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15 Dec 2025 10:00:57
Hey ED01,
Hope you are well matey. Do you see with what’s happened and what’s been said Slot somehow turning his position around? Or is this too little to late in terms of the club and board?
Added if Slot was relieved of his duties would you take Gerrard and Heitinga as interim until a longer term like Alonso becomes available?
Thank you.
{Ed001's Note - as far as I know, Hughes has always backed Slot and he will be fine so long as performances keep improving.
I would not be a fan of any interim manager, I am not a fan of that kind of thing unlike Ed25. As he admitted last night during the podcast.}
15 Dec 2025
15 Dec 2025 08:12:16
Good review ed as always I was going to mention Isak Saturday night but thought I’d get pelters for saying that he looked awful and lazy. I questioned last season when Darwin didn't put the effort in was a disgrace but that on Saturday was unforgivable from Isak. I don’t know what his problem is. Positive though is palindrome he looks like the real deal ed.
{Ed001's Note - Isak is a real worry.}
15 Dec 2025
15 Dec 2025 07:56:11
Thanks Ed. If Macalistair is still trying to play his way into fitness then he's certainly taking his time.
{Ed001's Note - he is the most overrated player I can remember playing for us.}
15 Dec 2025 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
15 Dec 2025 08:11:57
Salah did get an assist ed, he took the corner ekitike scored from haha
As for konate, I feel he has been really good the last two games, now that the team is set up to mask/ make up for his deficiencies on and off the ball. Instead of sitting back and awaiting the attacker preparing to run at him he is being instructed to do what he does best, play on the front foot and jump into midfield or thereabouts to press if the opportunity presents itself. In the main I think he did that very well. On the ball he has been much, much better too, because there are more avenues for him to pass to and he is getting in the areas that he feels comfortable in, to play it long or short.
15 Dec 2025 08:23:06
I honestly can't see what Mac Allister is bringing to the team at the moment, apart from shameful play acting. It is embarrassing and we would be livid with opposition players behaving like him.
Or defensive shape and organization has improved just by getting him out from in front of the defence and moving him further forwards.
He looks like a totally different player than what we have seen since he came to the Prem.
I hope he can turn things around and get back to his former levels.
15 Dec 2025 07:56:11
Thanks Ed. If Macalistair is still trying to play his way into fitness then he's certainly taking his time.
{Ed001's Note - he is the most overrated player I can remember playing for us.}
15 Dec 2025 08:12:16
Good review ed as always I was going to mention Isak Saturday night but thought I’d get pelters for saying that he looked awful and lazy. I questioned last season when Darwin didn't put the effort in was a disgrace but that on Saturday was unforgivable from Isak. I don’t know what his problem is. Positive though is palindrome he looks like the real deal ed.
{Ed001's Note - Isak is a real worry.}
15 Dec 2025 03:42:11
Ed1, regarding Isak. Do you feel a little bit concern regarding his fitness? He doesn't had a proper pre-season, and that's fair. But, its almost half of the season already and it doesn't seems like he is close to full fitness yet. You think its normal for player like him or this is more on fitness staff?
{Ed001's Note - it is not normal, the only excuse is that he could well be carrying an injury.}
15 Dec 2025 06:18:44
It is absolutely not normal, assuming he isn’t injured, for Isak to still be unfit almost halfway into the season. In fact, it’s downright unacceptable from both Isak but more so the club. It’s coming up to four months since Isak signed for us, and it should have taken him only 5-6 weeks to reach the physical fitness required for the season.
That he is still plodding around the pitch at half speed means someone has done their job very badly indeed.
15 Dec 2025 07:14:35
He’s wayyy too injury prone to be Deliberately missing Pre Seasons.
But if we can get him fit and firing….
15 Dec 2025 07:29:32
Benteke MK 2 incoming.
15 Dec 2025 07:46:20
We’re still not playing to his strengths for me. There has been some improvement from the team but that’s just been the last couple of games. I’ll reserve judgement for now.
15 Dec 2025 08:01:17
I am worried we may come to regret the Isak signing. I have not even seen a single flash of brilliance or moment of magic from him that's made me think "yeah, he'll come good". Like Wirtz for example is playing very well, doing lots of impressive things and working extremely hard. So the goals not being there yet doesn't worry me. It feels like a matter of time. However, Isak is doing none of those things.
Luckily, Ekitike looks an absolute steal at £79m. 3rd top scorer in the league now and he was dropped for about 40% of our games. So even if Isak does turn out to be a very expensive flop, we've still got a potentially world class striker. Ekitike really reminds me of Thierry Henry.
15 Dec 2025 08:16:52
He looks a pale shadow of the dynamic, all action forward getting on the end of everything in the final third for Newcastle, he always had this languid aspect to his game but it's like that has taken over entirely. The goal he scored recently was a vintage isak goal, if there is one thing he is elite at it's positioning and instinctive finishing, we just have seen barely any of that.
Certainly he will come good but he has to be feeling anxious seeing how brilliant ekitike has been and how hard he works.
15 Dec 2025 08:37:49
The only similarity between Isak and Benteke is the colour of their skin. A bit of a mindless comparison imo.
15 Dec 2025 08:44:12
Seriously getting Robbie Keane vibes about this transfer.
15 Dec 2025 08:57:09
He’s literally nothing like Benteke. Not in any way. That’s a very strange comparison.
{Ed025's Note - yeah its a terrible insult to Benteke at the moment Sean, hopefully he gets fit, drops the attitude and starts earning the money you paid for him mate..
15 Dec 2025 09:37:55
He doesn’t look fit to me, it’s as simple as that. His movement and mechanics are way, way off. It’s not just him though, barely any of our players can make it beyond 65 minutes without injury, cramp, a severe drop off or needing to be substituted. I wonder whose fault that could be? Hmmmm.
15 Dec 2025 09:54:49
It's actually Chiesa all over again. He came in having missed pre season and pick up an injury early on. It took our fitness gurus the entire season to get Chiesa fit. Hopefully they have learnt from it and can get Isak up to speed quicker.
The one positive is that now Chiesa looks like one of the fittest and sharpest players in the squad so those writing Isak off are definitely a bit premature. We have a fit and firing Ekitike to take the pressure off Isak so I'd rather give Isak whatever time is required to get fully fit and fully healed.
15 Dec 2025 10:22:59
Was about to say the exact same thing, AW. It’s pretty simple really - he’s just not fit and was rushed into the team far too quickly. He should be left alone for a while, get his fitness up properly, and then be eased back in gradually. For now, Ekitike should be starting as much as possible.
Some people are forgetting just how good Isak actually is. He’s a fantastic player, but he can’t be blamed when a manager is far too eager to start him before he’s fully fit. There's no wonder he doesn't look like half the player he was last season. How Slot can't see that is beyond me.
14 Dec 2025
14 Dec 2025 16:29:33
I've heard that he has to have knee injections before every match. Is this true Ed?
{Ed001's Note - I am not sure, he did for a while but not sure if that was a permanent thing.}
14 Dec 2025 15:50:48
Hi Eds,
It is really frustrating and disappointing to see Gomez injured again. It has been the story of his Liverpool career. Gets injured just when he starts playing well. Can you shed some light on why he gets these injuries and if he is not doing much to stay fit?
Thanks,
{Ed001's Note - a lot of the problem, by the looks of it, are down to his natural build - he is built lime a sprinter, carrying a lot of bulk, which puts stress on muscle groups. It doesn't help that he is not playing regularly, all that in and out and off the bench leaves you lacking sharpness and can put extra stress on muscles, especially if he is not quite properly warmed up when coming on as a sub.
It doesn't help that he went away with England who then ignored advice from us and caused his worst injury.}
14 Dec 2025 16:29:33
I've heard that he has to have knee injections before every match. Is this true Ed?
{Ed001's Note - I am not sure, he did for a while but not sure if that was a permanent thing.}
14 Dec 2025 17:05:23
So unfortunate he is so injury prone as i've no doubt he would've been a 1st choice player for us for the last decade.
14 Dec 2025 18:36:13
He had an injection in his knee in the last few weeks.
15 Dec 2025 01:40:19
That England injury annoyed me so much. Not only did they ignore our advice but Southgate came out and acted like a know it all by after that injury happened and admitted that he knew Gomez was in the red zone but selected and played him anyway. That was pure negligence on his part.
15 Dec 2025 08:47:18
Another factor for Slot to be managing this season.
It can be easy from the outside, but imagine the juggling act Slot has to do with things out his control go against him.
14 Dec 2025 09:41:47
Just a guick one Ed,
The consensus online in forums seems to be that Chiesa is far too injury prone to be starting games and this is the reason we only see him get limited time.
Do you believe this to be true? Or have heard anything to back this?
I would like to see him get a run of games on the right while Salah is at afcon personally.
Thanks.
{Ed001's Note - I have not heard that, I can see why people are suggesting it, but he is not playing simply because he doesn't play the way Slot wants him to play.}
14 Dec 2025 11:21:54
The issue there is, Snoots, Salah hasn't been playing on the right recently, in fact he hasn't been playing. So, like Ed says, I can't see where Chiesa figures.
14 Dec 2025 11:57:37
Chiesa was a 'clever' punt by Hughes - low risk with a high ceiling.
That one game Vs plymouth seems to have tainted him forever in Slots eyes.
14 Dec 2025 12:17:51
I get the impression Slot doesn't play Chiesa because he didn't want him in the first place. A point being made to his boss.
Same goes for Endo and Rio not being used.
14 Dec 2025 12:43:00
Isn’t Rio 17? Perhaps Slot wants him to mature physically and mentally before he becomes a regular.
14 Dec 2025 13:17:27
Rio's a kid, doubt there's any other kid in the country his age that's got the minutes he's got this year. Especially at such a big club.
14 Dec 2025 13:42:20
I agree Rio is a kid but the club said they didn't want to sign a Lucho replacement to block his pathway.
And if he's considered too young, he's not playing for any of the other teams. So he's basically not getting any game time at all right now - even with Cody Gakpo out.
So which is it?
14 Dec 2025 14:04:00
"The consensus online in forums seems to be that Chiesa is far too injury prone to be starting games and this is the reason we only see him get limited time. "
Where did this come from, exactly? The guy has been fully fit all season.
14 Dec 2025 18:55:42
I agree Olired. He gets me out of my seat. He always makes somthing happen. Wish he had more game time.
14 Dec 2025 18:56:19
Maybe Chiesa has stayed fit because he hasn't been starting games.
And maybe Rio is still on the pathway without seeing much action recently.
15 Dec 2025 06:43:58
Rio still has some growing to do. Rushing kids often backfires - Gordon, Ramsey (I’ve wanted to put their names together for ages), Baj, Bradley, Danns just off the top of my head. Being 17 and a regular in the match day squad will be providing him with loads of valuable lessons and insights (if he wants to learn) .
14 Dec 2025
14 Dec 2025 01:33:16
Did Rob ever get over his addiction to dogging so that he could join and record the pod with you Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - unfortunately he is busy dogging as we speak.}
14 Dec 2025
14 Dec 2025 01:33:16
Did Rob ever get over his addiction to dogging so that he could join and record the pod with you Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - unfortunately he is busy dogging as we speak.}
13 Dec 2025 21:16:36
Ed001 I thought we looked a lot better going forward, still loads of room for improvement going forward but a lot better.
But defensively Ed I thought we where very lucky to keep a clean sheet I can’t understand how even when we have a lot of players back it seems so easy for team to get through I would not even put it down to individual mistakes today so is it players not understanding the tactics or is it just the tactics.
I would like to say loved Chiesa again when he came on hope he gets a run of games soon much better than Mac rolling around the floor for 65 minutes of the game.
14 Dec 2025 00:35:58
Midfield and attack is starting to look a bit more like it did last year, controlled and effective without blowing teams away, but the defence man. Very lucky not to concede today. We look so open, but a wins a win. Let's hope we keep this mini run going!
14 Dec 2025 14:11:55
Westwood, agree esp. in defensive transitions. Massive issues there with the way we drop off all the way to the edge of our own box and allowing the oppo. to get comfortable with NO press. Brighton could have scored 2 today.
On the other hand, we could have sored 4/ 5 so there's that. The win will do wonders for the boys going into a full week of training and on to the Spurs game.
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 15:04:44
Very informative, Ed01 esp. re: the Salah saga. Also pls, is that the former Ed who used to do the podcast with you a few years ago along with the Australian guy who had to wake up st diabolical times just to join in? It sounds very much like him. Pls, my regards to him cos I also like his takes even the, I may not agree with all of them. Always sounded very nice and kind.
And the other gentleman addressed my issues directly. Why did the club go behind Salah's back and start listening to offers w/ o him knowing about it? Why did the club not wait till August and them have a chat with him and his team and hash it all out? The man said there is no communication with the club nor manager and everyone just ignored all that just cos he spoke out? For me, that gave the club cover in the media and that needed to be addressed. Just my issue with the whole situation.
As for the tactics, I agree that the way we are playing attacking wise is very troubling. We were playing with wingers hugging the touch line at first with the fullbacks underlapping which shackle Salah esp. as he has been very productive cos he plays closer to goal with fullback overlapping. The same happened last season all our wide men scored goals with Slah leading the charge.
We are not doing this nor pressing consistently anymore and with the diamond, it did not look good vs Inter offensively. Cheers, man.
{Ed001's Note - yes that is Ed666 back on the pods, it is great to have him back.}
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 11:40:09
We conceded 3 through a daft penalty and set pieces. In open play we didn't give them a sniff and as ed001 said, we were cruising to a win before we collapsed. Slot has said that we haven't been giving up chances in open play anymore, is he wrong to say that? Is that not progress considering how often we were getting done in transition in the games prior? Shouldn't you give the coach some kind of credit for fixing one aspect of what has been crippling us in this bad run of games?
It's like you want him to fix every single aspect at once, but what I can see is that he is taking proactive steps to make us press better and to make our build up better- against Leeds and against Inter the spacing between the players was WAY better, Konate was passing the ball so much better because he was operating in an area he was comfortable in with support around him. Surely you can see that?
I don't get why you need to repeat endlessly that what Slot is doing won't work in the premier league Oli, repeating the same point ad nauseam isn't going to get Slot the sack faster.
I can't help but feel a bit irritated by folks complaining non stop that we are slow and laborious, but can't appreciate the little adjustments that Slot is making to make us harder to play against, so that we can exert more control in the midfield, not get done when we lose the ball and so that we can pass the ball up the field better. It hardly seems fair that all this is swept under the rug simply because people have made up their minds on the manager.
I'm not saying I want Slot to be our coach for the years to come, but I'm not going to simply discount what he's doing on the job while he's still here.
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 11:02:23
Ed, I agree with you formations are irrelevant and this since even Klopp was here cos in-game, you can flip formations a few times to keep the oppo. guessing or to react to what the oppo. does in real time.
Now like you, my only fear here is that in the PL esp. vs low blocks (cos that is what we struggle with for the most part, crowding the middle will suit the oppo. rather than us esp. if they play 5 across the backline.
Hence to me, the diamond is fine IF the FB's are allowed to participate in providing width and quality from wide positions as this will allow gaps to open thru the half spaces in the oppo. defence to get space to attack. What do you think? Cheers.
{Ed001's Note - you do need the full backs to get forward, otherwise there is no width, but even then you need them given help by a forward drifting out wide or the midfield. It just seems to be more about shoehorning our best players into the side, rather than a set up that suits the team as a whole.}
13 Dec 2025 10:15:08
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new podcast entitled, Ed1 and Ed666 Allez 5 Podcast 38min
13 Dec 2025 15:04:44
Very informative, Ed01 esp. re: the Salah saga. Also pls, is that the former Ed who used to do the podcast with you a few years ago along with the Australian guy who had to wake up st diabolical times just to join in? It sounds very much like him. Pls, my regards to him cos I also like his takes even the, I may not agree with all of them. Always sounded very nice and kind.
And the other gentleman addressed my issues directly. Why did the club go behind Salah's back and start listening to offers w/ o him knowing about it? Why did the club not wait till August and them have a chat with him and his team and hash it all out? The man said there is no communication with the club nor manager and everyone just ignored all that just cos he spoke out? For me, that gave the club cover in the media and that needed to be addressed. Just my issue with the whole situation.
As for the tactics, I agree that the way we are playing attacking wise is very troubling. We were playing with wingers hugging the touch line at first with the fullbacks underlapping which shackle Salah esp. as he has been very productive cos he plays closer to goal with fullback overlapping. The same happened last season all our wide men scored goals with Slah leading the charge.
We are not doing this nor pressing consistently anymore and with the diamond, it did not look good vs Inter offensively. Cheers, man.
{Ed001's Note - yes that is Ed666 back on the pods, it is great to have him back.}
14 Dec 2025 01:33:16
Did Rob ever get over his addiction to dogging so that he could join and record the pod with you Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - unfortunately he is busy dogging as we speak.}
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 08:19:32
They don't call Ed001 Minute Man for nothing you know ?.
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 07:38:45
cheers ed. Here's to a thumping win.
{Ed001's Note - fingers crossed mate.}
13 Dec 2025 06:45:15
Morning all
Question for ed1 if you got time.
A lot has been written this last week or so saying the diamond formation has been welcomed by most of the players and especially the new signings as it suits their style of play. Would you prefer this and why? Will it lead to better performances?
I'm clueless when it comes to formations, so is this a good thing, if not, why not.
Ta, up the reds.
{Ed001's Note - it will work sometimes, it offers little width and crowds everyone in the centre, allowing opposition teams the freedom of the flank, so I don't see it as ideal in the Prem or for the long term. It is quite flexible though, if the team drill in it relentlessly, so they understand when one of the strikers has to drop deeper to allow the midfield to go wider defensively. Like most formations, it is not really the most important thing, not like style of play ie aggressive, fast pressing or slow, deep-lying packed defending. Also, being able to play it well often matters more than the actual formation.}
13 Dec 2025 07:38:45
cheers ed. Here's to a thumping win.
{Ed001's Note - fingers crossed mate.}
13 Dec 2025 09:45:31
can see Mo playing in this system alongside Ekitike or Isak. same as Wirtz.
13 Dec 2025 09:55:01
I think most importantly it suits the squad. I feel like at the minute, we don’t have enough to play 433
Especially when you factor in Slot doesn’t want to use Chiesa, Endo and Rio
Feels like we’ve nothing on the bench at times.
13 Dec 2025 10:02:27
There's no point playing 4-3-3 if we play it with inverted fullbacks. it doesn't suit the players we've bought.
13 Dec 2025 11:02:23
Ed, I agree with you formations are irrelevant and this since even Klopp was here cos in-game, you can flip formations a few times to keep the oppo. guessing or to react to what the oppo. does in real time.
Now like you, my only fear here is that in the PL esp. vs low blocks (cos that is what we struggle with for the most part, crowding the middle will suit the oppo. rather than us esp. if they play 5 across the backline.
Hence to me, the diamond is fine IF the FB's are allowed to participate in providing width and quality from wide positions as this will allow gaps to open thru the half spaces in the oppo. defence to get space to attack. What do you think? Cheers.
{Ed001's Note - you do need the full backs to get forward, otherwise there is no width, but even then you need them given help by a forward drifting out wide or the midfield. It just seems to be more about shoehorning our best players into the side, rather than a set up that suits the team as a whole.}
13 Dec 2025 12:41:37
An astute football fan friend. Believes Slot will be at Anfield until the end of the season. Possibly longer. ??
Brendan Rogers 2.0.
13 Dec 2025 13:46:08
Don't understand 'we can't play 433'. What system did we play against RM? Fairly sure it was 433.
13 Dec 2025 19:33:39
Thanks, Ed01. The shoehorning of players is the issue. Playing a system like that is always going to be a problem if shoehorning players is the goal.
13 Dec 2025 23:00:46
Unpopular opinion for sure but the problem is we went out and bought 2 strikers, a playmaking attacking mid and 2 full backs who look more like wing backs. So bar the centre backs, which we already know we are short on anyway, we have all the elements to play a back 3/ 5. At the Euros Hungary and Scotland both played a back 5, as do Northern Ireland, Frimpong last season at Leverkusen.
Not that im a massive fan of the idea because nobody ever wins anything with a back 3, and its another tactical change, but Agbadou and Guehi are both playing in a back 3 right now. Pair them with Virgil who has the quality to adapt, all 3 are 2 footed and more than capable. It gets Ekitike and Isak on the field together, or Ekitike and Salah who both have a tendency to drift out to the left and right respectively. Wirtz tucked in behind in his best position. Szobo and Grav double pivot, i think Jones would also thrive in this system. and most of all it allows the fullbacks more license to roam forward and overlap and provide width without compromising the defence.
13 Dec 2025
13 Dec 2025 01:29:25
Ed1, you winding us up, mate? it's only a minute long this video lol.
{Ed001's Note - ed33 made a mistake.}
12 Dec 2025
12 Dec 2025 22:27:09
Like these little round up Ed001 . keep them coming.
{Ed001's Note - thanks mate.}
12 Dec 2025
12 Dec 2025 22:27:09
Like these little round up Ed001 . keep them coming.
{Ed001's Note - thanks mate.}