Liverpool Discussion posts 2

13 Jun 2026 15:23:15
What about few want away players to fill squad.
Rashford for LW Option.
B. Silva for RW / AM cover.
J. Stones CB cover.

Stiller/ Baleba DM.
Diomande RW.
Guiterreda RB/ CB.
Or Kayode RB.

Total 6 or 7 incoming to beef up squad with quality and experience.

13 Jun 2026 17:33:44
First 3 absolutely not. Diomende, Baleba and Kayode would be very good business.

13 Jun 2026 18:38:40
I'd actually take John Stones. Top defender and much needed experience. Also homegrown.

As for Rashford and Bernardo, absolutely not. Pair of rats.

13 Jun 2026 19:07:44
Stones has played 36 Premier League games in the last 3 seasons, at 32, and the switch back to high energy football would be a disaster.

13 Jun 2026 21:36:37
What MK said, sums it up perfectly.

13 Jun 2026 23:44:38
You forgot about Darwin.

14 Jun 2026 01:10:25
Rather crap in my hands and clap than us sign Rashford, Silva or Stones.

14 Jun 2026 02:54:01
Bhave.

14 Jun 2026 10:49:32
Victor. That's a good one. And I'd have to agree.

14 Jun 2026 13:07:34
I like Stones, it's just the injuries. I've said in another thread to get rid of Gomez, so I can hardly get behind getting someone even more injury prone in.

14 Jun 2026 21:35:47
Other than United prejudices, why is Rashford a rat?

14 Jun 2026 21:57:13
Because Quo Vadis, he constantly downs tools when he decides he's not getting everything his own way. He's on massive wages and can't even be bothered to show up to training and team meetings on time which saw him dropped more than once. He'd rather mess about parting with his mates or doing publicity stunts like arguing with politicians, than actually put in some effort to justifying his huge salary.

He's just comes off as really arrogant. He acts like everyone owes him something. The clip of him "pressing" against Luton a few years ago is an absolute disgrace. Go watch it and tell me he's anything other than a lazy prick. Ross Barkley literally gently jogs past him without a challenge.

15 Jun 2026 08:03:56
That makes Rashford sound lazy. It doesn't make him sound like a rat, MK.

15 Jun 2026 10:16:50
Technically being United through and through makes Rashford a rat by default. The fact he's lazy, a virtue signaller and over rated too are separate matters.

15 Jun 2026 12:45:18
Other than United prejudices?

16 Jun 2026 11:51:07
Rashford is an average footballer with a bad attitude, poor work rate, and a sense of entitlement. Hasn't he been spotted out at nightclubs before games on a few occasions? Wouldn't take him on a free.

16 Jun 2026 12:16:08
Honestly, if I were him I'd have downed tools as well. He came through at 18. Utd have been dire for that whole time - despite him being one of their most consistent (best) players, and then Amorim comes in, gives him a public spanking, and basically forces him out.



I think this just comes down to him being a Utd player. Clearly the boot wouldn't fit in reality, but if he were a random foreigner, people would be all over the idea of him at LW for us. He just needs to feel the love. Many players do.

12 Jun 2026 05:47:44
Mexico vs South Africa.

Ref takes centre stage.not the 1st time for this ref either I believe.

South Acrica were poor though.Mexico didn't really have to get out of 1st gear.

12 Jun 2026 07:51:24
Maybe - but that first red card was pretty obvious. They shouldn't be complaining about that one - would be better to concentrate on trying to fix their comical defending and their toothless attack.

12 Jun 2026 09:38:51
1st was warranted... but that's it.

Imagine playing 3 centre backs and yet a midfielder somehow ends up as the last man.

12 Jun 2026 21:15:13
First red card was fair.
Second red card was also fair - it was a slap.
Third red card was a bad call - foul and yellow, but it wasn't a goal scoring opportunity, so definitely not a red.

13 Jun 2026 15:37:52
The first one, you could see the Mexican player blatantly kept his legs lifted up unnaturally, so he would entangle himself with the SA player. He only got it because it was last man, and he went down in the box.

The slap was obviously a red, as you can't go around slapping people in the chops and expect anything else. The 3rd was yellow at best, and I don't think he was last man despite the commentators towing the line and saying it was.

11 Jun 2026 22:33:36
Lots of players to watch and keep an eye on this World Cup. A lot of my list has been linked to us.
Ivory Coast:
Yan Diomande
B. Toure
Ousmane Diomande

Senegal:
L. Camara
Mbaye
Diao

Morocco:
Bouaddi
El Khannouss
Saibari

Argentina:
Nico Paz
Valentin Barco

Austria:
Paul Wanner

Croatia:
Vuskovic
P. Sucic

DR Congo:
Mukau

Algeria:
Anis Hadj Moussa
Maza

Colombia:
Richard Rios

Belgium:
Seys
Fernandez-Pardo

Bosnia:
Muharemovic
Alajbegovic

Norway:
Andreas Schjelderup

Sweden:
Svensson

Switzerland:
Johan Manzambi

Turkey:
Yildiz
Can Uzun

France:
Akliouche
Lacriox
Barcola
Zaire Emery
Risser

Germany:
Schlotterbeck
Brown
Stiller

Portugal:
Diogo Costa
Inacio
Trincao
Conceicao
Ramos.

12 Jun 2026 08:54:00
Argentina:
Valentin Barcode
A perfect fit for Newcastle Utd, I think.

12 Jun 2026 22:14:17
Morocco is apparently a really good team at the moment, with some highly rated individuals, but Portugal and France have got the most depth.

11 Jun 2026 14:23:10
Diomande now prefers LFC to PSG but a deal remains unlikely this week due to World Cup participation.

13 Jun 2026 09:08:26
Hope they have tied up potential contracts in advance. If they have great games, the hype and price can go up.

11 Jun 2026 03:50:58
Looked at the squad depth from the title season compared to last season to see if we were that short.
24/25. 25/26
Alisson
Kelleher-Mama
Jaros- Woodman
Davies

CBS:
Konate
Virg
Gomez
Quansah-Leoni

Lbs:
Robbo
Tsimikas-Kerkez

RBS:
Taa-Frimpong
Bradley
Mabaya-Ramsay

Mids:-
Gravenberch
Dom
Endo
Jones
Nyoni
Morton
McConnell-Bajcetic
Elliot-Wirtz
Macca

Fwds:
Salah
Diaz- Rio
Chiesa
Nunez- Isak
Jota- Ekitike
Gakpo
Danns

Just one midfielder less this season, which was Morton.

Rio took Diaz spot, so we didn't buy no one. More injuries this season. 3 pressing forwards replaced by three that don't. Replacing Salah is nearly done in Diomande. Jaquet replaced Konate. So only need to replace Macca and Jones if they leave. Keep Elliot imo.

11 Jun 2026 06:45:40
I would say we also need a RB.

11 Jun 2026 07:37:59
And another forward, Ekitike, is out for the season, and Isak needs his game time managed, so a forward who can play across the front 3 is a must have.

11 Jun 2026 08:12:25
Yes, a RB now is priority for me after Diomande.

11 Jun 2026 09:19:35
Rio did not replace Diaz.

11 Jun 2026 09:25:42
Faith, the club did want Rio to get chances, so didn't sign a replacement, hence Rio taking over the Diaz.

11 Jun 2026 10:21:17
Injuries were an issue, the lack of fitness was an issue, the tragedy in the summer was an issue but the bigger issue was the change in style.

Moving Grav from the 6, and playing a rotating midfield 3, the back line sitting deeper, defending set pieces deeper, the attackers not busting a gut to win the ball back.

I don't subscribe to this 'forwards who don't press' thing. Any forward can press if the manager is strong enough to force it, and tactically aware enough to know how to coach the team to do it.

I'm not sure if Slot wanted them to press high or not because sometimes we did and sometimes we didn't. The team certainly wasn't set up to press, so even when the forwards tried to press they did it on their own.

We started the season with a better squad than the title winning season and injuries, tragedies depleted it but ultimately the tactics were flawed and didn't get the best from the available players.

11 Jun 2026 13:00:38
Directly comparing depth based on just numbers from this season to last season really doesn't mean anything. We've always lacked a bit in quality from the bench, to be honest. We need a LW, RW, DM, RB, and preferably a senior CB. Also need a striker if Gakpo goes, but I imagine he'll stay and rotate with Isak.

11 Jun 2026 18:49:26
Rio hasn't replaced Diaz. He is a good prospect who will get games, but won't be a regular yet.

09 Jun 2026 19:28:33
Eichorn's release clause ends on the 15th June. Due to Brexit, we can't sign him now. Hertha's under-19s coach has moved to Leverkusen, who wanted him permanently. If we get a deal done it won't be activated until next summer, similar to the Jaquet deal.

Hertha could then loan him to Leverkusen for a season. His agency and camp want 8m with his release clause being the same amount. At the end of the day, if he's not signed by Tuesday, then it doesn't happen.

10 Jun 2026 13:57:41
Just confirmed he is gone to Leverkusen! ?

10 Jun 2026 14:48:51
The likes of Leverkusen don't want him on loan for a season; they want to buy and develop him. And he's not going to want to stay in the 2nd division when he's garnered so much interest. Better off just accepting that Hertha will sell him, and ensuring his agent negotiates with the new club to secure a preferential release clause. It's not ideal, but that way we bypass the Brexit block, keep everyone happy, and he gets experience in a division closer in quality to the Prem before making the jump.

12 Jun 2026 23:55:50
KP - "We can't sign him now" - You're right, rules prohibit us from signing him until he's 18, the 15 June date is meaningless for us.

08 Jun 2026 18:32:12
Ever since Edwards has come back we've been presenting ass for f****** on the transfer market, I thought he was supposed to be the second coming of Arsene Wenger. ?

08 Jun 2026 19:52:13
How on earth did you get on the Internet?

08 Jun 2026 20:12:11
Love it, Robbie.

08 Jun 2026 01:15:55
The market for goal scoring wingers is pretty poor, Kvaratskhelia, Semenyo, Olise (I don't see him as world class at all) are some decent options who come to mind. I'm pretty ambivalent regarding Diomande, don't see the comparisons to Mane at all, in fact he looks closer to Olise. Way softer and less dynamic than Mane, the both of them. He's probably the first player since Darwin where even the YouTube highlights don't get me excited.

However I'm not really focused on his purchase, there's no one who's going to come in that's going to get anywhere near replacing Salah and I don't expect anyone to. I think the thing that is massively being overlooked is the fact Salah was the ever present, very rarely unavailable. When he was, we had only Frimpong, unless we are looking at a backup winger also, we need to keep Elliott as the backup.

I'm more interested in who we bring in the defensive side, the midfield and right back positions. We need muscle, height and some genuine bite.

Obviously we want a good deep squad, however the only players I'd not want to see leave are VVD, Ali, Rio, Kerkez and Isak. The rest, utterly replaceable. Players like Szobo, Ekitike, yeah they did well, but their attitudes are the exact thing you don't want in a dressing room. They've got the Ronaldo egos, without the Ronaldo impact. Jones is a squad player, if the issue is time on the pitch, move him on, he got the time he deserved.

There's always a player who comes to the fore in a new season, it will be interesting to see who it will be next season. I've got a suspicion it will be one of the potential 'boring' defensive players rather than an exciting new attacker.

08 Jun 2026 02:25:00
Elliot has one year left on his deal. If the club isn't going to offer a new deal, then he moves on. Same with Jones. Personally, I see both going, along with Gakpo and Macca. You are correct that the winger market is short on talent. I mean Chelsea paid £50m for Gittens. We need the following:
RB
CB
2x mids
2x wingers.

08 Jun 2026 13:43:58
We have 2 strikers in Isak and Ekitike, Bobby, and to a point Mane sacrificed their games to push the "mo boat" goal tally up.

We are clearly moving toward a striker focus, away from goalscoring wingers. We probably want the wingers contributing up to 8 goals a season and 10 assists, with the main striker getting 20+, secondary 15 goals, and Wirtz up to 10.

This is a better balance than having 60% of our goals from 3 players as it typically was with Mane, Bobby and Salah.

There's nothing wrong with moving away from goalscoring wingers.

08 Jun 2026 15:24:01
There is when your strikers don't score or don't play.

08 Jun 2026 21:19:13
Eliiot has no pace to play on the wing.

09 Jun 2026 12:38:19
"The market for goal scoring wingers is pretty poor, Kvaratskhelia, Semenyo, Olise" That's a wild statement when our current top winger is Gakpo.

10 Jun 2026 08:48:37
I don't think we need midfielders unless it's to replace someone leaving.

It was proven in the title winning season that the midfielders we have are more than capable when used correctly. Grav has the potential to be an elite 6, but for some baffling reason, unknown to anyone, Slot decided to allow him to roam forward in a more fluid 3. All this whilst dropping the defensive line 10 yards and having the front 3 sporadically press in isolation.



This just opened up the midfield with gaps that were impossible for 3 people to cover, especially when they can all roam wherever they want and have no structure.

I'm hoping that Iraola brings more structure, which will give the players a base to play from.

07 Jun 2026 05:59:17
Good morning.
Hi Carra, the fields.
Is there any updates on any players joining or leaving at all?
Thanks.