Right now, and I appreciate that I might be in a minority here, I’m concerned. I appreciate that Origi scores some pretty important goals last year and I am very grateful to him for that.....but....here’s the rub....while his finishing was excellent, his performances were not and I fear that his purple patch might come to an abrupt end. His touch and final ball are woeful....and were poor in most of the games that he scored in. For me, he’s no more than a 5th choice forward. We need someone to rotate with the current front 3 and imo, it ain’t him.
I think that, on this occasion, Klopp is being too loyal and we should sell him while his stock has never been higher. There I’ve said it. I feel a bit dirty saying it about someone who did help us win the CL but it’s how I feel about him as a player and I don’t think it will change.
I couldn't disagree with anything written there. You are bang on.
However the club doesn't agree so.... all we can do is hope.
a) rhian brewster... the next timo werner.
b) origi. if he works hard he is decent but he is for me a very much in the lines of the 6 yard box type striker. I don't think he is a left wing but he did work there a few times
c) shaqiri... can take a free, can deliver a ball but is very one dimensional.
We are imo depending on the front 3 to stay fit and rotate sparingly
In midifeld we have windy and fabinho for no 6 and henderson too but more henderson ox kieta, lallana, milner all for no 8 type roles. thats a lot of players.... so if someone doesnt go we wont be buying.
Add jones into that as well.
For me we are one short up front. last year i'd have not put 2 bob on sturridge playing much and he did stay fit klopp didn't need him but he got a couple of goals. origi did more. Are we any worse than last year? no.
did we expect a title push of 97 point... absolutely not. We can't expect that again this year i think would be my view irrepsective of who we have but i can't see us that good again.
We will get a title push out of alisson, vvd, gomez, robertson, taa, fabinho.. that base is crucial to not losing games. If the forwards stay fit i feel we can challenge... even if TWO stay fit.