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title: "Report lambasts Michael Edwards and claims Thiago ‘looks like a failure’"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/report-lambasts-michael-edwards-and-claims-thiago-looks-like-a-failure/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-02-16T14:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-02-16T14:00:00Z"
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# Report lambasts Michael Edwards and claims Thiago ‘looks like a failure’

A report from *[L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/)* \[via *[Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/damaging-michael-edwards-decisions-impacting-liverpool-plan-looks-like-failure/)*\] has criticised Michael Edwards’ recent business at Liverpool, stating that he has made a number of ‘damaging’ decisions this season.

Edwards has been widely [lauded](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/michael-edwards-real-story-behind-17994543) in recent years, having excelled in the role of sporting director at Anfield, showing masterful skills in the transfer market.

This latest report lambasts him, however, saying that Thiago ‘looks like a failure’ so far, also pointing out not replacing Dejan Lovren and allowing Gini Wijnaldum to drift into the final year of his contract as bad decisions.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

In truth, this report is ludicrously harsh on Edwards, who continues to do a fantastic job, on the whole.

It is still far too early to judge Thiago, with the Spaniard adjusting to Liverpool’s style of play, missing three months through [injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444) and coming into a team low on confidence and with central midfielders playing in defence.

Similarly, the decision not to replace Lovren was fully understandable at the time – it is only a freak number of injuries to centre-backs that have seen the issue arise, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip [all out](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/31) for the season.

Jurgen Klopp clearly [values Edwards greatly](https://tbrfootball.com/jurgen-klopp-heaps-praise-on-michael-edwards-as-liverpool-confirm-new-signing/) and this criticism of him should be taken with a pinch of salt.