Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 25/26 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

It's a bad state of affairs when starting your (let's say) 13th or 14th strongest option in your squad is considered "squad rotation" but with Slot that is in fact the case. 🙄

It was the same shít.

Perfectly happy, considering the state of us, to get through, but performance-wise that was no different to Tuesday.

Passive, not compact, lack of running power and badly coached. All that happened was we got a breakthrough, and it opened up the game slightly. It's not proactive, aggressive and anything like I want a Liverpool team to be set up.

Passing was arguably a bit quicker at times, but we still look so meh.

I think Robbo's one of our only players to be doing better this season than last, he's clearly lost a step but he's been good in his more limited role.

Kerkez should still be getting the bulk of the minutes as he's the one who'll be here next year and Robbo can't take 90 minutes a week imo.

Robertson has 17 PL, 5 CL, 2 FA CUP, 2 EFL CUP. He's can't be described as a bench warmer. He has had a lot of minutes

Great news re Grav.

23, league winners medals in Netherlands, Germany and England, and the best still to come.

Missed it because of the Rugby. Glad to see Salah score. Jesus if he could even discover half the form he had last year we might still get champions league.

The Salah thing is so interesting to me.

He's not what he used to be, obviously. He had an insane 6 months where he was the best in the world, won us a title, and then regressed. Normal for a forward player reliant on pace at his age.

He shouldn't be on the contract he's on, obviously.

He's also not the problem with the team.

If the team was functioning at all properly, he still has the instinct, finishing ability and creative ability to be a real asset.

He is NOT able to carry us. But I believe that if we were able to function in a way that meant he was on the end of chances, he'd be fine. He's kinda in Ronaldo's end of Juve/start of second stint at Utd era. He's fine if you've your team sorted, and not so much if you've not.

Totally disagree. Best 6 in the league last season. Naturally a bit of dip this year, but less than most, and he’s added some goals and good incisive passing (eg the pass to Eki v West Ham last week). No reason to think he won’t kick on further next year.

Gravenberch was immense last season. His level of performance wasn't the same this season, although it has definitely improved recently.

If rumours are true we are going to try for Wharton who I think is a bit more defensively minded. We definitely need someone to cover the lads when they go walkabout.

Elliot Anderson would be a great signing potentially a new Stevie G, City are seemingly in for him for 90 million in the Summer. The crazy decision to lump in on Isak and the current wage bill is going to make it a challenge to get the players we need.

We should also be raiding the academys, a player with a profile like Lewis Hall was a steal for 28 million. We need 5 to 6 players in the 20 - 30m bracket to pad out the thin squad.

Its hard to understand what scouting is going on where we arent in for players like Rayan Bournemouth or Estevao who were widely touted before their moves. I'd like to see Milner brought in as coach when he hangs up the boots, starting off around the academy. Robbo as well should be retained i'd see either of them as future manager material.

Serious questions about Edwards and Hughes so far the juries out they cerntainly haven't helped Slot. The Elliott debacle, trying to offload Robbo and whatever was happening with Jones , their transactional view of things hasn't done whole lot for morale

The thing about Salah's drop off, it coincided with Gakpo's drop off, and Gravenberch's, and MacAllister's, and Wirtz's, and Isak's, and Kerkez's, and Jones's , could add in Konate,and VVD, and Bradley. None of them are what they were previously. But Salah has been scapegoated for all of them, labelled too old, lost legs. I just think all of these players are adapting to new ways and new players, and it hasn't been easy for anyone.

The attack is starting to gel, scoring 14 goals in their last six games . No clue how to read that table, but apparently we had highest xg and chances in league. We just don't have a Suarez, or a Torres, or even a Salah in form.

I mean even Trump knows how good Suarez is 😆