I don’t want it to sound like a hatchet job on Frimpong but this is what I replied to @ZinedineBiscan after he had opened his thread in Rumour Mill:
I couldn’t then and still can’t escape the feeling that he was brought in mainly because of his homegrown status. He has amazing pace, seems like a good dribbler and a decent crosser (in addition to seemingly being a great lad) but his defensive game relies on him getting back quickly and chasing down the opponent who already has a few yards on him - and the ball at his feet. There’s no right-sided centre back playing in a back three to cover for his attacking runs and there’s also Salah getting in his way now, basically nullifying his attacking game.
I wouldn’t call his signing baffling but he looked such a poor fit to me that I literally wrote my LFC-supporting friends that I didn’t expect Liverpool to be interested in him, let alone sign him. Sigh…
As for Bradley, I like him so much when he’s fit but I get the feeling that he has two modes of which only one can be engaged before the game starts. One is “thine man shall not pass” and the other is “thou shalt attack the box at all times”. I actually thought, fitness permitting, he would shine this season because Slot wouldn’t have to accommodate both Trent and Salah on the right but we are looking much less than the sum of our parts at the moment, so whenever any of our players does something bad, it looks ten time worse.