14 Apr 2026 18:02:41
Ed's .not knowing much about Alonso style of play in his management roles apart from the odd game against us who in your opinions would he be likely to chase for replacement of mo salah.
Would you think he'd favour the 2 lads from bundesliga olise and diomande? With olise probably out of reach for us also, or would you see a front 2 of Isak and ekitike would see us go more a traditional winger maybe?
Cheers
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, Xabi doesn't have a set style or formation.}
14 Apr 2026 19:27:47
He did seem to favour two 10's behind a 9 during their unbeaten season. I wouldn't be surprised to see something similar in an attempt to get the most out of Wirtz.
14 Apr 2026 21:53:16
Slot out now. I turned it off as PSG too good, and we are shocking. Sack him now, FSG.
14 Apr 2026 21:55:25
You don't have any type of decent team without a midfield. Forget any formation or tactics. The next manager will need a different midfield to what's currently available at the club.
14 Apr 2026 22:02:34
We still have the same midfield that won the league. I hope it will be strengthened but it is nowhere near as bad as Slot's tactics make it look.
14 Apr 2026 22:13:08
Mr. R. Funk, it's the same midfield that won the EPL + Wirtz 11 months ago. Therein is not the problem.
14 Apr 2026 22:21:03
I think midfield is definitely a weak area. We need a passer in midfield. Simple as that. Grav is elite at ball carrying, but he doesn't know what to do at the end of his runs. His passing is woeful, and shooting not much better, mostly. Szob has the quality, but he just doesn't do enough on the ball. The less said about Macca, the better. Our best passer is Wirtz, but he is more of a clever passer in and around the box, rather than someone who progresses the ball from deep.
People moan about Diaz, but Trent is by far the biggest miss. And it is understandable, because for 10 years he was our main progressor. I don't know if Nyoni is ready for first team football, but we should give him a run. In the limited time I have seen of him, he is very good at line breaking passes like Thiago. We definitely need to move on Macca and replace him with someone who can pass the ball.
{Ed025's Note - Wirtz was not your best passer tonight TKA, he was bloody awful mate..
14 Apr 2026 22:21:37
Does Slot tell them not to tackle, not to win headers, not to win second balls, and to turn your back on every opposition shot?
14 Apr 2026 22:26:10
We were far from shocking. We did lack a bit of quality up front.
14 Apr 2026 22:26:51
What I would give for prime Mascherano or Fabinho back. We need that steel and protection through the middle. I also hate watching us chase a game where Slot just throws on all the attacks and we lose all our shape, has that worked once this year?
14 Apr 2026 23:02:37
The people saying "we don't need to sign any midfielders, it's the same midfield that won the title last season" are the same people that said "we don't need to sign midfielders, we nearly won the quad last season" in the summer before the 22/23 season, you were wrong then and you're wrong now.
15 Apr 2026 06:23:49
To be fair, Viktor, you were harping on about the lack of quality signings before Liverpool won the League. Everyone gets it wrong mate, some more than others. ?