dunno. he turned us down twice. failed in inter and went to stoke and they have been relegated after him being there long enough for someone to buy him
God no. Unwanted at Bayern, went to Inter for a year and the only team who wanted him after that was Stoke. No one has tried to get him since, I think he has an attitude or other issues
His attitude stinks. Likes to be the big fish. Plus if he'd turned up like he can, when he wants too, Stoke wouldn't be relegated as he can be a match winner as he's show with Switzerland
When inter got him? I know we tried 6 months before but he decided to stay at Bayern. There was talk but who knows I suppose
Shaqiri didn’t turn us down - Bayern refused to sell to us at that price. Which is a shame because the talent is clearly there. Apparantly he has a relegation release clause of €14m - worth a punt as a squad option.
Makes sense. We were always penny pinching around that period. I don't see the attitude issue as much as others. I think he can trim down and be a vital option for us. Especially if he has a relegation clause.
Yeah, not at all a Klopp player. Does it when he wants to and there seems to be little 'team ethos' in his game
What we'd like and what we can get are two different things - at least in the short term. No offence intended, but I think too many people confuse fantasy football games with reality. We're not assembling a squad on paper, and we can't just identify what we need and go out and get it. City may be the benchmark, but we can't match their spending. This is the Catch-22, the only way to get there is through consistent performances at the top for a few years, and that is difficult without the spending power. If we win the CL it will help, and even getting to the final will do us a world of good, but thinking we can just go out and assemble a squad like City have is pie-in-the-sky stuff. We need to be more realistic.
Not in total disagreement but when we say the bench mark we don’t of course mean that teams will reach that standard. But they are the ones to catch. And the quality of their squad (not their costs) is the one to aspire to. Let’s be clear about the depth of the squad, of course we won’t have the expenditure of City but aspiring to improve the quality of the squad to come closer to City’s is not dreaming of the impossible. How much did we spend for Salah? How much did the mancs team or the squad led by Ferguson to the title in 12/13 cost? They were only the third or fourth most expensive in the league I think. And Leicester’s? It may be difficult but certainly not fantasy. Otherwise we might as well all go home.
I don't get how people confuse assembling a squad to compete with city with someone saying spend the same as city. Lfc have 23 players, one for every position already. However some just are not able to deliver. Mingolet. Karius. ward... I'm not pushed here there's your 3 keepers Clyne taa again nothing wrong here Gomez Matip lovren . One needs to go. Vvd klavan. Klavan does ok on the occasion he is cslled upon Robertson Moreno. We all think Robertson has done ok. Henderson, can. Can is going. Windy, Milner, kieta, ox, lallana. Two players there who may be getting close to done. Mane Firmino, ings, solanke, sturridge clearly issues here to move on Salah We have the squad but its not balanced. Can must be replaced Mane and salah need a challenger. I have not said that cannot be harry wilson. It could be. I think some people confuse getting quality with spending big. Imo klopp needs 4 or 5 signing and to come out of this summer with a bit of balance to squad. 2 no 9s Two for left Two for right A no 6 Maybe a defender. We should see 4 or 5 go. Sturridge Ings Can Maybe klavan Origi
Agree with all that but will point out the Fergie's Man Utd that beat Chelsea and Man City too titles didn't have the better squad on paper, they didn't even have the same squad numbers! That's the bit I'm picking up on, we need a bigger squad but we don't need a squad the size of Man City's. They've got players on their books that don't even get a look in!
