USA Tour Game 3 - Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United

[Finnatic]

DF has played Gnonto at right back / wing back a couple of times now.
It’s a strange one.

[1964white]

No one

I can name two straight away.

[BlackHillsPaul]

Aaronoson is MOM for me. With a close runner-up to DCL.

[weasel]

Half tempted now to carry on watching LTV for a bit longer with the volume on!!!

[Clitheroe White]

Aaronoson is MOM for me. With a close runner-up to DCL.

I thought it should go to Harry Wilson.

They all made a difference along with long staff.

[Cjay]

Who said "Get rid of Aaronson"

Me

I don't change my opinion based on a sub appearance in a friendly.

He played well tonight (2nd to DCL imo).

He also hasn't played well enough in his time here to justify a new very expensive contract.

Keep him or don't but no new contract

[weasel]

DF has played Gnonto at right back / wing back a couple of times now.
It’s a strange one.

Don't forget though that with 3 centrebacks it can be more of an attacking position than a defensive one. All about weighing the balance between what extra you get from a player attack wise in comparison to what you lose defensively. Similarly can see Dan James playing well there.

[Cjay]

Bornauw may be our best underrated player ever incidentally

He's an absolute rock.

[The Subhuman]

DF has played Gnonto at right back / wing back a couple of times now.
It’s a strange one.

Huge learning curve, loved the run into the box for Wilson's sublime pass, no clue why it was called back if anything the foul was on Willy.

[Cjay]

Credit to Farke for whatever was said at ht and the subs.

No idea what was wrong first half, too many gaps.

I still maintain Ampadu pressing high will cost us more than it will benefit us though.

Don't like it.

Nice to win though and genuinely play well 2nd half.

[BlackHillsPaul]

I thought it should go to Harry Wilson.

They all made a difference along with long staff.

Really? I didn't think Wilson looked sharp at all. He came close on a couple of ball progressions. But just couldn't pull them off today. I stilll feel it's going to take him a couple of months to really bed in and start contributing. Hope I'm wrong!

[Carrick Dave]

That’ll teach them not to play MOT.

[The Subhuman]

Think I'll skip the first half on tomorrow's LUTV re run and enjoy quality commentary for the second

[weasel]

Me

I don't change my opinion based on a sub appearance in a friendly.

He played well tonight (2nd to DCL imo).

He also hasn't played well enough in his time here to justify a new very expensive contract.

Keep him or don't but no new contract

Depends on what is considered expensive. As a valuable squad member on a decent prem wage then it would be foolish to get rid as we'd likely have to splurge £20m+ on a replacement and guess what, we'd have to pay that player wages too.

That for me is why we give him something like a 3 year extension and it may be that ina couple of years time he has slipped down the pecking order - but for this season I certainly feel he is worthy of a place in our squad and likely will be for a couple more.

[GreennWhite]

Sub's favourite player

Get in

It just shows what he really knows about players

[weasel]

Today showed how it is sometimes not about individual players but how well players mesh together. Midfield first half was probably our 3 best midfielders but doesn't work and I don't think it did last year. You give it a different look, add the pace of Aaronsen, box to box and coverage of Longstaff and Ampadu anchoring and it was a midfield that opened up space. Similarly DCL's movement opens up the space, ditto Wilson and even though Wilson didn't quite click it played a part in us finding space.

Would give Aaronsen man of the match as the single biggest impact.

[Victor_OTT_17]

Bornauw may be our best underrated player ever incidentally

He's an absolute rock.

I’ve been lauding Bornauw since we bought him!

[Cjay]

Depends on what is considered expensive. As a valuable squad member on a decent prem wage then it would be foolish to get rid as we'd likely have to splurge £20m+ on a replacement and guess what, we'd have to pay that player wages too.

That for me is why we give him something like a 3 year extension and it may be that ina couple of years time he has slipped down the pecking order - but for this season I certainly feel he is worthy of a place in our squad and likely will be for a couple more.

People forget the level of frustration he caused

The losses of possession the poor passes the missed chances.

It's all very good being a decent player on occasion but it is occasionally, it's 1in5 at best even maybe 1 in 10.

Today was one of his good games, their will be 5 games where it's the total opposite.

We've been here before with Harrison for example, a good few games then they revert and you can't give them away.

The issue with BA as a squad player is you are far more likely to get the bad version than the good in sparing appearances.

He has 0 consistency, squad players are players you should be able to rely on to be a 6/7 out of ten occasionally

That isn't Aaronson.

[Clitheroe White]

Really? I didn't think Wilson looked sharp at all. He came close on a couple of ball progressions. But just couldn't pull them off today. I stilll feel it's going to take him a couple of months to really bed in and start contributing. Hope I'm wrong!

Wilson nipped in a few times to break up play. He always looked dangerous on the attack. A few almost moments. His corner kicks were on the money.

[GreennWhite]

Good result, builds some confidence and more importantly gets more minutes in the legs. Lets not forget this is just a friendly pre season game and lets not get carried away