Match Thread: Galatasaray v Liverpool

[Steveo]

I think he was saying we were workmanlike last season. But it’s also true that we had workmanlike midfields under Klopp, but the football was anything but workmanlike. Blood and Thunder - all out - go for it.

I maintain that last season wasn’t too difficult for Slot. Low expectation, He had an entire squad left to him. Couldn’t land the one player he seemed to insist on landing - Zubimendi… Had simply to pick from the strongest players at his disposal. He played them religiously, He admitted this just days ago.

Only works IF you don’t get any injuries mind. But he played them in a more pragmatic way, less intensity with what I thought was an attempt at a higher quality game.


Funny how we all see these things different

[Red October]

Yeah I think under Klopp we had Wini, Hendo and Fabinho at our peak who did a lot of the donkey-work in midfield. None of them were renowned for attacking though Wini popped up with some crucial goals. But they allowed the flair players together with the wing-backs to bomb on, interchange and create chaos for defences on our day. Was a joy to watch.

Slot needs to figure how he wants to play. Is he going to want more flair in midfield or is he going to keep them as workers who allow the others to perform in front? If had our solid 3 behind Wirtz (and if Macca is firing), maybe Wirtz could be more free to do the creative things? We'll see how Slot wants to play it.

[Martyboy]

Never liked him.. but he nails it for me does Carra

He's spot on as far as I'm concerned....Klopp's way of playing with that 433 high press was still ingrained into the players there last year.....New system with the new guys just isn't working...We've almost gone tika taka in midfield without being good enough to do it well...Its boring and its too slow....

[Steveo]

Yep - to play that way you need world class technicians right across the middle 3z
… does that really sound like our midfield? Very good players - high intensity but world class technicians… no.. And Wirtz doesn’t make that so