Divock Origi (Liverpool > AC Milan)

Yup. This is apparently to be confirmed tomorrow.

An injury to Danny right now would probably cause a riot.

JINX!!


YNWA

Gutted for the lad, as others have said and the timing is awful. He is full of confidence and we are at the business end of the season with something to play for. 

I'll gladly hold up my hand and admit that I thought we had a duffer on our books, but he has looked the real deal lately. 

Mori was a disgrace yesterday and as for his badge kissing, well which way do you interperate the gesture, my interpretation is Mori you c**t

Spot f**king on mate and this picture should say the same instead of w**ker.




    

4 weeks until the Europa final. How sweet would it be if he was fit to win us our 4th uefa cup.

4 weeks until the Europa final. How sweet would it be if he was fit to win us our 4th uefa cup.

He won't be. His season is over. Gut wrenching.

We can't rely on Sturridge until the end of the season - as great as he is.

Now is the time for Benteke to shine once and for all as he is close to returning - if he fails to turn up at such a crucial time, then he should be shown the door as far as I'm concerned.

He won't be. His season is over. Gut wrenching.

We can't rely on Sturridge until the end of the season - as great as he is.

Now is the time for Benteke to shine once and for all as he is close to returning - if he fails to turn up at such a crucial time, then he should be shown the door as far as I'm concerned.

According to klopp he may be back before season end.

Any one got any of that 'magic' horse placenta?

Poor lad. Just as he was coming into his own, taking the league by storm. He'll be some player for us and will come back stronger. Mori needs a long hard look at himself.

Poor lad. Just as he was coming into his own, taking the league by storm.

"Taking the league by storm"??!

He had a very good run of games.  Taking the league by storm is hyperbole.

Suarez took the league by storm when he was with us.  Origi has had a few very good games; let's not go overboard.

I really don't get the gloom and doom about Origi being out for the rest of the season.  Bad news for him, but the best striker at the club when fit is Sturridge, by a country mile.  If we had one game to play to get into next season's CL, and it was a must win, I would start Sturridge every day of the week. 

Sturridge is the striker who is most deadly and has the most quality going forward.  He's much faster and quicker than Origi, which plays to Coutinho and Firmino's strengths as they can play him in behind defences much easier than Origi etc.

The loss of Can will have much more of an impact on our success the rest of our season than the loss of Origi. 

Let's just hope both can be back fit and raring to go for the start of next season.

"Taking the league by storm"??!

He had a very good run of games.  Taking the league by storm is hyperbole.

Suarez took the league by storm when he was with us.  Origi has had a few very good games; let's not go overboard.

I really don't get the gloom and doom about Origi being out for the rest of the season.  Bad news for him, but the best striker at the club when fit is Sturridge, by a country mile.  If we had one game to play to get into next season's CL, and it was a must win, I would start Sturridge every day of the week. 

Sturridge is the striker who is most deadly and has the most quality going forward.  He's much faster and quicker than Origi, which plays to Coutinho and Firmino's strengths as they can play him in behind defences much easier than Origi etc.

The loss of Can will have much more of an impact on our success the rest of our season than the loss of Origi. 

Let's just hope both can be back fit and raring to go for the start of next season.

Sturridge isn't much quicker than Origi. His top speed probably is higher, but it's not night and day. Origi certainly isn't slow as you try and make him sound like he is.

It's bad news for the club more than Origi. Wirh him and Sturridge being fit and in form it has given us the option to terrorise defences. It also has allowed us to play an a team with a quality striker and a b team with an even better one and get results in both matches. That is something that concerns me now.

Obviously Sturridge is the better player, but I'm not sure why they need to be compared. It's nice having two good players rather than one.

I really don't get the gloom and doom about Origi being out for the rest of the season.  Bad news for him, but the best striker at the club when fit is Sturridge, by a country mile.

But that's the problem exactly, we never know if Studge will crack next game, he is not reliable fitness wise. I hope he will stand fit till the end of the season but Origi's injury is a big blow for the club at this stage of the season because he give us an option to rotate and proved we can count on him in a big games.

"Taking the league by storm"??!

He had a very good run of games.  Taking the league by storm is hyperbole.

Suarez took the league by storm when he was with us.  Origi has had a few very good games; let's not go overboard.

I really don't get the gloom and doom about Origi being out for the rest of the season.  Bad news for him, but the best striker at the club when fit is Sturridge, by a country mile.  If we had one game to play to get into next season's CL, and it was a must win, I would start Sturridge every day of the week. 

Sturridge is the striker who is most deadly and has the most quality going forward.  He's much faster and quicker than Origi, which plays to Coutinho and Firmino's strengths as they can play him in behind defences much easier than Origi etc.

The loss of Can will have much more of an impact on our success the rest of our season than the loss of Origi. 

Let's just hope both can be back fit and raring to go for the start of next season.

Who the hell says that he is better than Sturridge?

Comparing a 21 year old with a seasoned pro? I doubt someone else would be able to do it except you.


Doom and gloom? - So are we supposed to be happy about a player (An in-form striker) being injured , only to be left with an injury prone Sturridge (Who hasn't  started 5 PL games in a row since 2014)as an only option?

We have Sturridge, Firmino as strikers with Ojo as backup. People forget how good Firmino is ant CF. We have plenty of wingers. Origi WAS the inform striker, he won't be until next season now. We still have some very good strikers left. I would honestly start Ojo against Newcastle because you know who is next.

We have Sturridge, Firmino as strikers with Ojo as backup. People forget how good Firmino is ant CF. We have plenty of wingers. Origi WAS the inform striker, he won't be until next season now. We still have some very good strikers left. I would honestly start Ojo against Newcastle because you know who is next.

Had another poor performance there yesterday though...
We would have been better with Origi up top and there would have been more of a chance to get an away goal.

Apparently he's out for 4 more weeks. Too late for our season, but he might still play an important role for Belgium at the euros.

Apparently he's out for 4 more weeks. Too late for our season, but he might still play an important role for Belgium at the euros.

Hope not. I hate our bad luck with injuries on internationals. Prefer him to properly recover for preseason with us.

Is upping his rehab to get some minutes against Weat Brom and put himself in contention for the final.

Is upping his rehab to get some minutes against Weat Brom and put himself in contention for the final.

Lovely. We need him

On Red Cafe there is a Martial vs Origi thread with most comments saying Martial is a class above etc. etc. and that the more fair comparison would be Rashford vs Origi They were going on like Martial was world class so I checked his stats for this season...

Martial
Premier League: Games - 30; Goals - 11; Assists - 4; Mins per goal - 232;
Domestic Cups: Games - 8; Goals - 3; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 197;
Overall: Games - 51; Goals - 18; Assists - 9; Mins per goal - 236.5;

Origi
Premier League: Games - 16; Goals - 5; Assists - 1; Mins per goal - 133;
Domestic Cups: Games - 5; Goals - 3; Assists - 0; Mins per goal - 122;
Overall: Games - 32; Goals - 10; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 160;

For the price paid for both I find it laughable. £55m+ for a 1 in 3 goalscorer? Some of Origi's game minutes have been more like 22, 24, 22, 6, 84, 45, 11, 15 etc. than Martial's 90 minutes every week.

I think Martial is a very good player but I'd rather pay £10m for Origi and spent the difference elsewhere.

On Red Cafe there is a Martial vs Origi thread with most comments saying Martial is a class above etc. etc. and that the more fair comparison would be Rashford vs Origi They were going on like Martial was world class so I checked his stats for this season...

Martial
Premier League: Games - 30; Goals - 11; Assists - 4; Mins per goal - 232;
Domestic Cups: Games - 8; Goals - 3; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 197;
Overall: Games - 51; Goals - 18; Assists - 9; Mins per goal - 236.5;

Origi
Premier League: Games - 16; Goals - 5; Assists - 1; Mins per goal - 133;
Domestic Cups: Games - 5; Goals - 3; Assists - 0; Mins per goal - 122;
Overall: Games - 32; Goals - 10; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 160;

For the price paid for both I find it laughable. £55m+ for a 1 in 3 goalscorer? Some of Origi's game minutes have been more like 22, 24, 22, 6, 84, 45, 11, 15 etc. than Martial's 90 minutes every week.

I think Martial is a very good player but I'd rather pay £10m for Origi and spent the difference elsewhere.

As you say mate both very talented youngsters but maybe we got a bargain with Divock.

On Red Cafe there is a Martial vs Origi thread with most comments saying Martial is a class above etc. etc. and that the more fair comparison would be Rashford vs Origi They were going on like Martial was world class so I checked his stats for this season...

Martial
Premier League: Games - 30; Goals - 11; Assists - 4; Mins per goal - 232;
Domestic Cups: Games - 8; Goals - 3; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 197;
Overall: Games - 51; Goals - 18; Assists - 9; Mins per goal - 236.5;

Origi
Premier League: Games - 16; Goals - 5; Assists - 1; Mins per goal - 133;
Domestic Cups: Games - 5; Goals - 3; Assists - 0; Mins per goal - 122;
Overall: Games - 32; Goals - 10; Assists - 3; Mins per goal - 160;

For the price paid for both I find it laughable. £55m+ for a 1 in 3 goalscorer? Some of Origi's game minutes have been more like 22, 24, 22, 6, 84, 45, 11, 15 etc. than Martial's 90 minutes every week.

I think Martial is a very good player but I'd rather pay £10m for Origi and spent the difference elsewhere.

Apparently the reason why martials stats aren't as good is because he's played mainly out wide not up front like Divock 

Both are outstanding young players, but different players. I can see Martial being more of an Henry style player and Origi more of a Drogba style.

I think both are very talented young players. Minutes on the field will determine who develops to be the better prospect.
I see Martial as their main striker (if played in position), whereas Divock is our second striker behind Sturridge...he has huge potential though!

We definitely got the best deal but Martial seems to have more confidence and skills. Origi with proper management can turn into an excellent player. Martial can  probably become one of the best strikers of the world. Origi has to show more but he is very very promising and has showed that he can be relied upon.