10 Dec 2025 15:29:18
Hi all, Eds especially ed01 as I would love your opinion on this. This is usually the same pattern with this team, Allison gets injured and our number 2 keeper causes our defense to lose confidence as they aren't anywhere near AB1 level and the team completely implodes however, previous times the team was fairly settled and didn't have as many new signings and Salah always seemed to save us with goals and/ or assists.
Then AB1 returns and the defense slowly starts to gain confidence.
This current situation, we have a host of new signings bedding in, Salah still getting used to the new signings and not being as effective.
I love AB1 as he is the best in the world but he's injured a lot in a season and it detrimental to the team every single time.
Either we find a really quality number 2 or we find really good number 1 who doesn't get injured as much.
I have nothing against AB1 I just feel he causes so much harm to the team when he isn't there.
Ed01 what do you think?
{Ed001's Note - I don't believe it is just down to him, as they were abysmal before he got injured.}
10 Dec 2025 18:26:30
Ab1 cannot cover every flaw of each defender, flawed though he himself is, of course!
10 Dec 2025 18:29:06
That's quite unreasonable. No elite goalkeeper would come to be our No.2. And there's hardly anyone better than Ali, so no point replacing him. Also Kelleher was a very good No.2, and I don't think we can hope for someone better than his level to be agree to be a No.2. Mama right now doesn't look a great fit, but let's hope he grows into it.
10 Dec 2025 19:15:14
Reported in Italy that Milan have asked Alli's team about his availability and the Italian journalist saying Liverpool might be interested in replacing him in the summer.
10 Dec 2025 19:56:58
I hope not McGoveb lad.
10 Dec 2025 20:30:09
Can't see it myself Scouse. Hopefully they find a trainer, program, physical therapist to work with him to minimize his injuries.
10 Dec 2025 20:38:56
Who do you get to replace AB1? I can't think of anybody realistic.
10 Dec 2025 23:13:38
We pray he doesn’t go “Jesus saves”.
11 Dec 2025 00:29:20
there is no one reason why our form dipped.
11 Dec 2025 07:38:18
I thought Ali and his family were really settled in Liverpool and were enjoying life?