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18 May 2026 22:49:30
Hi all,

Curtis Jones is set to leave the club this summer barring a major u-turn.

The feeling is, and has been, that a departure is best for all parties. Journalists will be briefed that it’s play time related - but it isn’t.

There has been trouble brewing behind the scenes for some time now and relationships have soured. Slot or not, I expect Curtis to depart, most likely to Inter Milan.

18 May 2026 23:20:53
Best of luck to him.

18 May 2026 23:21:19
That's a shame. A decent manager playing him in the right place would get a tune out of him. Good luck to him I suppose.

18 May 2026 23:22:24
Good luck to him. I hope he does well, but I'm not bothered in the slightest if he leaves or stays. Same with anyone else after this season.

18 May 2026 23:32:24
I would keep Jones. Slot has played right to his weakness, imo, and he has regressed, but he is scouser and I think he is capable of far more under the right manager. He does a lot of things to a very high level. Just needs to release it quicker. I would certainly be keeping Jones in the squad myself.

18 May 2026 23:54:30
Can't we send Macca instead?

18 May 2026 23:59:00
Squad player at best for me, not a first teamer.... Not bothered either way. Wonder what's the trouble though.

19 May 2026 00:05:36
Disappointing if true. Not a world beater or first 11 player by any stretch, but a capable squad player. If we don't bring Elliot back into the fold, we will surely have to look at some HG talent in the summer.

19 May 2026 00:11:33
Jones is one of the difference makers. Not his best season, but he's not alone there, and he'll happily admit he's no right back. Ball sticks to him like glue while it bounces off Grav's shins. Takes care of the ball under pressure while Macca dawdles and dives. And a local boy who loves the club. What are we doing.

19 May 2026 00:19:13
Sell Jones and Macca and replace with two great midfielders.

19 May 2026 00:24:18
The very best of luck to him. I hope that he wins loads in Italy.

19 May 2026 00:29:42
At the start of the season, I thought Jones was really trying hard to address his weaknesses. He was doing a much better job of playing progressive passes and releasing it quicker. But, as the season bore on, he just didn't get enough opportunities to make the most of it. You could argue that he could've replaced Macca quite easily, but that didn't pan out. I wouldn't be surprised if that didn't play a part in his decision. But, careerwise, an extended run in another team will show us whether he really can be the player he has always promised, but failed to show consistently.

19 May 2026 00:40:32
Thank you for the good information, Victor
Let's see if Hurness is a strong candidate for the director. Or, is it possible to have a variable like another one or Nagelsmann?

19 May 2026 00:54:26
With due respect, HarveyElliottsBarber, Jones is not a "difference maker". Does he score goals regularly or does he score vital goals? No. Is he an excellent defender? No. Does he create chances? No. Does he get stuck in and set the tone in midfield? No.

He's just a very mediocre midfielder.

19 May 2026 03:58:57
These kinds of moves just don't make sense to me unless A) the player wants to go and/or B) something has happened that means a departure is best for him and us.

Because whilst Jones is not worthy of being a regular starter for us, he is a valuable squad member. So we're going to spend 10s of millions on a rotational player? Seems like a waste to me.

But if either A or B are in play, then I guess it has to be done.

18 May 2026 20:43:16
Apparently new name in the thinking to replace Slot. Matthias Jaissle of Al-Hhli. Just won second Champions League equivalent of Asia. Came through the Red Bull stable, after retiring early. On behest of Ralf Rangnick.

18 May 2026 21:10:13
April Fools was 6 weeks ago. Could you imagine a manager from a made up league managing one of the biggest clubs on the planet in the most competitive league in the world?

Laughing stock.

18 May 2026 21:13:22
Yeah, monitoring this one closely - for sure. 😏

18 May 2026 21:19:49
Iraola is the best candidate. Has been all along. We have a connection at the club. Just do it already.

18 May 2026 21:20:49
Bottom of the barrel, meet the scraper....

18 May 2026 21:43:02
Edwards and team are doing their work. Smoke and mirrors everywhere.

18 May 2026 22:04:17
I gave you an up vote just for linking the most ridiculous name yet.

18 May 2026 22:23:06
What about Ralf Rangnick himself?

18 May 2026 22:31:00
We might as well bring back Rodgers at this rate.

18 May 2026 22:39:59
Maybe the Richard Hughes to Saudi rumours were just a smokescreen deployed by Edwards for this?

18 May 2026 22:50:40
Word coming from Edwards office, Shanks is 3-1 on.

18 May 2026 20:17:40
I see Julian Nagelsmann has made it clear he’s willing to sign a contract with a club now before the end of the Euros. Interesting timing to say it when Slot is under such pressure. 🧐

18 May 2026 20:25:56
Which Euros would that be then?

18 May 2026 20:29:17
@stoneage, The Euros in 2028. 👍

18 May 2026 20:34:47
The one with the rest of the world in 🙈, apologies. The World Cup. I just think it's an interesting time to come out with something like that when a club that have reportedly had an interest in you are potentially looking for a new manager. He could have kept quiet until after the World Cup. Almost like he's sending out some flares.

18 May 2026 20:55:26
Given the breaking news on Pep, could it be Kompany going to City, and he's returning to Bayern. Or is Maresca the favourite.

18 May 2026 21:00:14
Crab mentality in full view.

18 May 2026 21:04:25
What breaking news on Pep? Is my phone broken, or something, I seem to be behind on all the news.

18 May 2026 21:09:44
It says in some of the media he's announcing his departure at the end of the season. It's in the Daily Mail and a few other sites as the headline news.

18 May 2026 21:57:08
Maybe we're going for Pep to take over from Slot.

18 May 2026 22:00:32
Rumour has it the club is no longer interested in Nagelsmann, no idea how credible it might be.

18 May 2026 23:17:12
I'm really getting into these pantomime rumours, they are the nearest thing to fun on here at the moment,,,,,

First rumour, 'Yes !! Alonso is coming to Liverpool'
Second rumour, "oh no he isn't"

Enrique, Hoeness, Nagelsman etc, etc, etc.

Passes the time I guess.

19 May 2026 01:13:30
Just read that Maresca is favourite to replace Pep at City. Hopefully that's true. I don't rate Maresca in the slightest, and I think it would be City's undoing if they appoint him.

18 May 2026 16:05:07
I've heard Salah might be staying in the prem. 👀

18 May 2026 16:46:32
No chance unless it's with us under a new manager.

18 May 2026 16:53:39
I hope it's a load of rubbish because he absolutely shouldn't be leaving us yet. However, more than one person has told me this today.

18 May 2026 17:02:12
I know the likes of Hughes and Edwards are a joke, but I'm pretty sure that even they would not be stupid enough to agree to letting Mo go early without some kind of agreement that stopped him going to a PL rival.

18 May 2026 17:07:04
What if...
RB don't want Diomande to leave for 12 months.
Slot leaving allows Salah to see out his contract.
Square that circle?

18 May 2026 17:13:09
I love Salah and agree 100% with his comments and support him going public, as it forces the powers that be to act. Regardless, I think now is the right time for him to move on.

I was thinking earlier, if Milly were to retire this century, we would be foolish not to get him on the coaching side of things.

18 May 2026 18:24:53
Imagine the meltdown if he went back to Chelsea. 🤯

Could see him at Villa or something like that.

18 May 2026 18:29:08
Let's see what comes first for FSG and the brass. Respect to one of our Goats, or proceedure, authority and longer term plans.

Mo won us and Arne the league last season, and whilst he is bound to be fading somewhat, this type of exit should not be happening.



I do wonder though if Arne is the scapegoat in all this. I had heard that Edwards always had a bit of an issue with Ramy Abbas.

18 May 2026 18:39:36
I don't think any Premier League team will be prepared to pay more than what Salah was earning with us. As this is his last big contract before he retires, I expect Mo will head off to the Middle East.

18 May 2026 19:00:20
I hope he does stay in the Prem. And I hope he scores 30 goals including at least 3 against us.

Just to prove that he still has it and the downturn in form is not his fault.

18 May 2026 19:11:48
Or we get a new manager that does Klopp style attacking football and Salah gives us one more year to win the Quadruple.

18 May 2026 18:58:07
ShipleyKopite, I'm not solicitor but once the contract is terminated the club has no say in where Mo goes next. Not sure exactly how much weight a non-compete agreement would carry for a free agent, I've a feeling that would be a violation of some sort of ruling, Bosman comes to mind. They could draw it up, and Mo could sign it, but I don't believe they could actually enforce it, they could sue him if he broke it, but I don't think it could physically stop him from joining a rival club.

Again, I don't really know about this stuff, maybe somebody with experience might weigh in? Ed001?

{Ed001's Note - there is nothing the club can do to stop him joining anyone once the contract is ripped up. They could only have a say if they are giving him a free transfer, rather than a contract termination. In which case LFC would hold his registration and can have some say over who it is transferred to.}

18 May 2026 20:04:56
Appreciated Ed, didn't Barca fail to impose a similar restriction on Suarez when they wanted to let him go?

{Ed001's Note - yes, they thought he was finished.}

18 May 2026 21:17:42
He's not finished, he's only 28.

{Ed001's Note - what? Suarez is not 28, nor was he when he left Barca. What on earth are you talking about?}

18 May 2026 21:50:11
Great Anti Niemi joke.

19 May 2026 00:17:02
Nice work Big Dan. 👍

18 May 2026 14:57:49
Talking to my friend from the USA, he thinks or has been told we are looking for an elite manager, in their 50s, excellent track record and previous trophies, able to handle dressing room of egos.

It is felt that the turmoil this season is partly down to a young (ISh) manager, unable to cope with the dressing room.

Names therefore in the frame are Conte & Klopp.

The appointment will definitely not be an young up and coming manager (No Hoeness, Gerrard etc).

He also expects Slot, Hughes & Edwards to depart in the summer as well.

I'm dubious but hey this is an rumours site.

18 May 2026 16:47:36
Conte is as far from a Liverpool manager as you can get, and Klopp's Mrs won't let him back into the management game.

18 May 2026 16:57:33
No ex Chelsea rubbish, thanks, particularly not Conte.

18 May 2026 17:27:15
That's an opinion, not a rumour.

We want the best manager available, and there is no age on that. Conte is not good enough, Klopp aint coming back, and there is more chance of a Bob Hope resurrection than there is of Enrique coming.

From my sources, Hoeness is the current leading candidate for the role.

18 May 2026 17:59:07
I see a change in the wind. The press and media are becoming more and more on board with Slot standing down. Long overdue. Fingers crossed...

18 May 2026 18:06:25
I really don't understand why we haven't signed Alonso?

{Ed001's Note - he would be better in midfield than Mac Allister, much more mobile even now.}

18 May 2026 18:13:07
I think Guy has put a massive bet on Conte, trying to convince us all in hope we jump on board as it's the second time you've mentioned him. But again I'll state, he is not an 'elite' manager.

18 May 2026 18:13:19
Fields, pal, what happened to Iraola being linked?

18 May 2026 18:32:50
Brenden Rodgers redemption arc incoming.

18 May 2026 18:32:58
My understanding is that Hoeness has never been considered by FSG. It is lazy reporting by journalists based on the fact he is German & looks facially similar to Klopp.

The reason I'm told that younger managers will not be considered is due to the personalities in our dressing room.

I have been told a more experienced manager is required to stop the dressing room turmoil of this season occurring next season.

18 May 2026 19:13:23
Klopp should not come back. He left as a great manager, did amazing things for us on a tight budget.
Keep that legacy intact.

18 May 2026 19:33:24
Ideally a manager with all of those credentials would be appointed, but finding one is the problem. In the world of head coaches, and at the end of the era of Pep, Klopp, and Ancellotti, they're thin on the ground.

If there is a change I'd guess it would be Iraola, purely based on the Hughes link rather than anything else.

18 May 2026 19:37:56
Magico, Iraola has been linked with us but that is as far as it goes. From what I'm told, the main reason for that link is Hughes. Not saying he hasn't been contacted; I just have not heard it myself.



Guy, I've not heard anything like that from my various sources. It all points to a manager for the long term, not short term, and what you say is a short term fix imo.

18 May 2026 20:56:53
Thefields, this is just conjecture on my part, I personally think FSG just want to protect the value of the club, so any appointment need not be long term, just protect the value for a sale in 3-4 years time. Henry & Werner are not getting any younger. I don't see our next manager doing a 10 year stint, probably 3 years max.

18 May 2026 21:00:51
@Guy, The dressing room unrest has nothing to do with age. It is totally due to Slot being a very very poor man manager and a very very poor coach implementing very very poor tactics and very very poor training regimes to a group of players that have been there and done that with Jurgen Klopp. Age is irrespective if you have the correct attitude and strength of vision that commands respect and vica versa.

Slot is devoid of everything required to reconstruct the team and morale within it. Whether it's either Iraola or Hoeness, they may be young guns, but they won't be shy in demanding what they require for success and it will be reciprocated from the club, players and supporters. Everyone wants to be successful. That's what being at professional level is all about. Winning. And winning well.

18 May 2026 21:14:40
I can see it now:

"We need an elite manager but he must be in his 50's". 😁

18 May 2026 21:50:30
Guy, I see where you're coming from. I just see that part and parcel of being a manager. Most managers are given a 2-3 year contract when they sign for a club. If they are there longer, it just means they were good enough to get an extension.

18 May 2026 22:54:34
Emery?

18 May 2026 23:20:48
Manager in their 50s tick.
Trophies winner tick.
Handle egos tick.
Welcome home Ange.

18 May 2026 23:21:54
Shanklys ghost, I couldn't have said it better. 👏

18 May 2026 23:35:50
@Guy, is there any chance that the experienced elite manager we are looking for is Luis Enrique?

He's 56 years old. He's won a historic treble with Barcelona in 2015 and won another treble with PSG. Can handle dressing room of egos. His contract expires in 2027. Is it him??? Please tell me it is if so.

18 May 2026 13:36:21
I honestly believe Slot thinks he is going to be sacked but the payoff for leaving because you have been sacked will probably be greater than leaving by mutual consent. So Slot is giving out the vibes that he will be here next year purely on a financial basis.

18 May 2026 14:07:30
I think the plan genuinely was to keep him for next season, but I think Salah's post changes things drastically. Or, more importantly, how many of the squad have liked his post is what changes things. It feels like a final throw of the dice from Mo Salah to send a message to the people running the club that all is not well in the dressing room, and that the standards being set/tactics being deployed are taking the club backwards.



Salah may just have given us the ultimate parting gift. In fact, if Slot does leave, I wouldn't even be that shocked if Salah saw out the final year of his contract.

18 May 2026 14:08:18
I am not a big Slot fan, but I would expect they would pay up the full value of his contract regardless of whether he quits or is sacked, given they have made him the face of the shambles while they hide in the shadows.

18 May 2026 14:48:28
It shouldn't take a social media post to tell the world what is wrong at the club, and he does have history. He should have gone about it quietly, or at least waited. There are still match going fans paying their hard earned money for the last games, and this just puts a dent in morale, as bad as things are. If anything, the Captain should be doing his bit behind the scenes, but none of us know, therefore it's still all hearsay.

To suggest that the owners or the team don't understand makes a mockery of the decent, legitimate posters on here, who have all suggested that potential new managers have been approached, therefore it's common knowledge that it's been addressed.

18 May 2026 15:18:18
I think people underestimate the way the board work. It doesn't take a social media post by a departing player to make them act.

Act in haste, repent at leisure.

18 May 2026 15:19:54
Alwaysred, you're overthinking it, mate. How does "vibes" affect his paypacket? If the club sacks him, they sack him. It will only be portrayed as a mutual parting as a professional courtesy. A club will always back a manager right up until the very moment they sack him. Slot will find out he's been sacked the same day we do.

The Lid, with all due respect, mate, f*** that. The truth hurts; get over it. The integrity of the club is more important than a dent to morale. Mo is standing up for the club, for what it represents, for what he believes in, and he's dead right.

He clearly has the club's best interest at heart, unlike many of the fools in the hierarchy. He's leaving; he gains nothing from speaking out whatsoever. If anything, it damages his image and reduces his chances of being signed by other clubs. I only wish he spoke more bluntly, and sooner. He's done the club a great service by speaking out and anyone who thinks otherwise is incredibly short-sighted.

18 May 2026 15:30:32
I think it has been mutually agreed for a while. Slot will get a pay off to go with the narrative being family and wanting a return to Holland. LFC save face for not sacking a title winning manager.

18 May 2026 15:44:48
I think the Salah post is spot on but there's an element of richness from some of the players who have liked the post.

They don't have to f*** off on holiday at every opportunity given by Slot and Peters. They could say f*** that, let's do more training with or without you.



It's wild that the hierarchy don't see the correlation between our apparent demise and the change in culture towards more holidays and less training, and they've done nothing to address this.

18 May 2026 15:45:22
The Lid,
Morale couldn't be any lower than what it is, and the hierarchy at the club have actively failed in their duty of care to it by not taking the correct decisions regarding the manager.
Van Dijk shows no leadership whatsoever on the pitch - what makes you think it is any different off the pitch?
As for Salah, now there is someone who adores Liverpool, the fans, and the city.

I would trust him over every single member of the management without thinking twice.
If the suits were genuinely planning to stick with Slot, then Salah's parting gift to the fans may just ensure that doesn't happen, and that is as valuable as any goal he's scored in his 9 years of remarkable service.

18 May 2026 16:09:52
Is he actually playing for the sack...
The big wigs, knowing it, holding him out!?

That's how f-ing bad my paranoia has got.

Just get him gone!

18 May 2026 16:22:48
Does it really surprise you though, Changing? When you consider who's in charge? Laptop gurus who spend more time looking at spreadsheets than football. When the suits aren't actually at the Axa, when they themselves are not part of the club's culture...

I would like to agree with you, and say the players should take more responsibility, and 20 years ago I definitely would have, but in this day and age, unfortunately, there's a huge amount of decisive power in "computer says no".

It's very difficult for them to push back. I imagine any extra training outside of personal fitness, rehab or set piece work would have to be approved; can't exactly see the full squad playing shirts v skins down the Axa on a scheduled rest day without it causing serious trouble, to be honest.

18 May 2026 16:50:35
Let's be honest here. Neither Mo nor Slot have been good enough this season. Mo has struggled to control a pack of cement, relentlessly passed to the opposition, and been wayward in his shot selection.
He's just not the player he was, and his comments to the press this season have not exactly helped. Calling for heavy metal football (which we haven't played since 2019) is unrealistic, when he can no longer press, nor outrun defenders.



I love him to bits, but it would have been a much happier story if he had left after winning the title.

So, Mo has not exactly helped, but Slot ultimately has to take the blame for so many of our players being so flat this season. He can't win back the fans, and needs to move on.

18 May 2026 17:03:10
Personally, think Salah has earned the right to air his grievances. Even if Klopp toned down the "heavy metal", the principles were there, hard work, pressing, closing space, fitness, working harder than the opposition and not leaving anything on the pitch.

None of those are true now. We're like traffic, comes at best. Passive, no movement, unfit.

As it is, rumour has it that Slot has treated himself to a few days sunning himself in Spain whilst this bin fire is ongoing. Talk about Nero fiddling while Rome burns.

18 May 2026 17:48:37
Disagree, VV. Players on the payroll should never throw their toys out of a public pram. I am old school, and disliked Mo's public complaints about not having a new contract. Mo has behaved like a Real Madrid player - it's just poor ego driven behaviour.


He will always be a legend, but he has behaved and played poorly all season.
I think Slot has been awful this year, but Mo is in no position to be throwing stones.

18 May 2026 18:26:56
Slot's system is terrible, we can moan, the players have let us down, and agree they have. However, the boring slow build up he has introduced and stuck with all season is seriously hampering all the talent we have. Play high tempo football, and we would have seen a lot better from Mo, Wirtz and Ekitike, even.

18 May 2026 18:48:22
Monstersouness, well said. Mo's post may well increase the pressure on Slot, but the way he has used social media in recent seasons has been more about self interests than the club.

He is a club legend and deserves so much credit about what he has brought the club, but the talk should be about his football not his posts.

18 May 2026 19:17:52
Mo gave us year after year, 30 goals a season. One season he under-delivers and we crucify him.

If Slot's tactics are not to blame, then it's the lack of balls from defence and midfield to Salah that let him down.



We have McAllister and Gravenberch that need to join Slot on the way out - I just don't understand why they played week in, week out.

18 May 2026 19:47:35
I'm going to chime in with an NFL reference again - again it's my favourite team the Chicago Bears.

Last summer, they hired the number 1 up-and-coming innovative progressive head coach candidate.

Bears have a history of appointing mealy mouthed losers, "yes men" if you like.
Many Bears fans worried about Ben Johnson - he's a young guy, he has no experience of being a head coach.

Can he handle a toxic dressing room?

He absolutely blew the socks off the job. Most Bears fans think he's the second coming now. He was everything we hoped he'd be and more!

Sometimes you don't have to overthink it, just do the obvious.

Appoint Iraola and get on with it.

18 May 2026 12:35:21.
I used to live in Southport in the early 90s. I became friends with the local tennis pro. Years later his hairdresser married into the family of someone connected with LFC.

We have kept in contact over the years sharing bits of insider news.

Anyway, as an amazing coincidence he had a son and the hairdresser had a daughter who now cuts his son’s hair and she’s also the partner of one of the players in the youth team.



And he’s said that she said that Slot is almost definitely gone and he’s the only one of the coaches who hasn’t booked in for a hair cut recently.

I think that nicely sums it up…

18 May 2026 12:44:43.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

18 May 2026 12:47:44
1jj, I'm glad I've no beer trying to follow that!!! Great rumour altogether!! Love it!

18 May 2026 12:48:39
Love these rumours, but weren't the Fab Four there first with this one?

She said "You don't understand what I said."
I said, "No, no, no you're wrong."

:-)

18 May 2026 12:49:18
Love it!! This has wet my appetite for a new episode of Desperate Scousewives.

18 May 2026 12:53:15
Hi 1jj,
Thx for sharing. Were there any new bookings with the following country codes +49 or +34?
Could you check with them, please?

18 May 2026 12:58:53
Excellent, I was wondering where it was going.

18 May 2026 13:02:04
Brilliant! I'll have no hair either if Slot doesn't go.

18 May 2026 13:03:33
Beautiful, that has cheered me up.

18 May 2026 13:15:47
Now that rumour had the most truth in it.

18 May 2026 13:23:14
I never post. Just read. That deserves a round of applause.

18 May 2026 13:32:55
I doff my cap, Sir. Gave me a much needed laugh.

18 May 2026 16:19:57
Is this youth player on the fringe of the 1st team, or is it hair today, gone tomorrow...

18 May 2026 16:24:16
How much for a 2 back & sides?

18 May 2026 16:28:42
Hilarious, thanks for the chuckle!

18 May 2026 17:27:58
Love it 1jj.

18 May 2026 09:34:42
I see reports from Argentina linking us again with Alan Varela. Not sure if he would be ideal and of course a huge fee.

18 May 2026 10:27:35
Until Slot leaves, I don't think it matters who we sign.

18 May 2026 11:34:23
If the squad mutiny does not result in Slot's sacking, FSG must have a death wish.

18 May 2026 12:00:11
I choose to ignore these links with players as that is not the priority for me. Slot needs to go first, end of.

We do that first and then, we can move forward.

18 May 2026 12:21:34
One decision at a time in a £ multi-billion business. They are going to need to work long hours.

18 May 2026 12:43:17
This page is for new manager rumours only!! We'll have no talk of transfers here.

18 May 2026 00:07:40
I have just heard a very strange rumour, which Tbh I don't if it has legs or somebody is pulling my leg.

With the news that Antonio Conte is leaving Napoli this summer, this is the elite manager that FSG are looking to appoint to replace Slot. Has won 3 titles with Juve, titles with Inter and Napoli in Series A, also won the Premier League with Chelsea.



Personally I wouldn't be appalled if Conte was appointed manager, I don't think he would work under the current regime though & he is a lot better option than the "up & coming" managers we are linked with, even the fabled Xabi Alonso.

Bonus he is bilingual and speaks English & Italian.

18 May 2026 01:16:51
Dear God, no, Conte plays boring footie.

18 May 2026 03:24:40
Conte, an elite manager... When?

18 May 2026 05:23:11
Conte is taking over with Hoeness and Iraola as his assistants. Slot has told them it's way too hard to be full-time Liverpool coach, so he's recommended that they share responsibilities. One will oversee PL, another CL and the other domestic cups. International breaks will see team bonding exercises in Ibiza and the French Riviera. Breaking a sweat will be optional.

18 May 2026 06:28:33
Elite is doing some heavy lifting there. He's s****. No ex Chelsea managers, thanks.

18 May 2026 06:30:24
Every team Conte won the title with (Juve, Inter, Chelsea, Napoli), the season before he took over they finished 7th to 10th. His football is attacking but very strong defensively. As for not being an elite manager to win major trophies at every club you have managed (apart from Spurs - but, let's be honest, he asked for his release from that club & did have Spurs in 4th position when he left by mutual consent) is indicative of an elite manager.

The only manager to have won Serie A with 3 different teams, & you only have to see what has done with Scott MC (can't spell his name), average player from Man Utd, who last season was named Serie A Player of the Season under the coaching of Conte.

{Ed001's Note - attacking? Not in the slightest. He is far from attacking.}

18 May 2026 06:50:55
He transitions from defending with primarily 5 at the back to attacking with 5, making use of quick counter attacks & direct football. He is not a slow build Slot type of manager, which is why I would term him attacking.

{Ed001's Note - he plays a low block, that is not attacking. It is boring and defensive.}

18 May 2026 07:04:33
Mmmmh

Not sure about Conte ... I always liked the idea of him .. because he looks so scary and he is a lunatic on the sidelines ... he got Victor Moses looking like an elite footballer ... last manager to win PL with Chelsea ...
BUT not a fan of his football, although successful... he just seems like an old Mourinho type ..

in your club for 2 or 3 seasons at most .. win a couple of things, and then the grenade goes off in the room and everything goes to s*** ...

Think he would do well in the PL if this season's tactics and play continues.. would still have him over Slot ..

Just seems like an old Everton type manager .. or a scrappy team ..

18 May 2026 07:29:55
The hot-blooded, angry Italian on the touchline would definitely send a rocket under some of our players. It's for that reason I don't see legs in this rumour, I doubt Hughes could cope with someone as volatile as Conte. Slot is easier to handle, I guess.

18 May 2026 07:44:54
Guy_Gardner, Conte competes for league titles when they are the only thing he needs to focus on, and even then it isn't guaranteed. His record in other competitions is absolutely appalling - in a near 20-year managerial career, and having coached some of the biggest clubs in Europe, Conte has amassed 4 domestic cups (two of those nearly 15 years ago) and absolutely nothing in Europe.


Like Simeone, he hasn't evolved beyond what he originally became good at and known for, and thus his teams just get gradually worse over time.

18 May 2026 07:59:46
You can't be serious, Conte wins titles by spending loads of money and then everything always goes t*ts up the year after before he starts throwing one of his tantrums and goes nuclear in his press conferences when the pursestrings tighten a bit and he can't spend his way out of a rut.

We want a young progressive coach who understands the culture of the club, has a sustainable long-term vision and can connect with the fans.

Scott McTominay is hardly an average player, he very much has the skillset to excel in today's footballing landscape, especially in Italy.

18 May 2026 08:13:46
Edwards and Conte working together 😂 Conte might punch him.

18 May 2026 08:44:37
We know Hughes likes Italian football so there could be something in this.

18 May 2026 08:44:56
Conte could also have a fight in a room on his own.
He is better than Slot, but that's not a fit for us.

18 May 2026 08:49:23
Conte would definitely chin Mickey and Dickie

18 May 2026 12:01:41
Was gonna say the same thing, Bazzinga.

18 May 2026 12:05:48
See, there are positives to this, BobSanvagene.

18 May 2026 12:16:50
Ok, so, I don't think that Conte is the saviour of LFC by any stretch, but, I also don't think he would be an awful choice.

He demands intense fitness and discipline from his players, two things that have been sorely missing this season.

He has also had lots of success playing with 2 strikers in the past. Specifically his 3 titles at Juve, title at Inter, and occasionally during Napoli's title run as well (admittedly all in Italy). He seems like someone who could integrate Isak and Ekitike into a system that works.

He comes with a trusted coaching staff, so we would be able to make the wholesale changes that the club needs to the set up.

He is not afraid to push back against senior players who do not buy into his philosophy of hard work and intensity, or who cause issues in the dressing room (see Diego Costa, Eriksen, Dele Alli).



Yes, his football would be boring, yes, it's probably not what we want to see at Liverpool, and no, I don't think he really fits what we would want, as fans, the long term future of the club to be.

But for the short term, to stop the rot in the club and put us back on a good footing of fitness and passion, he's not a terrible choice.

I would still rather Iraola, Hoeness, or ideally Enrique, but if those aren't available, then Conte could be the best of the rest and certainly a step up, and a better fit, than Slot.

18 May 2026 12:37:18
Is there another fanbase that belittles winning league titles more than ours? Or at least on this forum?
Lol.

18 May 2026 12:57:35
Madness, Faith. Conte has won Serie A with Juventus (x3), Napoli and Inter. He won the Prem with Chelsea. That's 6 major league titles in the last 15 seasons. I think Liverpool as a club have 6 in the last 43 seasons.

I do not think as a club we are in any position to be judging Conte's silverware record as anything less than favorable! He also quit Spurs due to the players being lazy divas, and yet he still had them in 4th place at the time. That club's been a mess since they decided to back those lazy divas over Conte.

I like the idea of him. Kerkez, Bradley and Frimpong are all suited to playing in his 3-5-2. Two strikers is also something we should be looking to adapt to long term with Ekitike and Isak costing us north of £200m.

He also plays with a bonafide no.10 which should suit Wirtz. His back three system will suit Leoni, Konate and Jacquet who all played in a back three prior to signing for Liverpool. He also doesn't fart about with ball playing in the penalty area, which will suit Mamardashvili if he is to become first choice. Lastly, he will definitely demand the club sign a proper s***house of a midfielder to run their knackers off next to Dom in the middle of the park.

I'd like to see Conte in the dugout if Enrique isn't available and Slot does actually leave, which, following Salah's legendary post, might actually now become a reality.

18 May 2026 12:55:03
Conte + Konate = Contate = Comedy = Worsethaneverville.