Many good players are going to Atletico, so there’s that also. Plus, they like hard workers and wingers with around 10 goals per season on average like Diaz.
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More chance of winning stuff with us!
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Atletico’s president said yesterday that they do not plan to sign any strikers this summer. They do have pretty good squad depth this season, it must be said. But sometimes their in/out transfers can surprise. If Diaz goes there, I guess he’d be in competition with Lino.
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It’s been great to have so much quality in depth to call upon that i worry that reducing it will have a much bigger impact than might be appreciated.
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Our squad size is really good, we are one of the rare top sides in Europe where you can easily see: okay, from top to bottom, there are two players per position.
We have the odd case like Morton, but it’s not a big deal. Plus, not many players out on loan. It’s a situation easier to manage, keep players motivated, put structured top wages in world football where it needs to be put and maximize quality and competitiveness on the pitch.
Of course, some players will leave. Either ones who’s contracts are expiring or players we want to move on/upgrade on.
I was curious to see how Slot would manage a PL side battling in 4 competitions, more rotation than he’s ever used to, etc. But it seems like he knows what he’s doing. I’ve no doubt this is more or less the squad size he wants to keep. We need it to be competitive on multiple fronts.
Hopefully the quality (and mentality) will at least remain the same. That might depend on who exactly leaves, as we have some of our very best players in doubts.
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I wouldn’t want to be in competition with flooring.
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Pedro for me…He’s a real cutting edge player.
Uses his talent, technical skills and workmate to advance the team game
Also a bit of a hot head.
Just charged half the length of the pitch to confront Gordon as he was getting sent off.
Does look like Gordon now misses the league cup final.
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Really? I haven’t seen him enough but when I have he seems really lazy
Lazy? Probably has the highest work rate of any attacking player in the Brighton team
Get him in!
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Hope this is the only time we see Gordon in the red of LFC
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Disappears too often when Brighton needs him the most. I like quite a bit of Brighton players but if I were to have a choice of Brighton players , it would be someone like Mitoma or baleba
I think he’ll wipe the floor with him.
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Here is a good interview.
A sit down with Patrick Montgomery, the former Lead Recruitment Analyst for Liverpool, who played a pivotal role in scouting and signing top talents for both Jürgen Klopp and Arne Slot. Patrick shares exclusive insights into how he helped identify and recruit world-class players like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Virgil van Dijk, and more, shaping one of the most dominant teams in modern football. He also breaks down Liverpool’s evolving recruitment strategies, the challenges of scouting elite talent, and what it takes to build a squad capable of competing at the highest level.
—How Liverpool Sign Players
—The Methods Behind Mane, Firmino & Salah
—Scouting And Analysing For Van Dijk
—The Biggest Challenges Of Scouting
—The Transition Between Slot/Klopp
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We left recruitment in the hands of a stubbly adolescent?
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I’ve been looking at Ekitike a bit more, as an alternate to Isak. He seems a similar sort of player, but a couple of years back in his development/experience. His injury record is better too.
Tall, very fast, can score a variety of goals. Isak is better at the moment, but that might not be the case in future, as Ekitike has more development to come. With Slot’s ability to develop players, he might just get the nod.
Let’s imagine a world where Newcastle won’t budge for anything less than 120M but Ekitike can be bought for around half that amount?
It might make sense, especially as we have other business to do in the summer.
Funny because I think Newcastle were close to bringing Ekitike a few years ago, before he went to PSG.
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I watched a compilation of his the other day after he had been mentioned here. He looks like a cross between Kanu and Crouch, those legs are as thin as toothpicks! Fantastic touch, though, he seems to be a decent finisher. Then again, those compilations can make anyone look awesome without context.
Still, it’s the kind of signing I think Liverpool will look to make in the summer, rather than spend exorbitant amounts on one or two players like Isak.
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Yesterday’s game is another evident of our two obvious holes in the squad: left back and center forward.
Robbo lost his man time after time, but a bigger problem is his shot passing is terrible. It’s easy to press him, then cut off our build-up in the left side.
Jota is a fan favorite, and many think his only downside is injuries, but I don’t think so. He is an amazing poacher, but his physicality is too weak to lead the line, while not being technique-gifted too. In counter-attack situations, he is useless because he couldn’t beat a center-back with strength or speed.
While our midfielders are not really aggressive and don’t have a ball winner, having one left back who is terrible with the ball and a center forward who can’t help them with duals lets our midfield be pressed more easily. This is not the first time we face this situation this season.
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