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21 May 2015 20:19:58
What do Liverpool need this summer?

1. Striker

To be fair to Liverpool FC, there were no strikers available last summer but not buying this summer will be a disaster.

We need two strikers.

An English striker who can find the back of the net. ** Either Danny Ings or Charlie Austin. **

A continental/south american striker who can do any/all of the things
- can link play if required
- can score from outside the penalty box if required
- can hold the ball up for the wingers/midfielders
- should remain injury free

I have three choices
** Lacazette - I think we can get him if we want him. If we don't do it this summer, he will be gone.
Logic - He needs first team assurance which none of the top 4 can provide this summer. With Euros, next year he may not move without first team assurance.
** Vietto - He is my choice. He is fast and can really shoot from distance. He is Argentine and I think he is really mobile with good movement.
Practically it will be risky tbring him in.
** Bacca - He is good and pacy. Though he is not really a number 9 but he isn't bad. Best part he doesn't get injured often.

2. Midfielders/Wingers

In this department I would prefer James Milner and a left footed midfielder and a left footed winger.

The reason we should seek two left footed players is because a left footed player in midfield really opens up the pitch and creates angles which the opposition can find difficult to handle.
Someone like Verrati or Kondogbia would be good example of the kind of player we should look for, not necessarily them.

A left winger is imperative because of Rodgers tendency to overload the left. The opposition knows nothing will come in from the right. Hence a left winger.

3. Right Back

A quality right back. No big name but a solid right back with a decent final ball should be fine.

4. Back up GK
I don't much is required here.

1.) 21 May 2015 21:31:24
We have an English striker in sturridge zo I wouldn't count that as a necessity!

Those strikers are never happening, except for bacca who I don't really know much about as there are not many Sevilla games on except for Europa (maybe watch next Thursday's game)

Ojo is the left footed player I would bring through, its not a necessity and if we were to purchase one, it might block the line for ojo! Again though we wouldn't need one like downing ie to cross the ball, because we have noone to target!

I agree we need a defensive mid but with brendans refusal to play Lucas suggests to me he does like that deep midfielder to be of a play make type rather a defender, like can isn't a defensive mid but he can play a pass! But both kon and veratti are of the more aggressive midfields but verratti is Allen but more consistent and of a higher level he's certainly not a dm to break up play, I would love him though!

And a rb for sure but someone 28-30 as we have a lot of talent for that position in the ranks and it wouldn't require clyne for say 20/25 mil as we have a lot of players who can slot in until one of the younger crop are ready!

And gk is an absolute priority, mignolet is nowhere near good enough, regardless of goals conceded, we have actually had to change our style of play to suit him and therefore we lump the ball up to noone and continue to have the opposing team hurtling towards us over and over.

Striker - the best our budget and principles can buy. **must be injury free or a great track record! Its not even about goals but more you can't build a system without a striker and a gk! Someone like drog in his pomp with the right system would bring all our other players to life, look at giroud at arsenal (yeah at some point they need to improve that position to win a title bur still with the same sort of player)

Wings - ojo and if sterling goes pedro (as would give us maybe 2/3 good years and then leave the slot open for one of the kids to come through or step up (ibe,Marko) )

Rb - arbeloa/rangel etc

Gk - cech (number one 20 million pound 200k a week choice) but others are avalible but must be coming in as number 1 not number 2 or you end up with jones! Cech & ward for me (hopefully the stigma of young gk is breaking with the top young talent getting chances there coutios, de gea, ter stergen!) ward does look top notch!

2.) 21 May 2015 21:34:03
A new manager.

3.) 21 May 2015 21:44:36
In the entire world of football, there were no strikers available last year? Seemingly bizarre statement.

4.) 21 May 2015 22:02:06
I agree RDL - I stopped reading after that point.

I appreciate we may sometimes shop at a level lower than some (but appear to still overpay for some players when there level is lower than their price tag). But BR / Transfer committee seem to be able to buy square pegs for round holes then play the square pegs in a triangle system!

5.) 21 May 2015 22:14:55
Bacca would be a great get!!

6.) 21 May 2015 23:55:12
There was Bony and Remy who were virtually ready to be bought but BR either dithered on one as in Bony or rejected as in Remy so that debunks that first paragraph, right there. Bony would have been a great improvement on the dross strikers hope did get in so saying there no strikers in the world that could have improved us is just intellectual bankruptcy at its worst.

7.) 22 May 2015 07:26:52
Liverbird, an English striker, either Ings or Austin? Why don't we just give Sinclair the opportunity? It does my head in that we don't look to what we already have here first and give them an opportunity.

8.) 22 May 2015 10:53:28
Sinclair wasn't there last season plus he needs a to spend a season on loan.

Obviously we did not go for Remy last season.

Bony is not a striker with pace or constant movement, which is what Rodger's teams need. He is phenomenal but falls into the Andy Carroll style of player. I like him but he wouldn't have impressed us.he isn't much different from Balotelli except he doesn't sulk and is a team player.

9.) 22 May 2015 14:04:02
And Balo and Lambert have pace? Nonsense! Bony would have improved us with Stering Lallana and Couts around him and that is a fct, if compared with the dross he currently bought who combined, are not better than Bony.

21 May 2015 19:53:18
I am writing in this forum after a long time.
First things First. Raheem Sterling.

I have no affection or antipathy towards Raheem Sterling for not wanting to sign a new contract.

For me he is not a pivotal player. But why Liverpool cannot afford to let him go is because of the policy which we have decided to base our future on. Chelsea and Man City have no inclination or will to blood youngsters. So they buy English/British players from other clubs. FSG want to have young players from the academy in the first team. After a decade of ignorance, LFC is willing to give chance to youngsters because of FSG. Its a healthy and important policy because it gives the team freshness, energy and the unpredictability of the youth. If local lads feature, then even better.

Selling Sterling to any of the top four clubs will mean that we will not be taken seriously by these clubs or the young players (plus their agents) in future. So for the protection of our policy (plus framework) going forward, we must put our foot down and not sell Raheem Sterling.

Next pre season will then be a good time to decide what we want to do with him.

I think there are big takeaways from the Raheem Sterling saga for FSG. The first thing they need to do is to protect their investment.

1. While offering contracts to young players, they should be five year contracts (which they do currently). The focus should be a 3 + 2 rule. If the player refuses to sign a contract after the third year, they should be played as reserves in the cup games, if unavoidable. If Liverpool can pay Borini, Johnson and Enrique not to play, why can't they do the same to Sterling?
2. Every contract should have an unreasonable buy out clause. (Eg. Ibe's current buy out clause could be 70 million pounds)
3. We should stop doing business with the top 4 clubs. We must not buy from them (because currently we can't) and we must not sell them our players. We should be notorious to negotiate (or impossible like Bilbao).

Many other feelings at the moment but will write soon again.

1.) 21 May 2015 20:57:48
Agreed mate

08 Aug 2013 21:50:37
Ed,

I have a question.

Why can't LFC just take Arsenal to court if they try to be aggressive in the Suarez saga?

After all by bidding 40 mil + 1 pound, it can be established that Arsenal ALLEGEDLY did have a look at LFC contract with Suarez. Something which is alleged to be protected by a confidentiality agreement.

besides when did Arsenal last bid that kind of amount for any player. It usually goes in round figures I expect. I feel that THAT EXTRA 1 pound is very symbolic and vital and it would be very difficult for Arsenal to explain that kind of bid.

Liverpool got punished in the Ziege case but that 1 pound should make it a little difficult for Arsenal. {Ed001's Note - because you would need to provide proof that they didn't just get it from media reports.}

07 Aug 2013 15:54:03
Ed,

Now that Suarez has pretty much pulled down his transfer price even further, why shouldn't we just bench him and convey that players can't just keep turning up and declaring that they want to leave and LFC will oblige.

Man City made an example out of Tevez.

Why can't other clubs follow suit and do the same?

LFC should have told have Suarez that he risks staying at Liverpool for the next three years if he pulls up a stunt like yesterday.

In Bale's case at least Real are prepared to pay a significant amount, then why are Suarez and his representatives think that Suarez can go to a rival for 40 mill. {Ed002's Note - Liverpool are not in a position to threaten to keep a player for three years who does not want to be at the club. The club do not need any more publicity related to this matter. Whatever happens with Bale is nothing whatsoever to do with Suarez.}

11 May 2013 22:59:33
Eder �lvarez Balanta (River Plate - Colombia)
Sakho (from PSG - if he wants to come)

Is there any chance we can get any of the two above?
If the answer is NO as it usually is :), my question would be?

Why don't we go for players who would cost us 10 million now than later when they would cost more than 20 million or would very much won't want to come to us?

Why is this reluctance to recruit straight from South America?

I agree that Coates hasn't turned out too well but when Kenny brought him in, our full backs provided much more cover to CB than they currently do and the incoming CBs are expected to have pace which Coates doesn't have.

But still he isn't bad and has this street smartness which players from Uruguay are blessed with. But since Brendan Rodgers doesn't fancy him, who are we to complain?.


Particularly Balanta who hails from Colombia and plays for River Plate. {Ed052's Note - the reason its a no is becuase we haven't scouted then, haven't enquired and have no interest in them. Why not? Becuase we obviously dont think they would be suitable signings.}

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22 May 2015 10:53:28
Sinclair wasn't there last season plus he needs a to spend a season on loan.

Obviously we did not go for Remy last season.

Bony is not a striker with pace or constant movement, which is what Rodger's teams need. He is phenomenal but falls into the Andy Carroll style of player. I like him but he wouldn't have impressed us.he isn't much different from Balotelli except he doesn't sulk and is a team player.

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22 May 2015 10:42:25
Lacks pace and acceleration in the final third.

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22 May 2015 10:39:38
Rafa is too powerful a figure for FSG. That is the reason they will never bring him back.

{Ed002's Note - You need the wrestling page.}

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21 May 2015 20:30:54
To be frank, I don't think the famed "Transfer Committee" bought badly last summer with the exception of Balotelli. Even when seen in isolation, Balotelli is not as bad as Brendan Rodgers and the British media have made him to be.

Lets rewind and think again. Start of the season, Brendan was singing songs about all the players bought. I don't think he played any of them in the position where they have played all their life. The only exception is Lovren and guess what, I don't think he is that bad either.

If you are allowed protection of two defensive midfielders and your new club then decides to put just Steven Gerrard in front of you, then you are in trouble. His confidence was shot to pieces with weeks in Liverpool.

I am really torn to say that we should let Rodgers go because if he sets up the team well till Chrsitmas, his second half record can win him the Premier League. But he if a really big IF.

Even if he survives the summer, he may not survive the winter. WINTER IS COMING.