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11 Apr 2025 14:04:13
Ekitike scored a great goal last night and his general play was ok. You can see he is very talented with quick feet but he’s not physical at all. I reckon he needs another year at least before he’s ready to start for one of Europes best teams. £65m seems risky but I guess the worry is the price will only go up.
1.) 11 Apr 2025 15:15:15
It's interesting, I'd never seen him play until we got linked with him. Now I think after watching him the player he most resembles is Alexander isak.
When Bobby left isak was available for about 60m or so but people thought he would be too lightweight for premier league. Turns out centre of gravity is more important than muscle mass and isak does fine.
I don't think ekitike would be a 25 goal a season player, but 20 is achievable in the right team and under the right manager for the same reasons isak is doing it.
2.) 11 Apr 2025 15:29:17
He really isn't physical in the slightest, he is tall but not good in the air, he is more of a quick and skilful forward who loves taking people on and dribbling but does not welcome duels or contact. I would not think that he's the sort of striker that we necessarily need, he thrives in transition and running at defenders in open space.
3.) 11 Apr 2025 15:30:27
Yeah not very physical mate.
Big worry for me is the lack of pace. You’ve got to have one or the other in abundance for this league. Seems a very average striker. Not what we need right now.
4.) 11 Apr 2025 15:51:48
If we are going to see both Nunez and Jota go and the club see etikite as one of the options then I’d ideally want the other to have had PL experience. If we can get good money for Jota and Nunez then perhaps invest in Cunha and etikite - different types of players. I’d also not be averse to Delap either as I think he could turn into a very good player.
5.) 11 Apr 2025 16:06:48
I only watched 20 mins seen the goal not putting the kid down after 20 mins just looked like a skinny gakpo .
6.) 11 Apr 2025 17:19:12
Don't want to douse anyone's fires but both Barcelona and psg (the standouts in champs league this season) don't play with big powerful forwards. Both play with a bunch of skinny kids and are tearing it up.
Salah himself was a 'skinny lightweight kid) when he arrived
You don't need to be fast or powerful, you need to read the game well and have good movement. When Ronaldo (Brasil) lost his pace after knee surgeries he relied on excellent reading and movement. Some players were never fast or powerful (baggio being a good example) and did fine.
The idea everyone needs to be a giant who can run fast is narrow-minded to me. Traore is both powerful and fast - anyone want to sign him?
7.) 11 Apr 2025 17:38:07
Isak isn't big but he is strong and holds his own in the box. I don't think we need a big bruiser but we need somebody who is strong and offers presence in the box, can handle contact and attack crosses. Isak can do that as well as the cute technical stuff, that's why he is an elite number 9. We don't have a striker who can occupy the back line by offering something in the box and who is constantly looking to run in behind, which makes our attack that much more predictable.
8.) 11 Apr 2025 18:18:09
Still think we should sign Liam Delap, on an 8 year contract.
9.) 11 Apr 2025 20:01:43
100% agree with scouse_john.
Gakpo v 2.0.
10.) 11 Apr 2025 20:15:04
Langland - I watched Delap at a Hull game last season and remember thinking he is one to watch. He is going to be very good and will no doubt score lots of goals in the right side.
11.) 11 Apr 2025 21:06:18
Don’t need big powerful centre backs in the Spanish or French league either …. but it certainly helps in the prem.
12.) 12 Apr 2025 01:57:05
Also nevada, I'm pretty sure lewandowski is barca's center forward lol, hardly a skinny kid.
13.) 12 Apr 2025 03:55:10
I agree with Ron and Patrick
We should look at Delap as he will be one for the future.
Question in summer is do we buy a older established striker like Nunez and try and convert him from the style of play he is already comfortably playing to our style OR buy a young player and mould him to our way?
I think Delap playing for us will flourish, will score more goals and also hold the ball up for other players too. 22yrs old, played 30 games this season and scored 12 in a less than mediocre team, he would do well in most teams. Doesn't Man City have first refusal on him though?
14.) 12 Apr 2025 06:14:46
You could get Cunha for a similar price and he has proven he can do it in the league already - that’d be the smart signing in my opinion.
15.) 12 Apr 2025 06:54:01
I would much rather get Cunha at release clause price quoted.
16.) 12 Apr 2025 07:35:36
@Patrick he's not a skinny kid but he's very slow and not massive either.
Messi and maradona were both midgets and not turbo speed (but not slow) I guess my point is that we place way too much emphasis on physical attributes in England. It's the reason the national team never wins. Spain wouldn't think twice about picking a slow small forward with excellent technical abilities. Xavi was pretty small and slow yet ran the game from the most congested area on the pitch.
17.) 12 Apr 2025 09:14:00
He is not good enough. Lanky with no pace. Not good enough for a dynamic side like ours.
18.) 12 Apr 2025 10:52:40
Is there such a thing as a number 9 in contemporary football who is small and slow with excellent technical abilities? Because that's what we're talking about here, so maradona, xavi and Messi are not really that relevant. Spain often picked morata up front, who is good in the air, has pace, offers great work rate making dummy runs and constantly getting in the channels, he isn't an excellent finisher or anything but he has number 9 qualities. Torres was the standout 9 for them for many years and he was hardly small, slow or weak (okay, you can say villa was small and skilful, but he also excelled in dropping deeper outside the box to create for others), in fact he was pretty much the exact opposite in all three regards.
Lewandowski is one of the elite players of the last decade inside the box, his presence is such that defenders are always scared to death that he's inside the box or making a run in behind into the box, Barcelona have scored a lot of goals this year because he's made space for others simply by running into the box.
My point is not that we need a hulk who can run very fast (although incidentally I think the player hulk himself was a top player who was great on the world stage and could have played for huge clubs if he wasn't so obsessed with money) but somebody who can handle contact in the box and provide us with presence and a focal point up front.
It's not really rocket science, look at how city play without haaland, they are like half the team (of course that's because pep has made them so reliant on him being in the box), look at arsenal struggling without a number 9 who can attack balls coming into the box, look at Chelsea without Jackson throwing himself about, pressing from the front, running tirelessly and making a nuisance of himself physically.
As for England's focus on physicality, I don't know how true that really is, the likes of Saka, Trent and Bellingham are surely as good as anybody from a technical standpoint, the reason why they haven't performed in recent tournaments doesn't have all that much to do with technical level as far as I can tell.
19.) 12 Apr 2025 10:57:51
I should also say that I'm not knocking ekitike, I have watched him quite a few times honestly and I'm not sure the isak comparison is that accurate. Firstly we don't know how ekitike would do in a team that doesn't put an emphasis on transitional football first of all, and secondly he might look like isak in terms of profile, he is tall and skilfull and relatively quick, he can drift into wide positions or occupy central ones, he likes taking defenders on, but physically he does not offer what isak does off the ball. That is my point and I:m not sure why that should be controversial.
20.) 12 Apr 2025 17:24:35
I agree with Seano. For the reported release clause of circa £65M, you get a Premiership proven striker who would fit seamlessly into our side. It's a no-brainer.
22 Mar 2025 12:45:41
Are we interested in Cherki? We were linked a few months ago. He’s been brilliant for Lyon and fills a huge void we’d have in terms of creativity, If Trent leaves especially. Watched England and France u21s and he was a million miles above every other player on the pitch and that includes a lot of very good players.
1.) 22 Mar 2025 14:34:17
Under 21 game though. Not really an indicator of how he’d do on a cold November evening at Stoke/ Burnley.
2.) 22 Mar 2025 15:13:54
Seems like there are concerns are about whether he has the mentality and consistency for the very top level.
He is certainly blessed with the technical skills.
Someone will take a chance on him. After that it is up to him.
He is very young (21) to be fair to him.
3.) 23 Mar 2025 17:14:50
Viktor are we getting relegated?
Why do we need to worry about Stoke or Burnley?
Cherki is a very skilful player, good control and could be a good addition at a relatively low cost. He can only be the best on the pitch by showing some of that skill and ability.
08 Feb 2025 21:32:02
Is Ousmane Dembele still of any interest or has that gone with Klopp? Hitting his peak years now playing as a number 9, one of the best forwards in the world this year.
1.) 08 Feb 2025 21:58:06
Klopp target, just like Adama Traore was!
2.) 08 Feb 2025 23:31:42
Lazy injury prone waster, scoring a few goals against some French sheep farmers doesn’t change that.
3.) 08 Feb 2025 23:44:09
Is it 2016 again? I wish it was! He's 28 by summer, contract with PSG, is finally achieving his potential. Come on, it's a non-starter.
4.) 09 Feb 2025 00:45:18
Barcola is the one. Serious talent and built for English football that kid.
5.) 09 Feb 2025 00:55:43
One of the best forwards in the world this year? We're not halfway through February yet!
I'll never forget his contribution to Barcelona only beating us 3-0 in the semi when we won the CL though.
He missed a sitter to make it four and had that been Messi or Suarez things could have been very different.
6.) 09 Feb 2025 03:13:14
His appearances over the years read 42, 9, 44, 32, 35, 42 and already 27 this season. Seems to play plenty. This year meaning this season ? That Barcola looks brilliant they seem to have a very good team now. Despite how good Messi Neymar Mbappe etc were it always felt like they were individuals rather than a team. Maybe Dembele is one to file with Traore and Sarr.
7.) 09 Feb 2025 04:53:54
Internet troll calls a man that’s won the World Cup, 4 league titles, numerous domestic cups and earned millions of pounds a waster. Hilarious. He’s 27 and he’s achieved more in his life than you ever will.
8.) 09 Feb 2025 08:57:14
In fairness thunderbird Jack Grealish has won more in his lifetime than I ever will. He's still a waster.
But I get your point.
9.) 09 Feb 2025 10:42:16
Being a waster was partying for my entire first time at university and failing everything, meaning I had to do it again and get even more in debt.
I seriously wish I was as big a waster as Grealish and Dembele combined.
10.) 09 Feb 2025 12:10:44
Dembele Fanclub js out in force I see. Just so you know, he isn’t going to shag you lads.
11.) 09 Feb 2025 12:13:19
Barcola looks great but will probably never play for liverpool.
12.) 09 Feb 2025 12:30:24
That's a bit out of order Viktor. Just because some people don't agree with you doesn't give you the right to be rude.
13.) 09 Feb 2025 14:08:36
I don’t care about Dembele, I hope he never plays for Liverpool but your a person who spends their whole day on what is basically an internet chat room and you’re calling another human being a waster. Have some self awareness.
15 Jul 2024 00:25:41
I've been in Cork over the weekend. Liverpool and other English clubs apparently had scouts here the other night to watch Cathal O'Sullivan.17 years old and been lighting up the league of Ireland lately.
1.) 15 Jul 2024 08:47:33
League of Ireland First Division. About Conference North standard I'd say.
He does look a player and he is only 17 though. Kid has to start somewhere.
2.) 15 Jul 2024 11:46:35
First division yes sorry was a typo. But as you say he’s 17 has to start somewhere and came through there. He can’t move to England this summer and Cork will go up so he’ll have a season at a slightly higher standard.
29 May 2024 20:25:36
Any interest in Desire Doue Ed’s? Looks an amazing player for his age.
{Ed002's Note - Plenty but not from Liverpool.}
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22 Apr 2025 00:17:41
What's happening with Barcola at PSG. Doesn't seem to be interested in signing a new contract. If he's available we should be all over it, could mean Diaz would be off but would be worth it i think.
1.) 22 Apr 2025 13:01:59
If Diaz leaves, Barcola would be a great option. We were linked with him in summer of 22 when he was still at Lyon.
He's competing with Kvara and Doue for a role at the moment, which is not easy. But then again, it's PSG in his home country. He might be happy there.
Plus, I doubt PSG will want to sell.
20 Apr 2025 21:45:38
Has there ever been a team in the premier league who’s about to win the title yet you see genuinely good arguments from supporters on why for different reasons we could need a player for every single position in the summer ?.
1.) 21 Apr 2025 00:12:17
I think most of the 7 or so teams to win the premier League have this issue.
There's the fear factor of not performing the next season and often pick out weak points in the team in the hope better replacements will guarantee success.
2.) 21 Apr 2025 07:09:37
Slot has gone about his business in a quietly efficient way, fully assessing the squad prior to making any signings. Hopefully he will be ruthless with the culling of the dead wood, and also give youth and the squad a chance.
Jurgen tended to hold onto players past their best for too long, but was great at utilising the squad. Slot could learn from that.
09 Apr 2025 23:53:20
I still hope we get another CB even with VVD seemingly staying. The same way we had Konate come in for the CL games ahead of Matip when he first signed and the odd league game. A top young left sided centre back.
1.) 10 Apr 2025 01:07:07
Absolutely agree. I would imagine Hato will be the one as he has some versatility. I'd love us to sign Huijsen and loan him back for a year. doesn't help us right away but think it would be a good investment.
2.) 10 Apr 2025 03:48:16
As do I, if VVD does stay we should seriously be looking at Hato, who can play both LB and CB - a young lad with the qualities he already has, coming to learn from the best? he could take van Dijks spot in a year or two.
3.) 10 Apr 2025 09:04:52
We need to replace Gomez.
I don't know what is happening with Konate and Quansah. I wouldn't be throwing loads of money at Konate if he's looking elsewhere. Quansah can't let his career just pass him by. He needs some fire in his belly and I'd be tempted to sell if someone offered big money for him.
Buying three players that can play centre half is a big ask though.
4.) 10 Apr 2025 10:31:51
Sell Gomez, buy a better, younger, less injury prone Centreback. Huijsen or Hato would be good options.
07 Apr 2025 14:20:14
Ed1 what do you think of Morgan Rogers? Surely nailed on to win young player of the year would you go for him if Villa don’t get Champions League? Home grown and versatile.
{Ed001's Note - I like him a lot, powerful, pacey, can run with the ball and has a good shot - Gerrard-like in some respects (though clearly not at that level, as of yet anyway). A signing like that will be immensely expensive though, which probably rules him out when we need so much more.}
1.) 07 Apr 2025 14:47:43
He does look a very good player from what I’ve seen. Crazy some of the players City have been happy to lose that have gone on to excel at other clubs.
{Ed001's Note - people rave about Palmer, but I think Rogers is head and shoulders above him as a player. At least he turns up in the difficult games, rather than just vanishing and his reputation isn't built on stat-padding against weaker teams. Villa have got a real gem there, if they can just keep his head right.}
2.) 07 Apr 2025 15:00:30
Only seen he signed a contract until 2030 probably rules him out. I’d still test the waters though. Slot doesn’t seem to rate Elliott which is a shame. I reckon we could raise the about 70m from selling him and Doak Villa are at 95% wages to turnover they’d surely need a good sale if they don’t make CL?
{Ed001's Note - it would certainly be worth the ask.}
3.) 07 Apr 2025 15:25:07
Perfect world. him or Wirtz?
{Ed001's Note - Rogers is better suited to the Prem, power and pace always has an advantage in England as most games are played at a faster pace than other countries.}
4.) 07 Apr 2025 15:32:41
England has produced a lot of very good attacking midfielders in the last 5 years. Bellingham, Rogers, Palmer, Foden, Gibbs-White etc.
I do think Palmer is the most gifted personally but the ones I'd most like at Liverpool are Gibbs-White or Rogers. I simply don't like Bellingham or Foden, but Palmer does seem to bottle the big games.
{Ed025's Note - for me Palmer and Foden flatter to deceive MK..
5.) 07 Apr 2025 16:32:34
Bellingham always looks awful for England but when I watched him play for Dortmund and various times for Madrid he's looked like probably the best midfielder I've seen since Gerrard, who was at his peak probably the best midfielder I've seen in my life, like Gerrard he just won games on his own from the center of the pitch.
6.) 07 Apr 2025 16:48:02
Rodgers looks top drawer to me.
What do people think of Mikkel Damsgaard? Can play left wing or centrally. A creative and clever player who would not be too expensive.
7.) 07 Apr 2025 18:40:36
Florian Writz is heading to Manchester city to replace KDB. Stop wasting time.
8.) 07 Apr 2025 20:17:31
Ed25, have you seen where your man Neville said Foden is undroppable for England?
{Ed025's Note - i cant agree Oli, to be honest im not a massive fan of Foden or Palmer mate, they disappear in big games..
9.) 07 Apr 2025 21:45:55
Foden generally starts to play well when the team he is in are about 2 or 3 goals up. Not a player I would want in our squad.
10.) 09 Apr 2025 01:56:45
Superb player, looks absolute class when I’ve watched them. Doubt we’d even have a sniff but the calibre of player we should be looking at.
06 Apr 2025 17:21:51
Robertson staying as cover seemed like a good idea but we should really let him go. Get some money and let him go with a winners medal rather than next year on a free after another 12 months of awful performance He’s done too much for us to go out not on a high. Been as poor as any left back we’ve had for a long time this season.
1.) 06 Apr 2025 17:29:32
I completely agree. Robbo has been poor for 2 years now, and should be sold in the summer.
But, the problem is we have so many areas in need of strengthening, not even considering the contract situation, that he may very well stay as cover. We need a starting right back, starting / rotational centre back, starting left back, rotational DM, potentially starting / rotational RW, and a ST. Not to mention other depth issues that will need strengthening, as well as possible sales.
There is so much to do, and I think Hughes, etc, may look to address each position every year or two. I have no faith in Hughes or Edwards after the disaster of the two windows, especially the mess around Zubimendi.
Honestly, if we win the league, we should take as much time to enjoy it as possible, because chances are things will be a mess next season and beyond.
2.) 06 Apr 2025 17:30:23
Bring someone in and Beck can cover.
3.) 06 Apr 2025 17:31:24
I think he’d be great cover, but definitely need an upgrade to start based on where he is now.
4.) 06 Apr 2025 18:07:34
I’m finding it hard to blame anyone at LFC over Zubimendi. He was as good as signed until he changed his mind and who could have expected that. Maybe we could have gone for an alternative but it could be that no-one else ticked the same kind of box.
5.) 06 Apr 2025 19:18:01
Do you really think that the last two transfer windows were a disaster, Mango?
We are top of the League with the players we have.
6.) 06 Apr 2025 19:02:22
@Johnny before there was Zubimendi, there was a certain Steven Gerrard in 04/ 05 when he did a u-turn and rejected Chelsea. And we all loved that he did his u-turn.
Now that the same thing has happened to us with Zubimendi having the timerity to change his mind (How dare he? ) and stay with his boyhodd club (Like a certain Steven gerrard did), now the fangs are out going after people that had NOTHING to do with it and calling it a disaster.
If a player changing his mind after agreeing to join us is seen as a disaster and that heads should roll then, we're in real trouble.
7.) 06 Apr 2025 20:25:13
Irrelevant Rigsby. we didn't win it with shiny new players were having to do it with Klopps old tat. Not half as exciting.
8.) 07 Apr 2025 00:24:36
Not to be a dick but the Gerrard would never leave Liverpool because he loves us too much rumour needs to die.
His own dad gave evidence in court to say Gerrard requested a transfer due to being threatened by a gangster and then reversed it because the same gangster said if he left his family were dead.
It wasn't love of the club that kept him, it was literally being threatened because at 22 he was dating a 15 year old
All things confirmed by his dad in a letter to court for evidence.
9.) 07 Apr 2025 00:51:15
Fair points, Florian.
We should look at replacing the players that are eleven points clear at the top of the League.
We should have had a clear out after we lost our first League game of the season.
10.) 07 Apr 2025 09:43:48
Nevada, wasn't really going at Gerrard cos even back then had he left, I would have been peeved but that was it. My main point was to those attacking the club cos a player had the timerity to change his mind, as if we wouldn't be happy if one of ours changed his mind and stayed.
11.) 07 Apr 2025 10:19:46
So by that reckoning it wasnt NOT loving the club that made him request a transfer Nevada, it was because he was threatened no?
{Ed025's Note - i believe it was FM..
22 Apr 2025 00:13:56
Gyokeres, Alvarez, Osimhen. Plenty of options.
20 Apr 2025 21:43:20
In terms of profile I think he’s what we need. Someone who can cover the right and up front. Chiesa was brought in for that but Slot doesn’t seem to like him. Mbeumo is the one I think. Wouldn’t go anywhere near that scumbag greenwood.
16 Apr 2025 03:38:22
If we can’t get Isak or Alvarez he’d be the next best.
10 Apr 2025 16:07:10
Doue is a serious player. We really need some flair in the team. If any of Diaz Jota Elliott Darwin Chiesa move on I hope we replace them with players like Doue. Young, fast and technical.
09 Apr 2025 18:26:57
Mane was goosed. Went from one of the best 5 players in the world to bang average in no time bar a little stint as the striker. Bayern found out quick enough and got rid. I always remember someone saying he looked like he was playing with boots 3 sizes too big towards the end it was bang on.
20 Apr 2025 21:55:12
I think we replace Endo and Elliott with a first choice DM and 10. Rogers and Wharton would be my choices Throw in MacAllister Szoboszlai Jones and Gravenberch and you’ve got plenty of options for all competitions. I think you could get near 100m for Elliott Endo Bajcetic and Morton.
19 Apr 2025 19:38:03
Should move him on and keep Tsimikas. Robertson is a club legend and one of the best left backs the league has seen, but he’s just not good enough to be even a squad player. He came on against Fulham and was a disaster again.
Better off getting a fee for him rather than letting him leave for free. Tsimikas is on lower wages and has a contract beyond next year. We can sell him next year if needs be.
18 Apr 2025 01:11:07
If Hughes wrongly got all the criticism it’s only fair he wrongly gets the praise haha.
11 Apr 2025 21:31:36
The Sunderland move never really made sense for me. A promotion chasing team was never going to give many opportunities to a young on loan striker mid season when they've got 3 or 4 strikers there already.
10 Apr 2025 15:57:49
We’d need 2 midfielders. A creative 10 and a deeper midfielder who progresses the ball the to attacking players. Szoboszlai and Gravenberch are great but they don’t offer those things enough. Trent leaving means we need to reshuffle the team. Endo and Elliott out for something like Wharton and Wirtz/ Cherki would be good.