Liverpool banter 6

12 May 2026 08:59:04
Guardiola absolutely slaughtered Arteta 😂🤣😂.

"You're really putting Klopp and Arteta in the same sentence for me to compare? Klopp is a tactical monster, a genius. Every time we faced each other he came with something new to challenge me. He's one of the very few coaches in football you can genuinely learn from. Arteta? "

"I can't say I've learned anything from him tactically, but I will give him credit, playing with 4 centre-backs and turning set pieces into a full-time profession is certainly. innovative. For me, maybe 3 centre-backs and one natural full-back is understandable, but 4 CBs and corners deciding every game? Football keeps surprising me. This question would've made much more sense if you only asked me about Klopp."

😂🤣😂. It's slicing and dicing season.

12 May 2026 09:40:14
I particularly liked his "C'mon you Irons" comment the other day.

{Ed025's Note - yeah that was quality 2Shoes..

12 May 2026 10:26:50
Showing some likeability for a change, nice one!

Maybe he's off in the summer and just doesn't care anymore.

12 May 2026 13:01:49
Damn, son? Talk about getting Arteta's arse handed to him on a plate. It's about damn time someone told Arteta and his Arsenal acolytes what the deal really is with these delusional, clout-chasing comparisons that is just irritating and unnecessary.

Pep may not be an LFC fan, even tho he admires our club's history and as an institution (I actually think if he had a chance to choose btw City and LFC on equal footing, he would pick us), but he is a real one. As they say in the hip-hop, "Game recognise Game".



Arteta is a lightweight compared to these two monsters in Klopp and Pep. He couldn't shine these guys' shoes nor carry their training bags. They both have the battle scars to prove it with trophies up and down the Wazoo. Only Arsenal fans believe Arteta is on Klopp's level should he win a PL and or a CL this season. No one (esp. real legendary managers) believe that crap.

Allow them to live and drown in their own delusions.

P/S: ArAy1969, thanks for posting this. Big up, man.

12 May 2026 14:28:10
Thanks Oliman.

12 May 2026 04:23:29
Ed025
I forgot to ask your prediction last week, ended badly with the 1-1 draw with Chelsea, one of our more annoying performances for me.
Anyways, we move on.
What's your thoughts on Friday against Villa?

{Ed025's Note - Liverpool are so hard to predict this season Hughesy, i backed them to easily beat Chelsea last week but of course they let me down, Villa can be anything because they are so unpredictable but i fancy the reds to give them a bit of a rodgering this weekend mate, 3-0 is my prediction..

12 May 2026 12:11:00
Thanks ED025 - I will place a wager on a draw and thank you later.

{Ed025's Note - good strategy that KC.. :)

12 May 2026 08:16:17
I don't care who the new manager is. As long as the Bald Eagle goes.

12 May 2026 09:21:17
Yea, I do care who the next manager is. If we get the next one wrong we are in for a decade long problem.

12 May 2026 09:37:00
Surely a boiled egg, he definitely doesn't soar like an eagle.

12 May 2026 09:37:48
We should be trying to get the best manager in the world. Simple as that. 'Shoot for the stars, land on the moon' - the higher you aim, the further you will go. The target should be that the next manager should be the best one we've ever had.

12 May 2026 09:41:00
And a soft one at that.

12 May 2026 12:35:16
There's not a manager in world football today that would come close to Paisley imo, WDW.

12 May 2026 13:03:19
@BigDoc, Sorry, I actually care who the next manager is. You kinda have to after the absolute ship show we have endured this season under Slot.

12 May 2026 13:18:18
Almost anyone is an upgrade on Dr. Robotnik at this stage.

12 May 2026 13:32:28
Good to see online fans who had better things to do than watch Liverpool this season are fully invested in the club and its new manager next season.

12 May 2026 14:18:07
Kopcat, Slot's name is Arend. It means eagle. Arne is a nickname. Just a bit of useless information.

12 May 2026 08:13:34
Linked wingers. Which two should we go for?
Diomande - 19, Leipzig, estimated price £85m

Toure - 20, Hoffenheim, estimated price £30-40m

Alikouche - 24, Monaco, estimated price £50m

Barcola - 24, PSG, estimated price £70-£80m

Trincao - 26, Sporting, estimated £52m release clause

Yildiz - 21, Juve, estimated price £75m

Minteh - 21, Brighton, estimated price £40-£50m.

12 May 2026 09:05:31
Diomande and Yildiz would be my picks.

12 May 2026 09:39:16
Are we going for two wingers?

12 May 2026 09:43:16
Barcola is the must have. Proven it time and again in the Champions League.

Minteh too raw, Trincao too old and not the required level (likely no sell on value after a 5 year contract).

The others I don't mind.

12 May 2026 10:53:50
Stats are very impressive for Trincao, mind, across all competitions. Rarely injured as well. Even Traore impressive in his first season. For me, the summer budget should be Diomande and Barcola. If Salah, Chiesa are going, we will need two wingers imo.

12 May 2026 11:15:39
My eyes popped open when I saw those prices. But I guess 80-90 million today is the equivalent of 40 million 8-9 years ago when we bought the likes of Mane, Firmino and Salah. Hope that whoever we buy plays at their level.

12 May 2026 12:10:01
Diomande and Fofana.

12 May 2026 12:58:52
Barcola is the must avoid for me. That price is crazy too.

Diomande and Toure.

12 May 2026 13:04:17
Diomande and Conceicao from Juve (not in the list) would be my picks.

12 May 2026 13:10:19
Diomande and Yildiz would be nice... Barcola, I wouldn't mind, but he is sub a lot.

12 May 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - MCR has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool, Brighton and the Third-Man Run Problem

12 May 2026 06:50:41
SLOT just wondering what does the Cara The Fields Robbo in your opinions. Do you think slot will really go and if so who do you think will take over?

12 May 2026 00:10:12
If Xabi Alonso takes the Chelsea job, for me that muddies the water, meaning he is unlikely to be LFC Head Coach at any point after Chelsea, in my opinion.

That said, LFC do not have a vacancy at the moment, so Xabi of course has the right of employment.

12 May 2026 00:40:32
Wow.. impressive and so inciteful at the same time. 🙄

12 May 2026 03:38:07
A vacancy can always be created if the current manager is not up to scratch.
I would imagine our next manager will be Xabi Alonso with his contract starting on June 1st.

12 May 2026 11:21:08
With the 3 bozos we have at the helm, I really think we are in the most unpredictable of times, in easily a decade. Nobody really has a handle on what's going to happen. Only hopes and wishes.

12 May 2026 13:05:25
IDream, the vacancy should have been created months ago.

11 May 2026 23:55:22
I take it that the Mbappe Rumours are a delayed April's fools joke?

What I will say is you cannot deny the guy's goal numbers are impressive.

Surely we will be looking to add another striker, with Hugo out until 2027, and Isak never too far away from getting injured.



It would be nice to see Will Wright get some action off the bench, preferably once we have confirmed our CL place.

12 May 2026 00:58:54
Many videos talking about Mbappe and his ego at PSG and now Madrid. I personally never want him near the club for those reasons.

12 May 2026 07:49:02
We have enough players that feel they don't need to put a shift in. We don't need another.

12 May 2026 08:21:17
Agree, Keegan's. We've got enough ego at the club already with Michael Edwards.

12 May 2026 09:42:34
How does Edwards demonstrate his ego? Genuine question, do you have examples of his demonstrating his ego?

12 May 2026 10:04:08
Hit pieces on Klopp via his media boys, overblown credit for Klopp's success again by the media boys, changing the job title to Head Coach to assert control, leaving because Klopp's influence was growing, setting a list of terms to come back.

12 May 2026 11:52:15
Nonsense.

12 May 2026 00:09:42
{Ed's Note - MCR has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool, Brighton and the Third-Man Run Problem

I have the privilege of working within the sport for a company that works with the semi professional leagues. I was given the task of evaluating the Liverpool vs Brighton FA Cup match from February this year as a case study. The majority is boring industry talk however I thought this could be good for you guys to read.

12 May 2026 03:41:05
Great read that, Mcr.

12 May 2026 05:33:54
Good analysis and a great read.