"Not as good as they think..." - Liverpool podcaster's impassioned speech is absolutely spot on

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“I don’t think Szoboszlai’s a bad lad, I don’t think Ekitike’s a bad lad – Ekitike seems alright – but they’re making these mistakes that can happen to any young player. “For me, it’s sometimes a bit symbolic of where they’re at and where their head’s at (off the pitch), and how connected or otherwise they feel with the city and the supporter base.

I don’t want to see a close-up of a watch that’s worth more than I earn in a year when you’ve just been s***e at Brighton. […] “This football club has got to represent the city that it plays in, and I feel at the moment it just comes into town every two weeks to play and then f***s off again. “They all live elsewhere, the manager lives elsewhere, there are other people in key roles at the football club who don’t live in the city either, and it’s just got a little bit too much.

“If you remove the football club from the city and just turn up to play, you’re never going to have a bond, you’re never going to understand each other. […] “They’re good players, but they’re not as good as they think they are.” Liverpool players must show more self-awareness There is no doubt that these Liverpool players ultimately care deeply about the club, even though it isn’t always looking that way at the moment. But certain antics are missing the mark at the moment, and it is only making the fans less enamoured by them, adding to the feeling that they aren’t giving their all on the pitch.