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19 Mar 2026 21:46:40
Is Elliott's move now permanent to Villa? Has he made 10 appearances?
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19 Mar 2026 22:20:57
Pretty sure it's league games, mate, to make the deal permanent.
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19 Mar 2026 22:34:10
It is, JK. 10 PL games.
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19 Mar 2026 22:58:16
The fact that they are not playing him so they don't have to buy him says it all really.
I love Harvey and I watch Villa just hoping he gets on and has a good game, because the kid deserves to have a good career.
He's such a good kid and a very talented footballer. Unfortunately, he's not good enough for a top club. He just lacks the pace and physicality.
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20 Mar 2026 00:06:20 I hope he comes back. We need guys like him in the squad.
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20 Mar 2026 00:44:01 I'd love him back, Faith, but is he content to be a bit part squad player, because that's all he'll be.
I love his attitude, and he obviously loves the club, so if he's happy being a squad player, I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
19 Mar 2026 20:14:50
Question for Ed001 if you have some free time.
What are your thoughts on João Gomes as a player? From what I've seen of him he always has good movement to make space to receive a pass and he covers a lot of ground and whenever I have seen him he commits when going in for 50/ 50 tackles. Also seems track back well. With Wolves likely relegated this season, I'd imagine he's likely to be on the move this summer.
I think he would be a good and not to expensive replacement for MacAllister.
RedWisdom.
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{Ed001's Note - I think he is a major upgrade of Mac Allister. Not sure about the price, they will have a lot of offers so he might end up being expensive, but worth it.}
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19 Mar 2026 22:33:24
Solid player imo. Definitely an upgrade on Macca.
19 Mar 2026 19:35:44
I'm finding the mental and physical gymnastics going on at the mo quite humourous.
Is it not possible to just be like 'well done all, more of that please?' or to that effect
And before you jump to hit reply, I'm not telling you how to think or feel. :)
Anyways, I've been making this case since around October.
We are not "that" team. We are a disconnected team that is learning to trust each other when the chips are down. So to expect more ups and downs throughout the season. I didn't expect the losing streak tho hahahaha but the weeks and months following have not been a surprise to me.
I think of it like building any new team. Forming - Storming - Norming before we are fully functioning team that can cope with ups and downs of a season.
I had accepted this a long time ago, not as an excuse, but as an expectation of what was to come.
I've found it liberating as I'm not watching every game looking for a sign that we're back to the quadruple chasing team of the last two years.
This game was another example of what it can look like when we get it right. Now we didn't face a lot or any adversity in this game. So it's difficult to assess the team's character for how they would respond.
They will get that for sure vs PSG.
But one thing I have liked all season about the players and Slot - they haven't seemed to give up on themselves and the season.
So good on them. All well deserved pat on the back for yesterday's performance and result and we move on in hope that they bottle that and take into a tough away match vs Brighton.
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19 Mar 2026 19:55:53
Papering over big fat cracks.
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19 Mar 2026 20:02:16
I'm just glad the other 7 clubs I support are all still in the CL. I can see me celebrating quite a few league and cup titles again this season.
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19 Mar 2026 20:14:32
Because playing Brighton at the Amex is exactly like playing a team going out for a draw? Wise up. This is the tougher game by far.
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19 Mar 2026 22:00:46
There really doesn't need to be any mental gymnastics. The following can all be true at the same time.
1) We played well last night. Arne Slot deserves credit for that.
2) We haven't played well most of the season. Arne Slot deserves criticism for that.
3) We played well last night because we did things we haven't done most of the season. Make runs in behind. Win second balls. Close down opponents. It is natural for fans to question why we have not done that more often this season.
The players quite clearly have the capability.
4) Unless we continue to do those things, we will likely not play well in the future.
5) Based on the season so far, it is difficult to conclude that we will continue to do those things. We didn't, after the Real Madrid game, for example. Thus more than one performance is needed for fans to be convinced that a corner has been turned and we will play well for the remainder of the season.
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19 Mar 2026 22:22:03
SR.
That man, take a bow.
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19 Mar 2026 22:35:25
It was a decent performance against a very poor side. For the first half they played with 10 men, as their star striker was wandering around holding his fractured arm. To suggest we have turned a corner is ridiculous. The team got bored off the pitch three days earlier. It's not the first sound of boos this season, something rarely heard at Anfield.
If we won every game until the end of the season, 4-0 we would be European champions, FA Cup winners and possibly 3rd in the league. But... it's still been the worst season of football I have watched, for many, many years.
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{Ed025's Note - its hard to argue with any of that Barry..
I still want Slot gone despite last night. Cannot see us getting past PSG as Slot will show them too much respect.
What I will say and the ITK's have already posted is that Slot will likely join Ajax in the summer.
Alonso in coming it seems.
5th place finish minimum for Slot before he goes.
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20 Mar 2026 02:52:56 Alternatively, if we go toe to toe with PSG, we get pummelled. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. We might need to resort to how we played against Arsenal to have any chance against them, which is being more conservative. But I just think they're finding form at the right time again, and we are just consistently inconsistent.
19 Mar 2026 17:23:42
Identity Crisis at Anfield: Why Arne Slot Needs to Go
Last night proved what we all already knew, this Liverpool squad is built for war, high intensity, and heavy-metal football. But it also exposed the biggest problem at the club right now—Arne Slot.
Why have we only seen this level of performance in two or three games all season? The answer is simple: Slot is suppressing the soul of this team. He is obsessed with a slow "controlled" and defensive style that completely kills our momentum. When he actually lets them play the Liverpool way with the intensity Klopp instilled in them we look world-class. Yet he insists on reverting to a boring, rigid system that has seen us play absolute rubbish and drop vital points.
Liverpool FC isn't about "playing it safe". Our DNA is Attack, Attack, Attack.
Slot is showing us that he values his own tactical ego over the club’s identity. If he’s going to keep putting the handbrake on this team and only allow us to be Liverpool for a fraction of the season, then he has no business being in the dugout. We don’t want controlled defensive football that's brought us draws and losses. We want the riot.
It’s time for a manager who actually understands what this club stands for. Slot out. 🔴
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19 Mar 2026 18:03:46
Yes, but the point is that no team can maintain such a style in four competitions all season. This is the exact reason that even Klopp eventually abandoned the gegenpress, too.
This Slot bashing is getting beyond a joke. Even when he does exactly what you want, you use it as an excuse to criticise.
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19 Mar 2026 18:20:07
Stoneage, oh, has he won a game in style? He's a genius now, eh.
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19 Mar 2026 18:21:34
Agreed, Stoneage. Tedious and downright weird.
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19 Mar 2026 18:26:11
Someone should tell the likes of Grav and Salah, among others, that they are built for war when they're pulling out of tackles. And, as far as the Club's identity is concerned, does that mean when we're bringing a manager in we just say to him, "Look, we like what you've done before, but if you could just scrap that and have a little look at this leaflet detailing the way we play, that'd be great"? Every manager has a tactical ego, and they all have their own way of doing things.
We are not going to find a manager who all fans are gonna be fully happy with the way he does things.
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19 Mar 2026 18:34:18
I think we were all happy with Klopp, Florian, so that's a lie. Although I'm sure you'll point to some part timer who said they weren't.
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19 Mar 2026 18:42:31
Kloppo05, "Our DNA is attack, attack, attack." Utter tosh. How long have you been following us? It's not always been that way, I assure you. Even during our most successful period.
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19 Mar 2026 18:58:08
Last night was exactly how I thought this season was gonna go. Crowd electric. The right formation for once, Wirtz tucking into the tip of the diamond and Salah moving up front to create the 442.
Not one player playing out of position, for once, everyone looking for a forward pass.
It was absolutely exquisite and I loved every single second of our game.
The proper fans back in the ground, not selling tickets off to tourists. Arne Slot was great. Good hungry substitutes at the right time.
Even my half-time pie was bang on. 👌🏻 😂 Top night. Bring on Paris.
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19 Mar 2026 19:12:04
"Having followed the Reds since Bob was in charge, I've seen every style of play imaginable. I know we haven't always been a 'heavy metal' side, but we've always been a side that plays with intent. This current style feels flat and lacks the spark that makes Liverpool, Liverpool.
You can call it 'tosh' if you want, but, as someone who's been there through the glory years, I'm asking you: are you really satisfied with what you're seeing on the pitch right now?"
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19 Mar 2026 19:21:29
Not a lie, Frode. Plenty of moaning about Klopp on here during his time with the club. Did he not play MF's at CB? Move away from the football that made us successful? Persist with a young Trent who wasn't up to it? Not know what he was doing buying players from relegated clubs? Be too loyal? I could go on.
Point is, no manager is going to please all fans all the time. Not even a legend like Klopp.
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19 Mar 2026 19:24:44
I'm sorry, but the football now is certainly no worse than a lot of the stuff served up by Rafa and Houllier. We were practically a counter-attacking team under Ged. We parked a lot of buses back then.
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19 Mar 2026 19:28:02
We're so bad it's Slot's fault.
In fact, we are so bad, that when we are good it is Slot's fault.
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19 Mar 2026 19:47:35
Great night at Anfield last night, but I'm not convinced. It won't be long before Slot goes back to his negative tactics. To all the fans backing him, are you actually enjoying this brand of football, or are you just settling for 'boring' as the new normal?
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19 Mar 2026 20:20:44 I find it odd that we get a great result and performance, but it is all despite the manager? And he is even more hated?
Social Media - it exists, but gosh, I wish people would be less feral with their discontent.
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19 Mar 2026 20:47:08
Florian, people definitely complained about Klopp in his first season and a bit, and throughout his tenure. I remember being on here arguing with people about it lol.
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19 Mar 2026 21:07:40
Kloppo05, I'm definitely not happy with how this season's going, it's been absolutely dire at times. Where my opinion differs from most is that I apportion some of the blame to the players.
LFC8, good post, mate.
My £3 coffee tasted good as well!
Klopp is an absolute legend as far as I'm concerned, but Florian is right. He didn't always get it right. No manager does, certainly in the eyes of supporters.
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19 Mar 2026 21:22:52
It's easy to blame the players, but they can only play the way they are coached. We've seen these same players perform at a world-class level under a different system. If the style is 'absolutely dire' as you admit, that comes from the top. Why stifle a talented squad with such a negative approach?
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19 Mar 2026 21:32:19
Ultimately, he will get the sack, Kloppo. The manager nearly always does. But some of the players have put in s**** performances this season, and that's down to them.
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19 Mar 2026 22:03:12
If the performances are as 'sh***' as you say, and the manager is inevitably getting the sack, then we're essentially saying the same thing. The experiment has failed. Great players look like bad players in a bad system. Last night showed they still have the quality; they just need a manager who actually wants to use it.
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19 Mar 2026 22:27:06
Players good. Manager bad. Sounds like a conversation I've had too many times on here this season. Night lads.
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19 Mar 2026 22:30:19
Our opinions aren't far apart, Kloppo. I'm not on here, like plenty of posters, blaming Slot for the famine in the world and child poverty. I also would love him to turn things around, because that would ultimately lead to success, which is what we all want.
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19 Mar 2026 23:46:43 That's the core of it - it's the personality gap. Figures like Klopp make you feel part of the journey because they're charismatic and accountable. Slot has never managed that connection, and once you combine a lack of personality with a refusal to admit mistakes, there's no way back. The boos at the weekend were the fans' final answer.
19 Mar 2026 12:50:41
Not gonna get too carried away by that performance. We all know it was better, which wasn’t difficult, and it shows that the players are more than capable of putting in a shift if the coaching is correct.
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19 Mar 2026 13:11:21
Yer, it was a performance that raised a lot of questions. A fantastic result though, and onto the next round. I just hope Slot swallows his pride and lets the lads keep playing like that.
It was great to see that sort of intensity back in the team.
The only blemish on the night was having to see the Galatasaray player stretchered off after cutting his thumb. I know some people get a bit spooky about seeing blood, but even for a footballer that was embarrassing.
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19 Mar 2026 13:11:31
It has to be followed up now for the remainder of the season.
I want to see that urgency every game. And, defensively, we were in good positions, too. A balanced performance, with everything done at a good pace.
If it's not followed up now, and we revert to the type we've shown this season, then it could not be more clear that Arne Slot is not getting remotely close to this team's potential.
Galatasaray were not great, but it was clear Liverpool upped their performance an absolute tonne.
Honestly, I will say this, too. Looking forward to the game at the weekend. That's a buzz I haven't felt in a while.
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19 Mar 2026 13:31:13
Agree completely, Davey.
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19 Mar 2026 13:34:07
@AAR91, In fairness, I read he severed his finger/thumb, so it was nearly cut off. Pretty serious injury, and they are going to have to have it put back on.
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19 Mar 2026 13:35:16
AAR91, I read that his thumb got partially severed. It was a freak injury, and you could see that he was in immense pain. I won't blame him for not wanting to walk at that time.
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19 Mar 2026 13:44:15
Wow, he cut his thumb n got a stretcher to get carried off in, and people are agreeing with it. What a bunch of 'insert word'.
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19 Mar 2026 13:47:32
The key is we outran the opposition. Probably done that less than 5 times this season. I know it's "only Galatasaray", but you still have to put effort in to run further than them, which we did.
For it to be a turning point, we have to do it again at the weekend.
And then again the following game. And so forth until the end of the season. We go back to slow, safe and plodding and we'll be right back where we were.
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19 Mar 2026 13:52:36
Davey, the sad thing here is how many times our bubbles have been burst whenever we have a performance like this in the CL (which has been the case for the most part).
I think people are just cautious and allowing themselves to not get overly giddy about a movie they have seen before.
I don't know if things will change moving forward or not. But I don't begrudge anyone being cautious in their approach.
You can't un-see what you have already seen multiple times in the past.
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19 Mar 2026 14:35:07
The team we have, we should be playing like that, week in, week out.
Definitely not a time to get carried away, especially with a manager who doesn't understand how to play in the Premier League.
Gladly, we won't have to put up with that much longer.
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19 Mar 2026 14:41:59
Very well put, OliRed, we've seen these performances throughout the season, albeit few and far between, hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
But, in the words of George W.
Bush, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.
And as for the poorly thumb, howay, lads, toughen up, he didn't step on a bloody landmine haha.
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19 Mar 2026 14:58:44
Watching parts of the game back, the spacing of the players was just so much better. When we lost the ball, they were closer together, and everybody knew when they should step up to try and crowd the player in possession and win the ball back. When we had the ball, Grav didn't have a huge patch to try and cover or figure out how to pass into. He could just release it to somebody close by in space.
When we had our two forwards high up the field, too, they were always trying to run in behind, and the long ball over the top was always a dangerous option for us, just like it was for large parts of last year, when we were so incredibly good at winning second balls high up the field or pressing the opposition even when they managed to win balls in the air.
Our midfielders aren't the type to play killer through balls threading the needle, so why not try and use that to get up the field and into dangerous positions.
Mo tucking in meant that he and Frimpong weren't getting in each other's way like they usually do, and Mo was just concentrating on coming short to create for others, or attacking the space in behind rather than having to beat defenders off the dribble to get in the box. Wirtz and Dom, floating around as two advanced midfielders to link the play, always gave us overloads in good areas. The shape just worked.
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19 Mar 2026 14:58:46
It was a good result and performance against a poor side on the night, but let's not get carried away with ourselves. Glad to be in the next round, yet I'm not overly optimistic that we will get through. We will more than likely take 2 steps back again on Saturday.
Anything but a win, and we lose further ground at the weekend. I can still see it being curtains.
For now, tho, I'm going to enjoy being one of only 2 English sides in the next round.
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19 Mar 2026 15:21:13
Thefields, I do not think we'll go through either. PSG will probably batter us over two legs, and this will be yet another false dawn. You can almost guarantee Dom will be back at RB, and Gakpo will be back at CF vs Brighton. I'm not getting carried away because I really don't think we'll play like that again this season. But, if we do make that the norm now, we'll probably still win something, because there is not a team in Europe, in my opinion, with a better team than us man for man, other than perhaps PSG. The tactics have 100% been the issue all season. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, had Klopp been backed as much as Slot has been, we'd have won the treble during his tenure.
I do disagree with you on one point though, as I think Galatasaray were poor because we made them look poor. The intensity of our pressing all over the park didn't give them a moment on the ball to settle, and the aggression from us in 50/50's made them all go into their shell. None of the Gala players could cope with the physicality on the night, and we have to give Slot and the players credit when it's due, no matter how bad Slot's tactics have been for most of the season. I look forward to a tepid 2-1 loss on Saturday at Brighton, to bring us all back down to earth.
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19 Mar 2026 15:41:58
I am not sure it was a very good performance. It was better than most of the season, and we were pressing better. But Gala were piss poor to be honest. They were not even as good as the bottom 2 teams in the league, and on top of that played into our hands by not parking the bus.
Salah was poor in my opinion even though his goal was good. Wirtz is still getting back from his injury. Ekitike's finishing could cost us against PSG.
Ed, Do you think we could have Isak back by the time we play PSG?
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{Ed025's Note - i would imagine so RRH..
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19 Mar 2026 16:31:39
That poor fella passed out, cause his thumb was hanging off. He had to have gas and air. I say poor fella, cause he was taken to Whiston Ozzy. He'll come out with sepsis and a broken leg.
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{Ed025's Note - love it Robby..
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19 Mar 2026 16:46:40
If I had to guess, I'd say we don't see much until PSG at Anfield. I honestly think it's all or nothing on Europe.
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19 Mar 2026 16:53:46
Brighton away will be a more difficult match than Galatasaray lastnite. Especially after Osimhen basically just walked around after 10 mins. Hopefully we can keep that performance going and get the 3 points.
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19 Mar 2026 17:01:12
MKS, hence why I sided with a poor side on the night. They could have played better than they did, as you say, tho not a lot of teams can cope with us when we play with that kind of intensity.
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19 Mar 2026 17:14:29
I've said exactly the same, LFC8. Hope we're both wrong.
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19 Mar 2026 17:27:52
If we continue to play like we did last night for the final 8 league games and CL & FA Cup, we will certainly finish the season strong and could possibly pick up some silverware.
19 Mar 2026 11:21:28.
Let’s see if we’ve turned our 6480th corner this season or if we have another horrendous performance at the weekend. Nothing about Slot convinces me anything will change from our regular pattern. I don’t particularly care if he wins the CL, I still feel a real change is needed. It was all about the Anfield atmosphere yesterday and nothing to do with any profound change or tweak Slot made.
The contrast in his character is so bizarre, changed from cool and calm to doing roly polys on the touchline, I’d normally enjoy the passion, but there’s just something about him and his excuses for everything that you just can’t warm to.
He’s like the fat kid who you don’t really want to play with, but you need someone to go in goal.
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19 Mar 2026 12:08:49
The stadium was rapturous and at boiling point throughout the game. Surely, Slot would have fed into that as much as the players; he even said so himself after the game. Why would that strike you as 'bizarre'? Or do you think that's an excuse too?
Also, saying that it was simply about the Anfield atmosphere and nothing to do with any changes he made, you do know that he was the one who set the team out as a 4-4-2 with the box midfield, and that was actually kind of important to us winning the game? A lot of factors came into play in that performance last night, but to say that Slot had nothing to do with it and was just free-riding the atmosphere and coasting to a win is a lot more bizarre than the behaviour you are describing.
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19 Mar 2026 12:42:12
When we play bad it's never Slot's fault.
When we play well it's well done, Slot, as he set the team up.
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19 Mar 2026 12:42:35
PB, did the players step up and put in a huge performance? You can't have it both ways, mate. You can't say they're at fault for the poor performances and it's not Slot's fault, then when we put in a great performance it's all Slot.
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19 Mar 2026 12:51:45
Call me hard-nosed, but I don't believe teams just "turn corners" after one game. Slot got a response out of them, but that's not sustainable. You can only improve things in the long-term by changing the coaching, training, and tactics. All of these things are still flawed at Slot's Liverpool, so my position on Slot remains unchanged.
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19 Mar 2026 13:19:10
Weird bunch on here. We just won a game to get us through to the CL quarters, and you are arguing about who is not responsible for that win.
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19 Mar 2026 13:47:59
It's a combination of both Slot and players who are responsible for that performance last night, and every performance that came before it. It's not binary.
Last night the players fed off the crowd, but, equally, the crowd fed off the players.
We will probably have to wait for PSG at home before we get the same energy from both players and support.
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19 Mar 2026 13:53:57
Bob, I counted 6481. I propose you check your numbers, mate.
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19 Mar 2026 14:02:30
It made a nice change watching us and actually enjoying it. That's rare this season. Hopefully, this continues, but I'm not holding my breath.
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19 Mar 2026 14:50:43
Where did I say that it was all Slot? I clearly said 'A lot of factors came into play in that performance last night', if you had cared to read my post, I never said that all the credit should be attributed to Slot, I simply said that he should take some of the credit for doing his job and setting the team up tactically for success, he played his part in the game and wasn't a free rider surfing on the crest of an Anfield groundswell like bob le ponge claimed. That is the precise point that I take issue with.
When we play badly, I have never exonerated Slot from blame, just as I have never exempted the players or Hughes/Edwards from blame. I think it's a combination of all of these things, rather than insisting that Slot doesn't have a clue and he's solely responsible for everything good or bad.
In that sense I feel that the quip directed at me is pretty unfair, JK, seeing as I have never argued either of those things.
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19 Mar 2026 14:59:01
Slot is the manager, so he has an input on good and bad performances, as do the players.
Why do we always have to find someone to blame? Sometimes things don't go your way in life; it just is what it is. I hate this Americanised blame culture we live in today, where everyone wants to feel aggrieved, and everyone wants to blame everyone else for it.
We were great last night for a number of reasons. Why we haven't been great all season is for a number of reasons, too. It's football. It's not linear, and you don't always get what you want, but we love it anyway. At least we used to.
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19 Mar 2026 15:48:20
That's all I've been saying all season, Rome.
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19 Mar 2026 15:36:20
"I feel that the quip directed at me is pretty unfair"
Pat calm down mate, you're happy enough to challenge other posters comments so don't get all triggered and offended when someone challenges yours.
Its a site for debate mate. Don't fall into Beckers territory where you're forcing your opinion on everyone and then leaving the site every few weeks when he spits his dummy out.
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19 Mar 2026 16:06:51
There were no major tweaks to the setup yesterday. Anybody who thinks otherwise is clutching at straws for the sake of backing Slot. We played a poor side from a second-rate league, who have an abysmal away record in Europe and were happy to play for a draw. They've lost 13/15 away games and qualified in position 20/24. We literally couldn't have got an easier draw. Yesterday was nothing more than what should be expected. The problem is the season's been so poor that it makes a good performance against a rubbish team look 10 times better than it was.
If we go out and do the same to PSG, then you've got something to write home about, but for now, the Slot fanboys need to get a grip and assess the situation for what it was. If we do turn a corner, I'll have no problem giving credit where it's due, but taking 1 good performance against a team that didn't show up as some sort of marker for major improvement is a wildly out of context analysis.
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19 Mar 2026 16:15:28
I actually liked Slot all animated, jumping up now, kicking every ball, because that's how the fans usually are. We live it. Hopefully that's the catalyst to just go at teams from now on. We don't wanna wait 20 mins for a shot, etc.
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19 Mar 2026 16:42:55
I'm perfectly okay with debate, but when you attribute opinions to me that I have never expressed, am I supposed to take it on the chin like a good sport?
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19 Mar 2026 17:01:16
Pat, please point out where I have attributed opinions to you that you have never expressed.
I think you're getting confused with the comment below mine that says PB.
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19 Mar 2026 17:09:29
Chewy, I'm not sure anybody on here was saying that it means we've turned a corner or made huge strides towards a major improvement. We're simply expressing enjoyment of an enjoyable game. Nobody said anything about blowing Brighton away (though Brighton haven't exactly offered a huge challenge this year, probably the best game Salah has played all season was against Brighton in the cup a few weeks ago).
I would disagree with your suggestion that Slot didn't make any tweaks. If you notice the positions the players took up on and off the ball, we didn't have huge gaping holes between the lines in or out of possession, which made pressing so much easier when we lost the ball.
Salah didn't start out so wide, which helped him immensely. Dom and Wirtz were always offering an option for Macca and Grav.
I think it's perfectly fine for us all to have opinions, but if all it takes for somebody to be called a 'Slot fanboy' is to suggest that he does good things sometimes and not so good things other times, then I guess I'm a toxically positive Slot fanboy. I still don't get why it's wrong to support the coach while he's still in charge of the team, though. I want the team to do well whoever is in charge, and the suggestion that all we need to do is dump the coach and everything will be rosy is just not something I can subscribe to.
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19 Mar 2026 18:02:17
I'm not here to argue about whether people are entitled to have opinions or if we have the right to label each other in respect to our particular stance on a subject. That's a given. No idea why you're even trying to steer the conversation in that direction. We're here to talk football, so like I said, address the situation for what it is.
You're nitpicking, and completely ignoring 90% of my comment, which was about the fact that we played one of the worst teams left in the competition, who didn't really show up, have a shocking away record, played most of the game without their main man, didn't have a single fan in the stadium, and would have been delighted with a draw...
Do you really think Salah playing 6 feet to his left outweighed all of that?
19 Mar 2026 09:23:01
It's remarkable what a good win and performance can do. I think yesterday was the happiest I have felt in a long while watching us, and long may it continue. I am already fantasising about No.7. I hope it becomes real, because it will be spectacular.
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19 Mar 2026 11:17:50
Forgot to add. With Isak, hopefully coming back QF onwards, he can be our trump card.
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19 Mar 2026 11:38:59
To be honest, I don't think there's much chance of seeing Isak. Pure guess work on my behalf, but he took a long time to get up to speed with no preseason, so I can't see him being ready anytime soon. It would be nice tho. 👍
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19 Mar 2026 11:43:33
I'm sure he'll be able to come off the bench for 15-30 mins in games once he comes back healthy, Irish Rover. They did say that he will be back playing before the season is over. Sweden were even hopeful he would be able to help them in the upcoming qualifiers.
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19 Mar 2026 11:56:57
Stadium was electric last night. It's not felt like that for a while, I can tell you that.
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19 Mar 2026 12:04:31
Easily the best game I have seen LFC play this season. Total dominance from start to finish. The score hides the hiding Galatasaray got.
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19 Mar 2026 12:29:39
ArAy1969, good to see you back posting, mate. Many of us were worried about you in the live chat! Hope all is well. 🙏
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19 Mar 2026 12:33:18
Hopefully we kick on, beat PSG, and consolidate top 4. We're such an inconsistent team, so those things are possible, and an Isak return, even on the bench, would be a big boost.
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19 Mar 2026 13:36:19
ArneSlotBarber. All is well, thanks a lot, don't worry. I'm banned from the livechat because I had been posting live streaming sites for livechatters who asked for it during games. I didn't know it was not allowed, but my fault entirely, as it was causing legal problems for the site.
Something that I do not want, under any circumstance.
It is what it is, everything in life has an expiry date. Happy to be here, still. 😉
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19 Mar 2026 13:54:53
ArAy1969, How you doing, man? Ain't seen you in a while. Glad to know you're keeping up.
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19 Mar 2026 14:02:29
Oli, I have been traveling a lot this 2026, so I don't have as much free time on my hands. I even missed a game recently (that's blasphemy for me).
I'm doing well, thanks, and hope the same for you. Trust you are keeping your loyal fans at bay on here. 😉😂🤣
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19 Mar 2026 18:37:42
A bit overkill that Overkill.
{Ed001's Note - I think he is a major upgrade of Mac Allister. Not sure about the price, they will have a lot of offers so he might end up being expensive, but worth it.}
{Ed025's Note - its hard to argue with any of that Barry..