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  1. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Not sure what you’re seeing in Danso that shows he’s at Ledley’s level.
  2. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    We’ve finished 17th twice in a row, and our defence has been a major part of the problem, along with the bargain-basement options we've relied on in attack. Over the last three Premier League campaigns, we have conceded 183 goals—61 in 2023/24, 65 in 2024/25, and 57 in 2025/26. That’s an average...
  3. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Would we have finished second if United, Liverpool, and Arsenal had been run better during that period? Probably not. Managing resources responsibly is important, but ultimately it has to translate into success on the pitch. Financial prudence is commendable, but it cannot be the end goal in...
  4. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    In Arsenal’s case, I think the answer is partly yes. Towards the latter years of Wenger’s reign, they often appeared comfortable with securing a top-four finish rather than genuinely challenging for the biggest honours. While remaining competitive, there was a sense that maintaining Champions...
  5. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    That’s how you define success, and it’s wrong.
  6. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Not every transfer is going to be a success. But it wasn’t a lack of ambition that held Liverpool back.
  7. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    I was asked to name clubs that have managed their finances responsibly while achieving greater success on the pitch, or those that have struck a better balance than us. Arsenal are a clear example. They haven’t always got everything right—ironically, they went through a similar phase to us now...
  8. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Seven years is not a short period of time. One Champions League qualification in seven seasons for a club built and budgeted for European football cannot be considered a successful return. A manager would not survive at our club with just one top-four finish across seven seasons.
  9. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Call me eccentric, but I'd rather be celebrating league titles and trophies than debating return on investment. Last time I checked, we're a football club, not a hedge fund.
  10. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    It’s not worked very well for the last 7 years. It very nearly culminated in relegation.
  11. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    A lot of transfers are ultimately calculated risks. Liverpool took one when they paid a world-record fee for a defender in Van Dijk. Arsenal took one when they spent £100 million on Rice. At the time, neither deal came with guarantees. The point is that every major signing carries an element of...
  12. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Liverpool won both the Premier League and the Champions League with Mané playing a central role. I'd say that worked out pretty well. Compare that to Clinton Njie, who was signed because he represented better value. As for recklessness, where are the PSR breaches? Where are the UEFA sanctions...
  13. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    And potentially alienate yet another manager less than a year into his tenure? Are we really going to repeat the same mistakes? Should we pass on a proven, ready-made player who could improve the team almost immediately in favour of yet another teenager who may not be ready for three or four...
  14. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    How recently did Dortmund nearly go bankrupt? That was more than 20 years ago. They don't get every player they want, but they don't spend months haggling over every deal either. Liverpool signed players like Mané rather than settling for Clinton Njie. Arsenal identified Declan Rice as a...
  15. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    "Potentially" is the operative word. None of us knows whether he'll prove to be a good signing. What we do know is that the manager has identified him as a player who can improve the team. Are you suggesting that the club should overrule him? If not this player, then what? Another 18-year-old...
  16. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Most of the biggest clubs in world football operate responsibly within their means without being paralysed by risk aversion. Excluding the state-backed or billionaire-funded outliers such as Emirates Marketing Project and Chelsea, clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have all...
  17. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    The biggest clubs understand that sometimes it's worth paying a premium to secure the manager's first-choice target. In the past, we would have spent three months haggling over a fee, only to leave ourselves with no time to pursue alternatives if the deal fell through. That's why your claim that...
  18. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Is there not a sensible middle ground between the overly conservative approach taken by Levy and ENIC and the often-cited example of doing a Leeds which is the other extreme?
  19. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    Fair points. However, I do feel that the football side of the club has not always been prioritised enough compared to the business side. That does seem to be changing, which can only be a positive development. Ultimately, we're never going to compete consistently at the highest level if we don't...
  20. Jurgen the German

    Daniel Levy - Former Chairman

    That's all well and good, but we reached the Champions League final seven years ago and finished second in the league nine years ago. Since then, the trajectory over the last seven seasons has largely been one of decline. If a manager or player consistently underperformed for seven years, they...
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