Liverpool Rumours Archive May 06 2018

06 May 2018 20:29:50
I've seen several posts asking for a backup for Salah/ Mane. The likes of Arnautovic and Shaqiri have been mentioned, neither of which good enough, young enough and won't want to be on the bench.

My choice would be Brighton's Anthony Knockheart. He's skillful, fast, really works his socks off and I've not heard of any attitude problems (like I've heard about the other two) . I also think he'd be happy to be on the bench for a big club and prove himself and/ or be cover.

What do you think?

I think he'd fit in really well to Klopp's system.

06 May 2018 21:16:38
I do rate knockaert but I’d rather go for izqueirdo because of his sheer ice and dribbling ability. He would fit better in our system imo.

06 May 2018 22:05:14
Pace not ice*.

06 May 2018 22:39:19
I said last season that we should go and sign Zaha and Pieters from stoke. klopp could then either rotate front four or drop mane into midfield Pieters would be a good back up for Robbo. I'm afraid Moreno isnt.

07 May 2018 01:58:18
Arnautovic not good enough but Knockaert is?

07 May 2018 05:49:35
Langland- you said last season that Pieters would be a good backup for Robbo? We didn’t even have Robbo last season.

07 May 2018 08:16:48
That's actually a good choice. Will he be willing to come with limited playing time? .

07 May 2018 08:37:13
Not good enough on the ball to play in our system! Aurnatovic is ok!

07 May 2018 10:06:02
Well it's certainly divided opinion.

No name and Cobra666: I was referring to the fact that Arnautovic wouldn't want to be backup or have to prove his place in the side, wheras Knockheart is young enough and I also think flexible enough.

07 May 2018 14:43:53
Cobra666
I said last season that we should sign Pieters and Zaha.
We didn't sign either.
We should sign them this season.
Pieters would be a good back up for Robbo and if ever Salah leaves we should play Pieters a faint him.
Zaha would be a brill addition. Proven premiership and Klopp could make him a better player.

{Ed001's Note - oh yes buy dross to take us forward to a new Hodgson era. Great.}

07 May 2018 15:44:09
I personally think he’s too inconsistant and feel like we’ve took a big step in our quality of recruitment in the last 18 months, would like to think we wouldn’t take a backwards step targeting mediocre players again. An attacking midfielder capable of playing in the front 3 is what I thinks best, then we can both rotate them and have them all starting when needed. Abit like how coutinho was used in the first half of this season.

07 May 2018 17:20:15
TIA19. Inconsistency is what you often get with young players. Just them when they have a good game and when they're having a bad day, if they're still giving 100% (but just not quite pulling it off) and that's enough for me. On his good days, he's absolutely quality. He really gave Man Utd's defence a surprise and something to think about.

Consistency can be coached. The raw talent can't.

I really hope I'm not shooting us in the foot here. Touch wood he doesn't have a blinder against us next Sunday. Haha.

07 May 2018 19:41:17
Shaquiri? Anautovic? Zaha? Good grief, what is going on here? As Ed said, these guys are not good enough to even be the backup to our backups. Instead of these guys, I would just stick with Harry Wilson and the other kids. Like Epic, I do like Knockaerts and to some extent Izquierdo even tho, they may still be raw.

07 May 2018 22:18:38
I think Redmond from Southampton would be a good shout to cover both wings.

08 May 2018 12:39:45
Haha, come on Ed001 surely, a 29 year old Championship left back with one assist in 29 games is the answer to our prayers. Knockaert and Izquierdo are decent players but not really good enough for Liverpool and the premium on Premier League players means we'd get better value elsewhere. And good grief another Redmond fan. Please give it up, he is just pants. Is it because he scored a goal on Saturday? You know that's his first all season? He's not even good enough for Southampton and Harry Wilson is already a better player than Redmond.

{Ed001's Note - Redmond has been awful all season.}

08 May 2018 18:02:26
Redmond? Yikes!

06 May 2018 19:51:49
From what I’ve heard and been told Liverpool are in talks with Lyon. A deal hasn’t been agreed yet, but Liverpool are hoping to have a deal in place before the final.

06 May 2018 20:00:10
Fekir is coming?!

06 May 2018 20:07:05
Well my source is reliable. He told me Robbo, Ox, Solanke and Keita deals would happen but told me at least a day before ‘news broke’ and he’s told me today that it is true we are after Fékir, and are in talks. With the view to something being sorted by the final. Make if that what you will. But I trust my source.

06 May 2018 20:23:58
😂😂😂😂😂 all it is, is poor journalism!

06 May 2018 20:53:24
Klopp said no in his presser before.

06 May 2018 20:56:46
We shall see, that is all.

06 May 2018 21:17:06
where the Fekir did this rumour come from?

07 May 2018 15:34:16
Ben Elf he didn’t say no though
He said "during the game we agreed a deal? Id be surprised about that to be honest. No comment"

We all know he likes to throw a bit of humor on things and he isn’t exactly the one who will be over at Lyon trying to break the deal is he? :)

06 May 2018 17:35:10
Hi ed can you give me your opinion please do you think we'll lose salah like we did tores Suarez and coutino?

{Ed002's Note - AS you know he Salah has had his agent approach Real Madrid and, more recently, Barcelona. He has had an exceptional season and there may well be interest but his finacial demands and an issue surround a clause he wants in his contract my end any chance of interest being shown. Liverpool will almost certainly not want to sell this summer and will resist any offers.}

06 May 2018 18:32:41
He'll leave eventually, but I reckon we'll get the best out of him before we sell him, like with Torres.

06 May 2018 19:07:03
Interesting about Barcelona. I obviously have no knowledge, but just based on Ed002's information that he has his agent approach different clubs, I don't see him being in Liverpool long.

07 May 2018 00:42:32
Let's just hope it doesn't become another Suarez/ Coutinho situation that drags the club through the wringer.

if he wants out, negotiate an agreement with Real/ Barca/ PSG for next summer, and be done with it now.

Otherwise this is all we'll hear about next year. Not what the club or the team needs.