Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

I thought Jones had an alright game overall, he was up against it tho as were the majority of the team but I wouldn't be crediting him with an assist for that goal. I know if you look at stats, it will go down as one but come on.

He needs to stop being Little Goody Two-Shoes on the pitch. Has Jones ever got a yellow, I like a midfielder to get stuck in, rattle some cages, take a player down when you need to. You need to show who's boss in midfield, not go out of your way not to foul someone, as he does so so often.

I'm surprised he didn't see some time on the pitch too.

When we went 2-1 up Naby should have came on for Jones

He is far more tactically aware off the ball than Jones & the fact he males interception & tackles & recovers would have been a massive help

We better sign Salah up on a new contract before Newcastle come in for him.

He had far from a shite game. Our only midfielder of the 3 to actually put his foot on the ball, slow it down, take the sting out of situations. The responsibility for the more defensive elements of the game should have fallen more on the other two imo, especially as Curtis offers so much more going forward than those two.

Probably a young up & coming Brazilian coming from an Eastern European or Portugese club. It will give those players an entry into the big league, which will suit both parties, but Newcastle will have the ability to pay higher wages which will make them more attractive than Porto, Lille or a Leipzig. Newcastle can't & won't just go from relegation strugglers to title challengers overnight. They will need to change the entire culture of the club first, before moving up to Europa League level, and then Champions League level etc. They'll also need to sign a few experienced PL players too, with a somewhat British base.

The first summer of Abu Dhabi spending saw Man City sign Ben Haim, Zabaleta, Kompany, Shawn Wright-Philips, Jo & Robinho. With the exception of Robinho, none were household names. Although 2 did go on to have brilliant careers, they were more in the up & coming bracket than established word class players group. That January window saw them sign Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Bellamy & Nigel de Jong. They finished 10th.

The next season saw them sign Gareth Barry, Kolo Toure, Roque Santa Cruz, Lescott, Tevez, Adebayor & Adam Johnson. Again, there is a clear trend here of signing players from within the PL, experienced PL players from players around the 4th - 10th place clubs. They were obviously a better quality signing than the year previous. They finished 5th .

It wasn't until the club were in EL football that they could then sign Yaya, Silva, Dzeko, Aguero etc and the more established household names from Europe every year.

It'd be some laugh if they bought out Rafa's contract at Everton to bring him back to Newcastle, which would build up a lot of credit with the supporters there who already idolise Benitez. Money is no object for them so anything is possible, and seeing Rafa ditch Everton just when the club look like they're on the right track would be brilliant. 😂

Realistically, they could do worse than Frank Lampard while they're in transition, Conte is probably out of reach for the time being, I can't see him jumping head first into a relegation battle even with the promise of a 9 figure transfer budget in the summer.

Who could they attract to the club in its current state, even with a big January transfer budget? It certainly won't be a big name, not yet at least. If they completed the takeover in June or July they might've gotten someone better but it'll be tough now even if the wages are massive.

Jones won't do anything too fancy, he'll keep his position, pass the ball and when the space opens he'll push up to join the attack. Just like Gini did, that's what Klopp wants.

Not sure why Jones shouldn't be held responsible for his mistakes like anyone else,

First goal he caught in no man's land for 2 passes in the build , not close enough to tackle not tactically aware to cut out the pass, Then he let Jesus just waltz past him

Second goal again not close enough to KDB to cut out the pass & secondly didn't track the run,

Yes he got an assist but it was a simply 2 yard pass that anyone on the pitch could have made & did make during the 90 minute just happened on this occasion Salah decided to turn into prime Messi 7 beat 3/4 player and score ,

I thought Jones was poor on the ball on Sunday , he ran into player numerous times & lost possession Or just turn around & played it to the CB , By the way he was the culprit who Klopp was screaming at to be Brave in the first half ,

He was brilliant away to Porto but City he was awful , No harm as he has time on his side,

Could see Coutinho being a fairly easy and obvious first signing too. Barca need him off their books, and Newcastle would be happy to pay his big wages, and he'd probably be happy enough to make that sort of move. Have seen Bale mentioned as another that would make a lot of sense.

Having Newcastle throwing their weight around may actually help the current top clubs in the division for a short period of time.

It will be another PL club who can afford both the mid-tier and top-tier wages that others cannot afford. Close to home, looking at the likes of Origi or Shaqiri (before he left) or others like a Werner, Lingard, Willian etc. Newcastle will have to buy some PL level players first, before they can really enter the European market. Especially without European football to offer straight away.

I don't think they will go for a big name like Zidane or Conte to replace Bruce , they need someone to win a relegation scrap, someone who knows the league and a scrap , maybe someone like Hasanhuttel from Southampton.

Absolute idiots.

Bit left field but Villa Boas could be a reasonable starting point.

New Newcastle DoF buys and supplies players to VB to coach. If he does a good job and gets momentum going in the right direction he earns the right to start next season.

If VB falls flat on his face (bar actual relegation) he gets the bullet at the end of the season and a Conte type comes in to finish the rebuilding project. They won't be able to sell it to Conte as the equivalent of managing al eading CL/PL club but add 50% to his market rate and give him a bullet proof 4 year contract and he'll be all over it, singing from the hymn sheet about a once in a lifetime opportunity to reawaken a sleeping giant and get it back to where it belongs blah blah blah.

Former German manager could be a shout..j low

Villas Boas must be one of the biggest spoofers who's managed at a high level in the last 10 years. He's literally the last person you'd want working with a director of football or having to deal with high profile stars.

I reckon you were right the second time though. Newcastle are essentially what Man City were in 2008. If the Saudi's throw a ball of money at Conte and promise him similar sort of backing, how could he refuse such an offer? I don't think City will want to mess around with the managerial appointment. They are going to go for the vest best they can get.

Man, that takes me back. Do you remember tracking his plane flight to Liverpool to close the deal? I think we all dared to dream he'd join us, but it wasn't until he was on that plane that it all become real.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2577234-internet-reacts-as-coverage-of-jurgen-klopps-liverpool-flight-is-live-tracked