Liverpool Thread | 2025/26

[slotter]

History shows Liverpool only 2 premier league wins is when there was no one putting the pressure on up there arse and until they win a tight Challenge and win by 1 or 2 points or on goal difference they’ll be a question mark under it for me..

Come on! Football was not invented in 1992 but do you have to mention arse and goal difference! Weirdly i do enjoy the film fever pitch.

 

[waspish]

Come on! Football was not invented in 1992 but do you have to mention arse and goal difference! Weirdly i do enjoy the film fever pitch.

Premier was

 

[Tracking back]

I personally don't care about the number of points we collect during a title winning season. Winning the league is all that matters.
IF we got to 21 league titles by getting to 74 points or less in a season before the scum win another title - I will be ecstatic!

Don't worry.

You've got plenty of time before that shower of shite ever win a title again.

Unless of course it's in the Championship and even that's probably beyond their reach.

 

[slotter]

We are never going to agree on this point.

I just don't see slot winning the league with Pep up his arse or being a few points ahead of Liverpool.

On of the reasons it was a low points title win for Slot last season is more to do with MCFC being off the pace, than the competitive nature of other teams.

When we were picking up 98, 99 and 100 points to compete for the title with Klopp the other eighteen teams no doubt believed the league to be competitive.

The point I'm making is that if Slot thought last season was competitive it's going to be fascinating to see what he makes of this season.

It is unfair to say Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because we don't know.
I can't say he would have won all of them either. I am not a lunatic.
You say it will be fascinating to see what he makes of this season. You do appear to be expecting to be at the top of the league. What gives you that confidence? based upon the last 2 years in relation to injuries and probably not having replaced some world class players?
I get that you have faith in Guardiola. do you have inside information on signing a world class centre back, a right back, Doue and Yamal?
There is quite a bit of time left in the window.

 

[Tracking back]

It is unfair to say Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because we don't know.
I can't say he would have won all of them either. I am not a lunatic.
You say it will be fascinating to see what he makes of this season. You do appear to be expecting to be at the top of the league. What gives you that confidence? based upon the last 2 years in relation to injuries and probably not having replaced some world class players?
I get that you have faith in Guardiola. do you have inside information on signing a world class centre back, a right back, Doue and Yamal?
There is quite a bit of time left in the window.

Okay.

I'll bite.

We do know Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because last season he didn't have any competition and he just about limped over the finishing line with 84 points.

Eighty-four points in any of those previous seasons would have seen him fail miserably.

The reason I'm confident about this season is because we finished empty handed last season.

Everyone thought that Arteta would have won the league if he bought a number nine.

Pep has won the premier league without a striker and he is has won a title without one of our best players (KDB) available who was injured for most of the season.

Slot has lost quite a few of Klopp's players who gave us a run for our money. Slot has now got the added pressure of retaining his title with a new group of players.

Good luck with that. It takes its toll, when every team that you face want to beat the champions and every game becomes their cup final.

You can't spend £300M to defend your title and hope to avoid any pressure.

 

[slotter]

Okay.

I'll bite.

We do know Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because last season he didn't have any competition and he just about limped over the finishing line with 84 points.

Eighty-four points in any of those previous seasons would have seen him fail miserably.

The reason I'm confident about this season is because we finished empty handed last season.

Everyone thought that Arteta would have won the league if he bought a number nine.

Pep has won the premier league without a striker and he is has won a title without one of our best players (KDB) available who was injured for most of the season.

Slot has lost quite a few of Klopp's players who gave us a run for our money. Slot has now got the added pressure of retaining his title with a new group of players.

Good luck with that. It takes its toll, when every team that you face want to beat the champions and every game becomes their cup final.

You can't spend £300M to defend your title and hope to avoid any pressure.

Not sure why you say about biting.
I asked you a genuine question about why you appear confident.
I am underwhelmed by your answer but i can't tell you how to feel!

Slot is certainly not under any pressure from myself. New signings don't guarantee success and often take a while to settle. I believe we will introduce the new signings gradually. Wirtz and Ekitike may well start the opening game but i don't expect radical changes. Conor Bradley and Robertson at full back is likely imo.

I don't know why you are obsessed with slot and points totals. Your treble winning side wouldn't have won the league in about 5 of the previous 7 seasons at a guess and in 20-21 you amassed a whopping 2 points more than 84.

We didn't need more points. We wanted the season to end so we could celebrate.

edit. Let us just leave it there. like you said earlier we'll never agree on it!

 

[mexico1970]

Not sure why you say about biting.
I asked you a genuine question about why you appear confident.
I am underwhelmed by your answer but i can't tell you how to feel!

Slot is certainly not under any pressure from myself. New signings don't guarantee success and often take a while to settle. I believe we will introduce the new signings gradually. Wirtz and Ekitike may well start the opening game but i don't expect radical changes. Conor Bradley and Robertson at full back is likely imo.

I don't know why you are obsessed with slot and points totals. Your treble winning side wouldn't have won the league in about 5 of the previous 7 seasons at a guess and in 20-21 you amassed a whopping 2 points more than 84.

We didn't need more points. We wanted the season to end so we could celebrate.

edit. Let us just leave it there. like you said earlier we'll never agree on it!

The longer you carry on here the bigger the backlog of filthy skips pile up, before long you'll be knee deep in Chicken foetuses and blaming Manchester City fans for the crisis.

Crack the fuck on La and get it sorted.

 

[jamesha]

Okay.

I'll bite.

We do know Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because last season he didn't have any competition and he just about limped over the finishing line with 84 points.

Eighty-four points in any of those previous seasons would have seen him fail miserably.

The reason I'm confident about this season is because we finished empty handed last season.

Everyone thought that Arteta would have won the league if he bought a number nine.

Pep has won the premier league without a striker and he is has won a title without one of our best players (KDB) available who was injured for most of the season.

Slot has lost quite a few of Klopp's players who gave us a run for our money. Slot has now got the added pressure of retaining his title with a new group of players.

Good luck with that. It takes its toll, when every team that you face want to beat the champions and every game becomes their cup final.

You can't spend £300M to defend your title and hope to avoid any pressure.

The officials will help Liverpool with any pressure. They will scream and whinge about any decision that goes against them and pigmol will lack the guts to stand up to them. What happened to the last ref that tried to do that?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Premier was

So was not being allowed to just pass the ball back for your keeper to pick up every time you were winning. Liverpool didn't win another title for 30 years once that rule was changed.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Not sure why you say about biting.
I asked you a genuine question about why you appear confident.
I am underwhelmed by your answer but i can't tell you how to feel!

Slot is certainly not under any pressure from myself. New signings don't guarantee success and often take a while to settle. I believe we will introduce the new signings gradually. Wirtz and Ekitike may well start the opening game but i don't expect radical changes. Conor Bradley and Robertson at full back is likely imo.

I don't know why you are obsessed with slot and points totals. Your treble winning side wouldn't have won the league in about 5 of the previous 7 seasons at a guess and in 20-21 you amassed a whopping 2 points more than 84.

We didn't need more points. We wanted the season to end so we could celebrate.

edit. Let us just leave it there. like you said earlier we'll never agree on it!

Personally I’m confident because we have a great squad and the best manager ever. We have addressed the vast majority of our weaknesses and, in your case, you haven’t. Defensively, your options are seriously limited. Three recognised centre backs (or two if you include Joe Gomez).
Arsenal are our biggest threats.

 

[Marvin.]

It is unfair to say Slot wouldn't have coped with those title races because we don't know.
I can't say he would have won all of them either. I am not a lunatic.
You say it will be fascinating to see what he makes of this season. You do appear to be expecting to be at the top of the league. What gives you that confidence? based upon the last 2 years in relation to injuries and probably not having replaced some world class players?
I get that you have faith in Guardiola. do you have inside information on signing a world class centre back, a right back, Doue and Yamal?
There is quite a bit of time left in the window.

City's 2024-25 was damaged by injury to Rodri and Stones, and the ageing of Walker and KDB. How we perform in 2025-26 is down to the injury rehab of Rodri and Stones.

You speak as if Liverpool are an invincible side. You are not, in fact a weakened City won more Premier League points in 2025 than Liverpool. City are in transition but arguably so are Liverpool. I prefer City's strategy of replacing Walker, KDB etc than Liverpool's strategy of kicking the can down the road in extending VVD and Salah's contracts.

 

[Marvin.]

Personally I’m confident because we have a great squad and the best manager ever. We have addressed the vast majority of our weaknesses and, in your case, you haven’t. Defensively, your options are seriously limited. Three recognised centre backs (or two if you include Joe Gomez).
Arsenal are our biggest threats.

I can't honestly say that City will challenge for the title. We have a great squad if Stones and Rodri are 100% fit. If they are not, then how do City defend against counter-attacks?

Liverpool have forward problems, hence the move for Isak that is incidentally looking problematic this morning. They also, as you say, look weak in central defence.

Arsenal have been knocking on the door for a while. Arteta will be under pressure this season.

 

[slotter]

City's 2024-25 was damaged by injury to Rodri and Stones, and the ageing of Walker and KDB. How we perform in 2025-26 is down to the injury rehab of Rodri and Stones.

You speak as if Liverpool are an invincible side. You are not, in fact a weakened City won more Premier League points in 2025 than Liverpool. City are in transition but arguably so are Liverpool. I prefer City's strategy of replacing Walker, KDB etc than Liverpool's strategy of kicking the can down the road in extending VVD and Salah's contracts.

I am gonna guess that you haven't read the whole conversation or that many of my posts (unless you are bored!). I have never said or alluded to us being invincible.
I have asked genuine questions of why some people are so confident considering the issues of some players during the last 2 years. You haven't replaced Walker and KDB. In the case of a player like KDB - how on earth do you?

We were never going to get a like for like replacement with TAA. We are definitely transitioning into a different team and style of play. It does appear like we are planning for life after Salah already or at least removing some of that burden. IF we were to get Isak and IF Ekitike and Gakpo continue their upward trajectory it may cover the goals plus more when we do eventually say goodbye. There are extremely high hopes for Rio Ngumoha, Ben Doak and Jayden Danns but they may or may not progress in the next few years.
We are still in the market for a CB but it is very difficult to find someone to succeed VVD. Marc Guehi would be a good signing but he doesn't strike me as the next VVD (Stature and Leadership).

I said in an earlier post about how some recent city signings hadn't worked out and that if they had you would have coped better last season. It is that you have spent time and money replacing those players that haven't reached the heights you need them too rather than being able to bring in a couple of world class ready made 1st team players. IF you shift Grealish off the books then that will be KDBs and Jacks wages freed up and then the window is still open to grab a CB and RB. The club may well be happy with Cherki/Reinjders instead of KDB.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

We don’t need any more centre backs. Stones, Akanji, Ake, Dias, Gvardiol, Khusanov and Reis.
Isn’t it looking like Doak is going out?
Nguhoma will not play any league games and your hopes for him are equalled by us for many of ours, including another centre back called Mfuni.

 

[slotter]

The back pas rule stopped other teams winning the league. Liverpool can't win the league because the rules have changed.
Hasn't crossed any persons mind that the rules are the same for everyone? Was every other team inept? These rules are made just for Liverpool! so what about when other teams won trophies and league titles?

We didn't win the bloody league title because ultimately we weren't good enough! Conceded too many, missed too many chances, erratic goalkeeping/defending, drew too many games and quite often just had to accept someone else was better.

 

[Protein Junkie]

History shows Liverpool only 2 premier league wins is when there was no one putting the pressure on up there arse and until they win a tight Challenge and win by 1 or 2 points or on goal difference they’ll be a question mark under it for me..

Eeeehhhmmmm Yeh but no but, if goals scored outside the box were doubled lah

 

[Damanino]

Fully expect Henderson touch the ball outside the box this weekend in the Charity Shield game with his hand, stopping a goalscoring chance and ref immediately bring out the red card and Palace to lose 4-0.

 

[Marvin.]

I am gonna guess that you haven't read the whole conversation or that many of my posts (unless you are bored!). I have never said or alluded to us being invincible.
I have asked genuine questions of why some people are so confident considering the issues of some players during the last 2 years. You haven't replaced Walker and KDB. In the case of a player like KDB - how on earth do you?

We were never going to get a like for like replacement with TAA. We are definitely transitioning into a different team and style of play. It does appear like we are planning for life after Salah already or at least removing some of that burden. IF we were to get Isak and IF Ekitike and Gakpo continue their upward trajectory it may cover the goals plus more when we do eventually say goodbye. There are extremely high hopes for Rio Ngumoha, Ben Doak and Jayden Danns but they may or may not progress in the next few years.
We are still in the market for a CB but it is very difficult to find someone to succeed VVD. Marc Guehi would be a good signing but he doesn't strike me as the next VVD (Stature and Leadership).

I said in an earlier post about how some recent city signings hadn't worked out and that if they had you would have coped better last season. It is that you have spent time and money replacing those players that haven't reached the heights you need them too rather than being able to bring in a couple of world class ready made 1st team players. IF you shift Grealish off the books then that will be KDBs and Jacks wages freed up and then the window is still open to grab a CB and RB. The club may well be happy with Cherki/Reinjders instead of KDB.

I'll readily agree City are in transition. I can't say that City's replacement players will be successful but I would expect the core group Ederson, Dias, Haaland etc to be very effective, and if Rodri and Stones recover, as they might be expected to, then we will be in contention.

IMO Liverpool's forward line and central defence appears weaker than last season. I have seen City's star players collapse with age: Kompany, Aguero, KDB, Toure, Walker. It will happen soon to VVD and Salah. Slot must know this, yet VVD and Salah were given extended contracts. I would say that is a mistake but we will see.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Scouse bastards

 

[69FACUPfinal]

The officials will help Liverpool with any pressure. They will scream and whinge about any decision that goes against them and pigmol will lack the guts to stand up to them. What happened to the last ref that tried to do that?

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