Unlike what the vast majority seem to be telling themselves, losing Suarez will be a massive blow to us. He struck up a killer partnership with Sturridge last season and was far & away the best player in the league.
Now, if we get £50-60M and Sanchez in a deal for him, we need to invest this money very carefully. I would be willing to see it spent on two world class players if they become available, or three or four very good players in positions that will need filling.
In a best case scenario, I would like to see the outgoing of Suarez lead to us bringing in Sanchez, Benzema and Moreno. That spends the money replacing Suarez in the top class striker that is Benzema. He has had a brilliant world cup, yet Real seem obsessed with Falcao and I can't see them keeping both. Moreno is obviously a high target and this gives us the extra cash to stump up for him. Suarez leaving could lead to this:
------------------------------------Mignolet
Johnson------------Skrtl---------------------Sakho-------------Moreno
------------------------Gerrard---------------Henderson
------------------------------------Lallana
Sanchez---------------------------Benzema---------------------Sterling
With options on the bench of Coutinho, Allen, Can, Lambert et al.
Whilst selling Suarez will cripple us initially, it could turn out bringing some fantastic players to us that will strengthen us all over rather than just the world class striker we currently possess.
If Suarez Leaves
posted on 2/7/14
comment by dunc - my gerbil is my best friend (U11713)
posted 40 minutes ago
thats not the greatest idea to be fair.
the reason you lost the league last season was because you were poor defensively.
That is where you need to improve more than anyone else.
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Exactly, improve your DM and back 4 with quality and you will be a much better team without Suarez.
posted on 2/7/14
personally woukd choose coutinho over lallana is strongest team
posted on 2/7/14
The possession stats isnt the be all and end all though.
while your midfield kept possession well, they didnt overly protect the back 4 as well as they maybe should have.
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Never saw any particular evidence of that. We have an attacking style of play, so unless it evolves this year (which it might, going by the things BR has said), our defenders are going to get less cover than normal, regardless of who plays.
So we accept that, but that means they have to make fewer of those daft mistakes that have nothing to do with midfield cover (eg. not getting tight enough for bog-standard crosses).
I remember Gullit pointing out, during the Beckham days, that the reason United got away with attacking teams was because the defence was so reliable, they didn't need as much cover.
We don't yet have that.
posted on 2/7/14
I think Allen will play a big part this season. I thought he played well at the end of last season. He is still very young to play central midfielder and can only get better.
I heard a rumour that BR really likes Wilfred Bony???
posted on 2/7/14
Liverpool are selling the one player who made other teams afraid of them.
posted on 2/7/14
We'll just have to beat those other teams with skill like we did at the start of last season then.
posted on 2/7/14
Teams were afraid of us?
But I thought only Chelsea played defensively against us last season and we would encounter these new tactics a lot more often this season?
Everybody last season played all out attack against didn't they?
posted on 2/7/14
comment by He's French, He's Flash... Suarez: &... (U9335)
posted 3 minutes ago
Liverpool are selling the one player who made other teams afraid of them.
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This does have shades of us selling Ronaldo about it, only we had the best defence in Europe to get us through.
posted on 2/7/14
Teams may have been scared of Liverpool's attack, but they certainly were not scared about their midfield and back 4...............it is so obvious where Liverpool need to improve their squad and given you have Sturridge, Sterling, Lallana and Lambert even if you sell Suarez, you will still have one of the best attcking units in the PL.
So for me, whilst I totally get why seeing a player of Suarez's quality leave is daunting to Liverpool fans, I still see it as an opportunity to be a better team next season.
posted on 2/7/14
I think Liverpool will do well even without Suarez. Sides will go into games now and allow Liverpool their share of the ball and will sit deeper.
Lallana is suited to this more so than Coutinho/ Sterling who like to play fast flowing football and through-balls galore, so I think it gives you a different option in that situation.