I wore a Liverpool T-shirt for my run this morning, which I don't usually wear with Liverpool elements, but I wore it with pride when Liverpool missed out on the Premier League title again.
My message is clear: the more setbacks there are, the more they motivate Liverpool, and the more setbacks there are, the more Liverpool fans love their club more, not the other way around!
Liverpool fans should be even more relieved to see Manchester City beat Brighton 4-0 and Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-0. Compared with the other two title rivals, Liverpool does have a gap, so it is not so unacceptable to miss the title. Unlike those two seasons when they were only one point away from winning the title, Liverpool's performance was fully deserving of the title. This time, there's nothing to regret.
1: Regarding the selection of coaches, let's sort out the latest progress at present:
First of all, let's be clear: 99% of Liverpool's next manager is Feyenoord coach Slot, there is no suspense anymore, and the official announcement is only a matter of time.
Liverpool officially began negotiations with Feyenoord on Wednesday with an offer of 9 million euros, which was immediately rejected by the other side, and Feyenoord asked for 15 million euros. Since then, the negotiations between the two sides have continued, which is nothing more than a question of price, and Feyenoord does not seem to want to make too many concessions.
So, in an interview with ESPN today, Slote publicly made it clear that he very much wants to coach Liverpool. There is no doubt that this is a killer move by the Liverpool side to speed up the negotiation process and force Feyenoord to "come to the table". Slot's clear attitude, which will speed up the process of reaching an agreement between Liverpool and Feyenoord, should be soon.
Slot also said today that he would not be able to talk to Liverpool until the club level was negotiated. But in fact, everyone knows that there is no need to talk about it?
As for the timing of the official announcement, since Liverpool has withdrawn from the championship ahead of schedule, there are not many scruples, but if the club wants to be more secure, it may wait until Liverpool officially locks in the Champions League qualification in theory before making the official announcement.
2: Are Liverpool going to give up on Nunez this summer?
When Liverpool advanced in the fourth line before, everyone felt that it was an "impossible task" to replace Uncle Scum, but now it seems that it is not so impossible, after all, Liverpool is now exposed to a lot of problems, some of which exist but are covered by previous results, and some are new, which need to be solved by Slot.
Nunez is the case with him, who keeps missing opportunities and constantly testing the patience of the Liverpool fans who still support him.
But this summer, it may not be the new coach Slot, but Edwards, who decided to stay for Nunez!
Times reporter Joyce told an "open secret" yesterday: Nunez was more of a striker signed by Jurgen Klopp, while the club's recruitment team wanted to sign Nkunku at the time.
Daily Telegraph reporter Bascombi also wrote: "Salah can lead a new era for Liverpool, but Nunez may not". He was blunt:
'For two seasons, every positive contribution from Nunez has been seen as evidence of the rise of a top-class striker, while every misstep has been seen by doubters as Liverpool have not signed another Torres but have spent £85million on another Cisse – a player who occasionally scores brilliant goals rather than a brilliant goalscorer. Nunez is becoming more and more like the latter. ”
'With Jurgen Klopp's departure this summer, Nunez has lost his biggest ally. Fenway Football CEO Edwards and Sports Director Chad Hughes have a right to take a cold look at the Uruguayans' contributions because they know the Uruguayans were not signed by them. There has long been suspicion that if Edwards hadn't left in the summer of 2022, there would have been a heated debate within Liverpool about whether so much money should be invested in a striker who knew from the first training session that this was an unformed striker. ”
But the problem is that Liverpool invested £85 million in Nunez's transfer fee, and it may cost a lot to sell it now, and many people still think that Nunez still has potential, and it is a bit unwilling to give up now. Nunez's distinct strengths and weaknesses will remain here for a long time, and how long can the new Liverpool manager, the fans, and Edwards endure it?
Carragher said in the Sky Sports studio after Liverpool's defeat to Everton that Liverpool need to think about Nunez's future this summer, and he believes that Nunez has been at Liverpool for two years, and there is no problem that we haven't seen the real Nunez, what we see now is the real Nunez. The implication is not to be under the illusion that he can suddenly transform into an efficient goalscorer, sometimes shooting is a subconscious instinct for a striker, rather than a hard training effort.
As for Nunez, at the beginning of the season, when he scored twice against Newcastle as a substitute and single-handedly scored three points for Liverpool, who had played one man less, I made a judgment: "Nunez can't be a goalscorer like Haaland. Nunez is improving, but don't expect too much from him, and this brace may not be a turning point in Nunez's Liverpool career, at least this season, and it is more likely to be his ceiling highlight. "Now it seems that I was not wrong.
From then on, I could say 'love and love' for Nunez, both seeing the good in his desperate work on the pitch and accepting the disadvantage that he would miss out on in front of goal. Even every time Nunez got a good chance to score in front of goal, my mental expectation was that he wouldn't score, so the disappointment wouldn't be too great.
Regarding whether Liverpool will sell Nunez this summer, Aounstein, the name of the online media competition, believes that Edwards will not be too aggressive this summer for Nunez, a player who has been signed by Uncle Scum, after him, and will still make a smooth transition first. He believes that Nunez may not be leaving, and there is no indication that the club will sell him at this time.
I'm afraid that until Liverpool find a better striker, we will continue to "love the house and the wu" of Nunez.