Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

The other main point of the argument is that Thiago has been instrumental on everything the club has achieved in recent years.

From coming back into an defence-ravahed team in Feb/March 2021 and steering us to top four to the incredible season last time out.

For 20m he has been an outstanding signing. If he'd stay another year or two it's a no brainer for me.

As others have said, we already need three midfielders, there is no reason to make that four when you have someone like him already on the books.

My biggest griper is that he has somehow not been a good signing, he has. Even if things have collapsed around him (twice) since his signing.

The only thing that really annoys me about Thiago is his robustness. He missed 3 games earlier in the season with an ear infection when we were struggling. I’ve never heard of that before, maybe it didn’t happen?

But for £20m he’s been a very solid buy and he’s been decent this year even though the team has struggled.

I think tonight is the night for Darwin. I can see him running Coleman into the ground if there’s and space there him and their right sided CB.

Thiago is a great player but he's a luxury player. When you have a solid functioning midfield he elevates it to world class, if your struggling he doesn't stand out though, his passing isn't as accurate and he isn't that good defensively.

I'd be open to selling him.

Time for big Nat Philips to shine tonight

Bobby, Virg and Diogoal on the bench

Not a lot of mobility in that midfield… very much defensively leaning with double 6’s. Hopefully they can at least keep things tight, even if they’ll be likely limited going forward.

Looks sort of like a plan to keep it 0-0 till 70 minutes and then go for it with changes.

This is the lowest I've felt in a long time going into a Merseyside derby game. I just don't know where the performance is going to come from. So many of that 11 out of sorts! Only positive it the lads back on the bench.

Big big words here, great to read

"UEFA was responsible for the Champions League final fiasco in Paris last May, while Liverpool supporters were ‘instrumental’ in saving lives on the night, an official inquiry commissioned by the European football governing body has found."

Training looked great all week, lets see that attitude on the pitch tonight.

Poor auld Joel's head is scrambled at the moment.

Lovely typical Matip run forward soon after though.

I said it earlier but he has been a bigger defensive liability than Gomez this season. Looks zapped of all confidence and looks so uncomfortable defending the most basic situations.

Nunez causing problems

Robertson hustling, ref gives free kick, wtf

Dirty foul on Hendo off the ball, typical Everton

Jesus Henderson, get up.

Great pace to Liverpool's play.

Quick, keeping possession, decent passing, look up for it......

Everton goal incoming.

Alisson should have clutched his face there. Would have been a definite yellow.

Too classy.

Trent's passing accuracy has been horrendous so far. Breaking down a lot of our attacks.

This is the most intense we have played for a long time. Bajcetic and Nunez very sharp so far. Salah looking decent too......now to just wait until Everton sucker punch us with a goal!

This is like playing a Sean Dyche Burnley.

We'll finish the game with 87% possession 31 shots on goal and still lose 1-0

Nunez seems almost incapable of playing a short, safe pass. He really needs to learn when to just put the brakes on and recycle.

Love his work ethic though.

Yes!