Longer Ings quote: “You have got to take that pressure off yourself as a young lad coming through. That is what I personally think. “I would make sure I am established before taking any of those numbers. “It is such a huge club. That was the thinking behind it. “I wouldn’t want to go to Liverpool and chuck a shirt on my back like that - it is pressure you don’t need. The expectation at clubs like that is huge. “Obviously I am going to work my socks off to earn that number one day. For now I will take a high number and work hard.” “Of course it is a boost being a Liverpool player,” he said. “I can’t wait to get started. “To work with Brendan Rodgers and the players at Liverpool is an unbelievable dream come true for me, really. “I can play in a number of positions, on the left, as a number 10, or off the right. The strikers at Liverpool are fantastic and there will be competition. “The way I looked at it I will get a lot more game time playing in different positions, learning my trade as a young professional, and I think he is the right manager for that. “He is good with young players and as soon as I knew he was interested it was a no-brainer and it was best for me to join Liverpool.” Ings is currently away with England at the Under-21 European Championship and Liverpool are planning to give him a three-week break following its culmination. The forward is well aware of the need for a break, but admits he may find it tough to take the full three weeks such is his desire to impress. “I will be raring to go so I will probably only have two and join up with them on tour because I don’t want to be playing catch-up,” Ings said. “I would prefer to be around the squad and ready to go for the start of the season.”
Makes sense to me... someone that doesn't think he's billy big bollocks and should walk in to the club and take what some might say is only a number but it's an iconic one. Like he says, why put extra pressure on yourself when you're a young player trying to break into the first team. Take a big number and earn the right like those before him did. Looking forward to seeing him for us, think he's going to surprise a few this year and bag 10 goals.
10-15 goals would not really be a big surprise. He is a decent player with a strikers instincts, he is brave enough to put his foot/head in where it hurts in order to put the ball in the net. Not the most clinical striker you will ever have but pretty effective in the area.
Few in europa always makes average players look good.. eh eh? I like the thought. Said so on the thread and liked the positive comments. Wish we still had negative rep cos some of you lot want caning for yer attitudes. Get you chins up! Ffs
Well the way a lot of people are talking on here would suggest that they think he'll be no better than what we currently have. 10 league goals he'll get for us, putting it out there now #earlyprediction
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Sky running that we're close to Firmino deal, but think they're tkaing it from globosporte. Will be amazed if we pull this off, and if so it would be down to Coutinho
I have watched the player - he was able to score a few goals last season because he was the main man in the attack so everything went through him. Not knocking him but it will be interesting to see if he can get 10-15 goals in a team where he won't play as many matches and attacks won't go through him. Also, I respect him a lot more after his recent comments on shirt number - some people may thing numbers have no impact but certain numbers carry a lot of weight and expectation. Fair play to the lad.
Frimino and Kovacic hmmmm @Jimmy Squarefoot are you holding BR hostage because all of the rumored signings are players you've been calling for. That said, that will definitely be a coup if we capture both those players.
Selling Sterling for £50m and signing Firmino for £20m is great business, and it's what we need to be doing more often rather than spunking it in the domestic market on the likes of Lallana and Lovren. Potentially £20m left from the Sterling deal which means we can go big on another attacker.
My constant nagging is finally paying off! Those two would be immense signings if Sterling goes - and that's how moneyball works. Sell Sterling for £50m and we could potentially get 2 quality players in return.
I think he'll score at a rate just below 1 in 2. If he plays 20 games (proper plays not 15 of those as 10 minute subs) I reckon he'll get 8-10 goals. Hes a predator in the box, something we don't really have at the moment as Sturridge likes to drift wife or come short a lot (even though he's best on the shoulder of the last defender).
I would laugh if they were sat in the transfer committee meeting an Rodgers went, "Look guys, can we please just go and sign Kovacic and Firmino so that Jimmy shuts the hell up on not606, ok? He's a wonderful technician with great character and I want him to stop moaning!" With both of them being young (as is Coutinho), then if we do sign them and if they do develop as we hope, then that's a strong part of our midfield for several years to come (or we sell them for big money).
