Liverpool Discussion posts

06 May 2024 12:33:40
I'm sure most of you are aware of the football streamer mark goldbridge

He did a video recently calling out man city and how they're ruining English football etc well it turns out he's been sent a cease and desist order by the club basically telling him if he does it again they will be suing him for slander

1. Who do they think they are?

2. If city are threatening to sue a man who makes YouTube videos it makes you think who else have they been intimidating? Cease and desist orders to pgmol? Pundits?

Cancer of a club and they are destroying the English game.

06 May 2024 09:22:22
Hi Ed's,

With Achterberg leaving, what are the thoughts on Jyri Nieminen, is he definitely coming with Arne? And any insights on what he's like?

Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - I know nothing of him at all.}

06 May 2024 09:44:17
No worries, thanks for the reply.

06 May 2024 08:02:36
Scrolled through and nothing on it.
What is the madness of Cody Gakpo and the penalty not being awarded
Not a mention of it on any news report
Why didn't VAR step in and correct the wrong decision.

{Ed025's Note - because he dived like Greg Louganis?..

06 May 2024 08:35:37
I have to agree with Ed on this. Gakpo exaggerated the contact and it would have been a soft penalty if it had been given. Ultimately, it didn't affect the result that much and that is why I think no one is talking about it.

05 May 2024 18:32:48
Just wondering more than a question, as I know its not one, anybody can really answer except the people involved.

But I was wondering why Klopp changed the way we played after using the same way for years. Its been said Ljinders has influenced the way we play now, but why?

Surely you stick with what you know. Buvac left, but surely the rest of the backroom staff always had the team playing high pressing, high intensity game. so why change?

Again just wondering really, but a lot has been said about Ljinders, but Klopp doesn't seem like somebody who can be changed or told what to do, if he doesn't want to. Is Ljinders a wizard? ;)

05 May 2024 20:32:39
Buvac left just before our first CL final in 2018, which was immediately followed by a promotion of Ljinders to assistant manager. Whatever we may like to believe now, Ljinders played a very important role in our success. If it's his possession heavy style that is causing us problems right now, then it was exactly this paired with the initial high pressing style that resulted in our best ever team of the past 30 years during the 2018-pre C.V. era. In fact, I think our 21-22 team was even better attacking wise, but once Salah regressed from the leading Ballon D'Or candidate to 'just' a very good player post Afcon that season, we just couldn't replicate our first half form into the second season. No Afcon that season, and we probably win the Quadruple. So I believe Klopp clearly saw that Ljinders' inputs were helping us achieve success, and one of the reasons he may have let him have more power.

05 May 2024 21:47:51
Klopp certainly isn't a tactician he leaves that to his assistant hence why we played 4231 sometimes when we had shaqiri and buvac, the way dortmund played. Since pep took over the tactics have turned to crap.

Linders is probably klopps biggest mistake of his tenure.

05 May 2024 10:13:16
A few questions for the Eds.

If either Alisson or Kelleher were to leave is there any interest in Kaminski (Luton) and do you think they will look for a veteran keeper to replace Adrian?

LB Tsimikas is likely to be gone (general opinion) leaving Robertson, Gomez (who looks much better at LB than RB and Beck?. Is Ryan Ait-Nouri (Wolves) of interest.

RB Trent, Bradley and Gomez, look to have this covered between them (my opinion). Depending on what Slot wants to do with Trent. Should he decide he's a midfielder I wouldn't be shocked if the club looked for a veteran to allow Bradley to still get opportunities.

RCB Konate, Gomez, Quansah - Gomez's versatility is a great asset and should not be underestimated - he even looked comfortable at DM when asked this season

LCB VVD, Quansah, new signing. Quansah is Virgil's long term replacement in my opinion. He has played LCB when Virgil was rested this season. Konate-Quansah is most likely the long term plan IF Ibou can stay fit. The club either spend big here or look for another versatile squad player. If Slot has interest in playing 3 at the back a top notch CB is required, perhaps with VVD sweeping up or playing a Beckenbauer type role.

DM Endo, Bajcetic and a new signing. LFC have several players who could do a job if needed (Trent, Gomez, McConnell, Morton, Jones, McCallister Szoboslai etc) but getting a top quality DCM remains a priority.

RM Szoboslai, Trent, Elliott, Gravenberch, Jones, Clark

LM McCallister, Jones, Gravenberch possibly Diaz or Gakpo maybe Carvalho

The '10' if Slot employs a 4231 on occasions he has some really good options in McCallister, Szoboslai, Trent, Elliott, Carvalho and Bobby Clark and it may even be a position that works for Gakpo, Jota, Diaz or even Salah - it's a position Klopp has not really utilised but the squad is stacked with options.

RF Salah, Elliott, Szoboslai, Bradley, Trent, Diaz, Doak - a position that needs someone to step up to fill Mo's boots. Personally, I think Johan Bakayoko will be brought in as the clubs biggest Summer signing

LF Diaz, Nunez, Gakpo, Jota, Lewis Koumas

CF Nunez, Gakpo, Jota, Salah, Danns


So I think LFC will sign

RF Bakayoko 60M+
DCM Manu Kone 50M
CB that can cover at either RB or LB Hincapie? 40-50M
LB if Tsimikas goes approx 20M
GK if Ali or Kveev go then 20-30m on a back up? Probably makes more sense to hold onto both and get a veteran on a free

Spend approx 150-200M

Outgoings (possible)

Tsimikas 10M
A few younger players 5-10M total
Carvalho 25-30M?
Kelleher 30M+?

Thiago and Matip will leave on free transfers, maybe Joel gets offered a pay as you play type deal if Slot can't get what he wants/needs

Then there may be the need to make a big sale to offset the incomings. The most likely look to be either Salah 80m+ or Trent if he wants out for 120m+ or possibly VVD for 40m. I think it's unlikely there will be a major clearout or a glut of arrivals.

I'm interested in what the eds and others think and what they would do differently if they were in charge.

05 May 2024 12:35:44
Konate is a liability and will never be a solid defender it’s actually a blessing when he is injured which is most of the time thankfully.

06 May 2024 11:03:58
Bakayoko to replace Salah would be a disaster by the way. He has 11 goals in the Eredivisie for the team that won the league. Needs to be a proven goal scorer in either Prem, Serie A, Bundesliga or La Liga in my opinion. The 3 big money attackers from Holland in recent years are Gakpo, Kudus and Antony. This year in the Premier League they have 7 goals, 7 goals and 1 goal respectively. Salah has more than them combined. That is not the league to be signing his replacement from. The step up is too great and we can't afford a transitional period with Arsenal and City already ahead of us.

04 May 2024 13:17:51
According to all the gossip we will have 4 managers next season and both goalkeepers are leaving plus virgil, trent and Connor remember it is just tabloid crap.

04 May 2024 23:33:06
Isn't Slot done and dusted? Kinda strange that the media would be continuing to speculate about our future manager.

03 May 2024 10:02:10
I've just seen a post on twitter claiming Andy Cole was only caught offside 24 times during his whole career?

That's an insane record if true and what a player, would of loved us to get him before the mancs.

03 May 2024 10:18:21
Really? Cole was decent but played for a great team. We had Robbie at the time who whilst playing for a not very good team was way better than Cole. I'd even say that Cole wasn't as good as Ferdinand who more or less replaced him at Newcastle.

03 May 2024 15:15:09
Jeez. Nunez is offside 24 times in a game.

03 May 2024 17:57:42
Personally I doubt that anyone was counting offside stats in 1993, they probably weren’t even counting them in 2003.

03 May 2024 18:09:18
Didn't Cole score more non penalty goals than Shearer?

Fowler would've destroyed the lot of them if he stayed injury free though.

03 May 2024 22:16:34
Cole scored one penalty the rest from open play. Id have loved to sign him over collymore but not sure how we would of played with god. I'm sure they'd have worked it out.

03 May 2024 22:43:42
No VAR in those days.

04 May 2024 00:12:58
Cole and Fowler could have worked because Fowler was a brilliant footballer, his first touch was exceptional and he had vision of what was going on around him. He was miles better than Owen.

04 May 2024 02:42:40
About right VV, I bloody loved Fowler mate, what a player. Incredible. I must admit, I do miss them days.

04 May 2024 15:28:59
Pity Collymore had his problems, had such talent. Think Ferdinand would have been a great partner for Robbie back in the day.