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04 Jun 2026 20:21:42
Ed001 betcha ya you never thought that we would actually get Iraola mate 😉
{Ed001's Note - I am just pleased I didn't jinx it!}
05 Jun 2026 11:15:53
I think the jinx is well and truly broken Ed. From recent memory, we've signed Firmino, Allison, and Wirtz. All players you said you'd love to have at our club. We can add Iraola to the list now too :)
05 Jun 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - BlueNose1878 has posted a new article entitled, Everton Must Plan Properly If Ndiaye Goes
05 Jun 2026 08:59:13
Well, you didn't jinx Alison. So, is this your 2nd non jinx or did I miss one?
{Ed001's Note - Firmino, Thiago, Szobo off the top of my head.}
05 Jun 2026 09:47:50
Konate...
05 Jun 2026 04:49:37
Jose Mourinho: "If you want to press high and your forwards don't press, you can't.
If you want to drop your block closer to your goal and your forwards don't drop, you don't have a block.
Without forwards who work well defensively, you don't defend well."
Someone needs to send Edwards the Memo.
05 Jun 2026 07:57:21
Edwards? Why Edwards? Surely that would be something to tell the manager, his coaches and the players.
The reason we were so disorganised last season is because the forwards pressed whilst the defence, led by Virgil, dropped too deep, stretching the team, leaving the midfield totally isolated.
That's on Slot and the players, it's got nothing to do with Edwards. Unless he's a coach now?
05 Jun 2026 08:30:13
Eki, Rio, Isak were bought by Edwards. There is not much press between them. Compare to Bobby and Mane.
05 Jun 2026 08:41:44
Saying they can't press is ludicrous. Ekitike and Rio have got in their bag, Isak is a different question. But they've been writ off because of the way Slot plays.
05 Jun 2026 09:07:58
The forwards actually didn't press, Riosstepover. It was a half-hearted press with two forwards, which meant that we were always outnumbered by their back line anyway, with one of our forwards dropping back to make up Slot's famous plus one. This left a huge gap between the forward line and the midfield, who wouldn't step up and join the front press, and then a huge gap between the midfield and the back line, with neither of the center halves stepping up to engage. Our off the ball structure was basically a half-hearted sham of a press without enough players in front, and then a weird passive zonal midblock where the players don't engage anybody in their area.
It was so obvious to see because there were games where Slot pushed the players to do the exact opposite, have the forwards curve their runs and force the keeper or center halves to pass out wide, and then have the full backs and midfielders swarm players into traps.
When they managed to get the ball out, Konate would aggressively push up into midfield and engage instead of hanging around waiting for danger.
It's a stark contrast with Iraola's Bournemouth, where Evanilson's importance to the team off the ball is probably greater than his ability on the ball.
Also, I really don't think Ekitike and Rio should be highlighted as being capable pressers. Maybe they can be in time, but both of them have a lot to learn when it comes to their off the ball game.
05 Jun 2026 09:14:28
@FSW, All 3 are capable of pressing. You just need to coach them when and how to do it.
05 Jun 2026 09:16:34
FatSpanishWaiter, indeed not that we needed Jose to say that, but it seems Edwards esp. needed to hear it cos he is all in on this "Periodisation" crap.
As for those in the squad who can press, please let us not be fooled here nor allow the horrible season we just had to warp our brains. A lot of our guys can press cos they were pressing well at diff. levels before they came to us or under Klopp.
I mean, do people think Szob didn't press at RBL or under Klopp? Gakpo or Jones didn't press under Klopp? Wirtz didn't press at Bayer (top 5 pressers in the Bundesliga)? Eki didn't press at Frankfurt? Even Isak pressed at Newcastle.
I can keep going so let's just leave it here.
Cos we were a shambles under Slot last season where the press was essentially non-existent and where esp. our players were being clearly instructed to walk about rather than actually run (as if you can press by walking) should not be any standard to judge these players on this topic. Let's not do that.
05 Jun 2026 09:49:58
I thought Richard Hughes bought them.
05 Jun 2026 09:51:42
Oli, I'm speaking specifically about the forward line, as per Mou's comment. None of the three mentioned are known for their off ball work, which is a vision/ recruitment thing.
They could be coached, but why buy players who are not that way inclined unless the vision for how the team sets up is coming from a non football person like Edwards?
This is a big problem as things stand.
05 Jun 2026 10:01:23
I should hope so that the three of them can press. Surely, if you have a single working brain cell in your head, and the least bit of work ethic, you can press. You don't even have to have any football to be able to press effectively. Really is a low bar these days, isn't it.
05 Jun 2026 10:27:29
FatSpanishWaiter, I made a general comment and even with the three forward players, Eki, Isak, Gakpo for ex. all pressed at their prev. clubs and Gakpo played under Klopp where if you don't press as a forward? You won't play.
As for buying players and all that like you, I have no idea what Hughes/Edwards vision was for signing players who thrive in a high pressing system and then, the manager plays "blue in the face" football with no press or even worse, at walking pace.
Don't ask me cos that's a mystery.
Also, I agree that you can coach the press into players. Just ask Darwin when he was holding bench for a time there where he had to learn to press and later became a pressing demon.
05 Jun 2026 11:00:21
I do actually agree with that, Patrick. The forwards didn't press effectively. It was very half-hearted, but they still would break ranks and run towards the defender in possession, but Virgil would not push the defence up with them to maintain the shape.
The forwards would press but not actually engage, the defence would stand still or even drop off, leaving the midfield in no man's land with gaps everywhere. One pass through them and you're at our back 4.
To suggest that is Edwards' fault is ludicrous. It's the coach's job to coach the team and pick the players that will do what he wants.
To suggest Isak, Ekitike, Gakpo, Mo, Rio, Chiesa are unable to press is just plain wrong. Any professional footballer can be coached to press in a system that supports it.
Our problem was that the system didn't support it, so even if they had pressed aggressively and effectively, they were just leaving gaps in behind them because they weren't being supported by the defence pushing up, which had a knock-on effect of leaving the midfield woefully exposed.
I watched it play out in nearly every single game.
05 Jun 2026 11:20:07
Players aren't split into those who can press and those who can't. All players can press, they just need to be coached to do so. Besides, pressing isn't an individual trait. It's a team effort and requires everyone to know what to do and what each other are doing.
The reason we didn't press last season or why our press is disjointed is because the players didn't work on it in training. That's on Slot, not the players.
05 Jun 2026 11:21:00
Nunez was no pressing demon. He was just a headless chicken.
05 Jun 2026 03:21:49
Andoni Iraola - ‘I can't promise any titles.’
Slot - ‘I am here to win titles.’
Klopp - ‘In my time here I promise we will win the league.’
That's the difference. I knew Iraola had a looser mindset.
05 Jun 2026 04:14:49
I don't think Klopp said that.
{Ed078's Note - I think a certain poster is going for the "most negative poster" award.
05 Jun 2026 04:20:08
"I think Liverpool gives me the chance to coach top players, and top players give you the chance to fight for titles. To win titles. Obviously when you arrive at a place, you cannot promise everything. You cannot promise. But it’s true that I understand where I’m coming and what is expected."
Deliberate misrepresentation, as usual.
05 Jun 2026 04:30:47
Well said Cookie.
05 Jun 2026 04:39:03
This is hilarious. Reminds me of the things I said in primary school.
05 Jun 2026 05:04:07
Just because we were so bad last season, we have started to accept mediocrity.
05 Jun 2026 05:44:46
Disingenuous nonsense that clearly warps what Iraola said. With fans like you, who needs rivals eh?
05 Jun 2026 05:56:51
Nobody's accepting mediocrity here. In fact, that's the reason we wanted Slot gone. But Iraola hasn't even started yet, and you've already made up your mind about him. Like it or not, he's in charge now, and let's at least give him a proper chance before making any judgements.
05 Jun 2026 05:59:49
Yawn!!
05 Jun 2026 06:07:34
Winner is the opposite of loser.
Tighter is the opposite of looser.
Hope that helps.
05 Jun 2026 06:22:08
I took Cafu/Harrys rage bait yesterday, more fool me, probably best we all just ignore him until he decides that he's a City fan again and Maresca is the second coming and he can shout his undying love into the void of the City page.
05 Jun 2026 06:26:01
Klopp never promised the league, but he said if he didn’t win titles (as in trophies) he would be sacked.
05 Jun 2026 06:37:51
Personally, I think it's a pretty loser thing to make up things just to prove a point.
05 Jun 2026 06:20:34
Grow up, Cafu. You're not sharing opinions - you're just a troll. The incessant negativity and controversial takes are just getting sad now.
05 Jun 2026 06:20:47
You're either a massive attention seeker, or incredibly childish. Either way, have a word with yourself. Melt
05 Jun 2026 06:39:49
Ha. Harry isn't a fan. He's just a troll who for some reason keeps coming back here, likely gets no attention anywhere else.
05 Jun 2026 06:40:11
Elnino, Tbf, a lot of people accepted and even defended mediocrity until the very end last season. They made every excuse for the team and for Slot, constantly talking about being in the top four and competing in all the cups. We played poorly, and our eyes didn't lie but blind faith did.
05 Jun 2026 06:40:25
Cafu is turning into a Temu VictorVaughan.
05 Jun 2026 06:54:13
Even if that was true, Cafu, it's always best to under promise and over deliver.
Let's see what happens - if Iraola gets us playing good football, and the fans get behind the team, success will follow - because nothing can stop Liverpool when our fans, the players and the manager are all pulling in the same direction.
05 Jun 2026 06:58:28
Therein, WW666, lies the issue. If we give oxygen to nobs like Cafu by responding, then they stay and repeat their vitriol. Please, all, ignore their rants and they'll soon go away.
05 Jun 2026 07:10:37
As long as it's entertaining, everything after that will be a bonus.
05 Jun 2026 07:11:50
Cafu stars in Troll Hard: Troll Hard With A Vengeance.
05 Jun 2026 07:20:45
Cafu
Stop it you baby.
BIG BABY..BABY.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
05 Jun 2026 07:35:09
He has promised us a rose garden, though.
05 Jun 2026 07:49:13
Next we buy that Diamonde lad, ppl here celebrate like it's Jesus homecoming. Again mediocrity.
05 Jun 2026 07:51:30
Cafu isn't being VV. He's being Harry.
Such a PIA that he is back, again!!
05 Jun 2026 07:55:49
Klopp said something like 'if we're here for 4 years, I think we will win one title.'
He didn't win one in his first 4 years, but that didn't matter because we were making progress.
He also said he was "the Normal One". You'd probably class that as a loser mentality. How wrong you would be.
Actions speak louder than words.
05 Jun 2026 08:03:39
I have misgivings about Iraola, I just think getting a manager from a team where a 35% win ratio is acceptable is too big a jump, and I think he needs a bigger job in between Bournemouth and Liverpool, but let's give the guy a chance.
He's here now and I hope he makes me eat my words.
05 Jun 2026 07:07:36
Given you can't spell loser, the biggest loser here is you. You're clearly happy to accept mediocrity if you're quoting Slot and I'm guessing you'd have kept him. We need a reset, he's the best available manager out there and he'll hopefully bring front foot and work ethic back to the club.
05 Jun 2026 07:35:06
I actually glance at the posters name before I read stuff. Once I see Cafu I just move on. He only writes ridiculous posts that have no structured, meaningful or intelligent content whatsoever. There's far better contributors here to take notice of rather than wasting time reading his drivel.
05 Jun 2026 08:00:41
Victor is negative, and I disagree strongly with him at times. But he's nothing like Cafu. Victor actually backs his opinions up and seems to have a bit of a witty sense of humour.
Cafu, who I assume is another Harry regen, is just a troll who's plagued this site for over a decade. Half of his usernames were Man City players, and he even left for a year to support Man City over on their rumours page. He's not a serious person and is just a childish glory supporter. Don't do Victor a disservice.
05 Jun 2026 08:02:24
Attention seeker!
05 Jun 2026 08:18:46
Zzz what a dull little man you are
05 Jun 2026 09:07:54
I think VVs posts are mighty! Those are ones I always read! Love them!
05 Jun 2026 09:18:37
Why are you people wasting your time with such a fella? The attention Cafu (Harry) is getting is what Harry craves. The ignore button exists on here for a reason.
05 Jun 2026 09:19:51
Wow. Sounds like Harry (sorry, I mean Cafu) is seriously concerned that Liverpool are gonna be right back up there challenging again next season and is struggling to come to terms with it.
05 Jun 2026 09:43:14
I agree, MK.
I don't usually agree with Viktor, but he can be funny and I find him/her/they entertaining.
05 Jun 2026 11:01:32
And yet Cafu/Harry has got exactly what he wants from this site .... plenty of attention.
05 Jun 2026 11:53:34
Living the dream @OP, just living the dream eh?
05 Jun 2026 00:32:33
Darwin Nunez on a free, left wing role and back up striker?
05 Jun 2026 01:22:56
Didn't we already try that?
05 Jun 2026 01:28:49
The lad never stopped running, and was well respected from the Kop. I'd personally have him back all day and it would be interesting to see what the new manager would get out of him as he's still coachable.
Always a psychological thing with the lad as he had the talent, but obviously put himself under too much pressure, and could be suggested that he tried too hard, therefore didn't relax into the game.
05 Jun 2026 02:03:33
@ The Lid, (nice name, btw Lid) I agree, mate. Echoes of Milan Baros, but more dangerous. Ask any defender, they will tell you he's a lot to play against. He is gonna be awesome for someone.
Bit wounded it's not us, tbh.
Ah well, u never look back.
Ps. I bet AI would get summat out of him. Just trust him and pick him (I'm aware that may FM logic.)
05 Jun 2026 03:30:04
No end product, no awareness. In his career he has had about 4 good games - 2 against us in the CL, about half an hour at Newcastle and about 10 minutes against Brentford.
Like Sinatra should have sung 'If you can't make it in Saudi, you can't make it anywhere'.
05 Jun 2026 04:18:06
WDW, that's really harsh and also simply not true.
05 Jun 2026 06:10:12
I would take him on a free to cover left wing/striker.
05 Jun 2026 06:41:06
I'd take him as well. I feel we will need to dip into the free transfer and loan market this summer, and I'm all for it.
05 Jun 2026 07:01:51
2 year contract while palindrome recovers, then reassess after 12 months, either get a wedge or keep.
05 Jun 2026 07:06:10
I'm sure there's an Ian Holloway quote too, WDW, about not going back to your ex missus.
05 Jun 2026 07:34:30
I'd take him back, especially given he'd be free and Ekitike's injury. Always liked him as a player even though he could be very frustrating. But he's quick and a handful to play against, unlike some of our players last season...
05 Jun 2026 07:40:09
WDW is right. Maybe not factually about the 4 games, but certainly about him being rubbish. We need forwards who can play the game correctly and put the ball in the net. There are much better options out there for us than him! Move on!
05 Jun 2026 08:08:24
I love Darwin. I'd have him back in heartbeat. Raw passion and constant 100% effort should never be underestimated, it's contagious.
05 Jun 2026 08:16:57
My dad, who is a Liverpool fan and suffered a stroke last month, always said: "Nunez has something about him and should be loaned out and not sold to get his confidence back." Apart from erratic finishing, Nunez always fights.
05 Jun 2026 08:43:46
The guy couldn't hit a barn door when he was here and suddenly he's an option. Come on... And I love Darwin.
05 Jun 2026 09:00:14
No brainer imo.
Sign for free, keep for 2 years minimum, would still fetch 30 mill for him. Got all our money back from original outlay.
05 Jun 2026 09:12:06
You get raw passion and effort at Sunday league matches, Riostepover. That doesn't make those players capable of playing for Liverpool. You need a bit more than that, you know. Nunez was and still is not good enough. I trust we'll get somebody who actually is.
05 Jun 2026 09:17:27
I love Darwin and always will, but he is a confidence player. Bring him off the bench now and then, and I'm not sure he would be effective, he's like the polar opposite of Origi, who would remain bizarrely calm in the most tense of circumstances.
05 Jun 2026 09:21:42
Darwin couldn't score goals consistently, and in the end, that did him in. Having said that, he has qualities that are ripe for a manager who can get the best out of him.
However, what the manager does need to do is to not make him his basic source of goals, cos if that happens, the team will struggle.
05 Jun 2026 09:55:20
What sticks in my mind is why his contract was agreed to be terminated, why he hasn't played since February, and after less than a season there?
He's not good enough for us, and I don't care that he's on a free.
Again, why?
I don't buy into all this covering the left wing either. We're looking for reasons for him to be a Liverpool player and they are just not there, imo.
05 Jun 2026 11:04:55
When Nunez played against us for Benfica he was top drawer in both games, but reality is, he is a headless chicken. Id swerve him even in a free.
05 Jun 2026 12:15:45
I'm sorry, he might be a lovely fella off the pitch, and I wish him good luck in whatever he does, but in my honest opinion, if we bring him in on a free we are being ripped off. He had 3 years and the best you can say for him as a foo5baller is that he runs around a lot.
04 Jun 2026 23:30:03
I'm really looking forward to Iraola being manager. But listening to that Semenyo interview, he mentions that it took a while for the team to buy in/click with his tactics. So I reckon we might need to be prepared for some ordinary results at the start of the season - particularly considering the players need to improve fitness and the shortened pre-season due to the World Cup.
05 Jun 2026 00:43:33
Just listened to his interview, comes across brilliantly, looking at the youth for now, not ignoring the potential in that group, like when he was asked why he chose us. He said Liverpool is Liverpool. I'm looking forward to the new season with anticipation now, rather than misery if Slot had stayed.
05 Jun 2026 01:41:26
100% Strom. Nice to feel optimistic and excited again.
05 Jun 2026 07:02:00
Better give him time, and see a team working hard, trying their best and pressing, playing offensively, that this slow drops Slot gave us.
Remember when Klopp came in, we played 3-3 or 2-2 against West Brom at home, not a good result, but the team spirit, the pressing you could see, this is what football should be like.
Yes there will be cracks, people will look for cracks, but the style is important, we want to see attractive football played offensively. Then we can easily accept setbacks.
Go Adoni.
05 Jun 2026 07:31:38
Millie's interview with Crouchy said the same ref JK's arrival in that the physical side was difficult to deal with and a lot of hamstring issues.
I've said here previously that's what we lost at the back end of the previous season and this just finished, was the resilience built up during JK's reign had dissipated due to lack of fitness work with Slot.
The skillset is there, just need to marry it to a full game tempo.
05 Jun 2026 09:23:14
Avitohyes, there is another interview Milner gave near a decade ago when Klopp arrived that during those first training sessions that a couple of the players were going off to the side after a break to throw up in the dumpster. He didn't mention names but you get the point.
04 Jun 2026 22:30:28.
Andooooniiio Iraoooolaaaaaa.
You get the tune.
Welcome brother. 👏👏
05 Jun 2026 07:04:14
Only a matter of time before someone puts a 'd' on the end of his surname to anoint him as a Scouser!
05 Jun 2026 07:41:25
Very good Avi! 🫵💥😁
04 Jun 2026 21:34:18
Looking at how things are developing, I’d be very surprised if Diomande isn’t a Liverpool player by the end of the window.
PSG seem to have moved on to other targets, Liverpool’s interest has been consistent for a while, and the noises coming from various corners suggest the player is keen on the move.
For me, this now looks less like a question of if and more a question of when. The remaining discussions are likely around the final valuation and payment structure rather than whether the deal happens at all.
This gets done soon 100% in our opinion.
04 Jun 2026 21:56:07
Our opinion? How many of you are there?
04 Jun 2026 22:06:00
We are Legion.
I suspect this gets done before the World Cup as a few posters - Carra, Robbo, Thefields and VG - have suggested.
05 Jun 2026 00:12:05
Like a Diamonde in the rough, Yan will be our precious.
05 Jun 2026 00:23:51
Haha, I like that, Faith.
05 Jun 2026 00:45:36
I'm in - his nickname is Precious whether he likes it or not.
05 Jun 2026 01:42:42
Or Geezer?
05 Jun 2026 03:31:58
Nice one @Red, I like that a lot. 😀
05 Jun 2026 06:23:40
Just hope we give him a Chelsea sized contract. Everyone knows Diomande's are forever. 😅
05 Jun 2026 08:11:34
Diamandes are forever, well, as long as contract.
Diamantes are a Kops best friend.
05 Jun 2026 09:24:37
I see what you did there, Faith. And I like it.
04 Jun 2026 21:26:22
You heard it here first, Iraola is getting a full set of crowns/veneers before the end of the year.
04 Jun 2026 22:25:09
As well as a pair of On Clouds, Montrex trackie and a Parajumpers gilet.
05 Jun 2026 09:25:20
MikLiverDc, not like BR had, I hope.