The Winds of Change

[Steveo]

Agree. The only highlight has been a double over the Bloos.
It's been turgid throughout. I can't even contemplate August. We can only hope they're seeing out the season before he's on his way.
He's ruined everything we were good at, the recruiting team and players aren't blameless in it but another manager gets more out of that squad than he is/does.
There's not one single thing to be positive about with him,I honestly can't think of one thing at all he's good at or that is showing any promise for the future. I really dislike him,I don't like the way he's treated some players and I don't like the way he hasn't bought into the culture of Liverpool. It's just a job to him and like Rodgers and Hodgson they didn't last very long because they were the same.

We don't have a 'manager' under the current 'setup'. Slot has been abject but H'edwards are getting away with murder.

[fiordearg]

We've been abject in the worst EPL in 30 years.

[sydenham red]

If Slot goes will macca stay? Or will he go anyway? If he shines at the WC we get a better fee but we'll also know he's still got top class form in him......

[Insidious]

If Slot goes will macca stay? Or will he go anyway? If he shines at the WC we get a better fee but we'll also know he's still got top class form in him......

I can't say I've looked at the new format in any way closely, but certainly under the old format reaching the Final would mean a sample size of 7 games.

Too small a metric for me, irrespective of the lack of cohesion and energy we have seen under Klopp.

Macca was absolutely wonderful last season. He has not been at all right since his recovery from the hernia and (understandably) the death of Diogo.

It makes judging these things rather tricky but even at his age (plenty left in the rank on paper) I do find myself wondering if a sale might be merited. Dare I say it's reminding me a little of the Fabinho situation, albeit not to anything like the same extreme just yet?

It'll all come down to circumstances and availability, but if I thought we could attract a player who ticked some of the boxes of taller/Home-grown/quicker/younger and a received few for Mac Allister would cover a big chunk of it then I would definitely be tempted.

Very much not in "kick him out the door" territory, but we have a lot of business to do this Summer.

Salah is leaving, Ekitike won't be back until January or so, we know Isak's injury record is poor and Chiesa is likely leaving, so we are going to be needing forward options and we know how expensive those are. Champion's League qualification (which isn't a certainty!) will definitely help, but whatever budget we have, we will need to recoup some funds as well if we want to progress this side.

Already I feel like we could do with three (?) forward options (talking the whole "front line" here, not three number 9s) a defensive midfielder and a right-back if we possibly can.

[miller0863]

Agree Sid. Got your eye on any No6 in particular?

[CCTV]

If Slot goes will macca stay? Or will he go anyway? If he shines at the WC we get a better fee but we'll also know he's still got top class form in him......

Good questions....

I think MacA wants out to Real. In the 2nd half of last season there was a story about Real wanting MacA, and his dad and himself commented on it and were flattered. Talked about seeing out the contract like, but not talking about extending at LFC.
He looks like he might have reduced his transfer fee over the season.