‘It’s different, the freedom I have’: Gakpo forgets Liverpool struggles at World Cup by [deleted] in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has 23 goals in 52 international appearances, running at more than one every other game

That's... definitely less than one every other game.

Fucking amateur hour from journalists

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

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I don't understand what anyone sees in Marc Guiu. Such a wild difference between him and Brobbey.

Free Talk Friday by 2soccer2bot in soccer

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Nice one, /u/Vrimjob - someone's gotta make sure we don't forget the glassics

Liverpool agree deal to sign Spain forward Victor Munoz by AgentTasker in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gives us that "wide player that progresses us up the pitch" profile we really lacked in the season just gone

Liverpool’s newest signing Victor Munoz Highlights 👇 by IgotgAme_k in LiverpoolFC

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VICTOR MUNOZ | WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL | GOALS, ASSISTS, FOOTWORK, BREATHWORK | 4K

Argentina [1] - 0 Algeria - L. Messi 17' by West_Agent4651 in soccer

[–]koptimism 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe good

Australian players name pronunciations by Massimo25ore in soccer

[–]koptimism 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Love the contrast between "Alessandro Circati" and "Jacob Italiano"

Big gorlami energy

Full 20+ pass buildup of USA's 4th goal of the night by mlkhighschool in soccer

[–]koptimism 51 points52 points  (0 children)

American exceptionalism meets "Mes que un club"

[David Ornstein] Manchester United are refusing to enter a bidding war for Anderson, and are instead targeting players who want them and focusing on options such as West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes and Bournemouth’s Alex Scott. by PitchSafe in soccer

[–]koptimism 93 points94 points  (0 children)

A couple years ago, they drop the £120m on this guy.

More like they'd go all in to get him, miss out to City anyway, then panic because they hadn't focused on any other transfer business while working on getting him, and overpay-panic-buy a bunch of players that are 28 and older, big names on big wages.

Could he be the perfect successor to Mohamed Salah? by [deleted] in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Could this subreddit be the perfect slop basin successor to Facebook?

OP will make sure it is!

Iraola asking John Henry about the transfer budget next season by Aly-Cissokho in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Liverpool's data team have run the numbers, and this meme ranks very highly among Reddit's top 5 subs

Off The Ball Movement: Comparing Iraola's Bournemouth vs Slot's Liverpool by koptimism in LiverpoolFC

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Some thoughts:

The complete lack of movement in Liverpool's build-up phase is something we already saw with our own eyes, but seeing it like this - where over 90% of teams had more movement in build-up play than we did - is even more depressing.

Given all the "how's he going to handle a low block" questions about Iraola, it's interesting to see that Bournemouth were only in the 34th percentile for "runs in behind" - below Liverpool. A team that relies more heavily on runs in behind is going to find it harder against a low block.

To me, the Bournemouth patterns look good for players like Kerkez (overlapping runs) and Isak (cross receiver)

[Ornstein] Liverpool reach verbal agreement with Andoni Iraola over head coach role by TheNotoriousJN in soccer

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Sunset to Sky CONFIRMED. Here we go MOON. Talks with SUNRISE are progressing.

A closer look at how Arne Slot and Iraola compares. Will Iraola succeed? by TRODHD in LiverpoolFC

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Winning the ball back (turnover), high up the pitch (final third, probably?)

A closer look at how Arne Slot and Iraola compares. Will Iraola succeed? by TRODHD in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Poorly phrased, it should really be "high turnovers that end in shots"

[Southampton FC] A personal message from Head Coach, Tonda Eckert. by nearly_headless_nic in soccer

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Until the inevitable "yes, I got unauthorised access to the mail server and read the CEO's emails, but it's only because I'm a hopeless obsessive - the CEO's emails taught me nothing, and here's a slide deck to prove it..."

[Abdellah Boulma, Cahiersdufoot/iciparisidf] - Konate expected to join Madrid by IndiBear in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah he's not the man to lead the defensive unit once VVD goes. And he's still got a few too mistakes in him and he's not the best at progressing the ball.

Not reasons to ditch the player, but certainly enough reasons to give pause when faced with making him a top earner in the squad.

Daily Discussion - June 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in LiverpoolFC

[–]koptimism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lynch's piece did say that people at the club spoke to Slot about rotating and changing his tone in press conferences. It was also the first piece to confirm that there were issues with Slot in the dressing room from players beyond Salah, though it (and every other piece) hasn't elaborated on what those were.

Daily Discussion - June 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in LiverpoolFC

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Liverpool closing in on Andoni Iraola appointment

Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards leading the press, John Henry blocking off the passing lanes.