Liverpool Discussion posts 2

19 Jan 2026 01:29:19
Van hecke from Brighton before end of this window. Maybe stiller and schottlerback also, if wages can be agreed Toney in on an 18month contract. Get xabi in with these signings.

19 Jan 2026 06:02:16
Not happening Fowlher81.
No first team incomings this window, and no manager change yet either.

18 Jan 2026 17:43:44
Isak is going to go down as one of the worst signings of all time.

The way he moved, the choice not to train, the animosity, the form and the injuries all point to a failed mega money signing. Obviously its not over yet, but this is my guess.

The time to buy him was instead of Nunez.

18 Jan 2026 18:02:44
Personally the money should of been spent on two wingers or a winger and another striker say an older experienced head.

18 Jan 2026 18:06:18
Honestly mate I think this injury might be the best thing for him, he came in and wasn't fit you could see he hadn't had a pre season, he now has a year to work fully on strengthening and his conditioning, maybe glass half full but I think he could be an absolute animal next year for us, especially if slot is going.

We haven't seen the real Isak yet, hopefully they get him on them special inhalers.

18 Jan 2026 18:07:52
My guess is that Isak will come good.
That's my hope anyway.

He was the one player I was dreaming of us getting last season. imagine my jubilation when it happened.

And then add Wirtz and oh my.

18 Jan 2026 18:20:08
Its a broken foot! No footballer come back the same. when bone is broken. Finito.

18 Jan 2026 19:34:43
lol. Bones are easy to fix and recover from. It's soft tissue damage that causes problems. Often they come together (a bad break can result in ligament damage) but given that they expect him to return before the end of the season I don't think that there is too much to worry about.

18 Jan 2026 20:53:21
Sofa_Fan - He's had a serious injury, he'll be out till next season, exactly what part of that could possibly be "the best thing for hm"? He can't train for properly for god knows how long. The Sumer saw him training by himself for 3 months and he still wasn't match fit by December, so if he can't train properly for up to 6 months now how's he going to come back fitter? The club has to remain positive in these situations but the truth is nobody knows how exactly how well he's going to recover util the latter stages of his rehab.

ShipleyKopite - He did have surgery, which is pretty odd for a fracture, unless it's complex, which it shouldn't have been. Usually, surgery would suggest ligament damage. It's quite possibly a career altering injury. Personally, I think we've seen Isaks peak. It's going to be very difficult to come back from all this, not impossible, but I've seen players careers fall off for less. I hate saying it, but the whole thing had Torres to Chelsea vibes from the get go. I hope to God I'm wrong, but I found it strange we were willing to part with such a huge amount of money for someone with a lengthy injury history and the need for his minutes to be managed.

Keegans Perm - Fully agree. If we didn't have to wait for stat men to give the go ahead on everything, we could have had Olise in '24 and Semenyo last summer 100mil.

18 Jan 2026 22:11:08
Isak is class and will be a huge success. Form is temporary class is permanent.

The lad broke his leg it's nothing to worry about. He even walked off the pitch so it's probably a fibula fracture which is not that serious at all as it bares no weight. Just needs to heal and he'll be exactly the same as he was before.

He will be scoring 20+ goals for us each season for many years to come.

18 Jan 2026 22:31:24
People are quick to forget just how good Isak is. Under a different manager, when he returns from injury he'll be firing them in.

19 Jan 2026 06:27:28
Worst signing? Seriously? When he's been unfit and injured? I mean I respect your opinion etc but I think that's a bit unfair on the lad. The manner of his move is immaterial. We all wanted him regardless and we needed two strikers after losing both Nunez and Jota so what's the issue?
He was arguably the best striker in the league and will come good for us when fit and playing under a decent manager.

19 Jan 2026 08:02:09
Worst signing ever? Think El Hadj Diouf what's a word there. Isak needs time and patience,

20 Jan 2026 02:48:34
Isak also needs a set up and tactics to play to his many strengths which I assume was why we bought him, even tho none of this has been apparent thus far.

18 Jan 2026 17:33:36
I keep checking every hour for the inevitable of slot leaving and nothing is happening, please whoever has to bite the bullet do it now ?.

18 Jan 2026 18:06:59
Carra has arrived on the transfer page mate, if your looking for a smile this rainy Sunday evening.

18 Jan 2026 18:08:11
Check back every 2 hours then.

18 Jan 2026 20:46:05
Love it guys i had a feeling something was going to happen
Cheers.

18 Jan 2026 15:28:30
So City paid £20m and 10m in add ons for Guehi and he is getting 300k pw. So maybe that's a contributing factor in why we didn't sign him. However there is no excuse in not signing Jeremy Jacquet.

18 Jan 2026 16:48:16
£30m plus 300k over a 5 year deal is something I wouldn't do. That puts him on more than the best players at City and would of put him as our 3rd highest earner. Jeremey Jaquet Rennes want £50m which is double what I'd pay for him.


Semenyo I believe we pulled away as we got word Diomande wanted us. 6 years younger bigger ceiling and less wages. Although transfer fee would be huge.

{Ed001's Note - we had a lower salary all agreed with Guehi, we would not have paid him 300k.}

18 Jan 2026 18:04:38
I get that ed and we should of paid the 50m they wanted at the start of the summer instead of haggling for 15m. But if the player really wanted us why not just wait until the summer.

{Ed001's Note - because he has no idea who the coach will be then and if that coach would even want him. It was clear that Slot would not be in the role next season and it was Slot who wanted him.}

18 Jan 2026 19:32:43
That's understandable on Guehis part then.

18 Jan 2026 23:06:10
Ed1 are Man City not sure who their manager will be? Rumours circulating that pep will be leaving end off the season so guehi will be limbo at city unless he does well. Also if he had waited till the summer he would have had a whole heap of clubs after him.

{Ed001's Note - he wanted out of Palace now mate. It wasn't about the money for him, he would have waited if it was and got the millions extra signing bonus.}

18 Jan 2026 14:49:00
I think we have no option left but to sack Slot now. It's clear this job is too big for him. He indicated it wasn't booing yesterday! More of a frustration that he and his players feel! No poop Sherlock.

The last thing I want to do is analises every word Slot says, it's just clear he can not motivate this squad of players. Eg I seen a report that he told Ramsey " I have better options than you "

I ask myself how would Klopp handle that situation? I think he would have told Ramsey " I believe in you, you are going to be a vital part of this team" the kid would have felt 10 foot tall.

Now if true that kids confidence must be on the floor!

I only hope if reports are true, that Alonso wants to come. Do it now whilst we still have a chance of CL next season. Liverpool without CL footie are not a prospect top managers want these days.

So bite the built and get it done. Even if Alonso needs a short break. Get him in before the end of the season so that he can get to grips with this shambles

YNWA.

18 Jan 2026 18:23:22
Chriisymate, and also season. When all is going well, we have even Feyenoord fans saying Slot's strength is his communication skills, apparently very clear communication. I don't what to make of it.

19 Jan 2026 08:11:25
Happy Peter

I'm not sure if it was true what he told Ramsey. But how would that inspire a kid?

Clear communication is one thing, demoralising one of your own is downright poor management. His judgement on players is sketchy at best, Gapco for example is far from top draw! Macalister gets a start every week? Why? He is lazy, slow, and spends more time rolling around than he does on his feet.
We need a change.

19 Jan 2026 23:45:59
Slot said it at the press conference, that he has others ahead of him better, which must be demoralising, as most are midfielders!

18 Jan 2026 12:27:26
Hi eds1
What do you think about Alison's form at the min. I think he's kicking is way off and has been for while and i thought he should have saved that goal yesterday. ?

{Ed001's Note - I don't know about should have saved it, but I do feel peak-Ali gets it. His kicking is off I defo agree on that. It always takes a bit of time to get sharpness back after injury though, I am sure he will back to his best soon.}

19 Jan 2026 08:32:50
I would say his kicking is struggling because there's a lack of movement ahead of him to make an option

Same as when the back 4 get it.

There's not that rotation in midfield we saw between Hendo, Fab and Gini for example. And Milner and Thiago when they were in there

Just stand up against your opponent and see what happens

It's static.

18 Jan 2026 13:28:43
Being reported today that Chelsea are prepared to pay €50m for defender Jeremy Jacquet, but Rennes want more than €60m.

18 Jan 2026 14:16:28
We're prepared to watch and monitor.

19 Jan 2026 08:13:36
What watch and monitor him sign whilst doing SFA about it?

18 Jan 2026 10:45:59
Hello Ed1

I've been wondering for some time about the football world in general but more specifically the coaching world. There seems to be very little knowledge of basic coaching stuff and how to set us a team. I'm thinking of Glasner, Arteta, Amorim, Slot and so on. They seem to stick to their ideas, even though they're not producing any outcome. The resistance to change basic stuff to accommodate differentc curcumstances. I remember Klopp, Bielsa the guy from Atalanta, knowing how to get at an opponent, using their team to exploit the weakness in their opponents. Look at Arsenal, they could basically have won the league by now with a better coach giving their squad.
It seems like a closed world where the coaches are holding their ear and eyes just going on with their drops football hoping it have an output at some time? Is the basic examination to easy as too getting an A-license or where do this stubbornness comes from?
There also seems to be the same lack of knowledge in the sporting director section, maybe even at a higher degree. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, United and so on. If it had been general companies expecting an outcome, they would have been sacked emidietly.
Why don't they, in Liverpool as an example, not agree to disagree, that would have led to a change long ago?
After every game, they should get together and point out the weaknesses in the line up, tactics, setpiece and so on. The only job off one of them has to be, to point out the weaknesses. It's not even critique it's just common sense. So why are they so ego-centered not wanting critique at any kind?

{Ed001's Note - every club does have data analysts and video analysts whose job is to produce reports detailing what went right and wrong each game. It is more of a problem that these days, due to the immense pressures on them, to make it as a manager at the top level you need to have a huge amount of self-belief, bordering on sheer arrogance. So we end up with people who think they know better than everyone else. They no longer get promoted up from lower league football into the top echelons, if they do they get ignored by the players and the fans will not get behind them. We have ended up with a basically closed shop looking at a tiny pool of people.}

18 Jan 2026 08:04:23
Hi Ed's.

Would love your thoughts on the state of the club - on and off the pitch.

I am worried. We look from the outside to be a fractured organisation, with people pulling in different directions - which (as it always does) is now manifesting itself in bad results on the pitch.

From the problems with the new stadium entry system, to the lopsided seemingly shambolic recruitment, to the obvious issues with the team.

As the real King said, the club will only have success if everyone feels part of it and all pull in the same direction.

We have lost that at the moment and the people in charge need to rectify that asap.

{Ed001's Note - I don't know if I am the right person to discuss this, as I was against the return of Edwards from the start and this is on him. He is the one bringing in the people to run things and he is indecisive and weak, as we saw when he failed to rein in Klopp, despite being his boss. For me, he would be the first replaced, along with Hughes and Ward.

The business side of things just adds to it. The stadium entry system is a shambles, it should have been tried and tested and refined before introduction, rather than just putting it in and hoping for the best. But football clubs always seem to take fans for granted, despite the recent evidence of the COVID season to show just how important we are to the game.}

18 Jan 2026 13:03:34
The penalty on Gakpo was almost as identical to the one on Wirtz v Arsenal that was not given WHY?
So how do they explain how one ref and var says not a pen and a ref and var say in another game it is a pen something not right!
YNWA.

18 Jan 2026 11:10:41
Sack the bald headed person. He gives us a bad name. The aim is to score goals not recycle posession. Terrible football.

18 Jan 2026 13:25:08
I think that's harsh on Captain Picard. What's he done to us?

He's not even real.

18 Jan 2026 10:10:59
It's time for slot to go! Our first choice manager is now out of work so it's time to get him in. The first thing klopp said when he signed was he was going to turn doubters into believers. Slot has turned everyone into doubters again.

18 Jan 2026 12:20:57
Tbh Arne has to go, but if Hughes keeps his job it's a travesty. He's assembled this squad and it's a mess.