Transfer Rumours Transfer Rumours thread

[moreinjuredthanowen]

NOBODY is sacking my brendan...

 

[Page_Moss_Kopite]

Just think of all the funny to come once he gets sack from us and Saints appoint him, he'll spend the first two or three years buying them all back again.

 

[HugoEkitikeN01]

The one you really need is Koeman...

Good buy.

 

[Libby]

Just think of all the funny to come once he gets sack from us and Saints appoint him, he'll spend the first two or three years buying them all back again.[/

What would he do to our defence

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

Good buy.

I meant for your defence

 

[HugoEkitikeN01]

I meant for your defence

Lots of attacking options too.

 

[Sir_Red]

Not sure we will play 3 at the back. That was a temporary solution to try and stop conceding more goals by adding another defender in the mix. Once figured out, we struggled and went back to 4.

Also, Moreno is not a wing back. Clyne is flexible to play full back or wing back which is good.

Finally on Benteke - I cannot see how it would work. We have a potentially world class player in Coutinho - we should be building around him and his strengths. Playing him behind a striker who's main strength is in the air and rarely runs of the last man, we're effectively stifling Coutinho.

I disagree. Much as I rate Coutinho, he isn't good enough or reliable enough to warrant spending millions to build a team just around him. Only players of Suarez' ability get that treatment, and even then it's a risky strategy that means when the player is injured (or leaves) we're back to square 1 with a team that doesn't work. We need to build a team in which all the players fit together, not are just designed to get the best out of one player.

 

[Jimmy Squarefoot]

I disagree. Much as I rate Coutinho, he isn't good enough or reliable enough to warrant spending millions to build a team just around him. Only players of Suarez' ability get that treatment, and even then it's a risky strategy that means when the player is injured (or leaves) we're back to square 1 with a team that doesn't work. We need to build a team in which all the players fit together, not are just designed to get the best out of one player.

You still need that focal point. There's no point building a team which stifles your best players - our best players are Sterling and Coutinho who thrive on movement and dynamism.

Agree that we can't rely on just one person but a good manager is one who creates a system which suits his players. Not impose a system on them. By bringing in Benteke, we're effectively changing our style and imposing a style on our best player attacking player, Coutinho.

 

[Sir_Red]

You still need that focal point. There's no point building a team which stifles your best players - our best players are Sterling and Coutinho who thrive on movement and dynamism.

Agree that we can't rely on just one person but a good manager is one who creates a system which suits his players. Not impose a system on them. By bringing in Benteke, we're effectively changing our style and imposing a style on our best player attacking player, Coutinho.

I agree that Benteke is the wrong signing, but not because he wouldn't get the best out of Coutinho necessarily, more that he wouldn't fit our entire team and play style- just like Balotelli he needs ball to feet and scores from corners/set pieces.

 

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That's what happens when you sign the dross, but let them keep players like Clyne, Wanywama and Morgan.

Why do people think Liverpool fans are arrogant?

 

[FedLadSonOfAnfield]

Clyne would be a good signing, shown form at Southampton and will be a reasonable fee if a but more than we want to pay. Can really push on at LFC... Oh. Wait. I'm sure I've heard this before sometime. Can't quite put my finger on when but it sounds really familiar

 

[Libby]

All joking aside, are some of you skeptical about signing from us after the lack of success of last years £50m outlay?

 

[Jimmy Squarefoot]

All joking aside, are some of you skeptical about signing from us after the lack of success of last years £50m outlay?

Not really. We signed players that weren't good enough because Rodgers does most of his scouting via MOTD where Lovren and Lallana excelled.

Anyone who watches football knows that Wanyama and Morgan are your best players.

 

[Germlands Nozzer]

All joking aside, are some of you skeptical about signing from us after the lack of success of last years £50m outlay?

Maybe practice makes perfect?

I guess it's about identifying whether the player can step up. I think we all knew Lambert didn't really fit, but hoped he would get by because he's local and he was only cheap anyway, but I don't think any of us really expected Lovren to be as awful as he has been. I think Clyne would do a steady job for us, but I don't expect him to be a world beater.

 

[SIR_KENNY_KLOPP_KING]

In for a Southampton player before the window opens.....

In for a right back

Will no doubt be in for a central midfielder

and at least one striker....

Feels like we've been here before!

 

[Tobes]

It's not funny apparently, see the BBC Salford thread for clarification.

 

[Jimmy Squarefoot]

Targeting Ings, Milner, Clyne and Benteke.

The good old policy of buying from Britian which has served us so well.

When will we learn?

 

[Stan]

I thought this thread was about Liverpool's new £20million centre half.

 

[SIR_KENNY_KLOPP_KING]

It's not funny apparently, see the BBC Salford thread for clarification.

You have to see the funny side....surely??

Am sure most will when we have our pants ripped down and get publicly shafted as per all of our other SFC signings!

 

[SIR_KENNY_KLOPP_KING]

I thought this thread was about Liverpool's new £20million centre half.

Don't be stupid....the scouts are still looking for someone who only 5% of the footballing world have ever heard of