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Liverpool’s midfield needs #IntelligentEngines. The question is what kind of metal survives the machine. Ayyoub Bouaddi is raw ore. Alex Scott is the tempered blade. Ore is seductive because it lets you dream. Before the furnace, before the hammer, before the edge is drawn, you can imagine anything. But ore is still only potential. The blade is less romantic, but it has already been through fire. It has taken its shape. It has met resistance. Ore carries possibility. The blade carries consequence. The fight is now. Bouaddi, 18, has the sort of base that makes scouts lean forward: clean feet, surprising duel strength, and real progression upside. He matches Scott closely on total progression (45th vs 44th), edges him on progression via passes (25th vs 21st) and pass accuracy (38th vs 15th), and leads in defensive ground duels (85th vs 70th) and aerial duels (75th vs 68th). There is real metal here. But Scott has the edge. Defensive impact (84th vs 39th), defensive actions (89th vs 82nd), final product (65th vs 40th), and Total VAEP (57th vs 12th) all point the same way. Bouaddi gives you the material. Scott is already cutting. The defensive maps tell the same story. Bouaddi does not hide: 59 tackles, 62 interceptions or blocked passes, 151 recoveries across 25.9 90s, spread through central zones. That is encouraging. Yet Scott is doing the dirtier work in dirtier places: 60 tackles, 67 interceptions, 195 recoveries, 85 clearances, stronger box protection, and 31.8 Premier League 90s of contact. This is where the blade has already taken blows. On the ball, the gap is not in broad volume. Both sit at 1.5 progressive carries per 90; Bouaddi has 2.2 progressive passes per 90, Scott 2.1. Bouaddi is clean, vertical, and secure. Scott, though, gets into more places where the next action hurts. More final-third threat. More end product. More value. That is the difference between metal and weapon. Scott already delivers the full sequence: #RegainCarryCreate. Bouaddi is close on regain and carry, but the create and total value sides still lag. Bouaddi is tomorrow’s metal. Scott is today’s weapon. For the next two seasons, Scott is the sharper fit: Premier League-ready and battle-tested, able to strengthen the engine room immediately while Bouaddi is still being tempered.

@PaulSenior1 This sounds like LFC in…2038?

Think he’ll do well at a club that isn’t permanently looking over its shoulder at what a manager who left 14 years ago would have done.

Liverpool’s midfield needs #IntelligentEngines. The question is what kind of metal survives the machine. Ayyoub Bouaddi is raw ore. Alex Scott is the tempered blade. Ore is seductive because it lets you dream. Before the furnace, before the hammer, before the edge is drawn, you can imagine anything. But ore is still only potential. The blade is less romantic, but it has already been through fire. It has taken its shape. It has met resistance. Ore carries possibility. The blade carries consequence. The fight is now. Bouaddi, 18, has the sort of base that makes scouts lean forward: clean feet, surprising duel strength, and real progression upside. He matches Scott closely on total progression (45th vs 44th), edges him on progression via passes (25th vs 21st) and pass accuracy (38th vs 15th), and leads in defensive ground duels (85th vs 70th) and aerial duels (75th vs 68th). There is real metal here. But Scott has the edge. Defensive impact (84th vs 39th), defensive actions (89th vs 82nd), final product (65th vs 40th), and Total VAEP (57th vs 12th) all point the same way. Bouaddi gives you the material. Scott is already cutting. The defensive maps tell the same story. Bouaddi does not hide: 59 tackles, 62 interceptions or blocked passes, 151 recoveries across 25.9 90s, spread through central zones. That is encouraging. Yet Scott is doing the dirtier work in dirtier places: 60 tackles, 67 interceptions, 195 recoveries, 85 clearances, stronger box protection, and 31.8 Premier League 90s of contact. This is where the blade has already taken blows. On the ball, the gap is not in broad volume. Both sit at 1.5 progressive carries per 90; Bouaddi has 2.2 progressive passes per 90, Scott 2.1. Bouaddi is clean, vertical, and secure. Scott, though, gets into more places where the next action hurts. More final-third threat. More end product. More value. That is the difference between metal and weapon. Scott already delivers the full sequence: #RegainCarryCreate. Bouaddi is close on regain and carry, but the create and total value sides still lag. Bouaddi is tomorrow’s metal. Scott is today’s weapon. For the next two seasons, Scott is the sharper fit: Premier League-ready and battle-tested, able to strengthen the engine room immediately while Bouaddi is still being tempered.

@KenrickMiller10 @LFC_Resolute @Kaleb_80 Gakpo blud.

@Doc_A_I @LFC_Resolute @Kaleb_80 He’s correct in that thinking

@v10lexuslfa @Doc_A_I @KenrickMiller10 but but but Slot 🤡

@LFC_Resolute @KenrickMiller10 @Kaleb_80 He even said Gakpo was world class. 🤷

@LFC_Resolute @KenrickMiller10 @Kaleb_80 Kaleb has clearly told me that a coach has to work with what he has, and if the coach fails? It’s on the coach. Irrespective of squad issues. I don’t prescribe to this view because I’m not a massive bozo, but that’s what Kaleb thinks.

@LFC_Resolute @KenrickMiller10 @Kaleb_80 Cool. So no new signings needed. Coach’s tactics will see us through. Yup? At best, replace Salah. He was the only departure from the team. Tsimikas has replaced Robbo. So we’re all g.

@KenrickMiller10 @Kaleb_80 @Doc_A_I that slot and his poo poo tactics limited our players

@KenrickMiller10 @Kaleb_80 He is saying Iraola has a WC squad. So per his rules? Iraola has to win. Now.

@Kaleb_80 @Doc_A_I Im So confused what are you trying to do here ?

@Kaleb_80 @KenrickMiller10 So if they’re bad next year, are we blaming you?

The next step:- ‘Having assessed the squad, senior leadership at the club believes there is a wealth of talent at the new head coach’s disposal. They are minded about blocking the pathways of Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa. Signing a new right back, centre midfielder and extra attacker would not be in the players’ best interest unless there was an opportunity too good to turn down’.

Surely not all our targets are at the world cup? The acceptance we can't sign anyone until after the tournament ends seems ridiculous to me.

@NajmulLFC English Conor Bradley.

Naby Keita of fullbacks

@mcmulhar @L4fckop Reality is they have no actual beef with Slot. They just know it’s easy bait for engagements.

@L4fckop By and large you can’t play fast flowing football unless the other team gives you space. The first run of games where Iraola faces a low block it’ll look slower and more boring. Easy for these accounts to say “he can’t handle the step up to a big club” when that happens

What a bunch of word salad blaming an entire nations “philosophy” on their opponent essentially playing a deep block. Any comments on Turkey’s play v Australia? Is Montello (an Italian) also adamant on playing possession based side to side passing football?

@hassinator They’re giving themselves the option to do that.

@Doc_A_I lets hope this isn't an excuse as we miss out on all our key targets. 'iraola delighted with existing squad options and absolutely confident the squad already has what it takes to win big blah blah blah'

@hassinator ‘Richard Hughes is confident that Andoni Iraola will assess the squad and find it stockpiled with talent to mount a credible title challenge. The club also does not want to block the pathways of Joe Gomez, Harvey Elliott, Watsru Endo and Federico Chiesa’.

@c43l4n_ That’s not what the market says. Or his data.

@Doc_A_I But even 60 million is too much. Tidy 40 million dollar player.

@c43l4n_ A club saying £80m doesn’t mean it’s £80m.

@Doc_A_I Scott is way too expensive.

@DanielJ1920 @jd_courage40739

@Doc_A_I @jd_courage40739

Well, thank fuck

@ZaanTalksFooty So we’re all Palace fans now.

@Doc_A_I He’s ours unfortunately for them 🫣

Tonali to Spurs makes sense on profile. He can help control the middle that they lacked all season, progresses the ball cleanly, and gives De Zerbi a midfielder who suits his build-up game quite well. Where he’d really help is the duels. Spurs were too easy to play through; Tonali wins his battles, which adds the steel that midfield was missing 💪 But I would be surprised if he picked Spurs over City/Arsenal 🧐

@raylang1708 Yes.

@Doc_A_I What if both jones and mac leaves the we could actually get them both right?