16 Mar 2026 13:26:01
For all of Jones’ spiel about performances not being good enough etc, I’ve never actually seen him take a game by the scruff of the neck. In fact every time he comes on, we look weaker, slower and about 20 yards back on the pitch. The amount of times I’ve seen him jog, pull out of tackles and lose the ball or spend 7-21 business days before passing it straight to the opposition. His inner Gerrard apparently only comes out in interviews. I’d be happy for him to leave for £30+ mill. He’s not even a good squad player. Kerkez seems to be the only one with any kind of fight in him.
The summer's going to be fascinating transfer wise. Barring VVD, Allison, Kerkez, Szlob, Isak and Ngumoa, wouldn’t care about anyone leaving. Ekitike appears to have the attitude of I’m occasionally scoring, so I don’t have to work as hard in any other aspects.
Yes Slot doesn’t inspire any confidence or drive, but you’re still being payed ludicrous amounts to be a professional. Gerrard wasn’t just Gerrard when the team were playing well, he was playing out of his boots even if we were 10 nil down. We don’t have the new Spice boys, we have the ‘Big girls blouses’.
16 Mar 2026 14:26:19
I think Curtis just feels he is the only local voice, and speaks up now and again in that capacity. Despite his shortcomings as a player, he does seem like a good guy, and is probably more connected than anyone else to the fan sentiment.
16 Mar 2026 14:51:56
I don't think Jones is the problem, but at the same time, he isn't the solution.
A good squad player, in my opinion.
I watched him and Ekitike closely yesterday, and despite not being a body language expert, both looked like they didn't want to be on that pitch.
If either of them had gone down, it could likely have been them tripping over their bottom lip than a foul.
16 Mar 2026 14:52:36
I agree, Over. Also, remember that CJ came up under Klopp, has two league titles to his name, and knows what things were like under a manager who essentially created him. He is also a true LFC fan from the community.
He is devastated by what has happened to the team and the club he plays and supports with all his heart. I would feel the same way he feels, as well tbh.
16 Mar 2026 15:23:01
They're probably talking behind the scenes too, maybe that's why they're talking of getting rid of him. I keep saying he gotta be made vice captain, let him know you're the scouser, it's your club. I think he'd be better than Virg as captain. He's got fight in him, give him some responsibility where he can't hide behind others.
16 Mar 2026 16:11:21
Love that sentence about Gerrard, Bob. If only we had a few like him now.
16 Mar 2026 16:13:42
Under Klopp he had multiple leaders on the pitch and all over the pitch. From Hendo, Milner, Robbo, Trent, even Salah. But in this current squad I am struggling to find leaders, even Robbo is now not one of them. Virgil is the captain, but I don't see others.
Dom has had a fantastic season, but I don't see him as captain material, so when the going gets tough, as it is right now, there is no one on the pitch to kick them up the arse. Who does anyone else see as a future captain?
16 Mar 2026 16:58:32
That team was full of real men. Even players like Gini, who at the time probably wasn't everybody's favourite, I'd have in a heartbeat over Macca or Gravenberch now.
16 Mar 2026 17:54:32
Vvd is nowhere near a good captain, this has shown all year, and I expect more from Robbo as well. Salah just looks disinterested.
A s*** show at the minute.
16 Mar 2026 18:08:05
For all the noise that Jones made about going round smashing into people, he's about as effective as a traffic cone on the pitch. Unfortunately, we have a very lightweight group of midfielders who have no physicality and very little defensive ability. We're easily dominated and offer not much going forward, and even less defensively. I don't see that really being resolved in the summer either given our purported targets.