Threads containing Ed001's recent posts.

Use our rumours form to send us liverpool transfer rumours.

16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 09:30:02
Ed01 if I may re: Koumas and is ability to run for days and press the oppo. well, does this not remind you of what Evanilson was doing under Iraola at B'mouth? because that was what he was known for, not scoring goals for fun because they had/have Tavernier, Kluivert, Kroupi and Rayan to bank on. Or even Alex Scott.

Hence in a perfect world in our situation (I know, good luck with that), do you think that AI would rather an Evanilson/Koumas type player as the CF, one who presses and pursues then oppo.'s defence and who also has the striking ability Isak in front of goal? Cheers, man.

{Ed001's Note - yes, I think he is a better fit on that performance and Isak's performances so far this season. I think that was obvious by the way Isak came on and ran about for a change. He must realise that his place is now in jeopardy after the way Koumas played. The youngster showed him up.}

16 Sep 2026 06:53:25
Quick question for Ed001. As it's in the news a lot recently I was just wondering what you know about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the game.

I know there have been data analysts around the game for years and that loads of player metrics are measured, but was just wondering whether teams were using models which, based on patterns of play, could make real time adjustments to tactics and personnel? Could the age of the 'tactical genius' manager be over and they be replaced by analysts and data scientists in the dug out, who respond to data being relayed to them as the game is in progress?

{Ed001's Note - that sounds like my worst nightmare but also probably very likely. The players are already robotic enough, I wouldn't be surprised if they even shift over to using robots so they don't have to pay wages as well. I don't actually know for sure about AI, it is something I personally hope is banned, as it is not intelligence anyway. It is just scraping other people's work and copying it. I am sure there is a usage of it to sift through stats etc, but I hope it never reaches the level you are talking about!}

16 Sep 2026 08:29:52
Thanks. Appreciate your response. Suppose, at this stage, the models are only as good as what someone tells them to do.

16 Sep 2026 09:50:59
this future is genuinely not far from now. it could be 2-3 years away. there are already features in smaller games (i mean playing area sizes, given the capabilities to cover an entire football field + its complexities) such as pickleball.

recordings of a game can be read and itll disect game by game moments by the player chosen (likely atm still works because the AI can identify the players, unless twins wearing similar outfits) and u can get clips of ur own plays to analyse.

i know this sounds incredibly basic but this is accessible to the public, like u and me. with tech the improvements made are vastly incremental, consider how long ago was the will smith spaghetti video and now AIs are making video clips of kanye singing in chinese..

im not for or against but some form of it is inevitable..

16 Sep 2026 10:07:58
To a degree isn't Brentford already like this in some way? Or the RB teams? Everything is in place and changing the manager doesn't make too much difference unless they are truly hopeless.

16 Sep 2026 10:19:40
Replace the refs first. This would actually be good for the game.

Machine learning based models for systems, tactics, player action are already being used by analytics departments. Currently this information is supplementary to coaches and recruitment to inform decisions. Is it possible to make those model more prominent in the decision making? That will depend on the coach and sporting directors being willing to defer to agents on decisions. I could see some startup club owned by a crypto degenerate trying it out just for publicity and curiousity but would be quite surprised to see it become mainstream.

More likely might come augmented reality viewing experiences - make your home feel more like you’re in the stadium with your mates.

Whether the game will make the leap to players having information/data being fed to them via technologies, it’s difficult to tell. Surely players would push back on that on account of them not wanting to be seen as robots on the pitch.

And you wonder in the growing world of live streamers, some players might be under pressure to reveal a bit more of their lives and personalities online in this attention economy, whether for individual or club marketing income.

Weird times indeed.

16 Sep 2026 08:29:52
Thanks. Appreciate your response. Suppose, at this stage, the models are only as good as what someone tells them to do.

16 Sep 2026 01:03:05
Missed the game as I was working, were we really as bad as everyone is making out on here? ED001 thoughts?

{Ed001's Note - I thought we were ok, after initially being poor. When you consider the mixed up side, I thought it was a decent performance from a couple of the kids, Koumas in particular, and the side overall did enough to win. There was a short period after Szobo and Gravy came on that they were very slack and allowed to Spurs to get into it, but as soon as they scored Szobo stepped up a gear and cut out the slackness and then scored. It wasn't a great performance by any means, but there were some good signs - particularly the pressing by Koumas which caused so many problems. To be fair though, Spurs are an awful side, they play themselves into trouble constantly.}

16 Sep 2026 07:24:25
Not difficult, but so much better and more enjoyable to watch than last year's performances.

16 Sep 2026 07:29:06
Koumas aggressive pressing was great to see, mcconnell in the 10 also particularly as game went on. Made a real difference forwards pressing like they meant it.
Both full backs had there best game of season also I thought.

16 Sep 2026 08:23:01
Iam with you Digger Kumas living the dream, love to see putting a real shift in.
Would absolutely love to see this kid push on as I think we have a real talent with loads of heart for this club we love.
Great home support as usual.

16 Sep 2026 09:02:34
McConnell, Nyoni, Koumas all excellent, Mamardashvili brilliant shot stopping performance. Not sure why anybody would say that was a bad performance from us, if we were bad then Spurs were truly wretched. Started pretty badly but really grew into the game, second half was another example of us going ahead and then clamping down to take the sting out the game.

16 Sep 2026 07:57:34
I thought Spurs played into our hands by playing from the back. As Ed said we gained control in the game after an unconvincing start. The midfield looked much more balanced with Grav and Nyoni as the pivot. Grav I thought played better but he still wants to be in front of the ball, which unbalances the team.

He really does need to step it up.
Koumas pressing was great, he missed a good chance too. At times I thought his hold up play was good too.
Frimpong looked strong and aggressive against Tel probably a reflection of how bad Tel is but you have to give Frimpong credit as he didn't look so lightweight for a change.

16 Sep 2026 09:30:02
Ed01 if I may re: Koumas and is ability to run for days and press the oppo. well, does this not remind you of what Evanilson was doing under Iraola at B'mouth? because that was what he was known for, not scoring goals for fun because they had/have Tavernier, Kluivert, Kroupi and Rayan to bank on. Or even Alex Scott.

Hence in a perfect world in our situation (I know, good luck with that), do you think that AI would rather an Evanilson/Koumas type player as the CF, one who presses and pursues then oppo.'s defence and who also has the striking ability Isak in front of goal? Cheers, man.

16 Sep 2026 09:52:39
I mean no disrespect, I Just disagree on the Isak part, Isak is Just getting fitter by the day. They are on a different planet quality wise and I am convinced Isak will prove his worth soon enough ?

16 Sep 2026 01:03:05
Missed the game as I was working, were we really as bad as everyone is making out on here? ED001 thoughts?

16 Sep 2026 07:24:25
Not difficult, but so much better and more enjoyable to watch than last year's performances.

Click To View This Thread

14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 15:00:34
Put Haaland or Mbappe in, you'll get the same result. The whole system failed on Saturday. Whether that is fatigue, personnel, tactics or the crowd, it is what it is.

Hopefully we take the lesson and move forward.

{Ed001's Note - that is not true, the biggest miss was a forward runner, the amount of times we got in to positions to play a through ball but no one made a run was insane. Put Haaland or Mbappe up there and they have a field day. That Fulham defence was wide open to runs in behind.}

Click To View This Thread

14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 10:29:26
Cheers, mate.

{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}

Click To View This Thread

14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 10:23:45
When or if you have time, Ed01, would love to hear your updated opinion on Wirtz (sorry if it's already been shared somewhere, just rtfp me).

I'm worried there is some momentum picking up 'round here to throw him under the bus. I remember how excited you (and I, and others) were when he arrived. I'm still a believer.

{Ed001's Note - my opinion is the same - he needs movement around him or he can do nothing. I lost my voice shouting at Isak to make the early run, but he failed to do so against Fulham. I don't understand it, both of his goals last weekend were as a result of an early run in behind, so this weekend he doesn't bother making them. A lot of Wirtz' lost passes are playing the ball for a run but Isak, Szoboszlai etc are just stood waiting instead. It frustrates me as the lack of movement and effort kills us as a team, not just Wirtz role in it.}

13 Sep 2026 20:07:41
Hello ed1 hope u well. I see milner has started coaching at lfc academy to get his badges. Do u know when he does get his badges would he be 1 we looking to get into senior set up? I remember when ai appointed a lot of talk that he wanted an ex lfc player in his set up but that has never materialised.

I do feel milner would be excellent addition into club, type of character we missing on the field.

{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, he already has the badges he would need to do that anyway, he has everything except the pro license which is only required for management really. Which probably means that is the direction he is looking at anyway, rather than going into coaching.}

Click To View This Thread

13 Sep 2026
13 Sep 2026 20:05:29
Iraola's philosophy revolves around wingers. Our only natural right sided winger - Federico Chiesa ???‍♂️.

{Ed001's Note - he is also naturally left sided.}

13 Sep 2026 09:34:07
Whos the better defender ed1? Jaquet or yoro?

{Ed001's Note - bit early to judge either.

13 Sep 2026 02:10:48
Pains me to say this but I don't think flo is up the the physical side of the Premier League there's no doubt a talented footballer there but unfortunately if there was a offer from another club in January i'd take it just my opinion though but believe me I really hope he works out ?.

{Ed001's Note - crazy.}

13 Sep 2026 07:23:21
Wirtz is not rightly supported by the current midfield pivot. He seems to be bypassed. There was a phase in the 1st half yesterday when Wirtz didn't even get a pass for 12 odd minutes.
Just my two cents.

13 Sep 2026 09:09:32
He doesn't do anything when he gets the ball though WAR, it's his job to run the game and make stuff happen.

I do accept we don't help him either at times but he's so wasteful with the ball.

13 Sep 2026 09:26:20
Personally I'd give him the full season before making any rash decisions, but I get where you're coming from OK, Cherki by comparison is constantly creating something out of nothing.

13 Sep 2026 09:31:06
Cherki is certainly looking the far superior player, and has done since their respective switches. Just have to see won't we.

13 Sep 2026 09:41:08
Rodgers is a much better player as well, certainly in Premier League terms. Niger red is right about the £100m plus players. It's early for Barcola obviously, but you can't help but think we've been fleeced with the other two.

13 Sep 2026 10:18:02
Isak had a half chance he did well to even get close to scoring from and a header in the last minute he perhaps could have done better with in fairness. But that was it.

That was all he got all game. Now he as well needs to be stronger, needs to start winning his share of duels but he's making runs. He is just getting duck all created for him.

13 Sep 2026 10:57:23
Florian, that's the problem in a nutshell with Isak, "created for him". I can't remember the last time we had a forward who was so reliant on opportunities being created for him, he was a stylistic mismatch from the get-go. We've always had forwards who could go out there and turn a game around entirely by their own doing.

13 Sep 2026 11:17:03
Izak doesn't fit into our team. He suits an open attacking side like Newcastle or like Spurs used to be. Our game seems to be either win the ball high up or slow build up from the back. Wirtz is a bit lost as well, too lightweight for aggressive pressing, nobody to work with for intricit 1-2s.

These players were bought for what Slot thought he was doing. Now they are trying to play a style that they are not suited to.

13 Sep 2026 11:32:09
Is it the same problem with Haaland Chewy? if anything I would say Isak is a better"footballer"than Haaland but both rely on chances been"created for them".

13 Sep 2026 14:09:16
I remember when Bobby First signed for us he was getting slagged left right and center and hold my hands up i was one of them then Jurgen came and gave Bobby the people around him ie Mo and Sadio and the rest is history. Wirtz has not played with a settled team since he came to the club.

Slot changed the playing positions week after week and Andoni is doing the same trying to get the balance right. This has an affect on a player so let's hold back on Wirtz until we have a settled side and that goes for other players. We are Liverpool we never let our own walk alone.

13 Sep 2026 16:23:53
He's not going to play with a settled side at a top club playing 60 games a week of high intensity football. Theres going to be changes every game. We don't make excuses like this for any other player, only Wirtz. Poor Dom doesn't know who he's starting with in the pivot from one game to the next.

13 Sep 2026 16:55:03
Did you see Jurgen make changes with Mo, Bobby and Sadio no! Because they were settled and and new each others game. He made changes around other positions but not them three Florian.

And yes we had 60 games how many times did Jurgen, Slot change VVD
Give Wirtz time a get the other two Isak and Barcola get to know each others game then we will see if Wirtz is up to the task.

13 Sep 2026 17:27:32
That's because them 3 were freaks who never got injured. Our attackers are not made of the same kind of stuff.

13 Sep 2026 19:50:08
Whats Haaland got to do with it Florian? He plays for a different team, who have a different setup and play a different style, it's totally irrelevant. Not to mention he's a physical freak who can muscle his way into any opportunity. Outside of the fact that him and Isak are both strikers who feed off service, there's nothing comparable about the 2, either as players or in their set ups.

Pep set City up perfectly to feed Haaland whilst we're currently trying to fit 3 managers' pegs in the one hole. (Caught my missus watching that one the other night actually)

Click To View This Thread

13 Sep 2026
13 Sep 2026 02:21:19
I would sell Szoboszlai in a heartbeat, he's a player who will do one amazing thing every five games and it blinds people, he is our Bruno Fernandes.

{Ed001's Note - Bruno is the best player in the Prem, I wish he was our Bruno! If you think that Fernandes only does one amazing thing every 5 games, then you haven't a clue.}

12 Sep 2026 12:57:17
Ed001 - a few rumours about Allison today not being offered a new contract. Do you think this is his last season with us?

{Ed001's Note - I think he will probably stay another season.

12 Sep 2026 14:47:02
At least 1 more season would be awesome. 2 would be ideal so there is an overlap with Brughmans.

12 Sep 2026 14:55:52
Will be some tall order for Brughmans to be as good as Allison, but hopefully he doesn't have his head in the clouds.

12 Sep 2026 16:53:18
Allison is a shadow of his former self.

12 Sep 2026 17:32:14
Ali been dropped from Brazil and he did not get his move i just think his head has gone seen that in todays game he was all over the place.
Hate saying anything about Ali but he has just not been him self.

Todays game showed kirkez, frimpong and the greek scouser are not up to the standards of this club. Gravenberch is going backwards needs to sort him self out.

12 Sep 2026 18:03:57
Alisson is starting to get more rash. Obviously hasn't got the same speed off the line as he used to.

12 Sep 2026 21:24:10
I still see Ali pulling of worldy saves that most other keepers wouldn't. I'd definitely be keeping him around we have enough issues, the last thing we need is a crap goalie.

12 Sep 2026 21:40:32
Ali isn't playing for Brazil because Carlo wants to play younger players in friendlies. He said he'll call Ali back up when it's more important.
Let's not assume Carlo thinks he's rubbish now as he's said the exact opposite.

12 Sep 2026 21:48:47
I think Ali has been great for the club, and one of my all time favourite players. The header against West Brom. And his emotional speech when his dad passed away. He's a great guy and a great keeper. He is not being protected very well by our porous team. However, he did keep a clean sheet today, just about.

I'm more concerned about midfield and fullbacks. That was a perfect opportunity for Gravenberch to show some character and fight himself back into the managers plans, but instead we got this. He isn't a serious footballer. I think we need a few serious footballers at the moment.

12 Sep 2026 23:45:06
Given he is about 8ft 5ins and still growing I wouldn't worry about it being a tall order. Sorry, sometimes I can't help myself .

13 Sep 2026 02:06:59
I don't think we required todays game to judge that Frimpong and Kerkez aren't good enough. I suppose our standards are relatively high when Robertson and Trent were at their best, and that could be to the detriment of the two players. One doesn't know his best position and the other switches off far too often.

13 Sep 2026 06:28:19
Clean sheet is one small positive. midfield is one big problem. Graven. Resumed where he stopped last year. The Greek is very poor. He is good in club social activities only. Shift him to marketing.

13 Sep 2026 09:02:29
The things that annoys me so much about yesterday, was these were the types of games that Wirtz was brought in for to unlock the defence. I am just going to be honest and say what I think. There is no doubt Wirtz is a good player, but I don't think it is working and I am yet to see any evidence of this improving.

13 Sep 2026 09:12:41
Fair comment, Inbeta. I'm still a believer, though, and think he'll "come good".

13 Sep 2026 13:03:49
Fingers crossed. We have seen lots of "big players" go to "big clubs" and it not working out over the years. I just hope this isn't one of them. I am just thinking back to players like Suarez and Torres that came in and just hit the ground running. They always gave 100% and always made some sort of impact. I know there were problems with Suarez near the end and Torres, but you cannot deny their ability.

I just don't think I have watched a match yet where I have looked at Wirtz and though "we have a player here" in fact, I've just been disappointed because he has been poor. And people keep saying "he did okay" is okay good enough?

13 Sep 2026 14:39:31
I am with Embeta with regards to Florian Wirtz.
When all the fuss about us signing him came about I thought "who"?
I watch a lot of football and I am sure that I would have known about him if I thought he was any good, but so fare he hasn't shown much.

In fact when I watched the match yesterday I kept saying to myself, which of these teams has 3 x 100 miilion plus players in the team?