Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

How good a feeling is it when you leave a job and remember the vitally important things you were doing just before you left? At the time you think it's the most important thing in the world and you nearly feel guilty when handing over to someone else as you think it won't go well after…but then you leave and it's just…..relief….you realise it doesn't matter at all

I imagine him with a beer on the beach and not a single care. Millions in the bank and no responsibilities. So jealous.

That's all whatever, it's how he feels now. He'll take 9 months off, recharge and start bouncing off the walls at home again. The Real job or something will become available and they'll give him a call, etc.

Don't hang onto the idea he doesn't coach again.

i'm more at peace with Van Dijk and Salah leaving than I've ever been. particularly the latter.

personally, the only ones I'd really be devastated to see go are Trent, MacAllister and probably Jota (despite the injuries).

That doesn't mean I want the rest gone. Not even slightly. But I'm happy for a new manager to shape the squad how he'd see fit, and would be flabbergasted if he couldn't find a prominent role for those.

The one part of the criticism of Nunez that is patently NOT unfair is his finishing, which is nowhere near the level of a top level striker.

I am more at peace that Michael Edwards is there to handle the transition of some of our key players that have been unbelievable good for us over the last 5yrs+ in relation to VVD and Salah.

I don't think there will be major changes, personally I would like to see a new LB and a new DM, anything else depends on who leaves.

Szobo is an attacking midfielder, this season it seems Klopp has focused on his athletic qualities and has to cover gaps left by TAA. With a new manager, he is likely to have a different role. We have a talented squad that predominately is young.

Slot has said he wants the job.

Think you are right

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I'd say Man United and others would snap your hand off if you offered him at that price.

Indeed.

His form lately, and the physical drop off which is most worrying, is being magnified because of his age.

I think Edwards, or Hughes, might just be more ruthless than me though. It could end up being a case of either be sale or see out your contract and we'll shake hands and thank you for your service. Maybe a mosaic on the Kop for your last game!

Feyenoord won their game 1-3

Written in the stars lol

If he does end up staying on, I'd like to see him play central from now on, either up front or in the 10 position. As well as perhaps suiting his attacking game more now, pressing and covering from centre is a lot less of a workload than pressing and covering the touchline. All those big runs he's made back to cover at fullback must be killers, whereas if his job becomes more of closing in on a CB not too far away, and just covering passing angles, I think he gets to retain a lot more energy without necessarily being carried.

I can't believe we're getting into bed with this Slot

guy that we know nothing about. This is just another disappointment .

Did VAR cost City or Arsenal 10 pts this season? Even tonight a stonewall penalty for Brighton was not given, purely to help City's GD. I'm totally convinced something stinks, and it could take years for it to come out.

Losing Klopp, and ending up with Humpty Fcking Dumpty, life is cruel

But this situation is in no way comparable to what you've described. There's a regime change for starters, there'll be a big change in personnel and previously untouchable stars such as Salah, Virg and Robbo look like they may be surplus to requirement depending on how the new manager feels. Having the same mananger and system/style of play back in 21/22 made that title challenge possible. This is a whole new rodeo.

Perhaps a mistake - though I think less of a mistake than it initially looked. Despite recent form, he's generally been much better this season than last and a lot more rounded, so we'll see if he can push on more.

I think people have to keep in mind values too… you have the feeling that ~65 million pounds (with potential add-ons that we wouldn't worry about if he were to hit them) should buy you a tip top level forward, but of course that's no longer true. A 30 year old Harry Kane with only 1 year left on his contract was 100 million pounds as a recent benchmark. Hojlund, another talented and young but unproven forward was 70 million.

I'd like to see him wide for at least a year though, can be just as impactful there without the pressure of being the one on the end of everything. Dangerous footballer who can still score goals, just not a good finisher in those clinical positions. No shortage of frontmen who take a few years to develop their finishing, like Drogba and Costa who both had great reputations as causing a defence a lot of trouble without scoring, until the goals came in their mid 20s.

My post was specifically in response to your quote of "but he's been so bad lately that he doesn't even deserve a place in the starting 11".

All the other stuff, yeah of course a new manager will do what they want to do - I'm just saying that the Salah (or Virg, or Konate, or Nunez, or Diaz, or Szobo, or Robbo, or Jones etc etc) of these recent games is probably not a total or fair representation of those players quality come a new season.

I find it very difficult to figure out what this team is capable of tbh. We finished 5th last season for a reason. Their ability to go from the sublime to absolutely awful is almost unparalleled.

A new manager, a new style and new some new players makes everything even harder to predict.

You've got me mixed up with another poster. Never mentioned anyone not good enough for the starting XI?

Just looking at the Arsenal thread there - so reminiscent of us in seasons gone by when up against the lads with 115 charges against them… hopeful of Brighton doing them a favour… nope… well, Forest need points next weekend, maybe they can do it… etc etc. Welcome to the club, fella's.

It will be City's title, just wait and see City get nothing against them, while Arsenal possibly get stopped by the officials, of course Arsenal have the means to undo 4 bad calls with 5 goals, and it will take that to stop City and the Officials from winning this title.

I believe the officials are corrupted, with the same conviction that a Mormon believes in Jesus.

Hope Channel 4 Investigates, or BBC Panarama are on this already, I'd love to see these officials caught on tape bragging about how they favour teams, I bet among trusted friends down the pub they laugh about their power and how they're untouchable.

I assume if Slot is our next manager, we won't be seeing you here anymore?