Liverpool Discussion posts

14 May 2024 12:51:53
Would people take raphina as a replacement for salah? Seems to be a better player now.

14 May 2024 11:37:17
Macallister around our penalty area is a liability and so is Endo.

14 May 2024 10:27:06
Alan Varela = Excellent DM option
Teun Koopmeiners = Midfielder, not sure he is what we need though?
David Hancko = Very good LB option
Mohammed Kudus = Very good RW option but expensive, and no release clause.
Willian Pacho = Don’t know how good he is never seen him play, but we seem to be interested.
Johan Bakayoko = Had a good season but not sure he is what we need to replace Salah?

Out of those players we are linked to I would love to see Varela, Kudus, Hancko join with Inacio signed as a CB too, not that likely I know as that would take at least £230m.

14 May 2024 10:50:04
Hancko is a left sided CB mate. Of those players I’d like Koopmeiners and/ or Varela. Not really seen the others play much other than Kudus. And Kudus is never worth the reported £85m but out. That’s an Antony-esque mistake. He’s not worth a club record fee with his 7 league goals. If Elliott started as many league games as Kudus has i reckon he’d score more than that. It’s just not an upgrade as far as I’m concerned.

14 May 2024 12:19:49
Hancko and Inacio are both left sided CBs. Are we binning Virgil then?

Kudus is a relentless pressing machine in the Sadio Mane mould. I can see why our data folk might like him, despite his poor goal return for West Ham.

Alan Varela has less recovery speed than MacAllister. That would be a concern given the profiles of our existing midfielders. He's more like Jorginho than Mascherano.

If PSG are serious about Luis Diaz, then I would be asking them for Manuel Ugarte.

14 May 2024 12:47:41
We need varella.

{Ed002's Note - Alan Varela (DM) Barcelona may offer a profit to Porto and a player in exchange. PSG has a declared interest and want to play him beside Ugarte. An option for Manchester City to replace Phillips, but not first choice although they have spoken with Porto. Liverpool were interested before his move and could look to add him, but it would be a significant kick in the gonads for Stefan Bajcetic. Chelsea sent scouts but there is no declared interest. Dortmund will not match his buy out clause. Porto has no interest in selling the player who only joined them in the summer of 2023 unless someone offered his buy out clause in a single payment, then the player will be consulted.}

13 May 2024 22:06:13
First thing on Slot’s intray. Buy a defence.

14 May 2024 09:20:41
Or buy a defensive midfielder and drop the cheap De Zerbi-ball imitation.

14 May 2024 09:34:43
I don't think our poor defensive record is because we have a poor defence. I think our coaching and tactics are a problem but the main issue is when those tactics are combined with complacency and a lack of concentration.
We cause most of our defensive problems ourselves through sloppy passes and slow play.

14 May 2024 09:46:19
Yes finally I thought I was alone here

Yes Trent has a very arrogant attitude and got away with it
If he wants to be a midfielder for the last two years does he really he has to track back too an make tackles he’s become so lazy off the ball it drives me mad

Ultimately one thing has to be the new coaches priority - players have to do their job tactically and with purpose

I think off the ball we are really really poor . I don’t think stopping crosses or keeping a clean sheet is a mental goal anymore
Why.

14 May 2024 05:14:58
I posted a while back here and got absolute pelters for it but.
I still would sell Trent if a decent offer came in

We have Bradley waiting in the wings

For me Trent looks like he believes his own hype. The number of challenges he has pulled out of in recent matches is worrying and he still looks like he's going through the motions, and not willing to defend.



I don't believe playing him in midfield is the answer either unless he is playing alongside two players who do all the defensive side for him.

Yes- he's not the only one who has been on poor form - and yes he creates chances but if he is truly "world class" as has been mooted - he has to do more

It may be good for both parties (club and player) to move on.

14 May 2024 09:20:41
I feel the same Paisley. If a decent offer comes in take it. Connor Bradley looks a far more capable right back (and it’s backed up by stats too) . I feel sorry for whoever is the right centre back as they’re offered no protection from TAA, that’s not being over critical as it is plain to see. I think when we had Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum operating at their peak, his shortcomings were not as obvious as he’d have some form of protection. But without that shield, he is horribly exposed.

There was talk that Madrid were possibly willing to offer Rodrygo in part exchange, I’d bite their hand off for that right now.

14 May 2024 12:10:04
Trent plays the way he is instructed to play. We have tried to build a tactical system that tries to make him the free man for build ups and first man available on defensive possession regains. He is asked to not track runners.

It's horrible and frustrating to witness it but I think a good percentage of it is by design/ intentional.

14 May 2024 12:51:26
I've been saying the same for 3 years. Imperative we sell Trent Salah Jones. We can have a decent rebuild with those sales.

13 May 2024 16:04:35
Hi eds,

You have previously mentioned FSG and a multi-club model; namely interest pertaining to club (s) from the MLS and France.

May I ask which clubs these are?

Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - They wanted Toulouse and I understand there are a couple of options in the US.}

13 May 2024 09:53:21
I would have no problem selling trent to Madrid as long as we sign geertruuda of feyenord or someone of a high quality with Bradley as understudy. Hopefully as feyenord are a selling club I would love us to poach max weiffer also. These 2 players arne slot knows well and seem key I would have no problem him bringing them into our team.

13 May 2024 10:26:52
I’d be wary of us doing an ‘EtH’. He took a quarter of the Ajax team with him (Antony, Martinez, Onana etc) and not one of them is good enough.

Geertruida, Hancko, Gimenez and Weiffer have all been linked already. Just got to make sure they are actually the right players, and not just convenient signings because Slot knows them. I believe we were interested in Hancko before Slot so that one makes sense I suppose.

13 May 2024 11:43:19
These 2 players are key to how he plays and proper players.

13 May 2024 12:00:04
I like the look of Geertruida myself mate, but I've only seen highlights and I have to remind myself of the level of opposition he's up against. Agree that they are key though, as it sounds like Feyenoord's whole system hinges on his ability as an inverted full back.

Hancko seems to be one we've scouted and had on the list before we even had interest in Slot. I'm not saying I don't want us to sign these Feyenoord players as I've never seen any of them play a full game, but I'd hate it if we signed them just because they're Slot's mates. It didn't work out very well for United is all.

I just want the best options, not the convenient options. In some cases they might be the same players!

13 May 2024 16:07:00
Yes I agree definitely untested but they have the knowledge how slot wants to play and they have the quality geertruuda can play centre back also and converts a lot better than trent as he is a defender first, weiffer is perfect for us in midfield can do everything well.