10 Oct 2026 09:05:23
Vs City, I'd want to see Koumas, Munoz, Wirtz and Szboszlai pressing from the front. Dom in the ten, Flo in the false 9.
We can hound City into submission.
10 Oct 2026 11:05:47
I don't think your proposed forward line would would hound anyone, Spanish. Have you forgot about Barcola?
10 Oct 2026 12:02:37
Barcola has done nothing to show he's built for this league yet and should be bedded in Klopp style. slowly.
10 Oct 2026 12:36:31
I reckon Iraola may disagree with you and Barcola starts tomorrow. We've been bedding in Wirtz for 15 months.
{Ed666's Note - Barcola has to start. What we lose in goal scoring threat with Isak and to a lesser degree with Cody we have to make up for in pace & guile. Barcola is a tremendous presser and he seems like a nice guy I’d be made up if he was MOM and scored a couple of goals.
10 Oct 2026 13:30:19
Good to hear from you FSW it's been a long time!
10 Oct 2026 13:34:50
When did Koumas do his bedding in to the PL to earn his start?
10 Oct 2026 13:41:25
Koumas has the infectious energy that we have been missing at times.
Honestly, Darwin brought more to this side than Isak has so far - in my humble opinion, and Koumas has some of that about him. He may not score but he allows others space through his hard work.
I imagine everyone here is right though and that Barcola will start, with Wirtz up top and Munoz on the right.
The way Klopp bedded players in was sensible. No other league is anything like this one.
10 Oct 2026 14:00:10
FYI see Barcola's recent comments -
"The big difference is that Ligue 1 is very physical. There are lots of strong players who use their physicality.
"But here, I would say it's more physical in terms of the running you have to do. The games are end-to-end. I find it is less tactical than it is in Ligue 1.
"It's a lot of running. That's why in my first few matches, I've been getting cramps. It's all because the intensity is so high.
10 Oct 2026 14:04:11
Koumas has played 22 mins of PL football this season. Yes he's had energy but you'd expect any player who plays 4% of the season to look energetic.
As far as Darwin goes it shows everyone sees the game differently.
10 Oct 2026 14:26:39
For gawd sake, Nunez is still getting a mention.
10 Oct 2026 15:36:11
Mo Salah name-checked Darwin as being an important part of his output, Rome. That is the point.
You can't have a team of Galacticos, at least not in the Prem, in my opinion.
Koumas is not afraid of the dirty work, and I believe that we need to show more grit.
10 Oct 2026 16:15:50
I don't want a team of Galacticos, Spanish. I've spent the last 15 months slagging off Wirtz. I obviously respect what Salah said about Nunez. Me, as a supporter, I thought he was a headless chicken, who never understood offside. No one wants him now, which says it all.
Regards to Koumas, I hope, if he plays, he's MOTM. However, I want to see more from someone who plays down the middle, him just doing the dirty work. My expectations maybe higher than yours, Spanish.
10 Oct 2026 17:11:50
The team has been a mess since Klopp left, other than for half a season under Slot, and so has the squad building.
Andoni is picking up the pieces and can now build a side in his own vision, rather than Edwards'.
Edwards was pulling most of the strings behind the curtain. While Hughes influenced a couple of signings, he was nowhere near as important as it may have looked from the outside.
After everything that has happened, I'm glad to see some cohesion and consistency under Andoni. I genuinely believe this could be the start of a new golden age. Youth players will blossom, perhaps even more so than under Jürgen, who had other limitations to work with.
Some may be surprised by the type of players Andoni goes for, but he has an eye for a player. I think we'll start to see a much clearer identity emerge as he shapes the squad around his own ideas.
10 Oct 2026 21:27:17
Jesus we still pining over ex players, they have gone, get over it there gone now.
{Ed666's Note - I still miss David Speedie
11 Oct 2026 03:16:08
For me it's Jimmy Carter @666.
He was quite literally irreplaceable. The most inept footballer ever to play for us in my 60 years watching the club.
{Ed666's Note - mate I was trying to remember his name earlier but couldn’t. What was Kenny doing signing him???
10 Oct 2026 22:52:48
I still pine for Jimmy Carter, Ed.
{Ed666's Note - I was gonna say Carter also but couldn’t remember his name so I opted for Speedie! I can’t believe some fans don’t want us to sign Olise when we had to put up with signings like Jimmy friggin Carter..