinho, scores 4 times as many goals and is a little worse at dribbling. Has an amazing football brain, doesn't lose the ball very often, keeps cool infront of goalkeepers and scores the goals that take us to a Wembley final.

I know I wouldn't swap.

 

[MTR]

Funniest part is when they call Eriksen inconsistent.

Oh, well, so Coutinho is what? Consistent mediocre?

The thing is Eriksen is really good player who happens to play at position where there's many good players so he won't get deserved recognition. Coutinho is a player who looks much better on youtube. Both are extremely talented, but Coutinho is the guy, who is inconsistent and doesn't look like fullfiling his obvious talent.

And my last point. You can build a team around Eriksen, you can't around Coutinho.

 

[Tyrion]

A lot of those are fair points.

Wrong thread for that.

Do we really need to clutter the thread up with some hyperbolic comments from Liverpool fans when comparing Eriksen to Coutinho?

But that's what it's for.

I mean ffs, this is the RAWK goes into meltdown thread and the only person to actually post quotes from RAWK onto this page is being criticised?

 

[Barney]

Wrong thread for that.



But that's what it's for.

I mean ffs, this is the RAWK goes into meltdown thread and the only person to actually post quotes from RAWK onto this page is being criticised?

It's for mental posts, not ones that have truth to them.

 

[BobbyManc]

Wrong thread for that.



But that's what it's for.

I mean ffs, this is the RAWK goes into meltdown thread and the only person to actually post quotes from RAWK onto this page is being criticised?

Nope, it's for meltdowns and funny comments. Saying Coutinho is 100x better than Eriksen is just hyperbolic.

 

[Tyrion]

Nope, it's for meltdowns and funny comments. Saying Coutinho is 100x better than Eriksen is just hyperbolic.

Spoilsport.
If that's the case, we can delete 95% of this thread.

 

[marukomu]

For Feck's sake. What is wrong with you lot?
You should all be thread banned. This is for RAWK meltdown not discussion.

 

[Winrar]

Let us continue laughing at RAWK.

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[The Man Himself]

It's for mental posts, not ones that have truth to them.

Oh, so that's why you keep posting nonsense in this thread. Got it.

 

[luckyspurs]

Unbelievably, the chelsea fans are bleating on about everyone being against them, not one of them has admitted that what costa did was wrong and punishable - even Liverpool supporters had the decency to say Suarez was a naughty boy over the biting incidents.

Deluded.

 

[gasmanc]

Racism on the other hand .....

 

[montpelier]

In the middle of a fairly dull post that I can't be bothered to re-find one of them reckons that the ''Elephant Man'' makes the (renowned for his handsome-ness) Gnashy One look like...

a loveable scamp

Good to see PhaseOfPlay back obv. It was a revelation to me that Top Coaches at the Top Clubs find working on shooting & finishing difficult because it results in players having to ''stand around''. (maybe you can't know this until you've done 'the badges')

Must be not enough footballs, or a shortage of goalkeepers or something, to prevent them splitting into small groups around all them pitches they have - which I previously assumed - might probably have some nets at either end.

 

[luckyspurs]

Sometimes I wonder if other clubs give their fans such spine-tingling celebrations. You know, even if we haven't had as great as a season as we should be as of now, watching this clip made me so proud of this club. Rickie's wide smile matched by his large arms as if he is at an airport to welcome a lover who's been away for a long time, the travelling Kop's welcoming arms, the embrace, the joining of those bodies in mind and spirit without even caring about the sweat, the noise ... but just that moment of intense concentration on each other where the rest of the world doesn't exist- sheer joy, sheer ecstacy.

And then in the following microseconds to be joined in that fete by a throng, a multitude of other players and fans all piling on top of each other, Lucas being swallowed up in the warm embrace of the collective lover, Skrtel doing his now customary crowd surfing, the camera focusing on fans who will keep those pictures for posterity, you know that "That's me! I was there! That's granddad! Yeah, he was handsome then! Ah, never a day like that son, never....!"

We are Liverpool! tra-la-la-la-la, We are Liverpoool! Traaaa-la-la-la-la-la-la

Forever a red

 

[Speak]

 

[Charlie Foley]

 

[Aussie_Red_Devil]

Lol what in the actual feck was that? Haha

 

[Revan]

A lot of those are fair points.

Those for dribbling, yes. The others were trash though.

 

[Truedevil]

It's him isn't he

What a joke, my god

 

[Charlie Foley]

That kid has a load of really odd stuff...