KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Yet again Spurs sign another big name..

Who can say with certainty that he won't, I THINK he will.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Chelsea have a better squad under AVB and yet did nohing?

I think his record before Chelsea is very good. I'd have been happy with him being hired at Liverpool a season ago. Now, I'm not sure he is as good as he was made out to be. On his managerial record, he is better than BR. But for us, BR seems like the better fit. I think Spurs think they're building a squad to compete this season for more than 4th, but I think 3rd is the best they can achieve, and that relies on one of the big challengers to do badly.

Well... I was saying that the only way they could break into 3rd was with one of the big three 3 failing. It still relies on both Arsenal and Liverpool underperforming. You know, maybe it was badly worded... I had already voiced scepticism over the team settling. 3rd is only achieveable if they click this weekend!

This squad at the moment will b lucky to finish in the top 10 of the epl...

Spurs r my outside bet for the epl title

If Jose facks up .... But I think Jose will have the title wrapped up by early April

Cheer up Debbie Downer, things aren't that bad! We certainly haven't set the world on fire this season but Stoke and Villa are games we would have lost/drawn in years past. They were pretty nervy, certainly, but maybe we're getting a bit of the rub of the green for once?

I agree with you on Spurs though. On paper, they've had probably the best transfer window I've seen in my lifetime. If AVB can get that squad clicking, they will be dangerous. I'm still not sure that they have the kind of players that can truly unlock tough defenses and turn a game on its head (i.e. Van Persie, David Silva and Yaya Toure, Hazard/Mata/Oscar, etc.), but they should absolutely batter most of the weaker teams in the division.

I'm not totally convinced about Chelsea though. There are still some question marks over their defense and central midfield (why they're not going for Sakho and Kondogbia is beyond me - they'd fit in perfectly with that side). And Jose seems to have lost a bit of his swagger.