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re: OFFICIAL Liverpool FC 2015-2016 Season Long Thread: Basel Bound!
Posted on 6/28/16 at 7:41 am to pvilleguru
Posted on 6/28/16 at 7:41 am to pvilleguru
The price tag is fine and they will only be going up in the future. The only big money splash would have been Gotze and that's not happening. With the amount of players we are selling we will not be spending a lot of money. I like the business so far, when Eoro is over and July 1 hits we will start seeing some action. I would imagine a Mid, CB and most definitely LB.
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:38 am to JackVincennes
We've got attacking options aplenty now, with Sturridge, Origi, Ings, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Lallana, Ojo and Markovich (that is ALOT of depth for no European football). I believe Ibe and Benteke will be sold/loaned.
Need to shore up the midfield and defense. Can, Milner, and Hendo need some backup, are we assuming Grujic is going to step right in?
Sakho, Lovren, Gomez and Matip need cover, as Skaho could be out and Gomez returning from injury.
Clyne is a rock for us, but we need viable competition for Moreno and Flanagan, and someone who can cover both sides.
Need to shore up the midfield and defense. Can, Milner, and Hendo need some backup, are we assuming Grujic is going to step right in?
Sakho, Lovren, Gomez and Matip need cover, as Skaho could be out and Gomez returning from injury.
Clyne is a rock for us, but we need viable competition for Moreno and Flanagan, and someone who can cover both sides.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:45 am to SetTheMood
I agree... CM, CB and a LB...
De Sciglio from Milan is intriguing (recently linked)... A few years ago all the talk in Milan was that he was the second coming of Maldini.. Injuries have hurt him the past few seasons..
Though he is naturally right footed, he has played a good bit on the left... He could be competition on the left and cover fr the right... Or maybe just stay away given has injury history..
De Sciglio from Milan is intriguing (recently linked)... A few years ago all the talk in Milan was that he was the second coming of Maldini.. Injuries have hurt him the past few seasons..
Though he is naturally right footed, he has played a good bit on the left... He could be competition on the left and cover fr the right... Or maybe just stay away given has injury history..
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 8:46 am
Posted on 6/28/16 at 10:07 am to SetTheMood
quote:
Gomez
Should be our permanent future at LB. The kid just had IT last season before his injury. I would take him over Moreno a million times over. I love Moreno, but he is like the token white guy that tries to hang with the AA crowd.
My only two wishes for this window is a big name CB, and a midfielder who can be physically dominant and pass effectively. I like Can at DM for the foreseeable future, but Milner won't last forever and Hendo (as much as I love the guy) struggles with passing.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 10:08 am to DByrd2
Did y'all really buy Mane for what Arsenal paid for Sanchez?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:33 am to DByrd2
quote:
Should be our permanent future at LB. The kid just had IT last season before his injury.
He's a fill in LB. If he's our best option, we're in trouble. Provides almost nothing going forward, has no left foot, no real dribble threat, etc.
He was good for a three game stretch to begin the season because he's strong defensively and played pretty well defending space. But he provided nothing going forward, and was in fact a liability that didn't even attempt passes to guys that were running into open space. His "assist" was just a normal pass that Cou turned into a wonder goal.
Pretty sure his liabilities were exploited (the ManU game?) and he didn't feature there near as often afterwards.
He's gifted and can fill in at LB, but he's not a LB and is definitely not one under Klopp, who wants his Fbs to be able to attack.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:35 am to Tigerstark
I still don't like Mane's price, but I'm coming around to him being a good option. Mainly based upon reading about his time at Salzberg - basically, they pressed the hell out of teams. Very compact offensive formation who focused on winning the ball back immediately (their being compact offensively meant that when the ball turned over, they were able to attack the compact space the other team had to be in to cover them as a defense, and thus made it easier to win the ball back immediately again).
He may be just what Klopp needs to unleash his system.
He may be just what Klopp needs to unleash his system.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:55 am to glassman
quote:
Did y'all really buy Mane for what Arsenal paid for Sanchez?
Sanchez scored 13 goals and assisted 4 last season, while Mane scored 11 goals and assisted 6.
I'd obviously prefer Sanchez over Mane, as he is a known commodity and has played for a big club before, but if Klopp wants him, I'm ok with doing what it took to get him here. Apparently the committee identified him as a target when he was at Salzburg and Rodgers shot them down.
I just ran through Liverpool and Arsenal's transfer history to mock you back...god damn we've wasted some money and yall have spent well...
I'll leave you with Coutinho and Firmino cost us 37M pounds and Ozil + Sanchez cost you 75M pounds? Zing?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:59 am to SetTheMood
quote:
Ozil + Sanchez
Are on another level to those two.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:05 pm to SetTheMood
quote:
I'll leave you with Coutinho and Firmino cost us 37M pounds and Ozil + Sanchez cost you 75M pounds? Zing?
Better comparison would be Suarez and Sterling considering the return we got out of both of them.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:28 pm to STLhog
Buying a player, within the EPL, whose club didn't want to sell him, is always going to be more than buying a player outside the league whose club wants to offload him...
Not saying it's better business, but it is what it is..
Plus, the money in the league is different than even just 2 years ago.. £30mm is a lot, but now it's up to him to prove he's worth it and Klopp to get it out of him...
Not saying it's better business, but it is what it is..
Plus, the money in the league is different than even just 2 years ago.. £30mm is a lot, but now it's up to him to prove he's worth it and Klopp to get it out of him...
Posted on 6/28/16 at 4:25 pm to TFTC
Who started the 13/14 thread? We desperately need that person to begin it all again. That's who has my vote.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 4:27 pm to BleedPurpleGold
I did.. That's why I was asked to start this past season's again..
I'm Mr. Second place... Time for someone new to roll the dice..
I'm Mr. Second place... Time for someone new to roll the dice..
Posted on 6/28/16 at 4:33 pm to TFTC
Damn. We're screwed.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 4:35 pm to BleedPurpleGold
I've sent the bat-signal up for Beast. The cavalry is coming.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 7:21 pm to BleedPurpleGold
I'm new blood, if that's the direction we want to go, but I didn't want to start it without the approval of the members at large
Posted on 6/29/16 at 7:02 am to Tigerfan7218
City and Chelsea have started theirs. Anyone of Sengalese blood? Hoping to provide some positive energy for Mane....
Posted on 6/29/16 at 7:13 am to Tigerstark
Just a recap for whoever starts it, our incoming transfers so far are:
Sadio Mane
Loris Karius
Joel Matip
Marko Grujic
Sadio Mane
Loris Karius
Joel Matip
Marko Grujic
Posted on 6/29/16 at 8:46 am to Tigerfan7218
I'd be totally fine with new blood starting it. It's not like you would have to continually maintain the damn thing. Just maybe refresh the title every few months. Don't worry about the main post being content-rich. Just a list of Ins and Outs will do.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 10:50 am to DByrd2
quote:
Gomez
Should be our permanent future at LB.
I pray he spent his entire rehab working his left foot. I loved his athleticism and defensive help, but he would always turn the ball into the middle on the offensive attack, instead of driving it to the corner and centering it, because he couldnt use his left foot. He would always stop around the 18 yard box, turn inside, and use his right foot.
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