20 Oct 2025 08:28:19
Does Slot have the guts to make the big decisions, like dropping Salah and Isak. Or can he only haul off 19 year olds at half time?
The team is lacking cohesion and we are so porous we look like we could concede whenever we are attacked. Cannot believe this is all down to GvB but he is the key difference in the management setup.
If we are going to play so open we need Gravenberch/ Jones or Endo to solidify midfield and stop us getting run through.
Van Dijk needs to show some fight, strolling around looking uber cool is pointless when you're getting beat every week. Time to be a captain, start from kick off. Not just reactionary.
20 Oct 2025 08:53:20
Van Dijk is an issue. His leadership skills are, at times, pathetic. I don’t give a damn if these are his mates, most of them need a massive kick up the backside to regain their focus. Shout, yell, and direct people with some aggression instead of standing around trying to ‘aura farm’ in the middle of game - he’s a good 5-10 years older and more experienced than the others, and should be leading them through matches.
This doesn’t go into his defending.
20 Oct 2025 10:29:00
Virg has been our best player up until yesterday. Don't know what you're talking about atall lowe. Virg doesn't fancy kerkez atall. It's glaringly obvious he thinks he's babysitting him on the pitch. Kerkez has to be supported because he's young like bradley but kerkez has looked a very poor buy.
20 Oct 2025 11:05:27
"Does Slot have the guts to make the big decisions, like dropping Salah and Isak. Or can he only haul off 19 year olds at half time? "
I've been asking the same question myself. It's all well and good picking on Elliott, Quansah and Chiesa saying this or that about them not being of the "standard" when you're winning.
Now when you're losing and those who are of the "standard" are the ones letting you down way more while the Jones's and Chiesa's of the world are outplaying them and showing up everytime they are called upon, it's a diff. kettle of fish, isn't it?
20 Oct 2025 11:06:46
Batman - I’m not second-guessing Virgil as a player. I think he’s world class. But I don’t like things I see from him as a captain. Captains need to lead by example, sure, but they also need to be a jerk at times because the team aren’t doing what they need to.
20 Oct 2025 11:41:58
I mean, hendo shouted a lot at people in the darkest period of the klopp reign, can't say it helped a lot when it was something deeper and more systematic at fault for the performances.
20 Oct 2025 14:20:57
When was the last time Chiesa played 90 minutes?