Luis 'Lucho' Diaz

[redgold]

Sad to see him go. We need to make sure hat in upgrading our attacking options, we don't let our back up attacking options get things. We've seen what happens with a top rate first team without top rate back up before...

[miller0863]

The problem we had last year was Slot didn’t trust enough of the squad players, so we ran out of steam for a time, eg PSG and the EFL Final.

Slot wants a slightly smaller squad but to be able to use ALL of them when required. So a couple fewer but more flexible and better quality options.

[justincredible]

Lucho in München...


https://x.com/kerry_hau/status/1950056535721193853

[Diego20]

The problem we had last year was Slot didn’t trust enough of the squad players, so we ran out of steam for a time, eg PSG and the EFL Final.

Slot wants a slightly smaller squad but to be able to use ALL of them when required. So a couple fewer but more flexible and better quality options.

that doesn't make sense though

few injury's we're back to being shafted

we got rather lucky last season, apart from the usual suspects

[miller0863]

Pep has said the same.

Thing is, it doesn’t matter how many “bodies” you have if the manager won’t play them because he doesn’t deem them good enough

[justme]

Diego reminds me of the other newish chatter. constant whining...

Anyway i hope they sort this site out before the season starts.. doing my head in..

[Insidious]

Unreal business from us.

We paid £37m or so for him, didn't we?

Allegedly £140k-per-week if the £55k-per-week rumours have been squashed?

So roughly £25.5m in wages over 3 and a half years.

Bayern basically covered our fee for him AND our wages for 3 and a half years of excellent service, which could yet prove to be his best years.

Provided his spot in the squad is adequately replaced (not the easiest from a pure entertainment perspective, granted) then you'd have to say that's textbook stellar transfer work.

Also leaving in such a way where I don't think anyone will be holding a grudge or booing his touches should we face Bayern.

So far, so good. Will miss his footwork, tenacity and dribbling of course but we are building a squad of an age where most of the players will be able to contribute for 5/6/7/8 years for us and these sorts of transfers in the "ours" department are a necessary part of that particular strategy.

[LFC-DPG]

Was it £37m + add ons, either way it still good to recoup most if not all of the investment

[Diego20]

Yeah great, we've lost one of the best left wingers in the league

Under-rated, Just like trent.

We'll see next season, mark my words.

[Insidious]

We'll see next season, mark my words.

What's the prediction?

[Diego20]

What's the prediction?

We'll miss certain players more than we think

think we'll still win the league, the gap was big already, won't be anywhere near as easy.

Allison left tour early because of personal reasons hope he's ok he's been through enough lately

Liverpool
Arsenal
City
Chelsea

I also think spurs and utd will be back in top half.

[LFC-DPG]

Yeah great, we've lost one of the best left wingers in the league

Under-rated, Just like trent.

We'll see next season, mark my words.

Not a lot we can do if the player wants to leave, like Trent did and possibly Konate.

[Diego20]

Not a lot we can do if the player wants to leave, like Trent did and possibly Konate.

not worth being happy about finances though....

not to mention we've ripped up half a title winning team and starting again, too many changes never normally goes well.... was a time klopp didn't bring players into the fold for months!

you could tell last season sometimes how everything just clicked, and the lads was use to playing with each other, and got use to slots system pretty quick, hopefully same with the new boys.

Looking at the team now, a slowing salah-- diaz gone, who's making them fast runs direct with the ball ? outwide?

[Red October]

Think we may miss trent and diaz had a good season. But not much we could do about trent. As for diaz we made the best of it and he might be past his peak soon. Was a solid player for us but didn't really have the impact we needed like, say, mane before him.

[faridtoxteth]

Looking at the team now, a slowing salah-- diaz gone, who's making them fast runs direct with the ball ? outwide?

Frimpong is like greased lightning, and Kerkez is quick too.