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

You think a 34 year old Salah coming off a highly questionable season is going to be worth £50m+ ?
On top of his massive wages?

I don't see anyone who pays both, not even Saudi.

Not even entirely blaming Liverpool for this but I just feel so bad for Elliott this season, completely fcuked around by mis-management and has had a year of his career wasted at 22 years old (having already lost a year to a broken ankle).

He's played 110 minutes of Premier League football this season.

James Milner has played 261 minutes since turning 40 in January.

Every passing game really drives home how poorly conditioned the players are this season.

It takes them a while to get up to the speed of games, every game. It's like they really struggle to move through the gears from the offset.

And then they click, and look great for a while. Chances start to reign in, the passing is crisper, there is some proper movement and injection of speed.

And then nothing more. No more upwards shift in gears, no extra level, and they can't sustain it. They tire out. There is no comeback to a setback it there is any.

And look, we all know that there is a massive mitigating factor as why the pre season was a disaster. But it really is long lasting from a physicality point of view, let alone a mental point of view.

Yeh, I forgot about the wages actually, almost nobody can afford that. I would say without wages he'd still command a fair transfer price, but perhaps 50M is too much, as I said I don't really have a clue, it's a pretty unique situation really. Middle East is less likely these days, MLS is probably a no go as he wouldn't have the fanbase there really. PSG/Real/Bayern could prob afford wages, but he'd be too slow for them too.

If he doesn't go to Saudi we might be having to hold on to him for another 2 years, and if his form doesn't pick up, then that contract will be seen as a fair f*ck up.

He's certainly not brutal, but I would say middle of the pack as far as PL goalies go, prob top 10. Mamar seems to be at a similar level but maybe they see higher potential with him, so it's probably 6 of one.

Also peno's are not to be sniffed at, having a good peno stopper will win a good few points a season, and also get you to the next round of a cup periodically. Statistically he's the best in the league so that would move him up in the overall ranking a little imo.

Quansah looking decent against Arsenal so far...

With no away fans for the second leg will the away section in Anfield be left empty or will the away end be available to Liverpool fans?

Slot froze quansah and elliot out last season which forced them to move on. He has inability to manage a squad and keep players happy imo.

The injuries seem to be really taking a toll on his agility, but really importantly, taking their toll on his ability to kick the ball.

I remember years ago when Torres scored against Man Utd and he shot into the high near post area past VDS, when everyone expected him to across the keeper into the far bottom corner. He later came out and said that it was the only place in the goal that he could shoot into, as the pain limited his options.

The Spain striker, who easily brushed off a challenge from Rio Ferdinand before beating United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar at the near post, added: "I feel a bit of pain when I shoot across so I could only shoot towards the near post — it was the only thing I could do."

I wonder does Ali have a similar pain type thing, or limitation when kicking the ball? And might explain some of his recent wayward passing.