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Why? There is a world out there full of strikers and the overpriced Heskey clone is all that we can find.
I'm just not buying that at all. He's that good there all just queuing up to sign him at £32 million.
Good grief. Top strikers are a rare breed. They are a specimen. There is very very few in European football. Yeh, and he ain't one of them. Do you bother to ask why no one else has been remotely interested over the years? Anyone who thinks he is going to just start banging in goals for a team who never plays a cross from the wing is deluded or clueless. Take your pick. Unless we see a drastic change in playing style it's a round peg square hole. OK point taken. But out of the strikers we have been realistically linked with (Rondon, Bacca, a few others can't remember) I would prefer Benteke. We need a striker and he appears to be the best we can afford/attract. Top clubs haven't been queuing up for him because he is a not a proven top performing striker, but from our point of view I don't see any alternatives. To be fair to him his aerial ability which your eluding to is only one facet of his game. He might able to play in other systems just as well. That is true he may. But the problem is yet again it's a may and a huge risk if we end up paying anywhere near the 32 million they are holding out for. Why is it we always appear in the desperation arena as a club with these players? It's hopefully paper talk at this stage and we find someone who fits the Roger's ethos better from the off. If not we'll see what Benteke can do.
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They should just spend that money earmarked for Benteke on a decent midfielder such as Kovacic or an actual DM. Throw Lucas and Allen in that deal plus cash for Kovacic.
Use Balotelli no one wants to sign him anyway, sell Borini and Lambert. Give Ings, Origi a fair crack and let's stop signing players for the sake of it. BR doesn't have a clue what a decent striker is anyway. Or save that money until Jan when ol' pirly whites will be out the door. Midfield is the priority and Milner is not the answer. Allen and Lucas combined are worth more than Kovacic. Besides, why would we get rid of Allen? Striker is a priority. Kovacic isn't a DM yet you want 'an actual DM'. Because Allen has proven to be an utterly stupid failure of a signing once again. But I agree striker is a much bigger priority than midfield.
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They should just spend that money earmarked for Benteke on a decent midfielder such as Kovacic or an actual DM. Throw Lucas and Allen in that deal plus cash for Kovacic.
Use Balotelli no one wants to sign him anyway, sell Borini and Lambert. Give Ings, Origi a fair crack and let's stop signing players for the sake of it. BR doesn't have a clue what a decent striker is anyway. Or save that money until Jan when ol' pirly whites will be out the door. Midfield is the priority and Milner is not the answer. Allen and Lucas combined are worth more than Kovacic. Besides, why would we get rid of Allen?Striker is a priority. Kovacic isn't a DM yet you want 'an actual DM'. I just love reading your posts because it lifts the mood in this place. But you are one contrary individual.
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They should just spend that money earmarked for Benteke on a decent midfielder such as Kovacic or an actual DM. Throw Lucas and Allen in that deal plus cash for Kovacic.
Use Balotelli no one wants to sign him anyway, sell Borini and Lambert. Give Ings, Origi a fair crack and let's stop signing players for the sake of it. BR doesn't have a clue what a decent striker is anyway. Or save that money until Jan when ol' pirly whites will be out the door. Midfield is the priority and Milner is not the answer. Allen and Lucas combined are worth more than Kovacic. Besides, why would we get rid of Allen? Striker is a priority. Kovacic isn't a DM yet you want 'an actual DM'. Because Allen has proven to be an utterly stupid failure of a signing once again. But I agree striker is a much bigger priority than midfield. BrendanRodgersOnKoptalk aka RedScouser
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Why? There is a world out there full of strikers and the overpriced Heskey clone is all that we can find.
I'm just not buying that at all. He's that good there all just queuing up to sign him at £32 million.
Good grief. Top strikers are a rare breed. They are a specimen. There is very very few in European football. Yeh, and he ain't one of them. Do you bother to ask why no one else has been remotely interested over the years? Anyone who thinks he is going to just start banging in goals for a team who never plays a cross from the wing is deluded or clueless. Take your pick. Unless we see a drastic change in playing style it's a round peg square hole. OK point taken. But out of the strikers we have been realistically linked with (Rondon, Bacca, a few others can't remember) I would prefer Benteke. We need a striker and he appears to be the best we can afford/attract. Top clubs haven't been queuing up for him because he is a not a proven top performing striker, but from our (change to my) point of view I don't see any alternatives. To be fair to him his aerial ability which your eluding to is only one facet of his game. He might able to play in other systems just as well. He plays for 3 - 6 months hits a bad patch or gets injured every season. His highest goals tally is 19. I think he went 12 games without scoring last season. Why don't we just re-sign Peter Crouch then. Do you work for LFC?
noun [oops]·trar·i·an \kən-ˈtrer-ē-ən, kän-\.
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I wouldn't have minded one of our strikers (or players) getting 19 last year.
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Yep who wouldn't. That was his most prolific season (2011/2102) in PL. Downhill from there.
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If we do end up paying the release clause, I won't be happy tbh, we could do a lot better by signing someone else for that price, not necessarily a striker but we can sign someone better. If he signs for 20-25m then its a fairer deal.
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I don't think we'll end up paying the release clause figure and I also wouldn't be happy if we did. I'm still not sure what to make of him if I'm honest. Does look unplayable at times and I know he's not all about being good in the air but I do wonder if he'd suit how Rodgers generally wants to play?
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Surely if we were going to pay the release clause, we would have already and just been done with it. I imagine £20m-£25m will be the final valuation, wouldn't be too surprised if a player was included to make up the other £7.5m, perhaps Borini.
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