03 Jun 2024 10:43:55
Bryan Mbuemo ain’t it. He’s okay. He’s nothing like Liverpool quality.
03 Jun 2024 10:46:08
Why oh why, Why0why?
You got to chuckle!
"Fans", eh?
03 Jun 2024 12:45:23
People said the same when Edwards bought Mane, Jota, Wijnaldum and Robertson. Even Virgil had detractors, including myself. Sometimes buying Prem proven players with the capacity to go up a level, is worth more than just buying a big name player. Even Oxlade-Chamberlain and Shaqiri were pretty good for us.
Who was our best signing last summer? The Bayern Wonderkid? The Leipzig superstar? Nope. Brighton's "second best" midfielder.
03 Jun 2024 14:03:30
Or the Stuttgart captain MK.
03 Jun 2024 14:17:30
I think he’s exactly who we should buy and let salah play as the 10 roll with Dominic and Gakpo competing for left side midfielder. People said the same about mane Robertson wijnaldum and some poster said his stats are very similar to manes before he joined us.
03 Jun 2024 14:23:37
Taurus, another lesser known player, good point. He was seen as just a cheap stop gap. Another case really of it not being about signing the biggest name, but the right player. I wouldn't say he was as good as Macca still and he's certainly not a long term solution, but he was arguably man of the match in the League Cup final so without him, we probably would've ended Klopp's final year without a trophy.
03 Jun 2024 17:55:14
I wouldn't be against Mbuemo but let's not forget we are going into a new era of management with a new style that none of us really know all that much about. From what I've heard the 'wider' forwards in Slots teams play more like number 10's than the dual role wingers/ inside forwards in Klopp's style, plus more of a pass and move style than heavy metal footy with an emphasis on quick transitions and breaking at pace.
If all this is true I think Elliot could do the job. I've never seen him as a Salah type winger as he isn't quick enough, but as a right sided number 10 type player? Yeah I could see that.
03 Jun 2024 18:45:47
I think we buy Johan Bakayoko and move Salah to the middle. We sell Diaz, and let Jota and Gakpo alternate or fight it out, on the left. Nunez to fill in wherever there are injuries or low form. And when Salah leaves, Nunez to come in full time. Or be sold.
My point is that Salah's replacement (whenever the departure is), should be bought now.
04 Jun 2024 11:16:04
ArAy1969, I fully agree that Salah's replacement should be bought now since he will go next season. I trust the club to bed in the replacement gradually with Salah being here already to help him bed in, Bakayoko or whoever.