23 Jan 2018 09:17:42
I think it is time that Liverpool bite the bullet and offer Monaco what they want for Lemar. Or whoever.

When you lose your creative lynchpin in January, it is imperative that you replace him straight away. Of course, finding the right player for a good price is nigh-on-impossible in January, but tough s***, it is what it is. Furthermore, can anybody provide reasonable evidence that Lemar will be cheaper in the Summer? If he's such a good player then chances are he will have a stormer in Russia and his price will then just skyrocket even more because a tonne of clubs with world cup fever will demand him. It happened to Ozil, it happened to James Rodriguez, it even happened to bloody El Hadj Diouf.

I just fear too many games like Swansea if we don't get the replacement we need. Yes, the front 3 could have done a lot better to stretch the play, but then you also need the right midfielder to find that incisive pass, and drag players away from not only the front 3, but also Ox and Can to give them more space to barnstorm.

If we don't sign a replacement 'cuz we are sensible and patient' then my disappointment will be immeasurable.


1.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:22:54
What would Lemar have done differently agaianst Swansea? He’s not a Coutinho, he doesn’t dictate the pace of play in a game or score 30 yard screamers. He’s another fast dribbler, like Mane and Salah.
Can't see what he offers to change that game.


2.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:28:44
I think Lemar is a bit more than just a fast dribbler. He's pretty silky too. And Coutinho didn't really dictate the pace of play.


3.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:29:28
And I'm not saying it has to be Lemar, it has to be anyone that Klopp's sharp football mind sees fit.


4.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:30:43
This is not the time for knee jerk reactions, OP and if you allow one result to undo ALL the good work we have done over the past 4 months then have at it BUT I will choose to remain calm and see what happens. If we can get the player we need in Jan, great. If we can't, NO STOP GAPS and NO P**ING AWAY of funds just to satisfy the thirst of irrational fans (not you, my friend) . That will be WAY worse than just losing to Swansea.


5.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:33:06
Maybe being able to pass the ball to a Liverpool player in the final 3rd Ron, maybe an option off the bench to actually change things, seeing as rubbish as we were only 2 subs were used, but yet sturridge and coutinho will have left without replacement by the end of the month, abs outstanding from lfc agaib.


6.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:34:56
Wasn’t coutinho a quick dribbler Ron? The problem we had last night is we didn’t have one player in midfield that could get the ball turn and go forward with any pace. It was all too slow.


7.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:37:49
It's not a kneejerk reaction BR, I've been saying the same thing ever since Coutinho was sold. It is evidently clear from not only this game but also the second half of last season that we struggle against these teams without certain key attacking players, i. e. an effective wide man or a central string-puller.

No one in January would be a stop-gap because unlike centre-backs, there is plenty of great attacking midfield talent going around.


8.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:39:21
“Silky”? What does this mean? 😆

Secondly, when we were flat, like last night, Coutinho did dictate the pace of play. He’d do it by running at the defence and committing them. He’d either shoot from distance, play a quick one-two and burst into the box, or play a short pass in behind.


9.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:44:40
Coutinho has much more to his game than being a quick dribbler. I have not seen Lemar play like Coutinho.


10.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:57:19
We don't need someone with Coutinho's style Ron, we just need someone just as effective.


11.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 10:22:47
We need someone with something different, Lemar offers nothing that Mane and Salah don’t offer IMO.


12.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 10:36:56
That is nonsense Ron.


13.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 11:15:54
No, it’s an opinion Nicky and if you’re going to disagree then you’d be better off justifying it with points 🤝.


14.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 12:16:31
Lamar would not have been able to do anything last night. He is not what we need and it would be foolish to spend 90 mil simply out of panic.


15.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 12:22:08
We need a playmaker. It could be a CAM or a CM.
But someone who uses his brains more than his body to get past players. We had phil to do that! People expect Lallana to step up and I disagree. He is no better than Woodburn on the ball for me. We need someone like David Silva!


16.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 13:06:06
Harry, when we had couts you were still asking for a play maker and often claimed couts wasn’t one. Now he’s gone he was a play maker!?


17.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 13:08:33
Well let me re-phrase it for you then Ron - it is a nonsense opinion.

Wait, so like the way in which you have justified your erroneous comparison with absolutely zero points? You're just being an ass now because you're losing a debate.

Lemar knows how to beat men in front of him in the centre of the park and run at the defence. He knows how to play through deft key passes. He knows how to whip in great set pieces and crosses. He knows how to score free kicks. How do any of these attributes still not make him different to Salah or Mane?

Also, why would Klopp try to replace Coutinho with a player just like Salah or Mane? Do you think he's that stupid? Even not only that, ed001, who has a great footy mind, thinks Lemar is very capable of filling Coutinho's boots.

Espouse your opinion all you like but it doesn't exempt you from being called out for talking absolute rubbish.


18.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 14:10:21
Nicky, a wideman? You mean like Mane, Salah and even Ox wo have been terrorizing teams nearly all season? The fact of the matter is that Ron is correct. Lemar or whoever would not have made Gini be a ghost all game, made us look and play with such lack of composure and impatience, making bad decisions in the final third. NO ONE. Cou played vs WBA and we were arguably worse than vs Swansea. You and I can moan about signing x or y player BUT the fact of the matter is that we may sign no one if it means signing some guy as a stop gap. You say there are plenty of attacking talent out there YET you don't name a viable one who is available and one Klopp may want. That is my issue with fans and pundits. They say we should sign someone BUT don't say who that could be that will strengthen us. Same old, same old. Let us see what happens first before we judge is what I would advise, IMO.


19.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 14:26:35
Losing a debate. Ok Nicky, if it pleases you, you win the debate. I moved on from trying to win debates when I left the playground. You enjoy trying to win debates on the internet with people you don’t know about a game based on subjective opinion. 😂

For the record, I disagree with your assessment on Lemar. However, I don’t watch French football every week. I’ve never seen those qualities you see in him. Time will tell.


20.) 24 Jan 2018
24 Jan 2018 06:18:46
Ron, 80% of this website is debating, so you're trying to insult not only me but many others.

Your last paragraph perfectly sums your erroneous comparison up. You don't know what you're talking about because you never watch the kid. How on earth can you properly disagree with me if you never watch the kid play?

So much for you avoiding debates, right?