"Today I have realised how big and difficult a referee's job is"
Mikel Arteta on the importance of the refereeing decision in Arsenal's win over West Ham United 🔴
@MelissaReddy_ I hope he takes Gakpo with him , can’t believe we sold Diaz and Nunez who played with passion. Gakpo seems to afraid of getting hurt everytime he plays
@MelissaReddy_ Do you know of any Dutch managers that has been successful in the PL ? The laid back style doesn’t work in the PL , sometimes I wonder if he actually passionately care about losing
Arne Slot is a Premier League title winner, yes, but the conditions for that triumph have disappeared.
There are mitigations, yes, but Liverpool are no longer a team to fear, they are deferential, and obliging to the most embattled of sides.
It’s not just the style of play that is unrecognisable, but what the team stands for, and how they are seen…
bymelissareddy.substack.com/p/arne-slot-is…
@FabrizioRomano How ? And why can’t you improve this season. He had a full off season what did he do this time .There is World Cup and he won’t have a pre season
@TheAnfieldWrap We need English players like Hendo , Milner to bring leadership. How dare Gravenbach says they didn’t deserve to get booed . VVD is not a strong enough leader . Can you imagine Klopp just sitting idle from the 25to 45 min ?
"The amount of arguments I saw today between Liverpool players - what that tells you is there's an absence of strong leadership in that dressing room, and what I mean by that is the man in charge."
"There's also quite clearly a lack of communication on the training ground on what the plan was. There's no excuse for that."
🎙️ Post-Match Show
Arne Slot says Liverpool will address weaknesses with their transfer business in the upcoming window - but changes won’t be as “drastic” as last summer.
nytimes.com/athletic/72633…
Jamie Carragher:
“Luis Díaz should never have been sold I still don’t see a good reason. He’s hard to replace, a joy to watch, and was outstanding yesterday. I can’t imagine him in any shirt but Liverpool’s.”
"The reality is the attacker had long been open to a departure, and with the Reds making little headway in contract talks, the offer from the Bundesliga side to make a large profit on a player approaching his 29th birthday was too good to turn down."
liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football…
🚨Micah Richards goes all in on Liverpool's "ridiculous" decision to cash in on Luis Díaz instead of Cody Gakpo:
🗣️ Micah: No, but listen to me, big man! We’ve got to be absolutely real here because I just cannot get my head around it. You’re telling me you sell Luis Díaz so you can keep hold of Gakpo? Honestly, that’s not just a bad footballing decision that’s a shocking life decision! It’s absolutely ridiculous!”
"You’re sitting there watching Díaz right now at Bayern Munich, and he is just completely tearing it up on the biggest stage! Electrifying! He’s sticking it in the back of the net against Real Madrid and PSG, and you’re just scratching your head thinking, ‘How on earth did Liverpool let him slip through their fingers?”
"The guy is a total game-changer! He brings that pure chaos, the unbelievable energy, the pace, the power, those moments of absolute magic. When he bursts down that wing... incredible! Liverpool didn’t just lose a squad player… they lost a gem. An absolute gem! What a player!” #lfc