Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Definitely, without any fancy bookwork, without qualifying for next year's champions league, does anyone have any idea how much the club can spend without pushing ffp? Obviously some will say it is dead in the water but without getting dragged into that, thanks.

Diaz was Mane's replacement but had to be bought in January because spurs made a move on him

There will be many many Mane updates, if we lose many many many games, while Mane scores many many many goals and wins many many many trophies

But in all seriousness, I think Mane was more than a great player, he was a winner, even when losing, he hated to lose, he was forever giving it all, and it was an example to others, I can't recall a single game where you would question his motivation, and he would not tolerate less than 100% from others. He led, others followed, we don't seem to have a player like him in the side this season.Mane was like Suarez, and it's incredible how a born winner can drag everyone along, and transform the team and players in the process, even the likes of Jon Flanagan.

We lack that this season, is Henderson's captaincy on the line..

If they can get Moukoko to sign on a bosman in January that would be an impressive signing I've watched him in a couple of BVB games this season and that kid will go far in the game.

Have to agree said it time & time again even when Mane had a bad game the full back up against him had a really thought afternoon ,

Even if nothing was working he was constantly trying to get something to work ,He may be making a mess of things but he'd never go missing form a game,

I agree

You could probably get Barella & Caicedo for less than Bellingham, Laimer is on a free from Red bull ,

Don’t think Moukoko would be too happy with that role at the rate he’s going, wherever he ends up, he’ll want to be starting every week but I think he’ll hang around at Dortmund for another couple of years, crazy that he’s still just 17!

Carvalho is fine as a 6th choice at present, but yeah we’d all like to see a little more from him of course. I know it sounds a bit bonkers, but if Ramsay could break into the team and prove he can defend at a decent level, I wouldn’t mind seeing Trent thrown in on the right wing in a similar way that Pep used to play Dani Alves at Barca the odd time. Against the right opponent, he can be effective there I reckon.

I wonder has anyone thought about sticking him LW , we currently have nobody fit for that position at all,

Do what Spurs done with Bale, but on the opposite sides, obviously Trent is not half the athlete Bale is but even coming inside could open the left channel for RObbo ,

I want to see Klopp succeed i worry about our owners not backing him & if they don't i don't see how it improves given how many will be leaving on frees next summer ,

Ye i call players out who are playing poorly there's nothing wrong with that, Nunez is starting to play well which is great ,

Currently im not a big fan of Elliot or Carvalho i think they have loads to do to be good enough in the long term, Iv nothing against them personally so of course i;d like them to prove me wrong ,

You'll never see me slate Trent, Hendo,Mo or even Fab because they have money in the bank & have shown they can do it,

Can i ask why is it such a cop out ?????

Surely as fans we all want every player to succeed at the club but at the same time its ok to say if ones are playing badly , Id love nothing better than Elliot & Carvalho to get two each this evening ,

I very rarely say i want anyone sold, Only player who i think id sell of the current squad is Joe Gomez just because I think it would actually benefit him to play week in week out,

If people make calls & it ends up being wrong who cares its football it happens,

On the train on the way to tonights match. Any pub recommendations before? Should I have pints in town or near the stadium?

The whole "this player isn't good enough for us but I hope they prove me wrong" thing is such a cop out. It just you leaving the door open to never be seen as wrong cos you left in that little caveat that you hope to be proven wrong so if the player turns out to be a star you can hide behind that instead of just admitting you were wrong. We all hope we are wrong about players when we think they are crap, thats a given.

Take Carvalho as an example. We all see he isn't peak Mane when he is playing on the wing. You declaring he isn't good enough to play for us is basically stating he isn't peak Mane cos that is the level that IS good enough for us. We all see that. But it's not like Klopp is benching Diaz to start Carvalho week in week out. Carvalho is playing mostly out of necessity due to injuries, it wasn't the plan. Elliot is the same, he would be playing less minutes if injuries weren't so bad. But they have massive potential and we are all choosing to see them in that light whereas you just compare them to peak mane and peak Hendo, see that they aren't that and say get them out of the team etc...We all see that they are not peak Mane or Hendo believe me but you need to blood youngsters to see them blossom in later years. It happened with Foden at City, he played very little at first and was afforded that luxury and now city are seeing the fruits of it as he starts most weeks and plays at a very high level

Reading there that Diaz should be back for the training camp during the World Cup.

Fabinho & Firmino need rests. They shouldn't be starting in a throw away game. VVD too, IMO.

I understand Carvalho is only playing because of injury but it's also a downgrade to be having to play him than Origi or Taki both far better, Unlike City we can not afford guys who currently are not up to it

Elliott is different as he was starting games last August & September when everyone is fit,

Again I don't think either would be seeing this much game time at City, Chelsea, Spurs or United that says it all about where we are

Again I thought he'd lost the dressing room our bad run & I thought it would lead to him leaving, I was wrong it happens

Players go through bad spells and recover it happens all the time, Its harder for a manger to recover from a bad run but Klopp did

Get up to the stadium. Any near there are good. The Kop Bar (where the old shop was) is tickets out and controlled numbers, so it's good *if* you can get in. The Sandon is the nearest one big enough to get in handy enough. Hotel Anfield beer garden is great if it's dry. My personal favourite is The King Harry, it's a kip but there's something about it 😋

Not sure what too expect from tonight we will soon see I suppose

Brugge top of their group - not a bad team to get in the next round. Or are we better off playing a 'big gun'?

Edit: Nevermind - was an old table I was looking at. Porto have topped that group. Wouldn't mind getting them either, though.

Woeful from Fab

Looks like 4 3 3 is back

Ronnie Whelan absolutely loves a moan about this club

McManaman not much better on the other side.

Not happy unless Liverpool get a decision against them. Any other English side gets his full support of course. Standard bitter ex-player.

Always good for a corner at least