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1 week ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
Alright, time to answer some of your questions. I recorded a Q&A episode of my podcast earlier this week. You can listen to that here. This post is an attempt to answer some more of them. Jack Lewis asks:If we assume Alexander Isak and Julián Alvarez are unattainable, who would be your realistic choice of striker to bring in? So I feel like I’ve made my stance pretty clear on this topic of late. I’m just not the biggest fan of strikers, sorry. Indeed, I wrote No to Strikers just three weeks ago.
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1 week ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams |Mo Stewart
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -10:00Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Episode #069 is a Q&A special. An hour dedicated to answering questions submitted by paid subscribers. Could Liverpool look at Charles De Ketelaere? Could Arne Slot use Mohamed Salah as a striker next season? If you could choose one forward to sign this summer, who would it be? How important is the coaching team behind Slot? Should Liverpool copy Paris Saint-Germain?
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1 week ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
For as long as I’ve known, the left-back spot has always been a problem at Anfield. I grew up watching the likes of Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra represent our biggest Premier League rivals. I mean, even Everton had Leighton Baines. John Arne Riise held the Liverpool torch for a while. And his highlight reel remains pretty incredible. But he wasn’t quite as great as legend suggests. Fábio Aurélio was cool, but always injured. Alberto Moreno was tragically born without a brain.
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2 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
So I’m going to use this week’s Friday post to answer a question submitted by one of my loyal subscribers. Signing lots of players is cool, but hang on. Didn’t the current version of Liverpool just win the Premier League with a month to spare? Shahid asks:‘We won the league. Got to a final. Dominated the Champions League and lost to the eventual winners on penalties. Great season, everything going well. So why are we changing so much? Jeremie Frimpong is so different to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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2 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams |Andrew Beasley
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -9:59Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Episode #068 covers Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez versus Rayan Aït-Nouri, and whether Liverpool should be worried about Manchester City and Arsenal ahead of next season. Who is the better left-back, Kerkez or Aït-Nouri? Will City hit 90 points next season? Should Manchester United buy Bryan Mbeumo? Which attacker should Arsenal sign?
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3 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
Something different this week. So I’ll be in Amsterdam when you read this post. If it’s good enough for John Heitinga, it’s good enough for me. But given that, I’ve had to plan ahead for this week’s Friday piece. I’m sitting down to write this one earlier than usual, so I can get it finished before I go. And I’m telling you this just in case Liverpool buy Lamine Yamal at some point in the next few days. This post isn’t about Yamal, no.
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3 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams |Mo Stewart
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -10:00Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Episode #067 covers Liverpool’s ongoing pursuit of Florian Wirtz, other forwards on the market who the Reds could target, Manchester City’s rebuild and more. Why is Wirtz worth over £100m? What makes the German wonderkid different from everybody else? Which forward could become a curveball option for Liverpool this summer? Why are City buying Rayan Cherki?
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3 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
Surprised? Well, me too. I had a feeling Liverpool were planning a big summer. I had a feeling Liverpool wanted to land at least one marquee name for the final third, too. But what I didn’t expect was Florian Wirtz. I viewed the Bayer Leverkusen talisman as untouchable. Destined to remain in his homeland by joining Bayern Munich, like every other German who shows any degree of promise. If not, Real Madrid or Manchester City. The usual. But no, it seems Wirtz will play his football at Anfield next season.
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4 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
Another edition of my mini podcast. The idea is a 10-minute chat reacting to any breaking news on the scene. Casual, immediate and informal. This time, I was joined by Dan Clubbe from The Redmen TV to talk about the impending arrival of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. Where is Arne Slot going to play him? To gain access to all of my written content and my occasional mini podcasts, upgrade your subscription for just £4.99 per month.
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4 weeks ago | 
distancecovered.substack.com | Josh WIlliams |Josh Williams
Transfer season is truly here. Your mate knows Liverpool are signing Jeremie Frimpong. He knows Milos Kerkez is lurking around the corner, too. Hell, the Reds are even in the process of signing Florian Wirtz — the best player on the market — right now. And yet, despite all of that business, your man still wants a striker. He thinks he’ll be happy when Alexander Isak arrives. When Hugo Ekitike joins. That’s when he’ll finally leave the casino. That’s when he’ll feel satisfied.