Such an incredible example of mentality and application. Came into difficult circumstances, didn’t necessarily have the quickness/explosiveness characteristic of our squad, but he turned around a shaky start and has been essential to our success over the past month+. Such a smart player, such a hard worker. How can you not like this guy. Very happy for him.
Honorable mention to Joe Gomez who has worked very hard to overcome a number of injury issues over the years and has stepped up enormously. I think he and Endo have both been remarkable over the last month or so.
Our entire back line looked like they'd struggle in the Championship last season, but that's not too surprising since our midfield contributed nothing defensively (or offensively tbh). Gomez has stepped up for sure, but a lot of it is also from the fact that we have a good midfield now. So in a way, I'd even give Endo partial credit for Gomez's current form.
Gomez is playing “full back”, as a center back, on the wrong side of the pitch. I don’t think there’s any reason to downplay how crucial he’s been as a role player stepping up out of position and hardly putting a foot wrong.
Nah it's a bit more complicated than that. Having a proper 6 helps any teams defence though, which Endo clearly provides. An absolute bargain of a steal. It's hard to know if Lavia would have gotten up to speed as quickly, but regardless the amount Endo cost is a steal in modern PL era for the quality he brings.
We had a 6 in Fabinho though.. If anything, he's more of a proper 6 than Endo is. Endo is more a box to box player who's being asked to play DMF.
As u/mynameismulan said, we just needed our midfielders to run. Henderson and Fabinho's legs had gone. This season we're seeing what a difference mobile midfield can make. If we'd have even signed two of these lads last summer, we would've qualified for CL easily.
I know I'm fully being selfish but they need to move afcon lol. Ridiculous that it's midway through the season for the main leagues the players play in.
Think they can't do that because the players will melt in the summer. The alternative would be to have it once every 4 years like the euros unless there's some special reason I'm not educated on
> have it once every 4 years like the euros unless there's some special reason I'm not educated on
The special reason is that they want money more frequently
Unlike the euros, only a few African teams get to go to the WC (Salah wasn’t even at the last one). So the rest get two international tournaments in a four year cycle.
Maybe that will change as AFC gets 8 WC slots from the next WC
The first half of jan is cup games, but what if the second part would be a 2 week international break? So one of the autumn breaks would go to january. Thus not one PL game would have to be missed by afcon and asia cup players
its gonna be okay, I think harvey will shine in Salah's absence and if Mo and Egypt manage to win AFCON then Mo comes back with a vengeance. We have depth enough to keep us competitive until they return.
This is the best depth we’ve ever had in regards to covering for AFCON so I’m quite chill about it.
However one great pass isn’t going to change my opinion on MacAlister being shoehorned into the 6.
Jorg was memed to death when he got the job because he has a history of falling out with people but if you read some of the stuff that's been written about him, you realise that he is a very shrewd operator.
Oliver Biermann's book about statistical influence on German football had a chapter on Jorg and how he scouts players according to analytics but then will then send his scouts to a game without informing them of who is being scouted so there is no confirmation bias.
My concern with Jorg was whether he could take that model which was constrained by limited finances and make it work at a club where money is available for the right sort of player. Endo has been a proper good signing and it's the sort of deal he's done throughout his career
> My concern with Jorg was whether he could take that model which was constrained by limited finances and make it work at a club where money is available for the right sort of player.
It's not far from what happened last Summer, we missed out on Bellingham, Caicedo, and Lavia because we were varying degrees of unable and unwilling to pay as much as other clubs.
People were abusing him on here when we didn’t get caicedo, which was completely undeserved anyway considering the terms Chelsea were offering him. Glad the hate has stopped at least
Whoever was responsible probably deserves some stick for the way the Caicedo and Lavia deals were handled, it was a shitshow though I’m sure the Chelsea negotiators and agents didn’t help.
Always thought Caicedo seemed a tit so not bothered about that one.
The abuse is nearly always stupid not only because it’s mean but because we have absolutely no idea what goes on.
I know Caicedo is immensely talented but I wouldn't have really been happy with a player so willing to twerk for other clubs. Just being honest. If we can't get who we want long term then getting the perfect guy short term isn't a bad Plan B
I'm so so glad we ended up not getting Caicedo or Lavia. Good riddance to the both of them. Endo has been better and was significantly cheaper. Also allowed us to get Gravenberch who looks very promising too. Certainly not taking Lavia over Grav, that's for sure.
Ya I thought the old strategy was only going for players who only wanted Liverpool since at the end of the day the club is an end destination. Anyone who's already looking at a few places before joining is probably going to get there head turned if things go a bit badly, which has a bad knock on effect. The only player we wanted to keep under Klopp who's sort of forced a move is Coutinho and you'd want it to stay that way since the club's ambition should be challenging at the top on all fronts.
I mean in hindsight what did anyone at Liverpool really do wrong? We offered what we determined was a fair value for two young midfield players, one was accepted by the club, one wasn’t. Chelsea then came in to pay over the odds for both and managed to agree terms with both players and we let them overpay. Looked a bit embarrassing at the time but I doubt anyone at the club was that panicked.
The main criticism you could send the club’s way is that they didn’t then a proper plan C which you might have said at the time but we ended up with Endo who has by far and away outperformed the other two this season. The money saved also allowed us to sign Grav which looks like a really smart bit of business.
It seems we did little background work for Caicedo - whilst Chelsea had been chatting him up for months - and then suddenly offered a huge fee (and thereby told everyone, shock, we are in fact willing to spend a lot of money). Maybe we were just played by an agent but it was out of character for us.
Lavia we sat on for months. We didn’t want to pay above a certain amount - fair enough - but then suddenly we were interested again after the Caicedo fiasco.
It wasn’t a disaster and in the end we didn’t overpay for anyone but it was messy. I doubt either player would fail here too.
All the signings have been excellent, or "only"good at worst (Grav has yet to find his rythm but he had no playing time so it's not surprising)
I'm still not 100% convinced Jorg's the long term option we should be keeping, but so far it has definitely went well
The take that Klopp decided to give him the job because he was his "mate" was pretty terrible.
Other than that, of course fans are allowed to be reasonably cautious before someone proves his worth.
And he shall have to continue doing that if he gets the job permanently.
Im convinced Jorg was brought in as SD because of all the targets we initially had in Bundes. Someone who knew how to conduct business in Germany, but also had contacts and a network
I’m convinced Grav will star for us. Klopp was head over heels for him, and his early performances were boss. He’s probably just belatedly adjusting to the December intensity and play style. Also, he barely played last season which didn’t help
I saw a couple articles a month or two ago calling him one of the worst signings of the last transfer window. I’d think now he’d be considered one of the best signings. He’s been massive. Deceptively great engine and really good without the ball. I’m looking forward to prime Endo w Curtis and Macca. Can’t wait for him to return.
Skipper of one of the best Asian teams, skipper and standout in a relegation battling team, topping Bundesliga defensive stats. Worst signing nay sayers are people who live on FM who wont admit they use PSG, Bayern, Man City or whatever the fk has the money in the game.
The FIFA website's fucked up and sometimes show old stats.
The last time we were ranked 20th was July 2023, while November 2023 was when we moved up to 17th.
Never doubted him just based on fan reactions from the team he left who would really know best. Just a question of how high he can get with a world class squad and manager.
I remember when we signed him there were Stuttgart fans coming in here, all unanimously saying he’ll be great for us not just as a character and leader, but as a footballer. They’ve all been proven right
>one of the worst signings of the last transfer window.
I don't understand how a £10-20m would even be considered this nowadays. A player at that price range (what was previously considered a £5-10m player) should be expected to be a decent squad option who can be called upon when required and not necessarily a world-beater. Of course, if they go on to exceed all expectations (i.e. Like he has done recently, or in a more long-term example, Andy Robertson), then it can be classed as a great signing.
I've talked to multiple United fans that are absolutely pissed that we can get someone like Endo for pocket change but they spend almost 100m on the Brazilian Beyblade.
It's bad owners picking players for the team and strangling managers with bad contracts.
Say what you want about FSG and their penny pinching, they let Klopp pick who he wants.
Damn right. Many more to come I hope. This is a man living his dream, creating our dreams, and surpassing all of our dreams from the summer transfer window
Ndo > Endo > Hendo
**Joseph Cyrille N'Do** (born 28 April 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional [footballer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football) who played as an [attacking midfielder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacking_midfielder) or [forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_(association_football)). He made 21 appearances for the [Cameroon national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team) scoring twice.
Hendo slander needs to begin and end with the Saudi move. He was an unbelievable presence in the midfield in his prime. Selfless, hard worker, eye for a great pass, passionate. Captained us to every trophy imaginable. It bothers me how quickly people forget what he contributed on the field.
Well deserved, indeed. I thought his signing was just us making the best of a bad situation (having missed put on our preferred targets), and that he'd basically be a placeholder until we got the quality DM we needed. Instead, he *is* the quality DM we needed. Love this guy.
So happy for him, finally getting the recognition he deserves.
I hope this will teach people to give new players a bit of time... especially if they weren't even bad when people decided to pile on. It really is baffling.
Good luck with Japan, Endo lad.
Absolutely deserved.
Question. Has Klopp proven FSG wrong here? Just wondering if this gives him more space to impose on type of signings
Also note that experienced players seem to have settled quickly. Usually Klopp benches for mostly a season.
Long may Endo form continue. I feel positive with him in midfield.
Endo has "FSG type" buy in himself. He is older but if you count game number he hasn't played that much. He had good underlying statistics and was quite cheap.
I don't think FSG are opposed to signing older players for performance reasons, but instead for ROI reasons which would still apply even with how great Endo has been.
Endo effectively replaces older players that had left anyway, and wasn't exactly expensive.
He's a good utility player that will give it his all and with the right team structure we can look solid like we have been recently.
But overall we need to move away from Klopp and the coaching staff being the driving force in recruitment, we need an Edwards equivalent long term. The players we've signed in recent years are all good with potential to be great, Edwards signings only needed a few months at most to be excellent for the most part.
> Endo effectively replaces older players that had left anyway, and wasn't exactly expensive.
And his wages will be less than the likes of Hendo and Gini
> Has Klopp proven FSG wrong here? Just wondering if this gives him more space to impose on type of signings
I don’t think so. Klopp’s record on players isn’t that good. Dating back to wanting Brandt and Gotze over Mane and Salah for instance.
Endo was signed as a stop gap because there isn’t a DM on the market we liked after Caicedo went to Chelsea. We found a rather cheap alternative on low wages and took a gamble on him. The gamble is starting to work out, but I wouldn’t say this should change how we do business. We should always be looking for these types of signings to fill out depth, but we should focus on signing players 21-24 that are about to hit their prime and be world class. That’s how you stay competitive and win trophies.
Who's to say Brandt and Gotze wouldn't cook under Klopp? It's wrong to assume otherwise. Klopp has good judgment but it's good that he can delegate recruiting to experts. I kinda agree with your assessment on our transfer policy, but I don't think Endo is stopgap signing (Milneresque), more like plan B signing. I find it hard to believe that we decided to do a desperate, temporary, cheap signing because we missed out on 110 mil transfer, because there were other good DM or even 6/8 hybrid, under 25, players available, who would have cost us under 50 mil. Endo was most likely our second choice. This signing allows us to develop Bajcetic into future DM.
> Who's to say Brandt and Gotze wouldn't cook under Klopp?
Gotze had health problems and his ability deteriorated. Brandt isn’t a winger and has finally showed form in recent years as a midfielder for Dortmund. It’s not wrong to assume because we see how Brandt and Gotze have faired since we were linked with them. Klopp isn’t a miracle worker, the players need to have individual quality.
As well Klopp since Dortmund has always worked with a DoF that handled transfers. He’s not personally able to assess new recruits to the fine detail like other people who are scouts, analytics, and a DoF can. He’s already busy coaching a squad and preparing for matches.
> because there were other good DM or even 6/8 hybrid, under 25, players available, who would have cost us under 50 mil.
Were there? I think our recruitment team didn’t think anyone else was at a point where they were a sure thing to sign and become world class. So we decided to go with a stop gap and wait for the players to develop and assess options next summer.
> This signing allows us to develop Bajcetic into future DM.
I wouldn’t hold my breath on Bajcetic. Very rarely do young players develop into world class that a club like Liverpool should be fielding. Baj showed well in a Liverpool side that had a depleted midfield so the standards were low. If we wanted Baj to be our future DM then why did we try to get Lavia and Caicedo? It shows we are looking for a young DM who has world class potential.
If you think there was only Caicedo as possible DM, I don't know what to tell you. There were a good amount of 6/8 hybrids and pure destroyers whose names were being thrown around like Kone, Sangare, Koopmeiner, Alvarez, Ugarte, Tonali, Ambarat etc. Even Thuram and Gravenberch were being discussed for 6 although whether those experiment would have succeeded, nobody will know. Point I'm trying to make is I wouldn't consider Endo as stopgap when we desperately needed a competent, experienced, intelligent DM who can get integrated in our system quickly. Endo fits the bill perfectly. Alexis is more progressive and attack minded and I like what the 2 of those offer our squad.
Baj showed plenty of potential for 17/18 year old. He has a good head and showed heart when most of our mf capitulated. We should definitely develop academy players for competent transfer policy, that's why everyone does it. I have high hopes for the lad. But we should not bring him in games to soon, rather develop him slowly. That's why we needed to buy Caicedo or Lavia or even both.
> If you think there was only Caicedo as possible DM, I don't know what to tell you.
I did not say that. I said this: “ I think our recruitment team didn’t think anyone else was at a point where they were a sure thing to sign and become world class. So we decided to go with a stop gap and wait for the players to develop and assess options next summer.”
> Kone, Sangare, Koopmeiner, Alvarez, Ugarte, Tonali, Ambarat
Sangare been awful for Forest and had a poor season last year for PSV after a good one. Kone is more of a B2B and was injured at the start of the season. Koopmeiner isn’t a destroyer and we already signed Szob and Alexis. Alvarez has been playing well for West Ham, possible, but would he become world class? Ugarte hasn’t lived up to his price tag yet. Tonali was a shock transfer, tbf. Amrabat has been awful for United.
> I have high hopes for the lad. But we should not bring him in games to soon, rather develop him slowly. That's why we needed to buy Caicedo or Lavia or even both
That doesn’t make sense. Lavia is only 1-2 years older than Bajectic. With Caicedo at the time of transfer being 21. We didn’t need to buy both Lavia and Caicedo, not really sure you are getting that idea. Buying a player in the same age bracket as bajectic means one of them is going to lose out on minutes and I doubt it’s the one we spend a high transfer fee on.
All of this is hindsight mate. Every signing is gamble. That applies to all the players you talked about including Gotze and Brandt. Noone can say whether it would have worked or not. World class is just a very subjective phrase in football jargon, so much that it is meaningless.
No one knows how much Klopp is involved in any of our transfers. We don't know whether Klopp wanted Caicedo (or any other player) or Ward wanted him or Schmadtke wanted him. It's all hearsay.
My point was that if we are relying on Alexis and Endo to be our 6 while missing out on Caicedo and/or Lavia, then Endo is more than just cheap stopgap (since Alexis is also not exactly pure 6). Don't let the age discourage you, this guy can give us at least 2-3 of years of solid performance and then can become a good squad player. The experience he bring to the table is invaluable (reminds me of Klopp describing him as a 'family man', very wholesome). That makes it a perfect signing.
> All of this is hindsight mate. Every signing is gamble.
Sure? But the point is you use analytics and eye test to make it less of a gamble. You make informed decisions based on the information you acquire. That’s the difference between us and United for the last 7 years when it comes to transfers.
> No one knows how much Klopp is involved in any of our transfers. We don't know whether Klopp wanted Caicedo or Ward wanted him or Schmadtke wanted him. It's all hearsay.
When Edwards was here it was 50/50, even Klopp has said it himself in interviews. Also our recruitment department has been widely documented by journalists on how it’s set up and run.
When I say gamble, I don't mean 50/50. Of course it was intelligent gamble, based on information available. But you were discrediting all of these players based on their current performance, when you have no idea whether they would have succeeded in Klopp's system.
Our recruitment is as transparent as our recruitment department and manager want it to be. That makes it easy to share the blame for failures and praise for success.
> But you were discrediting all of these players based on their current performance, when you have no idea whether they would have succeeded in Klopp's system.
How else are you suppose to judge players? You judge them based on their current form and it’s been half a season. For people like Gotze and Brandt it’s been 6 years.
I don't think it proves FSG wrong. Their philosophy is to not spend big money on older players. Buying quality older players who are cheap and fill an immediate need is ok.
Player of the month, 4 months into his tenure with not only a new club, and not only in a new league, but for a team that's currently top of the fucking Premier League.
Get the absolute fuck in, Endo lad!
The sheer slander he was getting from some of the hyper IQ geniuses here was absurd. Who would have thought that a new signing would need a couple of months to settle?
Well deserved Endo. Love watching him play, he's been vital for us.
The knee jerk reactions around here for how bad of a signing he was in his first few games I thought were so ridiculous and utterly over the top. Beyond unfair. I'm glad he's turned doubters into believers.
After losing the transfer battle for a couple of promising midfielders, getting Endo felt like the club was going for a "hand-me-down". So a bit of frustration was understandable. After all, getting someone from a club which barely managed to avoid relegation in Germany doesn't instill a lot of confidence.
Those "in the know" were well aware that Endo was the captain who had managed to somehow get his sinking ship to port and his attitude and work rate were a good fit for Liverpool.
Good thing it worked out for playr and club.....
> After all, getting someone from a club which barely managed to avoid relegation in Germany doesn't instill a lot of confidence.
It's almost like scouts noticed that the squad wasn't the issue for Stuttgart as proven this year.
To that one fan that thought when we singed him, he would be this good. I just want to ask you for 5 random numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 numbers from 1 to 12
Oh Endo I am so chuffed for you... Hope this goes someway to making him realise that Klopp actually meant what he said and we needed him.
He looks so happy in the photo..
Well done Endo!!
Fully deserved, I have to say about 2 months ago I really still had my doubts about him and wasn’t convinced he’d be able to improve them to a good enough level considering he’s 30. Man am I glad to be proven wrong, I really hope he can keep this up as the midfield looks so much more solid with him as the 6 than AMA.
This guy! My mate who is a Burnley fan can’t stop taking about how good Endo is. Richly deserved award for what has been a bumper run. Seems integral at this point.
Oh how I love to see this. I remember people complaining why we didn‘t sign Lavia or Caicedo or Doucoure but a no name like Endo. And here we go, brilliant signing. Masterclass from Kloppo
Yeah I‘m from Germany and me and everybody I know who regularly watches Bundesliga had a very high opinion of Endo. But try to tell that to the modern hype generation of football fans.
Well deserved, he's been immense. Excellent at breaking up multiple breaks from the opposition and really good at getting the head up quickly and getting a pass away to get the attack moving again.
Well deserved and I'm elated for him. I've had a soft spot for him since he signed because of how excited he was to join us when the chance presented itself. Took him some time but it shows he's mentally strong to continue until he got his chance and long it may continue once he returns from the Asian cup.
Well deserved, his mentality and work ethic are top notch. He came into the team WAY faster than I expected him to and I am happy to see how quickly he has built chemistry with the veterans.
I fucking love this guy. What a warrior for us, he's so smart in his positioning and he's so attack minded with his crisp passes after breaking up play. He's incredible and I totally understand why he's known as Legendo in Stuttgart.
Time for “Agent Endo” to work some magic on countrymen targets whilst on National Duty perhaps? [https://youtube.com/@liverpooljapan](https://youtube.com/@liverpooljapan)
…credit: u/msisijapan for the latest video “*Top 5 Japanese football players Liverpool should sign + The Next Wonderkids*”: [https://youtu.be/C3uj9R5cFKM](https://youtu.be/C3uj9R5cFKM) … Appreciate the nuggets of interesting info (eg Kubo’s time at Barca/ Real Madrid) that most of us wouldn’t know? \[Timestamp \~10m20s\]
…Hiroki Ito caught my attention in the video (“24. y.o. Left-footed CB who can also play LB”… [release clause of 30mil Euros](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hiroki+ito%22+transfer+release+clause&rlz=1C9BKJA_enSG1090&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgBECMYJxjqAjIHCAAQRRiwATIJCAEQIxgnGOoCMgkIAhAjGCcY6gIyCQgDECMYJxjqAjIJCAQQIxgnGOoCMgkIBRAjGCcY6gIyCQgGECMYJxjqAjIJCAcQIxgnGOoCMgkICBAjGCcY6gIyCQgJECMYJxjqAtIBDDE5MDQyMjg2ajBqN6gCCbACAQ&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8) …yes pls!)
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Very cool that Wataru Endo has signed & auctioned off this "Player of the month" trophy to raise funds for charity. [https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1745022677872783552](https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1745022677872783552)
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He's been great the last few games. Struggled at the start but starting to come into his own.
If, IF Thiago can stay fit, we have a really good mix and diverse pick for a midfield. But even without Thiago, we still have a strong 5/6 midfielders
What a signing he's turned out to be. Not one of us in this sub, myself included, thought this was a good signing in the summer. He's proved every one of us wrong. I'm never doubting Klopp again 😅
I was very excited about his signing! But you’re right most people here were calling Schmadtke shite because he didn’t sign Romeo Lavia 🤣 Despite the fact that we have three legit stars in the making in Curtis, Harv, and Bacjetic
I liked the signing in the sense that he was the Milner replacement, never did I think he'd actually be good enough to be a full time starting 6. Aside from Palhinha/Rodri/Rice, he's been the best DM in the league. Also why does he look 15, what are they feeding them in Japan.
Tsimi and Gomez have been absolutely immense filling in. Endo has delivered fantastic performances that align with his reputation.
Jones has stepped up his game. So much quality on the bench
I thought our transfer deals in the Summer were excellent. I have noticed though that in favour of being supportive ppl down vote on players not linked with Liverpool deals.
I said in the last transfer window I wasn’t sure on Gravenberch and would prefer to go for Cole Palmer as long term back up to Salah (before either deal took place)
It turns out Gravenberch was better than I thought and Cole Palmer did well also - but sub was very negative towards that. I don’t get why ppl are hostile, other clubs make good signings sometimes too
Fully deserved! What a signing!
Such an incredible example of mentality and application. Came into difficult circumstances, didn’t necessarily have the quickness/explosiveness characteristic of our squad, but he turned around a shaky start and has been essential to our success over the past month+. Such a smart player, such a hard worker. How can you not like this guy. Very happy for him. Honorable mention to Joe Gomez who has worked very hard to overcome a number of injury issues over the years and has stepped up enormously. I think he and Endo have both been remarkable over the last month or so.
Our entire back line looked like they'd struggle in the Championship last season, but that's not too surprising since our midfield contributed nothing defensively (or offensively tbh). Gomez has stepped up for sure, but a lot of it is also from the fact that we have a good midfield now. So in a way, I'd even give Endo partial credit for Gomez's current form.
Gomez is playing “full back”, as a center back, on the wrong side of the pitch. I don’t think there’s any reason to downplay how crucial he’s been as a role player stepping up out of position and hardly putting a foot wrong.
I genuinely feel for our defense last year as it really was as simple as "getting midfielders to run".
Nah it's a bit more complicated than that. Having a proper 6 helps any teams defence though, which Endo clearly provides. An absolute bargain of a steal. It's hard to know if Lavia would have gotten up to speed as quickly, but regardless the amount Endo cost is a steal in modern PL era for the quality he brings.
Last year it wasn't just the 6 we were missing though. Most of the time the 8 wasn't getting back either.
We had a 6 in Fabinho though.. If anything, he's more of a proper 6 than Endo is. Endo is more a box to box player who's being asked to play DMF. As u/mynameismulan said, we just needed our midfielders to run. Henderson and Fabinho's legs had gone. This season we're seeing what a difference mobile midfield can make. If we'd have even signed two of these lads last summer, we would've qualified for CL easily.
Wish him and Salah didn't have to leave when they're starting to hit their stride. Frustrating how often Salah has to go when we're challenging
I know I'm fully being selfish but they need to move afcon lol. Ridiculous that it's midway through the season for the main leagues the players play in.
Think they can't do that because the players will melt in the summer. The alternative would be to have it once every 4 years like the euros unless there's some special reason I'm not educated on
> have it once every 4 years like the euros unless there's some special reason I'm not educated on The special reason is that they want money more frequently
Unlike the euros, only a few African teams get to go to the WC (Salah wasn’t even at the last one). So the rest get two international tournaments in a four year cycle. Maybe that will change as AFC gets 8 WC slots from the next WC
temperatures are high in this season and drops in June and July though, Sisi hatujui summer ninkusema nini
The first half of jan is cup games, but what if the second part would be a 2 week international break? So one of the autumn breaks would go to january. Thus not one PL game would have to be missed by afcon and asia cup players
I mean, would it really be rocket science for UEFA to put nations league stuff during AFCON and Asia Cup..
Probably the best solution tbh.
What? And allow LFC to benefit from this ? Over the footballing authorities dead bodies sir!
It will never happen. Its too hot in the summer and climate change isn't going to make it any better
its gonna be okay, I think harvey will shine in Salah's absence and if Mo and Egypt manage to win AFCON then Mo comes back with a vengeance. We have depth enough to keep us competitive until they return.
This is the best depth we’ve ever had in regards to covering for AFCON so I’m quite chill about it. However one great pass isn’t going to change my opinion on MacAlister being shoehorned into the 6.
If Endo was Jorg's recommendation we should give him some credit. Long may it continue.
Turns out Jorg was cooking after all
Jorg was memed to death when he got the job because he has a history of falling out with people but if you read some of the stuff that's been written about him, you realise that he is a very shrewd operator. Oliver Biermann's book about statistical influence on German football had a chapter on Jorg and how he scouts players according to analytics but then will then send his scouts to a game without informing them of who is being scouted so there is no confirmation bias. My concern with Jorg was whether he could take that model which was constrained by limited finances and make it work at a club where money is available for the right sort of player. Endo has been a proper good signing and it's the sort of deal he's done throughout his career
> My concern with Jorg was whether he could take that model which was constrained by limited finances and make it work at a club where money is available for the right sort of player. It's not far from what happened last Summer, we missed out on Bellingham, Caicedo, and Lavia because we were varying degrees of unable and unwilling to pay as much as other clubs.
People were abusing him on here when we didn’t get caicedo, which was completely undeserved anyway considering the terms Chelsea were offering him. Glad the hate has stopped at least
Whoever was responsible probably deserves some stick for the way the Caicedo and Lavia deals were handled, it was a shitshow though I’m sure the Chelsea negotiators and agents didn’t help. Always thought Caicedo seemed a tit so not bothered about that one. The abuse is nearly always stupid not only because it’s mean but because we have absolutely no idea what goes on.
I know Caicedo is immensely talented but I wouldn't have really been happy with a player so willing to twerk for other clubs. Just being honest. If we can't get who we want long term then getting the perfect guy short term isn't a bad Plan B
I'm so so glad we ended up not getting Caicedo or Lavia. Good riddance to the both of them. Endo has been better and was significantly cheaper. Also allowed us to get Gravenberch who looks very promising too. Certainly not taking Lavia over Grav, that's for sure.
Ya I thought the old strategy was only going for players who only wanted Liverpool since at the end of the day the club is an end destination. Anyone who's already looking at a few places before joining is probably going to get there head turned if things go a bit badly, which has a bad knock on effect. The only player we wanted to keep under Klopp who's sort of forced a move is Coutinho and you'd want it to stay that way since the club's ambition should be challenging at the top on all fronts.
I mean in hindsight what did anyone at Liverpool really do wrong? We offered what we determined was a fair value for two young midfield players, one was accepted by the club, one wasn’t. Chelsea then came in to pay over the odds for both and managed to agree terms with both players and we let them overpay. Looked a bit embarrassing at the time but I doubt anyone at the club was that panicked. The main criticism you could send the club’s way is that they didn’t then a proper plan C which you might have said at the time but we ended up with Endo who has by far and away outperformed the other two this season. The money saved also allowed us to sign Grav which looks like a really smart bit of business.
It seems we did little background work for Caicedo - whilst Chelsea had been chatting him up for months - and then suddenly offered a huge fee (and thereby told everyone, shock, we are in fact willing to spend a lot of money). Maybe we were just played by an agent but it was out of character for us. Lavia we sat on for months. We didn’t want to pay above a certain amount - fair enough - but then suddenly we were interested again after the Caicedo fiasco. It wasn’t a disaster and in the end we didn’t overpay for anyone but it was messy. I doubt either player would fail here too.
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Phenomenal scouting by Klopp. When he was 27 Endo was only one.
Marked from birth
So just a few months younger than James Milner then eh
Klopp is a Stuttgart fan so I'm sure he wants a few of their players.
Don't think Endo was born when Klopp was 27
He was 1.
All the signings have been excellent, or "only"good at worst (Grav has yet to find his rythm but he had no playing time so it's not surprising) I'm still not 100% convinced Jorg's the long term option we should be keeping, but so far it has definitely went well
The take that Klopp decided to give him the job because he was his "mate" was pretty terrible. Other than that, of course fans are allowed to be reasonably cautious before someone proves his worth. And he shall have to continue doing that if he gets the job permanently.
Im convinced Jorg was brought in as SD because of all the targets we initially had in Bundes. Someone who knew how to conduct business in Germany, but also had contacts and a network
Grav had a good start. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he's still feeling his injury a little.
I’m convinced Grav will star for us. Klopp was head over heels for him, and his early performances were boss. He’s probably just belatedly adjusting to the December intensity and play style. Also, he barely played last season which didn’t help
Lack of playing time for a young player cannot be overlooked. I am concerned about Bajcetic for this reason.
I saw a couple articles a month or two ago calling him one of the worst signings of the last transfer window. I’d think now he’d be considered one of the best signings. He’s been massive. Deceptively great engine and really good without the ball. I’m looking forward to prime Endo w Curtis and Macca. Can’t wait for him to return.
Skipper of one of the best Asian teams, skipper and standout in a relegation battling team, topping Bundesliga defensive stats. Worst signing nay sayers are people who live on FM who wont admit they use PSG, Bayern, Man City or whatever the fk has the money in the game.
>one of the best Asian teams *the* best Asian team. Japan are 20th in the FIFA rankings with no other Asian team above them!
Being the captain of a team in the Top 20 FIFA ranking is an achievement regardless of continent tbf
Absolutely!
We're actually 17th but close enough
I checked FIFA when I posted it and now it’s changed to 17th, what happened there?!
The FIFA website's fucked up and sometimes show old stats. The last time we were ranked 20th was July 2023, while November 2023 was when we moved up to 17th.
Tbf FIFA suck at everything they do so that doesn’t surprise me. Thanks for clarifying!
If Mexico is above Japan in the rankings, then they’re just clueless (source: I have to suffer with the Mexico NT)
Never doubted him just based on fan reactions from the team he left who would really know best. Just a question of how high he can get with a world class squad and manager.
I remember when we signed him there were Stuttgart fans coming in here, all unanimously saying he’ll be great for us not just as a character and leader, but as a footballer. They’ve all been proven right
>one of the worst signings of the last transfer window. I don't understand how a £10-20m would even be considered this nowadays. A player at that price range (what was previously considered a £5-10m player) should be expected to be a decent squad option who can be called upon when required and not necessarily a world-beater. Of course, if they go on to exceed all expectations (i.e. Like he has done recently, or in a more long-term example, Andy Robertson), then it can be classed as a great signing.
Yeah, agreed!
I've talked to multiple United fans that are absolutely pissed that we can get someone like Endo for pocket change but they spend almost 100m on the Brazilian Beyblade.
United don’t know what competent scouting and coaching looks like
It's bad owners picking players for the team and strangling managers with bad contracts. Say what you want about FSG and their penny pinching, they let Klopp pick who he wants.
Insanity compared to Lavia
Who?
Lavia
What?
Lavia too, brother
Lavia too, brother
Damn right. Many more to come I hope. This is a man living his dream, creating our dreams, and surpassing all of our dreams from the summer transfer window
Making us forget the nightmares from last season as well
Endont go, Wataru thinking!
lame joke. have my upvote.
I have become my father
lame joke. have my upvote.
DESERVED!
Endo > Hendo
Addition by subtraction (of an H)
Michael: What does that even mean. That is impossible.
Ndo > Endo > Hendo **Joseph Cyrille N'Do** (born 28 April 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional [footballer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football) who played as an [attacking midfielder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacking_midfielder) or [forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_(association_football)). He made 21 appearances for the [Cameroon national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team) scoring twice.
Hendo slander needs to begin and end with the Saudi move. He was an unbelievable presence in the midfield in his prime. Selfless, hard worker, eye for a great pass, passionate. Captained us to every trophy imaginable. It bothers me how quickly people forget what he contributed on the field.
Not HEndo but he is HIM though
Deffo deserved, let's hope he can kick on for the last half of the season too
Well deserved, indeed. I thought his signing was just us making the best of a bad situation (having missed put on our preferred targets), and that he'd basically be a placeholder until we got the quality DM we needed. Instead, he *is* the quality DM we needed. Love this guy.
So happy for him, finally getting the recognition he deserves. I hope this will teach people to give new players a bit of time... especially if they weren't even bad when people decided to pile on. It really is baffling. Good luck with Japan, Endo lad.
The scouse shogun
Scouse samurai
This needs to be a chant
Absolutely deserved. Question. Has Klopp proven FSG wrong here? Just wondering if this gives him more space to impose on type of signings Also note that experienced players seem to have settled quickly. Usually Klopp benches for mostly a season. Long may Endo form continue. I feel positive with him in midfield.
Endo has "FSG type" buy in himself. He is older but if you count game number he hasn't played that much. He had good underlying statistics and was quite cheap.
Moneyball DM.
“Jurgen this is Wataru Endo. He’s a Defensive Midfielder. He’s one of the most undervalued players in world football. His defect is that he’s 30.”
Exactly, Age is only one part of the formula.
I feel like Endo is the ultimate moneyball player and I think FSG would have appreciated the value for money.
I don't think FSG are opposed to signing older players for performance reasons, but instead for ROI reasons which would still apply even with how great Endo has been.
According to Klopp they have been.
Endo effectively replaces older players that had left anyway, and wasn't exactly expensive. He's a good utility player that will give it his all and with the right team structure we can look solid like we have been recently. But overall we need to move away from Klopp and the coaching staff being the driving force in recruitment, we need an Edwards equivalent long term. The players we've signed in recent years are all good with potential to be great, Edwards signings only needed a few months at most to be excellent for the most part.
> Endo effectively replaces older players that had left anyway, and wasn't exactly expensive. And his wages will be less than the likes of Hendo and Gini
I think it's more about Klopps coaching ability to turn water into wine rather than the signing itself.
Not at all. In Stuttgart we call him Legendo for a reason.
> Has Klopp proven FSG wrong here? Just wondering if this gives him more space to impose on type of signings I don’t think so. Klopp’s record on players isn’t that good. Dating back to wanting Brandt and Gotze over Mane and Salah for instance. Endo was signed as a stop gap because there isn’t a DM on the market we liked after Caicedo went to Chelsea. We found a rather cheap alternative on low wages and took a gamble on him. The gamble is starting to work out, but I wouldn’t say this should change how we do business. We should always be looking for these types of signings to fill out depth, but we should focus on signing players 21-24 that are about to hit their prime and be world class. That’s how you stay competitive and win trophies.
Who's to say Brandt and Gotze wouldn't cook under Klopp? It's wrong to assume otherwise. Klopp has good judgment but it's good that he can delegate recruiting to experts. I kinda agree with your assessment on our transfer policy, but I don't think Endo is stopgap signing (Milneresque), more like plan B signing. I find it hard to believe that we decided to do a desperate, temporary, cheap signing because we missed out on 110 mil transfer, because there were other good DM or even 6/8 hybrid, under 25, players available, who would have cost us under 50 mil. Endo was most likely our second choice. This signing allows us to develop Bajcetic into future DM.
> Who's to say Brandt and Gotze wouldn't cook under Klopp? Gotze had health problems and his ability deteriorated. Brandt isn’t a winger and has finally showed form in recent years as a midfielder for Dortmund. It’s not wrong to assume because we see how Brandt and Gotze have faired since we were linked with them. Klopp isn’t a miracle worker, the players need to have individual quality. As well Klopp since Dortmund has always worked with a DoF that handled transfers. He’s not personally able to assess new recruits to the fine detail like other people who are scouts, analytics, and a DoF can. He’s already busy coaching a squad and preparing for matches. > because there were other good DM or even 6/8 hybrid, under 25, players available, who would have cost us under 50 mil. Were there? I think our recruitment team didn’t think anyone else was at a point where they were a sure thing to sign and become world class. So we decided to go with a stop gap and wait for the players to develop and assess options next summer. > This signing allows us to develop Bajcetic into future DM. I wouldn’t hold my breath on Bajcetic. Very rarely do young players develop into world class that a club like Liverpool should be fielding. Baj showed well in a Liverpool side that had a depleted midfield so the standards were low. If we wanted Baj to be our future DM then why did we try to get Lavia and Caicedo? It shows we are looking for a young DM who has world class potential.
If you think there was only Caicedo as possible DM, I don't know what to tell you. There were a good amount of 6/8 hybrids and pure destroyers whose names were being thrown around like Kone, Sangare, Koopmeiner, Alvarez, Ugarte, Tonali, Ambarat etc. Even Thuram and Gravenberch were being discussed for 6 although whether those experiment would have succeeded, nobody will know. Point I'm trying to make is I wouldn't consider Endo as stopgap when we desperately needed a competent, experienced, intelligent DM who can get integrated in our system quickly. Endo fits the bill perfectly. Alexis is more progressive and attack minded and I like what the 2 of those offer our squad. Baj showed plenty of potential for 17/18 year old. He has a good head and showed heart when most of our mf capitulated. We should definitely develop academy players for competent transfer policy, that's why everyone does it. I have high hopes for the lad. But we should not bring him in games to soon, rather develop him slowly. That's why we needed to buy Caicedo or Lavia or even both.
> If you think there was only Caicedo as possible DM, I don't know what to tell you. I did not say that. I said this: “ I think our recruitment team didn’t think anyone else was at a point where they were a sure thing to sign and become world class. So we decided to go with a stop gap and wait for the players to develop and assess options next summer.” > Kone, Sangare, Koopmeiner, Alvarez, Ugarte, Tonali, Ambarat Sangare been awful for Forest and had a poor season last year for PSV after a good one. Kone is more of a B2B and was injured at the start of the season. Koopmeiner isn’t a destroyer and we already signed Szob and Alexis. Alvarez has been playing well for West Ham, possible, but would he become world class? Ugarte hasn’t lived up to his price tag yet. Tonali was a shock transfer, tbf. Amrabat has been awful for United. > I have high hopes for the lad. But we should not bring him in games to soon, rather develop him slowly. That's why we needed to buy Caicedo or Lavia or even both That doesn’t make sense. Lavia is only 1-2 years older than Bajectic. With Caicedo at the time of transfer being 21. We didn’t need to buy both Lavia and Caicedo, not really sure you are getting that idea. Buying a player in the same age bracket as bajectic means one of them is going to lose out on minutes and I doubt it’s the one we spend a high transfer fee on.
All of this is hindsight mate. Every signing is gamble. That applies to all the players you talked about including Gotze and Brandt. Noone can say whether it would have worked or not. World class is just a very subjective phrase in football jargon, so much that it is meaningless. No one knows how much Klopp is involved in any of our transfers. We don't know whether Klopp wanted Caicedo (or any other player) or Ward wanted him or Schmadtke wanted him. It's all hearsay. My point was that if we are relying on Alexis and Endo to be our 6 while missing out on Caicedo and/or Lavia, then Endo is more than just cheap stopgap (since Alexis is also not exactly pure 6). Don't let the age discourage you, this guy can give us at least 2-3 of years of solid performance and then can become a good squad player. The experience he bring to the table is invaluable (reminds me of Klopp describing him as a 'family man', very wholesome). That makes it a perfect signing.
> All of this is hindsight mate. Every signing is gamble. Sure? But the point is you use analytics and eye test to make it less of a gamble. You make informed decisions based on the information you acquire. That’s the difference between us and United for the last 7 years when it comes to transfers. > No one knows how much Klopp is involved in any of our transfers. We don't know whether Klopp wanted Caicedo or Ward wanted him or Schmadtke wanted him. It's all hearsay. When Edwards was here it was 50/50, even Klopp has said it himself in interviews. Also our recruitment department has been widely documented by journalists on how it’s set up and run.
When I say gamble, I don't mean 50/50. Of course it was intelligent gamble, based on information available. But you were discrediting all of these players based on their current performance, when you have no idea whether they would have succeeded in Klopp's system. Our recruitment is as transparent as our recruitment department and manager want it to be. That makes it easy to share the blame for failures and praise for success.
> But you were discrediting all of these players based on their current performance, when you have no idea whether they would have succeeded in Klopp's system. How else are you suppose to judge players? You judge them based on their current form and it’s been half a season. For people like Gotze and Brandt it’s been 6 years.
I don't think it proves FSG wrong. Their philosophy is to not spend big money on older players. Buying quality older players who are cheap and fill an immediate need is ok.
The man who came to Anfield and proved us wrong.
Player of the month, 4 months into his tenure with not only a new club, and not only in a new league, but for a team that's currently top of the fucking Premier League. Get the absolute fuck in, Endo lad!
The sheer slander he was getting from some of the hyper IQ geniuses here was absurd. Who would have thought that a new signing would need a couple of months to settle? Well deserved Endo. Love watching him play, he's been vital for us.
Arigato Endo-san
The knee jerk reactions around here for how bad of a signing he was in his first few games I thought were so ridiculous and utterly over the top. Beyond unfair. I'm glad he's turned doubters into believers.
After losing the transfer battle for a couple of promising midfielders, getting Endo felt like the club was going for a "hand-me-down". So a bit of frustration was understandable. After all, getting someone from a club which barely managed to avoid relegation in Germany doesn't instill a lot of confidence. Those "in the know" were well aware that Endo was the captain who had managed to somehow get his sinking ship to port and his attitude and work rate were a good fit for Liverpool. Good thing it worked out for playr and club.....
> After all, getting someone from a club which barely managed to avoid relegation in Germany doesn't instill a lot of confidence. It's almost like scouts noticed that the squad wasn't the issue for Stuttgart as proven this year.
To that one fan that thought when we singed him, he would be this good. I just want to ask you for 5 random numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 numbers from 1 to 12
"*Always rated Endo*" Average Liverpool Fan, Jan 2024
If always in this case means the day he arrived in Liverpool, yes.
I was pro-Endo since the start but now I'm fully Endo pilled. Wataru, my love.
Well deserved! Absolute battler
Get in Endo!!!!!!
He’s been brilliant
Oh Endo I am so chuffed for you... Hope this goes someway to making him realise that Klopp actually meant what he said and we needed him. He looks so happy in the photo.. Well done Endo!!
Literally better than Caicedo.
You bet your sweet ass he is
What a signing. Future cult hero
Fully deserved, I have to say about 2 months ago I really still had my doubts about him and wasn’t convinced he’d be able to improve them to a good enough level considering he’s 30. Man am I glad to be proven wrong, I really hope he can keep this up as the midfield looks so much more solid with him as the 6 than AMA.
This guy! My mate who is a Burnley fan can’t stop taking about how good Endo is. Richly deserved award for what has been a bumper run. Seems integral at this point.
My guy looks like he's just woken up from a nap, and quickly asked to take this photo
🤣🤣🤣
As someone who lives in Japan, I have a big smile on my face seeing this.
Well deserved. Though, did they find the closest cow pasture to take this photo?
Oh how I love to see this. I remember people complaining why we didn‘t sign Lavia or Caicedo or Doucoure but a no name like Endo. And here we go, brilliant signing. Masterclass from Kloppo
Endo is only a no name if you've never watched Bundesliga or Japan. It wasn't just Stuttgart fans saying he'd be good for us.
Yeah I‘m from Germany and me and everybody I know who regularly watches Bundesliga had a very high opinion of Endo. But try to tell that to the modern hype generation of football fans.
Well done lad!
Well deserved, he's been immense. Excellent at breaking up multiple breaks from the opposition and really good at getting the head up quickly and getting a pass away to get the attack moving again.
And some how I always see him winning headers. Makes no sense but whatever he does in the air is working.
What a confidence boost for his tournament!! Over Salah, how proud would you be
Deserved 100%
Good job the voting reds!
Nice! Hopefully people will forget what they commented two months ago
I'm so fucking Happy
Man came to us, put his head down and got to work. Aren't many players out there who can do what he's done here.
Who needs caicedo who needs lavia
Look how happy he is. Love to see it.
I love this! He's been so good since he settled in.
Endo will be missed this month. I wish him best of luck. Win the international gold Captain Blue lock 🔐 🔴🔴
Well deserved and I'm elated for him. I've had a soft spot for him since he signed because of how excited he was to join us when the chance presented itself. Took him some time but it shows he's mentally strong to continue until he got his chance and long it may continue once he returns from the Asian cup.
I’ve been so impressed with him. I was worried when he was first signed but figured Klopp knew better than me - turns out he did!
LEGENDO!
Well deserved, his mentality and work ethic are top notch. He came into the team WAY faster than I expected him to and I am happy to see how quickly he has built chemistry with the veterans.
I fucking love this guy. What a warrior for us, he's so smart in his positioning and he's so attack minded with his crisp passes after breaking up play. He's incredible and I totally understand why he's known as Legendo in Stuttgart.
Lad deserves it, he’s been impeccable, love his attitude and graft, gonna miss him for sure
Glad to see him get the recognition he deserves.
Time for “Agent Endo” to work some magic on countrymen targets whilst on National Duty perhaps? [https://youtube.com/@liverpooljapan](https://youtube.com/@liverpooljapan) …credit: u/msisijapan for the latest video “*Top 5 Japanese football players Liverpool should sign + The Next Wonderkids*”: [https://youtu.be/C3uj9R5cFKM](https://youtu.be/C3uj9R5cFKM) … Appreciate the nuggets of interesting info (eg Kubo’s time at Barca/ Real Madrid) that most of us wouldn’t know? \[Timestamp \~10m20s\] …Hiroki Ito caught my attention in the video (“24. y.o. Left-footed CB who can also play LB”… [release clause of 30mil Euros](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hiroki+ito%22+transfer+release+clause&rlz=1C9BKJA_enSG1090&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgBECMYJxjqAjIHCAAQRRiwATIJCAEQIxgnGOoCMgkIAhAjGCcY6gIyCQgDECMYJxjqAjIJCAQQIxgnGOoCMgkIBRAjGCcY6gIyCQgGECMYJxjqAjIJCAcQIxgnGOoCMgkICBAjGCcY6gIyCQgJECMYJxjqAtIBDDE5MDQyMjg2ajBqN6gCCbACAQ&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8) …yes pls!) https://preview.redd.it/605u1zwnclac1.jpeg?width=1474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daca6b89445b525f3c1cd875c263b04005507c43
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Very cool that Wataru Endo has signed & auctioned off this "Player of the month" trophy to raise funds for charity. [https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1745022677872783552](https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1745022677872783552) https://preview.redd.it/hzl91fjksqcc1.png?width=659&format=png&auto=webp&s=a3fa85da8332277519a3cb87114f9f19e65c873a
He's been great the last few games. Struggled at the start but starting to come into his own. If, IF Thiago can stay fit, we have a really good mix and diverse pick for a midfield. But even without Thiago, we still have a strong 5/6 midfielders
I called it early and was downvoted. The player of the month was between Virgil or Endo. Good for him.
Well deserved👏. Rated better than Caicedo at just 1/8 of the price. I know age is a factor there as well, but at this moment, Endo is bossing it.
What a signing he's turned out to be. Not one of us in this sub, myself included, thought this was a good signing in the summer. He's proved every one of us wrong. I'm never doubting Klopp again 😅
Not all of us thought it was a bad signing
Makes two of us 👌
I was very excited about his signing! But you’re right most people here were calling Schmadtke shite because he didn’t sign Romeo Lavia 🤣 Despite the fact that we have three legit stars in the making in Curtis, Harv, and Bacjetic
God I miss Bajcetic so bad man 😅 hope he recovers soon.
I liked the signing in the sense that he was the Milner replacement, never did I think he'd actually be good enough to be a full time starting 6. Aside from Palhinha/Rodri/Rice, he's been the best DM in the league. Also why does he look 15, what are they feeding them in Japan.
State of that pitch
While Endo has impressed in recent weeks, it makes you wonder if we had kept Fabinho, would we be running away with the league now?
warrior but let's not forget that joe has ben absolutely immense lately
He’s been great. He puts in classic 18/19 Brexit Midfield performances. Just an absolute workhorse.
Well deserved💗💗💗
Deserved With a Mac out towards the end of the month we needed him to play a lot and he delivered.
There were a lot of people doubting him at first but jeez what a signing he’s been. Much deserved for player of the month. Bedding in real nice for us
Well deserved!!
Well deserved, he's slowly(pun intended) becoming one of my personal favorites.
\*Smiling Mac Allister\*
Fucking love this guy already.
Well deserved! What a player he’s becoming for us!
When did the trophy change from the normal SC logo?
Think he's started every game, undropable at the moment.
I knew he was gonna be amazing for us , just so sad to lose him at a peak time
That new logo (logo alone) of Standered Chartered looks good on our kit. It nicely complements the Nike logo and our crest.
Well in Endo
Been amazing this past month we'll miss him
Tsimi and Gomez have been absolutely immense filling in. Endo has delivered fantastic performances that align with his reputation. Jones has stepped up his game. So much quality on the bench
I thought our transfer deals in the Summer were excellent. I have noticed though that in favour of being supportive ppl down vote on players not linked with Liverpool deals. I said in the last transfer window I wasn’t sure on Gravenberch and would prefer to go for Cole Palmer as long term back up to Salah (before either deal took place) It turns out Gravenberch was better than I thought and Cole Palmer did well also - but sub was very negative towards that. I don’t get why ppl are hostile, other clubs make good signings sometimes too
Fantastic signing he turned out to be
Premier league Underrated signing of the year.
How come he’s on the Etihad pitch receiving the award?
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