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We won't buy a £50m striker. The price tag for Anfield given that it would be more than Suarez and Torres cost combined would be too much to live up to. It would be putting someone right under the microscope from day one.

We need to unearth a decent goal threat without changing our style of play too much. A player who would suit what we do would be someone like Theo Walcott. We need a couple of players of that ability who can come in and immediately be a threat. Looking at players with pace we could do a lot worse than Zaha who is rapid and seems a stronger player physically this season.

These are not 20 goals a season players but we are not going to be guaranteed to win things if we get the 20 goals a season striker for £50m plus. For example Lukaku would be as useless for us as Benteke or Carroll. What we can do is share the goals round and terrify opponents with multiple goal threats. Your £50m 20+ a season guy gets injured and what have you got left? I would suggest pretty much what we have now. I just think we need to add a couple more into that mix.

Answer is YES.
Origi is a nice lad. not strong. not fast. not very skilled.
Sturridge is a rare talent. Is lazy. Not interested in working for a living. Always sick or sulking.
Ings. A decent worker. Busts his ass infact. Not a star striker and injured frequently.

that's about it.

So we really need two or three "hit-men" if we are serious about challenging in cups and the league.

Hard to argue with any of that, Firmino is also a grafter, but doesn't score enough goals imo. Coutinho while creative doesn't score enough either, nor dies Lallana, so the argument for signing a couple of top strikers is hard to refute. However some will point to our goal tally as evidence that we don't even need to play with strikers let alone sign them in numbers! However for me having someone or better two who can score 20 - 30 goals in addition to a goodly supply from others is the more dependable way to go.

Not sure if that is a realistic expectation. Playing with specialist strikers expected to score say 20-30 goals perhaps means that the team is setup to provide that person with the chances. This then naturally reduces the chances for the other players. e.g. when we used to play with Sturidge and Suarez as our main persons up front.

In a more fluid system like the one we have now, the specialist strikers like Origi, Sturridge, Benteke... they suffer. The goals are shared between the front men with perhaps one of them being on better form every now and then. This seems to be a better option for the team. 3-4 players share the load and the limelight. With one start striker, if he gets injured the team suffers on and off the pitch.