Hugo Ekitike - Welcome to LFC

[rudedog]

Slot has given him a bit of a public dressing down which makes you wonder if there might be more to it.

I would have rather he had just said Ekitike had made an error and he’d be having a discussion in private with him.

[BigChief]

Yeah the earlier Balotelli comparison is worrying me now. I'm hoping he will knuckle down and just work hard with no theatrics.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yeah the earlier Balotelli comparison is worrying me now. I'm hoping he will knuckle down and just work hard with no theatrics.

Ekitike works hard on the pitch and is a regular goal getter. The complete opposite of Balotelli in games for us.

[Scratch]

Slot has given him a bit of a public dressing down which makes you wonder if there might be more to it.

I would have rather he had just said Ekitike had made an error and he’d be having a discussion in private with him.

I did wonder about that, but then isn't that just Slot tho, no molly-coddling, just Dutch bluntness?

[Buzzo]

I dont think its that much of a big deal. It’s a good learning opportunity and shows that actions have consequences. Everyone is entitled to a mistake.

I like the swagger he shows and see it as an attribute.

He just needs to pick his moments, and keep his shirt on!

[Corndog]

Obviously it was stupid, there’s really no need to take your shirt off for any celebration, you can celebrate a goal properly with it on.

But that’s 5 goals in 7 games for him. It’s been a great start

[Rich]

Daft but as long as it doesn’t cost us at the weekend something for him to take on board and learn from.

Isak is hopefully good for an hour on Saturday.

[frank the tank]

If we drop points on Saturday then it will be partially his fault imo.

Clown.

Hopefully we win though. And then Ekitike is fit and rested for the game v Galatasaray on Tuesday night.

Isak to start v Palace, Hugo v Gala and then both of them v Chelsea hopefully

[baitman]

Yeah the earlier Balotelli comparison is worrying me now. I'm hoping he will knuckle down and just work hard with no theatrics.

Let's hope he doesn't do an indoor fireworks party, it's nearly time...

[red g]

And it all seems to have stemmed from a promise made to Southampton boss Still.

“Hugo cracks me up, he’s a funny lad,” Still explained to the media.

“We just caught up before the game, and he said he’d come on and score and then give me his shirt and bugger off, which is exactly what he’s done.

“So, yeah, fair play to him. We sold him to PSG for €50 million, so we knew he’s got a bit about him, and he scored a lot of goals for us as well.

“He’s a constant threat, and he’s incredibly annoying to play against. So yeah, fair play to him.”

Still was Assistant Manager at Ektike's 1st club and apparently they have remained in contact.

[DerKrampus]

Big brain fade but he's got enough credit in the bank already to take the justified criticism chin and move on.

He apologised to the manager and to his team mates so it's case closed for me.

[danperkins]

Hopefully not too bad of an injury, only player that looks a real live wire up top... although it would be nice to get a few passes to our forwards from time to time.

[kingfunk]

This guy is an absolute baller, Slot needs to find a way to start him most games. Otherwise he won’t be sticking around too long.

[baitman]

This guy is an absolute baller, Slot needs to find a way to start him most games. Otherwise he won’t be sticking around too long.

We need to go 4-4-2, get our best goal threats on the pitch at the same time.
Salah is marginalised out wide where he can no longer cut in. If he was a right winger we'd expect him to be able to go wide and stretch the play, then play back into the middle on his right foot, but there's the problem. It's clear we will always accommodate salah, despite his lack of influence in games...

[Charly]

We can keep the formation, but play wirtz as no.9 dropping deep and Ekitike and Isak as wider forwards