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Transfer Deadline Day Special! ISAK SiGNS!! GUEHI DEAL OFF!
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It’s been a wild transfer deadline day for the Reds! Host Adarsh Ramchurn breaks down Liverpool’s record-breaking £125m move for Alexander Isak, the dramatic collapse of the Marc Guehi deal, and Harvey Elliott’s shock switch to Aston Villa. Joining him to react to all the twists and turns are fellow Reds Michael Lake, Karl Koppack, and Tom Goward.
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Liverpool's Transfer Deadline Drama
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to today's episode of the Daily Liverpool Podcast, brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. I'm Adar Sramchen and wow, what a dramatic transfer deadline day it has been. At the time of recording, Liverpool have agreed a £125m deal to sign Alexander Isak with the striker passing his medical and just awaiting official an announcement from the club.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
In other news, Liverpool's move for Mark Gahey from Crystal Palace for £35m was initially agreed and the centre-back had completed a medical only for Palace to pull out the deal, meaning we miss out on the England international.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
With the departure of Harvey Elliott to Aston Villa and the rest of the dramatic deadline day to discuss, we've secured three fellow Liverpool fans to discuss today's events. I'm joined by Michael Lake, Karl Kopach, Tom Goward. Actually, we've got an additional fan, Louis Eason, who's a late arrival. But Michael, I'm going start with you. How are you feeling?
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Been a crazy day.
00:01:05
Michael
Yeah, I mean, it has been proper crazy.
The Isak Transfer Saga
00:01:07
Michael
I mean, with all the ups and downs that's come with it, um i mean, seeing that apparently Izak was staying in a town not too far from me last night in preparation for today felt like that was pretty so solidified.
00:01:19
Michael
So i wasn't too worried about that. But then ah the Gehi move being on, then off, then on, then off, and ultimately failing is a little bit heartbreaking. But I mean, overall, this this has been a spectacular spectacular transfer window, hasn't it?
00:01:33
Michael
Yeah.
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, it's been unreal. Tom, ah first time speaking with you um on the podcast this season. Great to have you. um What have you made of today's event? I mean, it's dramatic, isn't it?
Future Prospects for Gahey
00:01:43
Tom Goward
I don't think I've ever loaded Twitter and Instagram as much in my life today during work, but I'm happy to get Ezek done, obviously.
00:01:45
Karl
Thank you.
00:01:50
Tom Goward
That feels like that's that saga that's sort of taken over most of the summer transfer window, but bit of a bittersweet sort of ending, sour taste, shall I say, with Gehi not getting done.
00:02:02
Tom Goward
I'm sure we'll discuss it, but i'm I'm pretty sure we'll be backing through if that's in January or next year. But I can't see him not joining Liverpool in the future, to be honest.
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it seems like one of those that maybe we'll have to wait till January or to get him on a free in the summer next year. um Carl, let's get into it. I mean, let's start with Isak, the big £125m striker um from Newcastle coming to Anfield, yet to be confirmed by Liverpool Football Club as so as we're speaking. But what do you make of the signing? It's been the saga of the summer, um but it looks like we're finally over the line.
00:02:35
Karl
Oh, God, yeah, yeah, yeah absolutely. My mate saw him get out of a van at the training ground today. So that that's all I need. And yes, i'm um' I'm happy with that. Yeah, it's it's it was um there was sort of talk of it yesterday, really, that but everyone was fairly sure it had gone through, that Newcastle had seen since they bought their player.
00:02:51
Karl
They postured for so long, they blamed everyone else but themselves for so long.
00:02:51
Tom Goward
Thank you.
00:02:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
Tactical Versatility with New Signings
00:02:55
Karl
And now it's done. And now poor little Newcastle United can go back to being you know the hard-done-by-party for all of this, which was ludicrous. Liverpool bid for him.
00:03:05
Karl
That's all we did. We bid for him, which they've done. And arguably, they've done worse with Vissa. But um yeah, it was excellent. It's still going on with as we record this. I've just read the fantastic news that Dele Alli has been released by Como after making one game, one world appearance in March in which he was sent off.
00:03:22
Tom Goward
you.
00:03:23
Karl
I want to see a Netflix series on that, please. Played once, sent off, dismissed. Lovely.
00:03:29
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:03:30
Karl
And weirdly, Danny's only 29. So um but we're still checking stuff as we come through at the moment. But yeah, im obviously, I'm very, very pleased for Yusaka. I'm interested to see what happens position-wise now. Does he do a diamond? Does he go 4-2-4?
00:03:43
Karl
But the the best thing about it is Liverpool have endless possibilities now, which is amazing. and We've got the best right-back in the world.
00:03:49
Michael
Thank you.
00:03:49
Karl
um We've got ah the greatest yellow card in the history of Liverpool yesterday with Watoro Endo's magnificent yellow card. And every single thing today, for me personally, has been a win.
00:04:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I completely agree. And Louis, and we're going to continue talking about Isak. Obviously, there's been so much drama with this um this transfer over of the course of the summer. Newcastle, originally not wanting to name Goh, and obviously he's now coming to Liverpool, as we're speaking, not confirmed yet.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But like Carl mentioned, where do you see Isak fitting into the team? I mean, obviously, he kind of fits in straight away into that number and nine position.
00:04:23
Louie Easton
Yeah. I...
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But with Ekotike, how do you feel with him and Isak playing together?
00:04:25
Louie Easton
Sorry.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think the options are for Arnestlott?
00:04:30
Louie Easton
Listen, I just don't, I think playing both of them would just be too attacking, to be honest. I still, I mean, who would you leave out? Would you leave out Wurtz? No. Would you leave out Gakpo?
00:04:42
Louie Easton
No. Would you leave out Salah?
Liverpool's Strategic Spending
00:04:44
Louie Easton
You know, the we've got too many nailed on players. And unfortunately, I think it's going to have to be a case of sacrifice one for the other and just rotate and um I mean, we've seen plenty of it before. I remember last season, obviously, we had three strikers. We had Nunez, we had Jota and ah Diaz at points was playing up front for us as well.
00:05:09
Louie Easton
So you've just got to be a little bit harsh. And I don't think Slott will have any worries at all about being harsh on good players. i mean, Chiesa could barely get into the team.
00:05:21
Louie Easton
We saw how harsh he's been on the departing Harvey Elliott. So i just think once Isak is fully fit, obviously he's not been training with the first team at Newcastle for weeks now.
Criticisms of Crystal Palace's Transfer Strategy
00:05:34
Louie Easton
um Once he's fully fit, I don't see Eketike starting any matches anytime soon.
00:05:40
Karl
I think it's also important to remember, though, that we are playing about every 10 minutes for the rest of the year.
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
isn't normal.
00:05:45
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:05:45
Karl
So they are going to play, it's it's whether you put them all in the same tune the same forward line at the same time. i think they're always going to, and with the amount subs and everything like that, they're all going to get on.
00:05:54
Louie Easton
yeah
00:05:55
Karl
It's just seasoning the stew, as I said on something I wrote last week.
00:05:55
Tom Goward
All right.
00:05:59
Karl
that's that's That's the main thing.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I don't think the concern is game time for any of the players. I mean, yeah, like we were literally playing after the international break every three or four days, um Champions League, Carabao Cup coming in to play after international break. But um Michael, just another word on ISAC.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, £125 million is a huge amount of money. I mean, Newcastle were holding out of £150 million, which realistically was going to be crazy if we did. go for that. But we've broken our British transfer record to sign players twice this summer.
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
mean, where does the money come from? What does that show about the intent that Liverpool are showing this summer?
00:06:35
Michael
i think um I think this is how we've been set up our whole time. We kind of do big big spurts of spending, obviously not to this level, um but we are kind of a like if like People are saying that we've bought the league.
00:06:41
Karl
Yeah.
00:06:48
Michael
We've spent 400-odd million this season or so, but like if a team spent to million
00:06:55
Tom Goward
right.
00:06:57
Michael
a season for three seasons in a row or around that sort of figure, no one would really bat an eye, they'd just be like the big dogs are spending, it just so happens that we've done it tactically, that we don't really spend for two seasons, and then we're able to spend in this, in one big way to refresh the squad, um like last season we spent all of 13 million on Chiesa, and even that probably wasn't all up front, so like we've, this is how we're set up to be like this, we're not We don't have a big oil sugar daddy. We don't have an American who's an idiot who buys every player he sees.
00:07:31
Michael
like we we have ah We're a well-run club um and we kind of leave the fiscal room to do this. um If opposition fans want to kind of try and find a weakness in how Liverpool's ran, saying that we spent that we bought the league, they can go ahead. But realistically, this is how a well-run club operates and they're just not used to seeing it.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, for sure. And I mean, like, it would have been the cherry on top if we got Mark Gehie over the line, Tom. But obviously, for number of reasons, which we're going to delve into now, we didn't manage to get Mark Gehie over the line.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, talk me through the emotions, the drama of the whole event. so The deal being initially agreed, the medical and then obviously Palace pulling out.
00:08:12
Karl
Thank you.
00:08:13
Tom Goward
Yeah. I mean, I was at work and it was like three o'clock and it was, or two o'clock. I'm like, there's only four or five hours left. And I'm going, is it going get done? Then suddenly you see the, here we go and you think, okay, this is good. And Then you hear that it might be off and it's back on.
00:08:27
Tom Goward
Then the deal sheet's gone in. So then you think they've got an extra two hours and then it's back off after that. So I feel sorry for him. And we have a group chat, as you said, like, you know, you act all disrespectful when you get your move and you act respectful and loyal to your club and you don't get your move.
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:44
Tom Goward
um But, you know, he's probably, what you know, it's not like this story's come out today. You know, this story's been going on three or four weeks now. So Palace would have known the intention, everyone known the intention.
00:08:56
Tom Goward
Why, why on the last day are they scrambling to find a replacement for him? Because they so finally decided to accept a bid um on on the last day of the season. So, oh, the last day, sorry, not the season of the transfer window. So I'm a bit,
00:09:12
Tom Goward
I'm a bit confused of about Palace's actions there because, you know, they are a well-run club. They do business well. um But then this just seems out of the blue for them, really. um And, yeah, I'm all a bit ah bit confused, to be honest.
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Louis, you're shaking your head. What's the answer?
00:09:27
Louie Easton
Palace are not a well-run club at all. At all. um Listen, I'm obviously a Croydon boy. You know, I've grown grown up in Croydon around loads Palace fans. And Palace fans will not... I mean, yes, they won the FA Cup last year.
00:09:42
Louie Easton
But over the years, they have had zero ambition. They... do things wrong at that club all the time because they just basically they don't spend anything to improve they just spend to keep going and they have just consistently been a mid-table club they haven't had ah any flashes in Europe until now but even in the league they just haven't got close to Europe
00:09:56
Michael
Thank you.
00:10:09
Louie Easton
And the one time they do get Europe, Steve Parrish doesn't even send the paperwork over in order for them to get into Europe in the first place, in the Europa League, sorry. So they have to settle for Conference League.
00:10:20
Louie Easton
And the entire thing about them... having this month and a bit where Gaye has agreed personal terms with Liverpool and they haven't set out to sign any replacements until the last few days of the transfer window where they want to get Gomez on loan.
00:10:37
Louie Easton
That falls through.
00:10:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:10:37
Louie Easton
They want to get... um Igor from their rivals Brighton through, and he says no, with delight for Brighton fans, I'm sure. And now they're just begging their captain to stay, and now they're in a situation where someone can poach Gaye with the Bosman rule and get him on a free, and then they've lost out on £35 million for them just to be spending more next summer, something they don't want to do.
00:11:04
Louie Easton
So it it's crazy to me, and I i just... I'm so annoyed with Palace and especially since he did his medical and then they called him into the office and said, listen, we need you to stay in after the window shut. That entire thing happened. So I'm not happy with Palace at all.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's a huge time wasted for Mark Gehi, who's obviously, and Tom made the point earlier that he's been super professional about the whole situation. I mean, he's even scored yesterday, an absolute worldie against Villa, um captaining ah Palace to a 3-0 win.
00:11:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Karl, I mean, what have you made of the whole situation with Gehi? I know you've had a few mixed emotions about him signing for Liverpool, but... Ultimately, it's a centre-back who really wants to join the club. um He still could in January or next summer, given that he's running a year left on his contract. But, I mean, the whole situation doesn't look great for Palace, does it?
00:12:01
Karl
I don't see no problem with it. I mean, if they couldn't fill the place, they couldn't fill the place. Buying plays is an incredibly difficult thing because everything, as we've discovered with ESAC, be we haven't bought ESAC because Newcastle haven't bought X and Y.
00:12:08
Tom Goward
with me.
00:12:15
Karl
And once they did, they could. And Palace couldn't buy who they wanted to buy, so they couldn't sell. That's completely their prerogative. i've got no problem with that at all. um And I don't agree. I think they don't sell to it.
00:12:27
Karl
Their ground fits about 20,000 people in. you know They haven't got the resources. So when they've got like an England international, I don't blame them in the slightest for hanging on to them as much as possible.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:12:35
Karl
I don't want Marguerite near the club. really don't want him anywhere near it at all. um'm I'm still on board with Jurgen Klopp's sound lad policy, and I'd rather talk about Joe Gremers. i mean, he's going to come in January. There's nothing I can do about it, but i don't want him at the club anyway. i don't think Firstly,
Joe Gomez's Role and Importance
00:12:48
Karl
I don't think he's good enough for a start. He's too small.
00:12:50
Karl
um And I've got, shall we say, ideological issues with with Mark Gaye, and I don't want to sing his name. I'm fine with it. I've had a brilliant day today.
00:12:59
Louie Easton
Faya.
00:12:59
Karl
I'm really pleased with it. Really, really pleased, because I don't want to sing that man's name.
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
One thing I will say is there was talk of Joe Gomez obviously leaving if Mark Gehie was signed for Liverpool. And obviously, and
00:13:10
Karl
Can we all stand up when we say his name, please? I just ask that of everyone here.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, I mean, we could talk about the performance of Joe Gomez yesterday when he when he came on.
00:13:18
Karl
Fantastic.
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unbelievable.
00:13:20
Louie Easton
right file
00:13:20
Karl
And I know Tom's keen to talk about how great Curtis Jones was as well.
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm so glad he stayed.
00:13:23
Karl
I know that's coming. but
00:13:25
Tom Goward
and It's tradition.
00:13:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's definitely coming for sure.
00:13:26
Tom Goward
It's tradition.
00:13:28
Karl
Assistant man of the match, Curtis Jones.
00:13:28
Louie Easton
ah he was He was brilliant, Gomez. I mean, the fact that he didn't play since Plymouth last year, and he comes in straight away off the bench and does that, and in a moment where we're 1-0 up against second place last season, it's just, it's so impressive from him.
00:13:45
Karl
Against SA, he has to do something impressive on his debut as well.
00:13:48
Louie Easton
Eze's so good.
00:13:50
Karl
Yeah.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, yeah, happy that Joey Gomez is staying. We're going to talk a bit more about some of the departures um that have happened on today's Transfer Deadline Day after this very short break.
Harvey Elliott's Loan Move
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amazing. So there's obviously been some ah interesting news regarding rivals into Liverpool, but there has been, well, not confirmed yet, but the departure of Harvey Elliott on loan to Aston Villa. um Tom, I'm going to come to you because I know you're a big Harvey Elliott fan. You always wanted to see him get a lot of game time at Liverpool, but just hasn't really clicked for him under Arna Slott.
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um he's going on a season on loan to Aston Villa. I mean, what do make of the move? Is a good move? And then with that £35 million obligation to buy, you see him staying or oh this is that is this his last time you'll see him in Liverpool shirt?
00:15:07
Karl
Thank you.
00:15:11
Tom Goward
ah um Yeah, I'm a bit gutted. I really liked him. um I wanted to see a bit more of him. It's a shame, really, because I think With Klopp, he had that emotion with all the players, you know, and sort Slott came in and had no connection or emotion to the players whatsoever and was just like, well, you're not good enough, you're not playing sort of thing.
00:15:30
Tom Goward
um So I'm a bit gutted to see him go, but at the same time, because I like him so much, I hope he goes and does well at Villa. um World Cup year, I'm sure he'll be looking to sort of play as many minutes as he can.
00:15:42
Tom Goward
Yeah. So, so yeah it's it's again, it's one of them where it's bit like it's been such a good day in terms of getting Izak in, but we fell with Gehi and we we lost Harvey Elliott, but he's got to do what's right for him. And I'm sure when he comes back to, I'll be at the Liverpool Villa game on the 1st November, and I'm sure when he comes back with Villa, he'll get a big sort of cheer, know, or round of applause like we most like we do with most of the sort legends. I'm sure we'll do the same with Henderson maybe when he comes back with Brentford, I'm not sure how that would go down. but
00:16:15
Tom Goward
um So, yeah, it's a shame, but hope he goes and does well, gets into the England squad, hopefully, and that episode will sort of be his aim. um And then just see what happens from there, really.
00:16:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean...
00:16:27
Karl
There's also a chance that his debut could be ever in a way,
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, I saw that. Yeah, that's the next after the international break.
00:16:32
Tom Goward
Yeah, yeah.
00:16:32
Karl
which would be nice.
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, um Michael, in terms of for Harvey Elliott, he's under a great manager in Unai Emery who's probably going to get the best out of him.
00:16:35
Karl
Yeah.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
If this is season-long loan and he has the potential to get back into the Liverpool team come next season, do you think Villar are going to give him that game time, that ability to you know really make a case for him being in the team next season, potentially?
00:16:54
Karl
facebook
00:16:56
Michael
I mean, I could see Elliott being like Grealish figure if he really really puts his mind to it.
00:17:02
Karl
Yeah.
00:17:02
Michael
Like, he is that good. he is sort of a He could be a sort of a talismanic player. Like, um they had such a good time with Asensio last season. Like, Elliott is ah kind of a similar vibe in terms of that.
00:17:15
Michael
He's playing through the middle, sort of bit techy. um But also, like, we we're selling a player for 35 million with the obligation. um in the end i don't know i don't know all the intricate intricacies about it whether they whether we can potentially retain him i doubt it but um the fact that we're going to be losing a player of that sort of quality i think he just doesn't fit the sort of style but i get then again like i could see him playing as like the verts back up but is he too good to be doing that and like um
00:17:43
Karl
so
00:17:47
Michael
I think what hurts me is the fact that he's like all these pictures of him as a like a childhood Liverpool fan. like he's He's got those pictures in like the old the old
Liverpool's Transfer Strategy Overview
00:17:56
Michael
kits. I mean, they're not that old compared to him, but like um all all those kits when he was like five.
00:18:01
Michael
and like He plays for the badge.
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:18:03
Michael
He's always running. he's a little terrier. But like I watched him for the under-21s of England, and he ran the show there. He was by far the best player. And like he deserved... a bit like Kelleher in terms of like a squad player for Liverpool but deserved a starting berth in the Premier League and could be ah a talk top top 10 team ah player which he's gone to Villa which realistically apart from there the start of their season um but like they should be sort fighting for Champions League football and and getting far into it so I could really see him having a good ah good time there and like he's always very creative I think if he plays in that sort of central 10 position that's in my opinion, where he's the best um rather than out on the wing because he's not particularly quick.
00:18:14
Karl
Thank you.
00:18:36
Tom Goward
do
00:18:49
Michael
But like he could really run the show we with playing at Villa and I'm really looking forward to what Emery can do with him.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, for sure. um Tom is... Liverpool have posted something.
00:19:02
Karl
Thank you.
00:19:03
Tom Goward
They've just posted three seats.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, do you want to announce
00:19:05
Tom Goward
they've just posted three Yeah.
00:19:06
Louie Easton
Three stadium chairs.
00:19:07
Michael
oh the
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, here we go.
00:19:09
Michael
They're teasing us.
00:19:09
Tom Goward
I guess coming.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something is coming. Okay, well...
00:19:13
Louie Easton
Two of them are shut. One of them me is open. I wonder if that's... ah wondering I wonder if that means something.
00:19:16
Tom Goward
Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt you. I didn't mean to interrupt there.
00:19:18
Michael
no and No, no, no.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, no. This...
00:19:20
Louie Easton
You did say before we started recording that they would post while we were recording as well.
00:19:20
Michael
I just got to the end.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't...
00:19:21
Michael
It was perfect timing.
00:19:24
Tom Goward
yeah
00:19:25
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I called it. I called i had a feeling. Liverpool always do that. so But that is potential of Isak being announced um very, very soon, um imminently. But yeah, just going back to departures, Carl, I know we spoke about Joe Gomez um in part one.
00:19:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was talk of him going to AC Milan. I mean, I don't know if they what the exact bid was, but Liverpool, think, and even Joe Gomez completely shut down that transfer. It's super important that Joe Gomez stays at the football club, regardless of where he plays, don't you think?
00:19:54
Karl
Yeah, and also it's it's also for non-footballing reasons, which which is important, you know because it's a place of work. He's Virgil's best mate. That means something. of If that keeps Virgil van Dijk happy, I'm very, very happy about that. I want Virgil van Dijk as happy and as laid back as possible.
00:20:10
Karl
um a And he's also...
00:20:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:13
Karl
the longest surviving player at the club. You know, and he goes back and he's got the history in him. And and also, i think is I think he's a genuinely great player. I still... He had a problem for a while.
00:20:24
Karl
um It's mad to think that he started that left-back for us. That's absolutely mad, one to Brendan Rodgers.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:28
Louie Easton
I remember.
00:20:28
Karl
um
00:20:29
Louie Easton
Mm-hmm.
00:20:29
Karl
And he had a problem with a while with getting his head under the ball too much. um And, you know, his position wasn't great. But, he's you know, but when he was fit and when he played and when it was him and Virgil in the back, I thought we were genuinely brilliant. I really did. And um I'd rather he it behi be at the club because he understands where everything is.
00:20:48
Karl
He understands the system and he comes on and sees out Arsenal. which is which is not nothing. As Louis says, you know, after you know not not not playing for eight months. um Yeah, i'm just ah just I just love everything about him. he's got the but He's also got the best scowl in the entire club.
00:21:02
Karl
I wouldn't mess with Joe Gromus.
00:21:04
Tom Goward
you
00:21:04
Karl
just wouldn't.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:21:04
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:21:05
Karl
He just looks dead hard all the time. I'm sure that's how he works to miss battles.
00:21:07
Louie Easton
Yeah, I love Gomez.
00:21:09
Karl
Yeah, and it's important to us that we've got a connection to you know what came before Jürgen. And...
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:21:14
Karl
and um
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
right.
00:21:15
Karl
He's got a lot of football to play. We got him very, very young, and, you know, it's the longest split surviving player there. i It's important
00:21:21
Louie Easton
Yeah. I think it's also important um because he's homegrown quota as well. You know, we don't in the first team, we don't have that many English players left. um So it's important that we have him for that reason.
00:21:33
Michael
especially now that Harvey's left.
00:21:34
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:21:35
Louie Easton
Yeah, that is true as well.
00:21:37
Karl
Yeah.
00:21:37
Louie Easton
And I do think it's it's just important to have someone who will not complain at all. You know, he'll play in any position. And, know, I always judge... um someone as a Liverpool fan based on what they say about Joe Gomez. Because if i if they like get him out, get him gone, I want him gone now, which a lot of people do say about Gomez. I just think, well, hm you don't you haven't seen the good performances and you're quite reactive as ah as a fan as well. But ah ah we we remember, as Kyle alluded to, that so title winning season when he was playing at centre-back next to Van Dijk and that partnership they had
00:22:15
Louie Easton
was so strong i'm just hoping that um you know i i don't know how long he's going to be at liverpool for it might even be next summer that he leaves because there's always talk of him going i know there was yeah and of of course last uh season there was talk of him going to newcastle for a swap deal with gordon as well i can't see that happening now um
00:22:26
Karl
Well, there's rumours of an extension. i don't know if that's true or not, but there's rumours of an extension.
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I heard about that earlier.
00:22:39
Karl
vi was ah The first day season against Ipswich, it was Villa. That's what we were hearing in the ground. He's talking to Villa now. And he wasn't.
00:22:45
Louie Easton
Yeah, so there's always rumours of him leaving, and I hope that he does just stay as he always seems to do.
Excitement and Reactions to Isak's Signing
00:22:52
Louie Easton
um And I hope he gets a goal before he does go.
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, completely agree. I think also on Joe Gomez, Carl, you made a great point. He's one of the leaders in the team as well. and sorry, we're going to have to cut. Tom, have you got something to say?
00:23:04
Tom Goward
they've just announced They've just announced it on the Liverpool Instagram page.
00:23:07
Louie Easton
ah It's my first time seeing Isak in a Liverpool shirt.
00:23:08
Tom Goward
It's officially been announced.
00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, here we go.
00:23:09
Michael
Look at him, beautiful man.
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I knew it was going to happen on this podcast recording. I called it before.
00:23:15
Karl
Have we bought each sack?
00:23:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alexander Ito. It's confirmed. but
00:23:18
Louie Easton
yeah
00:23:19
Karl
When?
00:23:20
Tom Goward
That's news to me, actually. i just
00:23:22
Karl
No, that was coming.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:23:23
Karl
thought you played for Newcastle.
00:23:25
Louie Easton
That's very far sideways.
00:23:26
Tom Goward
Sorry, I keep interrupting you, but you called it, Adas.
00:23:27
Louie Easton
you thought Who'd have thought?
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, that's the perfect.
00:23:29
Karl
No, no, that's...
00:23:30
Tom Goward
You called it. Perfect.
00:23:31
Karl
You're like the ticker tape, Tom.
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is what I wanted.
00:23:33
Karl
That's what this is.
00:23:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is a great clip.
00:23:34
Louie Easton
there's If there's anything to be interrupted by, it's Isak in the Liverpool shirt.
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great clip.
00:23:38
Tom Goward
Yeah, it's true.
00:23:38
Michael
It's got 30,000 likes in a minute.
00:23:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is ridiculous. ah But yeah, that's confirmed. alex Alexander Isak has signed for Liverpool, officially confirmed at 9.30 on Monday. um Yeah, I know it's absolutely ridiculous, but we've got our man.
00:23:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
any Anyone want to share quick reactions before we go to a break of the news?
00:23:58
Karl
Thank you.
00:23:59
Tom Goward
I just feel like that was a long time coming.
00:23:59
Louie Easton
Who'd have thought?
00:24:00
Tom Goward
I feel like but this whole EZAC thing has dragged out for what feels like years. And I know it's not, but it's just feel like it started right at the end of the season.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it has, yeah.
00:24:10
Tom Goward
And it's, so what's that, like three, four months and it's gone on. And then literally the last day of the transfer window 9.30 at night, it's been an announced.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:24:20
Tom Goward
It just feels like it's like, yeah, I just feel like all that's happened over the summer ah in terms of football and non-football and then it's like every time you turn a radio on or Sports News it's he's at this, he's at that and then we sat there in ah on ah chair in a Liverpool shirt.
00:24:36
Tom Goward
It's just really bizarre to see but a good bizarre.
00:24:38
Karl
And he's number nine as well.
00:24:40
Tom Goward
Number nine, yeah.
00:24:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's the number nine.
00:24:40
Karl
And he's number nine.
00:24:42
Louie Easton
I haven't seen. ah Okay.
00:24:43
Michael
To
00:24:44
Karl
The BBC are saying he's number nine.
00:24:45
Louie Easton
It's liked by Van Dyke already. There we go. ah it's
00:24:48
Tom Goward
They're all over.
00:24:49
Louie Easton
It's all just coming together so nicely, isn't it?
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Randei should get a role in our transfer committee because he's been doing all of the the looks and the the handshakes with all he did.
00:24:55
Tom Goward
There was that video, wasn't there, from the end of the final where they...
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:58
Tom Goward
I'd love to know what was said.
00:24:59
Michael
be fair, that looked like it was Izak.
00:24:59
Tom Goward
I'd love to know what was said.
00:25:01
Michael
looked It looked like it was Izak doing that more than Van Dijk in that little and exchange.
00:25:03
Tom Goward
Yeah. Yeah,
00:25:05
Michael
It was like, he was like, just stay for next year. I want to come and play with you, please.
00:25:09
Tom Goward
yeah. Good for him.
00:25:11
Karl
Thank you.
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, just to confirm, Isak has completed his move to Liverpool. And we'll discuss that more ah in part three, where we'll be ranking Liverpool's transfer window out of 10 after this very short break.
00:25:47
Tom Goward
Thank you.
Impact and Future Prospects of Transfers
00:26:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amazing. So it's the end of the transfer um window.
00:26:02
Karl
so
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, deadline day has finished, closed, no more signings. And Liverpool completed a lot of business. Louis, going to start with you. Out of 10, what are you giving this transfer window?
00:26:15
Louie Easton
ah 9.999999 recurring. You can tell what would have made it a 10. and
00:26:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nine.
00:26:23
Louie Easton
i just I just think getting Gaye and losing him at the last minute has kind of put a little bit of a sour taste in my mouth just for the end of it.
00:26:30
Tom Goward
Thank you.
00:26:34
Louie Easton
But, you know, we did get quite a few players. I think... I know everyone's talking about Isak. I'm more excited about Wurtz still. um I just think we have got an absolute legend in Florian Wurtz.
00:26:46
Karl
Oh.
00:26:49
Louie Easton
I know his start hasn't been particularly impressive in terms of numbers, like goals or assists, but that performance in the second half against Arsenal was phenomenal.
00:27:00
Louie Easton
And we're going to see more of that. If Salah could just sort out his first touch in his match there ah in that match, then he would have got an assist.
00:27:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:27:08
Louie Easton
He's he looks the real deal. And I mean, him linking up with Isak, it's going to be very scary for other teams.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I mean, it's so just mouthwatering the options that we've got. um Cole, I don't think before the transfer window started and before we made our first signing that we expected this amount of churn in terms of players, not just players coming in, but obviously players leaving.
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And obviously this being Arna Slott, you can technically call it his first transfer window, given that he didn't, yeah, he started to implement and bring his own players in.
00:27:36
Karl
It's his first team. Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:39
Tom Goward
Sure.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, i mean, what have you made of just the amount of, the sheer amount of activity, let alone players coming in, but also players leaving?
00:27:47
Karl
ah I think it's been it's been really good. I was a bit disappointed at Lucho going because I really like Lucho, but I can see why in the age and you know the profile that makes sense. um Darwin knew he's had to go. i mean and but We can all cling on to that for as long as we possibly can, but it ultimately it wasn't working for for for either of us.
00:28:04
Karl
um and um And obviously we had the tragedy with Diogo and Andre. But um and in terms of the window itself, it's it's a straight 10 from me.
00:28:10
Michael
Thank you.
00:28:12
Karl
there's and There's no losses at all. um And um I would have liked another, ironically, I would have liked to send her off. I still think we get one anyway in um in December. I'd quite like another four with two, but sorry, in January, and I think we get one in January.
00:28:27
Karl
um But what what is nice, more than anything else, is next season the transfer window is none of our business.
00:28:31
Louie Easton
I.
00:28:33
Karl
we're not going to go We're not going to do a thing. We'll buy someone for for three quid and then end or retire and then that'll be it for another year. and I sort of miss those days.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think yeah ah feel like we had a fun.
00:28:45
Tom Goward
can i Can I just ask quick, can I just ask, it do you think we'll see a bit of Leone more now that Gehi hasn't come in? You know, let's say, let's say that, let's say like Canate's injury is that's whatever has happened to him at the weekend, or let's say Gomez gets injured again.
00:28:52
Karl
I'd like to
00:28:54
Louie Easton
so would i
00:29:00
Tom Goward
Do you think we'll,
00:29:00
Karl
to. It's not bad, apparently, I've heard. It it is mostly just cramping me, kicked around a bit.
00:29:04
Tom Goward
Okay.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he still called up to France squad.
00:29:06
Tom Goward
would you guys Would you guys be opposed to seeing him or would you quite like to sort of see him? Because we don't really I don't really know much about him, but would it be nice to see him?
00:29:10
Louie Easton
No, absolutely not. I mean, yeah what i what I base a lot of these new transfers in, I did this with Endo, um
00:29:13
Karl
Slott loves him.
00:29:19
Louie Easton
it was it's by looking at the comments of the ah club that he's leaving's like farewell post.
00:29:28
Karl
Thank you.
00:29:29
Louie Easton
And they all seemed quite upset, which makes me very happy. So um i would like to see more of him. I mean, he's massive. He's huge.
00:29:37
Michael
He's built like Superman.
00:29:37
Louie Easton
ah So, yeah, I'm wondering if he's going to be an aerial threat up in corners as well.
00:29:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
6.5, yeah. Hmm.
00:29:42
Louie Easton
um
Squad Depth and Backup Contributions
00:29:43
Louie Easton
Apparently, he's quite calm on the ball. ah I haven't seen too much about his actual tackling, but, you know, I'd love to see him, you know, against Southampton, for example, when we play them in the Carabao Cup.
00:29:53
Louie Easton
I think that's a good...
00:29:54
Karl
I think that's where I think yeah that's where you get him and Rio and and and Joe Gomez captaining the side.
00:29:55
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:29:59
Louie Easton
Exactly. Yeah.
00:30:00
Tom Goward
In Scorsi's goal, we need to see Joe Gomez's goal this year.
00:30:03
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:30:04
Tom Goward
That's in the cards.
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I'm praying for that.
00:30:05
Louie Easton
Well, I'd like to see a bit more Armin Petsch. See, he looks really good in preseason. He made that great save against, was it?
00:30:12
Michael
Bilbao, yeah.
00:30:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I completely forgot about it. Yeah.
00:30:14
Louie Easton
Who did we play? We played someone twice in a row and he made, was it Bilbao? Someone like that.
00:30:18
Michael
<unk> yeah
00:30:19
Louie Easton
Yeah, Bilbao.
00:30:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean.
00:30:20
Louie Easton
He looked really good in that.
00:30:20
Tom Goward
but If you go for our team now, you just mentioned the keepers. If you go for our team now, we almost have like a world-class backup option and like almost a world-class, like two players in every position, bar maybe the right wing position, because I don't know if you can call Kies a world-class, but I don't know.
00:30:29
Louie Easton
ah
00:30:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:40
Tom Goward
But I just feel like, just feel like, yeah, yeah.
00:30:40
Louie Easton
i probably not. He was.
00:30:41
Karl
He won the Euro, to be fair to him.
00:30:43
Michael
I'd call him world-class.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah call it word for it.
00:30:43
Michael
Yeah,
00:30:44
Tom Goward
Okay. Fair enough.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:30:45
Tom Goward
I just feel like,
00:30:46
Karl
but He was the best player for the for that team as well.
00:30:46
Louie Easton
Before the injury.
00:30:48
Tom Goward
I just feel like Liverpool's A-B team could be their A team, if that makes sense.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:30:53
Tom Goward
like I just feel like if you put like Marad...
00:30:53
Michael
yeah.
00:30:55
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:30:56
Tom Goward
I'm not even going to try and pronounce his name, I can't. But you know you put it that's the one.
00:30:59
Michael
um a dash for the lead.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Madras, Felipe.
00:31:00
Tom Goward
that you pay
00:31:00
Karl
Mara.
00:31:01
Tom Goward
You put him in goal and the centre-backs and the full-backs and just the midfield now is crazy.
00:31:01
Karl
Yeah.
00:31:08
Tom Goward
And I just feel like our starting XI could get injured and I don't think it would be the end of the world.
00:31:15
Louie Easton
He'd still put in a title charge, yeah.
00:31:15
Tom Goward
Just...
00:31:15
Michael
Even the kids that could be coming through are crazy. like I mean, I know that Neoni and Nyingamoa are now seen as first-team players, but then there's Nalo and players like that. Petschy, as we said, like he's been signed and yeah yeah years down the line, but these players are squad players who can step in.
00:31:27
Karl
Leonie?
00:31:33
Louie Easton
You know, Owen Beck out on loan as well.
00:31:34
Michael
Jadon Zanz, all these players are ah are kings in their own right, so it'll be great to see them have some game time.
00:31:37
Louie Easton
Jaden Dansk.
00:31:44
Karl
When you're back four, is Malm's in goal?
00:31:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:31:47
Karl
Robertson, Bradley, Leonie and Gomez?
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Solid.
00:31:51
Louie Easton
put Frimpong there now because Samosla I don't want him away from that right back role after that
00:31:52
Michael
That's a solid back four.
00:31:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:55
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:31:55
Karl
Oh, yeah, the lad that we're going to start back to Leverkusen, yeah. I need you, mate.
00:31:59
Tom Goward
ah
00:32:00
Karl
I need you.
00:32:02
Louie Easton
you've got Curtis Jones you've got Wataru Endo who's our backup Cam now I don't know Samosla I suppose Deone yeah Deone right wing Kieser up front probably Eketike left wing Rio what a swat a second team
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:09
Karl
Leonie?
00:32:09
Michael
It's buzz line.
00:32:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Naoni.
00:32:10
Karl
You got Leonie as well?
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably Naoni, yeah.
00:32:11
Tom Goward
twenty yeah
00:32:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:32:17
Michael
the
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
astro yeah and That's Yeah.
00:32:18
Michael
That's a solid solid team.
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what you need to win to go deep into all the all the competitions, Michael. I mean, you mentioned earlier the youngsters coming through, but if you had to give this transfer window a rating out of 10, what would you yeah
00:32:25
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:32:31
Michael
i the I'd give it a four. I'd probably give it a ten. I mean, like the only blemish is Gehi, but like realistically, as we just kind of highlighted, we've got a solid um second eleven.
00:32:43
Michael
And i think I think the kids, if they need to, um i do I don't... Nalo, really hate. And Lucky, um the other he's another centre-back who got a little bit of time in pre-season.
00:32:53
Louie Easton
Ah, Jaden Lucky, I forgot about him.
00:32:55
Michael
I think it was Lucky.
00:32:56
Karl
Stevenson as well, yeah.
00:32:58
Louie Easton
Lucas Steven.
00:32:58
Michael
We've got a few players who are...
00:33:00
Louie Easton
Back at Dundee now.
00:33:01
Michael
um who are solid, who can fill in that role. So I'm really not like too worried about not getting Gehi because Leone is built like Superman and like the only reticent part I've got, or the only part that's maybe making me a little bit worried is that Canate and Gomez are a little bit injury prone.
00:33:19
Michael
But I have confidence that they can kind of work together to not have too many problems.
00:33:20
Louie Easton
Jin...
00:33:23
Michael
But yeah, um I think it's a 10. I think ah the outgoings all made sense. The only one I'm and a little bit annoyed about is Tyler Morton.
00:33:28
Louie Easton
yeah Yeah, that's true.
00:33:30
Michael
feel like it's quite a cheap fee for how good he is.
00:33:32
Karl
Yeah.
00:33:33
Michael
um But like the but out all the rest of them were good money for squad players or just needed to get them going. I think it got a lot money back.
00:33:42
Louie Easton
By the way, Do you know who we still have in defense, believe it or not? We still have Rhys Williams.
00:33:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Williams, yeah.
00:33:50
Louie Easton
I know we spoke about this in the...
00:33:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was talking about it.
00:33:51
Michael
yeah
00:33:53
Louie Easton
I know he talk to me and Jesse made a joke about that. That's bigger news than Isak joining. It's the fact that Rhys Williams is still a Liverpool player.
00:34:01
Michael
yeah
00:34:01
Louie Easton
24 years old now. And ah I mean, if worse comes to worse, just chuck him in there.
00:34:07
Michael
Too bad we sold Nat Phillips.
00:34:09
Louie Easton
Yeah, I know.
00:34:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's going to be the new nap for lips, isn't he?
00:34:10
Louie Easton
We should have run it back with those two with their injuries in their faces.
00:34:14
Karl
I think he's closer to being in line for the throne than he is to being in Liverpool's first team, to be honest.
00:34:15
Louie Easton
should done a photo shoot after that match.
00:34:23
Tom Goward
ah just Just so you clarify, that's on their Instagram.
00:34:25
Louie Easton
and
00:34:26
Tom Goward
He is number nine. Just to clarify it if if anyone needed it.
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's the number nine.
00:34:29
Michael
and There we go.
00:34:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Tom, we're going to give you the the final words.
00:34:33
Louie Easton
Appreciate that.
00:34:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
The transfer window has obviously been a huge success, but we've got the big international break now. When we come back, Burnley away. I mean, how many do you expect Eastside to start ah that game straight away?
00:34:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or you think?
00:34:47
Tom Goward
properly Probably not. I don't know. Probably not. The thing is, his first games this season are going to be with you know Sweden, so it depends how they go um for him.
00:34:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sweden, yeah.
00:34:59
Tom Goward
i There's no rush. I mean, it's Burnley. We're not coming back and facing City or Chelsea or someone like that. we know No disrespect to them, but it's Burnley. So... um i would I would probably say he doesn't start.
00:35:12
Tom Goward
um But we might see some changes. do i mean We might see maybe Robertson gets his start first start of the season. ah You know, just sort of change it around a bit because we've got some big games coming up. Champions League starts soon.
00:35:24
Tom Goward
um So, you know, Slott will have to start looking ahead to that. um But, yeah, it's ah it's an interesting time.
00:35:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:35:32
Tom Goward
It's a good time to be a Liverpool fan. Yeah. But i don't I don't think the transfer window is probably, for me, 10 out of 10. I'd probably give it nine, maybe eight, an eight-and-a-half, nine, just because of Gehi. And also, did some of the departures, like, for me personally, Harvey Elliott going, and Carl mentioned Diaz as well. You know, that's two players that sort become sort of fan favourites over the last couple of seasons.
00:35:56
Tom Goward
um But I see Diaz is doing well for Bayern. I see the odd clip pop up on Instagram. He scored quite a good goal the other day, I think. So... Nice to see him still doing well. um ah you know You never wish him to move on and do bad. but um that We've just signed Izak, for God's sake, so you know i can't complain, really.
00:36:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah no if we yeah
00:36:17
Karl
Do you know what? Trent would love this. Shame, isn't it?
00:36:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah so
00:36:21
Karl
Trent would love he's perfect for him.
00:36:21
Louie Easton
ah
00:36:22
Tom Goward
Yeah. Yeah.
00:36:23
Karl
Absolutely perfect.
00:36:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
of course yeah we've got the regenerator
00:36:26
Michael
We've got a better version in Subozlai.
00:36:29
Karl
Yes, that's true. Yeah.
00:36:30
Tom Goward
That passed yesterday.
00:36:30
Karl
yeah We've
Expectations for Isak and Team Chemistry
00:36:31
Karl
got a full number, thanks.
00:36:31
Louie Easton
Trent will never score a free kick that one.
00:36:31
Tom Goward
passed yesterday, Thomas. that path.
00:36:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do what, guys? let's let's let's do a Let's do a little like review of the Arsenal game because I feel like we've not... i mean, we were planning to do that.
00:36:39
Louie Easton
Cut was itching.
00:36:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
and now now and Now we're cutting to it, but I mean, that let's talk about that free kick. That Subozla performance was was unbelievable, wasn't it? Michael, do you want to go
00:36:49
Michael
Woof.
00:36:49
Louie Easton
Yeah, I mean, I've never seen anything like it.
00:36:49
Karl
ah yeah
00:36:51
Louie Easton
Sorry, Carl.
00:36:52
Karl
When he was standing over it, I was thinking, well, you don't take the free kicks for us, so give it to someone who takes the free kicks, please.
00:36:52
Michael
Oh.
00:36:58
Karl
You're not going to score anyway, and no one's going to score for... Oh.
00:37:03
Louie Easton
Oh, my word.
00:37:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
The world's like...
00:37:03
Tom Goward
that was It was the second week in a row where I shouted, don't shoot, after shouting at Gravenberg, don't shoot, and he scored, and then going, oh, this is never in, and then he just bangs that in yesterday.
00:37:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:13
Tom Goward
So I might just start shouting, don't shoot.
00:37:14
Michael
Maybe you should just always shout don't shoot.
00:37:16
Tom Goward
yeah yes
00:37:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you've got to keep doing that now.
00:37:18
Tom Goward
yeah
00:37:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've got to keep doing that.
00:37:19
Tom Goward
Salah's on the edge of the box, oh, don't shoot.
00:37:19
Louie Easton
Nah.
00:37:20
Tom Goward
He just bangs on it.
00:37:22
Louie Easton
that It's just, it's ridiculous.
00:37:22
Karl
love that Rooney blames the keeper. Wow.
00:37:27
Tom Goward
Or they blaming the ball.
00:37:27
Louie Easton
and Honestly, it was enough to post.
00:37:28
Tom Goward
Wasn't the keeper blaming the ball?
00:37:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he was talking about the ball.
00:37:30
Tom Goward
Oh.
00:37:30
Karl
The keeper blamed the ball, Yeah.
00:37:30
Michael
Yeah, it was like the pu the Puma Bowl moved too quick or something like that.
00:37:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
and new The new Puma balls. The new Puma balls.
00:37:33
Tom Goward
Classic Arsenal. That is classic Arsenal.
00:37:34
Karl
there
00:37:34
Louie Easton
Well, to be fair, the interviewer did say that to him first.
00:37:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:39
Louie Easton
Was the ball different today? And he just replied to that. So I feel a little bit harsh, but I mean, as soon as he stood up,
00:37:44
Tom Goward
could have just said no and moved on.
00:37:47
Louie Easton
but as soon as As soon as he stood up, I was in the pub, um King's Arms in Fulham, Liverpool supporters group London, just saying. i I was talking to our the other mates at my table. We were saying, well, he's going to hit this and it's going to go straight into the wall and then we're going to give possession away.
00:38:05
Louie Easton
And then the ball goes, it it sort of... Because it goes in off the post, I just... I hesitated to celebrate, especially when um a few minutes before that, Ekotike scored a disallowed goal.
00:38:13
Karl
Thank
00:38:17
Louie Easton
But when I saw the ball nestle in the back of the net, and when I say the pub erupted because there were like 200 Liverpool fans in a little room, it was just...
00:38:29
Louie Easton
I don't think... There has been a bigger Liverpool goal in the Premier League like against another top six side. because that was just because Arsenal were playing negative football.
00:38:43
Louie Easton
It was awful to watch.
00:38:44
Karl
Thank you.
00:38:46
Louie Easton
And then it took something magic like that and it was the only goal in the game. i i i I'm still speechless now. i I can't get the words out really.
00:38:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I've watched it about at least 100 times already. um But, I mean, it's Bozal's performance. I mean, like i just felt he was his confidence has just taken to another level.
00:39:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
i feel like he's now...
00:39:09
Karl
He was mad the match before that.
00:39:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he was man of the before.
00:39:11
Karl
That's the thing for me.
00:39:11
Louie Easton
Yeah, I agree, yeah.
00:39:12
Tom Goward
Yeah,
00:39:12
Karl
but and but and By a mile as well.
00:39:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm man of the match.
00:39:14
Karl
I know Tom's to say Curtis Jones, obviously, but um ah who did come on and change the game, I'll just say that.
00:39:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:39:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he got the free kick.
00:39:20
Tom Goward
yeah he did.
00:39:20
Karl
ah But he did.
00:39:21
Michael
you
00:39:21
Tom Goward
He did.
00:39:22
Karl
He was fantastic. because he just I thought it was really interesting.
00:39:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:39:25
Karl
This will be a tactic thing, but I thought it was interesting that the best chance we got in the first half was when Mo came deep. because we couldn't get out. which we just stir But every now and then he just dropped back again to midfield. We suddenly got space.
00:39:36
Karl
and um And he only did it twice.
00:39:37
Louie Easton
Hmm.
00:39:38
Karl
And I kept thinking, why do I just keep doing that? You've got two other forwards.
00:39:42
Tom Goward
is is anyone is Is anyone slightly bit concerned about Mo?
00:39:42
Karl
and It's not as if you're the last man.
00:39:46
Tom Goward
I know he's got a goal and an assist, but his performances haven't been great.
00:39:48
Louie Easton
Yeah, I am.
00:39:50
Tom Goward
And like his touch is touching his touch is yesterday.
00:39:54
Louie Easton
He was...
00:39:55
Tom Goward
We're all for...
00:39:57
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:39:58
Tom Goward
don't know, but ah maybe it's bit too early.
00:40:00
Karl
He's not getting it.
00:40:00
Louie Easton
No, I...
00:40:01
Karl
I think that's the teams you're playing, to be honest.
00:40:01
Louie Easton
ah
00:40:03
Tom Goward
Okay.
00:40:03
Karl
ah thank um and I think that's the same but about Virts as well.
00:40:04
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:40:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah you
00:40:07
Karl
There's people saying they know Virts hasn't really settled yet, stuff like that. He's had Bournemouth at home. We were the most improved team in the league last season. He's gone to ah Feral, Newcastle, and now he's just played the team we're going finish second in league.
00:40:19
Karl
um It gets easier. ah And i think I think that's the same with Mo as well. Mo's working out a system. He's not getting as many touches as he used to because of the system, because of Ertz as well. um And I think that that just levels itself out.
00:40:31
Karl
I'm not worried about him.
00:40:31
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:40:31
Michael
Yeah, i think the boys just need to learn to like have a bit of a connection because all of these like most of these lads are completely new.
00:40:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:40:38
Michael
I think the the new boys probably had their best game. So, Kirke has played quite well, I think. like Vert's got into it. Ekotike has hit the ground running.
00:40:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:40:46
Karl
Can I ask?
00:40:47
Michael
Kanate has actually had a good game. like
00:40:50
Karl
Yeah.
00:40:50
Michael
unlike the start of the season but like think like they do need to kind of figure each other out because at Leverkusen-Wertz was the main man at Frankfurt Eketike was the main man Salah is obviously our main man like all these boys and Isaac when he eventually comes in he was the main man for Newcastle like all these boys are going have to figure out a way to kind of share responsibility and share and maybe like take a moment yeah you know
00:41:13
Karl
And they're all captains as well. There's four captains you haven't named there. you know
00:41:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:41:17
Karl
Virgil, Bradley, Connor and Robbo.
00:41:17
Louie Easton
Hmm.
00:41:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Robertson.
00:41:21
Louie Easton
I
00:41:21
Karl
It's a Bosler, yeah.
00:41:22
Michael
Yeah, it was that, yeah. But yeah, like they just need to kind of figure out how to how to work with each other. And I think that is slowly, you can see it starting to click with some of the boys. Like, Vert's had a good game when he started to understand each other, that we everyone's movements and stuff like that.
00:41:36
Michael
So I think it just comes with time.
00:41:37
Karl
um I loved watching him wrestle Gabriel at corners.
00:41:39
Michael
Yeah.
00:41:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, yeah.
00:41:40
Michael
yeah
00:41:40
Karl
They really had the wrong man on the wrong man there. God, he got swatted away every single time.
00:41:45
Louie Easton
and i think Kanate shoved him into him at one point as well.
00:41:48
Karl
Yeah, he did.
00:41:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. i said Yeah.
00:41:49
Tom Goward
yeah
00:41:49
Karl
Yeah.
00:41:49
Louie Easton
ah
00:41:51
Karl
I love that when Slott said as well, he's found new places to get cramped today. he's not used to this league.
00:41:56
Michael
Yeah.
00:41:57
Karl
That's why he went off, because he just got
00:41:57
Tom Goward
That's the thing. I think he just needs to... I think he's finding it maybe be a bit of a shock, um maybe physically and stuff.
00:42:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:42:03
Tom Goward
But, you know, 22, like, give the boys some time. Like, yeah I think we we probably do it with other players, right? We probably look at the United players and go, oh, they might go 007 or whatever that...
00:42:15
Tom Goward
where they don't score in seven games or whatever. But... I think, you know, these players are young. They're adapting to a new league. Let me just give them a bit of time. Exactly.
00:42:23
Karl
They've also had the hardest away and the hardest home game and in in six days.
00:42:26
Louie Easton
Yeah, I mean, remember when Cody came in and he was playing up front for Klopp and we were saying, oh I don't really see the point.
00:42:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:42:28
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:42:32
Karl
So slow.
00:42:34
Louie Easton
And when Soboslai first came in, were saying, well, I'm still yet to see it, all of this. I mean, I think I even said that on this podcast when I first joined.
00:42:38
Tom Goward
exactly
00:42:41
Karl
I've done that. if I've said that loads of times.
00:42:43
Louie Easton
Yeah, and now suddenly they're settled and they're playing their best football. um And to be honest, Wurz, I don't even think is bad. I think his touches, some of his touches, some of his ideas were just so, so clever, but just not on the same wavelength as ah our forward line.
00:43:02
Louie Easton
So, yeah, I'm still so excited to
Recap and Future Discussions Preview
00:43:06
Tom Goward
And what's incredible is what's incredible is we've played three games, probably not played our best football, and we're top of the league. you know We're three out of three wins.
00:43:06
Louie Easton
see Wurz and I'm very intrigued about Isak.
00:43:15
Karl
Deep and uncle
00:43:15
Michael
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:43:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:43:16
Tom Goward
So imagine when it starts to click, like you say, when Vert starts to click and Salah, and now he's at coming in like, I have hate to be a Premier League defender against us this season, I'll tell you.
00:43:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, it's kind ridiculous.
00:43:17
Louie Easton
Only thing to win is three.
00:43:26
Michael
And it also also a thing with Salah not maybe to be into his ability is that Verts and Ekotike and Izak have been brought in in the long term to kind of fill the Salah hole for when he does have those off games.
00:43:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:43:38
Michael
Because like all of them have the quality to be the star man, as I said. So I think like him maybe not being as good as he maybe was is because he's not having to carry the team. He knows he can maybe rely on the other boys.
00:43:50
Michael
um And he is, he's, say 33 now or but whatever he is so like I'm assuming he knows his his ability and a but I have full faith that he'll start kicking on again and once it gets a little bit later in the season
00:44:00
Louie Easton
Mm-hmm.
00:44:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, think Salah will be passing passing the baton on this season to to these new attacking players.
00:44:05
Karl
Thank you.
00:44:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But we're going to call it a day there. um That brings us us to the end of today's episode. Thank you, Louis, Tom, Karl and Michael um for your insights on what's been a dramatic transfer deadline day.
00:44:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But that's all for today's episode. Join us tomorrow for more reaction to the transfer deadline day and all things Liverpool related. Thank you all for listening.
00:44:31
Louie Easton
Do do do do do.