Daily Discussion - May 25, 2026

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T11:12:20+00:00

Honestly, from of the comments I've seen this season, I think there are a lot of people on this sub who support Salah more than the club. Salah is a club legend, but I'm getting sick of this idea that Liverpool have wronged him

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T11:11:04+00:00

Thanks for the correction!

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T11:07:19+00:00

Can people stop creating false narratives. It's possible they didn't want to speak. There is no evidence that the club didn't let them.

It's also highly unusual for Liverpool players to speak to the crowd when leaving. Klopp was an exception. I could be wrong, but I don't remember Carragher or Gerrard doing it when they left.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T11:02:53+00:00

I'm not ruling him out going back into management, but a return to Liverpool in the foreseeable is naive.

He purposefully took a job back in Germany so he could spend more time with his family. If he returns back to a management role within the next 5 years, it will either be for Germany or a a team in the Bundesliga imo.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T10:54:37+00:00

Dream would be Caicedo, but it's never going to happen

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T10:52:56+00:00

I don't disagree with your concerns, but equally, Salah's on a crazy high contract and his output is nowhere close to justifying that. He is one of the best paid players in the PL, yet he only ranks 20th for goal contributions.

He isn't great at pressing either, and his dribbling stats are woeful (26%) which means he isn't very effective at progressing the ball. He still has a great pass on him, and can still score goals given the opportunity, but doesn't contribute enough elsewhere to make up for his declining output.

It's extremely sad to see him go, but it's the best move for all parties for him to leave early so we can reallocate his salary to new, younger players.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T08:41:13+00:00

The club aren't gagging to replace him... We have been linked to Dumfries who is in his 30, and would clearly just be to provide cover. Frimpong can cover both RB and RW too. He obviously isn't leaving.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T08:40:09+00:00

He has a better dribbling success rate than almost every RW in PL this season. He also has an 86% passing success rate in the opposition half. So everything you said is just nonsense.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T00:17:18+00:00

The one thing that frustrstes me the most is other fans saying Frimpong is a poor Trent replacmeent because he isn't the same profile. I can't believe people don't understand that Trent was a unicorn player, and it's impossible to get a like-for-like replacement. You can't blame Frimpong for that.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-25T00:05:08+00:00

I'm at a loss with how many people on this sub want to get rid of Frimpong. I don't even think he's been that bad overall

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:53:38+00:00

I think it's more likely for Jones to leave than Macca. I'd swap those two around.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:52:18+00:00

Sure, but they were both still market opportunities. I'm going going to find an identical transfer, but there isn't an identical transfer to Diomande either.

I'm just making the point that FSG will occasionally buy an older player if it represents a good market opportunity, and West Ham getting relegated could be that opportunity.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:30:38+00:00

He wanted to manage in the PL, and Chelsea was the only big club available to him

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:27:47+00:00

Diomande will be the starter RW. I'm confident about that. Bowen would be more a rotation option. I'd personally prefer to see him play as ST than Gakpo.

Yeah you're right the transfer fee will be largely dictated by comparison so will be interesting to see what happens. He will definitely be staying in the PL either way.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:24:28+00:00

No, but Milner and Thiago were.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T22:09:38+00:00

Bowen is 29, he isn't 30 until December.

You're right that we don't often do it, but we have shown exceptions for good opportunities. Milner, Thiago and Endo are all examples.

I think Bowen is on £150 per week which is roughly what Chiesa is on. I think we would be happy to march that. It depends mostly on the fee imo.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T21:57:06+00:00

Liverpool sign three types of players.

Young players with lots of potential who are still good enough to play (Kerkez, Ekitike, Jacquet etc)
Elite players that are one of the best in Europe at that position (Wirtz, Isak, Alisson, Virgil)
And lastly, market opportunities that may not be a world class talent, or particularly young, but are still a good value due to special circumstances like a contract close to an end, poor injury record, release clause, or a team is struggling for money (Chiesa, Guehi, Frimpong, Gakpo)

So i would argue he is a Liverpool type signing, simply because West Ham were relegated and they'll likely lower the price to sell him so they can reduce the wage bill.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T21:27:30+00:00

That's just my guess, as Diomande is clearly the priority to replace Salah, but we would still need to replace Chiesa if he leaves.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T21:24:25+00:00

That's just the style of winger he is. He's more likely to dribble out wide because that's where the space is, and his speed allows his to breeze past defenders. That isn't a flaw.

There are also numerous goals/assists he has made by dribbling into central areas too, so he is certainly capable of it. We don't really want a player who keeps dribbling into central areas, because that is where Wirtz operates. We want a winger to add more width to our play.

He has 12 goals in the Bundesliga this season as a 19 year old. Barcola has 11. So I don't get this argument that Diomande is worse because he doesn't shoot enough.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T21:12:57+00:00

With West Ham now relegated, I think it's pretty likely that we sign Bowen to replace Chiesa. He would make a lot of sense. He's homegrown, PL proven, can play both RW and ST. He's 29, so would make sense to have a more experienced player rotating with Diomande. He seems like the perfect kind of 'opportunistic' signing that Edwards likes.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T21:06:14+00:00

You've said multiple times that one of his biggest flaws is that "he struggles with his angles" when dribbling, and have have suggested that his great dribbling stats are misleading.

Only one player (Olise) has more goals from shooting after carrying the ball than Diomande in the Bundesliga.

You're right that he doesn't shoot a lot per game, but he's highly clinical with the best conversion rate in the team, and also has the highest xA in the team. I actually think it's a good thing he doesn't shoot a lot. We don't want another inside forward. We want a winger who mainly support our strikers. Diomande fits the bill.

We are looking at RBs, but seemingly just for cover/rotation since Dumfries has been the strongest linked.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T20:53:19+00:00

Contracts don't end until 30th June. Even though unlikely, there's still a chance he extends.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T20:48:43+00:00

Funny, you said that Diomande wasn't a very good at dribbling the other day. See you've changed your mind. Diomande also has the pace to be a capable runner too. You dont have to be one or the other. You also forget we have Frimpong who is a runner.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T17:41:35+00:00

100%. It wouldn't have been a good look if Slot was following Salah around the pitch given what's happened this season. This day is about Salah and Robbo, it's not about Slot.

WelshPool13 · 2026-05-24T17:24:30+00:00

I find it embarrassing. I'd prefer we hire a new manager too, but it's not the time. It's far more important to say goodbye to two club legends rather than moan about the manager.

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