The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 19]

[DSLiverpool]

Watching Brighton on MOTD and from the highlights I’m seeing Liverpool of 2 years ago.

[type-r]

Brighton are a quality team. De Zerbi has got them playing some fantastic football. Saw the first half against Chelsea and they were totally and utterly dominant at Stamford Bridge. No surprise they won the game. Sold off Caicedo, Trossard and Bissouma and lost Potter too - yet still punching for 4th whilst playing some superb football. Really hope they do it.

[epom]

Yep, pace, ability, want and passion for Brighton.

On Stevie, right now he’s just an ex player. The likes of Ancelloti etc won’t be coming looking for him…

[jammy-git]

Just goes to show you don't need to buy superstar players, just those with the exact qualities you want to work in the managers system.

[jammy-git]

Solanke played incredibly well for Bournemouth yesterday against Spurs!

[ferrisbueller]

jammy-git said:

Just goes to show you don't need to buy superstar players, just those with the exact qualities you want to work in the managers system.

I think Brighton have some superstar players. The difference is that their scouts find them before they're recognised as superstars.

[jammy-git]

ferrisbueller said:

jammy-git said:

Just goes to show you don't need to buy superstar players, just those with the exact qualities you want to work in the managers system.

I think Brighton have some superstar players. The difference is that their scouts find them before they're recognised as superstars.

And IMO this is exactly what we need to get back to. The likes of Diaz, Nunez, and Gakpo look really promising, but why we've not been able to find and pick up any of these great players Brighton have found I have no idea. Get back to the days of picking up the likes of Robertsons and Ginis from relegated teams.

[Adam.]

We should be hiring their scouts not their players

[Terry Winks]

It’s all well and good scouting those kind of players, but they’ll be gifted much more time at a Brighton to develop where are a big club if they’re not cutting it after 5 games it’s a different story, fans want them off etc.

[jammy-git]

Adam. said:

We should be hiring their scouts not their players

Or maybe both?

[Adam.]

Terry Winks said:

It’s all well and good scouting those kind of players, but they’ll be gifted much more time at a Brighton to develop where are a big club if they’re not cutting it after 5 games it’s a different story, fans want them off etc.

A very good point

[DSLiverpool]

jammy-git said:

Adam. said:

We should be hiring their scouts not their players

Or maybe both?

And dare I say when Jurgen walks …….

[jammy-git]

Adam. said:

Terry Winks said:

It’s all well and good scouting those kind of players, but they’ll be gifted much more time at a Brighton to develop where are a big club if they’re not cutting it after 5 games it’s a different story, fans want them off etc.

A very good point

I feel like we're one of the more patient "big" clubs. Suarez was given patience and support in his first season when he was hitting the woodwork left right and centre. Nunez has shown effort and flashes of real quality and has also been rewarded with patience despite his lack of goals.

[Flip Martian]

jammy-git said:

I feel like we're one of the more patient "big" clubs. Suarez was given patience and support in his first season when he was hitting the woodwork left right and centre. Nunez has shown effort and flashes of real quality and has also been rewarded with patience despite his lack of goals.

Maybe. There's still an awful lot of abuse aimed at the team generally.

[type-r]

Quite a lot of experience for a 20 year old. Decent physical stature and "hardly loses the ball".

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2023/04/who-is-ryan-...

[Adam.]

We could do with some height in MF

[Mopey]

type-r said:

Quite a lot of experience for a 20 year old. Decent physical stature and "hardly loses the ball".

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2023/04/who-is-ryan-...

Also says he doesn’t work hard off the ball so not a chance.
Didn’t Keita come with all these ringing endorsements and ball carrying. That worked out well.

[Flip Martian]

type-r said:

Quite a lot of experience for a 20 year old. Decent physical stature and "hardly loses the ball".

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2023/04/who-is-ryan-...

I love how TIA say (as fact) "LFC have stepped up their interest in recent days" before going on to say "according to <journo> at The Times".

Meh!

[SydneyBridge]

If he is that good, why is he so relatively cheap?

[type-r]

Mopey said:

Also says he doesn’t work hard off the ball so not a chance.
Didn’t Keita come with all these ringing endorsements and ball carrying. That worked out well.

Well, if we are going to get another duffer, might aswell be cheaper. Progress! No doubt we're going to be linked to every midfielder with legs between now and August.

My bigger question would be: Why have we not appointed a sporting director yet? What incentive does Julian Ward have right now? I'd say none. Just pluck a few names and move on.