Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. He looks at the reports of FSG backing the manager, as well as injury news and transfer links.
Dave Hendrick & Karl Matchett begin by looking at the international results, before being joined by Producer Guy to do some predictions for the World Cup. They then look at the upcoming game against City in the FA Cup.
Dave Davis fly’s solo as he looks through:
- Slot, Alonso, Hughes and Edwards updates via Paul Joyce
- Diomande divide, Gordon links and Konate hope
- Camara and Camavinga liked plus Archie Gray rumours
Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return after an international break they were only too happy to embrace. Looking back at the last two games, Galatasaray at home and Brighton away, leaves them wondering which Liverpool FC will turn up for the next couple of tests, Man City in the FA Cup and PSG in the Champions League. It’s enough to make anyone wish the break had lasted a little longer.
There is plenty of deserved credit for that Galatasaray second leg, a night where the players and the crowd fed off each other and Liverpool played with the urgency and quality that's been so frustratingly rare this season. But what followed was that trip to the south coast, Saturday lunchtime, and the contrast couldn't have been starker. Jay and Jim unpick Slot's refusal to rotate in the midweek game (still 4-0 up at 62 minutes, key players visibly flagging, and fresh options sitting unused) ensured the same players started the game out of sorts. Ex-Red James Milner, at an age where many a player has long since retired, had no trouble bullying Liverpool out of the game. The manager who complained about tired legs had, once again, created them himself.
The break also brought confirmation of Mo Salah's impending departure, and no matter how much we knew it was coming it still casts a long shadow. The hosts give it the space it deserves and there’s warmth and sadness in equal measure. Questions are raised about the free transfer decision, where he might end up, and what it means for Liverpool's future shape, with Jim and Jay both drawn to the idea of a back three that could unlock the potential of Isak and Ekitike together. A glimpse of what might be coming, whoever the manager is.
The other flashpoint is off the pitch entirely, as Liverpool's announcement of inflation-linked ticket price increases lands with a thud. Jim and Jay argue that in a week when the club could have banked goodwill from a famous European night, they instead reminded supporters precisely how transactional this relationship has become, pricing out the very fans whose passion fills the ground and drives the team forward. With FSG's long-term commitment increasingly questioned and Slot's position under scrutiny at every press conference, the feeling is less of a season reaching its conclusion and more of a club still trying to work out what it actually wants to be.
Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. He looks at the right back position after another Frimpong injury puts the under pressure position in the spotlight.
Dave Davis looks at the full back situation with focus on:
• Robbo departing and his importance, Kerkez back up, worry over youth options and links to Nat Brown
• Both full backs injured repeatedly, Szob being placed there, Gomez no regular option and Kayode, Read and Fernandes links
Dave Davis is joined by Dr Phil BARTs to look at:
- Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg / Spurs)
- Maghnes Akilouche (Monaco)
- Ranking winger for the summer (Diomande, Olise, Barcola, Gordon, Minteh and Akilouche)
Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. He makes some lists as is the theme in the Liverpool fandom at the moment, on the greatest, his favourite and worst Liverpool players.
Dave Davis is joined by David lynch to discuss:
• Salah departure: right for club and player, Carragher list and social media comments
• Hughes and Edwards future, winger links including Barcola, Olise and Diomande
• CB situation with Konate, Schlotterbeck and Vuskovic plus ticket price disgrace
