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We've got a number of players who could do just enough in Klopps team but aren't up to Slots. We constantly move the ball so much quicker, looking for thread the needle passes. Quansah isn't mentally fast enough neither is Endo. Jones has enormous potential but he can be brilliant one match and not so good the next. We need signings, but we still have more than enough to win the league. I'd f*** the cups off though, we're spread too thin.

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This is true to a degree. But the major sites algorithms are weighted to reactive, negative and self destructive content. Whatever gets the most engagement. And whoever pays the most wedge, obv.

I was disappointed to see him on the starting sheet (Chelsea game). He stuffed that down my throat and then some. Best player on the pitch.

He hasn't got a choice. The run of games coming up is ridiculous. I blame bulls*** internationals which I despise.

I've wondered for a while if FSGs hesitancy on new contracts had anything to do with the Diarra case (Bosman 2.0). The court today found against FIFA ! Could mean big changes to come on contracts etc https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/04/fifas-transfer-rules-go-against-european-union-law-rules-eus-highest-court-lassana-diarra Fifa’s transfer rules go against European Union law, rules EU’s highest court Based on case linked to former midfielder Lassana Diarra Diarra challenged rules regarding players’ free movement Paul MacInnes Fri 4 Oct 2024 10.57 CEST Share The court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that key Fifa rules governing the transfer system are “contrary to EU law”, which could have potentially explosive consequences for the future of club football. The resolution of Fifa v the player “BZ” – AKA the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra – will cause great uncertainty across the game. It contains two key judgments after the court found that rules relating to the authorisation of transfers for players restrict freedom of movement, a key tenet of EU law, and that current rules requiring buying clubs to cover the cost of compensation for a player who breaks a contract “without just cause” are anticompetitive. Landmark transfer case verdict: court says Fifa rules breach EU law: football news – live Read more In a statement released by the CJEU, headed “Some Fifa rules on international transfers of professional footballers are contrary to EU law”, the court laid out the top-line judgments which will now be subject to further scrutiny by the Belgian courts, where the case originally began. “First, the rules in question are such as to impede the free movement of professional footballers wishing to develop their activity by going to work for a new club, established in the territory of another Member State of the European Union,” the statement said. “Those rules impose considerable legal risks, unforeseeable and potentially very high financial risks as well as major sporting risks on those players and clubs wishing to employ them which, taken together, are such as to impede international transfers of those players.” Second, the court said, “as regards competition law, the court holds that the rules at issue have as their object the restriction, and even prevention, of cross-border competition which could be pursued by all clubs established in the European Union, by unilaterally recruiting players under contract with another club or players about whom it is alleged that the employment contract was terminated without just cause.” These rules, the court said, “do not appear to be indispensable or necessary”.

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It means nothing to me.

It's down to the manager. Formation, substitutions, tactics all poor. Also Forest were very physical without being too dirty, something the manager will have to adapt his tactics to. Anywhere else in Europe we'd get a lot more free kicks and as it was three of their players were vergining on a second yellow. Lets see how the season goes but there's significant question marks over FSG. Their goal was a series of blunders by us - Trent gives it away with a really poor ball, Gakpo chooses to go outside their winger, no idea what Konate was doing and am I wrong or does Alisson leave the ball thinking it's going out ? I dunno, maybe it's just too far away from him.

Nunez is far from the only reason we blew it last term. 3-1 up at VIlla with 5 minutes to go and drawing 3-3. Losing 2-0 at Goodison. 2-2 at West Ham. Wrong end of a 0-1 at home to Palace. It really went to pieces when Trent returned from injury and we persisted in trying to play him in midfield and defence, going periods with no-one covering right back except Mo. It was management decisions that cost us and that's fine. Jurgen was exhausted and he'd more than earned the right to our support no matter how bad it might have got.

I'm at the age now of thinking he's actually a decent player and then realising I'm thinking of his 53 year old dad.....

Am I reading this right - Virge has said the club haven't tabled an extension ? https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-avenues-closing-joe-29787306?fbclid=IwY2xjawE1vwlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHThvrErNA1QaoFGeDfjyj8MJUsMInmW05IiixXtAyBZmGgxiYE6d80dUiQ_aem_WxfXitiS8Si6VuQ2SlXZeg

Think I've sussed what's happening. Of the four highest paid players at the club three of them their contract is expiring. The other is Alisson and we're trying to buy his replacement. They're doing a soft reset of the salary cap.

Any news on contract renewals ? Is Tricky Dicky in charge of them an all ?

I'd love to see his video analysis of Hughes who I am dangerously close to labelling the clubs latest spoofer.

Seen a couple of people say this and I disagree. I think in the near to medium term future he'll be a top player. That run of games you mention, he came into a team that was struggling due to injury and really shored us up. I thought he was very good. Will be disappointed to see him go but I don't think he fits into Slots system so good luck to him and thanks. If selling good youngsters means we are finished fishing for prospects and are going to concentrate on recruiting the finished article more it'll be a very good thing for us.

Am I wrong in thinking we played some of our best football while Trent was out last season, with Bradders at right back ? Not sure we dropped many points on that run.

Anyone who doesn't want England to win the tournament needs to consider if it would increase the chance of Southgate and Pickford going to the Mancs.

I'm not going to be happy until I hear him say tight.

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The big thing for me was : i) Bradley getting injured and Trent coming back into the team (not blaming Trent, just the effect it had on our tactics); ii) coinciding with Trent being back in Jurgen changed the shape and patterns of the whole team; our forwards have taken a lot of s*** but their positions and what they were asked to do changed from game to game, particularly Nunez and Gakpo. I don't 'blame' Jurgen as such - he's knackered and deserves nothing but our support and appreciation. With no evidence whatsoever I going to say he's let Ljinders have too much say over tactics for the last couple of months. Never go full Ljinders in the middle of a season.

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Both teams were s*** - it was like a schoolyard game going end to end. The only remarkable thing is the score.

Poor subs, poor game management - especially pushing everyone up for a late corner. Criminal that we didn't score when we had that 5 against 2.

Webb is a typical Yorkshire copper. His priority is his boys authority not being undermined; it doesn't matter if they get it right or not.