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Klopp turning into batman? https://x.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1791400386231759038

https://s3a.sofifa.net/9fdc6b64c81e12bf0460aad2c83273e0f131fa1e.jpg It’s that time of the year again….Happy 17.!

Not that interesting imho it's solved by selling most of what they have out on loan tbf. Harrison alone has a £20m clause if Everton stay up, Sinisterra already sold for £20m. Real Betis have an option on Roca, Roma have an option on Kristensen and an obligation on Llorente if he plays enough games. There's a couple of suitors for Aaronson as well. Realistically they'll only need to sell Summerville.

Yup - also this just creates more unemployment and will give more of the lower leagues our shitty refs The solution is to remove as much of the incompetent elements of VAR as possible through semi-automated offsides and a far more black and white, simplified rulebook on what's what. Change some personnel and also investigate referees for their allegiances/supporting clubs and ensure they never officiate a game of said club or their closest rival. It will never be perfect, but doing this will make it as close as it's going to get.

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1790783046213410977?t=ewF7TMWWaX0oGl472fUKPw&s=19 i feel like this isn't the correct solution either. Problem isnt var its the incompetent referees.

They´re a young side, I can only see them get better. Especially if they get Gyokeres

As much as I hate Arsenal and wish for their demise, they're CB pairing is young and tactically astute. Their forwards are youthful and bring energy plus they have goals coming from their midfield. The only way that team fails is through poor management and recruiting. If they make the same mistake FSG did, by not building on the foundations of a successful season (2018-19) then those building blocks start to crumble.

Before the start of the season, I'd give it an 8/10. Now it feels more like a 6. Overall, I'd give it a solid 7/10. We should not underestimate how many changes were made, how many injuries we suffered from, the fact that Jurgen and the whole management are leaving, and, yeah, a good few games where the referees were just horrible. What makes the mark worse is mainly that I absolutely despise some of the performances. Sorry to be the negative one again, but what we played had nothing to do with football I expect from Liverpool at times. Not that I expect to win the league every year, but I do expect to play one of the most entertaining footballs. In so many moments, we were just incredibly dull, even from our star players or very expensive players. I hope that changes soon.

Matos really was an unsung hero of the Klopp era, it's his elite development plan that gave us Quansah, Bradley, Beck, Clark and McConnell this season alone.

You just know that there's going to be a heap of Liverpool players going there on loan next season. Kaide Gordon might be one. Lijnders football ideology is closely aligned with Slot's (they're good friends and came through the same classes for their coaching badges) so it could be beneficial in other ways than by merely looking at transfers.

https://twitter.com/FCRBS_en/status/1790713746173698280?t=NvwhY3JeFCIrvG5DuoKOYg&s=19 if he wants to send a few talents our way all the best to him!

Where does the notion of Barcelona having £75 million come from?

Good luck mate. In the words of Lord Palpatine: "We will watch your career with great interest " https://s3a.sofifa.net/7a5d064891aa2094f6694372592beb471ab1814f.jpg

I like how Macca commented on his mistake on instagram. It was a silly mistake but exactly this reaction assures me that he is a leader who does not hide away from it, takes personal responsibility and improves himself. He had a phenomenal season and finally is a player that even exceeded expectations and made the price tag an absolute bargain.

https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1790321047150997981 If this is true, it might be worth a gamble. 🤔

You are aware that he's not being asked to do that particular job for Nice though, he's an elite ball carrier and that's why Nice have him more advanced, having those skills in a deeper role are hugely beneficial for how Slot likes to play. Wieffer ain't coming, we're not going back and getting any of Slot's former players. However, exactly like Wieffer, Slot will turn a midfielder that has a big physical frame and good technical skills into his version of a CDM, Thuram could be the guy ahead of say Gravenberch for that role because he is always thinking defensively first.

No secret that I wanted him last summer. Last year of his contract next season, signed up with new agents and wanted to move last season. It's a perfect gamble for that price. I know there's some that'll say he's not a pure CDM and that we should sign someone like Ugarte or Palhinha instead, however we've got Slot coming in who made Mats Wieffer into a "Slot" CDM and the key aspects of that role involve good technical skills to create from deep, a big physical frame and the ability to cover a decent amount of ground. Add that to what is a good personality and I think he'd be be a great addition.

LCM or a CAM

https://twitter.com/AnfieldSector/status/1788964002745246132?t=YpPS48bXaLCDZHZkElASFw&s=19 ward's back too

A Premier League boss has been granted a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. He is being sued for aggravated damages by a woman who says the offences took place two decades ago. A BBC investigation has already revealed the boss remains in position despite a police investigation over the alleged rape of a different girl, 15. The judge said the order was necessary for the "administration of justice". Wonder who this is…

https://twitter.com/LFC_Turbo/status/1788141709827752444?t=DrLQHgJYyxCCJA0J9zB1PA&s=19 this is the man we're talking about. If we didn't have criminals playing up front salah would have the most assists itl

We all know Salah isn’t as good in 1v1s anymore, and hasn’t looked great on the eye test recently, but the stats show he’s still in his prime.

Bruh this salah disrespect..... Hes creating the most chances in the team man. Hes just going through a bad phase now was absolutely class the first part of the season.

Real winning the UCL despite being the worst team on the pitch every knockout games they played , Liverpool and Arsenal starting the season strong to bottle the league to City in the last instant , Kane finishing trophy less the more things change the more things will ever stay the same right ?

God damn. He beat my club and even I'm not that salty. He's going to a Champions League final, let the man enjoy it. That's not immaturity, that's just celebrating a win like every other team would if they qualified for the UCL Final.

Barcelona can't afford to offer academy graduates a professional contract, there's not a hope in hell they'd be able to afford Darwin Núñez, calling them rumours is being generous.

He received vile comments till a level his family was targeted

About 20% of the time he gets tired and bored at having to defend as it is, 20% over a match almost every match is a lot of free chances he gives away. He gets away with it because he's so good on the ball, not that he should. Now your saying let's put him completely out of position?

The only problem is he’s quite prone to massive individual errors. That’s one of the reasons he’s not been giving many chances in the national team in the past. If he improves on that,he’s a brilliant player.

https://twitter.com/TheDalglishStnd/status/1787530111148855669?t=hD53RqMjOkyUpAUtZxtGjg&s=19

Yellow card to Trent for unsportsmanlike behaviour as the Ref wasn't ready, we played to the whistle but the Ref didn't like how it 'felt', Red card for Klopp too (for asking why they are so thick). VAR has a look and says it's right to disallow it. Dermot Gallagher in the studio afterwards: “They can, but don’t forget they have to go on what the referee says. “So the referee says ‘this is why I haven’t given it’, you look at the pictures. “He will say ‘I think he’s played it too quickly for my liking’ – you look at that picture, you can’t really argue with the referee there. “He’s in the perfect position and he waves it away immediately, says no.” Asked whether it would influence a referee differently had Trent taken the corner less ‘dramatically’, Gallagher agreed that was likely. “I actually think that, honestly,” he continued. “How he’s taken that corner has convinced the referee that he’s trying to gain an advantage. Because the referee’s got a perfect view. “If you look, the referee is as close as I am to you if you like, and he waves it away straight away. “I think that sells it in his mind, that he’s walked away then taken it himself.”

Abi Rudkin, she's works for Sky Sports and is a regular on LFC podcasts and she goes the games. Her work is brilliant, he mentioned her by name in one of his press conferences as well, well done Abi 👏🏻

This is truly wholesome, on the 2nd of May this artist presented Klopp with this lovely commemorative painting. https://s3a.sofifa.net/180c9e950dd58d0540982018389ea20ec334d52e.png

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I'd say there is a difference between being guaranteed minutes and not given a chance in your predominant position. Normally I'd agree but Carvalho just was not given a chance. Only thing I don't know is how his behaviour is in training etc., but tbf to him, in Leipzig he again was not given more chances and with the likes of Xavi Simons it was clear that he would rot at the bench, bad choice from all involved imo.

I hope he gets his chances. His comments were not the best but I sort of get him - he was promised a position and game time, and did not get it. He lacked confidence and was played out of position. I still think he is a massive talent. Every thing he excels at makes him a great 10, not a winger, so imo his comments on Klopp were kind of justified..

He did still get a lot of hate, though. What's happened to Darwizzy is awful and shouldn't happen to anyone ever. He should, however, be called out for his poor performances, the same way Jota was called out during that 7 month period and at the start of this season. We were all saying Jota should probably be sold at the end of the season, before his upturn in form around January time. We were all saying that Nunez was one of the best in the league, during the start of 2024, then he went poor again. It's very up and down, always has been and always will be. And people get, rightly, called out for inconsistency. It's part of football Nunez has a lot to learn

No consideration given to how Liverpool do their business or in this market, who'd buy Núñez?

It's gonna be an interesting summer for transition. Arne Slot has a very talented squad at his disposal and it's up to him to decide what position is better for who. I heard he is a man who likes to experiment and give players new roles, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Trent, Szoboszlai, Gakpo or Salah playing new positions. Hope he is flexible and gives freedom to players whilst maintaining a rigid formation. Curious what will happen to Kelleher, if he stays as second gk or pushes for a move as Ali has his spot nailed on. Bradley looks set to rival Trent for the RB spot and on Calvin Ramsay a decision will be made (might be another loan). We need another senior CB, Van Dijk is getting older, Konate is injury prone, while Quansah and Sepp can't be relied upon yet. Endo, Bajcetic, Jones, Gravenberch, Tyler Morton will be considered for the pivot, Macca will alternate between DM and AM. Don't think it's enough though, another solid CM/DM is needed, someone to replace Thiago. For the 3 spots behind the striker, Harvey, Szoboszlai, Macca, Diaz, Gakpo, Jota, Salah, Fabio Carvalho, can all feature across those 3 spots, I think we're covered. Add Kaide Gordon and Ben Doak to that. Up front, well, depends on Nunez. He seems tailor made for Slot's 11, but decisions will be made. Jota, Salah, Danns are the other options. Overall, the squad looks fine, we're 3-4 signings away from a complete squad that could fight on more fronts. UCL will help us attract world class players and Edwards & co. will go for the best options at the right price. To sum it up, A CB, a CM/DM, a LB and a forward are needed, in this order of priority. Others will be decided if there are departures

He was, although during that spell after Richarlison came on he got moved around more and caught out. Think Virg helped him get back on track but the inexperience showed then. Would still play him ahead of Ibou which says a lot.

I mean Richarlison got past him like four times just because he was not man marking properly. Talent definitely but still raw, which is fine but IMO we need to see beyond the purely positive aspects

I really can’t believe no one is talking about Quansah. He was unreal today. Some great passes, great awareness (offensively and defensively), great tackles. Controlled our defence. He was unreal today

Just look at this page for example, the people that aren't supporting Darwin Núñez rarely if ever have supported him. They'll hate him and abuse him for their own personal hope and satisfaction of maybe one day seeing him leave and because it's easier to hate something than it is to support.

I never understood why anyone would abuse a player on social media. We can talk and debate their performances but to send abuse to them directly, about their family. It's just bizarre.

First thing we should acknowledge is that he's likely got a social media team behind him that is coordinating all of this. He's likely seeing all the screenshots of his Instagram on Twitter (I'm seeing then and some of them are awful), those posts have been going up for months, tagging him in some of them and some of the stuff said on those posts are vile. He's likely taken his Liverpool stuff down because it's the source to beat him with. It's a bad look for alleged supporters to be cheering this on and it's not the first Liverpool player to have had to do something similar this season alone (Gakpo, Quansah and Gomez have all limited or suspended social media accounts until the heat has died down).

If that was the case he'd have unfollowed his teammates and staff members. This is just a reaction to the abuse he's been getting, which is never justified and cannot be excused.

Probably deleted pics due to the abuse he's getting in the comments. Regardless, this is childish behaviour. You're 24 and playing for Liverpool. Prove people wrong on the pitch.

Gakpo had a good game. Not as flashy as Diaz or Nunez but far more reliable and does the simple stuff right. 100% the only forward worth keeping around as a squad player alongside Jota for the rebuild.

Up until an hour ago (Irish time) you could go onto Twitter, Instagram and Reddit and easily find supposed Liverpool fans making death threats against his family. Some of the shit his partner and children were tagged in (by brand new anonymous accounts) were honestly disgusting.

It's beyond unacceptable, there's people celebrating this as if they've won something, as if that course of action is okay because it justifies their views. Disgusting behaviour and definitely not something that should be associated with being a supporter of Liverpool.

Spot on. It's fine to have opinions about a player, but making any kind of threats in any format is unacceptable.

His wife has had to delete posts, same posts he's deleted by the looks of it, as well because death threats were made against her and their child. Anyone that is happy about that or celebrating that can kindly fuck off. As for thinking that's forcing him out? I doubt it, he still has Liverpool in his profile picture, bio and across all his other social media accounts. He's still following all his current teammates and staff so there's nobody pushing him out from within. This is purely an external abuse issue, one which nobody can or should support.

Whoever the cunts are that sent Darwin so much abuse he removed all Liverpool related shit from his Instagram need to have fucking bounties put on their heads and have every single bounty hunter in HISTORY both fictional and non fictional after their disgraceful asses. Scum. Not Liverpool fans at all.

I love Darwin so much so it makes me upset when he’s basically trying to cut all ties with us. I feel for him absolutely and he doesn’t deserve any of the abuse that he receives. However, I think it’s time for him to cut ties. End now before things get sour. Acknowledge you flaws, move on. I’ll still support him once he leaves

Who’s sending threats to my dear Darwizzy? ☹️ No matter how many mistakes he makes, he doesn’t deserve this treatment. He’s always given his all to the club, and he’s a likable personality. Also, who was sending threats after we WON the game? I just don’t understand…

They will catch those who sent vile abuse to Darwin. In 2021 A Singaporean man was handed a nine-month probation order for sending death threats to Premier League footballer Neal Maupay. He was also ordered to do community service and undergo psychological or psychiatric treatment. Additionally, he was required to obey a nightly curfew between 22:00 and 06:00. His mother has posted a S$5000 ($3700; £2689) bond to ensure he meets the conditions. Derek Ng De Ren, 19, sent the messages after Maupay's team Brighton & Hove Albion beat Arsenal. He was arrested earlier in 2021 after the messages were traced back to Singapore by the Premier League. Even once the account had been blocked by Instagram, another profile was set up by the same person. This time the message said: "You think by reporting my account you're safe? I will kill you and your family." The Premier League says it was the first time it was able to successfully work with authorities overseas on a case of abuse. But it is far from a unique incident - 80% of the abusive messages sent to Premier League players come from outside the UK.

This honestly looks like a friendly at this point.

My god Gomez what a clearance

Richarlison is toying with Quansah with those runs.

He was struggling with Johnson too tbh.. he us great 1v1 but his marking is oof