12 Dec 2019 15:12:21
I mentioned during the Salzburg match that I thought we would be interested in Minamino, his playing style and the way he fits into Salzburg system means that he could find it easier to transition into our system, that can’t be said for a lot of top quality players. I did think that this sort of transfer would happen in the summer, where I expect 1 or 2 high profile names to leave, and If that were to be the case then Minamino wouldn’t be the only one to come in, in that area. From watching other games of him I definitely think he needs coaching, because whilst the transfer is exciting since it mostly always is when Liverpool are getting a player, it’s important to look at the finer details. He has a few things to his game that needs ironing out for him to be productive in our team at the highest level, I believe and hope Klopp can do this but you never know. I can say that he’s not a ready made player but he has the talent to become one and for the price it represents good business and also suggests to me that we might have been interested in Ryan Fraser since they’re such similar positions, it’s clear we’ve marked that as an area to strengthen. Another important thing to note is that Minamino opens up a path to the Asian market, we don’t have any Asian players so with the Nike deal in place, this deal makes sense in more ways than one.

I do like the likes of shaq and Origi though, and I think they’ve been integral parts to our squad depth, whenever they’ve been asked to rotate they’ve mostly made positive impacts so I really hope they get equal opportunities. Klopps problem with shaq has always been his work rate and I think this transfer might reflect that, I just hope we keep him until at least the summer and I hope we use him when we can.

12 Dec 2019 20:13:44
I think we'd be crazy to sell shaq. Along with firmino he's probably the best player with the ball at his feet. Not saying he's the best footballer, just the best technically.