LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by AthleticoSpizz » 24 Jan 2026 21:05

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 25 Jan 2026 10:21

67% possession, 11 corners to 3 and same number of shots should yield at least a draw.

The only excuse last night was that they had an away trip in the South of France on Wednesday night whereas Bournemouth had a trip along the coast 2 nights before.
That led to Slot protecting Ekitike by having him on the bench.
Unfortunately he also did the same with his best left-back and Kerkez was once again out of position and rinsed for Bournemouth's 2nd goal-it has happened too often this season.

So, just the Champs League, the FA Cup and 4th or 5th spot to play for but to succeed in any of those Liverpool will need to create more realistic scoring chances and not always look for the perfect goal.

BTW Salah, often criticised for being greedy was the opposite last night and , faced with a clear chance on goal, decided to try and square the ball to Gakpo.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sutekh » 25 Jan 2026 10:30

South Coast Royal 67% possession, 11 corners to 3 and same number of shots should yield at least a draw.

The only excuse last night was that they had an away trip in the South of France on Wednesday night whereas Bournemouth had a trip along the coast 2 nights before.
That led to Slot protecting Ekitike by having him on the bench.
Unfortunately he also did the same with his best left-back and Kerkez was once again out of position and rinsed for Bournemouth's 2nd goal-it has happened too often this season.

So, just the Champs League, the FA Cup and 4th or 5th spot to play for but to succeed in any of those Liverpool will need to create more realistic scoring chances and not always look for the perfect goal.

BTW Salah, often criticised for being greedy was the opposite last night and , faced with a clear chance on goal, decided to try and square the ball to Gakpo.


You forgot “Virgil was unlucky” & the always popular “it was windy”

#slotlostplot

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 25 Jan 2026 10:46

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The only excuse last night was that they had an away trip in the South of France on Wednesday night whereas Bournemouth had a trip along the coast 2 nights before.
That led to Slot protecting Ekitike by having him on the bench.
Unfortunately he also did the same with his best left-back and Kerkez was once again out of position and rinsed for Bournemouth's 2nd goal-it has happened too often this season.

So, just the Champs League, the FA Cup and 4th or 5th spot to play for but to succeed in any of those Liverpool will need to create more realistic scoring chances and not always look for the perfect goal.

BTW Salah, often criticised for being greedy was the opposite last night and , faced with a clear chance on goal, decided to try and square the ball to Gakpo.


You forgot “Virgil was unlucky” & the always popular “it was windy”

#slotlostplot


I can verify that it was indeed very windy and I believe that VVD thought the ball was going out of play.
I am not giving Virgil a free pass but he really does need more aware and stronger players along side him in the back 4.


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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sutekh » 25 Jan 2026 10:56

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South Coast Royal 67% possession, 11 corners to 3 and same number of shots should yield at least a draw.

The only excuse last night was that they had an away trip in the South of France on Wednesday night whereas Bournemouth had a trip along the coast 2 nights before.
That led to Slot protecting Ekitike by having him on the bench.
Unfortunately he also did the same with his best left-back and Kerkez was once again out of position and rinsed for Bournemouth's 2nd goal-it has happened too often this season.

So, just the Champs League, the FA Cup and 4th or 5th spot to play for but to succeed in any of those Liverpool will need to create more realistic scoring chances and not always look for the perfect goal.

BTW Salah, often criticised for being greedy was the opposite last night and , faced with a clear chance on goal, decided to try and square the ball to Gakpo.


You forgot “Virgil was unlucky” & the always popular “it was windy”

#slotlostplot


I can verify that it was indeed very windy and I believe that VVD thought the ball was going out of play.
I am not giving Virgil a free pass but he really does need more aware and stronger players along side him in the back 4.


Virgil obviously never taught “ Veiligheid eerst en zet het in rij z“

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 25 Jan 2026 10:59

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You forgot “Virgil was unlucky” & the always popular “it was windy”

#slotlostplot


I can verify that it was indeed very windy and I believe that VVD thought the ball was going out of play.
I am not giving Virgil a free pass but he really does need more aware and stronger players along side him in the back 4.


Virgil obviously never taught “ Veiligheid eerst en zet het in rij z“


The trouble is that at that end of their ground it is so small that there probably isn't a row Z. :wink:

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by BRO_BOT » 25 Jan 2026 18:35

Plummeting down the table to 6th!

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sutekh » 25 Jan 2026 18:44

BRO_BOT Plummeting down the table to 6th!


And still no sign of either a central defender or a manager with a plot.


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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sanguine » 29 Jan 2026 10:24

Jeremie Frimpong missed 12 games to injury in six seasons at Celtic and Leverkusen. He's now on his third hamstring injury since arriving at Liverpool

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sutekh » 29 Jan 2026 11:01

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Sanguine Jeremie Frimpong missed 12 games to injury in six seasons at Celtic and Leverkusen. He's now on his third hamstring injury since arriving at Liverpool


Another defender gone and still no incoming likely. They have given up haven’t they. :lol:

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by Sanguine » 29 Jan 2026 13:44

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Sanguine Jeremie Frimpong missed 12 games to injury in six seasons at Celtic and Leverkusen. He's now on his third hamstring injury since arriving at Liverpool


Another defender gone and still no incoming likely. They have given up haven’t they. :lol:


Some broad sympathy with not spending - I've been critical of the likes of City dumping £50m on a player every time they get an injury. Five defenders out is a nightmare. They can't reasonably have another PL Top-4 player at their disposal.

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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 29 Jan 2026 14:02

The next fixture v Newcastle is a bit worrying.
With the Geordies having pace out wide and strength in the air for set pieces I hope Konate is ready to play and I might even be inclined to play Robbo at right-back-at least it would be a defender there rather than a midfielder and Endo is too risky out there.

Good to see some free flowing stuff last night albeit against a very limited side and Slot was able to bring off key players with the game won rather than do it, as he has done in some games, with the result still uncertain.


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Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

by South Coast Royal » 01 Feb 2026 11:25

For all their early burst of pressure, driving TNT commentators into ecstasy, Newcastle ended up with only 2 shots on target in the whole game.

3 beautifully created goals plus the emotional dribbler from Konate made it a good week for Liverpool after the disappointment of last Saturday at Bournemouth.

Next up City at home which is surely City's most difficult game to come and the result could go a long way to deciding this year's Championship.

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