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10 Jan 2025 13:50:40
Please please please, a centre half in January. If we only sign one player, I think that has to be the priority.

We've got options to rest and rotate in midfield, up front and at full back to try to keep our best players going for the title push, but we're very thin at centre back.

I don't think there is anything to suggest we can have confidence that Konate will not miss at least a few more matches in the second half of the season. Gomez is currently out and Quansah has looked incredibly shaky and uncertain whenever he's been on the pitch. If van Dijk were to pick up any sort of injury, I don't think it's over-stating it to say that I think that alone could derail our chances. Imagine having to play a run of matches in a title run in and/ or latter states of the European Cup with Gomez and Quansah as our centre backs.

Even if van Dijk stays, I think we're in need of cover in that position anyway. The drop off from van Dijk and Konate to Gomez and Quansah is huge. I think we need a better option as first reserve at centre back.

For right now, I think a short term inexpensive option would do it. An experienced player who can hold their own. Doesn't have to be a £60m world beater but someone who you'd trust to do the job effectively in a big match. Don't really know who would be available but just as an example, Simon Kjaer is currently a free agent. 35 years old but vastly experienced. He was never at the level of Thiago Silva but think what he did for Chelsea when he joined at a similar age.

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10 Jan 2025 14:45:54
I'm not sure a 35 year old Kjaer is the answer, but other than that, I agree 100%.

I thought at the start of the season we needed another CB.

10 Jan 2025 14:53:58
Playing Endo as a center back would be 5000% better than going for kjaer. Endo has played more games throughout his entire career as a center half than as a midfielder and is more than capable.

Personally I think we really need another 6, since we have many midfielders but half of them slot doesn’t trust, and our midfielders are starting to look worse for wear.

10 Jan 2025 14:59:27
We have endo mate. Every time he’s come he’s been excellent.

10 Jan 2025 15:12:20
Wouldn't be surprised if Hughes signed another goalkeeper.

10 Jan 2025 15:14:15
Nope. We’re not allowed to buy any “shiny new toys” and you can’t discuss possible transfers on this Liverpool transfer website ?.

10 Jan 2025 15:21:13
Simon Kjaer? Come on mate.

Whether people want to admit it or not we have a very good squad of top players and so there isn’t loads of players out there that are GOOD ENOUGH and AVAILABLE. That’s just the reality.

Whoever you bring in that’s good will want assurances of first time football (not only for a few months/ weeks while Gomez is injured) .

Konate and VVD are first choice clearly. If we bring someone in personally I would go for a left sided player that can play LB alongside those two if needed but also play with one of them at centre half as needed too.

For me that isn’t Kerkez or Robinson. I would go for someone like Hincapie in terms of style.

10 Jan 2025 15:27:54
LFC8, shiny new toys are welcome but don't be throwing them if you don't like them. And you haven't been really been cancelled, have you, mate?

10 Jan 2025 15:33:36
Problem is that it’s almost impossible to sign a top LCB as they’ll be on the bench until Virgil hangs up his boots.

10 Jan 2025 15:42:41
Probably recall Williams and Phillips with a tagline that they’re like “new signings”.

10 Jan 2025 15:49:47
Not with the amount of games we have per season, monster. Any incoming CB will get plenty of game time.

10 Jan 2025 15:51:04
? caught one. Only took 10 minutes ?.

10 Jan 2025 15:53:49
Hincapie. Virgil will be gone in the summer unless something unexpected happens.

Ward and/ or Hughes would struggle to make a bacon butty, let alone make a signing.

10 Jan 2025 16:04:56
Hilarious. As I wrote the original post, I stopped and thought to myself; actually, don't mention any names as examples because people will just read the name, ignore everything else and then start an argument about that specific player. But then I thought no, it should be fine, everyone knows what the word "example" means; you know - something you say just to demonstrate the more general point.

Should have gone with my initial instinct. Classic social media.

Responses as if I had written "I love Simon Kjaer, can't believe nobody has snapped him up. He's an all time great. Come on FSG, splash the cash on a six month deal for Kjaer - that's the answer to all of our problems. Actually, save the money on the van Dijk extension; if we can get Kjaer, we don't need van Dijk any more. "

We want Simon, we want Simon, we want Simon, we want Simon.

Sign him up, sign him up, sign him up.

10 Jan 2025 16:28:30
LFC doesn't even have the money to bring Steve Caulker back.

Very, Very surprised there have been no murmurings from the most loyal fan based "Spirit of Shankly" unless they are leaving it to deadline day? which is of no use to anyone, unless they know Elon is on the way? he's going to EFC with Maureen.

10 Jan 2025 16:32:22
So according to this thread Endo could play CB, DM and left back. Some player that Endo lad is.

10 Jan 2025 16:36:00
Funny that RR, just thinking the same . Finding these back up options on the left side seems so difficult as VVD is so good and stays fit so any incoming player knows they’re on the bench for 75% of the season at least. Right side cover might be easier as Konate can be injured for 50% of a season, that’s where Matip was a great option.

10 Jan 2025 17:02:42
You post something on a forum and someone usually replies. That's what usually happens, LFC8.

10 Jan 2025 17:12:02
LFC8 pack it in mate. That’s Flash’s job.

10 Jan 2025 17:46:18
Reel em in ???.

10 Jan 2025 17:52:11
Here we go “shiny new toys” comment because fans rightly say we need to replenish the squad.

10 Jan 2025 17:53:44
Did someone say Simon Kjaer?

10 Jan 2025 18:26:12
I know Frode. Anyone who thinks we either don’t need a few players, or only want them for the sake of it, is deluded. With a few adjustments we can secure the league, without any we may still do it but it’s going to be tight. I quite like Forest but if they win the league that’s a massive failure from us given the lead we have had, it’s worse than city winning it.

10 Jan 2025 18:55:20
I don't think anyone is saying we don't want to bring in new players.
It's the continual moaning about it not being done yet that I might respond to. Oh, and the moaning about them not being good enough, costing enough or that we don't need them when we do sign someone.
It's no secret that we are frugal in the transfer market. Some obviously don't like that but I don't have much sympathy for them when I think we have doing relatively well in the transfer market recently.
It's probably an age thing on my part, though.

10 Jan 2025 19:19:31
The fact that people are proposing Bradley at LB, that Konate is being rushed back, that there is no relief for Grav in CM and no cover for Salah is indicative of a sensational transfer policy.

Combined with three of our four star players being out of contract just demonstrates the high level of efficiency within the Liverpool back office.

We are top of the league despite all of this madness. This is in no small part due to Slot’s excellent tactics and game management but Lord he needs some support.

The league is there to be won. Should we do nothing and hope for the best still?

10 Jan 2025 20:23:57
Exactly StEtienne. The shiny new toy thing is basically saying you guys just want something that you don’t need.

I think we can do better or more in the market Rigsby, we’re inconsistent. It’s not continual moaning either. We all recognise how well we do with what we spend, truth is though this year particularly city have imploded and we will win the league if we do a bit more. If not someone else will win it, and if city don’t get charged its bau next season, and for the next few years.

10 Jan 2025 21:04:07
Simon Kjær is 15 years too late. One of the biggest wastes of a career I've seen. Apparently we were in for him back in 2015 but he chose Fenerbache instead for the guaranteed game time. He's made some awful career decisions.

10 Jan 2025 21:07:00
What if the quality of player we require isn't available?
Just buy anyone to keep the "shiny new toy" brigade happy?

10 Jan 2025 21:16:01
Moaning about moaning about moaning about transfer stuff on a rumours site. How very dare everyone.

10 Jan 2025 23:07:31
There she is.

Flash you were beaten too it. You’ll need to find something else to cry about today.

11 Jan 2025 00:49:31
You're moaning about the people in the back office that brought Slot in not supporting Slot. You're moaning about not supporting Slot and moaning about the players that he isn't picking. You're moaning about not supporting Slot but moaning about him picking the players that are winning us games being picked.
I enjoy the moaning and moaning about the moaning.
But I enjoy the football more.
Accrington Stanley? Who are they?





 

 

 
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