What position did Elliott play for Fulham? And where did Elliott play for Blackburn? Where has he played during his youth career?
He plays CM for us because klopp has very few options. Elliott playing RCM is a huge reason to why Trent has struggled defensively too - because Elliott isnât a natural centre mid. He certainly isnât anything like the midfielders klopp has used during his time here.
Does it matter where they played in their early years ? He wouldnât be the first to transition into a different role , from the minute he came back last season Klopp clearly likes him in the middle three to maybe give a more attacking option from that three - something that many have said we lack , and even now Klopp still plays him there so itâs clearly where the manager thinks he is best suited - he also recently is playing in that 8 role for England Under21âs as well
Ok thatâs your opinion. Neither of us know for sure. I just think itâs an excuse. But in that case maybe you should perhaps respect other peoples opinions rather than shutting them down with your love for FSG? Itâs my opinion that klopp doesnât want ox in his squad and to a lesser extent Curtis Jones and Naby. I donât think klopp particularly wants to play Elliott in midfield either but as stated, his hands are tied. I donât think he wants to start Hendo or Milner every single week, he has already gotten into a habit of subbing Hendo off around 60mins whenever he plays. So I believe that those players are still on our books because FSG wonât reinvest. We have to keep them. Weâre stuck with them. We have no other options.
If he doesnât want Ox why havenât they sold him ? Same with Jones , Keita etc . Or is it not as easy as just getting rid like that and then bringing in replacements? Is it a bit tougher in the real world to just let players go when under contract ? Both those players were bought under Klopp .
If the club canât sell the players then what are they supposed to do ? Just rip up their contracts ? Whatâs the solution
Why couldnât we have got bellingham? Just because they sold Haaland? It doesnât matter. Money talks and every player has their price. Klopp hinted several times during interviews that he wanted a midfielder. Why arenât our owners backing him and taking a hit on the likes of naby? If we put naby up for sale for 10m there would be a buyer and it would free up a space in our squad that you often talk about.
We wonât sign Bellingham because he will cost around 80m and that means we will have to sell 80m worth of our squad or very close to it. Who are we going to sell? You always tell us that net spend doesnât matter and itâs irrelevant. This is exactly why it does matter and why it IS relevant.
Dortmund werenât going to sell - you canât force clubs to sell a player if they donât want too and they are a club that is more than happy to keep players and sell when they think itâs right - Sancho is your example
Why wouldnât we pay ÂŁ80mil for him next summer ? We were willing to pay that for the lad from Monaco this summer ? That money didnât go to anyone else -
Klopp also said that they went for a midfielder and he picked someone else and someone else wasnât available
https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/were-going-JĂŒrgen-klopp-drops-aurelien-tchouameni-hint-in-latest-liverpool-transfer-update-3825014
âSo it means we had all different aspects of a midfield game. You all told me or whoever, you are the ones who ask questions obviously then: âDo you need another midfielder?â A 10th midfielder?
âSure, but we were going for a midfielder but a midfielder decided to go to another club, so that can happen. So in that moment itâs now not just like this: âOh we donât take him, then letâs see if we can take the other oneâ.
âSome players are in this moment not available but for us really interesting, so thatâs how it is. And now we can make their decision â we bring somebody in where you think: âIs it the right one?â Iâm not 100% sure - short term probably yes, long term Iâm not 100% sure and what would that mean for the next transfer and all these kind of things, what are all going through the mind. Thatâs how our life is.â