21 May 2021 00:09:52
Seeing a lot of people saying we don't need to sign a new starting midfielder for next season as we have Fabinho, Hendo and Thiago to start and they are 3 great players don't get me wrong but what maybe 3 or 4 goals a season will come from that midfield. Surely we need a more attacking midfielder that will get us some goals especially as how bad 2 of the top 3 were this season. Don't know who would have to move to the bench or if formation would need to change or whatever but feel as if it is a must that we sign an attacking minded midfield option.

1.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 00:58:58
Hahahaha just like we "we don't need to sign a cb because we have Gomez, Mario, vvd and quality players in the academy" last summer.

The club is permanent

The players are not

Keeping moving forward or get left behind.

You are only as good as your next signing. Football is, after all, 90% signings.

2.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 01:15:44
We shouldn’t be playing all 3 at once. Play 2 keep one on the bench and add a midfield goalscorer and rotate. Gini and Keita out for 2 new midfielders would be ideal.

3.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 02:38:23
We clearly have to replace Wijnaldum. And we have 4 aging midfielders in Henderson (30), Milner (35), Thiago (30) and Ox (28 soon) . Heck we might even need two midfielders. I can see Thiago easily giving us 3 years or more, but I don't see Henderson being able to do the same. Hendo's game is physical (and he'll wear out) while Thiago is all about technique.

{Ed0666's Note - I agree ArAy I think we need to replenish and stack the midfield with some youth for the very reasons you specify. I don’t think we can should rely on just a Gini replacement. Hence why I advocate purchasing two midfielders and selling Keita, Ox and Gini (Bosman). Next season I’d like a midfield of Thiago, Hendo, Fab, Jones, Nehaus, Milner and Bissouma. I think hendo will have to be managed till the end of his Liverpool career as the time he’s spending on the sideline is increasing, Milner is the same. And Millie will leave at the end of next season anyway. The midfield used to be our strength and I can see it turn into our weakness if we aren’t savvy this summer and next.

4.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 05:04:42
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say we don’t need to buy a midfielder this summer.

5.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 06:25:18
I’m pretty sure everyone is unanimous in saying we neeed to buy a midfielder, just not everyone is agreeing we bring in 3.

6.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 08:19:09
We also have Jones and Fabinho who aren't so old. Yes Gini will go and we should move on Ox and Keita in my opinion. I would rather buy one quality midfielder than a lot of squad fillers. Six midfielders for 3 spots and a space for an up and coming youngster is fine by me.
Henderson will be ok in 3 years. He might have to alter his game a bit but to think that he would be done within 3 years are far from the mark.

7.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 08:21:29
People seem to forget that we actually added a midfielder in Thiago last Summer, who didn't actually replace anyone from the squad or did he?

8.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 08:55:55
What IR said. and the fact that bobby we also still have minamino (AM) and grujic on the books.

I think klopp will move to 3 5 2 next season. 3 out and out defenders.
Trent and robbo wingbacks. Thiago and fab/ hendo midfield enforcers. Bobby everywhere in the final third and salah and jota upfront.
So.

9.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 10:13:31
I don't see klopp moving to 3 5 2, he’s never used that system apart from a couple of random games.

10.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 10:35:42
OP, where have you seen on this forum where it was said that we need to by just one midfielder? Cos all that I have been reading on here is not whether we buy a midfielder but how many and it is surely not just one? I'm baffled by your question.

11.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 10:46:50
Grujic is likely to be sold, I suspect the same for Minamino. On paper it looks like we have loads of players, but dig deeper and really beyond Henderson, Fabinho and Thiago the options are not very good.

12.) 21 May 2021
21 May 2021 12:30:18
absolutely 0 chance we move to 3-5-3 next season.