daredevil I don't think they will fall back to like mid-table like United, Spurs or Chelsea have since they have a solid manager with good players. But I do think that Salah and TAA have saved them multiple times this year and in past years due to their awesome attacking and creating abilities. If you take out TAA and just put in a solid RB, they'll arguably get better defensively but they lose that X-factor that has been so crucial for them this season.

I'd love for all of you to be right but I just know that Liverpool have had the gods with them for a decade now.

There's no accounting for every chance or setback as we've seen this season, but most judges would say we've got more squad upside than Liverpool.

A lot more if Salah heads off, but I wouldn't be surprised if Salah stayed on for three seasons for Haaland's wages or even more.

In any case, if we have the summer we need and normal luck, I think we are better than Liverpool.

They could keep Salah and VVD, and add Isak

Claudius I doubt that'll happen. If Salah and Virgil were going to stay why haven't they agreed a deal already? The whole situation has been handled horribly by Liverpool. They're lucky Salah is having an all time season because if they weren't riding the good vibes from that there would be a lot more scrutiny.

Qwiss result of a bad handover of multiple executive roles. We are going through a similar phase of transition. The risk that our new DoF doesn’t handle Saka, Saliba, Gabriel and Martinelli is high.
Also Trossard, Zinchenko and Tomi all expire in a year.

Claudius later 3 all need to be sold. No value running those contracts down and none should be renewed. Tomi may prove unsellable with his fitness

Even if Salah stays, his performance level will drop if not through ageing through reduced motivation

lorddulaarsenal he's in his usual late season slump now too. One of the greats but you can outrun father time.

MistaT Dules can but he's the only one.

Qwiss No value running those contracts down and none should be renewed. Tomi may prove unsellable with his fitness

Wouldn't be surprised if Zinny and Trossard ran their own contracts down. They both have a year to go as I understand it. Tross has been rejecting our offers in talks, I presume he reasons he'll have enough juice left to attract interest when he's available on a free.

MistaT you think Dules can outrun father time??!!

So long as he keeps lean

Burnwinter If they do they do. Can't blame them but we need to make it somewhat attractive for them to leave, not much point in trying to drive a hard bargain with those guys. I wouldn't mind Tross as a 4th choice winger, 3rd choice striker for one more year if he wants to run down his deal though. As long as we don't extend him.

Burnwinter lean I can do.

Staying awake beyond 9pm these days naaah

Me refractory period has increased by an extra minute or two. Nearly a 50% increase yikes. Pop Time shows no mercy no nobody

Rio Ferdinand is so stressed by these knuckleheads

Saliba, Gabriel and Saka. You don't sell one of the best in the world to get another one of the best in the world in another position. You just weaken yourself on an area where you are one of the best to strengthen another. If you want to get a top striker you get him and keep the most important players. You don't sell one of your only world class players to do so.

lorddulaarsenal 45 is a bastard, I've gotten reading glasses and gotten twice as gray in the past couple of years

Burnwinter 45 is a bastard, I've gotten reading glasses and gotten twice as gray in the past couple of years

I feel you man. Got quite a few new greys popping up as well as feeling my eyesight get worse over the past year and I just turned 38. I'm in denial and avoiding wearing my prescription glasses for now.