While Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk recently committed their futures to the club with new two-year contracts, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s decision to join Real Madrid still stings for many Reds supporters. And after Bradley’s first-half struggles, that pain has only deepened.
The young Northern Irishman was constantly exposed on Liverpool’s right flank, finding himself repeatedly undone by Alejandro Garnacho, who caused chaos down Chelsea’s left. Things went from bad to worse when Bradley, already booked, narrowly avoided being sent off after a rash challenge.
Arne Slot had seen enough — he substituted Bradley at half-time, moving Dominik Szoboszlai into an improvised right-back role, though the Hungarian also failed to steady the defence.
After the game, frustrated Liverpool fans flooded social media with emotional reactions. One wrote:
> “We were told we’d be fine without Trent — how wrong that was. Bradley isn’t ready, and it’s showing.”
Another added:
> “Frimpong and Bradley over Trent? Never in a million years.”
The frustration doesn’t stop there. Liverpool’s summer spending spree, which included massive outlays on Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez, has yet to deliver the stability fans hoped for.
Despite targeting Europe’s hottest talents, Arne Slot’s 4-3-3 system appears unbalanced — too many attacking stars, not enough structure. The club may need a more strategic approach in the next transfer window, as this summer’s overhaul seems to have created more problems than it solved.
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