Liverpool Rumours 4

04 Jan 2026 11:20:06
Eds as regards slots position, is there a chance he will go soon. No sign of improvement at all but seems other team's incompetence keeping us in the top 4. We're so passive and recent macca comments suggest further behind the scenes issues.

{Ed001's Note - unless results deteriorate, I expect him to stay.}

04 Jan 2026 11:59:34
Eds, do you think Slot's brand of football is being misunderstood by the players and once it clicks we'll be world beaters, or do you think this is it?

{Ed001's Note - somewhere in the middle. I think they are struggling to adapt, but not sure it is the right style of football.}

04 Jan 2026 12:12:54
Errmmm. Macca? Where Charles dance?

04 Jan 2026 12:58:07
McAllister quote: "Many things changed as I said, new players came in to replace those who left, we changed too many things, but I prefer to keep it to myself. " Not aimed at slot but he doesn't seem too happy. I'm hopeful we get champions league and make a managerial change at the end of the season. It's been awful to watch this season.

04 Jan 2026 13:52:41
Think Macallister is best focusing on himself . he's been dreadful this season. more interested in falling over n fixing his quiff.

04 Jan 2026 14:43:56
Thinks it's more of a comb over these days, hence his obsession with flicking it back. Bobby Charlton MkII…wish he could play like him.

04 Jan 2026 15:43:28
6 more months of Arne's Slop. Sideways passing - Kill them with passes, says David Brent.

04 Jan 2026 16:09:35
First half v Fulham and we play 5 central players across the midfield with Chiesa, Frimpong and Rio sat on the bench

We are far too easy to defend with these tactics especially with no Ekitike to create his own chance.

04 Jan 2026 16:11:10
Cheese and crackers we are bad. The midfield seems to have no clue what to do off the ball. We are yards away from being able to effect the game.

On the ball we have about as much understanding between each other as me and my ex.

An Anderson or a Wharton would be very welcome for me. Pretty sure Slot will stay till the season is essentially over now that the window is open.

04 Jan 2026 17:28:09
Liverpool Football Club is "Full of Bottlers" = owners, manager and players!

04 Jan 2026 17:33:44
He has to go he's inept. Their goal today was a screamer, but our lack of press allows this to happen.

04 Jan 2026 18:12:36
Unfortunately the unbeaten run will keep buying him more time but the style of football and what looks like a complete lack of care from the majority of players is horrendous. Jones alluded to it a few weeks back about actually wanting to press and try but unfortunately there is a select few which seems to be less and less as the weeks go on.

04 Jan 2026 18:16:56
We can't sack the manager. Slot in. Extend him. Can we give him 6 years like we gave Isak?

04 Jan 2026 18:25:53
Every day they keep him, the harder the job will be for the replacement.

Absolutely nothing of a team, no ideas, no intensity and no purpose.

He have to go now, if no suitable long term manger is on the market, bring someone till the end of the season.

05 Jan 2026 09:26:50
The worst thing of all is that it looks like the team spirit has gone, noone looks like they are working for each other.
We sold all the squad depth to pay for the new players who always take time to settle .

Slots tactics look really old fashioned just pass pass pass back pas pass pass, its the same old definition of madness keep doing the same things and expecting a different outcome.
this is boring football.

05 Jan 2026 11:39:18
Torbin, would Wharton or Anderson make a difference to this team i just don't think so i did once but not now to much wrong on and off the pitch .

04 Jan 2026 08:38:38
Latest rumour Madrid want Grav £100m plus, we're looking at Baleba. Might make sense in terms of team balance, although I'd prefer to keep him.

04 Jan 2026 10:29:37
Multiple teams interested. He would cost most of what we get for Grav, we'd probably make less than 20m out of it and still have to deal with another first team replacement when we haven't even got to grips with all of our transfers from last Summer yet. Would be a useful addition considering his defensive capabilities, might offer a temporary solution to the CB issue.

Brighton won't be keen to let him go, especially not in January, his contracts not up until '28. can't imagine the club will be keen to let Grav go after last season, don't see it happening this window unless both players pull an Isak.

04 Jan 2026 11:01:21
Of course they do, they want any and every top player we ever have as they see us as their feeder club.
Now for Marca to weave their black magic and for Huijsen on the next international break to carry out their legal tapping up.

04 Jan 2026 11:11:45
Huijsen the Spanish International?

04 Jan 2026 11:56:33
Ah yeah, he plays for Spain. He could still text him, Ernest.

04 Jan 2026 13:08:40
Grav to be the next renewal avoider, only to slide off on a free in 2 years time.

04 Jan 2026 13:56:29
Grav is playing like he did when Klopp had him . he is a very good defensive midfielder but his position last year was perfect for him . whoever thought of pushing him up n leaving the gaps behind him was a good idea needs to give his head a wobble.

04 Jan 2026 16:11:24
Let's see how the 2nd half goes, but I'm currently sharpening my criticisms.

04 Jan 2026 17:38:28
If Madrid or anyone put 100 mil on the table for a player that once again look like he belongs on Bayerns bench, well.

On the other hand- he might be misused/ miscoached a bit this season, like most seems to be in Arnes ticki-tocki system.

04 Jan 2026 18:35:19
To be honest I'd sell anyone for £100 million.

04 Jan 2026 18:18:43
Keep Jones, Dom, Wirtz. Grav Macca can go for the right offer. Grav is a far better 6 than he is an 8. He doesn't want to play 6 then move him on.

04 Jan 2026 18:46:03
If madrid offer 100m for him take hand and all.

05 Jan 2026 04:46:12
Tell them they can have Macca instead.

03 Jan 2026 16:33:08
Right, going a bit left with this one 😂.

Hughes is a fraud and only got the job because he's mates with Edwards, there was far superior people available at the time. He needs to go in the summer. There I said it.

I base this on my mate who worked with him early on at Bournemouth, he's the one that calls him the Sliver Tounged Charlatan. I've met him twice and both times I walked away thinking he was a snake oil salesman.

Oh and apparently he has been acting like an idiot when it comes to transfer targets. I wouldn't be surprised if no one comes in this window from what I've heard.

03 Jan 2026 16:50:05
So the guy who brought in lots of talent for Bournemouth, then brings in players we all said was the best window in ages is a fraud? Players that chose us because of the way we respected their family and clubs. Only Guehi being missed out on due to Palace not finding a replacement.

He's just about wrapped up a deal for that young CB kid from Austria who all the big sides were watching. Possibly bringing in another young CB in Ordonoz who already is starting for Ecuador. Sold lots of players balancing the books at the same time.

03 Jan 2026 16:58:04
Thanks TheFields

Out of curiosity, will he jump or be pushed?
If pushed, who will push him since he's mates with Edward's?

03 Jan 2026 17:00:50
When you're at a small club, the amount of players willing to come is a smaller pool than at a larger club. So its easier to find bargins and missed talent.

The club as whole treated them like that, not just one person and by all accounts the larger deals (Isak, Wirtz and Ekitike) were completed by Edwards not Hughes. He just handled the contract negotiations. It was one of the best, no one is disputing that.

We as a club have always been good at selling players under FSG.

Potentially signing 2x young CB's is not what we need.

03 Jan 2026 17:09:01
Thanks for the info, Fields. Couldn't agree more with KP's reply to your post, though.

We've got every reason to believe Hughes has been a success so far, and none to suggest he's a "fraud". Is there any reason in particular he's being viewed as such?

03 Jan 2026 17:09:48
Fields, I read 2-3 months ago Hughes might be on his way to Saudi; anything on that?

03 Jan 2026 17:25:34
It's easier to find bargains in a smaller pool than a bigger one? 😂 What nonsense, this is the poster people think has an inside line at the club?

03 Jan 2026 18:21:39
That's not what he said though was it thunderbird

Perhaps re read it before smashing out a reply .

The amount of tripe getting thrown at people on here that share any kind of info is insane .

Fields shares very reliable info along with carra ned and others .

Remember anything can change as they always say and nothing is ever official unless the club itself announces it .

Thanks for the info Fields.

03 Jan 2026 18:36:35
Thunderbird2 do you you really not understand what TheFields is saying? Or are you just being a bit of a Dick Tracy?

03 Jan 2026 18:37:43
TB, its an opinion and not nonsense at all. I ask you this. If you had a small pond with 1 or 2 big fish in but 100's of small fish. Would you be able to find the big fish? I know I could. Its the same principle. Smaller clubs have less players interested in going there, that's a fact. So it makes the talent pool available small in comparison to that of a club of LFC's size. Oh and just for the record, I've never said or indicated I have a line inside the clubs management. I'm loosely related via the wife to one current player and know someone from the media team, that is it. I get info from agents and player reps. So get your facts right.

As93 see my reply to KP's comment.

Dunno about Saudi or any other interest tbh RF.

03 Jan 2026 19:44:02
SLOT OUT.

03 Jan 2026 19:08:30
Thanks fields I appreciate any info you have.

03 Jan 2026 19:17:46
The fields

Thanks for the update

I have serious doubts over Hughes and I fail to see how he has gone from finding "gems" for Bournemouth level- to getting the position he has at our club.

People say the summer was our best window ever. We bought some fantastic players- but they don't seem to fit with the set up we have.

Edwards and Hughes also got Slot in.
Great last season but would it not have rung alarm bells during negotiations that he intended for his family to remain in the Netherlands?
That's got to be a significant strain on the bloke and probably means, even before he signed, he's not here for that long?

03 Jan 2026 19:18:50
Well there is a lot of players that can be attracted to clubs like Bournemouth and Brighton etc that wouldn't have much of a chance of joining Liverpool. that's why bigger clubs go a cherry pick the best in years to come.

03 Jan 2026 20:21:43
Fields if it was so easy for small clubs to find gems why are they not all doing it then.
Am not saying your wrong about Hughes but he did do a very good job at Bournemouth but if he chose Slot that's not a good decision and a worse one is keeping the fraud in the job.

03 Jan 2026 20:49:24
Thanks The Fields,

Just out of curiosity, do you know if Slot was Hughes choice or Edwards? Or could be both.

There's no way Hughes can survive if Slot goes in my opinion.

03 Jan 2026 20:55:21
Easier doesn't mean its easy Grino. It will come down to scouting networks, data analysts etc to find and watch the players. Some clubs are just not that good at that thing. Brighton for instance have a really good setup and always seem to find gems. Whereas West Ham's is terrible.

03 Jan 2026 21:12:51
Agreed Ron.

03 Jan 2026 21:27:37
JLC, I have no idea.

Ron, I don't know tbh. I know he wasn't the first choice tho. It will all have been data driven I suspect tho.

03 Jan 2026 21:37:47
Cujo's wife's brother. (thefields)

03 Jan 2026 21:43:31
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe ED001 has explained in the past that top end clubs tend to struggle to bring players in due to work permit rules. Therefore teams with lower wage structures can give assurances that the player in question can receive better salaries, Whereas the likes of Liverpool can not guarantee top end salaries to certain new recruits.

Hence the reason why we tend to recruit players who have first team experience.
Apologies if my recollection is incorrect.

{Ed001's Note - that is a part of it, yes. You need to reach a certain points total to get a permit and one of the ways to get points is to put a player amongst the highest earners at the club. Obviously, we are not going to pay a 17 year old 300k a week, simply so they can get a work permit.}

03 Jan 2026 21:51:49
This is crazy.

Ive not seen an attack like this on our club in years. from so many different angles and towards many different people.

When Klopp was boss, the attack was mainly towards FSG.
Now, its Slot, Konate, Macallister, VVD, analysts, Hughes, Edwards, Gakpo, even our own fans are attacking each other because of different opinions.

Im all for debate, constructive discussions but this scatter gun approach where almost everyone is being attacked suggests the club is in complete disarray.

We're not, I think we're a healthy club, in a healthy position with a very bright future.

03 Jan 2026 22:34:39
The Vicar; there's certainly some hysteria at play, but taking a league-winning team, spending significant sums of money and making it this insipid is quite some skill. I'd maintain that our squad is still strong, despite some shortcomings, stronger than Villa's, and yet we're not a patch on them at the moment, that surely points to the manager/ coaches?

Villa look like more than the sum of their parts, whereas we look like less than sum of ours, so it's hard not to conclude that other coaches could get more out of this group.

Sadly this poor period is likely to last until the end of the season, so you can expect the bad atmosphere between fans to continue until things change for the better / the summer.

03 Jan 2026 22:36:34
So your insider info is that you and your mate don't like one of the Liverpool staff? Maybe stick to transfer information, thefields.

03 Jan 2026 22:55:15
DE, its not insider info. Just an opinion and I have the right to share mine, as much I do transfer info. People like yourself and TB, make me not want to post at all tbh.

Vicar, I would say we are a really well run club. There is no doubt about it, just a couple of tweaks and the machine will be working fine again. For instance, I'm not in the Slot out crowd and.

03 Jan 2026 23:01:20
Agree @Darwin. Hughes is a business man looking for the best deals he can get.

From a work perspective he isn't there to be nice to everyone, he's there to buy the best players and prospects to the club.

From a personal perspective, every new person he meets must be eager to get a scoop from him on who we are going to sign - I'm pretty sure I'd ask if I met him and it must be a royal pain in the nether regions. I'd be surprised, unless he is a saint, that he can give people the impression that he doesn't have time for them.

03 Jan 2026 23:23:40
SirBob, I imagine that not having your family with him will have had an impact. It seems like they were fine with it because he's here. I agree its strange but as Ed1 has said, its harder for a club our size to get work permits for younger unearthed gems.

WDW, good job I didn't speak to him about transfers then eh 😝😂.

03 Jan 2026 23:26:09
So many conflicting OPINIONS. The fact remains, fewer goals scored, more goals conceded, fewer points, unhappy customers a tarnished club reputation, on and off, the grass, and. a lot of bucks thrown at the floor for; less performance.

Who is responsible for that Hughes, Hughes and Slot, Hughes and Edwards, Hughes, Slot and Edwards. Players were lost who should have been retained and the recruits (Bangs per buck) has been woefully substandard.

04 Jan 2026 05:07:27
Thats fine, thefields, but last time i checked this site was about football rumours not celebrity gossip.

04 Jan 2026 06:44:53
Haha I was not expecting this bombshell so early this morning but thanks for sharing the info The Fields.
People forget this is a rumour and discussion website and interesting information like this always sparks a great debate so don't be disheartened by the odd few bitter replies from those jealous ones that you have a decent link inside the club.


Keep the posts coming even if they're not always "we have a brand new shiny toy to scream and shout at as fully grown adults who we will ultimately end up loving or hating in 6 months" 😂.

04 Jan 2026 07:17:49
Bring back Jorg Schmadtke.

04 Jan 2026 07:28:12
Our appeal was off the charts last Summer. I find it hilarious when people act like Hughes and Edwards are some sort of magicians for signing players to one of the most attractive projects in the World.

Let's not forget how much we've all touted the idea that we only want players who really want to play for us, we've all said it, many times. You can't believe that, and believe that the suits are doing miracle work at the same time.

The fact is, contract renegotiations have been mishandled. We've let key players go with no attempt to find like-for-like replacements or adapt our system to cover the loss. Summer signings looked great on paper, but ironically enough for the data men, the data says the complete opposite.

The Slot/ Hughes/ Edwards dynamic has left a lot to be desired. It could work, but it would require a substantial ego check from all 3 of them. They need to stop trying to push their own ideas on the club and do what's best for Liverpool.

04 Jan 2026 09:17:58
You can't please some people. Please keep the posts coming Thefields.

04 Jan 2026 09:53:26
I was half happy when Edwards came back it was a link to the old regime bit like the boot room. I expected his experience to school Hughes and slot on the " Liverpool way" It's been a good 14 months that the team has got progressively worse.

JH is no fool he has no doubt dealt with silver tongued salesman before i imagine there is a memo and I hope changes are made in the summer one way or another.

04 Jan 2026 11:00:44
this would all be pretty hilarious reading if we go on to win CL this season and then spend the next 5+ years dominating the league and europe :p :D.

04 Jan 2026 11:54:53
In JH's eyes we'll have won the league and secured top 4 in this teams 2 seasons together. IMHO i reckon its crazy to think he'll be anything but happy with that.

04 Jan 2026 12:09:41
Thanks TheFields

From my perspective, and I would think most of us on here, please feel free as you wish.

There will always be a couple who, for whatever reason, seem to get offended by posts. It comes with the territory I suppose

But I just feel that the info you give, is actually quite insightful and gives me a feeling of at least being that little bit closer to the club that I support and love, so I appreciate your posts mate.

04 Jan 2026 12:17:59
DE. Explain how its celebrity gossip? Its an opinion of a person that is within the game of football, doing a high level job at the club I support that imo he is no good at. Surely everything on here regarding players, staff etc is just celebrity gossip by your accounts then.

So should we all just stop talking about Slot not being good enough as well? Because that falls in the same realm.

04 Jan 2026 18:54:08
Mr fields,

"People like XXX . make me not want to post at all tbh"

I really appreciate your input to this site, along with many other posters that take time to contribute with the information they have.

I know there is a lot of negativity around at the moment, I've even gone from questioning why we aren't all supporting Slot to wishing he wasn't our manager anymore. But the information people like yourself provide is interesting and generates hope for the future, so please keep posting, and know that many people on this site are grateful that you do.

03 Jan 2026 12:23:47
Seen a rumour that Chiesa might be on his way out in January and going to Como.

03 Jan 2026 13:08:55
Given how short we are on attacking options that feels like an act of self sabotage. Something that we do tend to excel at.

03 Jan 2026 13:39:58
Then again VV. im sure we can find someone from within the club to sit on the bench, and play the odd 5 or 10,minutes here and there.

03 Jan 2026 14:08:27
Recycled news.

03 Jan 2026 18:20:13
Clot should be the first one out of the door, taking LFC on the road to nowhere, he will never ever work again in the premier league so why is he still here, this club has never accepted mediocrity that's the only reason it is the most successful English club ever.

The worst set of results in circa the last 73 years with Clot as the manager says it all, "he couldn't run a bath" the biggest Conman ever to walk through the gates of Anfield.

YNWA 97 and 20.

03 Jan 2026 23:03:11
If they give me £60k a week, I'm happy to stand in for the rest of the season.

04 Jan 2026 06:49:52
I'll do it for £59k :-)

04 Jan 2026 09:16:26
He'll never work in the league again… the guy won the league.

03 Jan 2026 11:46:34
I'm reading multiple different opinions on this Ordonez transfer ranging from a deal is almost done to he's not the profile were looking for. Does anyone have anything concrete on this or other targets? A CB has to be a priority in this window surely.

03 Jan 2026 12:14:21
Think it was mentioned earlier on here that a CB target had to be a starter like Guehi since we have Leoni as a 3rd/ 4th CB to develop.

03 Jan 2026 12:45:44
no inside info at all, but my genuine thought is that this would be unwise.

If we're unable to get Guehi this window, then the profile of CB we should be targeting this window should essentially be the long term Gomez replacement.

Although he is injured, we still have Leoni who will be the young CB prospect in the group.

03 Jan 2026 12:59:12
@Ernest, I'm surprised that you are surprised that there different rumours.

The only people that will actually know what our true position is are the people involved in transfer target identification, negotiation of signing and making a formal statement on behalf of the club when a deal has been agreed and signed off. asking people on here, you will get a lot of opinions.

The nearest anybody on the forum will be - the revered ITKs -, who at very best second or third hand information but which is liable to change as the information given can and does, change very quickly, as with Semenyo most recently.

The best you will get on here is a hopeful Wishlist. Doesn't mean to say that wishes don't come true, thay do sometimes but there is nothing guaranteed about what you will read on this site. It is a rumours page, after all.

03 Jan 2026 13:18:13
Get both now and get them playing, we need to rest van dyke and drop konate .
Gomez is unreliable and leoni is out for the year .
Makes perfect sense but that probably means we won't.

03 Jan 2026 13:24:59
Not suprised WDW, mainly reading from other sources. Just wondered if anyone had heard anything more concrete. I know patience is key, no doubt just a load of guess work for clicks on other sites.
I agree Leoni is the young prospect for the future, hopefully we get one in for the now.

03 Jan 2026 13:57:26
Personal view (and bearing in mind that IKFA) of our 4 CBs, only Leoni has a future with us - VVD is 34, Konate will likely go to Madrid and Gomez is made of crisps (unfortunately as I have always rated him) .

Leoni will be back in the next 6-12m, we've signed the young giant to join in the summer, but both of them have a few seasons before we know that they are first team material. From our academy we only really have Wellity Lucky who has any first team/ squad appearances.

I personally believe we do get Guehi in the summer, but I would be surprised if we don't get someone who has first team experience in one of the top 5 leagues this window.

Ordonez could be the one - I think a RCB is a higher priority than a LCB given the poor performances by Konate this season. Virgil hasn't been brilliant but I believe in him more than Ibou right now. Also IIRC McConnell (who could be returning from loan) has covered at CB in the preseason. We also have Grav and Endo as emergency CBs. So 1 in in Jan, plus VVD and Konate and Gomez with further cover from Grav, Endo and Lucky.

I think we will need 1 more senior CB in the summer (2 if Guehi goes elsewhere) . Schlottenberg would be good and he has been linked. Bastoni would be superb as a Virg replacement and I could see him coming in the summer to use 26-27 as a transition between him and Virg.

So, based on the fact that IKFA, I see a RCB coming in this window.

03 Jan 2026 14:37:17
He can also play RB and therefore would be a good option to replace Gomez.

We need a reliable, defensive option at RB as well as someone to challenge Konate.

03 Jan 2026 16:17:04
We don't need someone to challange Konate. We need someone to replace him entirely. Preferably two since I wouldn't want him on the bench either. I can take players who tries but are out of their depth. But Konate doesn't even try now.

03 Jan 2026 23:02:59
Reminder ahead of tomorrow that Konate had an absolute shocker at Craven Cottage last time out, it's the smallest pitch in the EPL and you can fully expect Fulham to target him tomorrow. 3 pts would be welcome, but my confidence is low, and there's a trip to Arsenal. I have a bad feeling about this.

03 Jan 2026 23:08:42
@Sorry Ernest, I wasn't 'having a go' in anyway. The point is that there is no concrete information - there is nobody involved in bringing in, letting go of players on what is a rumours site.

03 Jan 2026 23:18:14
Sounds like we are bringing in a 17 year old defender from Vienna in the summer - apparently he is earmarked for the U-21s next season so he sounds like 'next likely' after Leoni.

I'm interested in Nallo - he was signed with a lot of good press surrounding him as a future star. From the relatively little I've seen of him in the age teams he's played in he seems not (as yet) to have kicked on. I hope he does if only to sane us spending millions and millions to get a 3rd or 4th choice CB.

04 Jan 2026 06:39:32
I'm all for bringing in you CBs to challenge in 3 years or so but we need at least one primed CB right now.
Konate is a ticking time bomb who is 100% leaving in summer and VVD needs a cool headed runner alongside him.

02 Jan 2026 21:53:16
Evening Ed001 and Happy New Year.

Are the club still in a good situation with regards to finances? And do we have the money to dip into the January market if we choose to.

The other thing for me, will the board back slot if there is any truth in him being moved on in the Summer?

Cheers
Drogie.

{Ed001's Note - yes, yes, Hughes deals with and decides on signings not Slot. There is no relevance to whether he is staying or going. They will strengthen the squad for the sake of the club.}

03 Jan 2026 09:49:28
Personally I think Hughes determining who we sing is a major part of the problem.

Wouldn't happen with Klopp, when it happened with Rafa he spoke out against it.

The manager/ coach should determine the signings. It is a model which has served us well for so long.

03 Jan 2026 10:27:13
Ron I think you should get behind Hughes.

03 Jan 2026 10:36:36
In fairness ron I think slot when appointed it was made clear to him that signings not down to him fully, he would have his say obviously but it will a director of football/ comitee/ coach decision who we sign. I remember slot saying when he appointed he was used to this way of working, must've been similar at psv/ alkmaar.


Positives and negatives to it like everything else but I do prefer the system we work with at minute as at least, in theory anyway, if u change manager the philosophy should be the same and u don't have to change a whole squad of players to suit a new manager.

03 Jan 2026 10:53:22
Klopp was the manager
Slot is a Head Coach

2 vastly different positions with vastly different "powers"
Slot will not, as head coach, enjoy the full benefits that Klopp had access to.

03 Jan 2026 10:58:17
The main issue I have with the model is lack of clarity on accountability, which then makes it really difficult to unpick if things are going wrong. It seems to be the case at Chelsea for example that a big part of the fall out was with the medical side overruling the coach which just seems ridiculous as they're faceless back room staff who should be just advising.

The other issue is on the philosophy for the playing style. It's wrong to think any player can be bought and adapted into a style of play by a coach. This is particularly true if they're established players rather than youngsters.

It seems to me these days the person buying the players is broadly determining the playing style, and the medics are deciding how many minutes the players get. The coach seems to be just responsible for tactical set up on the pitch which must be fairly limiting.

03 Jan 2026 11:02:00
Frode


Slot clearly wants to play with inverted full backs
Bradley isn't one, nether are Frimpong, Robbo or Kerkez

Wirtz is clearly a 10 but at present Slot doesn't play with one really

How can we get behind Hughes, or anyone else in that role when they sign players that don't seem to suit the way the "should be manager" wants to play?

That's either Edwards and Hughes not doing proper homework on their appointment or a disconnect between Hughes and the guy on the touchline who gets the flack when results and performance aren't great.

03 Jan 2026 11:21:44
The whole point of our setup is that signings should be transferable across managers because all managers should be hired based on a footballing philosophy the club plays irrespective of manager.

Emphasis on the word SHOULD!

Klopp being in charge of transfers too much landed us Nunez and almost stopped us getting Salah Ron.

03 Jan 2026 11:43:05
Agree Hugo Spritz.
JLC - Slot should be manager, it's as simple as that.

The approach to signing players seems particularly haphazard.

Sign no players in year 1 - win the league.
Oversplurge in year 2 - struggle with playing style and results.

I doesn't take a genius to see there's a problem with that approach.

Squad turnover should be planned and it should be sustainable. This current model is not sustainable.

Players not signed by the manager/ coach don't adapt or fit in with new style = managers fault. How is that reasonable?

The most successful team in our history and in the history of the premier league had managers calling the shots.

03 Jan 2026 12:27:26
Well then Ron
Why don't you call Mr Henry, and tell him exactly what you think about those in charge at our club, and how the setup should be?

Many clubs are using this method currently, right or wrong, who knows.

03 Jan 2026 13:00:44
Everyone was coming in there pants with the signings Hughes made in the summer .
Slot came in to carry on the same style that Klopp played as the whole youth system plays the same way.
There is only one problem and it's a massive one that being Slot and his decision to change how we play and even when results and performances have fallen off a cliff he is too pigheaded to admit he is wrong and change things.


He on his own is dragging the club down on the run we have just had with all the defeats and even with the run we are on now still drawing games we should be winning comfortably we should be top of the league.
Isak because of Slots training methods could not get match fit and looked miles of the pace every time he played.
The only thing Hughes is doing wrong is by sticking with that clown we have in charge.

03 Jan 2026 13:07:00
Where is the lack of clarity @Hugo?

Edward's, Ward, Hughes, Slot etc, all have their defined roles. They have certain pre-defined responsibilities along with KPIs to measure their successes and failures with respect to the responsibilities. They don't exist in a vacuum and will collaborate with each other and members of the staff.

We, as fans, may ot may not know what sone, or perhaps all, of their responsibilities are but that's not the club's or the people in the roles problem.

03 Jan 2026 13:42:07
And if we were winning the league this year would there be a problem with that approach? i remember the 1st summer before we won the league this site went Nuclear with no signings. Fast Forward 9 months though to been champions and it was all"what a great decision it was to not sign anybody and let Slot evaluate the squad". everything with hindsight can have holes picked in it.

Edwards, Hughes and Slot in the 18 months Arne has been here (1 league Championship,1 Cup final appearance,60% win rate in the Premier League achieved with £154m Net Spend) . Each Lfc fans has to make up his own mind whether that amounts to it being a successful period or not. Me personally i think a lot of big clubs fans would kill for it.

03 Jan 2026 14:33:06
WDW, listening and hearing from the fans very few are criticising Hughes for what's going on on the pitch, it's all laid at Arne's door.

I thought Richard Hughes chose and oversees the medical and fitness team, and the coach, and the incoming and outgoing players.

It looks to me like a few of our problems in terms of competing for trophies are that the tactical set up doesn't align with the players we've bought, and the players don't look fit enough and don't play with speed and intensity.

Arne is being criticised rightly for the style of play he's implementing, but quite a few of the players he's got don't fit the style he's implementing. Either he's implementing a style at odds with what he said he would do before we bought several players, or we've bought the wrong players.

He seems to prefer sitting or inverted fullbacks for example. We don't have any of those, and he wants a Zubimendi style central midfielder dictating tempo but we don't have one.

He seems to want a lone 9 with two wide players making up the remainder of the front three. We haven't got a left sided wide player, we have Mo on the right who prefers to cut in, two first choice nines, and three tens.

They all may well know their places and roles inside out, but on the pitch it doesn't translate into anything coherent. Maybe it's all just the coach but I don't think so.

03 Jan 2026 14:52:38
I don't think there's a club in world football that only has one problem.

02 Jan 2026 21:18:45
Indykaila has posted this,
Liverpool making extraordinary moves to sign Adam Wharton.
@LFC are in talks with @CPFC to see if a deal can be done at a realistic price.

02 Jan 2026 21:33:04
He's full of rubbish, don't listen to a word he says.

02 Jan 2026 21:47:59
Although I'd love this to be true Indy spouts out more rubbish than a broken toilet!

02 Jan 2026 22:53:20
Think this can be marked as BS. By all accounts we're not dipping into the January market, which means we've given up on the title race and don't want to progress in the champions league.

02 Jan 2026 23:02:09
I can't believe that there are still people who actually think indykaila is a football insider. Seriously how gullible are you? He works/ worked at KFC in Leicester and regurgitates posts from here or just makes it up. Have you never wondered why there are no photos of him like every real journalist out there. Next you'll be saying The Firm or Ivan Schwakoff are genuine!

02 Jan 2026 23:55:19
They actually got quite a lot right in the summer window believe it or not. He broke the Baleba to United talks before Ornstein followed suit. Hard to know what's truth or fiction but given several people on here have spoke about links to Wharton it could be real. It might not be but I still check their posts for the buzz.

03 Jan 2026 05:38:53
Ornstein himself has mentioned Indy as reliable previously and he seems to be the gold standard in the English transfer media currently.

03 Jan 2026 08:12:27
Ornstein cited Indy as breaking a transfer rumour first and was probably doing the right and journalistic thing by recognising that. Me, I'd call it pot luck and he'll live off that forever now as he's clearly full of BS.

03 Jan 2026 09:49:28
Wharton is a summer target already confirmed by Carra and The Fields if I'm not mistaken.
Great signing if he joins I think he can improve too.

03 Jan 2026 09:51:00
Indykaila and Dunk from Koptalk both getting credit - what a strange world.

{Ed001's Note - utterly bizarre.}

02 Jan 2026 20:33:17
Following up with some fresh news.

Liverpool board etc were hopeful that Semenyo and his camp would give green light to our project, however having not received that, our interest died down.

Much like with Isak, we were only prepared to move when we had all ducks in a row. The Caicedo saga left a sour taste in boards mouths and they don’t want to fall foul again.

This is also the reason they have not progressed with the £35m bid for Guehi as Palace have not given any indications they are prepare to let captain go this window. As their own discussions with replacements have not progressed.

Liverpool will unlikely move for Joel Ordonez. He was looked at in the past but the feeling is that they don’t want two young up and coming defenders. The next CB through the door, will be a ready made starter around the 24 yr old mark.

I have been told not to expect much with the main squad this window unless one of our rivals moves for a summer target (like what happened with Diaz) .

Final word is from me personally having read some recent replies and conversations on here. The only thing shambolic with Liverpool at the moment isn’t the players, the managers or the owners, it is our own fanbase. We are in total disarray.

Most in the summer said after the tragic events at the parade and sadly loss of Jota, that whatever happens this year doesn’t matter.

I would also argue the point that I have watched a lot of other games this season and we aren’t the only “boring” team. It hasn’t been an exciting season by any stretch. We lost 9 in 12 and Slot fixed the rot. Better times and football will return but bickering between ourselves and cursing Slot and the players will not get us there any quicker. Just remember he was held as a messiah only 6 months ago for winning the league in his first season. Let’s not call him a fraud just yet.

Here’s to a hopeful 3 points against Fulham and then onto the Gooners.

02 Jan 2026 20:57:23
“Fixed the rot” drawing 0-0 at home to relegation fodder isn’t stopping the rot. Being weak in midfield isn’t stopping the rot. Being weak in defence isn’t stopping the rot. Being rubbish at set pieces, both defending and scoring from them, is not stopping the rot.

As for the possibility of not moving for a centre back this window, well if that’s the case then it’s going to be a very long second half of the season.

Finally, it’s not the supporters who are in disarray here, there’s been a lot of patience watching utter dross so far, particularly with results like the home drubbing by Forest and PSV and even worse, being beaten by one of the worst United teams in generations.

Unfortunately I can’t see us getting maximum points in our next two matches. No sane person would.

02 Jan 2026 21:12:06
Crap doesn't roll uphill Jonny so for me and most on here I would guess the disarray starts at the top. +1 for Vic's take.

02 Jan 2026 21:39:55
Ordonoz is 23 and the media in his own country claim a deal is done so your first part is most likely wrong. Fanbase have every right to not be happy with Sloth ball. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and some on here like Slot and some think it needs to change.

02 Jan 2026 21:51:41
Here we go again, let me get the popcorn.

02 Jan 2026 22:02:13
Viktor, with all due respect it's this type of negativity which is proving my point.

Currently we are the forth best in form guide for the Premier League. Leeds are fifth. Although they are "relegation fodder", they have been increasingly difficult not only to beat but to keep out. Had Hugo or VVD found the net with their headers we would be even closer to Villa and have another clean sheet.

I encourage you to watch 90mins of other teams this season and then tell me the league is exciting. I have seen a total change this season in tactics across the board, with even Arsenal fans bemoaning playing style only a matter of weeks ago. It will be a season of low blocks, long-throws and set-pieces.

We have made changes in regard to set-pieces, so let's see how that plays out. We seemed to be solid defending them yesterday.

As a club we have had one of the toughest summers. Fancy new signings hide the issues and it was never going to be an easy run to a title. It was a season of change, which has been paired with bitter sadness this summer.

Looking at that we had our worst run in 50 years and still sat in the Top 4 should give you enough encouragement. Look at United, Chelsea, Spurs and even Newcastle. These are clubs currently struggling and we are ahead of them all.

Whether you love him or loathe him, we lost a generational talent at RB in TAA and this season haven't been able to have a settled RB due to injuries.

Our new LB has taken 5 months to get up to speed.

Our old LB can't play too many games consecutively.

We only have two fit CBs.

The best keeper on the planet was missing for approx. 8 games.

Mac Allister has struggled to regain his form.

Mo is completely off the pace from last season.

Gakpo is out of form and predictable at best.

We had 6 senior striking options last season, currently we have 3 available.

Our biggest signing has barely been on the pitch.

We lost a rocket in Diaz and haven't been able to replicate that speed on the wing (until Frimpong this week) .

Yet we have had great moments in young Ngumoha, Ekitike has been electric, Szobo has come into his own and looks like Stevie G at times and Wirtz has been finding his touch recently.

I just believe we need to take stock of everything. We have witnessed the Hodgson horror era, the downfall of Brendan and although this season hasn't been great it is far from the woeful days.

All I am saying is give the players and the manager the support until the end of the season and re-evaluate when we know where we are. Doing so now, without taking into consideration everything that has happened since the summer and how it has affected people is not the best decision in my humble opinion.

Maybe I am overly optimistic, form is temporary, class is permanent. These players and coaches in my view more class than being given credit for.

02 Jan 2026 22:22:38
Joel Ordonez is 21, check your facts before replying.

02 Jan 2026 22:24:02
Spot on Jonny. The guy wins us the league in his first season and 10 games through the second season the 'fans' on here are calling for his head. Even though half the team has changed. Slated him for playing Kirkez, Salah, Macca, Gakpo, Isak, Wirtz etc and then he drops them and they still moan. Then they go on to laugh at Chelsea and United sacking manager after manager but even they didn't sack a league winning manager after half a season in transition.

One minute we are too open and attacking, next we are too defensive. Give the guy a chance to find a balance with the players he has. And let's face it some of those players have let him down thus season and are not as good as most on here think.

02 Jan 2026 22:24:41
If that's the rot fixed then we're in serious trouble.

02 Jan 2026 22:29:02
You're delusional Jonny. Making excuses for utter dross. We've been awful pretty much all season. Once the flukey last minute goals dried up we got found out. It's pretty clear where we are. Awful at the back, awful in midfield and lacking ideas and penetration going forward. You carry on making excuses though. Whatever helps you cope.

02 Jan 2026 22:29:05
Keegan perm Ordóñez is 21.

02 Jan 2026 22:32:35
WarMachine I totally agree.

I appreciate and respect everyone's right to an opinion, but as per my original post, I feel the fanbase is the only thing in real disarray.

We are navigating a tricky season in the Premier League, and I think so expected it to be a walk in the park.

The guy has earnt the right to time and allowing to fix mistakes and improve the team.

{Ed025's Note - yeah its all the supporters fault Jonny, get a grip mate ffs..

02 Jan 2026 22:56:55
Some of the fans on the internet have dug their trench Jonny and there's no backing out of it. Every day they dig a bit more, whether it be set piece coaches or data analysts, there's always something to attack the manager about.

It's sad, I hope he proves them all wrong in time.

02 Jan 2026 22:57:22
Ed025 - when did I say the results were supporters fault!?

I get it, fans debating and arguing helps your page and gets more views etc, but as I have stated the saddest thing at the moment is the inhouse arguing from our fanbase. We need to stick together and support the team.

Having watched the club for over 30 years, standing on The Kop, I can say I have safely watched far worse football than we are witnessing now.

I am not making excuses, but maybe giving reasons or an understanding as to why it isn't all rosey this season.

{Ed025's Note - how do you expect the supporters to react watching dross like that every week Johnny?...and paying good money to do so, do you want them to applaud when a pass goes astray or when they cant beat the first man from a corner?, or be happy with half arsed challenges and players puffing and panting after 70 minutes?, if you went to a theatre and the show was absolutely crap would you stand up at the end and ask for an encore mate?, you reap what you sow in this game my friend..

02 Jan 2026 23:06:31
I think us fans have a right to be pissed off. if you consider that since about February. The performance and tactics have got worse. interspersed with the odd upturn.

I had hopes at the start of this season it was just a team with new players gelling. but unfortunately Arne doesn't seem to think the fitness is in dire need of improvement and believes that slow, predictable, boring football is what the way forward.

The best performances have come when we play with some pace and intensity.

I can't see us winning a major trophy whilst the current coaching and system is in place.

So for me. If the coach can't change. change the coach. Should be playing much better football with the players he has towork with.

For some like me it seems that the identity, passion and belief Built over the last 10 years has been wiped out.

02 Jan 2026 23:11:38
Jonny no6

Please don't tell me how to watch or support my team. That is possibly the most patronising post I've seen on this site. I know what I see, I have said on here many times that I don't care what other teams play like! I only care about LFC.
What gives you the right to tell me, what I should think, and what view I should have?
I'm fuming are you living in a different universe mate. Your coments make me wonder what games you have watched?

To state we won't strengthen this appalling defence is nothing short of negligent, and if you think the noise is bad now, just watch how bad it will get if your statement is correct.

02 Jan 2026 23:39:35
Great post Jonny, agree with everything you've said. It's not pretty at the moment and I very much doubt that Slot will be in charge next season. But for now, just support the team AND the manager. We are 4th…. and considering the appalling season we have had, that's truly amazing.
Ask yourself, what makes our club do special?
Is it individual players?
Is it the manager?
Is it the owners?

My answer to the above in no…
It's more than that….
And the constant bitching and whining chips away at what makes this club so special.

02 Jan 2026 23:52:12
Slot complains a lot, he is also proving to be quite rigid with his vision for tippy-tappy football (kill them with sideways passes) . Im getting B-rod vibes from the man personally and do not feel he is the one to lead us for years to come.

If i saw a buy in from the players and he was more humble, I would back him, as i backed all of the managers i liked since I've supported LFC - Paisley, Kenny, Evans, Houlier, Rafa, Jurgen. I never liked Souness as a manager, nor B-rod, nor the hodge, and Slot is falling in that camp because of his way, irrespective of the title win.

03 Jan 2026 00:18:02
Who would have thought telling people what to think would go down like a lead balloon?!

You can love and support your team, while also acknowledging that they have been absolutely crap this season, despite spending an awful lot of money in the summer.

03 Jan 2026 00:19:27
The biggest load of tripe i've read in all the years i been reading this site. When we finish outside the top 6, and are out of the Champions league, i'll remember that it was all the fans fault. After all, it's the fans that tell the players how to play, it's the fans that choose the subs, it's the fans fault that the players are only about 50% fit.

I would have to question what kind of fan you are if you're content of the way we play. We've been pants since before losing to Plymouth. Have a word mate and lay off the meds.

03 Jan 2026 01:33:16
It's just opinions guys.

Nobody is deluded they just have a different opinion than you Victor. I could say that anyone who can't see the improvements in the last month is deluded. I could say that anyone who looks at our squad and doesn't see that this squad could be truly great is deluded but they're not they just have a different opinion than me.

It's a results game and most fans can't see past the immediate performances and results. I choose to look a bit longer term than that and look at the bigger picture but others don't and that's fine.

03 Jan 2026 02:32:50
With all due respect, Johny lad, what do other clubs have to do with us being crap? So because a lot of other clubs are crappy this season, we also need to follow suit and be crappy ourselves? Is that going to be the standard excuse this season? Other clubs are poor, so it's okay for us to be poor?

Also, how long are we going to milk the "Slot won us the league last season" excuse? When players are a bit out of form, it's okay to call for their heads. But when the team is playing dross football, struggling against poor sides for a long period of time, we can't criticise the manager?

03 Jan 2026 02:43:26
Jonny you sound really bitter pal and using a player's death to silence fans that have every right to be annoyed this season isn't going to cut it with me, get off your high horse you are totally out of order blaming the fans for this abysmal season.

03 Jan 2026 04:21:28
Jonny mate we won the league last season and your happy because we aren't as bad now as the Hodgson days? How can you blame the supporters? All the anfield crowd need to get on their feet is a shot, a tackle, win a corner just do anything except slow sideways passing! As for even arsenal being boring, their on the way to winning the title! We are going nowhere and it's very boaring to watch!

03 Jan 2026 04:50:58
It seems one of my replies hasn't been added, which isn't surprising really.

I would hasten anyone to re-read what I have actually written. I have not "blamed the fans" once, in relation to results or performance. I am also not ignorant or stupid enough to blame the fans for either of those things. However, I have been proven 100% correct that it is sad to see the in-house fighting and arguing between our fanbase. It is something I have never seen before to this extent.

As a club as fans we can certainly be discontent with performances and with losing 9 in 12. But as the great Shanks said, if you can't support us when we lose or draw, don't support us when we win!?

I am also not bitter, nor using a players death, but I remember not 5 months ago 99% of the fanbase being understanding to what these young players have been through and had compassion.

I don't think for 1 minute Slot wants us to play in this way, nor do I think he has lost the dressing room. More so I believe that they are working on getting results in a tough league.

I am not happy with the performances, but I can actually take stock of where we are, look at the FACTS as Rafa once said and come up with an understanding of why things are the way they are and give allowances. I just implore the fanbase not to crack and become like Chelski and United fans calling for a sacking (the grass isn't greener) .

{Ed078's Note - from what I can see your last reply was posted 6 hrs ago. Is that not correct?

03 Jan 2026 05:34:45
JB, say what u like about the fans. Some on here think that if you criticize the team u should go and support another club. Without the fans there is no club. The fans have feelings and expectations. This season the latter is not being met.

Klopp inspired the players and hence the fans. He was a visionary. He took us up levels. He took the game to the opponent. He made them FEAR coming to Anfield. A point at Anfield used to be a rare bonus and a "win. " Now it's almost an expectation. Without a half a yard yesterday, we would have lost to a relegation threatened side for almost the second time in a month.

Klopp was proactive. He asked for more from his players, both in training and in the matches. He let the opponent worry about us and figure out how to deal with what we threw at them. Now we have a manager who is reactive, paralyzed by excuses and set piece obsession.

We need a manager who is a visionary and can take the game to the opposition. Slot is too busy trying to stem the set piece tide. His presser today was embarrassing.

03 Jan 2026 06:06:45
J,

How could u blame the fans for results or perfomance? We're not out there kicking balls so I'm not sure how that's possible.

I'm not a lawyer mate but if I don't need to be to put a plethora of swiss cheese holes in your arguments. U don't think Slot wants to play this way and u believe they are working on getting results? Really? I would hope so or what else are they being paid for?

My opinion is that you are about as capable of a water tight argument as the designers of the Titanic.

03 Jan 2026 06:20:28
Bravo Red Flyer.

Slot is not getting the best out of these players.
And its not like he is even trying something different.

Seems like he has found a "solution", we are unbeaten in 8 after all, and is just sticking with it.

03 Jan 2026 08:13:26
I've never really understood this concept that criticising the team or management means you don't support the club?

If Liverpool dropped like a stone to League Two I know I'd still be here, as would many on this site. You can be sure most of the playing staff and the management team wouldn't be. That is what being a supporter is.

That doesn't mean you aren't allowed to call a spade a spade.

03 Jan 2026 10:44:09
I did post another response but it doesn't matter.

Redflyer I am pretty positive you were one of the people who was calling for Klopp's head the season after we won the league when we went on a bad run. And I am sure you have probably been on here ranting during Klopp's tenure too.

No holes in my argument, and I also believe the players need to take as much accountability as the manager this season.

We can make Slot the scapegoat, but there are players in the team who just haven't performed this season.

My whole argument has been that you can feel entitled to be frustrated, disappointed and angry, I have no issues with that. But calling for a managers head 5/ 6 months are winning a title is the mentality of other clubs.

The Leeds result and performance wasn't great, but we kept a clean sheet against one of the most in form teams in the league at present who have been scoring for fun. They put 3 past us at Elland Road. I choose to look for positives, where I feel too many are searching for negatives.

Just think we as a fanbase should be trying to build them up, not knock them down.

And if you didn't see the Robertson interview after the Scotland qualifier I urge you to do so. They may be elite athletes, but they are still human!

03 Jan 2026 11:42:26
There seems to be anew wave over the past 5 years of fans, who've usually never stepped foot in the stadium, who spout toxic positivity in an attempt to bring down fans with genuine concerns as if blindly accepting whatever rubbish sandwich you're served is what a 'true' fan would do.

Slot isn't the right man, should Chelsea have kept Di matteo longer after he won the CL?

03 Jan 2026 12:08:11
We will most likely loose against Fulham tomorrow Jonny.

They attack with pace, are decisive and quite direct on both flanks. Their aggression and pace is good to watch and they won't roll over.

In your view should we accept this as a loss now as a fan base before we play the game?
If this is the outcome should we just keep quiet and carry on?

Please god I'm wrong and we produce a fantastic performance, win 0-3 I'll be delighted. I feel the first outcome most likely.

03 Jan 2026 12:50:54
The original poster hasn't read the room. This thread though is brilliant.

His biggest mistake is calling LFC fans shambolic. By calling us shambolic and telling us to stop the bickering has only made arguments more vociferous.

Hes pulled the pin on the grenade and is now trying to defend his OP.

Brilliant. All I need now is the popcorn ;-)

03 Jan 2026 12:52:10
aha the infamous Johnny haha

well, I am with you 100%.

The fanbase is in absolute disarray right now.

But whatever, people can do whatever they like. It won't change the fact that the team are clearly in a phase of rebuilding.

I long ago accepted where we are at, and have find that it is much better for my mental health and probably my overall health lol
It's also helped to step back and change mindset for how I watch games.

Now I look for the signs of what we are building, rather than the magic moment that it all suddenly clicks and falls back into place.

I'm genuinely excited about that project but we do have a lot of challenges to navigate. Not least of them being managing injuries and fatigue.

anyways, was wondering who this Johnny guy was, who I'd seen mentioned by other posters, usually angrily lol.

03 Jan 2026 14:52:22
Nope wasn't me Johnny.

03 Jan 2026 21:42:31
Love how triggered so many grown adults are from one person asking for a bit of perspective.

Enjoying your comments. Thanks gang.

Oh and they probably don't like me as I correctly informed people about the bids for Isak and Guehi a couple of days before it happened. "Grrrr damn him and his correct information. "

Big love all.

04 Jan 2026 12:42:32
I think coaches have coached themselves into a corner (pardon the pun), they think they are inventing the wheel every season. They have messed about with formations they have messed around with players positional play we have had diamond shape Christmas tree shape and to many numbered shapes like 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 etc. what they do not understand is they are killing the game it is becoming boring to watch and i never thought i would say that about LFC, but it is true .

Now we have coaches for throw-in corners free kicks what did we do before with out them ( sarcastic) and we have the diving, the head injuries, var they are killing the enjoyment of the game five minutes for var to give a goal.

They need to realise that people are spending their hard earned money to watch football how long will they put up with it before they keep their money in there pockets the people who run football have forgotten it is a sport not a cash cow. All the best to all football fans a cross the country.

02 Jan 2026 20:12:49
Liverpool agree deal to sign 17 year old Austrian CB Ifeanyi Ndukwe

Agreement now in place for talented defender to leave Austria Wien and join Liverpool — from summer 2026.

Seen as talented centre back, Ndukwe accepted the proposal from Liverpool from season 2026/ 2027.

02 Jan 2026 20:28:08
Know nothing about him but good that we're trying to nab talent in that part of the pitch.

Big lad, I read in the article that he's 1.98m at 17.also said he had a high ceiling, which I enjoyed considering how tall he is.

Hopefully one for the future, hopefully not the only centre half signed this Jan though.

{Ed025's Note - if hes 1.98M Then hes bound to have a high celing mate, otherwise he would be banging his head all the time.. :)

02 Jan 2026 20:33:32
At least slot won’t get to destroy his talent since he’s young….

02 Jan 2026 21:34:59
I'm of course not down on this kid by any stretch but potential concerns would be:

1) does he stand out in youth football because of his overwhelming physical advantage against other kids?

2) if he's already 6ft 6, how much taller could he get? Would be surprised if he's got the pace required at elite level.

That's my two pence without having watched the kid, here's to hoping I'm chatting sh@t.

02 Jan 2026 22:08:27
LOL ED25!🥳💥🛸.

{Ed025's Note - cheers SG..

02 Jan 2026 22:40:42
Haha yes Ed25 that was what I was implying alright. 😂 Gave me a good chuckle when I read it.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff mate..

03 Jan 2026 02:06:45
@Changingofthegvardiol you do realise Usain Bolt is 6ft 5 so i don't think height will affect his pace as much as percieved.

03 Jan 2026 06:09:22
Changingofthegvardiol - I've only seen highlight reels, so not the best way to pass judgement, but he certainly looks to have the pace. Whilst you're right about his physical advantage at that age he's not just pure muscling people off the ball, he seems to have good judgement, awareness, vision, he closes the space well and even has a right foot on him, nice few quality long balls.

You can tell from the way he hits it, there's a bit of a baller in him. Decent feet in tight spaces too. Early days yet but promising stuff.

03 Jan 2026 12:55:03
he looks and plays like a younger VVD.

01 Jan 2026 23:04:35
Italian reports saying Juve is an option for Chiesa but only on loan. Apparently the player is waiting for his chances as no Isak or Salah. If I was him I'd be going back, the manager clearly doesn't rate him.

01 Jan 2026 23:51:26
He started last game. Just came on as a sub. The manager is giving him gametime but he's just underwhelming when he plays.

02 Jan 2026 05:40:34
The guy started his first game in something like 18 months.

He comes on late in the games, and mostly when we are losing or drawing, as if he is some super sub who is guaranteed to score.

Chiesa is not rated by Slot, its so obvious.

Credit to Chiesa though, always gives his best, but im sure his patience has limits too.

I would not blame him if he decides to leave.
He will most likely get more minutes in Italy, which could help his world cup chances.

02 Jan 2026 08:02:59
Bollocks he’s underwhelming. That must mean Wirtz is underwhelming then. Chiesa for the most part has done well when coming on and has seriously limited chances when starting. I blame the manager as always for his negligence with Chiesa.

02 Jan 2026 08:45:21
Said El Mala linked with us today. Don’t know much about him, but good we’re at least looking at wide left players.

02 Jan 2026 11:14:13
The whole bloody team is underwhelming. Even Dom who has been by far our best player is underwhelming when he tries to cross a ball or make a decisive pass. He’s about as good on the ball as Konate or Allison.

02 Jan 2026 11:16:36
Yes Frode, Wirtz for all the talk of him on here has been underwhelming. Was actually terrible yesterday, totally ineffective. Chiesa has done well this season but was poor in the wolves game and now against Leeds. To be honest the attacker i wanted to get the ball most yesterday was young Ngumoha. Apart from Ekitike of course.

02 Jan 2026 11:32:19
Florian you are so right. Crying out for Rio and what does he get. 6 mins. Offered more in that 6 mins than the majority did over the previous 84.
Just play the lad.

02 Jan 2026 11:35:58
Just a curious question.

What if Wirtz signed for City or United or Arsenal or Chelsea with the same output as now at the same price with similar number of games played?

What would we be calling him?
Honest response taking out red tinted glasses.

I like his silky footwork with takedowns and want him to come good very badly but why is it taking so much time? With the quality reputation that he came with (generational talent), feel he should be tearing it literally when the general consensus is PL this season is so so average.

02 Jan 2026 12:00:11
Wirtz is generally showing signs of improvement but nothing more. He was very poor last night. If he was at another club we’d be laughing at them, same with Isak. We’re arguably too patient. People point at Fabinho and Robbo and how we settled them in, but they weren’t £100m players. I’d give him a bit longer but he needs to do much better.

If you look across the league over time there have been quite a few big money failures. In relatively recent times of the £70m and above bracket probably Ali, VVD, Rice, and a few at City have paid off like Gvardiol, Rodri, and De Bruyne.

Most other big buys haven’t, Manchester United littered with them, and the likes of Grealish and Marmoush at City. Chelsea have wasted a tonne of money, Pepe and Havertz at Arsenal were a waste.

02 Jan 2026 13:15:54
@Frode, the thread isn't about Wirtz though is it?
Fans have been crying for more game time for Chiesa for months. He got a start against Wolves and was largely anonymous. He was brought on last night and ran around a lot.

I fail to see how he is an upgrade on any of the forward line or what significant contribution he is supposedly making. His enthusiasm is first class and his song is a banger but, other than that, he has been thoroughly underwhelming.

02 Jan 2026 13:20:46
Not sure how people think Cheisa can suddenly turn it on, when he gets the odd 10 minutes every now n then . He can't be match fit with them types of minutes and then people say Oh he never played well, how can he, Slot doesn't rate him in the slightest yet he doesn't moan or kick up a fuss .

If he had real opportunities then we could say he is good or bad.

02 Jan 2026 13:37:43
Chiesa is being prepared poorly, almost setup to fail. The Plymouth game last year was throwing him to the wolves. This season he got thrown in against Wolves and did OK for 45 minutes then got hooked.

Wirtz would be smashing it at Man City or Arsenal. No idea what project Slot sold him but I would love to hear Wirtz version and how it is panning out in reality.

02 Jan 2026 15:16:31
Chiesa can't win with some supporters, barely plays, when he does he gets 5 minutes when we're chasing a game. And he bursts a gut and has assists and goals. Finally gets a start and the haters jump on him because he can't last 70 minutes even though he only gets the occassional 5 to 10 minute cameo! .

He's played on the wing where Salah ( Player of the year last season) has failed in Slots new tactics. Be proud of yourselves lads for lashing a guy who has tried and tried at Liverpool, the YNWA is lost on some of you.

02 Jan 2026 15:47:45
Slot has treated Chiesa terribly should of given him a proper run of games like Salah has had even though he was ghosting through games as well I think Chiesa should leave as the board are too spineless too sack slot which they should definitely do now.

02 Jan 2026 16:06:49
Not many of our players look match fit, Stroms.

02 Jan 2026 19:40:52
St Etienne that's too easy to say on Wirtz, once he crosses the line its up to him. Can we please stop making excuses for these grown men after they put in totally shambolic performances. Slot is not controlling him with a joypad, slot is not making him backheel the ball to no one.

{Ed025's Note - i have been saying the same thing FM, the players have to take some responsibility for a lot of this mess mate..

02 Jan 2026 20:14:20
Chiesa is not good enough. It's not just Slot. If another manager came in, Chiesa would be one of the first he sold, along with Endo.

02 Jan 2026 20:27:07
It’s not all chiesas fault. He finally starts a game and every time the ball went to konate he passed it back to vvd. When konate finally passed it to chiesa, he had made an inside run and konate passed it wide. The next time chiesa went wide and konate passed it inside.

Little things like that throw off a whole teams rhythm.
It’s not just konate. i've lost count of number of times this year thst players have made identical runs into same space. Little wonder we are struggling to click.

01 Jan 2026 15:57:27
Joel Ordoñez to Liverpool is done.

Up the Reds.

01 Jan 2026 16:21:28
Somebody needs to finish updating Wikipedia:

“ Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero (born 21 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Liverpool F. C and the Ecuador national team. “.

01 Jan 2026 16:28:23
How can that be when he hasn't had a medical yet.? . I believe he is only flying in tomorrow.

01 Jan 2026 16:43:12
Hope so Bergers! Much needed in the back line.
Anyone know if he is left or right CB?
Thanks in advance.

01 Jan 2026 17:04:13
Have you got some insider info Berger? I've not seen anything official yet.

01 Jan 2026 17:25:30
Gomez replacement, can play RCB + RB.

01 Jan 2026 19:35:31
After Clot has coached him the Dutch way, in a couple of weeks he will be renamed Joe "ORDINARY", you name it Clot has ****ed it!

Maresca till the end of the season, nothing to lose he will try his best to finish above Chelsea and guarantee a top four finish.

Two points home and away versus Leeds, 10 league wins in five months, close the door after ye Arne Clot.

01 Jan 2026 19:45:54
Have to say that was a painful watch. I much rather us play narrower with 2 strikers.

01 Jan 2026 20:54:51
Wokka, who would you have as the second striker? Gakpo is off the boil, Chiesa doesn't seem rated to start, Danns is only just coming back to fitness, Mo won't be back for a good few weeks amdis usually poor post afcon and Isak is out?

If its Wirtz, then we're lacking cover in the middle with only Endo who's not fancied and Nyoni who's likely to go out on loan, perhaps if Elliott and McConnell return, that adds numbers big neither seem fancied by Slot and neither have the physical attributes that Grav, Szobozlai and Jones have.

01 Jan 2026 21:33:49
I would play Chiesa. I went up to watch the Wolves game and was so pleased to see Chiesa start. then it turned out to be the old formation with Chiesa on the right and multiple times the ball never got to him. I honestly think if we played the narrow diamond with chiesa 2nd striker we would of put 4 on Wolves.

Like you say Lofty he's rarely used though.

Imo we are creeping back into the old formation and its horrible to watch.

01 Jan 2026 22:36:12
It be him and nothing else this window!
Guehi has a massive pick of clubs he’s far from picking us what I’m reading!

01 Jan 2026 23:40:40
Why does everyone seem desperate for Chiesa to start? He is just not good enough. People say Slot has got something against him. I can tell you that if Slot is replaced, Chiesa will be one of the first out of the door, along with Endo and hopefully Bradley.

02 Jan 2026 04:58:35
Chiesa hand done anything too badly, even when he started against Wolves. So not sure why people are saying that he isn't good enough. His movement was good and he linked up well with both Frimpong and Wirtz.

The only criticism I have of him was that he gassed out early which can be attributed to him not having enough game time and the fact that he was running up and down the pitch the entire time he was playing.

02 Jan 2026 06:55:17
Need to give Rio more game time.

02 Jan 2026 09:06:14
Get rid of Bradley? Heard it all now.

02 Jan 2026 16:18:32
Rumours coming out of Anfield last night were apparently that the signing of Ordonez is not done, and is unlikely. Don’t know how true but it could be a quiet January if that’s the case.

01 Jan 2026 09:33:11
Happy new year to all Eds and thank you for all your amazing hard work.
Wishing everyone health and happiness.
Just read Joel Ordonez £43m inc add ons being reported.
I have no idea how good he is as never seen him play so would love to hear everyone’s views on him.
True or not time will tell.
And let’s hope for 3 points tonight.

01 Jan 2026 09:59:48
Hope for 3 points? Half the Page want entertainment whatever that is 🤣 There is no more entertainment for me than my team winning but that's just me, am crazy i know! Thanks for the rumor 🤝.

01 Jan 2026 10:05:57
Looks good from the bits and bobs on YouTube, young, athletic, composed on the ball and can ping a pass.

01 Jan 2026 11:15:51
I really hope that’s true in the sense it would be a strong decisive move early in the window for a player who’s highly rated. Having true competition for places at centre back is really important for us, and if Konate goes in the summer so be it.

01 Jan 2026 12:10:17
Arneslotsbarber. think most would want to win, with a bit of entertainment thrown in . not too much to ask for really considering the players we have.

01 Jan 2026 12:36:53
Wouldn't it be nice of we get him and Guehi, Konate can do as he pleases. I was all for him staying and playing every week regardless of the contract situation but the performances have been way below par for me.

01 Jan 2026 12:47:30
Happy New Year Reds and Ed’s. Hoping for a great ‘26. YNWA.

01 Jan 2026 13:42:10
3 points, solidity in midfield and defence, Leeds bullied us last time out and we had no answer to their physicality, a clean sheet, that has to be the priority.

01 Jan 2026 14:23:54
Win first, manner of win second.

01 Jan 2026 12:40:26
Edd 001 is this report of Ordenez a starter? Do you rate him?

Would Glazner jump ship to Chelsea? Would that help us get Guehi? Lot of dominoes I know?

Happy new year mate

YNWA.

{Ed001's Note - there is interest but I have not seen much of him.

Glasner will go anywhere that pays him.}

01 Jan 2026 14:53:36
I agree VV. I think we go with Grav Jones and Dom as a midfield 3. Our mlst athletic midfield 3. Front 3 of Wirtz Hugo and Frimpong. Wirtz to roam and kerkez to provide some width on the left. Frimpong will hog the right flank and allow Bradley to hang back. I think that gives us solid balance.

01 Jan 2026 17:46:06
I keep saying this about people wanting to be entertained ArneSlotsBarber. All I want is us to win. It's all history records and all that matters. Entertainment doesn't win titles.

01 Jan 2026 19:38:24
Sadly we couldn’t even manage that. Is it just me or did he have the right XI on and then, Ngumoha aside, all the subs made us worse?

01 Jan 2026 19:59:25
Fonz neither does passing backwards, sideways, losing 60-40s nevermind 50-50s. Apologies to those on here that won't stand for any contrary positions that Slot is the man for the job and we aren't real fans if we're complaining.

01 Jan 2026 21:43:30
100% Red Flyer. Even City at their absolute best were boring the life out of their fans and they are changing to be more like a Klopp team! Why are we moving away from the identity Klopp built!? It's simply baffling!

02 Jan 2026 12:01:37
*post removed*

{Ed001's Note - if you just want to be an arsehole, go somewhere else. You won't get another warning.}

02 Jan 2026 20:34:02
Westwood, we don't seem to have the player type to do the Klopp type pressing, other than Ekitike, none of the other first choice forwards are renowned for their pressing, Dom and Grav could play that style, but Mac and Wirtz are more technical than physical and our defence barring VVD aren't technical enough with their passing to utilise any pace up front.

{Ed001's Note - Wirtz is one of the best pressers in the game. Have you not watched him pressing on his own this season? It is just a shame the rest of the team do not press as well as he has done.}