Salim Makda
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it was like two or three years ago that @graceonfootball.com said about Thomas Frank, if you haven't shown a demonstrated set of ideas for how to use possession to create scoring chances, no matter how solid your record is otherwise, you're a big risk at any richer team
...Grace knows some football
...Grace knows some football
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
it was like two or three years ago that @graceonfootball.com said about Thomas Frank, if you haven't shown a demonstrated set of ideas for how to use possession to create scoring chances, no matter how solid your record is otherwise, you're a big risk at any richer team
...Grace knows some football
...Grace knows some football
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Very funny how you can look completely in control of a game of football but the illusion of control is all it is if you don’t create & score chances.
December 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Very funny how you can look completely in control of a game of football but the illusion of control is all it is if you don’t create & score chances.
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It never made sense
You re-sign Salah despite a huge drop-off post Jan
Knowing you need Dom to caddie for him
But you sign a world-class 10 anyway
So Dom has to move
So you can't play Salah
(Rinse and repeat with Kerkez. Rinse and repeat with Eki/Isak. God knows with Frimpong.)
You re-sign Salah despite a huge drop-off post Jan
Knowing you need Dom to caddie for him
But you sign a world-class 10 anyway
So Dom has to move
So you can't play Salah
(Rinse and repeat with Kerkez. Rinse and repeat with Eki/Isak. God knows with Frimpong.)
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It never made sense
You re-sign Salah despite a huge drop-off post Jan
Knowing you need Dom to caddie for him
But you sign a world-class 10 anyway
So Dom has to move
So you can't play Salah
(Rinse and repeat with Kerkez. Rinse and repeat with Eki/Isak. God knows with Frimpong.)
You re-sign Salah despite a huge drop-off post Jan
Knowing you need Dom to caddie for him
But you sign a world-class 10 anyway
So Dom has to move
So you can't play Salah
(Rinse and repeat with Kerkez. Rinse and repeat with Eki/Isak. God knows with Frimpong.)
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Slot basically said in his presser this morning that the last two games he intentionally dialed back the attack to try to keep clean sheets. Worked at West Ham and almost worked against Sunderland. Probably going to see the same the next two games. Gonna be sufferball whether fans like it or not.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Slot basically said in his presser this morning that the last two games he intentionally dialed back the attack to try to keep clean sheets. Worked at West Ham and almost worked against Sunderland. Probably going to see the same the next two games. Gonna be sufferball whether fans like it or not.
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What's remarkable is that Slot was apparently hired because his style was most compatible with Jürgen's so he'd be able to use the squad he had at his disposal. This is not the high intensity football that Klopp's team used to play. It's slow, it's ponderous, it's predictable. #LFC
Would love to see #LFC stats for fast break shots and goals since the start of last season.
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
What's remarkable is that Slot was apparently hired because his style was most compatible with Jürgen's so he'd be able to use the squad he had at his disposal. This is not the high intensity football that Klopp's team used to play. It's slow, it's ponderous, it's predictable. #LFC
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Last season: Liverpool replace a beloved manager, squad doesn't change, team stays good
This season: Liverpool replace key players while others age into their mid-thirties, manager doesn't change, team gets worse
Clearly the manager is the issue here
This season: Liverpool replace key players while others age into their mid-thirties, manager doesn't change, team gets worse
Clearly the manager is the issue here
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Last season: Liverpool replace a beloved manager, squad doesn't change, team stays good
This season: Liverpool replace key players while others age into their mid-thirties, manager doesn't change, team gets worse
Clearly the manager is the issue here
This season: Liverpool replace key players while others age into their mid-thirties, manager doesn't change, team gets worse
Clearly the manager is the issue here
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Last seasons midfield *with a fit Mac Allister* makes #LFC a completely proposition. All of a sudden Konate looks better AND Bradley looks better..2 clean sheets, only 1 big chance, 0.8xga.
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last seasons midfield *with a fit Mac Allister* makes #LFC a completely proposition. All of a sudden Konate looks better AND Bradley looks better..2 clean sheets, only 1 big chance, 0.8xga.
Wirtz has been outstanding.
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wirtz has been outstanding.
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Long balls vs #lfc this season
84 Bournemouth
66 Newcastle
71 Arsenal
59 Burnley
82 Everton
82 Palace
95 chelsea
91 united
75 brentford
47 ASTON VILLA
84 Bournemouth
66 Newcastle
71 Arsenal
59 Burnley
82 Everton
82 Palace
95 chelsea
91 united
75 brentford
47 ASTON VILLA
open.substack.com/pub/dankenne...
New post from me looking at how and why opponents have changed the way they play #LFC
New post from me looking at how and why opponents have changed the way they play #LFC
Blood In The Water
How and why opponents have changed the way they play Liverpool
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Long balls vs #lfc this season
84 Bournemouth
66 Newcastle
71 Arsenal
59 Burnley
82 Everton
82 Palace
95 chelsea
91 united
75 brentford
47 ASTON VILLA
84 Bournemouth
66 Newcastle
71 Arsenal
59 Burnley
82 Everton
82 Palace
95 chelsea
91 united
75 brentford
47 ASTON VILLA
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Even Klopp had two pretty terrible runs as Liverpool manager. Periods when we looked completely shot to shit, & clueless. There were reasons for both, & he found a way through both, too. He hit the reset button & adapted to the reality we faced.
We’re all hoping Slot does the same, I think 🤞🏻
We’re all hoping Slot does the same, I think 🤞🏻
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Even Klopp had two pretty terrible runs as Liverpool manager. Periods when we looked completely shot to shit, & clueless. There were reasons for both, & he found a way through both, too. He hit the reset button & adapted to the reality we faced.
We’re all hoping Slot does the same, I think 🤞🏻
We’re all hoping Slot does the same, I think 🤞🏻
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You don't have to be Slot out to see there are serious issues at the moment, you don't have to be Slot in to show you are a supporter of the club. You don't need to be vilifying one or the other, everyone has opinions, discuss like adults, life's too short for everyone being dickheads. Love ya x
October 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You don't have to be Slot out to see there are serious issues at the moment, you don't have to be Slot in to show you are a supporter of the club. You don't need to be vilifying one or the other, everyone has opinions, discuss like adults, life's too short for everyone being dickheads. Love ya x
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We've got enough data to get a read on everyone in the Premier League now, and go through who's over and underrated.
Enjoy the chaotic table while it lasts, it's not going to look this fun for very long.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/overrated-...
Enjoy the chaotic table while it lasts, it's not going to look this fun for very long.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/overrated-...
Overrated or Underrated: A Premier League Quarter Life Crisis
Where every team stands.
www.thetransferflow.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We've got enough data to get a read on everyone in the Premier League now, and go through who's over and underrated.
Enjoy the chaotic table while it lasts, it's not going to look this fun for very long.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/overrated-...
Enjoy the chaotic table while it lasts, it's not going to look this fun for very long.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/overrated-...
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It’s quite possible that this is Slot’s first crisis in his managerial career. It’s certainly the biggest. I have no idea whether he can find solutions & turn it around. I definitely hope he can. But, there’s a lot of things going against him, not least his own decisions.
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s quite possible that this is Slot’s first crisis in his managerial career. It’s certainly the biggest. I have no idea whether he can find solutions & turn it around. I definitely hope he can. But, there’s a lot of things going against him, not least his own decisions.
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The #1 Question I had going into the season was whether Wirtz was good enough off the ball to be a 3rd midfielder in the PL.
14 games in and its an emphatic no. He can only be the 3rd forward with 3 actual mids behind him #lfc
14 games in and its an emphatic no. He can only be the 3rd forward with 3 actual mids behind him #lfc
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The #1 Question I had going into the season was whether Wirtz was good enough off the ball to be a 3rd midfielder in the PL.
14 games in and its an emphatic no. He can only be the 3rd forward with 3 actual mids behind him #lfc
14 games in and its an emphatic no. He can only be the 3rd forward with 3 actual mids behind him #lfc
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The build up from full back is appalling, and we've two ball to feet wide players. Possession is lost with alarming regularity. Diaz was a pressure release valve and could actually make it stick. We're significant wose off the ball, too.
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The build up from full back is appalling, and we've two ball to feet wide players. Possession is lost with alarming regularity. Diaz was a pressure release valve and could actually make it stick. We're significant wose off the ball, too.
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Man. That was very, very bad, from start to finish. Utterly fucking shite is not actually going too far, either. Not an overreaction.
Brentford completely deserved it. We got exactly what we deserved, too.
Brentford completely deserved it. We got exactly what we deserved, too.
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Man. That was very, very bad, from start to finish. Utterly fucking shite is not actually going too far, either. Not an overreaction.
Brentford completely deserved it. We got exactly what we deserved, too.
Brentford completely deserved it. We got exactly what we deserved, too.
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It's a mess. Back to front. You can't legislate for Mo falling off a cliff, but at 33, it can happen. Remains to be seen if he can get it back. Enormous drop at right back. Two ball to feet wingers and a lack of real pace. It's apparent this is a transitional season and top 4/5 is our ceiling.
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's a mess. Back to front. You can't legislate for Mo falling off a cliff, but at 33, it can happen. Remains to be seen if he can get it back. Enormous drop at right back. Two ball to feet wingers and a lack of real pace. It's apparent this is a transitional season and top 4/5 is our ceiling.
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Liverpool are a poorly coached team. Transition doesn't exist when you're champions and spent 300m+ gross. Two wingers who are ball to feet and can't beat a man on the outside. Vulnerable defensively. A midfield without any synergy. A mess.
October 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Liverpool are a poorly coached team. Transition doesn't exist when you're champions and spent 300m+ gross. Two wingers who are ball to feet and can't beat a man on the outside. Vulnerable defensively. A midfield without any synergy. A mess.
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We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
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effective pressing and defending as a team takes a long time to teach and learn, it probably takes a full season to implement, and the higher the turnover, the longer it takes. that’s why continuity matters. if people expected half a new starting XI to hit the ground running, was never gonna happen.
Why new players learning to work together out of possession is as important for Slot's Liverpool as developing relationships in attack. There are now fewer ingrained instructions left over from Klopp's era, and none of the adaptation time granted to some previous new signings. @thisisanfield.com
Liverpool FC: The pressing problems for Arne Slot's rebuild
Analysis here.
www.thisisanfield.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
effective pressing and defending as a team takes a long time to teach and learn, it probably takes a full season to implement, and the higher the turnover, the longer it takes. that’s why continuity matters. if people expected half a new starting XI to hit the ground running, was never gonna happen.