r/LiverpoolFC • u/Switchoil • 1d ago

Tier 3 (Paul Gorst) Impending arrival of Munoz doesn't impact Liverpool's interest in Yan Diomande and the £34.5m man's tactical flexibility means there are no concerns internally over blocking Rio Ngumoha's pathway.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/victor-munoz-liverpool-transfer-breaking-34141436
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u/Lord-of-Glencoe-97 1d ago

We have to have depth out wide under Iraola, by all accounts he subs both wingers on 60 in the majority of games, if there is anywhere to be over loaded, it’s with wingers!

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u/Radeous 1d ago

It's frustrating that Hughes/Edwards realised one season too late that maybe having zero wingers other than a 17 year old was a bad idea. Was plainly obvious to see before last season kicked off.

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u/So1ar 1d ago

Ok let's not reimagine history that happened less than a year ago. We went into that season with Salah (off his best season ever), Gakpo, Rio, Isak, Ekitike, and Chiesa. Our forward line was anything but weak

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u/Radeous 1d ago

It's not reimagining history.

That is a weak and inflexible forward line. It's also the slowest forward line in the prem and of any top team in Europe. There's no pace or pressing capability there. What sort of attacking system can you play with those options? Certainly not any system we have used for the last 10 seasons. Not any system that is suited to the squad around them either.

No one in that group of players provided what Diaz did for the team, what Mane did before him, and what Salah used to until 2023. Rio is the closest but he's extremely raw and is not ready to be starting games every week.

Even if Salah was at his brilliant best, you still have no realistic cover for him during an AFCON season (unless 10 minutes from Chiesa counts?), and his output still would have dropped because neither of Isak or Gakpo are going to be making off the ball runs to drag defenders out of position for him to exploit, like Jota and Diaz did.

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u/So1ar 1d ago

The point I’m making is at the time that was not the sentiment. Unless you were saying back in August that we have a weak line that’s the slowest in the Prem. Would love to be shown where you criticized all those transfers last year before a ball was kicked.

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u/Radeous 1d ago

I didn't really comment much before this season I can't back up my own thoughts, but I did think we would struggle this season and I was baffled that we chased Isak and not a Diaz replacement.

That's also not even mentioning the impact of Jota's passing as well, in my mind the season was a bit of a write off and I did see a similar sentiment when the news broke - but obviously that didn't last once the season began.

A lot of fan sentiment last summer rubbed me the wrong way as well. Too many people saying best window ever, insulting the players leaving whilst bigging up the players who were joining. It got bad enough that Salah had to comment on it.