Roberto Firmino Player Thread (F)

Still think he has a lot to give for the team.

He is a weird one when it comes to consistency though, one game he can have the ball glued to his feet, the other he can have a touch like Lukaku.

No doubt when he is on his game he is at the heart of everything good in that game in an attacking sense.

Still think he has a lot to give for the team.

He is a weird one when it comes to consistency though, one game he can have the ball glued to his feet, the other he can have a touch like Lukaku.

No doubt when he is on his game he is at the heart of everything good in that game in an attacking sense.

My fav Liverpool player - nothing better than watching a form Firmino in full flow.

Still think he has a lot to give for the team.

He is a weird one when it comes to consistency though, one game he can have the ball glued to his feet, the other he can have a touch like Lukaku.

No doubt when he is on his game he is at the heart of everything good in that game in an attacking sense.

Yep he is the link but as you say his touch and amount of hospital balls he plays at times very frustrating.  Big part still to play with his time coming to an end

Personally I think Bob's best days are behind him sadly .... and I love Bobby.

However I still feel he can make a big contribution and I'd be telling any potential bidders to kindly keep their cash.

Telling he's not re-signed. Gomez signed on his return to preseason. Apparently keita was also offered a deal on his return to training but nothing signed yet. If Bobby hasn't been offered a new deal then he either fancies doing something else next season or the club have already made that decision.

Either way ... as I say I think he can still contribute. He's well liked in the dressing room and a big part of that dressing room.

No way id be selling this summer. Let's see how it plays out.

Hopefully he signs an extension and the daily wankrags can fuk off with the BS rumours.

I'm not his number one fan but he is still a valid player that will contribute massively if he stays fit.

Come on Bobby.

Personally I think Bob's best days are behind him sadly .... and I love Bobby.

However I still feel he can make a big contribution and I'd be telling any potential bidders to kindly keep their cash.

Telling he's not re-signed. Gomez signed on his return to preseason. Apparently keita was also offered a deal on his return to training but nothing signed yet. If Bobby hasn't been offered a new deal then he either fancies doing something else next season or the club have already made that decision.

Either way ... as I say I think he can still contribute. He's well liked in the dressing room and a big part of that dressing room.

No way id be selling this summer. Let's see how it plays out.

Exactly - I don’t care about the money. We’ve lost one of the original band members and if we lose a second, then I think we will feel it big time

I hope he stays..need to learn off the best to be the best and his presence will assist the development of the younger players. He showed last season he can still be an excellent member of the squad --Saints away for ex. He has said in the press he is very happy here so why disturb a settled squad. Makes no sense for £20m or whatever it is, no doubt paid in installments.

I know Jürgen thinks the world of Bob as he offers something no one else can.
Can’t see him wanting to leave, and can’t see Jürgen wanting to sell him.
One of my fave players in a red shirt !

He's going to be a valuable player this season, probably not a regular starter but will get plenty of time on the pitch.

Hope he is happy to accept that role in the squad and stay for at least 1 more season. I'd be happy to give him a contract extension.

He's a quality player and no one else in the squad can do what he does. Maybe Thiago is similar in vision and passing quality but obviously plays in a deeper position.

I think Bobby can still contribute for sure.  I've often backed him when a lot of people have been on his back.

My question is whether he still has that personal hunger at Liverpool that he may have had a couple of years back or is he at the age where he is planning his last big contract?

If you were over the hump of your relatively short career you'd have to have some connection with your employer to take a one year deal over say a three year deal somewhere else.  Sometimes you have to put yourself in the actual shoes of the individual.

Would you be prepared to commit say £30M if you were Liverpool to give Bobby a 3 year contract?  Or would you take £20M now for him.  That's a big £50M decision to be taken if you are running a business and thinking about future investment?

I think Bobby can still contribute for sure.  I've often backed him when a lot of people have been on his back.

My question is whether he still has that personal hunger at Liverpool that he may have had a couple of years back or is he at the age where he is planning his last big contract?

If you were over the hump of your relatively short career you'd have to have some connection with your employer to take a one year deal over say a three year deal somewhere else.  Sometimes you have to put yourself in the actual shoes of the individual.

Would you be prepared to commit say £30M if you were Liverpool to give Bobby a 3 year contract?  Or would you take £20M now for him.  That's a big £50M decision to be taken if you are running a business and thinking about future investment?

I'm confident he will take deals similar to Milner, and stay as long as he wants.

Too late in the day. Season starts this weekend. Juve can do one.

Would you be prepared to commit say £30M if you were Liverpool to give Bobby a 3 year contract?  Or would you take £20M now for him.  That's a big £50M decision to be taken if you are running a business and thinking about future investment?

Unfortunately, not all fans think this way. If a resource is valuable be it on the bench if not a starter, they’d want to keep the player disregarding the cost or the monetary opportunity to cash in. That’s because their priority is not financial but winning at all costs, similar to buying trophies.

Unfortunately, not all fans think this way. If a resource is valuable be it on the bench if not a starter, they’d want to keep the player disregarding the cost or the monetary opportunity to cash in. That’s because their priority is not financial but winning at all costs, similar to buying trophies.

Same with Klopp, he knows the value of Bobbi. 

Can see the value in keeping now the five sub rule in play during league games.

Tough position for him with Nunez coming in and Jota who has played centraly for us that competition is tough for a regular spot. If he sticks around (which I believe will happen) he will get a chance to win his spot back and I figure motivation of World Cup spot up for grabs that he will be start the season firing.

Can see the value in keeping now the five sub rule in play during league games.

Yes, I can see Jürgen using 2 / 3 / maybe even 4 subs a game.  He will rotate 1 or 2 starters every match, and then get 20-30 minutes for subs.  He has regularly spoken about the grueling schedule, so I expect him to take full advantage of our squad depth this season which will mean a fair amount of minutes for Bobby, even if a lot of them come as a sub.

I would keep him just to keep the place shining with those nashers 😬

Think Bobbi will start a lot more games than some may think this season. Fully fit Bobbi is still dyno.

Think Bobbi will start a lot more games than some may think this season. Fully fit Bobbi is still dyno.

still so much to offer tell Juve to keep their hands off

Bobbi is only 30yrs old, many more years in the tank, he already stated he wants to stay.

Just hope the Juve offer is just BS. Would be very very sad to see Bobbi go.

Big few weeks coming up for Bobby. With Jota injured and Nunez still settling in, he'll be starting the next few weeks so he has a real chance to stake his claim and potentially get back into the Brazil squad. If he doesn't take it he will probably be an off the bench/cup game option until he leaves on a free next summer.