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Kolo Toure believes the signing of Christian Benteke will complete a Liverpool team that nobody can beat provided they stay mentally strong.
Benteke is expected to finalise his move to Anfield on Wednesday and could be the Reds' last signing of the summer, although fresh speculation suggests they are also interested in Paris Saint-Germain left-back Lucas Digne.
Even without any further additions, Toure believes Brendan Rodgers has built a side capable of challenging for the Premier League title this season.
"Benteke is a great player," Toure told the Liverpool Echo.
"It's much better to have him on my side than have to play against him.
"He's so strong and powerful - we all know about his qualities.
"He's a goalscorer but his mental strength is very important.
"I've played against some good strikers who are mentally weak.
"Benteke isn't weak, he stands up for himself. No matter what happens on he pitch, he will perform.
"The club has done some unbelievable business this summer and it's going to be a big season for us.
"I see so much talent in this squad. So much will be played in the mind.
"If we are strong mentally then I don't think anyone can beat us with the team the manager has built."http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9920636/Benteke-will-make-us-unbeatable-Toure
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He looks like one of those statues on easter island.
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Has anyone seen the Balotelli tweets regarding Sterling?
Mario does more to harm his own cause than anyone else.
I can just see Sterling running to our bench to high five Balotelli if he scores against us this season.
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Was a strange one that shaggy, especially the timing. But the players know him better than us so maybe he's not as bad as we all think despite the way he went about things?
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Liverpool's transfer activity this summer has been labelled a "massive, massive risk" by the club's former director of football, Damien Comolli.
Comolli, whose association with the club ran from November 2010 to April 2012, remains a much-criticised figure at Anfield due to his own profligate transfer record under the tutelage of Kenny Dalglish.
During his reign in charge of transfers at Liverpool, Comolli oversaw the signings of Andy Carroll, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Doni, Jose Enrique, Sebastian Coates and Craig Bellamy among others, with the likes of Luis Suarez and current captain Jordan Henderson representing his few successes.
But Comolli has now voiced his concerns over the club's transfer activity in the current window, with James Milner, Danny Ings, Adam Bodgan, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez, Nathaniel Clyne and Christian Benteke joining for a cumulative £77.5million.
After signing eight players for over £100million last season, Comolli feels such upheaval within the squad could be extremely detrimental.
"Without talking about individual players, it is always a big risk to make so many changes during one transfer window," Comolli, who oversaw the transfers of 26 players over two seasons at the club, told talkSPORT.
"I thought it was a huge risk last year after selling [Luis] Suarez and bringing in, I think, nine. Now they have decided to change a lot again and totally rebuild. That is always a massive, massive risk.
"They have bought in players who have got talent, but they are going to compete against some very settled teams."
Comolli pointed to the transfer dealings of last season's Premier League top four, saying their "very subtle adjustments" stand them in good stead in the face of opposition from the likes of Liverpool.
"Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea are making some very subtle adjustments to their squad and, on the other hand, Liverpool are changing everything every year. I'm not convinced it is the right approach.
"It is too much in two off-seasons. When you gamble as much money as they did last summer, you have got to give players a chance, and changing everything again sends the message to the players brought in last summer that they will not get a chance.
"By the time everyone settles into the team, and the players coming from abroad get used to the Premier League, they might be well behind fourth place.
"It is a huge risk. If you look at the stability of City, Chelsea, Arsenal throughout the years - the proof is in the pudding."http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9921884/Damien-Comolli-criticises-Liverpool-s-transfer-activity
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