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There is a fair argument that he's playing injured and that AFCON has derailed us the last 2 tournaments Pre Afcon P 27(6 of them games are in the Europa and a combined 166 mins) 18 goals 9 assists Post 14 games 6 goals 4 assists Similar to 2022 https://sportsgazette.co.uk/mohamed-salah-post-afcon-form/ When Egypt played him for 90 mins every 3 days and 120 mins for each knock out round and sent him backed fucked. The next AFCON is 2025 and though its been moved from Jan-Feb the idiots are now holding it July-Aug so any player will completely miss preseason and not be ready till September.

While he's been poor since January and I've said myself he isn't the same player as before(I'd move him to the 9/10 next year if he's staying, more 10 position). This does back up somewhat to what @Code has said about he is still creating chances I would look next year at playing him as the 10 when we have the ball in a 4231, play Szoboszlai on the right. When we lose it and don't win it back high get them to switch so Szoboszlai drops into the midfield and Mo pulls wide. The front 4 will swap positions anyway with the ball so it should give Mo more freedom to drift and create. Dom showed early in the season he looked good when he got wide and has enough power and pace to drive past players.

If Salah is staying I don't see us doing much business. We have alot of players in the squad and you have Beck,Mirton and Carvalho back. We also need to keep a eye in the non HG quota. Probably need 2 new keepers and need a left CB. Wouldn't be shocked if they moved Endo on for a top 6. But also wouldn't be shocked if we planned for Bajectic and Morton to take them minutes. People will say we can't expect anything from Bajectic but the club won't see it that way. Noway they will block the path of sone of these youngsters if they think they'll be ready within 12 months or so

Yeah Gomez, obviously can play across the line. I think Nunez could play either side, for me keeping him on the right would give us someone offering actual width. For me if we keep him(I think we will for 1 more year) I think he's a come off the bench late on,offer pace over the top etc

I can see Morton/Bajectic getting tried as the 6 with Mac Allister and maybe Trent in preseason. I think we could go a bit Rodgers like and just try and get at teams and press high. Not sure I like Trent in midfield but I think with his contract running down they might have to try it to keep him onside and with a more solid rightback we could let the midfield press a bit higher. GK Alisson RB Geertruida/Bradley RCB Konate/Quansah LCB Virg/? LB Robbo/? 6 Endo/Bajectic/Morton 6 Mac Allister/Trent/Jones LW Diaz/Summerville 10 Gakpo/Carvalho/Elliot RW Szoboszlai/Nunez/Elliot CF Jota/Gakpo/Nunez Mostly gone with players we have,may have forgotten a couple. But I think you could fill put the squad like that. If we are keeping Nunez I would definitely look at moving him wide and see if we could get a tube out him him letting him run at players and away from goal. Not sure either Jonrs or Elliot fit a 4231 as neither have the pace to be proper wingers and not sure about either in midfield. Maybe as a 10 but they'd really need to up their numbers in assists and goals. Amd in Jones case play the ball quicker around the box We ha e been linked with Willian Pacho for CB but he doesn't fit are normal type as he's 6'2 we normally go a bit taller.

Awful They are in debt to some US group, my guess is the Yanks want to get control of them

Awful They are in debt to some US group, my guess is the Yanks want to get control of them

He got 4 goals and 2 assists in the league in 2022/23 his first season according to transfermarkt He might be good enough to be a squad player but bringing him in to replace Diaz or Salah is a massive risk. Plenty score for fun in the championship

Of course I'm saying he isn't ready to replace Mo right now. Not he never will be

Diaz won't be leaving imo. Barcelona may wa t him buy they can afford him and the only players we would take in a swap deal they won't want to lose. Cant see PSG wanting him especially for the fee we would want. He wants a new deal,that's what the noise is for. Summerville is a left winger that might not even be good enough. All well and good scoring in the championship Neither Bakyoko or elliot have shown they can replace Salah unless we have a 20+ league goal number 9 Mirror saying clubs watching Virg and Dortmund are top of the list. If he is wanting to leave for Dortmund he can fuck off whenever he wants. 3/4ty best team in Germany, 40/50ml and take him. I'd sell 2 of the forwards and being a top quality player in. Even 3 out for 2. We need sonevpace and dribbling ability. I'd sell One of Tsimikas or Robertson and replace A new CB A new 6, though I'd like to look at Morton in the summer, he's done well on loan in a two man midfield so maybe him and Bajectic with Trent,Mac Allister If Olise didn't seem so injury prone he'd be a option 2 or 3 forwards, one ready one young Something like LB Milos Kerkez/alt-Nouri CB Marc Guehi Alan Verala,Archie Gray Not sure there is as a striker that will guarantee goals and at a age Edwards/Hughes will want. Maybe Gyökeres but hard to tell how good he is. Osimhen is 26 next year. Out wide Nico Williams,Kvaratskhelia both young and talented, neither cheap.

Doak didn't look anywhere near ready in his cameo Apperances. All talent but head down and no end product

I know swap deals arnt generally done but if PSG had a interest in Diaz(I think all the talk of leaving is a new contract personally) or Salah I wonder if a deal could be done.

Not having a pop at him but Klopp hasn't been at it the same as the players the last few months. He's fucking shattered mentally. Anyone that's been mentally shatters know how hard it is, there'sjust nothing left to get going l.

All the rules they change in football, I'd love to see them get on obstruction when players are shielding the ball in the corner in last 10 minutes

The more you read about Slot second season(title season) at Feyenoord is extraordinary. They sold 8 players,lost other loanees for 70ml euro and spent just over half of that. The money they sold Luis Sinisterra to Leeds(25ml euro) was spent on Hanko 8.3ml,Timber 7.4ml,Gimenez 6ml, Piaxao 4.5ml. To them mould that team into champions that same season is a great achievement. They are on for a similar points total this year but PSV have been superb

What we can't do is keep him next season and lose him a year later after selling Kelleher. If behind the scenes he talking about going soon we need to figure something out

Who are you relying on to actually take the chances though. Especially if your plan is champions league football. Jota never fit and can you put money on any of the rest to guarantee you goals? It's a lot of goals and assists to lose without a top quality replacement. The system can only do so much when the players can't finish. Admittedly if the system means we stop conceding first it might go a fair way to stopping that. Obviously depends who we sign aswell.

Brighton are crashing like fuck They'd be level with everton without the points deduction

Slot won't have much say on it. It will likely be sorted before he even properly starts work. Edwards will have sounded out his age and if he's off will likely have spoken to the Saudis about a fee. It won't be close to last year's fee and I suspect rather than make them wait and drag it out for a extra 10ml or so we will agree a deal quickly so it's not a issue for Slot and we can start bringing players in. The worry will be if Summerville type is viewed as a replacement and not a squad player because there no guarantee he will score enough goals. We have lost plenty of goals in the drop off from Mane to Diaz and Nunez league total is in Bobby range so another drop off from Salah to another 10-12 goal winger is massive

With Virg I think an additional 1 year rolling deal with a non champions league qualifying release clause, should work for everyone. It gives him 2 years to run and if we don't compete this year he can go next summer for a set fee

Thar sounds like the normal Internet rumours that start with a new manager coming in.

He has been getting away with it all year. I've brought it up multiple times. The only time I've seen him gey pulled up is in Europe

I'm not watching this but read a possible pen for Sours in the build up to the 2nd and the offside was close/debatable? They habe no excuse for not winning the league. Everything has gone their way this year. No injuries,playing teams in injury crisis,decision against us and for them. There's no excuse for not winning it

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On the plus side a Arsenal win means spurs can only match our points total and can't make up the GD. The way we have been playing we could east have lost to both Villa and Sours and be shitting it for the Wolves game