Liverpool Discussion posts

27 Apr 2024 15:38:48
It would be interesting to hear the players thoughts and opinions on the tactics and the way they have been asked to play.
Apart from Trent being allowed to drift into the middle of the park I don’t think the tactics actually suit any of out players and stifles them more than anything. All you have to do is look at macalister/ gakpo when played in their favoured positions and szobo before he joined us.
Maybe this is why they look so deflated on the pitch at the moment?

27 Apr 2024 16:24:36
we started going downhill when Trent came back into the team.

27 Apr 2024 16:53:46
I agree.
Trying to play to Trent’s strengths at the detriment of the team.
So it would be interesting to know how the players feel about this.

27 Apr 2024 17:44:28
Gomez was having his best season for us in years playing himself back into the England squad. With Trent and Robbo back he's not featured nearly as much. Defensively we looked better with Bradley at RB. We look again like we did last year giving up great looks week in week out. Playing Trent central makes it so much easier for a side to defend in a low block and leaves us open to the same counter attacks time and time again. Maybe the players don't believe in how they are being asked to play. idk.

27 Apr 2024 13:07:16
Hi eds,

Just a quick question: do you foresee Szob's and Harvey's best positions being the position? Could imagine Szob on the right and Harvey behind a striker.

Cheers.

{Ed001's Note - sorry I think there is a word missing as I am not sure I understand.}

27 Apr 2024 14:31:44
I think the word is bench.

27 Apr 2024 17:19:43
not sure if Szob has a place in the 1st eleven, GaKPO and Grav have come on strong so its not all negative .

27 Apr 2024 18:17:27
He'll be fine IMO. The team is barely functioning and it has affected every player, some more than others.

27 Apr 2024 12:21:13
Good Afternoon Ed002,

If you have a moment I would appreciate your insight.

Regarding Slot, you obviously appreciate his coaching and potential. I haven't seen too much of him only the feedback from players who played under him which think he would be a great Coach for us.

What do you believe he can come in and change and are we missing any particular position that he may need for his favoured formation?

Lastly, does he in your opinion draw any comparisons to Ten Hag who came into United with his stock high but to date has yet to look capable? From what I have seen one major plus for Slot, he appears to be more charismatic.
Your opinion is much appreciated thanks Ed002.

{Ed002's Note - There will need to de discussions over players - some we already know are departing. He will be presented with a list of the targets identified by Fallows, Hunter and Klopp. Some will stay and some will go from the list.

Aside from both being Dutch I would not look to drawing comparisons to ten Hag at all.}

27 Apr 2024 13:07:17
Thanks Ed002.

{Ed002's Note - No problem)

27 Apr 2024 12:01:50
While I will miss Klopp after watching some of slots highlights of how his teams play I’m looking forward to playing some metal football again, let’s hope he doesn’t have the same person telling him low mundane position football is best for this team, I want to see full throttle pounding of the double bass drum thrash metal football.

27 Apr 2024 11:41:10
According to the athletic when slot joined feyenoord he signed 17 players and rebuilt the team so here are my predictions for the summer.

Koopmeiners id say will be top of his list as he's worked with him before and they have an excellent relationship, will be paired at CDM in a 4231 with Alexis so Trent will have to play at right back.

Which hopefully won't be a massive issue as he plays inverted wing backs which could also mean geertruida joining for left back with Gomez as cover with robbo and tsimikas moving on.

Id imagine he will replace Salah with the best player in the Dutch league the left footed bakayoko.

I also think he will move Diaz and Nunez on making gakpo out full time winger with the goal machine giminez being signed to rotate up top with Jota.

Left footed Slovakian centre back hancko could also be signed as he's been excellent

I think we will look a little something like this

Allison Patterson

Trent Bradley
Konate quansah
Van dijk hancko
Geertruida gomez

McAllister gravenberch bajcetic
Koopmeiners endo Morton

Bakayoko Elliot
Szoboszlai jones
Gakpo carvalho

Giminez jota

Add reserves such as danns, doak and Clark into the mix and I'm definitely excited I just hope we aren't boring to watch as slot apparently favours a possession game focused on tiring the opposition with the ball.

27 Apr 2024 12:05:48
You’re absolutely dreaming if you think we’re going to rinse Feyenoord for 4 of their players mate.

I also not a big fan of leaders who move somewhere else and take multiple people from their previous team, it’s a major weakness for me.

1 or 2 players absolute max.

27 Apr 2024 12:25:21
That's only 3 from feyenoord mate, hancko probably wouldn't happen nor would giminez. bakayoko is at psv which feyenoord fans would love and koopmeiners is at Atalanta. Not meant to be an exact prediction just a bit of fun into what or how we could look.

27 Apr 2024 13:23:38
Interesting take that, mate.

Personally, I can foresee Hancko at CB, too. Bakayoko at RW makes sense, and so does Koopmeiners: all 3 will be known to Slot.

I think Nunez will be given another season, especially with how much change may come about in the frontline. More-likely that Beck gets more time than Geertruida - probably the same said about Jaros re: signing Patterson.

All my opinion, though - happy to hear that of others!

27 Apr 2024 17:46:51
Koopmeiners? Morton? They’re not going to make a blind bit of difference. It’s painfully obvious we need a top class defensive midfielder to play alongside MacAllister, Koopmeiners isn’t that player by a very long way, he certainly doesn’t play that position for Atalanta and Morton definitely isn’t. Enough of this “he can play there” nonsense, get a specialist. We won nothing until we got Fabinho and we’ll win nothing until we get one.

27 Apr 2024 08:49:45
I can guarantee a lot of people moaning about the slot appointment won’t have even heard of Amorim before a few weeks ago!

I won’t lie, I’m not an expert on either coach but all we can do now is get behind slot and the players next season.

27 Apr 2024 09:18:53
I don’t really see that Amorim and Slot’s records are too dissimilar, given that Dutch league and Portuguese league are probably similar standards, other than Slot has taken a team to a European final. Amorim tried playing everyone and failed, in doing so talked his way out of the job. Slot has come out, didn’t need to be asked twice and backed himself, and not in a cringey David Brent way that Bodgers did. He could easily have taken the job at Spurs or Chelsea last summer but opted for another year at Feyenoord and better options presented themselves now as he was certainly on the list for Bayern, Milan and Barcelona (at least until Xavi changed his mind) .

27 Apr 2024 08:48:23
Long time reader, last posted circa a decade ago.
Klopp was our saviour and will rightly dine out as an Anfield folklore legend for his remaining years.
I thank him for his service and he has been well compensated and the beneficiary of fever pitch acclaim.
That all said his time is coming to an end and will usher in a new era under the guise of one Arne Slot.
Underwhelming appointment (for some) and only time will tell.
Whilst I'm not a fan of his maximum disclosure in the press regarding his imminent appointment at my beloved club, I am intrigued about his management of soon to be mega stars Hanko, Gertruida and Gimenez (upfront apols to the forums spelling police) .
Also anyone that can wind up Maureen is already a winner in my book!
There will be the inevitable annoying comparisons made to heir Klopp forevermore but the latter is RM bound (albeit via a pit stop at his Spanish villa for a few months to refresh) and we just need to accept we have a new man at the helm.
The klopp is dead, long live the Klopp.

27 Apr 2024 10:50:35
Well after spending 2-3 minutes pouring over highlights of slots games I am going all out and saying we will be saying slot is the better manager than klopp
I think there's going to be a few surprises for us next season. Alison might be gone hopefully most of the forwards gone and some exciting attacking football without the constant misses we suffer currently.
I think we will be winning many matches 3-0+.

{Ed025's Note - so already you are bigging up Slot and disrespecting a manager who single handedly put you back on the footballing map wally?, i will give you a month into next season before you are giving Slot pelters mate..

27 Apr 2024 11:21:47
On the contrary I am excited by this new manager and his style of play etc. I'll always respect klopp but I wanted him gone after the league win.
I just felt that was the peak for klopp and he wouldn't be able to repeat that success. I said numerous times he should go.
Now losts of fans feel klopp was right to call it quits.
The man is a legend for what he's done but I'll always be adamant he could have done more regardless of city. So many silly losses and draws mistakes with subs etc all cost klopp and even bigger legacy.

{Ed025's Note - i dont think its worth my time replying to that Wally..

27 Apr 2024 13:35:57
Fair play edd 25 sorry if I don't make sense to you. Anyway kick off for second half fingers crossed for a comeback.