30 Aug 2023 05:28:42
I was recently back over in Liverpool (family bereavement) and caught up with a few mates from way back in the day. One of them was telling me that a certain ‘inverted full back’ on the books, has started taking Spanish lessons with a view to moving on next summer. Just passing on what I heard.

1.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 06:35:29
How much would people on here sell Trent for? Does his attacking wuality down the right hand side from RB outweigh the defensive issues?
Is his obvious potential as a top level creative midfielder worth the run of games he needs in that position to reach his potential?
I’m really not sure on any point and for me that is a worry. Love the kid, local, great ability, but the question marks over what is his best position make an argument for a sale.
£100m and I’d be saying tata. Just my opinion. (Ducks for cover from wave of incoming abuse)

2.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 06:44:56
If it were me I would convert him into a box to box midfielder and buy a top RB. I think he could be much better as an 8.

3.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 07:08:03
Maybe as vice captain he just wants to be able to translate for Darwin like Ali did in the post match sky interview the other day ?.

4.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 07:26:47
Just play him in CM for god sake he's already one of the best CMs in the business after a few games there.
Give Gomez a run at RB and play Bradley there as many times as we can get away with.
It's that simple.
I love Klopp but his stubbornness on this is frustrating.

5.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 07:29:48
I agree entirely SG Red.

6.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 07:52:03
If Liverpool are at the level we all hope they are, we won't sell. We keep a player who is still not in his prime but already one of the best in the world.
He may want to head to one of the Spanish giants at some point, but that should be on mutual terms. The best teams don't sell their top players when they are in their prime.

7.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 08:16:42
He’s probably good enough to be a right footed winger but we have a team full of them.

I would feel disappointed if we sell him but not surprised.

8.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 08:19:38
Just crazy that we don't move him into midfield. Save a fortune on a midfielder and then buy a decent RB to help develop Ramsey/ Bradley etc. Im sure they've thought of this but Trent is so much more than a RB. HE will play where asked but you can tell he's dying to stay in the middle. He looks so much more at ease there.

9.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 08:23:58
Thing is the fans want him in midfield but where does Trent want to play? Does anyone actually know?

10.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 08:32:52
Just like Milly learned Spanish?

11.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 09:42:22
@Pegleg, he wants to play in Spain by the sounds of it.

@FPF, didn’t Millie learn Spanish to be able to speak to the Spanish speaking lads at Citeh? Like I say just passing on what I was told - the bloke who told me was sober and adamant, not that tat proves anything.

12.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 09:57:29
I don’t think much of it is sinking in then, he was asked to translate Nunez the other day as a joke and his face was a picture.

13.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 10:29:10
Trent would be amazing for Real, where defending is less important.

{Ed002's Note - They have no interest in him and are prepared to wait to next summer for theRB they want.}

14.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 10:37:49
Personally I’d sell salah before Trent. Trent could play anywhere in central or right midfield positions. “IF” Liverpool could find a steady defensive RB (Denis Irwin/ Steve Finan type player as supposed to an overhyped, overpriced player who’s had maybe a few good games) then Trent can be moved further up the pitch where his passing and crossing would be far more useful to the team than anything he could ever do defensively.
Nunez could use Trent’s passes and crosses more than Mo consistently carrying the ball into the centre of the pitch to shoot and occupying the space Darwin should be attacking.
I think if Darwin had a season of regular games with players crossing and passing to him constantly then he would score 20+ comfortably.
I’d also not be too concerned if salah was sold this window. Obviously it would be good to get a player or two in now but I would rather Liverpool kept the money and invested it in the right players maybe in Jan (like they did with VVD and Diaz) instead of frantically splurging it on deadline day just to try to appease the fans.

15.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 10:40:29
2+2 = 7 here I think.

Also I think unless you are unbelievably arrogant every single poster on this site would agree that Jurgen Klopp knows more about football and being an elite level manager than they do. Yet some still want to bang on about the formation and Trent’s position as if they know better.

There’s obviously a multitude of reasons why he chooses this formation and it sounds like all of them are way above your pay grade.

He’s the best in the business just let him get on with it.

16.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 11:31:30
People are entitled to their opinion Becker. You don’t have to have a fifa coaching badge to see that you cannot extract the maximum out of Nunez and salah in the same team. However I do agree that klopp is by far the most qualified to choose his formation and tactics but again it doesn’t take a genius to work out that Trent is better suited to a midfield role than he ever is as a full back.

I’m Aldi not advocating the sale of salah I’m merely pointing out that Nunez is younger, a proven goal scorer and requires service to succeed. I wasn’t really sure why they signed him at the time as he didn’t seem to fit into the style Liverpool were successful with but teams evolve and there’s no point in spending mega money in a proven goal scorer to them fail to optimise his talent.

17.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 11:41:45
Why would anyone want to sell Trent? Firstly he is a baller and secondly he is a scouser. Maybe I am old school but I think having locals in the club is very important - I for one hope he spends most of his career with us!

18.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 12:41:23
To be fair @Man of Todd, nobody has said anybody wants to sell him. I was just passing on what was I was told. For what it’s worth I wouldn’t want him to leave.

19.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 13:44:49
WDW good one! It's nice to finally get away from DM conversations and discuss new topics. even if you dropped this in for a bit of fun!

20.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 14:49:43
Great rumour mate. Also sorry to hear about your loss.

21.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 15:29:34
Trent to me = -1 goal a game. He will literally give every team a free crack on goal every match. It’s hard to watch. For every assist there are two goals at the other end.

22.) 30 Aug 2023
30 Aug 2023 16:10:12
Does anyone here can explain, why liverpool bid caceido for 110 mio and then not to compete the bid of mattheus nunes for 50 mio?