I was at the San Siro in 2021 when Morton started and played pretty well as we beat Milan 1-2. But the competition was big, what can you say. Perhaps he had a chance of displacing Endo recently as our 4th CM on paper (in hierarchy might have ended up even lower than that), but he really needed to go and play football somewhere, not depend on loans and insecurity where he is every September. No shame if that’s not at Liverpool (for now). Some players go and prove elsewhere that they can get back or finally merit more of a chance at a big club.
I know it’s sometimes hard to resist the money aspect and for English people culturally to leave and go abroad, even though in recent times players are taking example from other ones and are doing it more. From a player’s point of view though, I’d say it’s better to leave and build your career, especially if you attract a pretty decent level of clubs. I bet Morton now feels better than ever at Lyon and isn’t thinking too much about what’s tomorrow. And I don’t think that has a lot to do with Liverpool, Klopp or Slot.
Funny but I’ve checked where Tiago Ilori is these days and it’s not really the sort of career you would’ve imagined he could have got even after Liverpool.
I kept editing this post …and it probably is completely incoherent at the time of posting.
I would just love to see the players, veterans, new and youngsters thrived under Slot and his supporting staff. It is just so hard to see some players who always give everything (and may not be the top players we want) not being used until “break glass in emergency” situation.
Youngsters are not being used as often as we would like, but at the same time, we are seeing other really outstanding young players in Europe already suffering injuries by playing too much and too often. This is a tough balance.
On rumours that Slot does not watch the academy players training or matches, I have only see one instance that he did not show up on one of the request…we do not know the situation relating to his no show. Perhaps Slot is not as good as multitasking as Kloppo (or delegate properly), we just do not know. Maybe Slot needs someone like Pep Lijnders having worked with and seen the youngsters, becomes the bridge to bring more youngsters to the first team, and constantly in Slot’s ears on how good certain academy player(s) is, like how TAA broke into the 1st team.
In terms of playing style, actually, even at the beginning of last season, my dad was not too thrilled about the way our boys inviting pressure at the backline. I told him that was the way to pull the opponents out of position and then with good passing to break the lines. Late last season and this season (until the more recent matches), that fast break was missing. The press was poor with the current crop of players. Many have said on here that maybe we are moving away from the high, intense pressing game.
I think it will take us a while to adapt after 9 years of Kloppo’s high press games and his management/delegration styles.
Oh I’m sure they will lodge a complaint with CAS.. seriously get lost, there are opinions levelled daily and you chose to take offence on a comment that’s made several times in the Jacquet thread. Seriously put me on ignore I don’t care if you’re offended.
Point remains Morton wasn’t playing fully for Blackburn and Klopp saw no reason to integrate the lad fully.
Slot has questions on Jones and Quansah but it’s like Mellor and Rafa. End of the day the lad wasn’t succeeding here.
I don’t think @mattyhurst was being disrespectful. Both things can be true. It’s a league that produces a lot of talent but don’t they generally move on quite early so the french league doesnt benefit directly from that playing strength?
he may not of reached the playing heights of Ferdinand, but on the flipside atleast he never sat in a commentry box and repeatedly utter the phrase ‘balon dor, balon dor, balon dor’
Many young players think they are better than what the club thinks of them, that’s confidence and that’s good. But often than not, they tend to be over confident and forgot that hard work and patience are still probably the 2 most important qualities valued. To the extreme, look at Bobby Duncan, over confident, badly advised, not even in football now at just 24.
You the one that sounded like I offended your family or something it’s a league that’s evidently ok but hardly amazing anymore remember Arne’s shit management thumped 4th place. Yes it will provide talent so does the Dutch league it doesn’t mean it’s any better than say the Championship.
But I remember not to dismiss any league in future just in case someone has a personal attachment.
I also got a good feeling when we got him, a bit similar to transfers like Can and Origi. Though had a lesser CV than those two at the time of buying him.
And the amount of players we tend to overrate as fans compared to how many really get a chance or make it long term at a club like Liverpool… the difference is huge.
