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18 Apr 2026 23:38:34
As much as I hate United winning, that gives us breathing space.
19 Apr 2026 06:22:35
Yeah, between us and UTD.
Or until we get beat today and then lose at home to Palace next week. Probably lose to Chelsea as well, and UTD.
We're stuffed the season up good and proper, and it's going to take a miracle to make top 5.
Agree11
19 Apr 2026 06:30:18
Apparently, we are winning all our remaining fixtures, TIB....
We'll even secure 2nd after the greatest bottle job that's about to hit.
Agree4
19 Apr 2026 06:32:38
That's the spirit, @TIB, more like your glass is empty, let alone half full.
Agree5
19 Apr 2026 07:07:13
My glass is completely bone dry, WDW. Every bit of optimism has been sucked out of me during the course of this season, mate.
Agree21
19 Apr 2026 08:29:13
Probably couldn't ask for a better game today.
No hiding place for anyone.
Slot and the players will either stand up to the task or fall by the way side.
Agree5
19 Apr 2026 08:47:04
They have to give their all today. They should show a bit of passion and commitment. Also, a good way to bounce back after the cup exit.
Let's hope we can do it, the Blues will be fired-up for this.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 08:49:57
Bulk, if we win our 3 home games, we get top 5. I hardly think that constitutes a miracle. Personally, I'm not confident of getting anything from our 3 remaining away fixtures, but 3 home wins will be enough. What a time to be a Red!
Agree7
19 Apr 2026 09:34:45
I'd love for us to win our remaining games, but the way the season has gone, it's going to be a miracle. Our recent form suggests maybe winning 1 or 2 of the games. Hope I'm wrong, which I am a lot, but unless the games are reduced to 60 minutes, so we don't look knackered, I honestly don't believe we can.
Agree2
19 Apr 2026 09:35:37
The thing is, Rome, I remember the teams we lost to at home this season, then I take a look at the fixture list, and wonder where the points are coming from.
Agree4
19 Apr 2026 10:00:48
Couldn't care less who wins so long as it helps us out in the long run. I was absolutely delighted to see Utd got the victory yesterday, and you'd have to be thick as 2 planks to feel any other way about it.
We've been extremely lucky with how poor Chelsea and Villa have been on the run in. Time to take advantage of it.
2 wins back to back now would all but secure 5th, with Chelsea still to play at home. I hope the lads understand just how absolutely massive today is. This is one of the biggest derbies we've had in a long time, so much at stake. I'm expecting Everton to come out swinging. The boys best best proper up for it.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 11:11:15
The amount of "If we win..." type statements I have been reading all thru this season before games, is out of this world.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 11:39:02
OliRed, the amount of delusional "We will win..." claims from a special few on here who seem to have a very poor grasp of just how football works is completely insane.
We've lost 4 of our last 5 and 17 for the season so far. Week after week the same fools keep saying "Well I think we'll beat them..." only for them to be proven wrong.
They must have the memory of a goldfish and the skin of a hippo to be coming back and making the same stupid predictions every few days.
Agree2
19 Apr 2026 12:43:08
In fairness, I'd rather read posts claiming we will win or even lose over posts saying I didn't watch the game as I had better things to do.
Agree4
19 Apr 2026 12:49:49
What phrase, instead of "if we", would you prefer to be used, Oli? It's a phrase that's open ended. I'd rather use the phrase "if we" than be in a position where we are saying "we need so and so to lose". It's in our hands, and I'm fairly confident we will get 5th. If we win our home games.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 16:27:23
Rome as is the norm for you, you have missed the point completely. Therefore I refer you to reponse from @Chewy where he explained my post clearly (outside the harsh/harsher words he used) on this thread at a basic level. I propose you read what he said and you may understand a lot better.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 23:21:16
Konate contract done, what do we think? Iām not sure on him myself. He has his days.
19 Apr 2026 00:30:54
I'm happy if true, he's had a crap season, but who hasn't.
Agree7
19 Apr 2026 04:54:38
It's another mistake by the hierarchy. Konate isn't good enough, and his wages will be way above market value for someone who was all in on going to Real Madrid while he thought there was a chance.
He hasn't just had a crap season - he's been a bit crap for years, with some good games thrown in on occasion.
Agree11
19 Apr 2026 06:19:58
At least he has a sell on value if he has signed.
Agree5
19 Apr 2026 06:25:46
Needs to be replaced. When he's playing bad, you know it. When he's playing good, his head is in Madrid. He will drop us like a hot stone if they come back calling, and for that reason alone we should get shot of him.
Agree6
19 Apr 2026 06:41:16
He will have been at the club for 5 years at the start of July - he is a PL winner and a regular for France, and will be playing in the World Cup. I've never seen him say he wants to leave or bad mouth the club. The (made up) criticism of his motives and his capabilities as a player are just pathetic.
Agree12
19 Apr 2026 07:08:40
West Derby Wanderer, spot on. He takes some criticism on here, but Van Dijk has been awful, flinging his arms around. The truth is, he doesn't want to make a tackle, it's his heading abilitie that's his strong point. I'm afraid age catches up with us all, and you can clearly see that with Van Dijk.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 07:40:04
Couldn't agree more... Sell VVD and give Konate his contract desires.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 08:38:09
Opposition teams target Konate when out of possession. They let him have the ball when he's 30 yards plus from our goal, as they know he doesn't do a lot with it and slows us down even more, and they also trigger their press on him when he receives it when close to our goal.
Unbelievably, though, our players seem to love to give him the ball. The amount of times our forwards and midfield choose to go back to him rather than forward is infuriating.
Just plays into the opposition's game plan.
Agree2
{Ed001's Note - he is not helped by Virgil, who never does anything but stands and watches, instead of sprinting into a position to receive a pass. He doesn't make any effort to make angles for passes at all, same when the keeper has it, he just strolls about. At least if he moved it would give one option.}
19 Apr 2026 08:43:33
I'd rather he be replaced by someone more consistent with defending and who also has leadership qualities, since VVD will probably leave in a year.
I don't think Konate would do too well next to a young defender. He seems to need a more senior player/leader next to him, and even then he's so inconsistent.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 09:15:46
To those saying, we've protected Konate's value by giving him a new contract.
What value?
No one wanted him while he was free!
Agree5
19 Apr 2026 09:21:28
Perhaps he would grow with additional responsibility. He speaks well - coherent and thoughtful when interviewed - and I think he was actually captain of France in one of his appearances. Perhaps he might step up if / when VVD leaves.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 09:43:55
Konate is constantly caught wandering and is a serial fouler. It's amazing how he hasn't seen more cards this season for pulling and grabbing hold of players. Some fouls he commits are illegal in rugby.
Notice how his form "improved" when Madrid lost interest? That, to me, shows he sees us as a stepping stone. As soon as Leoni is fit, I would drop Konate, at the least.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 10:06:43
He's had a poor season, and even when he's on form there's a donkey in him just waiting to rear its head, but I do think the club's going to try and spend as little as possible this summer, and with Leoni and Jacquet there, I would like to see the bulk of our funds going towards wingers and a solid midfielder.
As poor as we've been at the back, we've been 10x times worse in the middle and going forward. I think a solid DM in front of the back line (and a new manager) would seriously improve the defensive situation.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 10:28:32
I'm ok with it, you have to have some continuity.
Next season I'm hoping, with a new coaching set up, we give some youngsters a chance.
Leoni and Jacquet as rotational central defenders.
Kerkez is young and established.
Get Bradley fit as RB.
I want to see McConnell given a chance as a rotational option in midfield with Nyoni.
Some of these young lads could fill a squad role without us splurging loads on journeymen.
Agree3
19 Apr 2026 08:51:12
Ed001 agree mate. When Konate gets it the opposition use it to get their players into defensive shape as they know he'll hold it for an age before making a 5 yard pass.
Players like Virg need to move to get it off him early to get that ball moving. Would also help if we stopped giving him the ball all the time like he's our playmaker.
Agree1
{Ed001's Note - it drives me mad that, particularly when it is thrown back to him 50 yards from a throw in on the edge of the opposition box!}
19 Apr 2026 10:52:44
Konate not good enough!!!! So how was he good enough under Klopp?
Yes, he has had a poor season, but not all down to him. Other factors to blame, like the set up by the head coach, the system by the head coach, players around him off the boil. And the loss of his beloved father. People forget this. We all know how we have all felt at the loss of Diogo Jota, so Konate has had to deal with both losses.
So, let's take things into consideration before we make rash statements. I have had a go over Konate and the way he has been performing, but thinking what has happened in this man's life in such a short time made me realise it was not Konate, it was me being selfish, blaming him when I was 100% wrong.
And I apologise to Konate. YNWA.
Agree1
{Ed001's Note - he was never good enough under Klopp, which is why Matip was first choice over him. Klopp never trusted him either. He was the weak link all last season.}
19 Apr 2026 10:56:37
Not for me, Konate. I think if he has signed it is because we keep losing players on a free. If he has another season like this, we can sell him on.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 11:19:01
@Strom if Konate has signed, it prolly due yo what you have saind in addition to the notion that the club have not seen a CB thay can sign to replace him in the open market.
As for Konate himself, he has his faults and we all know what those are. However, the system he is in this season (where he is having to help in build-up while being pressed with no passing options) are making his faults even more palpable hence, the panic he shows in situations where he should not be panicking hence, his head goes and has had bad games.
Now when you add Ed01's observation has said about VVD going walk-bout in many situations hanging him out to dry (we can literally see this happening in games) then, we should not be surprised about his immense struggles this season.
Konate can always get better (he has a solid season last season) but with what has happened to all the players this season, they can all get better including Konate.
Not with this manager, tho.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 12:52:59
I don't mind him, he's no world beater, but as long as he has competition, then that's fine. The issue is when you look to the squad for cover, and we have Gomez, usually injured. That's the biggest issue for me.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 15:04:55
Oli, I agree with all that, n the midfield leave the CBs wide open, but it's his basic mistakes he makes most games, esp this year, that bother me. Let's hope the new manager can see the changes we need n improve the defence inc Konate.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 16:29:08
If there is a new manager cos, clearly, it seems it's all honky-dorry with Slot in charge for the two clown above him, per "reports".
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 22:37:03
Diouf was a total s*** of a person but far far from the worst striker!
18 Apr 2026 23:25:59
He was an awful striker and an awful human.
One of the worst forwards I've ever seen.
Agree10
19 Apr 2026 03:02:06
He has to be the worst signing for us ever. To think we chose him over signing Anelka is beyond belief.
Agree10
19 Apr 2026 08:08:11
He was really good in Football Manager while Anelka was a prima donna in that game. I reckon that's what they based the move on.
Agree4
19 Apr 2026 08:27:05
Mad Erik Meijer
Sean Dundee
Ricky Lambert
They were all right down there as our worst forwards in recent memory.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 08:29:09
He was absolutely rubbish. Didn't score a single goal in his second season. The bloke averaged something like 0.1 goals per game. One of the worst footballers to ever swindle a pro contract.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 11:19:52
Haha Nicolas Anelka on Championship Manager 01/02.
For a laugh, I took over whatever club he was at and transfer listed him, sold him to another PL club where he played for a season.
I then took that club over, transfer listed him, and sold him. Rinse and repeat each season, whatever club he was at - he was at a new club each season (sometimes 2 clubs in a season!).
It got to a point where he refused to sign for another club no matter what (after he had been at about 7 or 8 clubs).
At that point I renamed him 'Premiership Wh*re'.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 12:18:21
Anelka was also the best striker in the game, even if he lived on the transfer list - even signing contracts after withdrawing his transfer request and a month before handing in a new transfer request. That month, though, where he was settled - up there with the real Ronaldo. Loved the drama with that man.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 19:43:09
Just for light banter on a Saturday evening
Worst Liverpool XI
GK: Loris Karius:
RB: Philipp Degen:
CBs: Torben Piechnik, Mauricio Pellegrino
LB: Paul Konchesky
CM:
Christian Poulsen
Alberto Aquilani
LW: Lazar Markovic
RW: Nabil El Zhar
ST:
El Hadji Diouf
Balottelli.
18 Apr 2026 20:25:53
Keeper : Bogdan
RB : Xavier
Cb : Kyrgiakos
Cb : Kvarme
LB : Konchesky
CM - Spearing
CM - Cheryou or Charlie Adam
Lw - Aspas
Rw - Diouf
ST - Borini, Voronin, Jovanovic, Ngog, too many Caroll, Benteke.
Agree4
18 Apr 2026 20:32:34
Any worst team has to have Naby Keita in midfield and El Hadji Diouf in the forward position I don't care about anyone else, as long as they're in it.
Agree6
18 Apr 2026 20:34:40
Sean Dundee as striker.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 20:37:46
@grino75, while Keita disappointed given the expectations, he was nowhere near the worst player to play for us. He was genuinely talented as one could see when he played (though that hardly happened).
Agree6
18 Apr 2026 21:07:24
I'd absolutely have Keita in there. He was terrible, and, when you factor in, he wasn't far off one of our most expensive ever signings at the time. It makes it even worse.
Agree4
18 Apr 2026 21:20:39
Definitely Karius as the goalie. Klopp got it wrong with him, cost us the Champs League.
Agree3
18 Apr 2026 21:23:05
Joke Hole has to be in there somewhere.
Agree5
18 Apr 2026 21:59:04
Worst left back has to be a toss up between Konchesky or Julian Dicks. Diouf has to be in there as well.
Keita doesn't deserve to be in there, had some good moments, shame he just wasn't on the pitch enough to have more.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 22:04:11
Aspas was a decent player. Never got a fair shake.
Agree7
18 Apr 2026 22:24:45
Stephen Caulker could be in central defender and striker positions.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 22:25:10
Keita has to be in there, because he is the one player with so much talent, but did not care and just was happy to sign then collect his wages without putting in any effort.
We signed a world class player, and he was a bum and should have been sold within 2 years.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 00:23:06
You can't count Julian Dicks - he wasn't actually a footballer.
Still say Jimmy Carter was the least talented player to play in the first team.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 03:04:46
Alberto Aquilani was a good player. It was not his fault that he was bought when he was already injured. When he played, he played really well. The issue for him was that Rafa got the sack, and then Hodgson was brought in, who had never seen a creative player ever in his life and did not know what to do with such players.
Hence he was shipped off back to Italy. Under any other manager (even Brenda), he could have been a good player for us.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 08:34:19
Poulsen, Leonhardsen, Cheyrou, Jean Michel Ferri, Kvarme, Antonio Nunez, Ozan Kabak, Marko Grujic.
These guys have to be in the reckoning.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 08:47:13
Naby certainly didn't live up to the fee, but he managed to play 129 games and got 18 goals and assists. We've signed players who probably didn't play 15 games, they were that bad.
Similar to Carroll, he managed 58 games.
Lots of big name players would get into the worst value for money signings, and you could probably have Isak in there at this point with Darwin & Carroll, but if it's based on playing ability, players like Dundee who made 5 appearances with zero goals and assists are front runners.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 12:32:23
Arthur Melo over Aquilani, I think Melo was bought in to cover injuries, only to be injured play like 4 minutes all season. š
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 17:34:14
It would appear that Gordon wants out of Newcastle and i'm not surprised. I'm not his biggest fan but he might flourish in a better team. Premier League experience, home grown and approaching his prime years are obvious plus points. Temperament, price(long contract + English tax) and for me a bit underwhelming and inconsistent are negatives.
18 Apr 2026 18:47:55
No 8 -, I might be one of the few on here that would take him.
I think he's more than capable of doing a job for us, is pretty versatile & like Diaz used to do, can get the ball up the pitch pretty consistently?
Get him back firing with Isak for next season?
Agree7
18 Apr 2026 19:04:08
I'm on the fence, Bristol, there is certainly a lot to like but also a nagging doubt, the history with Isak is another plus point though.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 19:07:28
He's not suited for the slop we serve up.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 19:12:26
We managed to sign the best striker the Premier League of last season, and one of the best young talents in the entire world.
And we've made them look total gash
It doesn't matter who we sign until we sack this manager, his staff, and the 2 idiots that have kept him here 6 months too long
Agree17
18 Apr 2026 19:44:24
Underwhelming, inconsistent and expensive?! What's not to like?
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 20:58:40
I'm looking forward to seeing him in the best football club Liverpool.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 21:18:56
Apparently Newcastle want 80m for him, which is crazy. I'd be hard-pressed to pay a penny over 50m.
Agree4
18 Apr 2026 21:26:47
Ā£80m for the Scouse Stewart Downing. What a time to be alive.
Agree5
19 Apr 2026 06:44:32
No thank you. Dodgy temperament and seems to be someone who is always wanting to be somewhere else.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 08:49:47
I'd take him for the right price. I think he'd do well for us, but we won't get the right price, Newcastle will demand a fortune for him or Guimaraes.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 11:21:14
Really? Gordon for 80m? Like I said, Newcastle can go fleece someone else for that amount for that fraud.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 16:35:50
Hi ED001 I read an earlier post about slot being a poor man manager, which isn't surprising considering my ears start to bleed at every one of his press conferences. But it got me thinking about Rafa, a lot of ex Liverpool players talk about how his man management being poor, but he was still able to motivate players to play exceptional matches.
I loved the man but is it fair to say he wasn't good enough to take us to titles or was he truly let down by investment?
{Ed001's Note - I think he was too negative to win the Prem. He had the team but wouldn't let them attack.}
18 Apr 2026 16:58:43
There was a period in 09 when we were playing scintillating football under Rafa. I think we had the right balance between attack and defence then.
I think Rafa's biggest issue was the quality of the squad players. It was a revolving door every season. He discovered some gems but, my word, there was a lot of dross bought under Rafa, players who were way below the required level.
He would have been better if he had been more selective as opposed to the scattergun approach every year. Torres was frequently injured and his backup was David Ngog.
Agree7
18 Apr 2026 18:18:00
But that season, Babbity, there were times when points were lost through his negativity. Points that ended up vital. Think we drew over 10 games that season.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 18:18:52
Investment was definitely an issue, no doubt about it. We loved selling off our best players at the time, and our quality off the bench was woeful. Rafa was a great tactician for cup ties, but when it came to getting the best out of a team over 38 games he fell a little short.
I think his tendency to be overcautious restricted players. He overcommitted to rotation when we didn't have the quality of depth for it. I remember the zonal marking being a big issue at times. He was stubborn as a mule and, of course, his complete lack of man management.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 18:46:26
We had a great team in 2008-2009 with a first team to envy but didn't have squad depth. If Rafa had the £400m Slot has had, then I'm sure we'd have taken the next step to win the league.
That team imploded due to Rafa burning his bridges with Alonso, Mascherano, then Torres all left, all world class players, leaving an ageing Gerrard to try to galvanise the team again.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 19:00:26
Rafa was a bit too negative minded with the Premier League in hindsight, however, I do agree that the drop off in quality in the squad was one of the main reasons. We always seemed short, especially in the wide areas when compared with Chelsea or United at the time.
However, I do remember the Valencia team he created with Aimar and Baraja... they played some great football. He never could get us doing that enough.... Perhaps because of rotations, quality or just a lack of positivity.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 19:18:23
Florian, too many draws that should have been wins in the January/February time. I think that period coincided with Torres' injury if I remember correctly. Like I said, we were relying on David Ngog after we sold Robbie Keane (a ridiculous decision).
Even still, we got 86 points that season, which beats Slot's season last year. There were some memorable performances too, like the double against Real Madrid and 4-1 at Old Trafford.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 19:22:34
Hessle, apparently in 2008 or 2009 a double-deal of David Silva and David Villa had been agreed with Valencia for £40 million because they were cash-strapped but the board pulled the plug.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 19:40:46
Rafa had to work under the Chuckle Brothers (Moores and Parry) then under Stadler and Waldorf (Hicks and Gillett). Unbelievable bad luck.
And, blimey, we have had some terrible owners and awful Director appointments.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 20:34:34
I vaguely remember a game. I think we were drawing and Rafa subbed Torres. I can remember Torres shrugging to Gerrard, and Gerrard just standing there with his hands on his hips looking bewildered.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 21:07:50
Raffa's hands were tied. He tried to sign David Silver, Danny Alves and Sergio Aguero but was let down by the yanks. YNWA
.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 21:39:28
Rafa's tenure under H&G was far shorter than his tenure under M&P.
The Yanks are not to blame here (for once).
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 11:25:36
Yeah, Ed01. I thought so to re: Rafa. The way we played under him seemed he was more interested in not losing than actually going for games. Also, his obsession with rotation esp. in that potential title winning season in 08/09 used to do my head in.
People forget this but in that season, LFC lost just 2 games however, we drew 11 times and we lose the titlel by 4 points? Had we gone for those 11 games we drew, we get 10/12 extra points and win the title handily.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 13:58:50
Ed may I ask what you think about Calvin Bassey of Fulham? Do you think he will be good enough for us?
{Ed001's Note - I do like him, I think he is a better left sided centre back than Senesi. Not sure if he is quite good enough to make the step up as he does lack a bit concentration wise, in particular.}
18 Apr 2026 16:31:13
I'm surprised you think that actually Ed, I thought we focused our press towards his side when we played them. And every time I've seen him I've found him to be quite clumsy on the ball. You've took me to school again
Agree0
{Ed001's Note - he can look clumsy due to losing focus. He then gets caught on the wrong foot etc.}
19 Apr 2026 11:26:21
He has concentration issues, imo.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 13:15:51
Perfect football weekend will be a draw for United v Chelsea, Sunderland win v Villa, Citeh beating the bottle jobs, n us hammering the bitters.
18 Apr 2026 14:47:34
78/1 Strom. šš
Agree5
18 Apr 2026 15:17:17
Irish Rover, ....worth at Ā£10 at them odds, then it is a perfect weekend. š
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 16:31:45
Perfect result this weekend is Slot gone.
Agree6
18 Apr 2026 18:47:29
He's not going until at least the end of the season so get used to it.
Agree1
19 Apr 2026 01:55:15
Do you all think Slot out would end the wars in the Middle East? Seems to be the answer for everything.
Agree3
18 Apr 2026 11:10:06
I think what saddens me most and what differentiates this year's struggles to those under Klopp is the lack of intensity.
Our football was defined by hardworking, ruthless players. Even when losing I could get behind them.
I appreciate it's a fairly new team, but I am trust not connected to this team.
The year Ali scored the header there was such desire and energy to get into the Champions League. When we had injuries, players helped step up and we carried on.
This year just isn't the same.
Thought!
18 Apr 2026 13:32:01
They were all mostly world class. That gets forgotten. We'd one of the greatest teams put together in Premier League history. 115 prevented us in getting a few more titles. The City side was a great side buy they'd gotten there through alleged corruption.
Robbo and Trent were world class. Virg was the best CB in the world by a distance. Matip was special alongside Virg. Then Allison we've had one of an all time greats.
The back 5 were at the peak of their game and it was a special special backline and keeper.
Then midfield, Fabinho was world class. Henderson was consistently top class for years and Thiago, Wigaldum were excellent when available. Thiago for the one season was unreal.
Then up front we'd the best 3 in world football for a few years. The team carried no one.
Agree7
18 Apr 2026 13:34:56
Biggest lie was Slot's football is similar to Jurgans.
It couldn't be further away, in fact it's total polar opposite.
Agree14
18 Apr 2026 14:31:56
Not one player at the club now, taking into account Alli, Virg and Mo are nearing the end, would get into that 11 of the 2019,2020 era. Maybe a 100% Isak.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 15:00:09
It's clear Slot's focus is on controlling the ball and constantly calculating the risk, knowing your technically superior footballers will win out. Whereas Klopp's was about controlling the space and being brave and opportunistic.
Unfortunately, we are not able to do either of the above.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 15:01:21
100% Florian, although I would say not even a fit Isak. It would just upset the chemistry. Bench player for me.
Agree2
18 Apr 2026 16:35:29
Origi's backup on the bench.
Agree0
18 Apr 2026 16:44:25
Ron you're implying our current best 11 is sub par. Under a top manager these would be firing on all cylinders and we'd be up there. People making excuses for that fraud is astounding. Even when we had that bad run under Klopp I had belief he'd turn it around. I have zero belief we ever will under this egotistical fraud.
Agree6
18 Apr 2026 17:12:57
I just thought of some recent posts saying that Slot was going to stay until the end of his contract. It literally sent shivers up my spine. I can't take another year of this.
Agree6
18 Apr 2026 18:21:09
You're probably right, Irish. Was just the only non-certainty for me. Love Bobby too, but I also think a fully fit Isak is golden.
Agree1
18 Apr 2026 19:42:45
Firmino was twice the player Isak will ever be. Firmino was playing for the team every single time he stepped on the pitch. He was the player who made the pressing work as it did, and he was the one who made the offense flow.
Agree2
19 Apr 2026 06:49:01
It's a shame that Bobby and Florian Wirtz aren't in the same age group, I'd have loved to see them play in the same team for us.
Agree0
19 Apr 2026 11:28:51
ArAy1969, I'm telling you, that scares the shirt outta me re: Slot staying.
Wdw, Wirtz with Bobby? The oppo. need to run for the hills, man.
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