Exactly, so much quality depth as well and basically new signings with players like Carvalho, Bajcetic, Morton, and Van den Berg coming back but for some reason people want Liverpool to spend big just for the sake of spending big
@@ashvintyagi4530 They really need to prepare better for Virgil's and Salah's replacements, Salah's backup and Endo's backup. Those are glaring issues that the team has. Otherwise they are a wonderful group with an immense potential. They were good enough to be first in the league last season, so with a little bit of improvement and good coaching they could win a trophy this season.
@@ashvintyagi4530We very obviously need a defensive midfielder, I think that's been clear for the last two seasons. We also need a proper center forward, wasted chances cost us heavily last season. Klopp has the best at getting the best out of limited resources.
Williams playing on the inside? Not sure about that, also its not a very efficient player his stats are very average. With Luis Diaz and Nunez we already have enough players that needs too many chances.
@@qBodi Nico is really really good. Last season he was Bilbao's main man at 22 years of age and he's the reason they won the Spanish cup. He plays in Bilbao which isn't an attacking team. We all saw what he can do in a more attacking team and he'll definitely be better fit in Spain than England.
Slot's style really just feels like the perfect evolution of Klopp's foundations. Liverpool have always been aggressive on the press and they loved bombing forward, initially with the fullbacks overlapping and later with them joining the midfield. What they frequently lacked though was control, the ability to kill a game and survive even when they're in a slump. Slot seems to keep the style mostly the same but fix that control issue, and i honestly cant wait to see them in proper league games.
Completely agree. We don't kill teams like Everton, Fulham the way City or recently Arsenal do. We also rarely managed to take advantage of teams like Man United at their lowest but everything you said about Slot is completely true.
so basically what you're saying is that Slot is a better version of klopp? I completely disagree. Slot might press more to try control the game but Slot takes risks in the final third where as Klopp would work it around 2/3/4 times to find a weakness or mistake to penetrate. I feel as if this Slot era wont produce nearly as many goals but we may be more defensively solid and sound. Coming from a lifetime Liverpool fan btw
@@smh4096 Lol what? Im not saying that at all. Klopp's playstyle saw Liverpool become the best in the world, and if it wasn't for ManCity and the 115 Liverpool would've enjoyed one of the most dominant periods in English history. But other clubs did figure them out over time, and as football tactics changed, particularly with ManCity and Arsenal, Klopp's playstyle just kinda fell behind. Slot looks like he'll be the one to fix that problem, that is all im saying.
Yeah but you still want him to have competition for the spot . Some Wonderkids never live up to the potential . Alex Oxlade Chamberlain was bought to be a future Starter CM and he was a Substitution Filler at best
@@sethclenshaw9830 I’m just Saying potential isn’t enough to assume guy will be great or that a position doesn’t need to be filled . We got 2 high potential CBs that can probably start for a low table Premier League Club in Sepp and Quansah but he smart move is to get another to make sure we are good . We don’t have enough wiggle room to be taking the risk for when Virgil Leaves . Virgil’s replacement is the most Important spot to fill compared to Mo Salah in my opinion because when Liverpool didn’t have the Defensive Foundation of Virgil/Fab/Allison we were a top 4 club at best . I don’t want us to become Chelsea , Man U or Aston Villa for the next 10 years
eh i guess im not rlly worried coz i think in slots first interview he was with the sporting director and he stopped slots from dropping sum news although i could be very wrong so take it easy in the replies but even if im wrong im pretty sure well get someone i think in the first 3-4 matchdays coz you know liverpool are very discreet and have little to no insiders that even generate a good rumour all i can say is that sometimes things are done quietly
The only thing I'd add is that I would love to see Sepp Van Den Berg stay and act as cover in defence. Himself and Quansah acting as backup to and learning from Van Dijk and Konate would be great for the future.
12:00 fully agreed that Endo should stay. He was absolutely fabulous last year once he hit a groove and Bajcetic is up and coming. Trouble is that it looks like the board are entertaining offers for Endo at the moment, which is a bit concerning considering that there really aren't any superstar 6s on the market right now. Really hope we hold onto Endo nonetheless.
Endo must stay for this season but not beyond. He should be there to let Bajcetic/Morton settle in and become a competing starters. Those two are the future. Its only their injury record that concerns me given DM is such a vital position
@@sleeepingpills we dont need a superstar 6. The lack of good quality ones in market are few and far between - hence the mediocre Palinha clone he offerred up. Im fine with Endo/Bac/Morton rotation
@@nigl2807endo is not good enough, he’s 31 and had a little purple patch last season, he was dreadful in his first pre season game, the is no way to know what bajetic we will get after a year off of injury, we need a 6
This is something that I always thought of since Klopp arrived. Klopp is amazing at bringing the best out of a young player when its necessary. However, he doesn’t like to rotate players hence why for the first few years of his reign, he just sticks with the 11-15 players he trusts. We had so high potential players who could easily have gone on to become better than they are today if Klopp just trusts them more. Hopefully, with how slot loves to rotate his players, the academy has way more involvement in the first team similar or even more than Klopp’s last season
I agree so much with the Bajcetic(hopefully he can shine and be injury free) and keeping endo, since there isn't that Rodri 6 out there currently. Not sure about the Harvey on the wing, every time that happened last season and season before it didn't work and it was so frustrating because he couldn't run in behind or win a sprint race, he's best as a midfielder not a winger/runner like Salah just leave him in the midfield. Great video though.
This is a very good point. Not sure how I forgot it was an ACL, I usually google 'Player X injury' on every single one of the players I consider for these! He'll still be magic in a year tbf
Respectfully I suspect Liverpool would want them playing for a PL or equivalent level team to get them experience at a higher level than the Championship. We already know both of them are more than good enough at that level.
We've got lots of depth everywhere except DM to be honest. Youngsters like Quansah, Sepp and Bradley can step up as well. I don't understand everyone crying over our lack of transfer activity. At most, we will get two players unless we sell some players to buy new ones. We have a healthy squad, ready for the season and if Slot likes it, that's completely fine.
Nobody is crying. Based on historical evidence we will clearly need depth at CB, DM, RW and possibly up front. Certain people seem to forget how many injuries we had the last few years and this year will be no different with both the Euros and Copa America shortening the recovery time of everybody. I'm not saying we need a bunch of starters but we clearly need to fortify to ward against what will inevitably come.
@@distantant Every summer we claim to have enough depth for the new season, and then halfway into the season we start complaining about injuries and how it "isn't fair" that City don't have the same problem. How many more years do you want to complain about this for? You wanna wait another 30 years to win a Premier League? We have to solve this problem sooner rather than later. We deffo need DM (I love Endo, but our rivals have Rodri and Rice), CB (Konate is injury-prone, Matip just left) and LB (Tsimikas is incompetent, Robertson is slowing down heavily) is required imo. Potentially even an RW because Mo is probably leaving next/this summer.
@@H0ldThat LB is perfectly fine. Tsmikas is NOT incompetent and people are overhating Robertson who is still a brilliant player. CB, we've already got Van Dijk and Konate with Quansah and Sepp and potentially Gomez as backups. RW, let's be real, Salah rarely actually gets injured and Elliot can play there anyways. I'm being realistic. You're all setting yourself up for a negative reaction by expecting these signings. We will get a DM and one other signing (likely Gordon) at most if we don't sell players which looks very likely.
@distantant Tsimikas is very very very incompetent.. and Robbo while decent is way past his peak and can't play every game.. do you even watch full matches?
This is the best sensible transfers they have done so far for this season, similar to the good old Tifos days minus the shout of Sangare being the best option for every position on the pitch. So much better than just giving out names everyone already knows who are rumoured or the club has basically bought already.
We should be looking at a long term replacement for Robbo. He's 30 and getting more injuries, his style is also very intense. Gomez is not a left footer so does not offer the same attacking/overlap threat. Tsimikas has been here for 4 years and has never once threatened to take the starting spot.
Robertson is injury prone and Tsimikas is not up to par. We should get a starting left back and leave Robertson on a rotation basis like the time when Robertson was rotating with Moreno
Harvey should play on the wing, he can create a lot of chances and space for others on the wings. An unsensible but interesting option could be Kvaratshkelia, especially if Napoli's form doesn't improve.
I would like to see a ball controller like rodri in the team. Given the evolution under slot Liverpool will be more suited with a controller at the base of the midfield. Would really like to see zubinendi in that position. We need a left footed cb/ rb
keep in mind sepp van de berg at CB who was unreal for mainz last season who’s just come back from loan, also carvalho has been unreal pre season and played well for hull last season, loads of potential coming through liverpools ranks, also gomez played in that LCB/LB role last season and surprised everyone by playing really well, he’s probably the best on the ball in terms of defenders at liverpool
i hope we get Hato, like i get it the market of the DM position that suits Slot's style is dry after the Zubi deal collapsed, but Hato is a straight upgrade and we ship either Tsimikas or Robbo because they are getting slower, atm i prefer Tsimikas but it is debatable.
Quansah starts next to VVD for sure. We just need another CB cover as Quansah is nailed on as an England starter in the next few years. Endo is underrated, but he's not peak Fabinho. We need a 6 for sure.
First video of this new season’s batch that feels like it’s harking back towards what this series used to be: Sensible Transfers. Not based on rumours already out there or tournament performance. Long may it continue 🙌🏻
Spot on! Refreshing to see someone who actually has knowledge of the club rather than repeating fanciful speculations. I believe we have cover everywhere.. had high hopes watching Doak in last summer's pre-season.. Hope he'll finally have a chance to kick on! Van den berg looked solid and Quansah is our CB of the future. So a super prospect behind them is the only option I would consider, though Nallo looks promising as well. Don't have 100% trust Bajcetic can become an elite 6 for us.. but I'm willing to wait and see.. Tsimikas looked very strong this pre-season. He must have kept working through the break and I would consider him and Robbo cover us easily at LB.. A lot rides on whether Slot can encourage Trent to put a team effort in. Bradley is a clear better option for us now. Will Trent be happy to play only cups and vs unambitious teams?
23-24 season Liverpool were 3rd in possession stats Liverpool were 3rd in touches Liverpool were 2nd for passes in midfield Liverpool were 20th for # take ons defended Liverpool were 17th for % take ons defended Liverpools problem was not being "rushed" in possession Liverpool's problem was the ease with which opposition could beat the press and get generate good attacking positions
I just hope Nunez turns into Fernando Torres this season the 2008-09 version of him but its going to be weird not seeing liverpool press opponents at kick off and pulling a hamstring mid game.
I would love to see Fenerbahçe's Ferdi Kadioglu come as an understudy to Robertson at LB. Loved him at the Euros, got up and down all day and was a great threat going forward. Better option than Tsimikas imo.
In a team where Endo, Diaz and Nunez starts, buying a new centre back to put both Quansah and Konate on the bench should be of really, really low priority.......
I must admit, I wasn't expecting the suggestions of Gilmour and Ricci, but I love the spotlight put on them. I also appreciate alerting me to Eric Martel, who I didn't know about. I look forward to watching him. 😊
Zubimendi is the perfect player for the other half of the double pivot, yes he is 25 but we have signed players older than 24 when we need to improve the squad immediately
great analysis. for cb hato or scalvini would be my picks, both long term are worthy van dijk successors. for a 6 i think zubimendi or alan varela are the perfect choices, both have release clauses for ~€60m and have great defensive statistics and both very good on the ball
Pedro Neto would be a great pickup, proven in the league. He was great before he got injured past year on an avg at best team. I like the Hato option too, could use a more defensive left back who could be a CB in the future
I learned to love Jorrel Hato from watching Zealand win the treble at Tottenham with him at CB. Kid had a really good potential. Like better than current Saliba, Stones, or Militao.
0 chance on getting ajax to sell hato, not for 100 mil. Ajax just had one of their worst seasons ever after being to greedy and giving into demands of players wanting to leave. They need to rebuild from scratch and they for sure are not going to sell their biggest talent which is needed more than ever for a amount which could double after some more experience in the first team.
The first team is good with some okay backups and a few exciting yongsters. Slot needs time to see what is needed to improve the team so diving into the market could be the wrong move at the moment.
Schlotterbeck I think is the one player Liverpool should be doing anything to get. As you say, every other problem they have might be able to be fixed by young talent coming through
Bajetic and Morton are the reason we haven't made a big longterm defensive midfielder signing. Both players have the potential to become top quality and Klopp did not want to block that path!
Surprised that Alessandro Buongiorno of Torino is not mentioned. One thing about replacing Van Dijk is to ensure Liverpool have the Aerial prowess at the back at all times, all the suggested CBs are good, but Buongiorno is Aerially adept, and is good with his feet, and does do the "Van Dijk to Salah" kind of passes more often than not.
i noticed a few times against arsenal we’d win the ball back high and after years of klopp i just expected the players to rush forwards and try score straight away, instead we played it all the way back to the keeper and i thought well that was weird cus im so used to klopp. In some scenarios it’s a missed chance but in others it can be good cus ur waiting for an even better chance to come up
I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily waiting for a better chance. You’re not gonna get a better chance than when the other team is out of position. If you wait, they have time to get back into their defensive shape. What it is doing, is giving NG us time to organize and get back into our shape. So I think we will miss out on chances going forward but it will also not leave us as exposed to the counterattack.
@@USCNE96 i hear u, i think we’ll just be more smart about it, with klopp we would rarely retain the ball on those situations it was like try and get a shot off and if it doesn’t work then that’s that try again next time.
I think the Gilmour shout is verging on insane in terms of fit in the squad (I do like him as a player) but I appreciate it's not just the same names we're linked to in the media, aswell as the general feeling that we're actually mostly alright with valid youth options able to play squad roles. It's a nice change from the doom and gloom of the fanbase.
Great video JJ. Honestly not often enough do people advise just playing the kids and let them develop a bit, everyone is so obsessed with buying more and more
Superb analysis as always JJ. For me the LCB / LB role isnt talked about with enough importance among the fans. We're 1 serious Robbo injury away from playing Tsimikas or Gomez (who i rate but more as a CB) all season. Add a VVD injury to that, and the left side of our defence is f*d. So very interested in the Hato suggestion. Agree with sticking with Endo/ Baijetic. Ultimately we need to give Slot a grace season to settle in and get the hang of things. That being said, it is a position where we will need a quality signing in the next 1-1.5 years. RCB, im inclined to trust Quansah and Konate to be honest. Gomez can cover too. RW is a tricky one coz Salah is so unbelievably reliable. Harvey is definitely not best used there, and Doak is a bit of a gamble whether he can rotate with Salah without a major drop-off in quality. Also, what happens if Mo gets injured again... LCB/ LB and RW are the first two priorities imo (after sorting TAA, VVD and probably Mo contracts of course)
Hard to see much coming in, without people leaving. Squad is pretty stacked. Only one is defensive mid. Slot doesn't seem to fancy Endo. The one spot we could do better. But, only if the right player is available.
so it seems there hasn't been action in the market due to young players on the bench who can develop further which is always a fantastic thing. Having said that I think positions like the 6 are important because the option in case of an injury is only a very young player with little experience.
Did you watch the game at all? Hato was also the player who caused the 1-0 and he has been one of the worst players for Ajax the last couple of months.
haha hi haters. exs.... I think you mean the 1-1 .... dendriovos thats your opinion I respectfully disagree. i said what i said: he scored a wonderful goal in the position JJ pointed out
Liverpool doesn't necessarily need any defender or Forward, specially defender. Arne Slot has it what he wants. At max they will need sign a CDM, and after that a versatile Forward may be or may be not.
I actually think we need a striker as backup to Nuñez. As it stands, if Nunez picks up a knock we would have to rely on Salah or Gakpo to step in, and neither of them are centre forwards really. Get in a young player to develop, or a more experienced goalscorer who is happy to play backup
@@1a3b55 jota has been consistently injury prone since we got him, simply not reliable enough, he’s excellent when he’s fit, but he’s not fit often enough
Really believe they need to cash in on salah, his value is gonna plummet next season as won't fit this style of play and will start to get dropped more unless he moves Central. Watching him last season you could see his becoming a moments player rather than a consistent force.
center back partnership Jarell and Jorrel for the next decade sounds good! :) I think we might be able to get Hato for a good price if we include Sepp into the deal.
Martel is a name I've not really heard of but looks great. But if we want to buy a DM, Ederson from Atalanta would be a good option but would cost 40-45 mil.
The correct answers are inacio from sporting, Varela from porto, and conceicao from porto. Also, italians struggle in the premier league, so I don't understand those picks.
@maxhanney4277 Kudus Can Play Both Side Left and Right Winger and also can play as a striker Anthony Gordon is successful in the Liverpool market Physically, in scoring, flexibility, as well as a long -term alternative to Salah As for Anthony Gordon or any other name even Nico Williams Liverpool has Cody Gakpo Luis Diaz Digo Jota Darwin Nunez Fabio Carvelho Also for a defect from the academy Their gathering play in Left Winger What is the benefit of Anthony Gordon? ? Or any left wine
@johnlau6749 @johnlau6749 it's expensive but will improve Liverpool team to next level because it quality And last summer Liverpool can ready to bring caicedo to 115 million 80 million if that is real number it less
Eric Martel? Billy Gilmour? Schlotterbeck? The sensible transfers I remember is back
Arnie's Red Army looking good
Jj and Liverpool are cooking
Not a sensible transfer without Ibrahim Sangare 😤
Schlotterbeck is actually a really good shout.
@@drex5160 Ibra let us all down by picking Forest
It's so nice to see a well reasoned voice from outside the club like JJ who looks at this squad and understands there's no reason to freak out
Exactly, so much quality depth as well and basically new signings with players like Carvalho, Bajcetic, Morton, and Van den Berg coming back but for some reason people want Liverpool to spend big just for the sake of spending big
Sensationalist LFC fan accounts in shambles
@@ashvintyagi4530 They really need to prepare better for Virgil's and Salah's replacements, Salah's backup and Endo's backup. Those are glaring issues that the team has. Otherwise they are a wonderful group with an immense potential. They were good enough to be first in the league last season, so with a little bit of improvement and good coaching they could win a trophy this season.
@@ashvintyagi4530We very obviously need a defensive midfielder, I think that's been clear for the last two seasons.
We also need a proper center forward, wasted chances cost us heavily last season.
Klopp has the best at getting the best out of limited resources.
- Club needs a winger
- Club needs a winger that can play on the outside and the inside
- DING DING DING NICO WILLIAMS TIME!
A certain john ain’t paying for that
Williams playing on the inside? Not sure about that, also its not a very efficient player his stats are very average. With Luis Diaz and Nunez we already have enough players that needs too many chances.
CDM more important, we have 5 players that can play LW (Diaz, Gakpo, Jota, Nunez, Carvalho)
Were you saying that before the Euros?
And Gordon is the solution? This Gordon thing is outrageous. Buy Nico Williams or just buy bakayoko and it will be cheaper and they are better players
Nico Williams truly becoming the new gen Ibrahima Sangare of sensible transfers.
more hype than anything about that dude, i wouldn't be surprised at all if he'd finish the next season with barely 12,13 g/a
@@qBodi Nico is really really good. Last season he was Bilbao's main man at 22 years of age and he's the reason they won the Spanish cup. He plays in Bilbao which isn't an attacking team. We all saw what he can do in a more attacking team and he'll definitely be better fit in Spain than England.
@@georgeatte788 as i said, he's gonna have like 12 g/a at the end of the season, even if he goes to barkalona
He's staying in Spain
Na why would he come to Liverpool of all the places when he's going to reject a club like Barcelona for Bilbao
Slot's style really just feels like the perfect evolution of Klopp's foundations. Liverpool have always been aggressive on the press and they loved bombing forward, initially with the fullbacks overlapping and later with them joining the midfield. What they frequently lacked though was control, the ability to kill a game and survive even when they're in a slump. Slot seems to keep the style mostly the same but fix that control issue, and i honestly cant wait to see them in proper league games.
Completely agree. We don't kill teams like Everton, Fulham the way City or recently Arsenal do. We also rarely managed to take advantage of teams like Man United at their lowest but everything you said about Slot is completely true.
so basically what you're saying is that Slot is a better version of klopp? I completely disagree. Slot might press more to try control the game but Slot takes risks in the final third where as Klopp would work it around 2/3/4 times to find a weakness or mistake to penetrate. I feel as if this Slot era wont produce nearly as many goals but we may be more defensively solid and sound. Coming from a lifetime Liverpool fan btw
@@smh4096 Lol what? Im not saying that at all. Klopp's playstyle saw Liverpool become the best in the world, and if it wasn't for ManCity and the 115 Liverpool would've enjoyed one of the most dominant periods in English history. But other clubs did figure them out over time, and as football tactics changed, particularly with ManCity and Arsenal, Klopp's playstyle just kinda fell behind. Slot looks like he'll be the one to fix that problem, that is all im saying.
michael edward knew
It's pre season kids
Jarrell Quansah has mature takes for a young man, he's damn sure earned his shot at a spot.
Yeah but you still want him to have competition for the spot . Some Wonderkids never live up to the potential . Alex Oxlade Chamberlain was bought to be a future Starter CM and he was a Substitution Filler at best
@@3xtrey421 Ox was one of liverpools best midfielders before he got injured
@@sethclenshaw9830 I’m just Saying potential isn’t enough to assume guy will be great or that a position doesn’t need to be filled . We got 2 high potential CBs that can probably start for a low table Premier League Club in Sepp and Quansah but he smart move is to get another to make sure we are good . We don’t have enough wiggle room to be taking the risk for when Virgil Leaves . Virgil’s replacement is the most Important spot to fill compared to Mo Salah in my opinion because when Liverpool didn’t have the Defensive Foundation of Virgil/Fab/Allison we were a top 4 club at best . I don’t want us to become Chelsea , Man U or Aston Villa for the next 10 years
Yes you're right, I'd say a left footed top cb is a must. Salah position can be addressed next season but a cb could be must@@3xtrey421
@3xtrey421 difference is that Quansah is living up to it right now.
Cheers JJ, Liverpool were just waiting for this video to come out before they bought some players. The fans don't have to worry at all! AT ALL!!!!!!
eh i guess im not rlly worried coz i think in slots first interview he was with the sporting director and he stopped slots from dropping sum news although i could be very wrong so take it easy in the replies but even if im wrong im pretty sure well get someone i think in the first 3-4 matchdays coz you know liverpool are very discreet and have little to no insiders that even generate a good rumour all i can say is that sometimes things are done quietly
Pinegrove kit goes crazy. I "Need 2" have it.
What is pine grove?
A band
Where the hell do I get one
I did not expect that! Great shirt
hey i made this kit! at ap_recess
McAllister is one of the first names on the team sheet
So is Elliot
@@jazsi_just isn’t though
@@jazsi_ laughably wrong
@@MoeSzyslak20 You have never once played 11 a side. Obviously.
The only thing I'd add is that I would love to see Sepp Van Den Berg stay and act as cover in defence.
Himself and Quansah acting as backup to and learning from Van Dijk and Konate would be great for the future.
I think we'd be breaking some kind of law if we had two defenders named Jarell and Jorrel on the same team.
Why not go crazy and sign Jarred Bowen as well
We could also get Superman's dad.
Bayern had Sane Mane and Kane within a year
Az Alkmaar has a right winger named Poku... If he joins City all they have to do is look for a striker named... Goku?
12:00 fully agreed that Endo should stay. He was absolutely fabulous last year once he hit a groove and Bajcetic is up and coming. Trouble is that it looks like the board are entertaining offers for Endo at the moment, which is a bit concerning considering that there really aren't any superstar 6s on the market right now. Really hope we hold onto Endo nonetheless.
Endo must stay for this season but not beyond. He should be there to let Bajcetic/Morton settle in and become a competing starters. Those two are the future. Its only their injury record that concerns me given DM is such a vital position
@@sleeepingpills we dont need a superstar 6. The lack of good quality ones in market are few and far between - hence the mediocre Palinha clone he offerred up. Im fine with Endo/Bac/Morton rotation
100%, endo is class and bajcetic makes me so so so excited whenever he comes on the pitch
@@nigl2807god do you just want mediocrity, you do know slot doesn’t like endo and want rid of him
@@nigl2807endo is not good enough, he’s 31 and had a little purple patch last season, he was dreadful in his first pre season game, the is no way to know what bajetic we will get after a year off of injury, we need a 6
This is something that I always thought of since Klopp arrived. Klopp is amazing at bringing the best out of a young player when its necessary. However, he doesn’t like to rotate players hence why for the first few years of his reign, he just sticks with the 11-15 players he trusts. We had so high potential players who could easily have gone on to become better than they are today if Klopp just trusts them more. Hopefully, with how slot loves to rotate his players, the academy has way more involvement in the first team similar or even more than Klopp’s last season
Scalvini would be amazing.
Slot was just waiting for this video
I agree so much with the Bajcetic(hopefully he can shine and be injury free) and keeping endo, since there isn't that Rodri 6 out there currently. Not sure about the Harvey on the wing, every time that happened last season and season before it didn't work and it was so frustrating because he couldn't run in behind or win a sprint race, he's best as a midfielder not a winger/runner like Salah just leave him in the midfield. Great video though.
Much better video then those before, exploring many more options and not just the ones they have already been linked with.
Scalvini tore his ACL in Atalanta's final game of last season. Not sure he would be a sensible buy in this window.
This is a very good point. Not sure how I forgot it was an ACL, I usually google 'Player X injury' on every single one of the players I consider for these! He'll still be magic in a year tbf
Absolutely agree on that point! He's a special talent. @@fitbathatba
Robert Renan would also be an excellent centre-back option. For left back or left centre-back: Jayden Oosterwolde. Excellent job JJ, cheers!
As a Hull City fan I'd love to see Tyler Morton and Fabio Carvalho get a chance if they're not going to be allowed to come back on loan
Respectfully I suspect Liverpool would want them playing for a PL or equivalent level team to get them experience at a higher level than the Championship. We already know both of them are more than good enough at that level.
This was way more sensible than I was hoping for. Great analysis as always
Mac Allister got absolutely disrespected in this video
Facts. He's sooooo good
Bro didn't even put him as backup 😂 one of our best players! Start him anywhere on the pitch as long as he's playing. Macca ❤
Agreed.
@@hfislwpanot one of, he's out best player rn
Yea i dont know what this guy smoke , but this is not accurate at all ... This athletic guy..
Liverpool have been looking very good very early. I think the most important thing is to get depth in.
We've got lots of depth everywhere except DM to be honest. Youngsters like Quansah, Sepp and Bradley can step up as well. I don't understand everyone crying over our lack of transfer activity. At most, we will get two players unless we sell some players to buy new ones. We have a healthy squad, ready for the season and if Slot likes it, that's completely fine.
Nobody is crying. Based on historical evidence we will clearly need depth at CB, DM, RW and possibly up front. Certain people seem to forget how many injuries we had the last few years and this year will be no different with both the Euros and Copa America shortening the recovery time of everybody. I'm not saying we need a bunch of starters but we clearly need to fortify to ward against what will inevitably come.
@@distantant Every summer we claim to have enough depth for the new season, and then halfway into the season we start complaining about injuries and how it "isn't fair" that City don't have the same problem. How many more years do you want to complain about this for? You wanna wait another 30 years to win a Premier League? We have to solve this problem sooner rather than later.
We deffo need DM (I love Endo, but our rivals have Rodri and Rice), CB (Konate is injury-prone, Matip just left) and LB (Tsimikas is incompetent, Robertson is slowing down heavily) is required imo. Potentially even an RW because Mo is probably leaving next/this summer.
@@H0ldThat LB is perfectly fine. Tsmikas is NOT incompetent and people are overhating Robertson who is still a brilliant player. CB, we've already got Van Dijk and Konate with Quansah and Sepp and potentially Gomez as backups. RW, let's be real, Salah rarely actually gets injured and Elliot can play there anyways.
I'm being realistic. You're all setting yourself up for a negative reaction by expecting these signings. We will get a DM and one other signing (likely Gordon) at most if we don't sell players which looks very likely.
@distantant Tsimikas is very very very incompetent.. and Robbo while decent is way past his peak and can't play every game.. do you even watch full matches?
This is the best sensible transfers they have done so far for this season, similar to the good old Tifos days minus the shout of Sangare being the best option for every position on the pitch.
So much better than just giving out names everyone already knows who are rumoured or the club has basically bought already.
Joe Gomez is good for Robertsons backup.
We should focus on Left footed CB and CMF
We should be looking at a long term replacement for Robbo.
He's 30 and getting more injuries, his style is also very intense.
Gomez is not a left footer so does not offer the same attacking/overlap threat.
Tsimikas has been here for 4 years and has never once threatened to take the starting spot.
Robertson is injury prone and Tsimikas is not up to par. We should get a starting left back and leave Robertson on a rotation basis like the time when Robertson was rotating with Moreno
Gomez is trash.
Harvey should play on the wing, he can create a lot of chances and space for others on the wings. An unsensible but interesting option could be Kvaratshkelia, especially if Napoli's form doesn't improve.
I would like to see a ball controller like rodri in the team. Given the evolution under slot Liverpool will be more suited with a controller at the base of the midfield. Would really like to see zubinendi in that position. We need a left footed cb/ rb
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keep in mind sepp van de berg at CB who was unreal for mainz last season who’s just come back from loan, also carvalho has been unreal pre season and played well for hull last season, loads of potential coming through liverpools ranks, also gomez played in that LCB/LB role last season and surprised everyone by playing really well, he’s probably the best on the ball in terms of defenders at liverpool
Seriously impressive video JJ and the crew, hit all the key points really well and love some of these signings (and more sensibly non-signings).
Man all these transfers are literally on my current FM team xD Martel, Kone, Scalvini, Diomonde
The focus on third man runs really came at the perfect time… re salahs goal vs arsenal
I don't think I've seen anything more Athletic in my life than JJ's Pinegrove kit
lol Scalvini, who recently suffered an ACL, is definitely our solution for right now. Great research
lol thats what i thought, he literally missed the euros because of it
Exactly
Top vid once again and great shirt JJ Bull. But can you say purple burglar alarm in your next video?
Liverpools transfers are a different beast, they're quiet for 99% of the window then from one day to another it's contact, purchase and in the squad
I remember now why I havent missed sensible transfers… I only get pissed because we will get none these players
Haha well true we won't get any of these guys but we have a great squad already and whoever we get I'm sure will also be great
i hope we get Hato, like i get it the market of the DM position that suits Slot's style is dry after the Zubi deal collapsed, but Hato is a straight upgrade and we ship either Tsimikas or Robbo because they are getting slower, atm i prefer Tsimikas but it is debatable.
Quansah starts next to VVD for sure. We just need another CB cover as Quansah is nailed on as an England starter in the next few years. Endo is underrated, but he's not peak Fabinho. We need a 6 for sure.
First video of this new season’s batch that feels like it’s harking back towards what this series used to be: Sensible Transfers. Not based on rumours already out there or tournament performance.
Long may it continue 🙌🏻
Spot on! Refreshing to see someone who actually has knowledge of the club rather than repeating fanciful speculations.
I believe we have cover everywhere.. had high hopes watching Doak in last summer's pre-season.. Hope he'll finally have a chance to kick on!
Van den berg looked solid and Quansah is our CB of the future. So a super prospect behind them is the only option I would consider, though Nallo looks promising as well.
Don't have 100% trust Bajcetic can become an elite 6 for us.. but I'm willing to wait and see..
Tsimikas looked very strong this pre-season. He must have kept working through the break and I would consider him and Robbo cover us easily at LB..
A lot rides on whether Slot can encourage Trent to put a team effort in. Bradley is a clear better option for us now. Will Trent be happy to play only cups and vs unambitious teams?
23-24 season
Liverpool were 3rd in possession stats
Liverpool were 3rd in touches
Liverpool were 2nd for passes in midfield
Liverpool were 20th for # take ons defended
Liverpool were 17th for % take ons defended
Liverpools problem was not being "rushed" in possession
Liverpool's problem was the ease with which opposition could beat the press and get generate good attacking positions
I just hope Nunez turns into Fernando Torres this season the 2008-09 version of him but its going to be weird not seeing liverpool press opponents at kick off and pulling a hamstring mid game.
I would love to see Fenerbahçe's Ferdi Kadioglu come as an understudy to Robertson at LB. Loved him at the Euros, got up and down all day and was a great threat going forward. Better option than Tsimikas imo.
In a team where Endo, Diaz and Nunez starts, buying a new centre back to put both Quansah and Konate on the bench should be of really, really low priority.......
Finally on Liverpool, thank you
I must admit, I wasn't expecting the suggestions of Gilmour and Ricci, but I love the spotlight put on them. I also appreciate alerting me to Eric Martel, who I didn't know about. I look forward to watching him. 😊
Konate isn't weak with his possession or ball playing... The stats proved that.
Dream transfer: a magically healed and fortified Thiago Alcantara
Ive been waiting for this 🙏🙏
Zubimendi is the perfect player for the other half of the double pivot, yes he is 25 but we have signed players older than 24 when we need to improve the squad immediately
Eric Martel is a go-to signing for me in a lot of my Bundesliga FM saves.
Will be interesting to look back at this video at the end of the month.
Imagine they went for gilmour since I'm hearing varela is not joining
Having Hato and Diomande shouts are a genuine surprise, glad to see previous sensible transfer back
great analysis. for cb hato or scalvini would be my picks, both long term are worthy van dijk successors. for a 6 i think zubimendi or alan varela are the perfect choices, both have release clauses for ~€60m and have great defensive statistics and both very good on the ball
Pedro Neto would be a great pickup, proven in the league. He was great before he got injured past year on an avg at best team. I like the Hato option too, could use a more defensive left back who could be a CB in the future
nice stuff mehn
quality content. appreciate it
I learned to love Jorrel Hato from watching Zealand win the treble at Tottenham with him at CB. Kid had a really good potential. Like better than current Saliba, Stones, or Militao.
0 chance on getting ajax to sell hato, not for 100 mil. Ajax just had one of their worst seasons ever after being to greedy and giving into demands of players wanting to leave. They need to rebuild from scratch and they for sure are not going to sell their biggest talent which is needed more than ever for a amount which could double after some more experience in the first team.
So no one gonna talk about how fire that custom kit is??? A pinegrove jersey!
Even you didn't believe what you were saying when you suggested Billy Gilmour.
The Centre Back you’re looking for is Sep Van den Berg
Sick pinegrove kit
First time ive been this early interested to see what Arne Slot does
The first team is good with some okay backups and a few exciting yongsters. Slot needs time to see what is needed to improve the team so diving into the market could be the wrong move at the moment.
Schlotterbeck I think is the one player Liverpool should be doing anything to get. As you say, every other problem they have might be able to be fixed by young talent coming through
Bajetic and Morton are the reason we haven't made a big longterm defensive midfielder signing. Both players have the potential to become top quality and Klopp did not want to block that path!
Nice to see Mark Noble in the background there. CMYI ⚒
Surprised that Alessandro Buongiorno of Torino is not mentioned. One thing about replacing Van Dijk is to ensure Liverpool have the Aerial prowess at the back at all times, all the suggested CBs are good, but Buongiorno is Aerially adept, and is good with his feet, and does do the "Van Dijk to Salah" kind of passes more often than not.
He just signed for Napoli though
Been waiting for this vid
I love that we don’t overpay and don’t generally hold players till their prime. Hope we never change
All that's missing is the sensible soccer intro music....lol....great vid as always!!!
Id say osario of chile, he's brilliant and just what liverpool need. Him and a cb would be great for liverpool
i noticed a few times against arsenal we’d win the ball back high and after years of klopp i just expected the players to rush forwards and try score straight away, instead we played it all the way back to the keeper and i thought well that was weird cus im so used to klopp. In some scenarios it’s a missed chance but in others it can be good cus ur waiting for an even better chance to come up
I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily waiting for a better chance. You’re not gonna get a better chance than when the other team is out of position. If you wait, they have time to get back into their defensive shape. What it is doing, is giving NG us time to organize and get back into our shape. So I think we will miss out on chances going forward but it will also not leave us as exposed to the counterattack.
@@USCNE96 i hear u, i think we’ll just be more smart about it, with klopp we would rarely retain the ball on those situations it was like try and get a shot off and if it doesn’t work then that’s that try again next time.
Of all recent sensible transfers, this was the most sensible.
I think the Gilmour shout is verging on insane in terms of fit in the squad (I do like him as a player) but I appreciate it's not just the same names we're linked to in the media, aswell as the general feeling that we're actually mostly alright with valid youth options able to play squad roles. It's a nice change from the doom and gloom of the fanbase.
Maybe I'm wrong, but haven't hear or mentioned the name of the topscorer of last EC: Cody Gakpo.....
"Out of sight, out of mind" as the say....
Great video, enjoyed that
Who will Slot in?
Great video
Great video JJ. Honestly not often enough do people advise just playing the kids and let them develop a bit, everyone is so obsessed with buying more and more
Connor Bradley is another option for rotation in the RW position
Superb analysis as always JJ.
For me the LCB / LB role isnt talked about with enough importance among the fans. We're 1 serious Robbo injury away from playing Tsimikas or Gomez (who i rate but more as a CB) all season. Add a VVD injury to that, and the left side of our defence is f*d. So very interested in the Hato suggestion.
Agree with sticking with Endo/ Baijetic. Ultimately we need to give Slot a grace season to settle in and get the hang of things. That being said, it is a position where we will need a quality signing in the next 1-1.5 years.
RCB, im inclined to trust Quansah and Konate to be honest. Gomez can cover too.
RW is a tricky one coz Salah is so unbelievably reliable. Harvey is definitely not best used there, and Doak is a bit of a gamble whether he can rotate with Salah without a major drop-off in quality. Also, what happens if Mo gets injured again...
LCB/ LB and RW are the first two priorities imo (after sorting TAA, VVD and probably Mo contracts of course)
Spot on with all 3 positions. Jota can also cover on the RW. And don't forget Diaz did play from the right a couple of times last season.
Hard to see much coming in, without people leaving. Squad is pretty stacked. Only one is defensive mid. Slot doesn't seem to fancy Endo. The one spot we could do better. But, only if the right player is available.
so it seems there hasn't been action in the market due to young players on the bench who can develop further which is always a fantastic thing. Having said that I think positions like the 6 are important because the option in case of an injury is only a very young player with little experience.
Really good suggestions mate 👍🏻
I actually visualized yeremy Pino since 2020 in LFC
Hato is a good shout. He scored a wonderful goal yesterday from the exact kind of position you said he gets into sometimes
Did you watch the game at all? Hato was also the player who caused the 1-0 and he has been one of the worst players for Ajax the last couple of months.
Are you joking? Not even good at eredivisie level mate
haha hi haters. exs.... I think you mean the 1-1 .... dendriovos thats your opinion I respectfully disagree. i said what i said: he scored a wonderful goal in the position JJ pointed out
@@Tijmen90C He still has to prove himself at ajax,at least play good one full season
“Klopp’s Liverpool to Slot’s Liverpool” - didnt know JJ composed poems as well …
Thats a sick top JJ
Liverpool doesn't necessarily need any defender or Forward, specially defender. Arne Slot has it what he wants.
At max they will need sign a CDM, and after that a versatile Forward may be or may be not.
How long I waited for this
I dnno what his current contract is at his club but Zubimendi pls
I actually think we need a striker as backup to Nuñez. As it stands, if Nunez picks up a knock we would have to rely on Salah or Gakpo to step in, and neither of them are centre forwards really. Get in a young player to develop, or a more experienced goalscorer who is happy to play backup
@@1a3b55 jota has been consistently injury prone since we got him, simply not reliable enough, he’s excellent when he’s fit, but he’s not fit often enough
Really believe they need to cash in on salah, his value is gonna plummet next season as won't fit this style of play and will start to get dropped more unless he moves Central. Watching him last season you could see his becoming a moments player rather than a consistent force.
center back partnership Jarell and Jorrel for the next decade sounds good! :)
I think we might be able to get Hato for a good price if we include Sepp into the deal.
0 chance on getting ajax to sell hato, not for
How did you completely forget about Bradley?
Martel is a name I've not really heard of but looks great. But if we want to buy a DM, Ederson from Atalanta would be a good option but would cost 40-45 mil.
The correct answers are inacio from sporting, Varela from porto, and conceicao from porto. Also, italians struggle in the premier league, so I don't understand those picks.
Martin Zubimendi 🇪🇸😮💨
Couldn’t take the video serious after Billy Gilmour was mentioned
CB:bastoni
LB:ayat nouri
DM:Ederson -franki de jong-vermen-adamwharton-kone
Bruno gummarich
LW:MOHAMMED kudus
Kudus isn’t a left winger and none of those players are no. 6s
@@maxhanney4277and then frenkie also bloody too expensive. At least 80mil
@maxhanney4277 Kudus Can Play Both Side Left and Right Winger and also can play as a striker
Anthony Gordon is successful in the Liverpool market
Physically, in scoring, flexibility, as well as a long -term alternative to Salah
As for Anthony Gordon or any other name even Nico Williams
Liverpool has
Cody Gakpo
Luis Diaz
Digo Jota
Darwin Nunez
Fabio Carvelho
Also for a defect from the academy
Their gathering play in Left Winger
What is the benefit of Anthony Gordon?
? Or any left wine
@johnlau6749 @johnlau6749 it's expensive but will improve Liverpool team to next level because it quality
And last summer Liverpool can ready to bring caicedo to 115 million
80 million if that is real number it less
@maxhanney4277 all of them can play in 6 position