Liverpool Discussion posts 3

24 Apr 2024 22:23:15
What's your opinion on Curtis Jones, eds? Honestly not sure what his actual position is or what he brings to our team. Has he improved as a player or our team in the last three seasons? Reckon any new manager won't want him hanging around much longer. I've certainly lost any goodwill I had for him. Just baffled as to why he hasn't seemed at all to have improved as a player.
Him, salah, konate, matip, kostas andone of Diaz or nunez most likely won't be here in New season.

{Ed001's Note - he was doing well until he got injured again, but you clearly just wanted to target him so why waste time asking us for our opinion? Yes he has been poor since his return, but the whole team has been, however you are choosing him as the target.}

24 Apr 2024 22:42:18
I was more suggesting that elliot would bring more to out team than Jones, but Jones gets picked far more. Elliot for me links up better with strikers and has a better, but by no means perfect, end product than Curtis. Yet klopp prefers Curtis based on appearance time and wanted to know your thoughts on who you would choose between the two.

{Ed001's Note - they are not competing for the same spot, Elliott plays right side, Jones left.}

24 Apr 2024 22:45:01
I actually thought Jones was very tidy with the ball in most parts. He's probably our best player on the ball. he's very very good at retaining it aided with his physical strength.

24 Apr 2024 22:55:13
I think Jones is good to slow a game down and retain possession. So for me a sub coming on to close out a game.

25 Apr 2024 16:35:09
Jones' lack of physicality was evident yesterday. Completely the wrong player for that fixture. Endo should have started.

24 Apr 2024 17:54:39
My favourite bit about slot is the narrative. Dutch managers struggle in the Premier league, employing a Dutch manager is a risk, a Dutch manager has never won the Premier league.

By that metric we're should be looking for someone scottish or who has a grandad from Spain and a nan from Germany.

24 Apr 2024 20:01:07
No English manager has ever won the PL!
Wenger the first French
Mourinho the first Portuguese
Pep the first Spanish
Klopp the first German
Slot to be the first Dutch then.

24 Apr 2024 22:43:12
It'll likely be City winning it until they go off and form a European super league. Slot will probably do a decent job for us though.

24 Apr 2024 13:38:36
Overly optimistic saying Arsenal would loose last night. Looks like they and City are the two, purely down to their GD. But if you would have said top 3 and a cup after last season the answer would have been yes. Onward and upward.

24 Apr 2024 14:00:41
If you'd said top 3 and league cup when we were top of the league, atalanta in ECL and a woeful Utd in FA Cup with everything in our hands I'd say what a disaster.

24 Apr 2024 18:28:59
Everyone wins their remaining games, we finish level on points with Arsenal and two points behind City would you see that as a disaster McGoverb?

24 Apr 2024 22:27:21
Jude, that's playing out well isn't it.

24 Apr 2024 22:28:09
Yes this season has turned into a disaster.

25 Apr 2024 08:37:33
Even if we miraculously win out remaining games Jude (and at this stage it would be a miracle), we’d finish behind both City and Arsenal if they both win all theirs, Jude.

24 Apr 2024 10:26:36
Hi Ed001. Seems like the Arne Slot rumours are gathering pace. Please can you offer any comments regarding him? Seems like he has a bit of humour and charisma about him - which always helps. Also, he seems to be generally well regarded, etc. Would he be a good fit for us in your opinion? Cheers.

{Ed001's Note - I don't know enough about him to comment sorry.}

24 Apr 2024 15:06:00
He's supposed to be a very good coach which I'd be very happy with because imo we have players who've regressed in the last 2 years under klopp and linders. We have a lot of players who can only improve under slot. I'm just hoping he scraps trent in an inverted role.

24 Apr 2024 07:56:03
Hi Ed02, if you don't mind answering, what type / style of football would you say Slot is favouring?
Thankyou.

{Ed002's Note - It would be a fast attacking soccerball style.}

23 Apr 2024 22:52:42
Ed2 absolute legend comes up triumphs once again. Not that it’s a down deal, but it was our beloved ed2 who named slot as an option, before the last day or two it wasn’t even a name mentioned. Well done ED2 we are lucky to have you on here!

{Ed002's Note - You are very kind.}

24 Apr 2024 12:43:21
You called it early Ed. You went as far as saying he was one we should definitely consider, so fair play.

23 Apr 2024 18:15:08
Hi Eds
I hope you are all well.

I notice you suggested slot early on . apart from him playing attacking football 4 2 3 1 or 4 3 3 . what are we likely to expect from this fella?

I like the idea of attacking football . I don't like the stuff we play passing it around the back at a snails pace we keep falling into the trap of doing .

Any players likely to go bye bye now. or are we likely to raid the Dutch league for players? Which is a massive gamble .

Thanks for any insight as usual.

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any plans to "raid the Dutch league" but a Dutch player remains of interest. The transfer targets and departures have largely already been determined.}