I’m talking about his last season as a winger. He played his last season mostly through the middle.
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I don’t watch Serie A but I did hear a journalist who covers Italy talking about how disappointing Hernandez has been this season
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He was hauled off at half time a couple of weeks ago along with Leao after having put in an effort that was roundly condemned as bordering on unprofessional.
None of us should be judged based on our worst day, but this is far from an isolated incident. For as good a player as he can be there is a pattern with him of being a billy big bollocks for whom the actual professional part of football can get in the way of the fun that comes with it.
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Perfect for Manchester 'nited though…
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Why doesn’t Liverpool win it in 2025?
I know the owners are shit and won’t buy reinforcements but we still lead the lague. Hopefully the boys can maintain their strength despite not getting additions.
I’d rather Kerkez or Hato. Don’t think Liverpool will buy an attacking first fullback on the left when Trent is already a liability for defence on the right.
Kerkez in particular seems to show the energy and skill to be a great two way left back.
I wonder how we seem to lead the league?
A constant puzzle to me.
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What a sad life to lead as a football “fan”, that when your team dominates another team that beat all the other supposed title challengers, the instant response is to come here and jerk off over one of their players not your own.
@vjcpatriot I think you’re better off “supporting” Chelsea, United, or City.
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I didn’t say Liverpool don’t win the title in 2025. I said they win it in 2026.
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Unlikely.
Big rebuild on the cards this summer as things stand.
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I think you’re doing a great disservice to our manager there. Even if we lose all three of the Contract Trio, which is unlikely, Arne will have a plan.
If we don’t buy someone soon, we will go on a 15 match losing streak.
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If we lose them, and no contracts have been signed yet, we will have three massive gaps to fill in the side. There are very few, if any, forwards in the world who give you what Salah provides. Virgil is still imperious, and a leader par excellence. Our defence would be much less stable without him. Trent has days like yesterday, but he’s also capable of great brilliance, as we all know.
We need a CB anyway, even if VVD stays, we need a LB to cover Robbo’s decline, we probably need depth at DM, unless we go with Endo again, and there’s the question of CF, where Jota is so fragile and Darwin is, well, Darwin.
That’s a major overhaul and winning the league directly after it would be a massive achievement. Not impossible, but, as I said, unlikely.
As things stand.
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Winning the league is always a massive achievement, unless you’re supercharged cheats and/or backed by the media and refs.
So many people thought we would struggle this season, given Klopp’s departure, yet here we are, top of the league and leading the way in Europe. Credit must go to Slot for the job he has done so far; I very much doubt that he’s going to be a one-season wonder, as he appears far too focused and meticulous for that to be the case.
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I agree but I think the point stands that winning again (if we win the league this season) will be even tougher.
It’s even more of a massive achievement after an overhaul that would mean bringing in five or six new players.
I’m not doubting Slot, and, hopefully 2027 will be different, but winning it next season, if we lose all three, is unlikely. I don’t see what’s so contentious about that.
That’s why it’s so important that we take the opportunity this season.
Winning it any season is unlikely.
Your post has that ring of “the sky is falling down” about it. Players come and go. I trust Arne to rise to the challenge. That doesn’t mean we will win the title, necessarily, but we aren’t going to suddenly fall apart.
There is also noise about Diaz and Konate not signing new contracts, which might prompt more work on the squad rebuild as early as this summer…
On the plus side, while not exactly comparable, i think Arne’s spell at Feyernoord saw a lot of transfer activity and he was still able to deliver some consistemcy of results, adapting their patterns of play accordingly.
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I wouldn’t have too many issues with Diaz leaving this summer if the price was right - I think he’s a good player but one who’s unlikely to get better. Meanwhile, Konate has injury issues but if he could play 30 league games per season at the level of 2024/25, I’d sign him up until he’s 34. I’d really hate it if he left because he’s developed nicely, speaks well and has that leader aura about him.
I do expect the club to have a busy summer, though. Some players should be in line for new contracts regardless of how many years they have left on their current contracts, like Gravenberch, Gakpo, Bradley even…
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