The Unreliable LFC Transfer Rumours Discussion Thread (Part 3)

[Sithbare]

@odin_telamon

Oh well wont be getting any transfer news from Melissa Reddy on sky.

She’s not a major source anymore. She had insider stuff when she was the goal.com correspondent for Liverpool.

[Limiescouse]

@Sithbare

One case where Klopp overruled the data science team. Hopefully, it won’t happen later.

He didnt. The story told by both Graham and Spearman is one of how the human element is still a critical part of the process and once that was factored in the direction Klopp and Pep wanted to the side to go in the data supported the move in that context.

[redalways]

@Sithbare

One case where Klopp overruled the data science team.

How many more times is this going to get repeated? He did not overrule them. He was told that Núñez didn’t fit the way we were playing, and his response was that he wanted to change the way we were playing.

[redalways]

What about 3?

[redfanman]

@Sithbare

There are questions over Gomez and Quansah. Fitness issues on Gomez. Questions whether Quansah is good enough (maybe needs a loan)

We wont be needing reinforcements in the midfield and wingback positions. But we still do need a CB.

That may all be true, but we aren’t dictating the purchase of our first choice forward by the need (if any) to fund a 4th or 5th choice CB.

[Nikola]

https://x.com/sachatavolieri/status/1927716403819241605

Another unreliable source but I’m posting it here because this should be the best way to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff and learn who to ignore in the future when it comes to transfer links.

[Alright_Now_Legend]

Ignore @PeachesEnRegalia
Heed @Walshy07

[redalways]

@Nikola

who to ignore in the future when it comes to transfer links.

[Waldaz]

*except BayernSpace

[mattyhurst]

This is the trouble with this, are they just copying each other or is the same source feeding them all.

[Retro_Helix]

They don’t make strikers like that anymore unfortunately.

[Sithbare]

@Nikola

Another unreliable source but I’m posting it here because this should be the best way to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff and learn who to ignore in the future when it comes to transfer links.

He broke the Wirtz news first. I’m really not sure where to keep him. He’s not a very unreliable source but neither is he in the know.

[dalglish]

@Sithbare

He broke the Wirtz news first.

Shit how many ITK accounts does @Walshy07 have?

[mattyhurst]

I thought Bayern Space broke the Wirtz news

[Sithbare]

Bayern Space was the source. This plettiburg was the ITK.

[Nobluff]

@Nikola

https://x.com/WhoScored/status/1927282376599646323

Yikes, this makes Nunez and Diaz look like prime Torres.

I thought Nunez had a huge xG before we got him. The previous season he had a low xG.

[Sithbare]

@Nobluff

I thought Nunez had a huge xG before we got him. The previous season he had a low xG.

1. He was low on confidence
2. Slot didn’t have a use for him.

[redalways]

First two rows his 2 seasons with Benfica. Nothing particularly extraordinary.

His per 90 was more interesting:

Ignore the incomplete rows.

[cynicaloldgit]

@redalways

Ignore it all because xG is a load of bollocks

FIFY

[Nobluff]

@Sithbare

@Nobluff

I thought Nunez had a huge xG before we got him. The previous season he had a low xG.

1. He was low on confidence
2. Slot didn’t have a use for him.

The previous season for Benfica had low xG, then had a breakout with over-performing xG, then we purchased. Thats how I remember it. I’m assuming the green from the chart above is his last season with Benfica.