Florian and the (Slot) Machine

[dmishra]

Has been my favourite non-Liverpool player for a while. Will be absolutely chuffed if this happens.

 

[keniget]

Can’t recall seeing him play.

He looks very slight, not particularly fast and doesn’t have a bag of tricks. If he was coming as an Iniesta or David Silva I’d understand more but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Someone sell me him as a false 9.

 

[Frogfish]

Can’t recall seeing him play.

He looks very slight, not particularly fast and doesn’t have a bag of tricks. If he was coming as an Iniesta or David Silva I’d understand more but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Someone sell me him as a false 9.

Just watch the highlights reels. Then consider both Bayern and City wanted him. Then look at his BL records. Easily one of the best attacking MFers in the world.

 

[dmishra]

Can’t recall seeing him play.

He looks very slight, not particularly fast and doesn’t have a bag of tricks. If he was coming as an Iniesta or David Silva I’d understand more but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Someone sell me him as a false 9.

Detailed tactical background. He’s a very high volume passer, and routinely drops deep to control the game with his passing. Very two footed, and extremely efficient dribbler and finisher.

If I were to hazard a guess, our preferred formation against bigger teams will be Wirtz and Szoboszlai playing as two 8s/10s/false 9s (whatever you want to call them), with Gakpo/Diaz and Salah as narrow wing-forwards. Kerkez and Frimpong providing the pace and width. Just a far superior level of technique and control through the middle than we’re used to.

Against low-block teams, I suspect we will still use a proper striker with Wirtz behind him.


View: https://youtu.be/-OdFIjJnlzY?feature=shared

 

[keniget]

Just watch the highlights reels. Then consider both Bayern and City wanted him. Then look at his BL records. Easily one of the best attacking MFers in the world.

I’ve watched his highlight reels and finishing looks good but yeah still intrigued as to how he fits. He looks like sort of player that’d be ideal as an Iniesta type.

 

[dmishra]

I’ve watched his highlight reels and finishing looks good but yeah still intrigued as to how he fits. He looks like sort of player that’d be ideal as an Iniesta type.

Pythagoras calls him a modern day Zico, Platini or Rui Costa.

 

[Squiggles]

View: https://youtu.be/_AuTQ-FG6n8?si=ecl4C2EAzs-vCq5x

 

[Squiggles]

He's going to make David Silva look like David Batty

 

[Hansern]

Can’t recall seeing him play.

He looks very slight, not particularly fast and doesn’t have a bag of tricks. If he was coming as an Iniesta or David Silva I’d understand more but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Someone sell me him as a false 9.

Are you sure you watched the right player?

 

[tombrown]

I hope to fuck Wirtz

 

[Frogfish]

Interestingly Jan Åge Fjørtoft is saying that BL will ask for a lower price from Liverpool than Bayern (quoted €150m). He said it is more like €125 - 130m (£105 - 110m).

 

[StevieM]

@tombrown

Well.. if that’s what gets him over the line.

But, respectfully, he should aim higher - like… wanting me to fuck him would be akin to him turning down us, City, Bayern & Real so as he could fulfil his dreams of lighting up Inver Park for Larne FC

 

[Modo]

Interestingly Jan Åge Fjørtoft is saying that BL will ask for a lower price from Liverpool than Bayern (quoted €150m). He said it is more like €125 - 130m (£105 - 110m).

Yeah, I heard him say that on ESPN FC too, but I doubt that he knows anything about the deal.


View: https://x.com/JanAageFjortoft/status/1201463963336216576

 

[StevieM]

No he wasn't. We signed him for £5m. It was a decent coup, but nothing like this.

I’m going to side with @Dreambeliever here - at the time Kewell was very much one of the best forwards in the league - he positively turned down other offered and bigger fees for Leeds because wanted to sign for us.

What happened next is different, but, Kewell was one of the best attacking players at the time.

It would be akin to us signing Sako from Arsenal now.

 

[MomoWASright]

I’m going to side with @Dreambeliever here - at the time Kewell was very much one of the best forwards in the league - he positively turned down other offered and bigger fees for Leeds because wanted to sign for us.

What happened next is different, but, Kewell was one of the best attacking players at the time.

It would be akin to us signing Sako from Arsenal now.

So you’re telling us Saka is now broken?

 

[StevieM]

So you’re telling us Saka is now broken?

No… if we sign him he’ll be broken, if we don’t… that’s is the unknown!!