Summer transfers

[Nineteenx]

Talking about what we’ve seen I think you’re just ignoring the obvious, change in formation, change in style, breaking down a lot if the automation in picking up positioning and movement

These are the reasons players haven’t been at their best

I look at the goals last season and the players are 433 in play for almost all of them playing as thry did under Jurgen

Massive changes were made this season

[jozza800]

Talking about what we’ve seen I think you’re just ignoring the obvious, change in formation, change in style, breaking down a lot if the automation in picking up positioning and movement

These are the reasons players haven’t been at their best

I look at the goals last season and the players are 433 in play for almost all of them playing as thry did under Jurgen

Massive changes were made this season

Two things.

One - I absolutely have taken into account the change of system. You'll see in most of my comments, that I mentioned bieng hindered by the way we set. The midfield is killing us overall, but it's mainly off the ball, but Mac isn't even doing the basics with the ball at the moment. And if it was simply down to the set-up why hasn't Grav's form nosedived? The system actually hinders Grav more, as he's being pushed further forward.

Two - You weren't watching close enough last season, if you think we were playing 4-3-3 and setting up the same way as we did under Klopp. Szoboslai played most of last season as a number 10, and often times as a second forward. It was a million miles away from the 3 industrious midfielders we've been used to over the Klopp years. And it's equally different this season, neither of the 'deeper' midfielders offer any sort of protection in the midfield compared to last season. It's just baffling.

[Nineteenx]

Watch the game watch the goals from last season look at the players positions

You know punditry didn’t have us playing 4231 either

We started trying to play more Slot like at a couple of points and hard a lot of poor first halves but the players in play automatically went into old familiar patterns so much of the time to get the job done That’s what automation a d time built understanding does and how it works

If you’re really watching watch how many tackles Macca makes and where he puts himself he uses the ball well enough too it’s not helped by a few things

Jota was frequently deeper, Trent was further up for cross fields Mo and Diaz were frequently both high Robbo was making more intelligent runs and use of the space with the LFWD for Macca to pick a pass

Go back and watch again

[Steveo]

Grav has been a shadow of the player he was for much of last season. A feint shadow at that.

[miller0863]

I wouldn’t be averse to replacing both wide forwards (Olise and Diomande would be good) and a proper 6. That would probably be a net spend of around £80-90m

That should still leve enough in the budget to replace Konate if necessary.

If Konate stays we could keep Gakpo as well as bringing two in. We have definitely been short a player in the wide forward positions this season

[teesred]

I wouldn’t be averse to replacing both wide forwards (Olise and Diomande would be good) and a proper 6. That would probably be a net spend of around £80-90m

That should still leve enough in the budget to replace Konate if necessary.

If Konate stays we could keep Gakpo as well as bringing two in. We have definitely been short a player in the wide forward positions this season

I think Dinner Jacket is Konates replacement. Only way I think another CB comes in is to replace Gomez which I guess could be very likely.
I'd love us to sign Olise but I reckon it will be more likely someone like Bowen for the right side.

[Nineteenx]

Jacquet is not an adequate replacement for Konate nowhere near his level of quality

If he is it’s another monumental fuck up, even if Konate gets an extra 150k is 3.75 million 18.75 m over 5 seasons

It’s a false economy to spend 60m on a replacement and pay wages on top of that

[Nineteenx]

Grav has been a shadow of the player he was for much of last season. A feint shadow at that.

Despite was was claimed about 4231 last season it wasn’t every match had us down as 433 there was loads of analysis on our ‘midfield 3’ as a 3 Salah stayed up top Jota was deeper Diaz played right up and down the line but was often on the shoulder for the ball in behind

A midfield 3 is much better for me

[jozza800]

I wouldn’t be averse to replacing both wide forwards (Olise and Diomande would be good) and a proper 6. That would probably be a net spend of around £80-90m

That should still leve enough in the budget to replace Konate if necessary.

If Konate stays we could keep Gakpo as well as bringing two in. We have definitely been short a player in the wide forward positions this season

Don't think we'll be getting a LW since we keep hearing that we already have the best LW in the world. I like Gakpo, he's far better than he has shown this season but Slot is on crack if he thinks he's best LW in the world.

[Nineteenx]

He was also on crack when he claimed that fucking woeful attempted old Dutch football that trashed our season was style over trophies and talks about football in the Erevidersie as if it compares to other leagues competitiveness