re: OFFICIAL LFC 16/17 Season Long Thread - Piss off, Gunners!!

Yes, trust the process, but its also hard to figure out what Klopp is seeing that we aren't.

My couple of issues with Liverpool heading into the season-

I'm ok having made money on the transfer window - excellent selling business. Our wage bill is way down. But I think the club needs to express something (even if its not overt) about what they are doing with all this cash because there are a decent amount of fans (and I'm not one of them) who seem upset about this. This is coupled with the increased revenue where you're seeing smaller clubs splash the cash. A release about debt being paid off, the stand paid off quicker, some new contracts for guys with improved wages, etc. Or are we just holding it and hoping for CL football next year and a much bigger transfer/wage structure? If we don't get CL for next year, we'll need wages in order to pry any top players to us.

I'm to the point where I wish Klopp would just start Stewart at the holding midfielder (assuming Can is still hobbled), put Hendo where Wij starts, and have Wij come off the bench if necessary. Hendo can't do that role. Wij looks to be having trouble settling in, and this would instantly improve both roles, imo. Yes, Stewart has many weaknesses, but he'll do the hard work and add a bit more physicality to the midfield, and most importantly can protect the back 4 a lot better than Hendo. And probably another starting XI caliber guy should have been brought in here. Hendo is a runner, and he runs to the ball leaving a hole behind him way too much.

LB - Milner/Moreno. Moreno has work to do. Milner is not natural there. I understand there is a squad balance issue - no one will buy Miler/pay his wages, so we're stuck with him and this is a spot to get him on the field, but it just seems to me that if Moreno isn't good enough, there were plenty of funds to go and buy a guy that you think is. In some ways against certain opponents (depending upon their wing play) I'd rather see Clynne as LB and Milner as RB as at least Milner's crossing would then be much better.

We've just beaten the forward issue to death about Studge, so I'll leave that alone, but its the other issue.