Liverpool Banter 2

18 Jun 2026 19:55:03
Saw a post on here and totally agree with it, Munoz running style really reminds me of Bellamy, that flat shoulder, stiff neck low style of sprinting.

18 Jun 2026 18:05:49
Munoz reminds me of Bellamy

18 Jun 2026 18:36:03
Really? How is he with a Five Iron?

18 Jun 2026 18:37:36
David?

18 Jun 2026 19:51:36
Well grapple me, grapenuts!

18 Jun 2026 19:51:40
We should ask Riise Sr. 😉

18 Jun 2026 16:00:41
Inter in for Palestra, no fee agreed yet.

18 Jun 2026 17:21:51
How many Palestras are there?

18 Jun 2026 18:32:08
They were in for him weeks back and offered less than Atalanta want. Just have a Google search for Palestra and Inter.

18 Jun 2026 20:39:11
How many Palestras does it take to change a lightbulb?

18 Jun 2026 21:29:14
Everything on the interweb being totally accurate and true at all times.

18 Jun 2026 15:56:18
Marco Palestra to City it seems, with Chelsea interested...

Maybe we should go for Kayode? Great young talent and already proven in prem.

18 Jun 2026 18:21:13
Sounds like he's going to Inter.

18 Jun 2026 23:17:30
Someone already said Inter is his destination. Who to believe?

18 Jun 2026 15:12:48
Just for fun. Which past or present LFC players in their pomp (1 goalkeeper, 1 defender, 1 midfielder and 1 attacker) from the Premier League era would cost over £150million in today's market?

18 Jun 2026 15:49:23
Ali, Virg, Stevie G, Suarez.

18 Jun 2026 15:55:37
GK-Clemence
Def- Hansen
Mid-Souness
St- King Kenny.

18 Jun 2026 15:56:52
John Barnes, surely? Though I don't know if he counts, his best years were pre-PL, but he did play in the PL for Liverpool. McManaman and Fowler too, I guess, and probably Xabi, even if he didn't hit his peak with us. Unfortunately, you'd have to put Owen in there too.

18 Jun 2026 15:57:15
Ali
Hyypia
Gerrard
Torres.

18 Jun 2026 16:03:09
Sorry, didn't read post properly. Go with JK23 selection, but Salah for Chewy.

18 Jun 2026 16:26:29
Peggy Arphexad
Bjorn Tore Kvame
Salif Diao
Sean Dundee.

18 Jun 2026 16:27:21
Ali
Virg
Stevie
Suarez.

18 Jun 2026 16:33:09
We seem to be correlating around similar picks:

1) Ali
2) Virg
3) Stevie
4) Salah.

18 Jun 2026 16:51:03
Loris Karius
Paul Konchesky
Christian Poulsen
Charlie Adam.

18 Jun 2026 17:07:51
During the EPL era and players from the start to today?

I would say Alisson, VVD, Gerrard, and Salah. I would add that Suarez and maybe even Mane would squeeze in there. The rationale being that 2 Spanish teams and 1 English team (Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea) were, and still are, capable of paying idiotic prices for players they really want.

18 Jun 2026 17:09:46
Ian Rush
Peter Beardsley
Alan Hansen
John Barnes

Rushy was the original pressing machine and scored for fun.

18 Jun 2026 17:11:28
Liver_La, It was £150 million, not thousand!

Seriously though, how embarrassing that these were all first team players for the club (three of them at the same time!).

18 Jun 2026 17:18:15
Not sure a keeper would, but I'd go:
Clemence
Hansen
Gerard
Torres.

18 Jun 2026 17:20:28
stouffer,

I was thinking more £150. 😂

18 Jun 2026 17:22:40
John Barnes
Graeme Souness
Steven Gerrard
Ian Rush.

18 Jun 2026 17:55:33
Clemence
Hansen
Gerrard
Fowler.

18 Jun 2026 18:02:36
Clemence definitely
Stevie
Souness
Hansen
Barnes.

18 Jun 2026 18:20:26
Didn't he ask for players from the "Premier League era"?

18 Jun 2026 21:31:31
@ArAy, Yep, the OP did say from the PL era.

18 Jun 2026 22:40:48
I'll only pick players that never won the league with us. Reina, Hyppia, Gerrard, Torres. Not sure Reina would've been worth £150m though, nor Hyppia. Gerrard and Torres in their prime were the best in their positions in the world.

18 Jun 2026 14:56:35
I was heartened by the warm welcome of fellow posters the other day, really appreciate all of you

Given I'm Asian and with the WC ongoing, I just wonder from fellow Eds and posters, who is the best Asian player you've seen in the PL?

Personally, it was hands down Park Ji Sung - stamina, skills, quick, game intelligence, discipline and versatile. He had everything in the locker and was a proven and consistent winner.

Son Heung-Min would be next, and I often wonder how we would be if we had him instead of Firmino (not that one was better than the other, they would have offered different things and I note at one point we were choosing between the two), or how it would be if we had both! Alas, he was with spurs in the entire PL journey and didn't taste as much success as he probably should have.

I really hoped that Minamino and Endo would be great with us. Both did well, but perhaps wasn't as pivotal as Park or Son per say for their respective teams.

{Ed001's Note - Son for me, but that is because I like him as a person as well, whereas Park was a bit of a dick by all accounts.}

18 Jun 2026 15:58:36
Son given who the other guy played for.

Outside of the Premier League, Nakata all day long!

{Ed001's Note - when Nakata signed for AS Roma, they produced a polo shirt with his name on it and the sales paid for the transfer fee on its own.}

18 Jun 2026 16:02:26
Has to be Sonny, incredible footballer and top lad, would have loved for him to have been a Liverpool player. I loved Kagawa as a player at BVB, of course, it was harder to like him as a United player and he made a bit less of an impression there.

Okazaki was more than decent, too. Early days still, and he's not perfect, but I like watching Khusanov a lot.

18 Jun 2026 16:02:44
I always wonder how Keisuke Honda would have done in PL. We were linked with him a couple of times, and I remember getting excited with the prospect of him joining us. Had a wicket left foot too.

18 Jun 2026 16:05:26
Surely there is no comparison between Park Ji-Sung and Son simply on their abilities and performances. It was not Son's fault he was at Spurs, he did whatever he could to drag them up. There's no way Park Ji-Sung was a better player than Son.

18 Jun 2026 16:10:29
Red_Riding_Hood, Keisuke had a great engine too.

God, it's been over 10 years since I last cracked that joke!

18 Jun 2026 16:27:33
Park Ji Sung was the first name that came to mind. He was the first real Asian superstar playing the PL when I was growing up. But I think Son is a better player. Park is mainly known for his endless stamina, but Son is just a more complete footballer for me.

18 Jun 2026 16:38:11
I thought Son was a brilliant player and he seemed a nice bloke as well.

18 Jun 2026 16:42:22
Son.

I desperately wanted him at LFC, loved his style and attitude, but can't complain because we had an excellent Mane on the left.

Son and Alexis Sanchez are 2 players I really wanted when we were linked.

18 Jun 2026 16:47:38
I remembered how desperately I wanted us to sign Keisuke Honda. I got so excited when we were linked with him years back. But Son is probably the best out of them all. Park is more of a utility player, but Son is like one of the main stars in the Spurs team.

18 Jun 2026 16:48:54
Son. I personally thought that him leaving Spurs had a bigger negative impact on them than Kane leaving.

18 Jun 2026 16:48:56
Am I right in thinking Liverpool were deciding between Son and Firmino at the time, and decided to go with Firmino?

My word, what those two could have done together. I could be completely wrong, and it wasn't one or the other, but I seem to remember that being the case.

18 Jun 2026 17:11:31
What about Shinji Kagawa? He did very well with Dortmund under Klopp, before he joined ManU. Which basically ruined him.

18 Jun 2026 17:12:05
Who was the lad at Celtic who used to score crazy free kicks? Can't remember his name, but always thought he would have been great in the Premiership.

18 Jun 2026 17:12:46
Mango, I've heard that too. If we'd got Son, we wouldn't have signed Benteke.

But if that had happened, Rogers may have stayed on longer and we may not have got Klopp.

The world moves in mysterious ways!

18 Jun 2026 17:04:35
Oh wow, was Park a dick Ed mate? didn't know that and the little I saw of him, he looked like a decent chap

{Ed001's Note - he was known for ignoring people asking for autographs etc. Not like Stevie (who used bodyguards to pretend he had somewhere else to be so he couldn't stop long) G, who used to at least sign a few, Park would literally just ignore them totally. Every United fan I know would moan about him blanking them.}

18 Jun 2026 18:10:58
Charlie, that was Shuksuke Nakamura that played with Celtic. Was a superstar up here, I actually thought he did end up playing in the EPL, but I could be wrong.

18 Jun 2026 19:56:55
Has to be Son, although I would Youssi Benayoun would be a pretty close runner up.

18 Jun 2026 20:18:01
Can remember when Son was playing at Anfield... There was a corner and someone shouted from the Kop, 'throw us another pie in the fat'...

18 Jun 2026 21:08:54
Rugby, yes mate, that was him. Once watched him score an impossible goal against St Mirren, I was sitting directly behind him. It was one of his special free kicks. He didn't play in the Premiership, unfortunately.

18 Jun 2026 21:17:11
True that about Son based on what many shared, just that he didn't quite win as much for me.

Then again, I am reminded that my own question was about the best player, and, football being a team sport, unfortunately, some of the best and most talented players were just never in teams good enough to win much.



Also liked the various names mentioned. I did like Youssi Benayoun. Honda would have been interesting, but yes, Nakata in the 90s and early 2000s was quite something, though he only had a very brief spell in England towards the end of his career.

18 Jun 2026 22:02:01
A dose of nostalgia seeing Nakata's name. I remember watching Football Italia on Channel 4 as a kid with the likes of Nakata standing out, which is some feat given the quality of the league at the time.

19 Jun 2026 09:11:15
Kazuyoshi Miura was the first Asian player I ever heard of in the 90's. He actually played in the Brazilian League for Santos, Pele's team.

A living monument in Japanese football and a true pioneer.

As of a couple of years ago, "Kazu" was still playing in his early 50's in the J-League second division.

Legend.

18 Jun 2026 14:56:20
Hearing from a mate in Newcastle that the rumour doing the rounds up there is that they were essentially haggling to get the price dropped by like 2mil euros. He said the fans are fuming about this as they all thought it was a done deal.

He personally isn’t bothered that it was us again but more that the fans are losing patience with the board. Seems like a cock up like.

18 Jun 2026 16:12:57
One article I read (clickbait, tho) seemed to confirm that Newcastle offered just below the buy out clause, which seems a bit daft.

Also, RM would have preferred Newcastle, as they were going to maintain some sell-on clause for RM, whereas all that we (apparently) have offered to sweeten the deal is to offer RM first refusal if and when we sell him.

But we set the price, it's not fixed.

TBF, RM do owe us for the way they snuck TAA and Konate away on frees (or close to free in the case of TAA and what his worth has been).

18 Jun 2026 17:21:20
Zed, you know that once a contractual obligation is over, all bets are off, neither team or the player owes anything to either one. So nobody really "owes anything" to either one. Yes, they snuck both players away from us but it was both players colluding with Real to get that outcome. That's how the cookie crumbles; can't do much about it.

"All players are transient employees," in the words of a wise man.

And after over a 100 years' existence, if a club's management can't figure out that a player is stalling and is just buying time, then what are they there for? This is not amateur sports. Sell the guy and move on.

18 Jun 2026 22:07:49
ArAy, RM have an option to buy him back.

The pressures/obligations they were applying to us and Newcastle were to stop RM buying him back and jacking his price.

I am very aware of how contractual obligations work. 👍

18 Jun 2026 22:52:36
Zed, I was referring purely to the TAA and Konate situations. Not the Munoz kid as I had never heard of him before we bought him.

18 Jun 2026 14:43:15
Hi Ed,
Do you think Frimpong might be moved on or loaned under Iraola? He is not the best defensively and seeing how we are shopping for wingers, not sure he is fancied.

I think he was not the best buys, and should be let go if we get a suitable offer.

Cheers!

{Ed001's Note - I expect him to stay for now. Iraola might well love his attacking intent.}

18 Jun 2026 16:15:23
Attacking intent? Never seen it with Frimpo.

{Ed001's Note - then you have no idea what you are talking about.}

18 Jun 2026 17:14:54
I think he will do well in the new set up, as long as he can stay fit. Pace to burn, and we will need good options with Iraola's crazy football.

18 Jun 2026 17:22:35
😂😂😂. Comedy gold.

18 Jun 2026 17:14:49
I don't know whether it's because I haven't taken my medication for a few days, but I'm getting Harry vibes from Thirstforwirtz AND Jovanaldinho10

Is he back to spamming us again?

If you like chatting to yourself, Harry, go take your alter egos to the Man City site, you'll get plenty of airtime there.

18 Jun 2026 18:32:36
Tons of pace and really likes to get forward, I think he'll flourish under the new regime.

18 Jun 2026 19:56:58
I doubt it. He's not a good football player. imo. Perhaps I'll be proven incorrect, but I doubt that too.

18 Jun 2026 20:23:07
I had and still have high hopes for Frimpong. Very much hoping the new set up will make the most of his qualities.
Imagine having one of the fastest players in the world in your squad and not utilising it!

19 Jun 2026 09:13:14
Thirstforwirtz, I propose you take the rest of the year off with that burn.

18 Jun 2026 14:07:31
After watching one video, I will dare to say that Munoz's play is somewhat Suarez-esque.

18 Jun 2026 14:27:22
Easy, tiger. 😂 Hope you'll be saying that in 12 months time, but let's not get ahead of ourselves from YouTube videos.

18 Jun 2026 14:36:47
I think he is more Jota esque, but with more pace.

18 Jun 2026 14:51:34
Reminds me of Iker Muniain, who at one point I would have loved for us to sign. Never did quite hit the heights he should have though.

18 Jun 2026 14:45:04
Is there video of him biting somebody?

18 Jun 2026 15:45:13
Well he's deffo faster than Gak-slow, the new "Mane"-z and when Gakpoo goes for far more money an absolute steal at these prices!

Rayan to replace Salah next PL proven?

18 Jun 2026 16:15:06
I've watched 1.5 YT videos, so I believe I am far more qualified to offer an opinion than Adam, at least 50% more qualified.

The one thing that epitomises Munoz is Pace! And lots of it!

18 Jun 2026 17:24:21
I only watched a few videos, but he looks like a two-footed Doku to me. The speed and the dribbling. Don't know about the finishing.

18 Jun 2026 18:34:15
All this talk about Mane and seeing him the other night makes me pine for the times we had him, Bobby & Mo up front. 🥹

18 Jun 2026 20:17:41
It seems he reminds everyone of someone completely different.

I may watch a second video tomorrow to further enlighten you all. 😆