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11 Apr 2026 17:13:59
Luis Diaz wasn't leaving if his wages were doubled. He wasn't forcing his way out. He wanted a lot more money which he's getting at Bayern.
We all justified it because he was "28 and it's a good deal".
In hindsight, with the enormous contracts giving out to basically everyonelse since then, you question how badly we are being ran.
Would Diaz be significantly changing our play? No, but he's better than Gakpo and grav who imo, will not be fancied by a top manager.


Out of all the extravagant contracts given to a lot of players, with even Konates sitting to be signed, it's crazy now thinking about Diaz.
A player should not be guaranteed to have his wages doubled when they're already on very good money after 1 good season or heading into Trent territory.
We have how many players now close to 300k and upwards?! Where's the game changers and superstars warranting those wages? They're not in this Liverpool squad.

11 Apr 2026 17:30:00
He wanted out and wanted out for a while.
He wasn't exactly amazing for us anyway.
Blame the club for not replacing him, rather than for not trying to desperately cling onto him.

11 Apr 2026 17:32:51
BS - Lucho's agent had been publicly courting Barcelona and his dad said he wants Lucho at Barca.
Liverpool were never doubling his pay after he signed a 5 year deal at 4 times his previous deal when he joined.
We negotiated a good salary hike, but the offer from Bayern was a bit too much to resist.



People are blinded by his numbers, which are great, but in a shockingly bad league defensively this season. Bundesliga bottom 5 have conceded a record 300++ goals in this season combined!!! And Bayern have had cherry pickings, scoring 100 themselves!

11 Apr 2026 17:47:34
Yeah, this revisionist history with Diaz is overdone at this point. He was extremely frustrating to watch at times. He had moments of brilliance, but would so often have poor end product.

11 Apr 2026 18:02:20
Diaz wanted out and we got a good deal. Problem is we didn't sign any wingers, so we now have a front line devoid of pace. Diaz was/is very good, but he was always a downgrade on Mane and easily replaceable if we made the effort to sign a wide player, ie Semenyo, Fofana, etc. There are plenty out there.

11 Apr 2026 18:04:28
Hindsight is great and it's unfortunate that he has hit his peak this season, but, at the end of the day, we got a massive amount of money for a 28 year old winger heavily reliant on pace.



We might want to have him this season, but would we want him in two or three years when he's declined? He will become a headache for Bayern then.

I say we made a safe and sensible decision.

11 Apr 2026 18:09:07
Snugglepool, the revisionist history on here is rife at the moment. There's really no need for it, people don't need to fudge history to support the argument that Slot and Hughes etc need to go.

11 Apr 2026 16:06:39
Just watched the Arsenal v Bournemouth game, and I was wondering if Iraola would be a better fit for us. I enjoy watching them play.

I haven't seen much of Alonso's team play though so I would like to ask those who have, does his team play in a similar style?

I know he is likely the chosen one so I hope his brand of football is a good watch.

11 Apr 2026 16:24:24
Iraola would be my choice of the managers that are realistically available.

11 Apr 2026 16:26:19
I think he's a great manager, the only question mark would be is his style of play sustainable for a team in Europe. Bournemouth play about 42 games per season, a successful Liverpool team would probably play about 60 games.

11 Apr 2026 17:04:53
Top manager, and would be a risk, but I feel no more risky than Alonso. His style of play is attacking football, which we are more used to than Slot's possession-based bore fest... And Alonso does like a possession based game, I believe. I'd give him a chance, Iriola.

11 Apr 2026 14:40:30
Watched Ars v Bou

It's fantastic what Iraola has done with that team!

Even after losing Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Semenyo, Ouattara since last season, they play fantastic, progressive football.

Against Arsenal they had fantastic shape, crazy work ethic across the pitch and a clear plan. They didn't look one bit scared of playing the current top of the table team at their own stadium.

Broke and attacked fast in a disciplined way when they needed to and defended hard when they had to. The whole team is crazy fit and you can tell they all fight for each other and for the manager.

A well deserved 2-1 to them. 👏

I would not be worried at all if for some reason we couldn't get Alonso and we went in for Iraola. For a moment he took me back to prime LFC under Kloppo.

11 Apr 2026 14:51:10
Said we should move for him last year before Alonso was available. Alex Scott is a talent we should be all over for midfield.

11 Apr 2026 15:01:30
Rather Alex Scott than Macca.

11 Apr 2026 15:05:15
Keegans, he was great in the game. Very confident and calm under the pressure for a fairly young player. Kroupi is a talent too and their FBs were excellent.

11 Apr 2026 15:19:27
Richard Hughes is a fan of him & brought him to Bournemouth (even though we're not fans of Hughes), although Hughes might depart in summer. I suppose not beyond the realms of possibility is the fact that Iraola's contract is up in summer is reason Slot is still here.


I suppose one down side is he's never managed a big club, but of course gotta start somewhere.
I'd be happy with either Alonso or him. But TBH I'd rather Mr Blobby be in charge next season than Slot.

11 Apr 2026 15:21:44
Iraola is great. If Arsenal had him at the helm they'd be champions.

11 Apr 2026 15:32:16
He is the closest to Klopp's style imo.
He would be my pick.
Sad that the reports suggest he's off to ManU.

11 Apr 2026 15:37:35
If Arsenhole had Homer Simpson as manager, they would have been champions by now... that's how bad everyone else has been, but Lego Head is so obsessed in the dark arts that they actually forget about what's important at times.

11 Apr 2026 16:20:11
Nothing against Alonso and would be happy to have him as our manager next season. But all I can say is that Iraola will make us enjoy football again. It may be frustrating at times, but the football is definitely going to be progressive, and I have no doubt about it.

11 Apr 2026 13:10:51
Great interview with Rio on Sky, asking him questions. Seems we have a huge talent on our hands.