I don't think anyone's blaming Real Madrid. Nobody has any expectations of REAL MADRID, of all clubs. The issue is whether it's decent of Trent to have followed the money to the exclusion of every finer consideration.
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I don't think anyone's blaming Real Madrid. Nobody has any expectations of REAL MADRID, of all clubs. The issue is whether it's decent of Trent to have followed the money to the exclusion of every finer consideration.
I don't think anyone is pissed at Real Madrid in all honesty. If we had gotten a fee for Trent I wouldn't really care whatsoever if he wants to leave. Its just that we as a club, and self sufficient as well, will miss out on 100 mill £.
That would have been very handy when rebuilding this team.
That would have been very handy when rebuilding this team.
Football-wise, he really suits Madrid more. The passes we derisively call Hollywood balls will turn into an unstoppable weapon once Mbappe and Vini Jr. are on the receiving end - they will play to each other’s strengths. And arguably Madrid is also better equipped than us to cover Trent’s weaknesses, both in terms of having a good collection of versatile, defensively-oriented players (Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga etc) and playing in a league where most opponents will not have a go at them in quite the same way Premier League teams do.
So yeah, sentiment aside it’s an easy and right decision for him.
Leaving for free shouldn't be an easy decision for him.
It sounds like some of you thought he was staying and you're only just digesting this now. Why?
because he is a defender that does not defend!
It's not really a decision. I very much doubt that real would have paid for him.
I’m sure he’ll leave a big donation for charity or something like that. It’s not the player’s responsibility to ensure their club get a fee.
I find this to be a funny logical puzzle.
Some seem to be concerned that we can't in the aggregate improve our right side which has been our glaring defensive weakness for years.
The reason why would be that you don't believe we will make the necessary investment and buy players of the required level to rebuild the team.
But you want Trent to stay, because he will win stuff with us?
Or no, you're fine with him leaving but he should have made sure to look out for someone else's best interests on the way out?
Some seem to be concerned that we can't in the aggregate improve our right side which has been our glaring defensive weakness for years.
The reason why would be that you don't believe we will make the necessary investment and buy players of the required level to rebuild the team.
But you want Trent to stay, because he will win stuff with us?
Or no, you're fine with him leaving but he should have made sure to look out for someone else's best interests on the way out?
He won’t run that fast.
Is this what Bellendingham tweeted?
Bar the 20-30 mill they bid in January.
His brother will get that big donation. No, but you can't say that Trent has handled this well. But I'd say it shows your character going out like this from the club that has given you everything from the age of 6.
The club is obviously to blame for letting the contract run down like this, no doubt.
How many players are above Trent that we would be annoyed at losing before him?
Allison
Konate
Virg
Macca
Gravenberch
Salah
I think I'll only be pissed if we have a shit summer and don't capitalize on our strong position. I'm pretty sure every Liverpool fan has at some point got so pissed with Trent that they would think we could find either a better player or one more suited to what we need in our team. Personally I think Salah has struggled a lot from a lack of overlap from the fullback
Allison
Konate
Virg
Macca
Gravenberch
Salah
I think I'll only be pissed if we have a shit summer and don't capitalize on our strong position. I'm pretty sure every Liverpool fan has at some point got so pissed with Trent that they would think we could find either a better player or one more suited to what we need in our team. Personally I think Salah has struggled a lot from a lack of overlap from the fullback
It equally puzzling that some don't see that we have a major job on our hands to replace the creative outlet we've had from right back. Look at Arsenal and their focus on being strong defensively. Its turned them into a stale non creative force that struggle to create chances.
If we can find the right players and if Slot can adjust our tactics so the creative output is replaced then all will be good. But we have a major job on our hands. For the record I think we can do it.
And yes, Trent leaving for a fee would have made this all much better. Like signing an extension with a release clause.
Thats more on the club though, not the player.
We could have got 100m for Trent last summer. That would have helped a significant rebuild to our team, a team he has only given an 'ok' contribution to this season. That is my only gripe. I didn't want him to extend, because he doesn't want to be a RB and isn't good enough to be a midfielder in a PL title challenging team.
To be fair, Salah has hardly “struggled for form” this season…
Don’t think we could get 100M in all honesty - Madrid would never have paid this kind of money for him (I doubt they would go above 50M - they have plenty of quality RBs to choose from) and Trent would not want to go to another team that might have offered more.
What does irritate me is the Jude-Trent “bromance” - because it was supposed to be the other way around, with Jude coming here to play with Trent. In the end I’m more than OK with having Szobo and Gravenberch for the same money, but it still grates me a little.
Doubt it as Real had most of their funds tied up in the Mbappe deal last summer. There will in no doubt be a lot of stories that surface from both sides now regarding the last 12 months.
Will be funny if he has been promised to play in midfield in Madrid, and Valverde will continue to play at RB.
Absolutely he will. It was great in the old days when we were just dealing with his Mum.
They were also balls deep in the Mbappe transfer.
Given how well Valverde is doing at RB, would anyone reconsider my idea about Szoboszlai as a Trent replacement? Especially if we buy a shit-hot #10 in the summer.
Like I said, especially sad when it's a local lad and a fan, but I don't blame him. I don't think it's reasonable to expect any player to stay at the club forever (or at least until we don't want him any more) just because he was born locally. And I suspect the deal with Madrid was that they weren't going to pay a market rate fee for him AND top wages. They may have told him he came on a free / negligible fee or not at all.
