re: OFFICIAL Liverpool FC 2015-2016 Season Long Thread: Basel Bound!

Apparently Klopp tore into Benteke after the match was finished over that missed goal just before Southampton scored those goals.

I think Benteke will be gone this season, and we will eat the monetary loss. No way do we get what we paid for him, especially after his loss of form. I feel for him, because he was hung out to dry when the club went from Rodgers to Klopp.

Skrtel needs to go as well... Sticking with a CB, I have felt like Lovren is an emotional leader of this team this season. I may be alone in this, but I have wanted him to be our captain for most of this season.

Idk, I think Lovren has really improved under Klopp... I don't necessarily want him gone yet... Kolo and Skrtel can GTFO, keep Lovren and Sakho, but I don't think Lovren should start.

The only guys I can really see being pegged as starters right now on teams moving forward:

Sturridge
Cou
Bob
Hendo
Can
Sakho

The other 5 spots are up for the taking should we find the right guys imo, I think Clyne can become a starter, but he's still wildly inconsistent to me

Right with you, minus Hendo... He has quality a lot of times, but his shots are wild and his passing is streaky. Love the guy to death because he bleeds LFC, but he just isn't LFC starter quality in my mind.

I would like to see us keep Origi and Ojo, however... I think both of them bring quality depth to the striker position.

Hendo had two really good seasons leading up to this one... I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, in regards to his heel and form... But yeah, that doesn't mean he's undroppable from the starting eleven... Who knows, the armband could have been too much for him to handle, mentally...

He had 8 goals and 14 assists last season in all comps... while not earth shattering, clearly offers more than work rate..

Can he be improved upon in the transfer market? Without a doubt... However, I see bigger needs for us...

After yesterday, I think CB needs to be priority 1-50 come the summer window, though we have all been saying that for a while. We have 1 solid CB and 1 decent CB with Sakho and Lovren. Lovren has gotten a lot better under Klopp compared to how bad he was under BR. He seems to have less WTF moments, and seems to organize the back line well. With his young age, Id like to keep him and see if he can develop even more. But after those 2, we have nobody. As soon as Skrtel got on the pitch, we totally tanked as a back line. We were in the wrong spot at the wrong time, had bad angles on runs, and didnt mark anyone up really. It was pathetic. I understand Klopps reasoning for bringing Skrtel on, but unless Lovren was hurt, that move was a bad one to make. I understand wanting to get Skrtel some first squad playing time, but to bring him on for a full 45 when only up 2 in an away match against a club we sat tied with in the table was not wise. Especially if we had pipe dreams of pushing to top 4. Maybe give him the last 20 minutes if still up 2-0, but to give him a full 45 with such little recent chemistry with that back line was unwise. We need depth at CB, but it needs to be talented depth that can push the current starters to either take their level up a notch, or to unseat them in the starting 11. Also being able to give a starter a game to rest, and not see a significant drop off in onfield performance would be nice. Again, once Skrtel came on it was game over.

5Deep and I were texting in regard to Hendo, and I think he put it perfectly and bluntly. Hendo is good, but not great. If we want to continue to be a middle of the table club and be relatively competitive we can keep him, but if we want to reach the top 4 and be dominant, he will need to go. He has had a bad campaign, but he was never really that much better when at his best. He can and should be replaced.

After Skrtel and Hendo, I think we need to figure out a way to get something for Teke. He wont fetch top dollar, but rumor is that management wont let him go for anything less than 25 mill. Juventus is a rumored buyer, and I could see them paying something decent. I like Teke and think he has been dealt a crap hand, but he just doesnt fit Klopps style. I hope we can get something decent for him, and that he can go somewhere where he can thrive. Just crap timing for him at Pool really.

Migs was rather solid yesterday, but Im getting tired of the roller coaster night and day performances from him. Its like CB for me, we need to bring in a solid keeper to add depth, and to either push Migs to step it up, or replace him outright.

Overall yesterday was disappointing, but I hope we can get better and learn from it all.

It was unreal how we just folded in that game.

Looked like the entire defense couldn't be arsed to do shite. WTF. Granted the goals were pretty spectacular in nature, at least the first two, but jesus step to a man and make an attempt to disposess.

Of course all started by Benteke being shite.

Yea I mean that was a given about Skrtel but Benteke could have buried the game and as usual he chokes away a sure goal.

Skrtel was shite all game, and he seems passed it but Teke has got to bury that and kill off the game.

2-0 is always the most dangerous score in soccer.

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he is plenty good enough to be in a MF rotation

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Ehh, I just don't see it this year. I'd take Lallana over Henderson. Hendo and Milner should be in the cup squads and subbing on if someone gets injured. Basically midfield Origis. Good enough to play English football but not good enough to start for a club with top 4 aspirations. Emre Can on the other hand, has potential to be world class one day. He has made tremendous strides this season. Henderson has seemingly done more harm than good this year. I can't handle many more bonehead passes to the other team. It's possible to make the top 4 with a weak link, Jesus Navas is probably worse than Jordan Henderson..I just don't think we should settle for someone of his caliber dictating the game in midfield.

Benteke just never got his confidence here, he struggled early with living up to the price tag and never recovered from that mentally. Time to cut our losses there.

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Henderson has seemingly done more harm than good this year. I can't handle many more bonehead passes to the other team.

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To be fair, Can does this a lot, too. The difference is that Can has the pace/power to make up for lost space while Hendo does not.