Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 24/25 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

Tyler Morton out of the match on Sunday with shoulder injury which is a pity

To be honest watching Bradley last night and if we buy Kerkez, I have no issues with Trent leaving. Definitely should be giving the other two sorted though. Best in the world at their positions. Sign up the two boys, Kerkez and a defensive midfielder in the summer and we will challenge again next year.

Yeah I think that's fair. Really it's the game context that brings the atmosphere more than anything

My observation above was based on my experiences immediately before Covid through to now and it's a definite difference but there's also this valid point that the atmosphere also ebbs and flows and sometimes you just catch lightning in a game and it kicks off.

Leicester in the League Cup a few seasons back in December is a good example - people weren't going into the game thinking it was going to be a cracker, if anything it was a bit of a break from the 'bigger' games. But then the game is amazing, their fans start chanting at us and giving it the big one as they were 2 goals up, twice! We get the last minute equaliser, 3-3, and then win penalties taken at their end. Insane night that was likely the best atmosphere that season without anyone predicting that on paper, game context just made it that way.

If I was to name the top 3 best atmospheres I've seen I'd be picking a game in 1996, a game in 2001 and a game in 2019 so it's not tied to a specific time when atmosphere was at it's peak, but instead those were games that just caught that lightning and Anfield reacted

I thought Darwin was excellent last night, and he's not getting much credit here. He pressed and defended well when he had to, he stretched the defence when he could, and he worked well in the tight spaces against the packed defence. Some of his little touches were excellent, flicks in tight spaces to keep the pace of attack up and didn't give the ball away hardly at all. Pity he was fouled, he'd 100% have scored if he wasn't fouled 😏.

No, he gets rode here at times, but he was excellent last night and just because his name wasn't on the scoreheet doesn't mean he doesn't deserve some kudos.

Pre-match press conference. Slot explained that Alisson had played the first leg of the Semi-Final against Tottenham to get him match sharp. Morton is going to be out for a few weeks with a shoulder injury. Alexander-Arnold is likely to miss the Everton game. He dodged the contracts questions and banged the expand the domestic match day squad to 23 players drum again at the end.

to be fair there were a good few that noted his performance. I was going to post about it but I didn’t bother as there were at least 4 or 5 stats posters doing so.
I do think he seemed much sharper and on it last night. Didn’t dally on the ball too much.

But you have to consider it was spurs and a really poor version of them too.

Joshua Kimmich could be a potential signing on a free transfer. He has the experience to replace Endo in the midfield rotation with Gravenberch and he can also fill in at right back. The question is would FSG sanction signing a 30 year old on a big contract.

They've done it once which makes it plausible they'd do it again. Or….
They did it once, got financially burned with minimal return on pitch so will be wary.
Take your pick.

Surely if Slot wins the title he will have some power to go to the board and demand something. Obviously there's a budget but we haven't signed anyone really this season so there's got to be some money to spend.

I could definitely see 3, possibly 4 signings. What would be the 5 positions you see being strengthened?

The surprise being a defensive midfielder? 😂

Would love to sign, gueli from palace, kerkez, isak, back up Right back to Bradley as trent is gone, kimmich, and another winger as think Diaz could be sold along with nunez, endo, kelleher, and maybe gomez but I hope we keep him and most of I hope salah and van dyke stay

wrong thread

Robbie Fowler has said the draw has already took place and Millwall is now awaiting the either Liverpool or Plymouth in the next round.

Completely different scenarios.

Thiago: there was a rationale in adding a certain level and style that wasn't already there. It was a shot at a missing piece, free transfer. High, but not extremely high wages.

Endo was a mature head to fill an emergency gap. Low wages.

Kimmich wouldn't necessarily bring something new. He's quality but we're not stuck anymore. His wages would be extremely high. Might not like being rotated at this stage.

I think they'll follow their model like gravenberch, McAllister and sobozlai and look for value.

They're definitely still going to back Jones. Elliott can still look for a position if he has a decent end of season.