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30, Dad to a 5 year old. Lover of sports, Football, Rugby Union, Cricket, NFL, NHL.

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I would be very happy to see Ngumoha start over Salah on the right wing, I think it just suits him at this stage in his career more, being able to beat the man and get a ball in. Smart actually to move him there aswell

22.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah she does but they should have had her and PAC kick Mox out of the death riders by now, I don't know how people are cheering for them over the past month or 2 it's ridiculous πŸ˜‚

22.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How on earth do you rule a goal out for offside for hitting a players arm when their back is to the ball and a yard away?

That's quite absurd

22.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ngumoha might be very well suited to the right hand side, similar to Frimpong, rather than 2 wingers constantly trying to cut inside, having one trying to get to the byline and get a ball in

22.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today shows why Slot doesn't particularly trust Jones and also why we probably want mane from wolves who plays a little central. Missing Wirtz massively with no replacement able to cause damage in that area, Jones whilst late in, poor and slow on the ball. Mac Allister isn't quite physical enough.

22.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't imagine it will be long, I think we looked at him previously when he was at Leeds aswell

22.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wirtz obviously feeling something in the warm up is not good news, hopefully a very minor precaution

22.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

George ford for the second week in a row having a stinker. Should have gone with Fin Smith.

21.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If Ferrari give Leclerc a championship level car I have a feeling he will win a world title

20.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely hilarious rumour that Trey Nyoni has said he will request to leave Liverpool this summer if a managerial change isn't made.

If that's really true then get rid and I highly highly doubt that it is true

20.02.2026 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lot of talk that Alpine might be the leading midfield team to chase the big 4 of Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari but I tell you something Audi are looking mighty impressive, especially given it's their first F1 engine.

19.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also I know it would have a touch of the Thiago deal to it but I would absolutely take Leon Goretzka on a free transfer this summer

19.02.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If Konate stays and I do think he does as slots mentioned the contact situation in interviews then I don't think we sign another CB not with Jacquet coming in the summer. Will be a right back, Tsimi comes back as back up LB. A midfielder and 2 wingers essentially.

19.02.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also think the players added this summer coming will be players that we have lacked, the recent players seem to have been building to a future that fit us, I think we see at least one pacy winger/forward which is what slot wants and a midfielder who can progress the ball naturally via passing

19.02.2026 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree it potentially does, however I assume we see more of Frimpong on the right wing next season with a right back coming in, meaning we see a versatile winger who can play left and right signed. I honestly think Konate stays so in theory it wouldn't be too much of turnover

19.02.2026 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal really don't look up for this title fight do they?

19.02.2026 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can see a world in where Liverpool tie down Szoboszlai to a new long term deal, sell Mac Allister and Salah in the summer, add a right back, a winger who can play either side, a midfielder with exceptional passing (Wharton) and role with a rotation of Wharton then Szoboszlai/Gravenberch/Jones

19.02.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's just down to age and building that understanding but he's also guilty of ball watching and losing focus which again is just age related.

Nyoni does the same to in terms of tracking back so no doubt they'll get there the next couple of years

15.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, I raised this point before, if we were dominating the league like last season and the game state in matches were far more controlled we'd see more of them

15.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The reason the likes of Ngumoha and Nyoni aren't playing week in week out isn't because of their talent, it's the physical and mental side. They won't cope with the physical demands aswell because their bodies aren't fully developed, Ngumoha especially isn't anywhere near good enough off the ball

15.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My hot take and it will probably be unpopular but Liverpool wouldn't have won the league last season with Klopp as manager.....

14.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4 wins in 5 with the only loss coming against city where we deserved something out of the game after the second half performance. Performances improving and players like Wirtz, Kerkez, Ekitike improving month by month

Remember the title winning manager that is Arne Slot is "shit" though

14.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a constant TNT sports theme that they have this obsession with Robertson not playing more than Kerkez who's been really good for the past couple of months and Robertson was very poor last season

14.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's bizarre to me that people want Ngumoha to play a hell of a lot of minutes. There's countless examples of teenagers playing a large amount of minutes at the start of their career at the top level and by the time they should be in their peak years have been physically washed.

14.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We could go on and beat forest, west ham, wolves, spurs and Brighton again plus win in the 5th round of the fa cup and they'd still be ridiculous "slot out" takes

14.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely agreed and they're overlooking a number of things and blame him for things such as transfers and squad building etc to. He guided us through a very tough spell and all in all since arsenal most the performances I've not been concerned with, they're rebuilding and it's getting there 100%

14.02.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree I assume it must have been an ongoing issue, judging by the way slot has handled loss within the club it seems he holds conversations with the players and if Konate felt ready to play then he would trust that, he's backed him a lot to in the media it seems

14.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to know why Slot seems to be so well received by the powers that be at Liverpool then look no further on how he firstly handled the passing of Jota and then how he handled things with the passing of Konate. He truly must be a stand up guy behind the scenes that's for sure.

14.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, it makes you wonder how long running the issues with his dad's health were, seems to be a lot of props for how brilliantly slot has managed Konate to in those difficult times behind the scenes aswell

14.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very good performance, was very good against Sunderland to. Not many people seem to be taking much positives of late

14.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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