Liverpool Discussion posts

01 May 2024 18:59:29
I'll be honest I don't really care if Slot plays possession football or uses inverted full backs. If that is what he specialises in then I 100% want him to bring that style to the club with him.

Alan Sugar always says (every year) on the Apprentice, do what you know. It applies to every profession and every walk of life. If you focus on what you are good at you will succeed. Where I think it went wrong for Klopp was when he watered down the gegenpressing tactics with hybrid possession styles he either didn't know how to coach (making him too reliant on Lijnders input) or that he maybe even didn't truly believe in. Who knows, but that is where the progression halted for me.

People can call City boring but winning 2 or 3 trophies a year? I'll take watching boring 3 or 4 nil wins every weekend if it brings silverware. As long as Slot stays true to his philosophy I will be happy. If his tactics mean Trent will continue to invert or we'll persist with a slower build up, then that's absolutely fine as long as that is Slot's philosophy and what he specialises in setting his team up to do. Do what you know.

01 May 2024 19:37:52
That style has thwarted this team. I will cry if i see us continue with inverted fullbacks especially trent. This is why i liked the idea ir amorim. Actual WIDTH. Trent is terrible through the middle. His best football is on the right and we need width back. How depressing.

01 May 2024 23:10:36
The last thing Slot needs to do is come in and try and be Klopp. Needs to be his own man as long as he games and silverware he can do it how he likes.

01 May 2024 08:53:39
Two questions for Ed1 or Ed2, whoever wants to answer it. So the Premier League clubs have voted in favour of these new spending rules, which I'm not at all surprised by. As it might legitimately be the only way to stop City from winning the next what 20 titles or so.

My question is 1) with english clubs being limited in general spending, which I assume include player wages as well, doesn't this just lead to the Premier League falling behind the leagues with more economical power?

Which leads to 2) with City and Utd (and Villa) voting against the rule, and with question 1 in mind, do you think this might be the catalyst that ends Premier League (as we know it) and pushes the Super league closer to being a reality? Even if other clubs voted in favour of the new spending rules, I could see some of them turning their back on this new Premier League format if the Super League becomes an option.

{Ed002's Note - (1) Other leagues already have restrictions. (2) No, it has nothing to do with the Super League and is not something that will end the Premier League. It is one of a number of changes that are coming.}

01 May 2024 03:13:59
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30 Apr 2024 21:39:27
Even though I agree it's time to sell salah . part of me will be heartbreaking to not have him in the squad. As he as been a outstanding player over the years for us and scored some incredible and so important goals be hard to take not seeing him in our squad. ynwa salah.

01 May 2024 02:04:24
Cheers mate but it's my time to go I'm afraid. :) .

30 Apr 2024 19:44:37
So Salah is going to run his last year of his contract down and leave on a free. Whoever's decision it was to reject that Saudi offer last summer's head should roll.

30 Apr 2024 20:54:23
Hope he likes life on the bench.

30 Apr 2024 21:32:09
He won’t be on the bench he’ll be starting giving the ball away and being carried.

01 May 2024 07:48:27
I mean he’s still our top scorer and assister so assuming we take that £100 million right at end of the window, obviously can’t get a replacement because it’s too late, almost certainly finish this season out of the champions league spots but we have all that money in the bank you’ll be happy? Real football fans care about what they see on the pitch not about the bank balance.

01 May 2024 13:36:20
The decision to reject that bid at the end of the last window was absolutely the right decision. There’s no way we’d be able to replace him at that point last summer. That said I don’t believe that we’d be too badly off if it happened this summer and we sold at the end of the window as his decline is so sharp that his not being in the squad won’t make a difference from the new season, as what I can see on the pitch is a man whose time is up, which was not the case last summer.

01 May 2024 15:31:11
Amorin, if Salah was sold last season you would have probably said “ we’d have won the league if we didn’t sell him, heads should roll”.
Hindsight is wonderful and you can’t please all the fans, especially the negative ones.
A new era is upon us, thank you Jurgen for all that you’ve done. Welcome Arne, I look forward to what you can do.

30 Apr 2024 15:12:32
Good news that there won't be an end of season parade unless we somehow win the league. Having a parade for winning the Carabao Cup would have made us an absolute laughing stock.

01 May 2024 07:49:01
Yeah, our fans do that enough as it is!

01 May 2024 13:41:00
Why don’t you go and support another club then TB2? One with better fans perhaps, ah I forgot if you did that you wouldn’t have any fans to critique would you? Being the perfect fan of Liverpool fc and all. You Tracy Island troll.

30 Apr 2024 14:53:22
Can someone point me in the direction of ed2 rw options post? Searching and going through the pages I can’t find it for the life of me.

01 May 2024 08:48:21
Search for (RW) , including the brackets. That should get you there.

01 May 2024 10:51:10
BTF, it's currently on page 4 ("Liverpool FC Rmours") of the main Rumours page, but I have copied and pasted Ed002's comment below:

{Ed002's Note - Leroy Sane (RW/ LW) His season has picked up and with Plan B kicking in Bayern Munich are open to a new contract whilst the player will want confirmation on who the new Head Coach will be in 2025. Middle East might be a viable solution with Al Nassr. Liverpool were keen to take him as a Salah replacement but that may change with Klopp departing.
Pedro Neto (RW/ LW) Versatile and looking to move on. Agent has been approached by Manchester United, who will need an Antony replacement, and Arsenal. Agent has also approached Liverpool who will likely need a replacement for Salah - and Neto fits the bill of a lift footed RW although is not first choice for Klopp, he could become so once Klopp has gone. It is unclear why Arsenal are so keen and they clearly have other priorities, but they are. Juventus fear losing young left-footed RW in Matias Soule and may look to Neto. Spurs are another side who may look to Neto but a move seems unlikely - as does a move to Newcastle who are a less attractive option. Prior interest of Manchester City has gone with the emergence of Phil Foden. May be wanted in the Middle East which would push his value up. I would expect Wolves to now look for perhaps more than £50M for him.
Donyell Malen (RW/ LW) Seen as surplus by Borussia Dortmund who are looking to make changes to the squad. They quoted Newcastle €60M in the summer. The player has made it clear he would be open to a move back to Arsenal. Has also been offered him to Spurs, Liverpool and Manchester United. Will likely move in the summer and perhaps an exchange involving Sancho and cash would work.
Raphinha (RW/ LW) Has struggled to displace Dembele or Ansu Fati on a regular basis and will be sold if Barcelona can recover the fee they paid for him, else they will keep him. Newcastle may be an option. Even Arsenal perhaps. I am not aware of Liverpool making any approach but they have been interested in the past - there would be better Salah replacements out there.
Johan Bakayoko (RW) Cost effective solution for PSG but may struggle to be a starter. Liverpool have him down the list of potential Salah replacements but have not made any approach to PSV. Spurs and Brentford offer realistic options. Chelsea and Manchester City have sent scouts but have preferred options. Borussia Dortmund see him as an option to Sancho.
Marcus Edwards (RW/ AM) Spurs would like to resign the player they let leave for Guimaraes and there is interest from West Ham, but that will go nowhere. Discussed with Chelsea on an informal basis and on the list of RW/ AM players Chelsea need still this summer - previously headed by Michael Olise. Could prove a suitable Salah replacement for Liverpool but Sporting will likely still have no interest in dealing with Liverpool. Sporting has no interest in selling and would demand his full release clause in a single payment. } 60M euro
Nico Williams (LW/ RW) Young Basque winger and brother to Inaki who eased himself in to the first team over the last two seasons. Terse response from the Spanish U21 set up (along the lines of "he does not score many goals for an attacker" when told he was changing his allegiance to Ghana, like his brother - and that led to him changing back to Spain. There was plenty of interest in him last year so a new long-term contract and buy out clause were awarded to the player. Looked at by Newcastle, Brighton, Aston Villa, PSG, Liverpool, Juventus, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Real Madrid see the asking price as too high but might make an offer. Barcelona, Atletico, Spurs or Arsenal may provide wildcard options.
Momodou Sonko (LW) Scouts from across Europe have been impressed with the youngster including Barcelona who may look to taking him in to their academy. Obtaining a Work Permit for England might be difficult but Arsenal, Liverpool and Leeds have sent scouts.
Rodrygo Goes (LW/ RW/ S) Real Madrid have no interest in selling but PSG did ask for him as part of a deal for Mbappe before he let his contract run down. Many Liverpool fans think there is some sort of pre-contract to join them, but of course their isn't. He agreed a new contract at Real Madrid and won't be moving anytime soon unless something like €120M offer is made or he could perhaps be offered to Liverpool in an exchange for Alexander Arnold. The player has no interest in joining Manchester United. There will always be interest in him and with Mbappe arriving he may need to make his way back to the RW position - although the wide positions are areas where Real Madrid want more depth.
Takefusa Kubo (RW/ LW) Move has worked out well for him. Real Madrid may look to invoke their buy-back option which is about half his buy out clause. This season is going well for him and I doubt he would want to return to RM. Manchester City and Manchester United have sent scouts. Liverpool has shown no interest but will likely have sent scouts - although they have a much preferred RW option under Klopp but that is one target I certainly expect to change with Klopp departing – so they could yet follow up on Kubo.
Assane Diao (LW/ RW) Real Betis youngster having a good season with scouts from Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle all attending a game against Valencia where he played well and since returning to watch him again. Everton have spoken with his agent but funds will be an issue. Real Betis want a new contract and to increase his Buy Out clause. Far from the finished article but you can expect an offer from Brentford who have been talking to Betis about a deal and perhaps Brighton.
Matias Soule (AM/ RW/ LW) Atalanta remain keen on the young Argentinian left-footed right winger who is spending the season on loan at Frosinone. They may demand him as part of any deal for Koopmeinhers. Feyenoord enquired but opted for Alireza Jahanbakhsh on a nominal fee but he has never recaptured his goal scoring abilities from his time at AZ. They may return next summer with an offer. Scouts from Liverpool and Spurs attended a match against Sassuolo to watch him in September. Crystal Palace want him to replace Michael Olise and will push for a move if they cannot keep hold of Olise - but with one offer turned down a move seems unlikely. Juventus rejected a large offer from the Middle East but Michael Emanalo still has him as a target. Newcastle may offer a wildcard option. One to keep an eye on for the future but Juventus will look to keep him, particularly with the interest in Iling-Junior.
Federico Chiesa (LW/ F) A third party has informed Juventus of possible interest from Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich and with sanctions this may lead Juventus to consider a sale, although they would prefer a new contract. Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal interest seems to have gone. Liverpool would be an option if Salah were sold but it seems unlikely as they seem well stocked for versatile forwards, particularly left-sided forwards - although if Luiz were to leave he comes a good option. Spurs may try and get agreement early on. Newcastle offer a potential wilcard option. Seen as a Felix replacement by Atletico. Ongoing injury concerns. }.

01 May 2024 12:31:44
Thanks boys.

01 May 2024 13:39:17
It’s a long list. Can’t ever say Ed002 sells us short! Only Rodrygo looks worth a punt out of that lot.