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04 May 2024 09:35:03
Darwin touches his pony tail way too much in the new kit video, screams of complete vanity. Guy can’t even put the ball in the back of the net! Would love to see him shave his head and get down to business rather than worry about his looks. Got to say we have some handsome players but they don’t half struggle to play football.
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04 May 2024 10:15:21
The nerve of Darwin wanting to look good for a photoshoot.
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04 May 2024 10:24:01
You seem confused mate.
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04 May 2024 10:26:30
Well, that's a weird one to take issue with! What a world we live in. I can just imagine the old school fans, standing in the kop years ago saying "you know, I like Rushie, but what a player he would be if he stopped touching his moustache so much! ".
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04 May 2024 10:10:47
😁😁😁, you need a hobby outdoors @NBG, preferably with other humans involved.
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04 May 2024 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Seano_ has posted a new article entitled, What Liverpool FC Should Do
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04 May 2024 09:50:32
Good piece mate. I don’t agree on quite a few things but that’s to be expected when you are essentially writing 30 opinions in one go! Really well written and full of excellent points to back up your thought process. Overall you nailed it though as we are probably only 4 signings away.
I’d personally keep Kelleher. Allison’s fitness issues are too severe to risk selling him in my opinion. Ali is far too good to sell, but he’s becoming less reliable every year. Let Adrian go, 3rd choice can be a kid surely.
Tsimikas, Trent and Bradley I think you nailed it. Kostas’ time is up but Trent and Bradley are our future. Robbo I would keep though even if it is as back up. He is one of the few leaders we have. Beck, don’t know enough to have an opinion but others think he’d do well. With Trent also possibly going to be an option in midfield maybe we should look at a versatile player who can play both sides. Geertruida would be my pick. Trent and Bradley for the right, Robbo and Beck for the left with Geertruida signing to cover the whole back line.
CB we should move on Matip and Gomez in my opinion. Matip is out of contract anyway but Gomez just isn’t good enough at CB and I certainly don’t want him anywhere near an inverted full back role. Keep Quansah and Virgil absolutely. I’d like us to sign Pacho as we need to plan for life after Virgil now. Konate probably gets one more year under a new gaffer to prove his fitness. Van den Berg might be worth a look at if Konate isn’t at it from day 1 next season so I’d keep him onboard. Konate, VdB and Quansah for RCB, Virgil and Pacho for LCB.
Midfield I mostly agree. Move Szobo to a new role higher up the pitch. Keep Endo, Macca, Elliott and Bajcetic. Thiago is going. I disagree on Jones though. He is not much better than Keita with injuries and then not affecting games when he finally is fit, and he’s 24 next year. Gravenberch maybe we’ll see him thrive as Slot often plays with a no.10 which may suit him. It may also suit the returning Carvalho who I’d give a chance. I’d definitely go all in on Koopmeiners as I think he’s exactly what we lack in midfield. Sell Morton, keep Clark absolutely as he looks a gem, McConnell maybe needs a loan. Leaves us with 8 or 9 options still; Endo, Baj, Macca, Grav, Elliott, Clark, Carvalho, Koopmeiners and possibly Trent.
Attack i think Salah needs to move on now as we’d have to lose him on a free or risk a new contract and have him decline even further on a high salary. Jota I think has to stay if Salah goes as he’s a good finisher but this would be last chance saloon like with Konate. Nunez I want to stay as he still affects games and he may come into his own without Salah in the side, as we saw between January-March this season. Gakpo I agree, needs to show us more but he has it in the locker. Diaz i agree fully, keep if he wants to be here but if a big offer comes in and he pushes for it, then let him go. I hope we go big ourselves on Bowen. Gakpo and Diaz fight it out on the left, Nunez, Jota and Danns up top, Szoboszlai and Bowen for the right.
To Conclude I think we need to go big this summer and back Arne Slot, but with 4 top signings not 7 or 8 average ones. Quality over quantity. Getting Salah, Thiago and Matip off the wage bill is huge for FFP, and Gomez, Morton and Jones should fetch half decent fees thanks to the English tax. So not sure how realistic it is but I’d like to see the following.
Sell: Tsimikas, Matip, Gomez, Morton, Thiago, Jones, Salah
Sign: Geertruida, Pacho, Koopmeiners, Bowen.
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04 May 2024 10:22:04
@Seano_,
Do you have any preferences for ATT and CM/ CDM?
Cheers; interested to hear your thoughts!
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04 May 2024 10:32:41
MK Scouser, sorry Bowen is a no-no for me. Too old and is not someone the new manager can grow with like Klopp did growing with all our veteran players past and present wehn we signed them at age 24 to about 26. We can do a lot better and a lot younger than him, IMO. The other players, I have not seen them play so I can't comment.
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03 May 2024 22:09:47
Slot is a fan of Koopmeiners of Atalanta. Koopmeiners could turn out to be Coup plus for us.
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04 May 2024 01:03:50
Is he bald? If not he may help us win the league.
Sorry leak I don't think you're ever going to live that one down.
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04 May 2024 01:04:25
I hope slot is kooping well.
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04 May 2024 06:27:32
Hey, the answer is Guardiola! He is best! 2nd is Zidane! But bith are cheats with unlimited resources. So they don't count.
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04 May 2024 07:52:33
I'm a die hard fan of John Mclaine myself.
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03 May 2024 20:07:02
Liverpool have champions league football next season, that’s a step forward on the last one. Hopefully will help attract some players as well.
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03 May 2024 20:57:15
Winning the League Cup the way we did is another big step, IMO. It shows our winning me ntality and desire to fight till the end is still intact, something Arne Slot is going to need esp. with the veterans in the squad being key in letting his message get thru to the rest of the squad, IMO.
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03 May 2024 22:11:18
Is that sarcasm oli? The players have shown nothing but a weak defeatist mentality lately.
I do wonder if a hendo or milner would of got hold of some players and tore into them, I can't see anyone in the current squad doing that. Trent and vvd don't seem to have an angry bone in them.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing I know but we lack leadership no doubt about it, Trents more concerned with modelling at the minute just seen them pics of him in the new kit wearing flares. Gave me DCL tom Davies vibes.
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03 May 2024 22:39:31
I think that’s harsh Amorim.
I see more mental fatigue than weakness. If they were mentally weak they would have capitulated against Man U twice but they didn’t. They kept fighting until the end.
When a manager announces their departure it creates uncertainty. It’s tough to maintain the highest performance with that uncertainty in your mind.
I don’t blame them, it’s been a tough 2 seasons and they’ve won a trophy and qualified for the champions league.
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04 May 2024 00:57:24
Isn't modelling and promoting new kits something that all footballers do? I literally see the entire squad doing that on the main social media pages of the club. A bit strange to single out Trent like that.
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04 May 2024 01:06:25
Probably am being harsh to be honest Ron, I still think there is somewhat of a leadership void what with the players heads dropping and us lacking the discipline to concede the first goal for the last 20 odd games. But as you and others have suggested it could be the klopp leaving effect as we were mustard up until the announcement.
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04 May 2024 02:25:42
Good post Ron, very true mate.
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04 May 2024 07:07:47
Hendo and Milner would never have let the team finish 5th last season.
Oh wait. My.
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04 May 2024 07:33:31
Good reply Amorim, only City and Arsenal stand to finish ahead of us this season. Given the difficulties we’ve had - Salah off to AFCON, his legs clearly going, an entirely new midfield 3, Becker having a long injury, Diaz having his father kidnapped, Klopp announcing his resignation half way through the season, the Thursday/ Sunday routine, trying to compete in 4 trophies - overall we can’t complain.
We’ve not played well in recent weeks but it’s only really Atalanta who have thrashed us over 2 legs.
With top 4 assured, I’d like us to give some youngsters more playing time and I’m thinking Danns, Koumas, Clarke. Let’s see what energy they can bring to the team, let them start against Spurs.
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04 May 2024 07:59:49
I think amorion has a point as regards leadership, I think the end of this season has left a lot of questions about this group. in my time supporting lfc if we in a title race or playing a final we always hard beat, never seen a full squad fall apart like this in a run in.
Tactics and klopp leaving no doubt have played a part but id still expect if we top with 7 games to go we wouldn't be completly out of it with 3 games to go. id expect us to die with our boots on like we always have, id be worried about lack of authority and lack of confidence in ourselves when it comes to crunch.
In saying that at start of season if u offered me 3rd and a cup id have been delighted but end of season i think has left a big question mark as regards mentality/ bottle of our players, i think vital we buy at least 2 big characters as well as been good players.
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04 May 2024 08:39:38
Captain of Holland.
Captain of Scotland.
Captain of Japan.
Captain of Hungary.
Captain of Egypt.
Often all in the line up together.
If we can’t find a leader between them and that doesn’t even include the likes of Ali or Trent, then we really are in trouble.
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04 May 2024 10:06:04
Thinking back to a couple of weeks ago and Mac Allister praising Szoboszlai, obviously aware he needs a confidence boost. Do we have a potential future captain/ vice captain in Mac Allister,
Virgil's been okay at dishing out the criticism, sometimes you need that person who is going to be the arm around the shoulder, the word of encouragement in the ear.
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03 May 2024 13:22:56
Seano_ has written an article entitled, What Liverpool FC Should Do
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03 May 2024 14:00:40
Good read, Seano.
I agree with a lot of what you said other than a few of the players to be assessed rather than kept or sold. In the same way that Gravenberch and Jota should be sold, Szoboszlai should be kept.
Van Den Ven as well? He’s an athlete rather than a defender.
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03 May 2024 14:38:57
Kerkez from Bournemouth would be an ideal left back signing. Is a pretty good two way player (good forward and back) and iraola likes to invert full backs too so it's a role he's played.
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03 May 2024 14:55:57
Sell Salah, keep Jota. Other than that I concur, Seano.
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03 May 2024 14:58:58
@Lowel - true, but he has the pace to deal with anyone and is physically strong. He’s not the best reader of the game but next to Van Dijk he wouldn’t need to he. That ship has sailed so it’s largely irrelevant but I do think he would have been decent for us.
@Nevada - have heard he is a very good prospect, hopefully we’ve got him on our radar. Do think LB is a key position to look at.
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03 May 2024 15:04:09
Good read but baj has had the same growing pains injury as gerrard and ibou gets rested by Klopp to much it’s not always injuries, Díaz and Salah can go for me .
Díaz runs into to many alleys and doesn’t cross enough balls for me.
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03 May 2024 15:26:48
Agree with all your conclusions for GK, defenders and midfielders, but agree with none of them for the forwards! We just see the game in different ways I guess.
Also think you're being a bit harsh on Robbo and Jota for their injury records. In both most recent cases they've been out bc an opposition player landed on them. Robbo dislocated his shoulder and Jota hyperextended his knee. Hardly their fault.
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03 May 2024 17:15:20
Nice one, Seano. On Szobo, I think it is the tactics and the way he is being used that has stifled him. We signed a play who is literally built to play the high press like he did and axcelled at at RBL and here we are having him cover ground defensively and playing in a slow possession system that does not suit him. For me, he is the most athletic mid we have and should be used in the high press under Slot, IMO.
Jota and Robbo? I can see why you want to move hthem on so I can agree with that even tho, I think they still have stuff to offer. All in all like you said, we just need to get 3/ 4 players in the right positions, sort out the GK situation cos Kellerher will want to go and most importantly, our boys need a new motivation, a new message and most importantly as ED01 said, 3Have a new boss to impress again".
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03 May 2024 18:38:25
Only from a selfish and atmosphere point of view I hope we don’t sell Jota and he stays fit next season.
On match days the 3 best songs to get the atmosphere going over recent years are the Bobby, Klopp and Jota songs.
We’ve lost Bobby, we’re losing Klopp and if Jota goes as well it’ll be another great atmosphere song gone.
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{Ed025's Note - i wrote a song for Jota JK...its called.."! couldn,t trap a bag of cement" mate.. :)
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03 May 2024 16:29:01
Enjoyed that, really good and agree with a lot especially LB. As for Szbo I understand he joined mostly to work with Klopp, he has said this. Could his drop in form be due to the disappointment? Maybe EDs might know if he had other options and after Klopp announced leaving he may regret choosing LFC?
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03 May 2024 19:21:08
It’s definitely the tactics that is effecting Szob.
He was much better the first few months of the season when we were playing the inverted full back over the last couple of months where we’ve switched to the inverted full back.
Szob doesn’t know if he’s coming or going.
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{Ed025's Note - hes actually fell off a cliff JK, when he first came i thought wow, now im not so sure on him mate..
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03 May 2024 21:08:56
I think we need a striker who will score the goals that Salah WAS scoring! The days of our wingers getting all the goals are long behind us, as we don’t play that way anymore. Salah will score goals wherever he goes, but it seems that he was being asked to play a lot wider this season. If a good offer which was tempting for all parties came in in the summer, I would be surprised if we turned it down. Jota is our best finisher, but injuries are a big problem. Again, if a big offer came in I would definitely take it. The remaining forwards I would keep, but not to play as a main striker, as they don’t score enough of their chances and are better out wide. Not sure who this free scoring striker is, but it’s where I would I would be looking.
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03 May 2024 22:12:31
The alarming thing with szob is his body language screams I'm not arsed.
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03 May 2024 23:11:24
Nice work Seano.
No2, LB, CB, DM, LW, RW needed imo.
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03 May 2024 20:59:55
Ed25, tht is cos the tactics and the way he is now being used is diff. from the start of the season where we just unleashed him in the high pressing system and let him do damage. Now, he spends his time covering ground and for others which clearly, is NOT the way or the best way to use him. This not hard to understand, mate.
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{Ed025's Note - i get what you are saying Oli, but playing out of position does not make you unable to make a ten yard pass or unable to tackle...that is not hard to understand either mate..
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04 May 2024 06:29:17
I told eds many times the answer to Salah is Serhou Guirassy!
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04 May 2024 07:26:57
Ed0025 Szob was flying and got injured. And Hasn’t hit the same heights since he came back.
Trent, Salah, Jones, Jota were all playing much better prior to their injuries and since returning haven’t hit the same heights.
Maybe it’s something to with that.
Some believe it’s what Klopp tells him what to do and restricts his game but I don’t have the same privilege of being part of those Klopp / Szob tactical conversations as them.
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{Ed025's Note - a professional footballer should still be able to do the basics if hes had an injury or not JK, he looked great when he first came in but his form has nosedived mate, it could be something else tough i suppose..
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04 May 2024 10:01:57
Re: Szoboszlai
The fact he came in and started so well tells us there is a very good player there.
Isn't he a big Liverpool supporter - surely that would have been a bigger pull then just playing for Klopp
Whether it be the tactics / position, or the initial loss of form coming back from injury maybe its just a confidence things, which let's face it the full team look devoid of right now.
New season, New manager = Fresh start, hopefully gets him back to his best.
Personally - I think we have to consider selling Mo, as this is the last chance we're probably going to see to get a decent fee. as good as he has been, maybe he's on the natural decline. Dominik may be the answer to covering his position.
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04 May 2024 10:24:52
The thing with Szoboszlai is that he isn't as good as everyone was saying he was at the beginning of the season. To be honest, I never saw enough back then to agree with a lot of people that were raving about him.
I hope he is a success for us but if you are expecting another Gerrard you are going to be disappointed.
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03 May 2024 12:34:59
Klopp getting it all of his chest is glorious to see hopefully the referees are next.
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03 May 2024 17:16:05
They guy ain't holding back. What are they going to do? Fine him or suspend him? Keep going Kloppo. Give them hell!
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03 May 2024 18:37:14
Happiest he’s looked in a while. Pressure is totally off. Legend.
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03 May 2024 22:02:18
Spot on, WarMachine. No more flips given. I propose the club put these final Klopp pregame pressers on Pay Per View cos they would make a killing financially. Absolute box office stuff, me thinks.
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03 May 2024 08:01:50
Someone please help me understand why Chelsea's 1st goal was allowed to stand?
Cucrella CLEARLY impedes the Spurs defender, who WOULD have challenged Challobah for the ball. so why doesn't VAR now step in and give the same call it gave us against Chelsea in the Cup Final
I just don't understand it at times. this cannot be called incompetence. it just cannot!
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03 May 2024 08:43:44
Cucrella was not offside when he did this.
Endo was offside when he did this and that is the difference.
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03 May 2024 09:50:30
What does offside have to do with it though?
He impeded the player - fair challenge? No, so why would it matter if you are onside or offside if you foul or impede another player?
Just don't get it.
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03 May 2024 11:04:07
The last couple posts have shown a glaring lack of understanding of the game.
Offside player - can't intervene at all.
Onside player - can intervene within discretion of what a foul is and the refs discretion.
It’s not illegal to block players.
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{Ed001's Note - it is if you move to block them, then it is impeding. If you are just stood still and they run into you, then that is fine.}
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03 May 2024 11:14:34
The call against Chelsea was that Endo was offside because his interference made him an active player who was offside when the ball was played, in the same way that a player standing in front of the keeper can be offside. Cucu not being offside means it cannot be given offside. It's as simple as that.
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03 May 2024 13:35:13
Happens in every game several times in any game up and down the Leagues. Of course it’s a foul but refs rarely give them unless you’re pulled to the ground and even then it’s not certain. Back in the day the Italians used to just concentrate on the player and not even care where the ball was 🤷♂️.
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03 May 2024 15:28:49
If the goal has been disallowed for a foul it would have been the softest foul in the history of the game.
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03 May 2024 18:31:37
One was offside the other wasn’t. Pretty simple.
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03 May 2024 18:39:10
Football will become like netball soon and fans will want players using pronouns after their names for interviews.
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03 May 2024 19:12:28
The problem is more and more teams are using blockers and no ones sure when it becomes a foul. Some teams are 'clever' at set piece's were others foul.
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03 May 2024 19:24:59
for sure and the ref can determine that but I’m not sure many refs will interpret that as a player completely stood still. We use blockers like many teams and it comes down to the ref. But to the OP’s dilemma the difference for them is the offside means the offside player basically has to impede no one in any way right cos they’re offside. They basically have to make themselves invisible lol.
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