12 May 2025 22:48:15
Hi Eds. Fabrizio Romano confirming 'real interest' in Jorrel Hato by LFC. What's your thoughts on the player, would he be a good alternative if Huijsen doesn't happen?
Thanks again.
{Ed001's Note - I don't see him as related to Huijsen, he is more likely to be a left-back signing for us with an option to cover centre-back.}
13 May 2025 05:11:26
Ed, a lot of journalist saying Kerkez is the preferred option for the LB and Frimpong as RB option. Do you think it would be better to go for a more defensive LB in Hato instead of Kerkez if we are going after Frimpong?
As having 2 fullback that love going forward will put a lot of pressure on our CB. Van Dijk are not getting younger and having 2 attacking fullback would left a lot of spaces for our opponents to counter.
13 May 2025 05:11:26
Ed, a lot of journalist saying Kerkez is the preferred option for the LB and Frimpong as RB option. Do you think it would be better to go for a more defensive LB in Hato instead of Kerkez if we are going after Frimpong?
As having 2 fullback that love going forward will put a lot of pressure on our CB. Van Dijk are not getting younger and having 2 attacking fullback would left a lot of spaces for our opponents to counter.
{Ed001's Note - I am not really that big a fan of Kerkez, so yes. It just worries me, on top of his positional woes and inconsistent delivery, that every match sees him go down with cramp and be out on his feet after 75-80 mins.}
13 May 2025 08:50:48
The new Trent and Robbo partnership incoming. Whipping crosses into Isak.
13 May 2025 09:34:12
Kerkez/ Robobo and Frimpong/ Bradley marauding up the flanks is a frightening prospect. I'd predict that's worth 5-10 goals and 20-30 assists a season (all comps) from LB and RB.
I like an all out attack personally. The opposition can't score if you're in their final 3rd controlling the territory and possession.
13 May 2025 09:45:00
Gotta be honest, with what Ed has said with regards to Kerkez I've changed my mind and hope we go for Hato instead. From what I've seen of him, he looks a very accomplished young defender who I think excites me more than Kerkez. If we could somehow get Hato, Huijsen and Frimpong that would really strengthen our backline options as well as giving competition and options on that right side too.
Then go get Isak. or. (ore realistically) Cunha and maybe Baleba if possible.
That would certainly get the sap running down my leg!
13 May 2025 10:01:34
MK Scouser, I love the idea, but Newcastle 1996.
13 May 2025 10:18:58
Hato makes more and more sense after hearing the Frimpong news.
13 May 2025 10:31:37
The problem is that other teams are built in a way to give you the possession and hurt you in an instant going the other way. Even the most exciting attacking and possession dominant team in European football this year, Barcelona, went out the cl to a team that was happy ceding possession and making chances count when they had an opportunity. Slot is building a team that can control the game, with or without the ball, but he looks perfectly happy for us to go without the ball for large spells or even the majority of the game given the opposition. that seems to me to be the way that we have scored a lot of our goals this year, by creating dangerous transitions when we don't have the ball- squeeze and corral the opposition into one side of the pitch, create space somewhere else and attack that as quickly as possible.
13 May 2025 11:22:46
Like ed002 used to say young men don't exite me but if we go with Frimpong for RB then someone like Hato is perfect for LB, he can tuck in to a back 3, invert to a DM which i have seen him do for Ajax.
13 May 2025 11:52:04
Personally don't like all this CB at fullback stuff. Only thing its good for is squad building and being able to give people games. Would much rather a real FB there. I'd like Hato because he looks a good player but if your talking about some broought in solely to play LB i would go with Kerkez.
13 May 2025 12:13:30
With Frimpong looking more and more likely, bringing Jorrell Hato for left back makes a lot more sense. Perhaps, in an ideal world you would get Hato and Kerkez, but that sounds like too much change in one summer.
I get that this CB at fullback trend seems a bit odd to some but it's simply down to the game changing. It's almost like the keepers and CBs are playmakers, fullbacks are playing like DMs, no8s are more more like no10s and wide forwards are a cross between wingbacks and strikers.
13 May 2025 14:53:01
Besides VVD and Murillo pinging the long ones i hadnt really noticed all these CB's becoming the new Bergkamps, Zola's and David Silva's of the Premier League. Thanks for that FPF.
13 May 2025 17:38:07
I think Frimpong is going to united tbh.
13 May 2025 19:40:32
After Robbos performance on Sunday and this season it might be good for him to retire now and joint he coaching staff.