Liverpool banter 10

04 Dec 2025 05:07:00
With The Jan market coming up which players or positions do you feel we need new players in.
Even before the season started my concern for the lack of CB, s has yet again came back to haunt us like it has for the last few years. So for me we need to bring in at least 2 new CB's and ideally another CB/ CDM or CD/ RB.

Finally we are struggling a bit down the Left channel since Diaz Left. We are certainly fine up front but we need to find that younger replacement for Salah and someone who can also defend a bit. YNWA.

04 Dec 2025 06:42:21
For me CB and CDM are absolute musts. Slots days are numbered and those are the areas of current relative weakness regardless of tactical set up in this league. If we strengthen at CB, perhaps replace Macca (RM bound? ) with an energetic all action destroyer like Ederson or someone like that and set the team up to play to their strengths, I fully believe this is a team capable of challenging on all fronts.

Punching well below our weight right now.

04 Dec 2025 07:28:56
We are Westwood, no doubt. Of the teams above us I’d say Arsenal are better coached and have bought better. City are better coached, they’ve bought ok but not brilliantly, but are probably second best all round set up right now. Villa are the slight surprise, Emery should get a lot of credit for that as I don’t think their squad is so great. Chelsea possibly slightly better squad in some areas than ours, but not sure about their coach.

Apart from those four I’m not convinced there’s anyone we couldn’t be above in the table even though we are majorly in transition. The others like Palace and Sunderland are good hardworking teams with solid defence but nothing like our attacking depth.

Why isn’t Emery getting more plaudits? Is it an age and profile thing. Because he’s not a trendy young coach with a lot to say he’s not on the list for any other top jobs.

{Ed025's Note - because he looks like Count Dracula?.. :)

04 Dec 2025 08:13:28
Love it Ed025 😂.

04 Dec 2025 10:04:27
True that Ed. I wouldn’t mind Count Dracula in the midfield right now, to add a bit of bite. Arguably Arteta could be Eddie Munster and Arne and Pep could be festers. I can see a whole show forming.

{Ed025's Note - at least we know Cody is a vampire Hugo..he seems to hate crosses mate.. :)

04 Dec 2025 10:44:31
Emerys teamtalks are very Blah - blah - blah -blah by all accounts!

04 Dec 2025 13:27:52
Still rate Unai, Ed25. The guy knows his stuff. Some may think he is not cut out for the big jobs which is fair. However, always rated his overall coaching ability since his Sevilla days, personally.?

{Ed025's Note - hes a good manager Oli and his teams are very well set up, i just dont know if he fits the brief myself mate..

04 Dec 2025 15:03:16
Have you been in any of his team talks, Cantremember?

Or is this 10,000th hand information?

04 Dec 2025 21:30:16
Sorry Oli. Dracula. Blah-blah blah blah. Obviously you don’t have kids. Hotel Transylvania.

04 Dec 2025 22:27:33
For me the jan window is all about bringing in a manager no1 priority never mind players this is the start of our downfall if we do not address the situation now before it is to late.
Arne is turning in ETH he can't see or won't see
the dross we are playing and believes he is doing a fantastic job.


Thank you Arne but your time is up and for the club never employ a Dutch manger again please. YNWA.

04 Dec 2025 05:00:11
What we see is proof that Slots been rumbled and we are easy to play against, no team should walk into Anfield as favourites let alone a promoted team but that's what Slots produced a fool that thinks his tactics and his coaching won us the prem, if not for the passion and desire of an un fancied un liked Chiesa we lose that game but passion and desire on the pitch is the 1% of a missing ingredient that's needed to win games and to inspire a performance from others, Slots installed an entitled attitude in the players a turn up.

play well play his way and we are going to be too strong. Never seen a team like Forest or Sunderland walk off at Anfield having no fear against us. Poor form the buck stops with Slot for his treatment of Chiesa, Endo, Elliot. Clearly he don't rate em but he's saying taking credit for Chiesa, what a tool he is.

04 Dec 2025 09:14:39
You come on here at 5 am for that? Did you go to sleep last night?

04 Dec 2025 13:28:41
"Clearly he don't rate em but he's saying taking credit for Chiesa, what a tool he is. "


This!

04 Dec 2025 16:52:40
Fbart, what Chiesa did last night is the reason he should be starting. I don’t want to talk bad on any players but how Cody gets in over Chiesa at the moment is baffling.

Even if Chiesa was on the pitch the first 60ish and Cody comes on for the rest. Chiesa is bringing grit, energy and bravery onto the porch every time he steps onto it.

04 Dec 2025 02:19:35
If we lose at Leeds Slot will be pumped!

04 Dec 2025 02:35:02
I'm hoping in the morning he's sacked. It should've been done weeks ago.

04 Dec 2025 03:32:35
Has to go. Basically gives up half a game every week by letting the players stroll around. May as well just forward to the 2nd half when we start playing with any amount of intensity. So poor.

04 Dec 2025 05:46:47
I’m not one to judge lads. What happens at Elland Road stays at Elland Road.

04 Dec 2025 05:48:25
And what we if we don't lose?
Then we continue to kick the can down the road.

Slot is not getting the best out of these players, and there are no signs of him actually changing anything.

Players playing out of position is not going to get the right results.

04 Dec 2025 06:06:23
He won't though. He'll be here on January the 1st plodding along by getting 3 points here and there.

04 Dec 2025 07:57:09
Endo3, I think you're right, mate. People don't like it on here, but he's still got the backing of the majority of supporters.

04 Dec 2025 08:03:53
Exactly, Plod ball pays dividends 1/ 5 games, otherwise it is totally inappropriate for this league.
Will we have to endure a whole season of this?

04 Dec 2025 02:01:14
Carra, got to believe Slot’s time is almost up. I hate it as I had hoped he could turn it around. Not looking good for him.

03 Dec 2025 23:51:30
Ed001 the past couple of games I've been paying attention to the intensity and the uncoordinated press during game and one thing you've got right is the lack of basic fitness from the players. Instead of getting fitter as the season has gone its gotten worse and you can expect the intensity to lull midway during the second half until the side has to chase a goal and even then the lack of fitness and intensity is apparent.

Surely the coaching staff can see that before talent and tactics you are already starting the game on the backfoot in the PL if your opponent is much fitter and physical than you?

{Ed001's Note - you would like to think so, but there has been no sign of it improving, which suggests they can't see it.}

04 Dec 2025 04:14:00
Ed, do you know why, when the ball gets to Gakpo, he always wants to cut inside onto his right foot? It’s either a cross that gets easily cleared by the opposition defenders, a shot that gets blocked, or a sideways pass. It’s really annoying because there are plenty of times when a simple pass to someone overlapping on the outside, especially when Kerkez plays, would be a much better option.

Is that Slot’s instruction, or is that just his built-in default setting?

{Ed001's Note - he is right-footed, it is natural he wants to do that. He can be very effective doing it.}

04 Dec 2025 06:14:02
The only time we showed any effort was when we went a goal down and even then it was so disjointed.

04 Dec 2025 06:46:56
I really don't get why people keep targeting Gakpo at the moment. One of the few players this season that is providing an output in a very malfunctioning team and our second best attacker on numbers alone last season despite everyone pining for Diaz.

Yeah he cuts back a lot, but so does Salah, so did Mane, so did Diaz. It's the whole point of an inside forward playing on their stronger foot towards goal? One of few along Szob who can hold their head up right now in my book.

04 Dec 2025 07:10:53
He’s 6ft 3 and is on the floor more than Macca. Doesn’t make challenges or tackles, twice he pulled out of challenges in space of 30 seconds. One trick pony, all he does is come inside and try and shoot into the top right corner. Not good at passing so things break down or slow down when he gets the ball.

Been at fault for leaving the back post twice against Utd and Palace which has cost us points. Slot was right to hook him at half time but wrong to replace him with Salah as Wirtz and Isak were non existent when Salah came on.

04 Dec 2025 07:47:45
I used to wonder if it was the players or Slot’s tactics that left the winger’s so isolated and basically one dimensional. But hearing his comments about Gakpo after this match it’s clear to that it’s Slot’s tactics.

Gakpo can be effective cutting onto his right, but i wish we had more movement on the wings between wingers, fullback, CM and CF/ CAM. Feels like it’s just give the ball to the wing and then see what they can do.

04 Dec 2025 08:10:52
Was Gakpo good, his stats wouldn't back that up
Touches- 26
Passes completed-7
Passes into final third-0
Dribbles completed-0
Crosses completed-1
Shots taken-1
Duels won-1/ 5.

04 Dec 2025 08:15:13
I have no problem with Gakpo coming inside but it is no going to be as affective if the fullback is allowed to make overlapping runs and create the space for him.

04 Dec 2025 00:51:04
How was Wirtz goal taken off him when the Sunderland goal was a deflection it hit VVD on the arse ( turned his back) and Ali may well have saved it?
YNWA.

04 Dec 2025 01:02:46
It's based on whether the ball is heading towards the goal when the effort is taken, or not. Wirtz's attempt was going wide, and was deflected into the path of the goal by the opponent. Talbi's effort was heading towards goal (Straight at Alisson) but diverted into the side netting off of Van Dijk, so stands as Talbi's goal.

Either way, Wirtz really starting to improve, so I have no doubt the goals and assists will come. Although, if Arne is still in charge, it might be a lil while, as Wirtz doesn't play slow enough for his liking and will no doubt bench him for even thinking about creative plays.

04 Dec 2025 06:11:06
One was on target and the other wasn’t.

04 Dec 2025 00:46:19
I don’t recognise this team anymore. We had a legend of a manager create us an identity of playing that all supporters relate with and this current manager is tearing down each of the foundations that gave him the pedestal to succeed in his first season. The press is all but gone, there is no bravery with passing and we are being second best to very challenge because the players aren’t fit enough.

Yes Sunderland have shown this season they are a team that can cause problems for any side but they can not come to Anfield and be the better team for 70 minutes that is just unacceptable. Slot now needs to step away before this becomes a mountain to climb for the next man in charge to bring us back to our ways.

04 Dec 2025 02:10:24
Agreed the style of our football is dire, I’m not enjoying watching the reds at the moment.

04 Dec 2025 03:04:08
It's really not great watching is it. What I can't understand is that the majority of passes are being played to a player who is simply standing still. He then fiddles around with it before playing another pass to someone else who is standing still
Where are the runs, the link up play, the "excitement!? "

It's just so dull and predictable, I really don't enjoy watching them play much anymore
And that is a very sad thing I admit.

04 Dec 2025 08:13:30
Like many have already said, it's a boring spectacle of slow build-up, sideways and backwards passing. No desire, pace or press. Unforced errors, poor defending in open and set plays. Later in the game it's panic stations, take off defenders and chuck on all the strikers, get caught out on the break.
Rinse and repeat.

04 Dec 2025 09:43:52
The best passer of a ball we had is now in Madrid. I can't think of another really good one that we have. That's why we see so many safe and sideways passes. And some of them are not very safe.

03 Dec 2025 23:54:15
When you look at the stats the ones that annoys me the most are the duels. We won much fewer than Sunderland both in the air and on the ground, winning 40 odd percent. It's been the same in most of our matches.

This tells me the players are shirking and not getting control of the games.

With over 25 shots on goal and only 4 on target smacks of desperation, while they had 9 shots with 6 on target.

I don't know where we go from here, because it's the same every game. We're being outplayed and outfought by everybody.

03 Dec 2025 23:44:13
The decision to replace mac with Hugo.
Wtf?
Our midfielders couldn't get hold of the ball, Isak couldn't get a touch so what do we do?
We take a ball winner off for a body up front.
Even weaker thru the middle, even less service to the front line
Sunday league stuff.
Angry and drunk so excuse ne if I'm talking 5h1t3
Len.

04 Dec 2025 00:12:09
I don't think I've ever replied to my own post b5 but I'm walking the dognuntil i calm down.
Almost 3 hours after the game and I'm raging.
Just saying.
Len.

04 Dec 2025 00:26:03
Settle down Lenny. We got a point at home. Be happy with that. Slot is.

04 Dec 2025 07:49:38
I would have taken Macca off earlier than that to play Dom at CM and move Wirtz to CAM.

04 Dec 2025 09:45:30
Mac's a ball winner? Since when? 😂.

04 Dec 2025 13:56:06
Rigsby, I must have slept thru that one the same way Trump sleeps thru his cabinet meetings, man.

03 Dec 2025 23:25:23
It's time to go his excuses every week should be reason enough to sack him.

04 Dec 2025 02:14:59
It sure is grim people, VVD is poor this season, our midfield is weak and gets out played every game, Ekitike looks pissed off and Isak looks alike a championship player.
Something is wrong, and the need for change is NOW.

04 Dec 2025 07:50:42
Shughes - it’s kinda funny not funny. But often I watch Isak and think “WTF” lol like did we literally spend champagne money but get the Temu version.

03 Dec 2025 23:18:59
You really can't assess the new signings until the football changes. Not one signing should be assessed too harshly because of how we're set up and the slowness to our play.
This is Hodgson stuff we're pissing out. We look like we could lose every match and also not create a thing.


We look like a team who has an imposter taking them for training and putting them out on the pitch. It's awful stuff. Slots adamant on persisting with this because it's rinse and repeat every match. He's forcing what we're witnessing here.

04 Dec 2025 00:10:00
Agreed Batman.

03 Dec 2025 23:18:11
Really not enjoying watching us at moment, zero excitement just so pedestrian it's painful.
He's got to go .