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01 Dec 2024 18:44:13
Joe Gomez is making a better comeback this season than when Batman broke out of prison with a shattered spine to beat up Bane and save Gotham from a Nuclear bomb.

24 Aug 2024 11:25:47
Comments i've on this site about possibly signing Rabiot (paraphrasing) :

1. I'd rather play Nyoni than sign Rabiot (that's a 17 year old with no senior starts)
2. Rabiot is a lazy lump
3. Rabiot is lucky he's had his career
4. Rabiot is slow and runs in circles
5. PSG and Juventus won all their trophies in spite of Rabiot
6. All 7 of Rabiot's managers that continuously picked him were over rated failures
7. If Rabiot signs it's a panic buy (even though our interest goes back 12 months)
8. If Rabiot signs we won't finish top 4
9. If Rabiot signs, Hughes should be sacked immediately
10. Rabiot is a bang average footballer who contributes nothing to his teams success
11. My Grandmother is better than Rabiot
12. Anybody could be successful next to Kante so Rabiot's international achievements mean nothing
13. Rabiot is the reason Juventus collapsed
14. We shouldn't sign Rabiot because of his mum
15. If we sign Rabiot I will kill myself

Do I even need to say anything after that last one? I'm seriously disturbed by the level of anger and hatred being directed at Rabiot on a daily basis. I've changed my mind. I don't want us to sign Rabiot anymore. I'd actually be concerned for his safety because this is not normal.

I'm out of this debate. Fire away.

27 Jul 2024 11:59:33
Arne Slot on LFC improving once Nyoni came in:
"It started with a player who came on [Nyoni] who speeded up the game for us a lot, he found these players in between the lines a lot of times, that's the quality we needed in those 6 positions. "
"I mentioned yesterday young players impressed me, if you see him come on after 30 minutes for Curtis you could expect that I meant him [Nyoni]. "

For anyone who didn't get to watch the game, Slot deployed a very unorthodox 4-4-2 / 4-2-4. Elliott and Szoboszlai started as two false 9's, Salah RW, Carvalho LW with Jones and Endo in a double pivot of two 6's. Jones went off injured and Nyoni came on and changed the game for us. Absolutely superb. Only just turned 17 as well but if you are good enough, you are old enough. He definitely needs an Endo type next to him though. I said down below that Nyoni reminded me of Fabregas and we saw how effective he can be with a player like Matic or Kante next to him, back when he was winning league titles at Chelsea.

To clarify as well, Slot also said we will use a number 9 in future, but this was the best solution as we didn't have any in the squad. So I think we can put to bed any ideas Salah might be repurposed this season. Salah was also excellent on the RW btw. The link up between him, Szoboszlai and Bradley was excellent and that's what created Szoboszlai's winning goal.

Endo really struggled. I like him and I've defended him here, but the pace of the passing looked to be beyond him if I'm brutally honest. Carvalho, Jones and Elliott weren't at their best either. Kids who came on throughout the 2nd half all impressed to varying levels but none stood out other than Jaros who bailed the team out 3 times from poor defending and bad back passes.

12 May 2023 10:26:41
There's been a lot of talk on here about Trent's positioning and I think both sides made some really good points (permanent midfield vs inverted full back) .

I think what's clear is Robertson sitting back more has allowed Trent to move into midfield earlier in our attacking transition. Whereas before Trent wouldn't usually drift inside until we had sustained possession the final 3rd, he is now drifting central as soon as we hold possession anywhere on the pitch.

My thoughts on this first and foremost is it has improved our capabilities playing out from the back. Previously this season it was quite easy to press our backline and cut off the out ball through the lines into midfield. That midfield overload as well as Robbo not running too far away, now means Trent is finding space in between the opposition midfield and attack almost every time. Nottingham Forest were the only team who managed to press us anything like effectively since this subtle tactical tweak. Even they couldn't sustain it beyond the hour mark though.

Defensively it's also made us more solid (at least in one way) . Whereas previously Trent and Robbo would both bomb forwards a leave Virgil/ Konate behind with just Fabinho to shield them, we're now seeing Robbo also left behind but with Fabinho and Trent to shield them. There's simply more cover. However, it would be remiss to not acknowledge that it has made us more fragile in another way. The change mid-season has clearly left especially Robbo and Konate confused. When we transition to the back 3 they're not quite getting their positioning right, but also they are both quite rash at times in terms of charging out to make a 50/ 50 challenge and then leaving a huge hole behind them. We saw this flaw brutally exposed against Spurs in particular. However it is a flaw that can arguably be worked on this summer. Whether that means replacing Robbo with a centre back in the bigger games or by simply coaching Robbo himself, who knows. But it's not something that can't be fixed in my opinion. Konate is still young and can learn.

Lastly we have to discuss the offensive improvement. On paper we should be weaker going forward without the width of Robbo and Trent (which has been a defining factor of this Klopp team for over 4 years) . However Trents vision in central areas has meant that just isn't the case. People will rightly talk about his assists he's racked up since the tactical tweak, but we should also show some appreciation for the passes he's fizzing in between the lines, primarily to Gakpo. He's taking the entire opposition midfield out the game on a regular basis and that is pegging teams back until they're so deep they can't get out. Having Trent and Robbo deeper has also given a new lease of life to Hendo and Jones. They are getting forward with far more purpose and are able to press more aggressively, safe in the knowledge there are enough players behind them to cover if the press is broken.

Overall, it's hard not to appreciate the advantages to this new role Trent and Robbo in particular, find themselves in. I think it is far from perfect right now and we've seen fragility in the Spurs and Forest games. But let's also remember we did actually win both of those games anyway because the sheer determinition and attacking overload was just too much in the end for both teams. I don't actually mind if we stick with this system or if we just fully convert Trent into a midfielder and find a new right back. I think both arguments were convincing. Trent will get more space as an inverted full back but Robertson will be able to get forward again if we go back to our old system. There really are pros a cons to both. Ultimately we all agree that we have to keep Trent in those central areas at least when we have possession. The risk is quite simply worth the reward.

06 Aug 2021 11:46:10
Not Liverpool related. More football in general. Firstly, I hope Wesley Fofana makes a speedy recovery. Broken leg and dislocated ankle in a friendly! What a disgraceful tackle from that Fernando Nino bloke. He was blatantly taking it out on an opponent because his team were 3-0 down. He won't even get a ban with it being a friendly. Reminds me of when Larouci got crippled in pre-season by atrocious behaviour.

Not enough is done to protect players on the pitch from serious foul play, in my opinion. Stronger deterrents are needed. It's not my job to decide what that is, but when the maximum punishment is 3 games for ending someone's season/ career, you know it's no more than lip service. Sure Fofana will get an apology on Twitter though. That'll mean the world to him i'm sure ðŸ™„.

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29 Nov 2025 10:58:21
{Ed's Note - MK Scouser has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool's Collapse Under Slot Can't Be Brushed Aside

24 Aug 2025 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - MK Scouser has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool FC - Stand Out u21s

15 Aug 2025 14:36:15
Liverpool will sell Doak to Bournemouth, so that Ouattara can join Brentford, so that Wissa can join Newcastle, so that Isak can join Liverpool.

Hughes is playing 4D chess this summer.

04 Aug 2025 01:26:33
I think the Isak deal is dead in the water personally. I think he'll sign a new deal with a release clause and we'll wait like we did with Van Dijk.

If that is the case, seems likely Nunez stays as back up to Ekitike for now, seeing as nobody Nunez wants to sign for can get near our asking price.

I still think Doak, Chiesa, Morton and Elliott will be sold and hopefully that more than funds a move for a new young CB, such as Ait Boudlal, Cresswell etc. Stephenson will probably go out on loan. I'm very confident Konate will sign a new contract so a young CB works for me.

I'm hoping/ expecting our 25 man squad looks something like this in a 4-2-3-1:

CF - Ekitike, Nunez
RW - Salah, Frimpong
AM - Wirtz, Nyoni
LW - Gakpo, Rio
CM - Macca, Szoboszlai
CM - Grav, Jones, Endo
RB - Bradley, {Frimpong}
CB - Konate, Gomez
CB - Virgil, *NEW*
LB - Kerkez, Robbo, Tsimikas
GK - Alisson, Mama, Pecsi, Woodman

Some of them are so young they don't technically have to be registered in the 25, but Slot likes a smaller group by all accounts.

The only real gap in the squad right now is Quansah wasn't replaced at CB. Unless Nunez leaves there's no point pursuing an alternative to Isak. It's better to wait until next summer if he is the man we've identified as the long term solution.

28 Jul 2025 15:25:31
Seen it being noted in quite a few places now just how huge the team we're assembling.
Mamardashvili - 6ft6
Virgil - 6ft5
Konate - 6ft4
*Isak - 6ft4*
Gakpo - 6ft4
Alisson - 6ft4
Ekitike - 6ft3
Gravenberch - 6ft3
Szoboszali - 6ft2
Gomez - 6ft2
Woodman - 6ft2
Nunez - 6ft2
Jones - 6ft1
*Guehi - 6ft0*

It's got to be quite imposing as an opposition side to look across at Kick Off and see a team of giants staring back at you. Obviously it's unconfirmed that Guehi and Isak will come, but they would only add to what is already a very powerful looking side, if they were to sign for us.

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