Louise

There comes a point when we have to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in. #desmondtutu

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

@rtesport you guys may have forgotten that it is Jota’s first anniversary today, perhaps that is why Salah was emotional after game.
Such bias criticism towards one of the game’s greats.
Shocking pundits 🫣🫣🫣

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

🇦🇺 2-4 🇪🇬

Hossam Abdelmaguid sends the keeper the wrong way and puts Egypt through to the last 16.

Watch all 104 games from the #FIFAWorldCup on RTÉ

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

Wow ❤️❤️

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

⚽️ Broken Beyond Excuse

#AVFC 4-2 #LFC | #PremierLeague

There’s no uncertainty about Liverpool anymore, they have collapsed in full public view.

Aston Villa won 4-2, but anyone who watched that shambles knows the scoreline flattered Liverpool. Villa cut through them at will. Every attack looked dangerous, every set piece looked fatal, every moment without the ball looked like panic waiting to happen. This wasn’t a contest. It was a demolition carried out against a side that has completely lost its identity.

The excuses have run dry. Injuries in attack, fine. But that defence contained senior internationals, the midfield was the same midfield that carried Liverpool to a title, and yet they played with all the structure of strangers meeting in a car park.

12 league defeats. 20 goals conceded from set pieces. 7 away wins all season. The second lowest away tally in over a decade. These are not blips. They are evidence.

Arne Slot looks broken by the scale of the job. Worse than that, he looks incapable of fixing it, regardless of his public protestations. There is no tactical coherence, no intensity, no resilience, no visible plan. Every press conference feels like another exercise in deflection while supporters are asked to ignore what their own eyes are watching every week.

The players deserve criticism, plenty of it, but managers survive bad form by offering solutions. Liverpool’s manager offers none.

Richard Hughes should have acted months ago. FSG should never have allowed this decay to continue unchecked. Instead, Liverpool head into the final game of the season still scrambling for Champions League qualification after entering the season expecting to run away with the league. F**k ‘transition season’ right in the bin, nobody even uttered those words until the wheels fell off.

One more game and this nightmare finally ends. It’s time John, in fact it’s way past time.

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

@AnfieldWatch Please please 🙏 let him go

[Anfield Watch @AnfieldWatch]

Arne Slot needs to go, simple as 🙏

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

@BenBocsak @AnfieldIndex Agree

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

Please, our football is so pathetic…. Thank Slot and let him go as soon as possible

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Disappointing for Liverpool and some familiar failings. They’ve lost their authority this season. Lost their cohesion. Lost much of their defensive resilience. Arguably, lost their way. More Liverpool players need to raise their game as Dominik Szoboszlai does week in, week out. And Arne Slot needs to believe in Rio Ngumoha more; final ball needs a bit of work but he’s a threat. Slot is a good manager, and has credit in the bank etc, but he has to show/prove he can guide Liverpool out of this lengthy period of stagnation #MUNLIV

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

Out please.
Should have gone before Christmas.
Shocking football

[Anything Liverpool @AnythingLFC_]

Answer with one word. Arne Slot, In or Out?👇🔴 #lfc

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️

[UNCS @Nazteeee196]

He knew

[John O Sullivan @Corballyred]

Without a doubt the best take I've heard from an ex pro on the Salah situation.

The full 10 mins from Paul Merson on the Salah situation is well worth listening to.

Jamie Carragher should give it a listen👍

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

Well said @PaulMerse
Bit of sense finally 👍

[Paul Merson @PaulMerse]

My personal opinion on Mo Salah

[Brad @lNVERTEDWlNGER]

The difference between him and Cara is ridiculous man. An actual balanced opinion on all of this. Someone who wants the best for Liverpool and one of their best ever players, not someone just itching to have TV spat (Pun intended).

[Louise @louiseduffydk]

Yes

[Kopoholic @TheKopoholic]

Would you include Mo Salah in the squad to face Brighton at the weekend?

[Transfer Sector @TransferSector]

Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah:

“We are all massively influenced by our past - how we were raised, where we grew up. Mo knew early on [in his life] that he had to do more than others.

"He always developed. He never stops. That is his mindset. After each summer break he came back and had a new skill. It was like he had spent the whole time just practising one particular type of pass.

"We pushed each other, just to make sure that we would never stop. And we never did stop. That moment lifting the Premier League bonded us for life. He will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time.

"I wouldn't say he is easy to manage, but he is also not difficult to manage. You [only] have problems with Mo Salah if he is not playing or you take him off."

[@BBCSport]

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

Excellent analysis, interviewing skills, and the perfect mix of warmth plus directness from Clarence Seedorf on @primevideosport ✨

[Steve Howell @FromSteveHowell]

Salah says someone doesn't want him at the club.

Will any of our intrepid sports journalists dare to investigate who he meant?

Here's a clue: The co-owner of Liverpool, Tom Werner, is on record as wanting the club to play in Israel. Salah would undoubtedly refuse.

[Nuna @NaiiLFC]

Antonio Cassano:

"Carragher wash your mouth out before you talk about the third-best goalscorer in Liverpool's history [Salah], because you're not on his level to talk about him! Who are you to talk about Salah?"

[DaveOCKOP @DaveOCKOP]

Daniel Sturridge on Mohamed Salah:

"Mo has told me. I love this football club. He doesn't want to leave. But he wants to play." (Amazon)

[Anfield Agenda @AnfieldAgenda]

“It’s a shame that Mohamed Salah isn’t playing because he’s a top top player, but it’s good news for Inter! It is a shame though.”

💬 Javier Zanetti on Mohamed Salah.