Liverpool’s 2025/26 Vision Echoes Glory Days of Late 80s

Summer buzz is real, Liverpool fans can feel something big is brewing

There’s something stirring again at Liverpool. You can feel it. No, scrap that, you can sense it, like electricity in the air before a thunderstorm. As a lifelong Liverpool fan, I’ve lived through the highs, the heartbreaks, and those in-between seasons where everything just felt... stuck. But what’s happening now at Anfield? It’s got my heart racing like it’s 1987 all over again.

Echoes of a Glorious Rebuild

Back in 1987, I was just a kid. But I remember that feeling, that buzz around the club. John Aldridge came in first, then came the cascade, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Ray Houghton. There was no caution, no fear of change, no hand-wringing about too many new faces. There was belief, from top to bottom, that this was the right direction. And it was.

Liverpool exploded into one of the most entertaining and dominant sides English football has ever seen. From 1988 to 1991, we were untouchable. Every match felt like an event. Every goal was a masterpiece. Every game, a statement.

Even now, thinking about that team gives me goosebumps. We should have won more than we did. Wimbledon, Michael Thomas, and that infamous Palace result still sting. But make no mistake, that Liverpool team was the best in the country and would have taken Europe too if given the chance. They weren’t just good. They were insane.

That Feeling Is Back

Fast forward to now, and I’m feeling that same surge again. We’ve just seen Arne Slot arrive at Liverpool and somehow, he’s gone and won the Premier League in his debut season. That alone is headline-grabbing. But it’s not just the win, it’s how we’re operating behind the scenes that’s turning heads, mine included.

There’s a clear plan. A smart one. The way we’re moving in the transfer market right now, looking to possibly bring in Marc Guéhi, a winger and a forward, depending on the futures of Jota and Díaz, shows a club that’s thinking three steps ahead. This isn’t panic buying. This is vision-driven evolution. And as someone who lived through both the Barnes-Beardsley revolution and the Klopp-era rebuild with Mo, Mane and Bobby, I can tell you, it’s got that same electric edge.

Klopp gave us one of the most emotionally powerful teams we’ve ever seen. For about 18 months, that front three felt genuinely untouchable. But it never quite reached the sustained dominance of the late 80s side. That team, from 1988 to 1991, should’ve done a clean sweep of doubles, and only three chaotic moments derailed it. That’s how good they were. That’s the level we’re talking about.

No Overhaul Fear, Just Forward Motion

There’s been chatter, as there always is, about how many players we might bring in and whether it’s too much change too fast. I get it. Change makes people nervous. But let’s go back to 1987 again. Nobody then moaned about overhauls. Nobody pulled out spreadsheets to see if the squad turnover was too high. We were just buzzing to see these talented players come together and click. Because when the vision is clear and the signings fit it, the results follow.

Slot and the backroom team know what they’re doing. There’s no nostalgia clouding my judgement here. I’ve been around long enough to know the difference between hype and substance. What’s happening right now feels like a carefully choreographed move into a new era. If Díaz becomes our second-choice striker, if Jota moves on and we bring in another wide threat and a front man to compete, this team could explode.

And let’s not forget the defence. If we do manage to secure Guéhi, we’re talking about building a backline with real steel and balance. You can’t dominate a league without defensive control, and it looks like we’re putting the building blocks in place for just that.

Vision 2025/26 and Beyond

It’s early, sure. But everything about this Liverpool team, from the way the manager talks to the way the club are behaving in the market, screams of a long-term plan with serious ambition. We’re not trying to cling onto past glories. We’re charging into the future with a renewed sense of purpose.

2025/26 could be the season where we see this team evolve into something spectacular. Not just strong, not just competitive, but dominant. The kind of side people fear. The kind of team where fans, neutrals and rivals alike tune in just to watch how they tear teams apart.

There’s a clear shift happening. This is not about replacing players or refreshing the squad. It feels deeper than that. It feels like a cultural reset. A return to the kind of aggressive, intelligent, joyful football that defined Liverpool at their best.

And for fans like me, who’ve waited decades for a feeling like 1987 to come around again, it’s a joy just to witness the pieces being lined up. We don’t know yet how it’ll all pan out. Football’s not that predictable. But the signs are good. Very good.

Liverpool are doing something special again. I’ve seen it before, and I know what it looks like. 1987 lit the fuse, and what followed was unforgettable. Now in 2025, I’ve got that same feeling. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.