Liverpool Discussion posts 5

25 Aug 2026 13:15:41
I’m hoping that AI has seen what we have all seen! Frimpong isn’t good enough, Virgil is too old, and we lack quality out wide. 90+ for Cody is great business; however, the road ahead is a long one.
Wirtz is a tad lightweight, and Isak is still miles off the pace! Grab has at least 2/3 mistakes in him per game.

MaC is too slow! Boy oh boy, Andoni has a job on his hands.
Make Kayode the first defender we sign please and then fill the gaps from there!
Rio has to play on the left! Munoz possibly on the right!
If we do get Barcola then he will offer us something that we haven’t got! Serious pace.

Over and out.

25 Aug 2026 16:22:21
So, apart from the goalie, we need a new team.

{Ed025's Note - and the goalie was not great on Sunday either Jari..

25 Aug 2026 11:51:06
Is there some unprofessionalism or bordering sabotage happening behind the scenes? Edwards was shown the door essentially and Hughes has either been shown to be completely incompetent or is half arsed about fulfilling his role at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
The club needs a midfielder. The world sees that. They've allowed Jones to go, so where's the replacement?
Is Andoni too soft, hence the appointment over Alonso? Let's be real, he's a very good coach but he doesn't have the aura or charisma of Alonso.

It's giving me Ten Hag.
You can't allow sporting directors and Co this much authority and power if this is what they serve and dictate. Whoever the next sporting director is, there has to be a far better connection between the "coach" and what the team needs.

25 Aug 2026 13:30:57
Don't know myself, Ron. I guess it will play out, then we can make our judgements

One thing is for certain - the only thing guaranteed from a change in coach was that we'd be feeling better.

25 Aug 2026 14:25:04
The feel good factor isn't quite there yet, Faith, this window has deflated much of it, unfortunately.

I think we'll finish with a bit of a flourish, bring in Barcola and probably Trent as well, reading between the lines, which will perk up a lot of fans. Minteh will get done as well.

I don't think it's sabotage, but time after time, our judgement and decision making on transfers has been poor, but also very slow.



I don't think the transfer team are top notch, but they're playing with top money, so the stakes are huge. This is where sports franchising falls down. The lack of local and sport specific knowledge costs FSG, and their sporting appointments, Jurgen aside, have been disappointing. Hopefully Iraola bucks the trend.

25 Aug 2026 14:36:13
Calling the manager soft because we aren't signing the sort of player you want us to sign. Pathetic.

25 Aug 2026 16:27:12
AI is the coach, not the manager, and from what I'm seeing he is having an impact on our playing style and on recruitment. The two new signings look good to me. He can't be expected to turn Slot's picks into a team overnight. AI has never played with a 6 because he expects his midfield to cover all positions collectively.

My guess is we aren't even looking for a 6 and we have sufficient cover with the priority being wingers. We have recruited one and we need another one. Wingers who can play both sides within neither Gakpo or Rio can do.

25 Aug 2026 17:35:52
Trent?? No chance! Wouldn't want him back either. He s*** his pants, now he's gotta sit in them.

25 Aug 2026 09:31:35
Again, people need to be reminded on here that the guys that volunteer information don't do so to be liked, they do it because they know we like it and want it. Opinions differ, stories differ, sources differ. No one knows what’s happening 100% unless you are conducting the deals which no one on here is.

I think. So just take the information for what it is. Opinion.
Don't bet your house on it is all I’d say.
Enjoy the site. And remember, opinions are not facts. Thanks all the lads providing info it just makes this transfer lark much more fun.

25 Aug 2026 13:32:04
I think they like to be liked a little lol.
Well, appreciated anyways.
And that can look like just not being a d*ck when ITK info doesn't pan out exactly as it was shared.

25 Aug 2026 10:27:20
I don't understand how we haven't signed Adam Wharton. We've sold Jones and Wharton is another Homegrown excellent young player who would immediately improve us.

25 Aug 2026 10:35:56
Maybe he isn't for sale (at least at a price that is deemed acceptable).

25 Aug 2026 13:32:55
Where does he play?
He ain’t playing ahead of Dom or Wirtz. It’d be a very expensive third or fourth choice CM.

25 Aug 2026 18:29:10
I don't think Palace will sell him now at any price. Maybe in Jan or next summer. He would play as a double pivot with Grav, Szobo at 10, Wirtz at LW or false 9. That would be much more balanced.

25 Aug 2026 08:00:11
Reminder the window shuts Tuesday 2nd at 23:00 hours. Fingers crossed we have 2-3 signings in place.

25 Aug 2026 07:51:19
As the debate about whether we need a 'proper DM' rages on, Josh Williams and Jon McKenzie have done an excellent (and not too long) discussion on the positioning of our midfielders off the ball and what their assigned tasks are in Iraola's system.

The most interesting part of the video revolves around how the responsibilities of our midfielders shift in dramatic ways once we abandon a zonal/space-oriented tactical perspective (which would require a DM to command a certain part of the pitch) and move towards a proximity-oriented understanding where players are positioned to swarm around and disrupt players in possession. Well worth a watch.

{Ed025's Note - and next...Quantum Physics.. :)

25 Aug 2026 08:22:25
Not worth a watch for me !!
Just about sums up everything that's wrong with modern football !!
Load of old pony, if you ask me !
Imagine having to tell Souness all that tripe!

25 Aug 2026 11:19:00
Ahhhhhh.Ed025!
Another welcome excuse for me to mention Schrodinger's (alive & dead) cat!
Happy days!

25 Aug 2026 06:48:47
I know this is going to annoy some, but I am reliably informed that Barcola is pushing PSG to agree a deal with Liverpool, so much so, that PSG contacted Liverpool last night and there were extremely positive talks and the structure of the deal is now probably more advanced than it ever has been.



In transfer business, sometimes it's all about the tactics.

Have a good day.

Cheers.

DjimiT

25 Aug 2026 08:37:36
Thanks, DjimiT.

25 Aug 2026 11:20:25
Do I detect a bit of bet hedging, Djimi?
:-)

25 Aug 2026 06:37:42
So our midfield is in troubled waters. - Dom is 10 or a right wing type of player. He can play 8 if he has the freedom. That right back season probably emptied his tank for defensive duties.
- Grav is 8 that doesn't like to deffend, he did it for one season, got all the praise and then moaned that he likes to go forward. He simply can't be bothered to defend, too much running for him.... And he also likes to play around that 10 position.


- Maca was 10, moulded by Klop to play 6 or 8, now his legs and grit is gone, he became useless on the field.
- Wirz is 10 and nothing more like someone said, Coutino type player.

Only Nyoni has some brain in him that midfielder also needs to play defence, connect play, they don't just run forward.

So yes AI needs to sort them out or to sell them since they are incompetent of playin modern day midfield position (except Dom and Nyoni).

25 Aug 2026 09:46:09
I'll say it again, but I don't think Grav is going anywhere. Just signed a long term high wage contract with the club and will be seen as the DM at least for this season and next.

You don't get 250,000 a week to sit on the bench. Same with Wirtz.

25 Aug 2026 06:15:34
Villa and spurs just added some signings


Wondering what on earth is going on at lfc hq

The Ed's were right when Edwards grabbed hughes they said he would be awful

Got to hand it them they knew