"New EPL season around the corner." "Aye" "Ambition?" "Retain top 4 status after big player leaves with big shoes to fill." "How?" "Still score a lot, not as much as last year certainly, but in the 70-80 range. AND concede less, in the 30-35 range. A more settled goalkeeper, new defensive additions and once-injured players back as new would help that." "Sure enough, a +40 goal differential can get you top 4. And lets grant that a bolstered defence leaks in 35 goals. Where do 75 goals come from however?" "Here: Sturridge: 15 Sterling: 10 Lambert: 4 Borini: 2 Gerrard: 6 Coutinho: 4 Henderson: 5 Lallana: 5 Markovic: 2 Suso: 2 Allen: 2 Ibe: 1 Can: 1 Defence: 6 ... " "That's still ten short of three quarter century." "I suppose we NEED a 10 goal a season striker then." "Aye. If not, that would mean everyone from Mignolet to Sturridge will have to up their game more than envisioned." "And that would require a touch of magic by Brendan" "Aye. More than a handful of magic."
Why wouldn't you include Lallana and Markovic in there? Surely they'd be good for at least 5 goals each?
"And what caliber is a 10 goals a season striker, mate?" "Gotta be a good one to hit it off in his first LFC season, not world class, but class nonetheless."
"This could turn into a witch hunt which I never agree with but the OP will make senseless, insensitive comments to be a nob, or he is actually a nob. No matter, live by the sword etc etc"
