Away to Leeds United

Hmm. The reports I heard were after his surgery in October. If yours are later than that, great. Nonetheless, Virgil wasn't fit for another season after he started full training again in the summer of 2021, 10 months after the unpunished Prickford kung fu attack.

 

yeah, there’s a difference to ‘returning’ and being match ready, especially at his age.

 

This no player will come is totally nonsense.

United signed Cunha Mbuemo and Sesko with no European football.

chelsea signed numerous players few years ago when had no CL.

Didnt we signed Salah when we had no CL football? 1 year out doesn’t make a difference. Numerous years, yes may struggle but we shouldn’t be shopping at players who cost 100m and only want to move to the very best - it doesn’t help us. Should be signing young players who are going to become world class

 

Exactly. It can be more difficult but not impossible.

We actually make better signings in that situation too; sign the next star rather than current stars.

 

You’re not Man Utd though and Chelsea sign mercenaries who go to the highest bidder

 

Hmmm….it very much depends on the player. I do not think it’s nonsense at all, the lack of CL football next year (if that is the case) WILL put off players if there are other (big name) suitors that are in the CL. So I guess we disagree somewhat.

 

I hear Eddy Howe is interested in a new job

 

1st signing Burn

 

Perhaps he wants to stop pretending to be EDDIE Howe, I hear the namealike business never really took off.

 

No, we're bigger by every metric.

 

I disagree. They’re definitely much bigger c**ts

 

Interesting quotes from Slot on Isak.

Saying how without Frimpong and Bradley we don’t have anyone on the outside and instead the wingers like coming inside where as at Newcastle had someone like Murphy to supply from crosses etc.

Does add to the fact that maybe Slot doesn’t see Salah as the best option for Isak so is happy to move him on and go with Frimpong ahead of Bradley to allow 2 players who can stay wide and get crosses in - like we saw with Bradley’s assist for Ekitike.

 

He could have just tried asking Salah to cross it. Gakpo needs telling as well.

They also both need to use the overlapping runs from fbs; and I don't mean as a divert so they can cut in and shoot!

 

Surely this is more nonsense from Slot? I'm seeing Bradley told to underlap and Kerkez terrified of going wide and crossing the ball.

From memory doesn't Murphy like playing narrow and hitting shots from around the 18 yard box?

 

I so wish Klopp had got Kerkez. Cannot help but think we bought a world-class, overlapping fullback just so that Slot could turn him into Djimi Traore.