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23 Feb 2018 23:29:45
Weren’t we struggling to agree a deal for salah during the summer and not sure if we wanting to pay that extra couple million for him, Hahahaha supporting Liverpool isn’t a rollercoaster ride and lucky we done the right thing.
1.) 24 Feb 2018 11:29:52
You know according to Monchi (Roma's DOF) we bid 25 million € at first. I'm glad Roma didn't get too pissed off and did a Southampton to us because they could've easily done.
2.) 24 Feb 2018 15:38:05
You also have to realize that Roma are in need of money too and a lot of their players are for sale. They have now made €50m on Salah now from the sale. I don't think the club would sell him now as Real Madrid have other areas they need to solidify. Spending the quoted 200m in player exchange and cash would not make much sense for them. Before someone says RM have the money, I am sure they do, but when they need to sort out that defense and keeper a bid for Salah would late in the window. With the WC deals are going to be tough to get done since our window closes earlier.
3.) 24 Feb 2018 16:23:04
When Egypt win World cup what will Salah be worth.
4.) 24 Feb 2018 18:10:00
Mate Salah is good, but I am sure you would be pressed to name another Egyptian player without Googling them.
5.) 24 Feb 2018 19:09:59
Isn't El Mohamady also Egyptian. Formerly of Sunderland and Hull?
6.) 24 Feb 2018 19:12:44
Hegazi at West Brom
Gabr at West Brom
Sobhi at Stoke
El Nenny at Arsenal
Mohamady at Aston Villa
Trezeguet at Anderlecht i believe
Warda at PAOK
Mosry at Wigan
Shahat at Al Ain
I swear i didn't use googles! haha.
7.) 25 Feb 2018 07:42:11
Mido was not bad back in the day, you never asked about them being current.
8.) 25 Feb 2018 12:03:05
Remember Mido being my Egyptian best friends fav player. Haven't seen him since college but I'm sure Salah is his fav now.
{Ed001's Note - I am pretty sure he is a manager now Mido. I remember him giving an interview about how fantastic Salah is and I am sure it was mentioned he is managing now.}
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02 Jan 2024 18:47:50
With Salah away for a few games who we thinking will replace him?
Feel Elliot will get the nod but would like to try Diaz there and have him play as an out and out winger.
1.) 02 Jan 2024 19:24:26
Bobcat, he will be replaced "by commitee" IMO as in, everyone will have to chip in and step up like we did in the same situation when we had both Slah and Mane gone to the Afcon.
Also, pretty sure Klopp and the staff have somthing cooking cos you can't tell me they are just finding out that Salah would be going to AFCON last week. Just wait and see.
2.) 02 Jan 2024 19:35:03
Easily replaceable. Top scorer and Top assist in the league. Just Chuck one of the fans on the right we won’t miss him.
3.) 02 Jan 2024 19:38:17
There's options but I'd give Elliott first go. Think it's his best position in our setup and like to see him have a run there.
4.) 02 Jan 2024 20:08:22
We will see whether Salah’s numbers are so high because he is Salah, or because of the system. It might be that whoever goes in there gets into goal scoring positions too. So I would say do not change the system to accommodate Salah’s absence. Keep as much the same as possible. So- left footed Elliot would be my pick.
5.) 02 Jan 2024 20:10:05
Also Oli, of course we will find out if we wait for the next game. What a nonsense post. Are we not allowed to talk about options in the meantime? Patronising or what.
6.) 02 Jan 2024 20:23:07
Agree with you Bob. Diaz on the right and Gakpo on the left.
7.) 02 Jan 2024 20:23:40
Stoneage, read the post again and esp. the first paragraph, and then come back and show me where I said "we are not allowed to talk about options in the meantime".
8.) 02 Jan 2024 20:31:14
Who's going to take over on penno duty?
9.) 02 Jan 2024 21:10:58
I’d be surprised if it is Elliott myself. I think he might be required to put a shift in midfield. Not down to the bare bones in midfield but MacAllister, Jones, Grav and Harvey are going to get plenty of game time with Endo gone and Szobo injured. Unless I’m miss Someone ?.
10.) 02 Jan 2024 21:27:38
Szoboszlai will take pens I'd imagine, Flash. Assuming his injury isn't serious, of course.
Jota's a good taker too. The couple he took in shootouts for us were emphatic enough, iirc.
11.) 02 Jan 2024 22:50:11
Would love to see Nunez take over pens now and even when Salah is back to be honest, he can do with the confidence boost and Salah as good as he is isn’t the best peno taker in the world.
As to who replaces him for the next month?
I did have a mad thought the other day of changing to a 4-4-2 with trent on the right side of midfield, Diaz on the left of that midfield and Nunez up front with gakpo. I’ll probably have to just keep imagining that in my head though.
{Ed025's Note - Nunez taking the pens Mikey??, i wouldn,t put him in charge of making a jelly mate, hes a good strong frightening forward at times but lacks composure in front of goal, if i was sitting behind the goal i think i would take a crash helmet if he was taking the spot kicks.. :)
12.) 03 Jan 2024 00:19:53
Personally I think that trent would be perfect for penalties and that gakpo should play on the right whilst Salah is away.
13.) 03 Jan 2024 00:48:50
Nunez for pens, and whilst I would like to see some of our other forwards tried out on the right, with the amount of central midfielders we have at our disposal and Szlob having previously played their I think he'll get the nod.
14.) 03 Jan 2024 01:51:07
Mac Allister should be taking pens.
I'd give Elliot a go for Salah's position for now, if it doesn't work put Diaz there.
15.) 03 Jan 2024 03:21:46
If the system is what creates the scoring opportunities, then please put Joe Gomez in salahs position :)
16.) 03 Jan 2024 06:45:48
I think Nunez will be on pens, also I think his record is very good 11 out of 12 I believe, if not Szobzlai or Macallister.
17.) 02 Jan 2024 23:36:55
But ed25 have you seen him take pens?
Strangely, he seems more calmed and takes them better than Salah though I was expecting him I sky jt originally
On the reverse, Salah seems to tuck away chances in games and isn’t as convincing on the pens as his record shows.
{Ed025's Note - i have not seen him take a pen sg, when he gets near the goal im usually behind the couch or looking through my fingers mate.. :)
18.) 03 Jan 2024 06:45:48
I think Nunez will be on pens, also I think his record is very good 11 out of 12 I believe, if not Szobzlai or Macallister.
19.) 03 Jan 2024 09:25:54
I would put either Darwin or Szobo on pens, personally.
20.) 03 Jan 2024 12:24:53
Trent on pens for me.
{Ed025's Note - not a bad shout that jimmy, him or Macca for me mate..
21.) 03 Jan 2024 18:50:45
I’d have dom if fit.
22.) 03 Jan 2024 18:55:24
Trent grabbed the ball the other day so I think it's him on pens.
So many options thankfully. Szoboslai was a right winger last season so wouldn't be shocked to see him moved up. Rather we keep him where he is tho (assuming he's fit) and go w Gakpo and Diaz wide w Captain Chaos and Jota filling in where needed. Elliott is a good shout too but seems to be more effective as a sub than a starter.
25 Dec 2023 07:25:45
Merry Christmas all, anyone feel like we should try play our old way again with both full backs providing width now the midfield as been improved.
Asking myself if it didn’t work last season due to the issues in midfield or was it because we had been worked out?
1.) 25 Dec 2023 09:07:41
We bought technically skilled midfielders who are far more offensive than what we had in the past. We cannot send the full backs high up now. It’s basic math. If we send our full backs high then it would be mean Szobozalai / Mc allister / jones / Elliot / Gravenberch all needs to tuck in.
Why do you want to do that?
Wingers could provide the width. What is the issue with that? Our issue is Diaz and whoever playing on the left.
2.) 25 Dec 2023 12:53:07
For me @Bobcat, the main problem here is that were are still trying to find the right combo and that makes the team work and produce overall cos even in the Arsenal game, we dominate them in spells, turn them over and they were wide open BUT again, our approach play in the final third doomed us. Having players who are off form as well, does not help either. That's it, IMO.
Also, Diaz has been here since Jan of 2022 and has always played the wide forward position this way so not sure how he suddenly became the problem. The FB's provide the width in our system, not the wingers cos we have never played with actual, out and out wingers who have chalk on their boots holding the width. The fullbacks do that and have always done that especially in the final third (with the mids tucking in) cos that creates space in the inside channels for our wider forwards (not wingers) to exploit the space btw the oppo. fullback and CB. This way of playing has always been the case fundamentally and having more technical players now in midfield does not change that, IMO. Even Gomez vs Arsenal was up and we dismantled WH playing the same way with our FB's providing the width.
3.) 25 Dec 2023 15:31:05
The FB's provide the width in our system
Typo: USED to provide the width.
Not anymore and never shall be. No matter how many years one going to wait of this “Right combo”.
4.) 25 Dec 2023 15:33:02
This way of playing has always been the case fundamentally and having more technical players now in midfield does not change that
Yes it does as now technical midfielders use to arrive in the box compared to Hendo / Milner / Wijnaldum who were juts workhorse and ball winners.
We are now seeing the true ability of players like Elliot as he is now expressing himself as a midfielder.
In the old system he was never going to fit in.
Szobozalai was purchased to score goals and not to be a ball winner / Destroyer.
5.) 26 Dec 2023 06:17:36
Harry, you've been watching Klopp led teams long enough to know that's not going to happen. You know too well that Klopp will always have his midfielders (whoever they may be) do the pressing, tackling and defensive work when we're not in possession of the ball. Yes, you can argue that this midfield is more technically gifted than the previous group, but I don't think that makes a difference in Klopp's thinking or how he plays football. And in Szoboszlai's case, I think that in the beginning of the season he was given free reign to express himself for Klopp to see his abilities, and now he's being given certain defensive tasks additionally, against specific teams or players, which he may be struggling with at times. That's probably why there's this perception that Szoboszlai was "flying" earlier in the season, and isn't anymore. I'm guessing just like you Harry.
6.) 26 Dec 2023 08:25:54
Every single Liverpool player on the pitch is a ball winner.
Some are just better at it than others.
7.) 26 Dec 2023 10:00:23
Did I read from one of our esteemed posters that this group of midfielders have scored and assisted more since the start of this season than the previous 3 seasons put together ?.
16 Aug 2023 22:20:43
Klopp has never won a league title in his career without a Japanese player in his squad - Interesting stat!
1.) 16 Aug 2023 23:40:19
I see plenty of positives in this deal:
1. He's a leader - captain for Stuttgart and Japan.
2. He has considerable experience - 50 caps at international level in a good Japan side, that saw off Spain and Germany at the last WC.
3. He's good on the ball in tight situations, has a good passing game. He also has a reasonable number of assists and goals for a DM.
4. He's disciplined, attracting few yellow and no red cards last season.
5. He's fit and does not suffer many injuries - he missed a total of 103 minutes for Stuttgart last season and 90 of those were for a 1 match suspension after an accumulating of yellows.
6. He's keen to join the club. Was quick to agree personal terms.
7. He's relatively inexpensive in today's market, leaving funds for further re-enforcements this window.
When we've lost a lot of midfield experience and leadership in terms of Milner and Henderson, I think he can do a really good job for 2-3 seasons. His purchase still leaves us in strong position to bring in further reinforcements.
I think this is a shrewd piece of business. I'm glad we weren't dogmatic about his age.
So, just because you've never heard of him and just because he hasn't cost us squillions, stop moaning, have some trust in the management team and get behind him!
2.) 16 Aug 2023 23:48:38
For me it’s a punt, it could go either way.
He’s either a great piece of business a la Andy Robertson or he’s struggling to make the team.
For £20m that’s what you get these days.
I’ll back him all the way and hope he proves the doubters wrong. He’s potentially a great stop gap whilst Bajcetic establishes himself.
Good luck Wataru.
3.) 16 Aug 2023 23:51:49
Well said goostrey.
4.) 17 Aug 2023 00:04:03
For me it's a relatively cheap deal if a preferred choice does not materialise. And If does a decent back up.
5.) 17 Aug 2023 00:10:30
I mean there’s so much hype around bajcetic with some on here that they should be glad we are doing f a short term signing like this. I don’t know anything about the player but I’ll give him a chance just the same as the rest of em.
6.) 17 Aug 2023 00:23:08
This is the kind of guy I love. much of the fanbase will be full of doubt and he'll need to perform like Xabi Alonso to receive just a tad of praise. the underdog story is the kind of guy I like.
ganbatte Endo!
7.) 17 Aug 2023 00:26:20
Ron I think if he had been bought after the ‘main signing’ there would probably have been a different reaction. If we get a solid DM he might be a good squad player. The problem is that there appears to be no plan and random bids. I’ll give it till the end of the window but this is a massive few weeks for the club.
8.) 17 Aug 2023 00:27:02
I must be in the minority of those who think the signing of Wataru Endo for €19 million is a pretty smart signing. That works out to £16.2 million give or take the exchange rate. Now If we sign someone like Florentino Luis or Cheick Doucouré alongside him as well as a LCB (preferably Inacio) then happy days. We can then wait until January to bring in Andre Trindade.
Although stats in isolation don’t tell the full picture of a players ability. I thought I would share a piece on Wataru Endo from the Bundesliga official website which was written at the end of the 22/ 23 season.
Following Stuttgart's promotion in 2020, Endo has been a near ever-present figure, featuring in 99 of 102 Bundesliga matches since. The VfB captain wrote his name in the club's history books by ensuring they stayed up in the most dramatic fashions last season and is now slugging it out in the promotion/ relegation playoff in a bid to keep the club in the top-tier of German football once more. He won 55 percent of challenges in 2022/ 23 and places fourth on this list (439 challenges won), having top the pile in each of the 2020/ 21 and 2021/ 22 campaigns.
I know he may not be the ‘marquee’ signing fans craved but it’s his dream to come to us. So let’s get behind the lad and any of the other signings that walk through the door in the next few days.
9.) 17 Aug 2023 00:36:24
Great post Goostrey. Reckon everyone will soon know who he is.
10.) 17 Aug 2023 01:07:41
I like this move, it solves a major positional problem with a low financial risk leaving Liverpool with options for further acquisitions in other areas and/ or a January purchases . It's often the case with these sort of left field signings that turn out to be a unexpected success.
11.) 17 Aug 2023 01:43:47
Alonso, how do we sign 2 more foreign players after Endo unless we add a HG player to the squad? We can have 17 maximum, so 1 more. and I believe its worse for Europa as Doak takes a place.
Generally, not a moaner. can see positives in the deal as mentioned but unless it's alongside a lavia, hg player, or its a head scratcher. unless the cb has been put on hold.
{Ed001's Note - Doak doesn't as he is too young for a space.}
12.) 17 Aug 2023 02:57:38
OK that's better then Ed01, I had read he had to be registered as overseas for the Europa.
{Ed001's Note - no, under 21s go into a B list. There is so much crap out there it is best to ignore it mate. UEFA competitions have the first team squad, but you only put over 21s into it. The under 21s go into a B list and you can use any amount of them without needing to use up a space in your main list. That is why someone like Lavia would have been so useful as a signing. He would go into the B list and leave space in the squad. I think Doak will be homegrown by the time he needs to be registered, but I am not 100% on that and they may even change the rules on that by then anyway!}
13.) 17 Aug 2023 06:28:39
A lot of spin to disguise the fact this is an extremely underwhelming signing and probably means we won't be signing anyone of note in this position. I await the rest of the tw with baited breath. or I won't.
14.) 17 Aug 2023 06:38:29
As far as I know Ed, this season Doak would have to be registered separately.
15.) 17 Aug 2023 09:16:07
Fatboy barnes, people are just giving their opinions. Cos they disagree with you doesn't mean it is just spin. That is a very myopic way of approaching a debate, IMO.
23 Jul 2023 16:10:39
Hi ED001, I remember Johan Cruyff was mentioned as a possible DOF back when FSG first owned the club, do you know the reasons why this didn’t happen and do you think it would of been a positive influence on the club at the time?
{Ed001's Note - he didn't want to leave Ajax but yes, I was one of the people who really wanted that to happen. But then it would have meant we wouldn't have ended up in a mess just at the time Klopp was available, so it probably worked out for the best.}
1.) 23 Jul 2023 16:49:58
I always think that about the Gerrard slip Ed.
Had he not slipped and say we went on to win the prem, Rogers becomes some unsackable immortal.
We cling on and don’t get Jurgan Klopp. Disaster.
2.) 23 Jul 2023 16:49:58
I always think that about the Gerrard slip Ed.
Had he not slipped and say we went on to win the prem, Rogers becomes some unsackable immortal.
We cling on and don’t get Jurgan Klopp. Disaster.
{Ed001's Note - the Gerrard slip wasn't what cost us, it was Rodgers' mistakes that cost us that title. Thankfully as it led to him being replaced by Klopp.}
3.) 23 Jul 2023 17:51:07
Pray tell, Ed01, if you can be bothered. This is interesting. I forgot about the minutae of that season.
{Ed001's Note - we didn't need to win that game but he went for a win. There were other games as well we could easily have done better if Rodgers had any kind of tactical nous at all.}
4.) 23 Jul 2023 18:33:06
I always remember the 3 0 lead we had v Palace and although we had a poorer goal difference than City and probably wouldn't have caught them in that respect, all we needed was for us to win and them to put the pressure on. We went for more goals, Palace scored 3 to draw and City went on to beat Villa I think in the next game, but they took over an hour to score their goal in that game I'm sure. If we would have beaten Palace, who knows how much more pressure that would have put on City.
But it doesn't play on my mind. honestly ?.
5.) 23 Jul 2023 18:49:47
We were shocking at defending under Rodgers. That's what cost us. I'm not a fan of Suarez because of his antics but him and Sturridge dragged that team to a title challenge. They were phenomenal that season.
6.) 23 Jul 2023 18:59:01
Ah god I remember that Chelsea game. Mourinho playing terrible football slowing down play. Time wasting… we could have played into that and done the exact same. A point would have won us the league. Never understood why we went for the win there ?♂️.
7.) 23 Jul 2023 19:34:19
The only reason I can think of that made Rodgers go for a win against a mourinho Chelsea instead of the draw we needed, is arrogance.
We were blitzing most teams by that point and I think he arrogantly couldn’t resist trying his luck and Mou saw it coming from a mile off and absolutely schooled him.
8.) 23 Jul 2023 19:42:22
The only tactic I remember of Rodgers was to take the credit when we won and blame the players when we lost. Or am I that bitter towards him? ( never liked him)
9.) 23 Jul 2023 19:57:05
Glen Johnson said on a podcast once Chelsea requested to change the kick off time or date to work better with their CL fixture but Rodgers refused and it really annoyed Mourinho.
10.) 23 Jul 2023 20:01:08
We were at Anfield against an inferior Chelsea, of course we went for the win. We would have gott it too but 4 the slip as chelsea would have had to come out 2nd half. talk about wise after the event.
11.) 23 Jul 2023 20:16:31
Bmena-red, we lost the title cos BR was so full of himself it was ridiculous. We all wanted to win the title but let's be honest, our charge was built on quicksand and we knew that when we got unstuck and our forwards could not bail us out, we would be in trouble. Anyone who thinks one incident in a 38 game season lost or won the team a title was not paying attention.
12.) 23 Jul 2023 21:04:00
We were defensively terrible under Rogers and the only thing we had going for us was our attack.
Probably answers the question of why we went all out attack against Chelsea and Palace rather than close up shop and try and grind out results.
Rogers was at the helm for all the mistakes but he was also at the helm to put us into contention in the first place.
He royally messed up the seasons after and that allowed us to get a world class manager of Klopp in.
13.) 23 Jul 2023 23:29:18
Rather than the slip I have always thought it was more because Henderson was red carded (against ManC) and missed the next 3 games at the tail end of that season. Hendo was just about entering his peak and was crucial to our midfield at that time.
14.) 24 Jul 2023 01:59:40
ArAy1969 - I was watching live on TV and that moment I knew we scred the league that day.
We can all blame Brendan and Gerard's slip but that season was lost exactly there.
It is easy to blame Brendan's arrogance and lack of technical nous now, but that was such a roller coaster season we all loved while it lasted.
15.) 24 Jul 2023 04:49:12
The slip happened early in the game.
It was not the cause for the result.
There was plenty of time to turn that game around but the team wasn’t capable of doing it and conceded a second.
It’s all about how you react as a team and we reacted poorly. That’s why we lost the league that day.
{Ed001's Note - we still had a chance afterwards and we had chances before. This was just one game out of 38, it was not the decider. We simply were not good enough over the course of the season - in very large part due to Rodgers imo. He was tactically idiotic and had no clue how to change things when needed or close out games when a lead was taken. Oh and he can't organise a defence. They were all things that were far more to blame for the failure to win the league than Gerrard slipping.}
16.) 24 Jul 2023 07:18:25
the amount of games we went 3 4 nil up and then finished with a draw was just stupid. the title was lost over multiple failures across the season.
i agree with ed001, gerrard slip was famously blamed but it was just one of many factors, which i would also put down to Rodgers.
{Ed001's Note - it is so harsh that Gerrard has got the blame after the many times he dragged the club out of the muck in his career. I am not the biggest fan of him as a man, but he doesn't deserve his playing career to be remembered for that one moment above all things. He should never have been playing that role anyway, for starters, to be receiving the ball so deep.}
17.) 24 Jul 2023 07:23:38
After the slip, which can happen to anyone. can't just blame gerrard for that game. didn't we play palace? Sure we was 3 nil up and screwed it up to end 3-3. That was inexcusable. Rogers was a absolute crap manager. Look at the players he brought in. says it all mostly.
18.) 24 Jul 2023 08:48:12
Love him or hate him Luis Suarez was God mode that season, that's when he became the best number 9 in world football. What a player he was to watch.
19.) 24 Jul 2023 11:47:11
I agree with Ed001 re Rogers but I also think there was another more defining factor than the one game slip, one that could have perhaps not exposed Rogers lack of tactical awareness had it not happened.
Henderson was also rock solid that season and his Man City red card resulting in losing him for 3 of last 4 for me is the point I refer to.
I'm a massive Hendo fan (even still) and I am not blaming him by any means, like I say I agree about Rogers and he could have tactically dealt with it, but there is generally less talk about losing such a key player at such a time than they do about Stevie's slip in a game that was not the be all end all which I never understand.
20.) 24 Jul 2023 12:15:31
Indeed, Ed01. Gerrard was never suitable to play the DM role and BR benched a true DM in Lucas throughout that time and would never bring him on to close out games. Even in the Chelsea game for a simple example. What stopped BR from putting Lucas on to release Gerrard further forward to partner Suarez when we were chasing the game and only needed one goal? Instead, he brought on his baby from another mother in Joe Allen after Studge got injured. Again, BR's tactical incompetence and favouritism on show right there. The guy was so inept, it beggars belief.
Anyone blaming Gerrard cos he slipped is either a rival fan I have no time for an again, an LFC fan who was not really paying attention throughout that season where we eventually handed the title to a pretty terrible City team with a bang average manager. BR did ALL of that, not Gerrard.
21.) 24 Jul 2023 12:30:48
As previously said I think it was down to Henderson being suspended. He was
Great that season.
22.) 24 Jul 2023 14:40:49
I still can never forgive Bodgers following his TV comments after being drubbed at Stoke away. All this nonsense about the team being brave etc. A complete charlatan who got carried away with his own self after seeing the dentist, and ditching his wife for a much younger LFC co-worker. The full length self-portrait in the hallway being a particularly nice touch.
23.) 24 Jul 2023 14:55:21
Jones red, Hendo was not going to prevent BR's incompetence from costing us Fatally. It was up to him to make some of the tactical changes that could have given us a better chance in that Chelsea game and he didn't. Pretty sure Hendo was not going to do any of that for him esp. since all we needed was a draw and one goal in the game to pretty much secure the title. Just my take.
14 Jul 2023 13:24:47
Ed001, what’s your thoughts on Robertson for the upcoming season if we are to play this new system that was implemented at the end of the season, too me it sound like he could be phased out with the interest in another centre back?
{Ed001's Note - if we are sticking with that system, he will need to adapt a lot. It would seem to be totally unsuited to him, but he has the mentality to grow and adapt. It does seem likely that his place is under a lot of threat though.}
1.) 14 Jul 2023 16:53:49
I would be concerned about him playing that role in the 3-2-2-3. It would really go against his strengths and expose his weaknesses.
If we stick with that system, that role and the holding role recruitment will need to be spot on.
2.) 14 Jul 2023 18:32:21
Robbo plays in a back 3 with Scotland I think so one would think he won't have issues adapting to a similar situation at LFC. However, Scotland probably plays a more pragmatic system than the front foot system we play so he could struggle a bit even tho, he will give his all.
3.) 14 Jul 2023 18:56:41
Tierney is the one who plays the back three for Scotland, will require Robertson to stay back and not play to his strengths, wonder if he will also be an option for left wing.
4.) 14 Jul 2023 19:31:42
I think it’s something we can reassess in January. Id love a Colwill Inacio Bastoni etc to play there but give him a full pre season to learn the role and we could be surprised.
5.) 14 Jul 2023 19:44:50
Thanks, Bobcat. I was not really sure if it was him or Tierney. That said, they play a more pragmatic system than we play overall so we will see what happens even tho, I think Trent should go into the midfield permanently.
6.) 14 Jul 2023 20:17:24
People get a bit hung up over players and the positions they can and can't play in.
Ray Kennedy came from Arsenal as a striker, Bob Paisley turned him into probably the most complete midfielder in the country.
Can you imagine the reaction to that if this site was around then?
Not everyone can adapt well, but that's for the coaching staff to identify.
7.) 14 Jul 2023 20:30:14
I don't get the obsession of fans with a tactical system and a first 11. It's a squad game these days.
16 Sep 2017 00:30:55
Milner shouldn't play left back again, have you already forgot about all the cutt backs and slowly the attacks down, Robertson needs game time.
09 Jun 2017 00:57:21
Of course we could Ed but that would be the easy thing to do, will probably turn out like the ings situation and end up paying more than we should 😂.
15 May 2017 19:54:11
Let's start a new one then, who's it going to be gibbs or monreal 😉.
13 Mar 2017 16:06:26
There's two different shopping lists for me, one for the champagne if we qualify, the other will be bleach if we don't.
09 Jan 2024 14:05:54
Since it’s only a few weeks it could end up being a blessing if it means Bradley gets a start now. Despite how well he done against Arsenal, I feel Klopp would’ve kept Trent at right back for the Fulham game.
29 Aug 2023 14:34:38
Ed001, can you elaborate more, was the new system with Trent inverting always the plan, as it looks to suit Nunez more with not needing to drop deeper, but again would conflict with the signing of Gakpo and his role as he looks to be signed to replace Bobby.
{Ed001's Note - I think Gakpo was also signed to provide options as he was at his best in wide areas in Holland, but can play most positions. The new system is not to help Nunez, nor does it as he would be better suited to crosses coming in from the full-backs. This is just Lijnders trying to be clever.}
14 Jul 2023 18:56:41
Tierney is the one who plays the back three for Scotland, will require Robertson to stay back and not play to his strengths, wonder if he will also be an option for left wing.
02 Jun 2018 09:41:27
Wouldn’t call them young GUNS Pete after all the problems Sterling has received lol.
30 Jan 2018 01:10:40
Never easy being a Liverpool fan, me personally I’ve never seen us win the league, was quite young when we won he champions league. The 2013/ 14 season still hurts we were 3 games away but there’s always that belief that one day we will win the league again and the later it comes the more sweeter it will be.