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I'll plead for a little license in regard possibly jumping the gun early but it appears that there will be a huge player turnover in the coming weeks.
I would argue much of it was inevitable and obvious with players having short careers no loyalty liverpool in a down trend and agents pushing for the wedge at every turn but are we in danger here of being a team who may see 5 or more new faces and end up yet again in another year of transition?
With the competition for 4th probably being as fierce as it has ever been in the EPL it just doesn't seem feasible that you can come out the blocks firing as we will need to if half the team are new. It didn't happen under Kenny and some such as Henderson are only just looking half the player they could be rather than a tenth. It was obvious early this season the hiding against WBA when we were all over the shop and numerous games thereafter.
Be interested in everyone's thoughts. Why should it be different this time?
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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I'll plead for a little license in regard possibly jumping the gun early but it appears that there will be a huge player turnover in the coming weeks.
I would argue much of it was inevitable and obvious with players having short careers no loyalty liverpool in a down trend and agents pushing for the wedge at every turn but are we in danger here of being a team who may see 5 or more new faces and end up yet again in another year of transition?
With the competition for 4th probably being as fierce as it has ever been in the EPL it just doesn't seem feasible that you can come out the blocks firing as we will need to if half the team are new. It didn't happen under Kenny and some such as Henderson are only just looking half the player they could be rather than a tenth. It was obvious early this season the hiding against WBA when we were all over the shop and numerous games thereafter.
Be interested in everyone's thoughts. Why should it be different this time? if a team consisting of a younger Gerrard and Carragher, Mascherano, better Reina and Torres could only finish sventh what chance has a team with older Gerrard, no Carragher, Henderson and Downing, we need to be looking over our shoulder at the teams chasing rather than whats ahead, the truth of the matter is, we have more chance of being relegated than winning the title.
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Man City pretty much bought a new team over night and they were fine so I wouldn't worry about the so called "gelling period" as long as the players are good enough.
Besides I'd be interested to see what you think our first 11 will be next year, I suspect it will be much the same bar 1 or 2 new faces. Lets see ,we will have a new CB, another midfielder and possibly another new player. That's only 3 changes to the 11 at most so it should have that much of an effect. Anyway look at how other players have come in and gelled straight away in their first season. Torres, Aguero, Vertonghan......
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Hope you are right Hendo, but I fear Reina will also go along with Suarez, obviously Carragher and many not keen for Skrtel to continue either. There may also be a couple of surprises with BR. It is in no way a criticism of the manager he has to deal with what transpires by and large, but in stark contrast to City, United built long and slow and continued to do so right throughout AF's reign. Also City may not be the greatest of examples as they built a team quickly by buying the best in the world. We don't have that luxury. But it may go as you point out and I very much hope it does however, recent LFC history points at the opposite 
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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I was resigned to Reina leaving, but after Valdes confirmed that he is staying I think we will have Pepe for at least 1 more season.
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I really couldn't understand why the traffic cone wanted to leave the easy life and get found out in the first place tbh..good for us though.
That job interview was going so well until I realized I was fukked up on acid in the middle of a cornfield naked and talking to a scarecrow.
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Watching England and there situation reminds me a bit about ours, they live on a past reputation, they have fans who think they should be winning major tournaments, they still regard themselves as a major force in football, they over hype there better players by calling them world class and every defeat is met with quotes of its a major disaster and change the manager.
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We're better than England!
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Watching England and there situation reminds me a bit about ours, they live on a past reputation, they have fans who think they should be winning major tournaments, they still regard themselves as a major force in football, they over hype there better players by calling them world class and every defeat is met with quotes of its a major disaster and change the manager. I'm sorry but are you mentally defective? That has nothing to do with the context of this thread, nothing at all. I personally don't give a sh!t about England so you can take it to another thread.
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Watching England and there situation reminds me a bit about ours, they live on a past reputation, they have fans who think they should be winning major tournaments, they still regard themselves as a major force in football, they over hype there better players by calling them world class and every defeat is met with quotes of its a major disaster and change the manager. I'm sorry but are you mentally defective? That has nothing to do with the context of this thread, nothing at all. I personally don't give a sh!t about England so you can take it to another thread. well with me coming from a football country where we have a proper league and infilstructure, the point I am making is that come August and the start of the new football season, Liverpool will struggle for some of the same reasons the England National team does, over hype and over expectation, hope this sinks in for you.
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