Grizz Khan and his Red Room look back at Liverpool’s transfer window and asks how record spending has seemingly left Andoni Iraola with a weaker squad. Plus, attention turns to Ipswich, and whether £106m signing Bradley Barcola should go straight into the starting XI.
Lola Katz Roberts and Lewis Aspinall take a closer look at Liverpool’s chaotic transfer window and the growing scrutiny surrounding sporting director Richard Hughes. After moves for Yan Diomande, Yankuba Minteh and Ismaila Sarr all failed to materialise, Kop Curiosities asks where Liverpool’s strategy went wrong, whether alternative targets should have been lined up and what the window tells us about the club’s recruitment operation.
Dave Davis looks at all the LFC deadline day latest with focus on:
• Official News: Brugmans joins, Elliott away, Nguesan pending and all the kids stay
• No Minteh and Sarr surprises, mad Trey bid and mental Gusto loan story
• Camara, Chema Andres and midfield pain, plus Poor Iraola quotes
Dan Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish, Dr Phil Barter and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat to discuss:
Overall reaction to Liverpool’s draw with Nottingham Forest
The story of the first half
Liverpool’s response after the break
Tactical changes and game-state impact
Alexander Isak and Liverpool’s evolving attack
Time-wasting and why the subs took so long
Florian Wirtz’s role and creative influence
The balance of Liverpool’s midfield and how we used the full-backs
Liverpool’s defensive structure and transition control
The impact of the substitutions
Why are we still being outrun by the opposition?
Trev Downey and Dave Davis look at all the Liverpool FC transfer latest with focus on:
Barcola announced, Gakpo off and now staying.
Sarr not worth £75m, Minteh staying and no sign of a late attacking surprise.
Camara the last hope. Liverpool signing loads of youngsters.
Liverpool are closing in on the signing of goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Genk. But why are they prepared to pay £30m to secure the signing of the 18-year-old?
Trev Downey and Dave Davis look at all the Liverpool FC transfer latest with focus on:
• Barcola vito and medical, plus Sarr and Minteh both possible!
• Gakpo set for city, plus other names alive like Fernandez-Pardo, Lewling and Romano saying LFC offered loads
• Mac staying, Baj departing, no mid or def names there and Richard Hughes doing two jobs talk
Liverpool played out a second consecutive 2-2 draw as they were held by Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Alexander Isak and Victor Munoz both scored equalisers but it was another frustrating day for the hosts.
And Reds reporter David Lynch believes this was a game that posed big questions to the powers that be.
Do they need to dip into the transfer market to solve the issues seen? Or can Andoni Iraola fix them with time?
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