If you don't understand the basic premise of my argument when I literally spelled it out to you then please put me back on ignore
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If you don't understand the basic premise of my argument when I literally spelled it out to you then please put me back on ignore
If you don't understand the basic premise of my argument when I literally spelled it out to you then please put me back on ignore
Knock yourself out
Complete story is that Edwards (DoF ex Spurs) scouted Salah but Klopp refused to endorse the signing a few times (he really wanted a goal scoring striker, not a 'washed up' ex Chelsea reject who wasn't a striker - Edwards had to almost put Klopp into an armlock to force Klopp not to veto it.
Klopp later admitted he totally got Salah wrong and really backed Edwards ability to spot players
Edwards was of course correct - he'd seen Salah give Spurs a bad time when we played Basle (Salah's then club) as an example
Story is he wanted Julian Brandt
He's our most natural cover for both sides.
RB: Porro, Spence, Gray
LB: Udogie, Spence, VDV
Good enough cover.
RB: Porro, Spence, Gray
LB: Udogie, Spence, VDV
Good enough cover.
Largely agree..... Only question is if the plan is to rotate both FBs for EL games then are we happy playing Gray & Spence together?
Yeah, wasn't bad today at all.
Few shaky moments early on but from the water break onwards when he was getting some pointers from Wells, he upped it considerably.
Such an excellent athlete. He was up and down, his work rate was great and boy, is he quick. Will help on those transitions big time.
He'll get plenty of minutes if he stays. Likely start in Europe but I can see him being used to come on for Porro/Udogie in League games too almost weekly due to how much running those guys do.
Few shaky moments early on but from the water break onwards when he was getting some pointers from Wells, he upped it considerably.
Such an excellent athlete. He was up and down, his work rate was great and boy, is he quick. Will help on those transitions big time.
He'll get plenty of minutes if he stays. Likely start in Europe but I can see him being used to come on for Porro/Udogie in League games too almost weekly due to how much running those guys do.
I think that's more than enough quality and physicality to deal with most of the EL teams in the group stage, Drags and VDV in the middle is pretty sturdy back 4.
It does mean you give Gray less minutes at 6 (which seems to be our long-term position for him) but we have enough good CMs to figure it out.
Yeh I'm certainly not desperate for a new LB like some people are.
It seems foolish to me to prioritise anything other than attack.
So after Salah arrived, Liverpool never actively tried to sell him and the comparison to Spence is completely fucking irrelevant.
It only depends on if we want cover or rotations... If we want to rotate FBs because of Europe, Spence can't rotate with both sides.
Personally, I'd still bring a LB to rotate with Udogie
Especially as we know VDV is a bonafide very decent option there too.
Hmmm. I'm neutral here, but the post which I think you misread and responded to said 'Yeah just like Liverpol got lucky with Salah when Klopp didn't want him...'
But no, Liverpool did not actively try to sell Salah after he arrived (although Klopp might have been less effusive when he first arrived, and had to grow to like him) .
The whole point is that if Spence does work it's been fortunate for us because we were actively trying to sell him.
That isn't the same as Klopp reportedly not being as keen on Salah as Michael Edwards. It's obviously not a similar situation.
He has to keep it going. It's up to him, you got their attention now go head speak Djed.
#returnofDjedi
He's a very very solid 1v1 defender.