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Lovely post match interview with Iraola. But my god Jay Spearing is a monotone, platitude-spouting automaton on the official site.

It's all performative b******s that, can't fathom what makes people watch that s*** to begin with. Watching people screaming in a room is what my mom did for a living when she was young, taking care of mental patients. Now it's a show on the internet!

That he is. They are a team of pricks, mirroring their manager through and through.

The f***ing who now? Sounds like an orc Tolkien made up

The KopTalk blueprint to a tee.

I don't think I will actually.

Bet he’ll play amazingly well now, after his move collapsing. Like Xabi and Suarez before him. So keep up the good work Gakpo, and Jesus wil give you a crown of glory!

Nyoni was talking to his teammates and urging them on straight away when he came on. I like that, making others around him aware of him being there and being vocal. We need that, and him being a young lad showing leadership makes it even better.

Hard watch this second half. Getting nervy on the pitch

Every time now, isn’t he!?

Need to sub Jacket. Lost his composure here.

Jesus, Chelsea and City have 250m worth of "talent" out on loan, each.

But is he wrong? Or is Eki going to do 100 high speed sprints straight away when he returns? What's the issue?

In essence the most elastic expression known to all humankind, and he said it thrice, just like St. Peter. – When are you available? – At the earliest time at which I become available. – And when is that? – As soon as possible. WTF

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Camavinga has been, since Nov 2019, 311 days out, missed 65 games. First it was knocks and trauma injuries, but has been more systemic and mechanical, non-trauma stuff lately. He's clearly struggeling to shake it. But i'd defo take him as a low price punt, cause he's great when playing. Injured, Back on the pitch, Injury Type, Days, Games 19 Nov 2019-27 Nov 2019: Muscle injury, Non-trauma, 9, 2 24 Oct 2020-15 Nov 2020: Knock, Trauma, 23, 7 4 Oct 2021-18 Oct 2021: Knock, Trauma, 15, 4 15 Nov 2023-4 Jan 2024: Right LCL tear, Trauma, 51, 10 26 Mar 2024-30 Mar 2024: Ankle sprain, Trauma/mechanical, 5, 0 13 Aug 2024-26 Sep 2024: Left MCL sprain, Trauma, 45, 10 27 Nov 2024-13 Dec 2024: Left biceps femoris, Non-trauma, 17, 4 16 Jan 2025-6 Feb 2025: Left hamstring, Non-trauma, 22, 6 23 Apr 2025-6 Jul 2025: Left adductor tendon tear, Non-trauma, 75, 13 10 Aug 2025-15 Sep 2025: Right ankle sprain, Trauma/mechanical, 37, 6 7 Dec 2025-18 Dec 2025: Ankle problem, Unclear / mechanical, 12, 3

Is the reported 85m claus(e) active from Xmas onwards, or only from next summer?

Well we were more successful with getting Wirtz after we gor Pong.

This is f***ing awful. We’ve become everything we used to mock United for. And Spurs.

Going on 19 now! As per the persistent way to count people's ages on this forum.

He'd be absolutely useful. But I'd like to have a more experienced and thus perhaps assertive player. A real leader, like.

One year on his contact. Could be a "value" signing. Gives away the full meaning of the "multi club approach".

Has been thus for a while now. He seems afraid of getting hurt.

We're far from being as bad as when Klopp took over, but the needed "reset" is still massive work. We have an aging Virgil and Ramses looks even less royal than last season. He is clearly afraid of stepping out and throwing him in harms way, perhaps being cautious after his injuries of just not trusting his speed and strength anymore. Then there is the midfield problem. And the full back problem. But first and foremost: the leadership problem. You can't throw money at and buy yourself out of that mess just as easily as 'only' replacing the epochal goalie and central defender.

I'm not old, senile and grumpy enough just yet to be blaming Slot for the rest of my life, but bloody nearly. We all loved winning games and the league at the end of his first season, but the style was always a bit dire for me, and the actual sowing the league up part was more a relief than the great joy that Klopp's teams delivered. We were a hard watch after Janury of that season, and in football terms that is absolute ages ago now. And that sapping the life out of the team was 100% on him. Imagine not having had Trent feeding Salah, who had the best individual season since forever in a red shirt. That was what won us the league, despite Slot. And the Gravenbergh turn, until the others sussed it out. A bit simplistic for sure, but still a true enough picture.