26 Oct 2026 00:31:42
If we had just 1 midfielder who played the way Araujo did against Brighton, I swear it would transform this team.
That passion and commitment is something we're seriously lacking, makes me think, is it an us problem, or is it just football in general? Seems like 30+ years ago most players in a squad would go out and play like that for the badge, but these days we seem lucky to have just the one. Why?
26 Oct 2026 01:01:55
We do have one, his name is Endo and he's crap.
26 Oct 2026 02:00:36
If you go back 50 years, a fair few in the senior squad were from Liverpool and the north of England. They 'got' the club and the fans and where they lived and they were earning a wage, without agents and other hanger-oners. Our last manager didn't live in the city, and agents want jobs for the players family and mates and their own fleet of private aircraft, and crinkle cut chips twice a day, every day for the rest of their lives.
I think that might have something to do with it.
26 Oct 2026 06:51:53
I'd say if our starting XI includes Wirtz, Barcola and Isak like it did today, then the rest of the team needs to play like titans because those 3 ballerinas aren't going to give us much bite throughout the match.
26 Oct 2026 06:57:13
Crinkle cut chips twice a day mmmmm!
26 Oct 2026 07:20:39
Barcola is the biggest worry for me personally. Mostly non existent through the game. He needs to up his work rate. Maybe I'm spoilt because we had Mo but he needs to do more.
26 Oct 2026 07:21:55
Faith - Wirtz and Barcola work like dogs. One of Barcola's biggest differentiators compared to a lot of top wide players is his willingness to get back and defend. Wirtz typically runs more per game than anyone else in the XI.
The issue with our team is that the midfield win absolutely nothing. MacAllister is having a better season but is flat out not good enough, while Gravenberch could still be excellent with coaching.