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Evil Roy Slade said:
If he's behind Macca and Dom I'll give him 6/10 so far. Would have been 9/10 had he got Lavia, but this time last week I didn't even think Caecedo was on the radar, so when the dust settles we've lost nothing there apart from face, and we've forced Chelsea to shell out £35m more than they'd hoped for (£85m if you factor in Lavia, who they didn't really, really want as well).
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I would guess Mac was more or less done before he arrived so think he can only take credit for Dom. I thought he was brought in because of his knowledge of the german market think we have only been linked with 1 or 2 from thre Germany apart from Dom.
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
I really hope Klopp can make this current system work because it looks like it's here to stay.

You make a good point re. right flank but we now have Dom to provide stability - he's a work horse. The biggest issue is the left side of me - Diaz doesn't protect as well as Mane, hopefully Mac at LCM and a new DM will provide more cover but then Robbo has significantly regressed over the past 18 months.
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yeah, I said that on Sunday. Brilliant to have Diaz back - like a £75m new signing. But he doesn't do what Mane does, BUT NOBODY DOES. If Mane was a better passer he'd be a brilliant DM - his tackling and strength is up there with Kante. That said, it was right to let him go - as has been proved by his sad swansong in Munich.
 
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Evil Roy Slade said:
yeah, I said that on Sunday. Brilliant to have Diaz back - like a £75m new signing. But he doesn't do what Mane does, BUT NOBODY DOES. If Mane was a better passer he'd be a brilliant DM - his tackling and strength is up there with Kante. That said, it was right to let him go - as has been proved by his sad swansong in Munich.
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Yep, can't fault us for letting players go - Gini, Mane, bobby etc. As much I love them, they weren't the same player any more (maybe Gini was).

We have to move on. Mane, Bobby and Salah is one of the all time great attacks which had everything. All 3 had intelligence, could score goals and could create, plus work insanely hard.

The annoying thing for me is that we could have bought players who profiled similarly but chose to go a different route - Gakpo and Nunez just don't fill me with much confidence.
 
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johnsonsbaby said:
I was basing it on transfer activity so far and presuming he's been involved because that's what he was brought in to do. We were told he has specialist knowledge of the German market and we got Szoboszlai so .... there's that
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Wouldn't be surprised if we go back in for Manu Kone. Seems like an easy deal to do and he has an insane engine on him.
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
Yep, can't fault us for letting players go - Gini, Mane, bobby etc. As much I love them, they weren't the same player any more (maybe Gini was).

We have to move on. Mane, Bobby and Salah is one of the all time great attacks which had everything. All 3 had intelligence, could score goals and could create, plus work insanely hard.

The annoying thing for me is that we could have bought players who profiled similarly but chose to go a different route - Gakpo and Nunez just don't fill me with much confidence.
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Think Gakpo is a shrewd buy, but he's no midfielder. He could play at the head of midfield diamond as Sterling did a few times under Rodgers, but not in a 3 like he was asked on Saturday. As I say, Klopp's formation selection is like the bed of Procrustes - no matter who is available he'll stretch, cut and squeeze them into a 4-3-3.
 
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Evil Roy Slade said:
Think Gakpo is a shrewd buy, but he's no midfielder. He could play at the head of midfield diamond as Sterling did a few times under Rodgers, but not in a 3 like he was asked on Saturday. As I say, Klopp's formation selection is like the bed of Procrustes - no matter who is available he'll stretch, cut and squeeze them into a 4-3-3.
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I don't mind Gakpo - he is a solid player but I just don't know how we intend to use him. As a false 9?

With our recruitment in the past, it feels like we had a clear plan on how to use them. With Gakpo, and now certainly Darwin, I don't think we have an actual plan on how to use them. We just like them as players but without an idea on how to get best out of them. That's just my opinion of course but I'm hoping Klopp and team do have a better idea.

I just look at Darwin, and we've used LW and as CF, and we haven't seen much of an improvement.
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
I don't mind Gakpo - he is a solid player but I just don't know how we intend to use him. As a false 9?

With our recruitment in the past, it feels like we had a clear plan on how to use them. With Gakpo, and now certainly Darwin, I don't think we have an actual plan on how to use them. We just like them as players but without an idea on how to get best out of them. That's just my opinion of course but I'm hoping Klopp and team do have a better idea.

I just look at Darwin, and we've used LW and as CF, and we haven't seen much of an improvement.
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I think he's deffo Bobby's replacement, yes.
 
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Neither here or there said:
Sky sports transfer show running a segment on why players choosing chelsea over liverpool .

Location / Project / Contracts being mentioned.

Could just say £££ and contract security...
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Had this conversation yesterday with mate. Giving all these reasons and I’m sure some are legit, but they missed the massive one which was money and an 8 year contract lol.

4 minutes of waffle could have been answered in 30 seconds.
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
I don't mind Gakpo - he is a solid player but I just don't know how we intend to use him. As a false 9?

With our recruitment in the past, it feels like we had a clear plan on how to use them. With Gakpo, and now certainly Darwin, I don't think we have an actual plan on how to use them. We just like them as players but without an idea on how to get best out of them. That's just my opinion of course but I'm hoping Klopp and team do have a better idea.

I just look at Darwin, and we've used LW and as CF, and we haven't seen much of an improvement.
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Gakpo seems a Bobby replacement but with. A better eye for goal but not as good with the pressing link up. No issues with him tbh, just not at CM
 
That's bullsh!t for a start, they won't sell either. Valverde is a fantastic player, but I would suggest Sloz has that position covered. Tchou bloke turned us down just a season ago, don't see that changing
 
Neither here or there said:
Sky sports transfer show running a segment on why players choosing chelsea over liverpool .

Location / Project / Contracts being mentioned.

Could just say £££ and contract security...
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That no-neck bint (forget her name) is on there saying that players around the age of Lavia and Caeicedo have only ever seen City and Chelsea win trophies. I mean we literally won EVERY trophy, domestic and international, over the space of three seasons. :emoticon-0112-wonde
 
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moreinjuredthanowen said:
3 bids on lavia or 2 if you lot like. who decided the player value at 35 to 40 and what was he instructed to do?

again we don't know.
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No, and I'm not too unhappy we missed out there. Lavia was a gamble. He might turn out great, but too young to know how fit he'll be etc. I hold no upset over missing out on Lavia. (or Caicedo).

I am annoyed we haven't signed ANYONE in a timely manner for the defensive role... but another thing we don't know is ... how many bids/enquiries have we been making behind the scenes that no-one in the public knows about.
 
Evil Roy Slade said:
That no-neck bint (forget her name) is on there saying that players around the age of Lavia and Caeicedo have only ever seen City and Chelsea win trophies. I mean we literally won EVERY trophy, domestic and international, over the space of three seasons. :emoticon-0112-wonde
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Been a while since Chelsea won anything hasn't it? Their drought is surely almost as long as United's.
 
Milk Po said:
Been a while since Chelsea won anything hasn't it? Their drought is surely almost as long as United's.
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They did win the CL and the CWC a couple of seasons back, tbf. That's not my point - she just lumped us in with United, Arsenal, and Spurs, literally a season after we were 2 goals from winning a ****ing quadruple.
 
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