Match Thread: Liverpool v Arsenal

[Insidious]

It's a good problem to have but it'll be interesting to see how Slot wants to set up the first team. Will he dare to drop Mo?

I don't think we drop a £400k-per-week player with his goals and assists record.

What we might do is mix our formation/line-up up a bit when he is at AFCON and then it maybe takes a couple of games for him to work back in purely because the side is doing so well - hypothetical of course.

The only other way I could see dropping Mo being remotely considered is towards the end of the season if we had an agreement for a sale to Saudi or something, to accelerate our adjustment to a post-Mo Liverpool a year early. However I honestly think he sees out his contract.

[sydenham red]

It's a good problem to have but it'll be interesting to see how Slot wants to set up the first team. Will he dare to drop Mo? You would think something like the above would be our strongest in terms of defensive setup as you've got the 3 boys who were pretty solid in there. Then Wirtz can drop in as well when out of possession. Looking forward to seeing how Slot deals with it.

Mo is now very droppable with the options we have, including utility men frimpong and even szobo to even go in there and do a job. I get the feeling if we win big this yr we might even sell Mo while there's value in him. Is he on a 2 or 3yr deal?

[jozza800]

Whilst he did have a shocker yesterday, he still has a goal and an assist in his first 3 league games.

Talk of dropping him is comical.

[sydenham red]

Theres comes a time when the legs or the mind loses that little bit, not saying its happening to him right now but its happened to many regulars. Fabinho, hendo, robbo eg - we could all see it. Playing deeper even by 5yds has never suited him, maybe he can adapt and maybe he cant. But for him to start on the bench or come off after an hour shouldn't be unthinkable or comical.

[CCTV]

Theres comes a time when the legs or the mind loses that little bit, not saying its happening to him right now but its happened to many regulars. Fabinho, hendo, robbo eg - we could all see it. Playing deeper even by 5yds has never suited him, maybe he can adapt and maybe he cant. But for him to start on the bench or come off after an hour shouldn't be unthinkable or comical.

Agreed. Nothing like getting dropped to jolt the mind & body.
Doubt hes fallen off that much since last season physically, bit he is fannying around a bit and that makes me think it's mindset.

[jozza800]

Theres comes a time when the legs or the mind loses that little bit, not saying its happening to him right now but its happened to many regulars. Fabinho, hendo, robbo eg - we could all see it. Playing deeper even by 5yds has never suited him, maybe he can adapt and maybe he cant. But for him to start on the bench or come off after an hour shouldn't be unthinkable or comical.

It should after just 3 league games.

[Daffydd]

No doubt Jota's death hit Salah hard and on top of that he was called out over Palestine this summer which left a bad taste. It may not seem much to us but it puts him in a tricky political situation and he may want to finish his playing days in Saudi.

[justme]

Salah as always got caught giving away the ball up the pitch.. Its not a new thing.. He maybe trying to many fancy passes these days and more often.. But hes still gonna score more than most and thats all that counts.. Hes produced unbelievable numbers for an inside attacker..

[JockStrap]

It's a good problem to have but it'll be interesting to see how Slot wants to set up the first team. Will he dare to drop Mo?

Why would he drop Mo?

[Red October]

I don't think we drop a £400k-per-week player with his goals and assists record.

What we might do is mix our formation/line-up up a bit when he is at AFCON and then it maybe takes a couple of games for him to work back in purely because the side is doing so well - hypothetical of course.

The only other way I could see dropping Mo being remotely considered is towards the end of the season if we had an agreement for a sale to Saudi or something, to accelerate our adjustment to a post-Mo Liverpool a year early. However I honestly think he sees out his contract.

Hmmm. Gonna be a tough call for Slot. Can't see it happening in the next game but you'd think if Mo doesn't do much in the say the next 3-5 games he's probably going to find himself on the bench.