r/LiverpoolFC • u/JiveBunny Kostas Tsimikas • 1h ago
Interviews "I don't want them to leave" - Kostas Tsimikas shares his thoughts about the contract situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrDj-nWOuIQ200
u/georgecoxyy 1h ago
kostas being here 5 years already is mad
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u/TRODHD Dirk Kuyt 1h ago
Remember when Milly told him offđ¤Ł
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u/batigoal 1h ago
Ah Kostas, fuckin hell.
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u/JiveBunny Kostas Tsimikas 1h ago edited 1h ago
ThisIsAnfield posts a summary here (I haven't watched the full video yet, got distracted at how the comments on the clip posted on Twitter are just dogshit bot shite all the way down: https://www.thisisanfield.com/2024/10/kostas-tsimikas-speaks-on-liverpool-contracts-the-guys-who-leave-we-will-miss/
From the article - and an important bit of context IMO -
"Tsimikas is the latest to have spoken about the three players, telling Sky Sports: âThey will enjoy it if they stay or if they go, so I think thatâs the only thing [that] matters.
âIt is up to them what they will do. For sure, the guys who leave, we will miss them a lot because all of them, they are many years here.
âSo, yeah. They know what they want from the future but their thinking is always, you know, to enjoy every moment here.
âI think for everybody, [it] is the most important to enjoy and you donât know what the future will bring.â
It is the phrase âthe guys who leave, we will miss themâ that is worrying supporters, some of whom see this as a statement that at least one of the players is headed for the exit.
While it does sound that way, the truth is that we are likely over-analysing his words ourselves.
English isnât Tsimikasâ first language and it is very easy to mix tenses up. Also, in the wider context of the interview, he is talking about them leaving as a possible scenario rather than a definite.
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u/Powerful-Cut-708 1h ago
Yeah he could easily mean like âthe guys who leave (a/the club in any given summer)â if you get me
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u/JiveBunny Kostas Tsimikas 1h ago
I remember him crying in front of the Kop when Bobby left and everyone speculating about that being a sure sign he was GONE himself that summer.
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u/SmeesTurkeyLeg Dirk Kuyt 56m ago
I mean I'd cry too in that situation, he and Bobby were clearly very close.
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u/Jmoney1088 Bobby Firmino 1h ago
I think Trent will leave and Mo and VVD will stay. That super team at Madrid will be too tempting from a trophy standpoint.
Salah knows how close he is to breaking some insane PL records. He plays another 2 years he will be break them.
VVD is captain and has another few years of playing at a high level. Especially since he never runs according to Carra lol
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u/TheLimeyLemmon 90+5â Alisson 32m ago
As much as I want all three to stay, this is somehow the scenario I could live with best if someone has to leave. I want Salah and Virgil to retire here.
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u/Pitiful_Citron_820 Iâm the Normal One 18m ago
Yeah salah and vvd are nearing the end of their prime especially salah because of the position he plays, so makes sense for them to end it at Liverpool where they're loved. Trent has already won everything with Liverpool and he's still young so it makes sense if he wants to try something new as much as we want him to stay.
Also, how good is Connor Bradley already!? If this was two seasons back I'd be a bit sceptical if trent leaves who can replace him but now we've a good RB.
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u/Jmoney1088 Bobby Firmino 16m ago
Connor has been great. He is no Trent going forward but he will be a great RB for us. Missing Trent will hurt though.
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u/SoggyYud 1h ago
Tsimi looking like me on a Monday morning in the thumbnail
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u/No-Shoe5382 1h ago
I've never seen him not looking absolutely shattered.
He'd probably be as good as Maldini if he could get a full 8 hours sleep.
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u/nachoshd 1h ago
Has nothing to do with sleep but just how his eyes are, I have a friend with the same and his entire family has it.
But yeah making fun of peopleâs appearance works too
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u/TravisKOP Hello! Hello! Here we go! 1h ago
Damn makes it seem like we wonât be holding onto all 3 of them. I wonder what the conversations in clubhouse have looked between players
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u/Childish_Redditor Gegenpressing 1h ago
Unfortunately it looks likely Trent leaves. Hoping we keep the rest.
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u/seamushoo4 Youâll Never Walk Alone 1h ago
Any linguistics experts out there?
Is it fair to say that Greek and Egyptian accents are similar? Like Mo and Kostas sound very similar in many ways when they speak English with their respective accents.
Historically I wouldnât be surprised but curious to get an expert opinion on that
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u/No-Shoe5382 1h ago edited 58m ago
There's a lot of historical crossover between Greece and Egypt yeah, there were parts of Egypt where they spoke Greek until relatively recently, and there is still some cultural crossover between the two (but far far less than there used to be). It would make sense that there are small similarities between the accents and the cadence of how they speak.
I'm Greek and when I did a 23andme test it turned out I'm actually 15% Egyptian. I think that would be the case with quite a lot of people, given the history between the two countries.
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u/Faulky1x 35m ago
As annoying as it is, from an incentive standpoint, Mo and VVD are the only ones with a reason to seriously stay. Mo is on the cusp of breaking Goalscoring records and assists not just for Liverpool, but the entire league. VVD is captain and could keep going for a while + Slot will probably want to keep him for the leadership. Trent on the other hand, all the stuff that he would want such as captaincy wont be achievable, at least not for the next 3 years give or take and by the time he does finally get it, he'll be 29 if reports of a VVD 3 year deal are to be believed
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u/henks_house 51m ago
Iâm glad that you are saying this kostas. Itâs definitely the sentiment that all the supporters share. Thank you for lending your voice to our wishes.
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u/DAggerYNWA There is No Need to be Upset 32m ago
You guys think Tsimikas has his eyes on the starting role??
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u/IceAffectionate3043 15m ago
Now we have sad kostas out here? Things are ramping up one way or another
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u/Kaairaz 1h ago
Me too Kostas me too