Summer transfers

[jozza800]

So we bought rotten “vegetables and dogshit” this summer?

First I have heard of it,

No, we have a poor chef.

[Steveo]

We know that - but you and many others thought he won the title. Clearly it was the team left by Jurgen that did that.

A great manager makes average players look good and good players look great. When they leave, the standard drops back down to reality it took less than one year with the same group.

You can call the new guy a "poor chef" all you want, but the reality is he's been handed a random basket of chopped ingredients from a board who thinks buying expensive stuff automatically makes a good meal. Post Klopp panic

[reddownunder]

The difference for the Brentfords, Brightons and Bournemouths is they don't have the pressure of competing at the top of the game, so have time to develop their players and can afford to bin them off if they don't work out.

Was reading a post on Reddit on the West Ham sub and one of their fans was complaing about them, calling them Maths Experiment clubs. I immediately thought, well if your own club was ran half as well as theirs you wouldn't be gettning relegated!

Crazy to think that one of those clubs could be in the champions league next season

[jozza800]

You can call the new guy a "poor chef" all you want, but the reality is he's been handed a random basket of chopped ingredients from a board who thinks buying expensive stuff automatically makes a good meal. Post Klopp panic

Even a home schooled chef would know how to knock up a decent tea with what he found in the cupboards. Our 'chef' has almost burned down the house.

[jozza800]

We know that - but you and many others thought he won the title. Clearly it was the team left by Jurgen that did that.

A great manager makes average players look good and good players look great. When they leave, the standard drops back down to reality it took less than one year with the same group.

You can call the new guy a "poor chef" all you want, but the reality is he's been handed a random basket of chopped ingredients from a board who thinks buying expensive stuff automatically makes a good meal. Post Klopp panic

I do give credit to Slot for winning the title.

If you don't then you have to give credit to what must surely be an incredible set of players to win the title without Klopp.

Slot has made an absolute mess of the season.

[Steveo]

I do give credit to Slot for winning the title.

If you don't then you have to give credit to what must surely be an incredible set of players to win the title without Klopp.

Slot has made an absolute mess of the season.

I don't - If only things were as simplistic as you seem to believe jozza..


I give credit to the man who made average players good....good players great.....and top players the best in the world....

[Ravo19]

The bench hasnt been weak this season it hasnt existed and needs strengthening.
Harvey elliott should return as back up for the 10 spot and right attacking midfielder if sticking with 4 2 3 1.

[Steveo]

People forget - Elliot was good enough for Klopp to win trophies with - couldn’t get a game at Villa.

[jozza800]

I really like Elliot and was one of his biggest supporters (he had a lot critics) but he's likely to suffer the same positional puzzle as Wirtz if he stays with Slot in charge. He's a 10. He's not quick enough as a winger or robust enough as a central midfielder.

If we're going to continue with a 10 then persoanlly i'd keep him as backup to Wirtz. But you have to use him as the backup.

But if I was Elliot, and Slot stays, then I'd be looking for a new club. Over his 2 seasons Slot has made it obvious that he'd rather have chiseled square pegs in round holes rather than a slighty wonky round pegs in a round holes.

We have a squad with almost 'like for like' positional replacements for the first team, yet Slot wont use them.

File this one away under the Chiesa files.

[redgold]

File this one away under the Chiesa files.

If ever there was a player I'd like to personally apologise to it's Chiesa...