TA: Newcastle has many dissatisfactions with Liverpool, Liverpool is confused about this

August 25th The Athletic wrote an article about some stories between Liverpool and Newcastle due to the Isaac incident, which involved Newcastle's dissatisfaction with Liverpool and the confusion about it.

Newcastle is about to usher in its first home game in the new season. St. James Park Stadium will condense the backlog of emotions of the entire city. This time, their dissatisfaction will not be aimed at Isaac, but Liverpool. The Tyneside area was filled with repressed indignation throughout the summer and may be a complete outbreak tonight. Isaac's actions failed the love of Newcastle and his fans, betrayed the coach and teammates, and insisted on promoting the transfer, which aroused public anger. Liverpool, which he was determined to join, will become the main bearer of this resentment.

For the Premier League broadcasters, this is undoubtedly a "box office" showdown. In today's Premier League stadium, at least on the competitive level, modern football is "too harmonious" for some people, and this game is completely different. Isaac insists that he will no longer play for Newcastle, and Liverpool's interest has not subsided. The scene of two teams facing each other on the court a week before the transfer window closed was breathtaking.

TV cameras are likely to not capture the undercurrents outside the arena. The camera will record the scene of Eddie Howe greeting Slott on the sideline, but it cannot show the sudden drop in the boardroom after the Liverpool delegation arrived. In the next seven days, if Liverpool agrees to meet the £150 million valuation and Newcastle can sign at least one striker as a replacement, Isaac's transfer deal is still possible, but the atmosphere between the management of the two clubs has been extremely tense.

Newcastle's dissatisfaction not only stems from the Isak storm, but also related to Liverpool's signing of Ekitic from Frankfurt last month and even his interest in Anthony Gordon last summer. Although Gordon's transfer rumors quickly subsided, some rifts between the two sides have deepened for months. In the middle of last month, Newcastle thought he was in the lead in the race for Ekitic (who might have other considerations at the time, intending to let Ekitic replace Isaac instead of partnering with him), but was intercepted by Liverpool. Previously, Newcastle had lost one after another in the battle between Drapp Jr., Joao Pedro and Mbermo, and was then snatched away by Manchester United. In the transfer market where the forwards were introduced, the missed Ekitic made Newcastle unable to recover.

And on Liverpool, they are confused by Newcastle's statement (that is, signing Ekitic "destroys the possibility of Newcastle selling Isaac"), because Ekitic was originally Liverpool's target, and this summer, Liverpool not only sold South American doubles, but also lost Jota. Therefore, their forward signings are by no means as simple as "only targeting one new player". As some have speculated, this is not Liverpool's "power show-off" or a misguided move to force Newcastle to sell Isaac.

More than three weeks ago, Liverpool's initial £110 million quotation was rejected and no second offer was followed. Newcastle said it was "inappropriate", and Liverpool was also puzzled by this. Newcastle mentioned in its statement last week that "transfer conditions have not been met", and Liverpool interpreted it as "Newcastle needs to find a replacement first, rather than simply demanding to meet Isaac's asking price."

One of the difficulties Newcastle faces is that despite winning the League Cup last season and qualifying for the Champions League, the team is currently in a vulnerable period: CEO Darren Ils is in a transitional period due to health problems, and Mitchell agreed to terminate the contract in just one season as sports director. As the Athletic pointed out in a previous article analyzing the causes of Isaac's disappointment, since the consortium led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired Newcastle at the end of 2021, under the coaching of Eddie Howe, the team's progress on the field has far exceeded the improvement of off-court operations.

Newcastle is advancing a new personnel appointment, and Ross Wilson is expected to join from Nottingham Forest as sporting director, but during this period the team faces risks and Liverpool has been unapologetically trying to take advantage of this.

Liverpool's management structure (Edwards, Hughes, Woodfarn, etc.) is in sharp contrast with Newcastle, and the advantages of such a team in formulating vision and executing strategies are also obvious. Although Howe may be hurt by his old friends taking advantage of Newcastle's plight, he may privately hope that he would have people like Edwards and Hughes around him instead of letting them play for his competitors.

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