Anthony Gordon

[Colos Short and Curlies]

22 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

This is exactly what is likely to happen for me - the lad isn’t close to consistent enough for that level, and the microscope would be on him. 

 

He's never going to perform as a £80m winger, or at least out perform that and there will always a little chipping away at his because of the fee.

 

He will of course do well if he moves, he's a more than decent player, but I doubt he'll ever quite reach where he should for more than the odd spell.

 

Our squad would be better served in selling one of Gordon or Barnes and bringing in a slightly different left wing profile and then do the same on the right so we have one more direct and one a little more considered as options - even if the individual players in Barnes and Gordon are better

[ExiledGeordie]

I don’t want him to go but it has a certain element of inevitability about it if he is keen and some like Diaz is moved on. It’s a sensible transfer for Liverpool to make.

 

I do think we could re-invest the money pretty well however. 

[Holloway]

Keep, he'll come good again after a good recharge in the coming weeks. Go with Barnes amd you'll see the difference by 10 games in 

[jonny1403]

On 18/06/2025 at 07:13, Optimistic Nut said:

Joelinton probably the only other one I'd reluctantly sell if we got a good offer. Not that he'd kick on like Gordon I think he's at his absolute peak, but you could buy a 10 (Pedro?) and change system, or find it easier to find a midfield destroyer for cheaper than a Tonali, Bruno or Isak replacement. 

 

I don't think there's many players in the world that have Joelinton's particular skill set. He'd be incredibly hard to replace.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by jonny1403

[Chris_R]

7 minutes ago, jonny1403 said:

 

I don't think there's many players in the world that have Joelinton's particular skill set. He'd be incredibly hard to replace.

 

 

 

 

Agree, but he'll also be 29 by the time the new season starts.

 

We can't afford to let players finish their careers here, winding down their abilities on big salaries, when selling them for good money is an option and getting in someone younger to replace them now. I don't want him to be sold, but I'd not be surprised if he was.

[Optimistic Nut]

28 minutes ago, jonny1403 said:

 

I don't think there's many players in the world that have Joelinton's particular skill set. He'd be incredibly hard to replace.

 

 

 

 

In this 4-3-3 we play definitely, but I think if we changed to 4-2-3-1, 3-4-3 or whatever then I'm not sure he suits a midfield two. 

[Nine]

1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

In this 4-3-3 we play definitely, but I think if we changed to 4-2-3-1, 3-4-3 or whatever then I'm not sure he suits a midfield two. 

Kind of makes a signing like Pedro all the more important, if having a #10/SS means we can be flexible tactically and deploy 4-2-3-1 then we can take workload off of Joe until we want the 4-3-3 again.

 

We need more effective flexibility with tactics and selection, the 4-3-3 doesn’t cut it vs stubborn low block sides.

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Nine