Liverpool
October 2025
Despite £240m outlay on Isak and Wirtz, Liverpool’s frontline has sputtered. Salah was benched in key away UCL ties; Isak owns one Carabao Cup goal and Wirtz awaits his first, raising questions whether the squad is a coherent unit or a collection of stars. Early results leaned on late winners and set pieces while open-play chance conversion lagged. Slot’s rotations and role clarity for Wirtz/Isak are under scrutiny; the analogy to PSG’s galáctico imbalance underscores the need for pressing cohesion, defined zones, and repeatable patterns in the final third.