Liverpool other posts 5

02 Dec 2025 11:46:41
Alonso is just another Villas Boas, I think people are just desperate to see Slot go, totally ignoring the fact Alonso doesn’t do anything that’s particularly impressive in his management style. Or appears much of a change to Slot, in fact he appears to be doing the exact same thing to his squad as Slot, completely losing them. He doesn’t fill me with excitement or confidence. He just had one of those ‘one off’ seasons, same as Slot.

If he had retained the Bundesliga you could have made a stronger case, but predictably he couldn’t once Bayern got back to being a little better than mediocre.

Enrique would be the stand out, clear style, actually looks like he knows what he’s doing. Makes players work to his system.

Conte would do a decent job, Simeone would be an interesting one if moving club could galvanise him back to being the absolute troll he was, but he does appear on the downward trajectory.

02 Dec 2025 07:03:22
Is Semenyo Really neccessary at all?

Amongst all the Transfer rumours surrounding liverpool semenyo has been linked the most and arguably has the highest possibility of being the transfer that comes into fruition in this winter window (Other than Guehi)

Personally i don't see the reason or neccesity for semenyo, sure he's good but i don't think he's that good that the club needs to splash 70 million and even if he does come to the club what position will he take. I know the obvious answer is the RW as he's mo salah's replacement but i'd argue Chiesa is much better there and chiesa can still give us a good 4-5 years of service so what's the point?

But what do you all think?

02 Dec 2025 09:24:46
Salahs off to the afcon and needs replacing anyway so yeah we do need him.

02 Dec 2025 09:56:00
I love Chiesa and he can play RW but I don't think it's his best position. He is most effective playing narrow off the left (I'd love us to try him and Kerkez playing together on the left with Chiesa tucking in and Kerkez providing the width to see how it works) . Semenyo is very comfortable at RW but can also play all across the front line so provides options/ competition for all 3 positions.

I've wanted us to sign another RW for a long time as competition/ backup for Salah and now Salah's form has made this very high priority. RW and CB are both hugely in need of strengthening so if we could sign Guehi and Semenyo in January it would be a fantastic transfer window.

02 Dec 2025 12:40:26
A top, versatile energetic player with a decent release clause, yes please.

Chiesa hasn't shown in the last couple of years that he is currently better than Semenyo.

02 Dec 2025 19:57:24
Ernest I'm not sure the lads had the chance to prove himself.
When he does get a game it's a bit part or playing with a weakened cop team.

The lad has somthing about him. When he's pushed up front he always offers a run! Looks to play on the half turn and looks for a quick smart ball ) Ian rush type pass) he's miles ahead of the midfielders on the ball at times. He is alway trying to turn the defence around. By god the lad looks like he's having a go. Which frankly is much moor than the rest of the front line. Yes a little erratic at times. but effort non the less. I love him. YNWA.

03 Dec 2025 01:09:08
Must be really difficult coming in to a club with our profile, as a player or manager. You’re picked apart before you start, never mind after you’ve got here. That comes with the territory, and our expectations are rightly high, but it just shows you’ve got to be special to succeed. I’d give any player a half season at least to settle and get established, even the likes of Wirtz. After that it’s fairer game and easier to judge. Not sure where that leaves Chiesa tbh as he’s never had a run of games.

With the coach you can usually tell a bit about them from the handling of the press, but with the directors buying the players it’s hard to judge. We see selections and in game management, but don’t know much about player fitness or training. Alonso, Iraola and Arne have all had good seasons and bad spells but I wouldn’t know who’s the best of the three. Probably just about Arne on trophy count, but Iraola hasn’t had the right club. Enrique probably stands out from everyone because he’s done it time and again over a long period of time with different clubs.

01 Dec 2025 16:12:03
Dear Ed1 and others,
I totally agree with you about Mac Alister's antics. Are the fans the only ones to be offended by this. He should be proud to play for us and give his all instead of showing us up with pathetic tricks.

Slot should have threatened to haul him off every time he messed about.
This is part of the reason why I'm not appreciative of the Dutch coaches. They are too easy going.
Rant over!

01 Dec 2025 15:56:29
It's annoying but I'm more concerned about his inability to find a teammate with a simple pass.

01 Dec 2025 16:35:47
Ah c'mon now he's hardly a Richarlison, Merino or a Neto. Acts the maggot a bit but there are far far worse culprits in the league.

{Ed025's Note - no, hes worse than those lot you mentioned mate,,

01 Dec 2025 19:01:09
His feigning injury yesterday was embarrassing- and it’s not the first time he’s done it

Someone will go through him one day just to stop him crying wolf.

01 Dec 2025 19:19:51
Got to agree with ed25 Mac is a pain in the arse Feckin rolling about etc.

{Ed025's Note - its just not the Liverpool way Reusch, never has been and never should be mate..

01 Dec 2025 19:24:15
Not a patch on any of them 3,absolute Charlatans.

01 Dec 2025 00:32:08
It was a good steady win Gomez did great at RB, and Wirtz did well so we should be happy the team took 3 points away from home and a clean sheet.
Football style is very boring though.

01 Dec 2025 20:01:18
Big Joe Gomez was solid at the back, I was impressed for a number of reasons,
With Gomez at the back, it kept the er midfielders er in midfield,
It took a lot of pressure off Konate,
It gave the backline a bit more height,
We had a better balance,
Kerkev was able to attack more often,
So yes I was pleased, I hope Slot has seen the light.

03 Dec 2025 08:28:47
It was West Ham, let's see how he does when we play a football team, hopefully he plays well. as we need a RB.

30 Nov 2025 20:35:45
Thought Wirtz was great today, a deserved man of the match. I really find him a joy to watch. Jogo was very sharp. I hope he gets a run in the team.

01 Dec 2025 09:15:03
More importantly for Joe, I hope he can stay fit enough to have a chance at a run in the team. It will be interesting to see if he is fit enough to play again on Wednesday!

30 Nov 2025 20:20:41
Question

I looked up the assistant coaches roles. There is nothing that says they work with offense, defense or various groups. Just assistant coaches in charge of training. Only exception is keeper. So the question is why aren't position coaches utilized? NFL has assistants for each position group. Do you all think it would be advantageous to implement that? Assistant in charge of the Back 4, 1 for Midfield, 1 for Attack drilling each position towards the common team tactics. Is this already taking place? Im just curious what GVB does or doesn't do to get all the hate.

01 Dec 2025 09:23:04
I think it's already a thing. Assistants help the Manager with an overall view of the squad and oversee all aspects but I'm pretty certain that there are also other coaches who sit below the assistant (s) who specialise (GK, set piece, defence, attack etc) .

As for GvB. I think that most people don't like us pushing Grav further up the field and leaving the midfield empty which is likely to have come from GvB as it is a tactic he has used at his previous clubs.

01 Dec 2025 12:08:06
Well if we have a set piece coach he is stealing a wage from the club.

01 Dec 2025 14:49:20
It's a guy called Aaron Briggs. He was brought in as an 'individual development coach' but was asked to be the set piece coach too. I don't think it is necessarily his fault that the club is asking him to do this secondary role rather than hiring a specialist.

30 Nov 2025 21:17:24
Ed033,
Please can I get on the live chat list
I’ve been on before under 2x Paisley versions but got locked out

Cheers.

{Ed033's Note - SirBob79 added to live chat list.

01 Dec 2025 19:57:13
Thanks Ed.
Other posters may have wanted me to stay out
Couldn’t post yesterday and look what happened!

30 Nov 2025 16:25:20
I think Salah deserves more respect than what he is getting on here today.

30 Nov 2025 19:34:13
Totally agree JLC

Agreed his form has nosed dived but that’s along with nearly every player in the squad bar Slob and Perhaps Hugo .
He’s been a brilliant match winner for us over the years and people have short memories and I wouldn’t bet against him getting his form Back
I’ve a feeling he might start on weds and put in a performance.

30 Nov 2025 19:35:26
Why? . "What have u done for me lately?

30 Nov 2025 20:07:17
Its not about not having respect.

Hes been a passenger at times but because he is capable of those moments of magic, is never held accountable for being utter crap sometimes. Its like playing with 10 men half the time.

I'm not saying the man ain't a legend of the club and league, just that he is a player like every other one that plays for us and should be judged the same way.

Its also not disrespectful to say the team looks more balanced with him not in it, because it does.

{Ed025's Note - pretty fair points i would say TF..

30 Nov 2025 20:09:21
He has looked better the last couple of games. The rw looked empty without him today. But the best part he was warming up and sat on the bench with a smile on his face. Not sulking, definitely to much wan being spouted towards him, Spose it’s because he’s set the bar so high we expect more.

01 Dec 2025 09:28:26
Happy to recall him refreshed on Wednesday, drop Dom into midfield and Macca onto the bench!

What I don't need to see will be him paying 90 anonymous minutes. If he can't get in the game, bring him off and give somebody else a chance!

30 Nov 2025 11:54:00
Salah on the bench today.

29 Nov 2025 06:54:34
‘I don’t even have five defenders’: Slot rules out tactical shift to halt Liverpool’s slide"

Check slots latest soundbites - talking about not having the squad or the time to implement change.
Dead man walking.

29 Nov 2025 12:28:03
450 million spent, and you are complaining about limited options. What happened to Grav and Endo can play centre back, we have defensive options? He was beating that drum at the beginning of the season, ignoring everyone's concerns that we were light at centre back again. Yet, now, he doesn't have enough?

The number of excuses he has come up with for this season is honestly embarrassing. Complained about set pieces (Then we proceed to pretty much only score from set pieces), boasts that Liverpool have the most open play chances while falling down the league table, complains about teams not playing the way he wants them too against us and instead adapting, complains about fixture congestion, and then admits he doesn't have a solution to how teams like to play against us. And, let's not forget, picking the same players that let him down game after game, and rewarding them with chance after chance.

The collapse has been completely unexpected. I expected a shaky start, due to integration of new players, and teams having more time to sus out our style, but never to this degree. Shambolic, to say the least.

29 Nov 2025 13:32:33
Delusional.

29 Nov 2025 13:47:39
He's got to say something rather than throw every under performing player and himself under the bus. The excuses are becoming tiring though.

29 Nov 2025 16:16:43
But you don't need 5 defenders. because he's actually got many versatile players, which is what a squad is about

I have no sympathy. purely because he is just stubborn and can't see that he's preferred style is not working.

29 Nov 2025 17:41:11
I don’t listen to him talk good or bad I don’t find him interesting, sad really I wish he could be great for us. I don’t want him sacked as a told you so. I’d rather he wiped our eyes and said told you.

Hopefully it starts tmorra I fancy mo to score tomorrow he’s looked better the last couple of games. I’m going to put £5 on him to get a hat trick. Split it with my charity’s.

29 Nov 2025 21:20:33
Is it possible that some of our players have got one eye on the World Cup, and are not giving 100% for fear of injury and missing out
Just a thought …. Because there’s a few who’s form has dipped noticeably, and they’ll be playing for their International teams in the World Cup .

29 Nov 2025 22:12:31
Versatile players? Like putting Szoboszlai and Gravenberch into the back 4?

29 Nov 2025 23:14:33
Liver_la, if that’s the case why isn’t it affecting any other club?

30 Nov 2025 09:08:43
Basically he’s tweaked a winning formula in terms of set up and intensity, not because it wasn’t working but because he wanted to put a different identity on the team. That hasn’t worked.

Second the fitness and running stats, we’re getting out worked and out fought virtually every week, and often by lesser teams where we previously would have picked up points we’ve lost.

Third is that a number of absolutely key players in Ali, Mo, Konate, and Grav have either been injured or had a huge drop off in form at the same time, and we haven’t had a fit right back for a lot of games. When you start with that foundation with 25% of your team it’s a big problem, and particularly when you don’t have adequate replacements for any of them.

The third big problem area is partly caused by the first two.

30 Nov 2025 10:20:28
He’s a liar. So far this season defenders currently fit who have been in a senior match day squad include:
Ramsay, Konate, Gomez, Virgil, Lucky, Nallo, Robertson, Kerkez.

That’s 8 defenders. He has the numbers to try something different, he just is not a Liverpool manager. He doesn’t get the club. We have always given youth a chance to step up. Slot lacks the courage to give young players a fair crack. He will only play them all at the same time in the league cup when he is trying to throw games.

Absolutely no reason why Lucky or Ramsay don’t deserve a chance. Nallo looks way off it to be fair. We also have Alvin Ayman and Carter Pinnington who have looked very good for the u21’s this season but not got anywhere near the bench during this crisis.

Klopp would already be playing Ramsay.

30 Nov 2025 15:22:38
Klopp took until after Jan to start playing Phillips and Williams regularly in the season after we won the title when we lost all our CBs. And that too after all our midfielders who could play there and our two Jan CB signings got injured. So I don't think Klopp would have played Ramsey already. He'd most likely be playing either Gomez or Jones there.

30 Nov 2025 15:34:45
MK I would love to see Ramsay given a crack. Our best player against Palace in the cup. And amazingly he's a RB in arguably our most problem child position.

30 Nov 2025 17:51:32
Its ok giving youh a chance but we don't have any youth defenders being anywhere near being able to come in and do a job. Do people actually watch the youth teams?

30 Nov 2025 20:48:40
Flo not sure you're including Ramsay as "youth" but he was very good against Palace. For me he should have been next in line for a start w CB and JF being out. Played w a swagger and plenty of confidence in a team totally lacking both.

01 Dec 2025 20:28:11
I remember Klopp sticking with Henderson, Milner, Fabinho and Wijnaldum when they were struggling.

28 Nov 2025 21:52:46
Sign of madness when you keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome!

Simple.

28 Nov 2025 22:12:42
Webster's Dictionary will be adding more synonyms here soon enough.

28 Nov 2025 22:32:52
Well it worked last season.

28 Nov 2025 09:47:32
So R. Madrid will not be pursuing Konate because of his inept displays of late. He's also finished at Liverpool.

28 Nov 2025 12:37:36
Let's hope he starts playing like a player who is trying to earn a new contract rather than one that presumes clubs will be interested.

28 Nov 2025 17:25:46
I wouldn't give him one at this point Ernest. If this is playing for a contract (I'd call it something else. ) then I'd hate to see him not having to play for one. Barry let's hope you're the latest itk.

28 Nov 2025 17:39:29
Best thing would be him and Slot and Curtis Jones out the door ASAP.

28 Nov 2025 20:43:30
I'm sooo over him.

28 Nov 2025 22:13:08
Like tooooootally WDY.

29 Nov 2025 17:52:39
I'd send him packing in the morning if I could, with the form he's in we'd be better off playing his Nan at CB.