"What a great young talent he is!Flanno and kelly have been great for us!Would love to see coadey get his chance soon he looks a great one for the future also.YNWA"
"YNWAfrom India
You say that like you're picking the team for Sunday. :P It's up to the manager but I think anyone with RB experience will do fine. Bale is a good player, but like most players doubling up on him puts him off. Lucas will help out in that department."
"GREAT TO SEE THE POSITIVE THINKING young flanno. youve a big future no doubt. think bale may be a little to much for you. but i had exact same thoughts for arsenal last season at emirates.am sure you can ahve same carea as that arl man jamie, (joke jamie)and have near amounts of carea starts as him.the future is bright the future is RED"
"Woth Kelly and Johnson injured I would definitely start Flano. He will have recovered from a poor performance and will go all out to prove himself in this game. Think he needs to be given more freedom to attack downt the right."
"Don't like some of the comments. The lad is young but still managed 9 matches since the king took over again. I think that he exceeded the expectations. So get behind all the lads and stop belittling any of them. Jon, I know you'll probably read these comments. Just ignore the negative ones. Am sure Kenny is telling you, youâ??re doing a great job, and you should believe him before anyone else."
"I know how the player feels but sometime they should know when they are being looked after by the club , because the supporters are thickel, your as good as you last kick pass or tackle so just work hard on you game from whistle to whistle."
"Well Flanno, I am delighted you feel ready, but for this complicated game I hope KK opts for Martin Kelly, who at the moment can guarantees more solid performances...YNWA"
"No..no..this is not your type of game...prove your self first for other games like FA and Carling cup games....skrtel,Kelly, and johnson should take the priority...."
"HzZR92, FU*< you mate. Encourage our talented young players! Flano, you're still learning but you are just what we want at our club. Passion, Skill, strength. Keep going mate!"
"KEEP ON LEANING YOUR POSITIONING SUNDERLAND COST US EQUALIZER AND 2 POINTS BUT WE SHOULD HAVE SCORED MORE TO CANCEL YOUR ERROR, YOU ARE YOUNG FULL OF POTENTIAL AND PLAYED A BLINDER AGAINST CITY 90/1O0 PERFORMANCE RATING SO FAR."
"Please dont your abit too young to handle important games like these we cant have any mistakes, i think skirtle is ideal has played well in the both of the last games, has been very solid and good going forward"
"I dont no about you lot but i think flanno will have no trouble against Bale, he kept Walcot in his bocket last season and Walcot is faster than Bale!!!
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"You shower of ignorant no marks, who do you all think you are? This kid is 18 and he is a Liverpool player, how do you think his confidence would be after reading some of the fickle bull s**t on here, you should all be ashamed of yourselves this is a Liverpool player you are talking about, you know nothing about this club, support us or F**k off."
"Well said markus3, he's only young, just think of the effect those negative comments could have on the young lad. Everyone makes mistakes, Carra's made 2 big ones already. Flanno wants to learn and wants to play for LFC so we, as fans should be encouraging that fantastic homegrown talent that we have at the club. "
"There are very few intelligent comments on here, extremely disappointing considering you are suppose to be LFC supporters. Flanno is 18 and I for one think both he and Robbo were fantastic last season, they held their own playing for the best team in the best league! If you can't be positive, please don't bother. Well said JDog and Markus3."
"Against Bale it has to be Kelly if truely fit!! If he doesn't play then I have seen enough positives in Skrtel to give him a run with cover from Kuyt/Lucas."
"kelly might not be fit not 100%
flanno looks like he might start
gerrard will play in the carling cup tie.. and the following weekend, not againts tottenham *unless were winning by 3 goals and hes on the bench... time for adam to step up"
"Needs to work hard and his chance will come, still needs to work on positioning,Crossing, to be considered a real contender to kelly, as Kelly and Johnson are miles ahead, He is good at defending but needs to offer more going forward IMO. Great prospect though but must train hard to improve his levels. YNWA"
"Flanno's a decent young player and if we play him, I'm sure he'll do his best for us. He has the potential, his only weakness appears to be a lack of consistency but that will come as he gets older and plays more games. YNWA"
"A lot of reaction here, some of the comments are sad to read, especially as we all know ability without confidence is useless!! The truth is of course Flano is good enough, he has proved that match after match. Even IF he had made a mistake, show me a player who hasn't!"
"These are the games when KK earns his money. What do you do? Leave the lad out due to the fact that he'll be up against a dangerous player, who could destroy his confidence. Or do you put him in and trust he'll do a good job? I'd hate to be a manager."
"It doesn't matter where you are from.All that the team needs is the 3 points!don't try to milk the situation that your origin is Liverpool.The team is already a victim of the British collection by Kenny."
"We are lucky to have talented young players like Jon Flanagan in the squad.
I think and hope Flanno will play hundreds of games for Liverpool and go on to become a LFC legend but incredibly he's still only 18 so he will have to be patient,keep learning and improving but if he is needed now we know he can do a great job."
"Maybe a bit more experience required in that RB position this week, but got Wolves and Brighton coming up which should be good opportunity to develop new talent."
"yeah, Flanno lad. Sure, no doubt you're ready to play a game. But Spurs is definitely not THE game U're ready for. I would prefer you as a backup anytime. Just keep training hard, U'd get your deserved chance very soon. YNWA!"
"Gotta admit, it's not nice to see so many negative idiots posting on here. Ok he made a mistake, but that's what makes you a better player. You learn from your mistakes but i do agree, he should be eased back in, starting with Brighton next week."
"We have a few easy games soon(on paper!!), so maybe he can have a run of games then to build up his confidence again. If Kelly's not fit, maybe 3-5-2 might be the way to go for this game, with Kuyt helping out on the right & Carroll & Suarez up top."
"Good a-t-t-i-t-u-d-e and determination by the young lad. If Kelly is fit then KK would preferabbly choose him over Flanno but it is Spurs away and it will be a tough game. Personally I would give him a chance in a 5-2-2-1 formation which would ease a bit of pressure on Flanno with the likes of Agger, Skrtel and Carragher helping out at CB. "
"No matter who Kenny picks to play I'm happy. No problem Flanno, Kelly or Skirtel at Right back but definitely not Johnson, that would be too big a risk. Can't wait to see Coates in action, hope we get a glimpse at least this match against Spurs, a win for us would be a nice 'pick me up' C'mon Reds! "
"A good little player if he stops ball watching. He needs to watch the position of attacking players more.
Best of luck to him. I am sure he will become a great player."
"Good to hear he's not happy with this season so far...show's he's not resting on his laurels. It's important he picks himself up and shows what he can do. Keep working hard Flanno! You can acheive for Liverpool what Carra has!"
"osebasa - no it doesn't matter we're you're from but the lad is pointing to the fact that it is such a big thing for him to be playing for the club he grew up around the corner from! Idiot! And if you think we are 'victims' of a British element go and support someone else please. Have you not seen us play this season. We're not victims of any aspect of our squad."
"Flano boy, I know you can handle G.Bale tomorrow. Trust yourself. You have been hard worked and now is the time you proof yourself. YNWA.
Frm: Tambunan, North Borneo."
"ron23 don't deny the fact that Liverpool is a victim of the British collection at Anfield.Are Carroll & Henderson worth the money spent on them?Both can not be in a 25 man first team squad in any of the top 4 teams.It is just because Kenny wanted to create an old fashioned, fighting British team that He signed them.foot ball has changed.it is ironic to leave Meriless and have Henderson playing."
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