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[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

⚽ Liverpool Escaped, The Problems Didn’t

Liverpool were awful at St James’ Park, and the 2-2 scoreline should not disguise it.

The midfield pivot was the concern before a ball was kicked. Newcastle turned that concern into an alarm bell. They fought harder, won challenges, drove through the middle and repeatedly exposed a defence left staring at runners pouring towards them.

That is a sad indictment of a deplorable transfer window.

Liverpool have had months to recognise the obvious. This squad needed greater balance, greater physical authority and players capable of protecting the spaces Andoni Iraola’s football will inevitably leave. Richard Hughes and the recruitment team have reached the opening weekend without solving it. The manager has been handed a squad with glaring weaknesses and asked to perform surgery with half the instruments missing.

Newcastle are not a great side. That makes this more troubling. Better teams will look at the ease with which Liverpool were opened up and fancy their chances of taking them apart.

Virgil van Dijk was steady enough. Jeremy Jacquet showed encouraging signs in a brutal environment. Victor Muñoz brought badly needed pace, directness and purpose from the bench, eventually earning the penalty that allowed Dominik Szoboszlai to rescue Liverpool.

Beyond that, there was precious little to admire. Gravenberch, Frimpong, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak; awful, absolutely awful.

Liverpool were flat, vulnerable and far too easy to bully. They escaped with a point. It felt like an escape.

Iraola has plenty of work ahead of him. Those responsible for this transfer window have even more.

A few days remain to give the manager some proper tools.

They had better get him them.

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

⚽ Promising Signs, Now Finish the Squad

Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland

Last night felt like the first glimpse of something Liverpool supporters have been craving. The result mattered far less than the ideas behind it, yet a 4-2 win is never a bad way to begin a new era. The tempo was higher, the press carried purpose and there was an aggression to the football that suggested players are already buying into Andoni Iraola's demands.

The youngsters grabbed their opportunity with both hands. Trey Nyoni looked ready for bigger responsibilities, Kieran Morrison once again showed his eye for goal, Lewis Koumas made a real impact and the young centre backs deserved enormous credit after being thrown into an awkward situation so early.

Joe Gomez's injury is desperately unfortunate for him, but if there is ever a time for a weakness to be exposed, it is now rather than on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Liverpool have been given a timely reminder of something many supporters already believed. Defensive reinforcements cannot wait.

Preseason is about learning, adapting and identifying where the squad stands. Last night delivered encouraging answers on the pitch and one unavoidable question off it. If Liverpool want Iraola's ideas to flourish over a long campaign, they have to give him the squad depth to make them sustainable.

There was plenty to enjoy in Nashville. Now Richard Hughes must stop playing the Saudi stooge and match the promise shown by the players.

[Soccer Guy @usasoccerguy]

John McGun with the double Rick O’Shea insertion gives the Soccer Nessies the W over the Haters, sending the Tarzan Army into raptors

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[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Welcome to the Reds, Andoni 👋

[Mohamed Salah @MoSalah]

I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.

Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.

Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.

Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.

As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.

[Henry Jackson @HenryJackson87]

A football team broken beyond repair.

If there isn't a change this summer, next season is a write-off already, because he'll be gone at some point during it.

[indykaila News @indykaila]

Liverpool Football Club owners have a duty to their fans to serve the club's best interests.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫.

The players have lost faith in the manager's tactics.

Liverpool are in a downward spiral, and it will continue into next season if no action is taken.

The fans have lost all emotion and are numb watching the team.

@LFC needs new direction and new life. The fans need hope.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

They will never be forgotten ❤️

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

‼️ Time’s Up for Slot, It Already Was

Gratitude has its place in football, but it cannot be allowed to cloud judgement. Arne Slot had his moment, and he had his backing, but this season has stripped away any illusion of progress.

This talk of transition feels like a convenient shield. Transition to what, exactly? There is no clear identity here, no discernible pattern, no attacking thrust, no defensive assurance. Liverpool meander through games without purpose, a side neither evolving nor responding, simply existing in a fog of uncertainty.

The spin has already begun, both mainstream and patch journalists alike now softening the failure, dressing it up as part of a longer journey or a grand master plan. But this isn’t growth, it’s regression. Calling it anything else insults the evidence laid bare week after week.

This isn’t a club built to accept mediocrity. The standards demand more, the history demands more, and the present reality falls well short.

Ahead of the Merseyside Derby, a decision should be made, a decision we already know won’t be. Why is sentiment still being allowed to linger?

Slot should go, and he should go now.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

📸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💫

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

The Egyptian King 👑❤️

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

🟥 The Manager, The Ownership, The Inevitable

As laid out in my match post earlier, the performance wasn't an outlier. It fits a pattern that has been building for months.

This should have been addressed in November. The evidence was already there. Since then, it has only grown stronger and more damning.

Five consecutive domestic defeats, something not seen since 1953. Six losses in seven league games, going back to 1902. Nine defeats in twelve matches, the worst run in over seventy years. Ten league defeats in a season, a threshold not crossed in more than a decade. Nineteen defeats across the 2025 calendar year, set against one in the entirety of 2024.

These are not selective numbers. They are the reality of where Liverpool are.

FSG, along with Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes, own that reality. This is their appointment, their structure, their judgement. Reluctance to confront a failing decision has allowed the situation to deepen. There is a sense that being proven right has been prioritised over being effective.

They rarely speak, but when they do, it's often about data guiding decisions. The data now is unequivocal. Performances have declined, results have collapsed, and the trajectory is unmistakable.

The head coach looks like a man awaiting his fate. The players look unconvinced. The supporters are moving beyond anger into something colder, to a man, woman, boy, or girl; we are doubters again.

This international break offers a final opportunity to act. Not as panic, but as recognition.

A week ago, the idea of an interim felt unnecessary to me. Now it feels like a question worth asking. What is there to lose? The only caveat is clear: it cannot be someone seeking to turn it into a permanent role. The club must not stumble into another long-term mistake.

If a short-term figure, even someone like Steven Gerrard, can restore belief, connection and basic standards, then it's worth considering.

Do nothing, and the direction of travel is already clear.

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

⚽️ A Shape That Finally Set Them Free

#LFC 4-0 Galatasaray | #UCL #ChampionsLeague

Tonight Liverpool stopped fighting themselves.

This was’t only better, it was different. Quicker, sharper, more natural. Four goals, over 5 xG, 32 shots, 16 on target, and complete control from start to finish. This wasn’t the narrow cagey win many predicted, it was utter dominance.

The key shift was obvious. Mohamed Salah no longer fixed to the touchline, but drifting inside, playing where he hurts teams most. Florian Wirtz, from the left, ran the game, eight chances created, four successful dribbles, constantly involved. Everything flowed through him.

It looked fluid. It looked connected. It looked like Liverpool.

Which raises the question that cannot be ignored. Why has it taken this long?

This shape did not leave them exposed. Galatasaray barely laid a glove on them, one shot on target, almost no threat. What it did do was bring Liverpool’s best players closer together, quicker combinations, more movement, more danger.

And this cannot be brushed aside as poor opposition. Liverpool have stumbled at Anfield against far weaker sides than them this season. The evidence here stands on its own.

There was also urgency on the touchline, a rare but visible intensity from Arne Slot that carried onto the pitch. Whether that’s coincidence or correction remains to be seen.

Because that’s the truth of it.

This was outstanding. It was overdue. But it was also one night only.

If this is the blueprint, Liverpool have something. If not, this becomes another false dawn.

Brighton will tell us which.

[22 🥇 @ekitikEraa]

Man city and Chelsea fans this is how you come back from 3-0 down at home.

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

✍️ An Open Letter to Richard Hughes

Richard,

Liverpool supporters are not unreasonable. They understand football. They understand setbacks. What they struggle to accept is a full season of the same problems repeating with no visible solution.

That is where we are now.

Sunday’s draw with Tottenham felt less like a point gained and more like an indictment of everything that has gone wrong this year. Spurs arrived in disarray. Injuries everywhere. No league wins in 2026. A squad patched together with academy players. Yet Liverpool, at Anfield, produced a performance that was hesitant, shapeless and alarmingly toothless.

In truth, Liverpool were fortunate to leave with a draw.

This isn't about one afternoon. It's about a pattern.

Week after week, Liverpool dominate possession but rarely dominate the game. The attack lacks fluency. The midfield lacks authority. The defence collapses under late pressure. The same questions are asked after every match because the same issues appear every week.

At some point, responsibility must rest with the man in charge.

Arne Slot inherited world-class players. He inherited a club built on elite standards. Yet over the past year, the football has become slower, more predictable and increasingly ineffective. When almost every player looks worse than they did twelve months ago, the explanation is rarely individual failure.

It's coaching.

Managers are judged on their ability to solve problems. Liverpool’s problems have been obvious for months, and yet the solutions have never arrived.

That is why November matters so much.

At that point, the warning signs were already clear. Performances were deteriorating. Confidence was draining from the team. Many supporters, myself included, believed decisive action was needed before the season unravelled completely.

Instead, the message that came from the club was calm reassurance. We were told everything was under control. The now infamous roundtable video in February, featuring you alongside Slot, projected unity and confidence that the direction was correct.

But unity only works when the direction is right.

Looking back now, that moment feels less like leadership and more like hesitation. A chance to confront reality was replaced with a public show of faith that the evidence on the pitch simply did not support.

That decision sits with you.

You were rightly praised last summer. The recruitment looked ambitious and intelligent. Many fans backed you completely. Yet hindsight now suggests the squad balance has not worked, and the coach entrusted to guide it has struggled badly.

Supporters can accept mistakes.

What they cannot accept is pretending a mistake has not been made.

Liverpool still possess too much talent and too much history to accept a season where the football becomes this stagnant and the standards fall this far.

Leadership requires honesty.

Arne Slot has had time. He has had patience. He has had backing.

But the problems remain exactly the same.

Deep down, you may already know the conclusion. No new contract for Slot, suggests you do.

And if that is the case, Richard, Liverpool supporters are simply asking for one thing.

The courage to act on it. 🙏

[Samuel @SamueILFC]

The Greatest Team in Premier League history.

This will never be topped.

[indykaila News @indykaila]

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Depisite the club briefing journalists this morning that Liverpool want to keep @MoSalah was to keep everyone calm.

Sources whisper the top bosses have OVERRULED everyone and said “HE’S GONE!”

Arne Slot barely got a say, sporting director and the big suits pull the trigger!

They’re ONLY selling once valuation is met and will IMMEDIATELY activate Antoine Semenyo’s release clause to replace him! 🔄💸

Salah’s agent UNCOVERED Liverpool’s secret plot to SHIP Mo to Saudi Arabia behind his back – and that angered the Egyptian star according to club sources.

Mo Salah is open to all options, including playing for Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, but a Saudi contract offer could be the most appealing.

MORE UPDATE on Slot’s future! ⬇️

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