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Hendo is another water Carrier in the squad
Just like
Lallana
Milner
No wonder are midfield is dog poo
Hendo needs to b sold ASAP 25m
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i dont think hendo will be club captain... hes a good player... but would he get in any of the top 4 teams... not sure he would
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i dont think hendo will be club captain... hes a good player... but would he get in any of the top 4 teams... not sure he would considering spurs were interested in him
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I fear the midfield will be our weak link next season. I cannot think Zielenski(if he signs) and guric are going to hit the ground running. If they make it here it won't be next season unless they are pretty special players. So that leaves us with Can, Hendo and milner. Not good enough. We need a top midfielder and we should have 30-40m to spend on one with all the sales There are only 2 spots available and Can has one of those nailed down. Hendo is club captain, so unless Klopp really shakes things up we have more than enough CMs to compete in 1 game a week. Can, Hendeo, Milner, Allen (or his potential replacement- Zielinski/ Dahoud/ Neves etc.) + youth/ rotation/ cup players Grujic, Stewart, Brannagan, Chirivella is prob enough if we're only playing once per week. Only way I see us buying another CM is if we sell Hendo or Milner, which is unlikely imo. We need to sell Allen, Lucas and think about selling Henderson. Next season we will have upgraded our defense our attack and with Sturridge back. We will have a big lump sum of money to break the bank for a midfield upgrade. Because at the moment the midfield has not been upgraded and is a problem. Selling Allen and Lucas would still not get us another starting CM, unless Klopp takes the captaincy off Hendo which I don't see happening, not yet anyway. So we have CM covered, assuming we're playing 4-2-3-1: Can and Hendo. Milner, Allen (or replacement), Lucas (or replacement), Stewart, Chirivella as backup CM. 2 starters, 5 backups for CM. We will only be playing ONCE per week for most of the season. No need for a 'break the bank' CM this window. and you think that is good enough?
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danny sturridge can not be our no1 striker too fragile and leaves us with a big class hole in our attack when hes out! new tc striker is a must danny is great when fit but how many games can we seriously expect out of danny i think we played 60-70 last season we wont play that many this season but still i for one would not be happy relying on danny as our no 1 just an opinion ? Not even sure Klopp sees Sturridge as No.1, clearly likes Origi a lot, so wouldn't be surprised to see him feature a lot. Then there's Ings and Firmino, I think we're ok. Origi is nowhere near a class finisher and I would be worried if he was our number 1 striker.
We have a class finisher in Sturridge. Fair enough he's had a crappy injury record but he hasn't been injured since January, looked sharp in the last few games and suffered no scraes at the Euros. IF he gets injured again, Origi and Ings are more than capable of stepping up.No other team in the PL has more than 1 good/ great striker, not even Chelsea or City. We have a great one (one of the best in the PL), a good one, a decent one and a couple of Mids capable of doing a decent job there if required. We're fine. while I think origi is a great striker with bags of potential if he works hard, it's worth signing another striker because I agree it's personally not worth relying on origi and ings we could even see sturridge and benteke go and we'd have a massive fee to spend on a striker. I know I'm dreaming but we could fill dortmund's coffers and get aubameyang
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lacazette needs to b signed
Klopp no1 striker
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Henderson is more than a good squad player, he's excellent backup, his performance against spurs and man city at home in the league are just two examples of him having a lot to give.
I wouldn't be gutted if we sold him though, as mentioned above heel injuries will surely impede his improvement, even if he is 26 and is nearing his peak as it were. He can produce, like milner, it's done mainly through hard work. Not that either of them should necessarily be in the liverpool start lineup in a couple of years time, both limited sadly.
Yes in part, our midfield is our weakest link, it could be said for most teams, considering in the modern game there is so much demanded of midfielders.
We've just signed Mane, we have firmino and coutinho, and can, I wouldn't say our midfield is bad but yes it needs serious improvement to get to the next stages.
we don't actually know how mane is going to do, we say he will use his pace to terrify defences, but will he have that same space he had at southampton to run with the ball to be as effective (given southampton play lower percent possession football, this season just gone 45% to our 55% on average). (not saying he can't be a great signing). I believe matip will help us play a higher line if we press teams. As for karius we don't know how he will do either, we hope he is able to show his reflexes and act as a more calming presence at the back, but it's not set in stone.
Last edited by Torres65; 07/07/16 10:03 AM.
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but he doesn't excel at anything and he doesn't create enough. Unfortunately we need more than decent. Very few CMs do much more than run, chase and link mid and attack. Fabregas, Fernando, Fernandinho (never know which is the more defending out of those 2), Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Dier, Dembele, Drinkwater, Ramsey, Elneny. Can't think of any others, but those are the CMs from the top 4/5/6. None of them really create much end product and I'd say Hendo is at least on par with a lot of them. Ramsey is the odd one out, he's class imo, but rarely produces much unless he's playing more advanced. dont forget hendos injury is a heel arch problem This is a very valid point, but Milner did an excellent job in replacing him while injured, 11 assists or something? That's great for a sitting midfielder. We can't attract a Kroos/ Modric level CM and there aren't many available players in between the level of them and Hendo, are there? Zielinski/ Dahoud/ Neves certainly aren't yet.
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The team is crying out for a set piece specialist.
Watching Milner take a corner kick is like listening to somebody scratch a blackboard over and over again!
This season we have Matip who is good for a few goals with his head, let's utilize it with somebody who can actually put the ball on his head.
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but he doesn't excel at anything and he doesn't create enough. Unfortunately we need more than decent. Very few CMs do much more than run, chase and link mid and attack. Fabregas, Fernando, Fernandinho (never know which is the more defending out of those 2), Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Dier, Dembele, Drinkwater, Ramsey, Elneny. Can't think of any others, but those are the CMs from the top 4/5/6. None of them really create much end product and I'd say Hendo is at least on par with a lot of them. Ramsey is the odd one out, he's class imo, but rarely produces much unless he's playing more advanced. dont forget hendos injury is a heel arch problem This is a very valid point, but Milner did an excellent job in replacing him while injured, 11 assists or something? That's great for a sitting midfielder.We can't attract a Kroos/ Modric level CM and there aren't many available players in between the level of them and Hendo, are there? Zielinski/ Dahoud/ Neves certainly aren't yet. so you do think our CM is good enough as it is? sorry if I want us to improve and not get overrun like we did in the 2nd half of the europa league final. yes it wasn't just milner's fault our am's should take some responsibility too. Can also didn't have a good a 2nd half as he did first, but I rather see solutions for our team.
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