Liverpool’s Defensive Dilemma Amid Transfer Pursuits…
Alan Shearer, the football legend and honorary king of Newcastle, thinks Liverpool should focus more on defending than on wooing Alexander Isak like he’s the last slice of pizza at a party. While Liverpool spent $106 million on Hugo Ekitike and bought an entire fantasy football team, Shearer watched the club ignore its center-back issues like a cat ignoring bath time. Sure, Liverpool has Van Dijk and Konate, but behind them are Joe Gomez—whose Premier League appearances are rarer than unicorns—and Rhys Williams, a player with more loan spells than a wizard trying to pay off his student debts.
Even though Liverpool dreams of shattering British records to nab Isak, Shearer wittily wonders if Eddie Howe is secretly auditioning for a role in ‘Persuasion: Football Edition’. Meanwhile, Newcastle’s signing failures resemble a Rom-Com where everyone ends up with someone else. With Anthony Elanga and a few other player romances crashing faster than a WiFi signal, Shearer is left wondering if Newcastle’s recruitment team misplaced their lucky socks. If Eddie can’t convince Isak to stay, at least there’s always tap-dancing or a career in making sad puppy eyes.
