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Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Lamine Camara.
Liverpool are trying to negotiate a deal for around £58m. Talks ongoing with Monaco. #LFC
The failure to award Liverpool a penalty against Arsenal when Alexander Isak was pulled back by Jurrien Timber was a refereeing error compounded by a VAR mistake, according to a Premier League panel | ✍️ @_pauljoyce https://t.co/jI386Yymqt
Munoz was getting bullied by Lerma, and guess who was the first to step in and defend him?
This is something I miss about the old Liverpool team. Sadio Mané, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho, Van Dijk and Matip always stood up for their teammates.
Right now, Mac Allister is probably the only one showing that same mentality. We need more of this in the team! 🔴
Steven Gerrard on Florian Wirtz:
“I think he’s playing with a lot more confidence and more belief. He’s certainly contributing a bit more in terms of assists and contribution in the final third. He seems to be playing with a little more freedom.”
“You have to give credit to that front line because if they didn’t win that game everyone looks at that front line: ‘Barcola not doing it, Wirtz not doing it, Isak hasn’t turned up’. You hear a lot of criticism and a lot of people jump on it because of the price tags they are carrying.
“They delivered yesterday. Barcola gets a nice assist for Wirtz. Isak gets his goal and it was lovely to see Wirtz get his first goal in the league.” 🇩🇪
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New owners (basically) ,new sporting director, new coach , new way of thinking about contracts means likely offers of new deals for Ali, VVD, Macca and renewals for youngsters Trey and Rio. Happy international break reds 👋🏽🔴
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"Maybe it's that we don't know what type of player we've got here... I saw the sort of player that I've seen at Leverkusen today."
"I couldn't disagree any more... with Florian Wirtz I struggle to think that we should restructure the team around someone who offers not enough for me."
🎥 Post-Match Pint
My dear, ever-loyal audience,
I spent countless hours attempting to put yesterday’s historic day and Florian Wirtz’s extraordinary performance into words, yet overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of what my eyes had witnessed and unable to find language worthy of such greatness, I eventually surrendered to sleep, for even poetry has its limits when confronted with history.
They doubted him, ridiculed him, questioned his talent, his destiny and his very place among the greats, yet while the world turned its back on him, I stood unwavering, like a father who never once doubted the greatness of his beloved son. In front of the entire footballing world, Florian rose like a phoenix from the ashes of their disbelief, delivering a Puskás Award-worthy goal, one of the greatest assists in Premier League history and a performance so divine that even the heavens themselves must have paused to witness it. I have watched him grow, defended him through the darkest nights and carried the burden of belief when others had long abandoned hope, and now, with tears of pride in my eyes, I watch the boy I always believed in become a king.
The Ballon d’Or is no longer a distant dream but a prophecy awaiting fulfilment, as the greatest individual honour this beautiful game can bestow calls his name and history itself prepares to kneel before its rightful heir.
🚨 Andoni Iraola: “I am very pleased with Wirtz’s performance, I think he's done a very good job”.
“It's a lovely goal, the movement from Isak to make the space behind for the finish, the assist from Bradley. I think it's a great situation and I'm happy for him”.
🗣️Andoni Iraola: “I am very upset because the ones in our box they are calling penalties and in the other box they are now. I know we are 3-0 and it's the 95th minute but I'm very upset.”
“It's a head to head but even then it's Osario to Milos [Kerkez]. It's a clash of heads. You can say it's 3-0 but, for me, there is more because it is not the first time this season and you compare... I'm really upset.”
“The VAR took a lot of time. When you call a penalty and they are two minutes. Two repetitions, three repetitions, they are finding a way not to be called by the VAR. A clean sheet is not cheap in the Premier League and we wanted to win 3-0. It is not just because of this penalty, it's because of a lot of things.”
How the hell is that a penalty? If that isn’t a clear and obvious error warranting VAR intervention to overrule, then what is it there for? The inconsistency in officiating is becoming an absolute disgrace. #PGMOL
Liverpool lead at half-time but Palace can probably feel a bit hard done by. Lack of attacking patterns a concern. A poor afternoon for Bradley Barcola so far.
Iraola has to sort the pressing structure out asap. It’s too passive atm, in particular from Gakpo. Either jump aggressively on the 3rd CB or track Mitchell a lot earlier. #LFC