Loris Karius was with Stuttgart's academy before joining Manchester City in 2009, his ex club's youth coordinator describing the money involved as 'well out of proportion'. He didn't make a first team appearance for City and was loaned to Mainz in 2011, the move becoming permanent in January 2012. He started out with...
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"He thinks he's a bit of a star doesn't he? But he has one of the worst strike rates of any forward in Liverpool history. He's the only no. 9 ever to go through a whole season without scoring , in fact he's probably the only no. 9 of any club to do that. He was always the last one to get picked in training."
The shadow cast by a predecessor can often be the most difficult obstacle for a new manager to overcome, especially when that predecessor happens to be the person who rebuilt the club’s modern identity. For Slot, the first year at Anfield was always going to be a case of balancing the existing tactical DNA with his own more measured, possession-heavy philosophy.
From Owen to Salah, Liverpool's contributions to the World Cup have been as dramatic as the club's own storied history, and the 2026 tournament promises more of the same.
Liverpool’s current Premier League campaign has been one of contrast, strong attacking output on one hand, and periods of inconsistency on the other. A statistical breakdown of their season reveals a team still competing at a high level, but one that has not fully matched the dominance of their strongest recent campaigns.
There's a reason Liverpool supporters have developed a habit of holding their breath when big news breaks. The club operates at extremes. Decisions that look questionable on announcement day end up defining trophy-winning eras, while others that seemed perfectly sensible at the time dragged the club backwards for the better part of three or four years.
