21 May 2024 09:25:23
Hello Eds, hope you are well.
I know you have covered quite a few things, it's all appreciated thank you.
It's very early into the rumour season but it looks like these are the players possibly coming in:
Homegrown 3rd Keeper
Pacho
Koopmeiners
Bakayoko
Are these, in your opinion, Liverpools top targets and then if Diaz does leave, someone to replace him?
{Ed002's Note - I have covered all of this before. Try searching.}
21 May 2024 09:59:14
I'll take that.
21 May 2024 10:15:45
Hoinkz - seems like a pretty good summary of what has been hinted on here so far.
No2, CB, DM, LB, RW and if Diaz goes, LW.
Personally, if Pacho is coming in, I think he'd be LB/ LCB hybrid and that we'd still need another CB to challenge Konate who has had a disappointing season.
I don't see the point in Koopmeiners. Doesn't solve the DM problem for me. Mac Allister, Szobo and Curtis can do everything he does.
Bakayoko, Williams, Kubo, Kudus, Summerville - pretty relaxed about any of them.
21 May 2024 11:27:24
FPF
Isn’t Quansah the man to challenge konate?
21 May 2024 11:05:46
Apparently Edward’s and hughes don’t want to sign Dutch league players or feyenoord players as they’re keen on avoiding eth type mistakes.
{Ed002's Note - Nonsense.}
21 May 2024 11:09:50
Thought Konate was excellent for the majority of the season when he played. Granted he, like a lot of the team faded at the tail end. its more the injurys that's the problem with ibou not performance.
21 May 2024 11:34:15
They seem to be the most talked about targets.
Pacho will be able to cover CB and LB, Tsimikas, may leave and Beck may be given a chance, but Gomez can cover the whole of defence if he chooses to stay.
Koopmeiners is a good player, not a pure DM, but a good option in midfield. Varela or Weiffer for DM maybe.
21 May 2024 11:48:08
Agreed on Koopmeiners - looks a class player but I'm not sure he fixes our DM issue. Yes he can play there but why would you, that's the type of thinking that hampered MacAllister early in the season.
21 May 2024 12:03:05
Just posting a rumour which is doing the rounds on twitter, I refuse to call it x, makes it sound like a blue movie site.
21 May 2024 12:04:00
17 season when slot played a 433 koopmeiners played as the 6 but I think he would be deep lying roaming with Trent cutting ito midfield judging off his previous tactics.
21 May 2024 12:44:54
Navy, I like Quansah. He's been exceptional this season. But, I am not convinced he will be quick enough (short burst) to be long-term first choice. He could of course prove me wrong but the Premier League is utterly unforgiving when it comes to speed and agility of defensive players.
June, Konate was poor in the main. He had a couple of standout performances like Arsenal at home but in the main, he was poor by his high standards. He needs to spend less time on Insta modelling and get back to focusing on his game.
21 May 2024 13:32:21
Koopmeniers looks a good player but don't think he what we need, doesn't solve the dm issue and lack of physicality there. unless someone unexpected leaves.
{Ed001's Note - when he played for Slot he played as one of the 2 deeper midfielders. Slot has never really played with a true DM.}
21 May 2024 18:06:35
Based on how the season ended, I’d argue Konate is the one to challenge Quansah! Ibou has pace but Quansah is better in every other facet technically, physically and intellectually.