I think we are in a strong position, despite losing Suarez. We need a big name attacking player to restore confidence and morale and I think BR knows this.
I also think the Moreno deal will eventually go through, although I feel we have cooled on Lovren, due to Southampton wanting far too much for him.
With his in mind, I would love to see 4 more players come in to really make us a CL squad:
Moreno
Varane
Griezmann
Lukaku
All these are quality players who will bring much to our squad. For the Suarez money I feel we could get them. I feel Varane may feel the pull of playing alongside Sakho, which could also help shore up the defence as they have played together for France before.
Griezmann is a quality attacking player with flair and skill in abundance and we may provide a suitable step up for him from Real Sociedad.
Lukaku has already proven his quality in this league and would be fantastic in our squad. He is good with the ball at his feet, as well as in the air and can score a lot of goals.
Surely £75M could get these guys, plus a bit more from expected player sales of Lucas & Agger.
We could be seeing a lineup against Southampton of:
-----------------------Mignolet
Johnson----Varane-----Sakho------Moreno
-----------Gerrard------------Henderson
------------------------Lallana
------Sterling-----Sturridge----Griezmann
Bench: Reina, Flanagan, Skrtl, Can, Coutinho, Markovic, Lukaku
Look at the options! That's not even including some of the talent at our disposal such as Suso, Enrique or Lambert!
Obviously this is a pipe dream and I'm certain these will not all be coming in, but they are certainly reasonable. What do you guys think? Who else can we get in and how will we line up against Southampton?
Who Else To Come?
posted on 15/7/14
comment by Neo Liverpool (U9135)
posted 14 minutes ago
Yeah Wisdom is off to WBA on loan, good move for him.
Of course it leaves us with just Flanno to cover Johnson.. Again. Could need another RB now, saw we were considering giving Yedlin a trial, looked great in WC
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We do have McLaughlin who has the pace and attitude to make the step up. Reminds me of Heggem.
posted on 15/7/14
comment by Robbing_Hoody - Here, have some goals. You don... (U6374)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Neo Liverpool (U9135)
posted 14 minutes ago
Yeah Wisdom is off to WBA on loan, good move for him.
Of course it leaves us with just Flanno to cover Johnson.. Again. Could need another RB now, saw we were considering giving Yedlin a trial, looked great in WC
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We do have McLaughlin who has the pace and attitude to make the step up. Reminds me of Heggem.
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Great comparison.
posted on 15/7/14
Been saying about McLaughlin for about a week now!
posted on 15/7/14
To be fair McLaughlin hasn't kicked on for about 2 years.
He gets a lot of injuries.
I thought he would have broken through by now based on his games a couple of years back but he hasn't got anywhere.
He is still only 19 though, approaching 20.
This season is a big one for him, if he doesn't progress then it could well be his chance gone.
posted on 15/7/14
You can't write a defender off at 19 years old! That's terribly unfair.
posted on 15/7/14
Having seen the World Cup and the way teams could attack fluidly from defence, I think Gerrard's time may soon be up. Are we to accept Gerrard just sitting in front of the back four like last season?
posted on 15/7/14
If he launches umpteen attacks which results in 100's of goals like last season then yes. But a bit less.
posted on 15/7/14
comment by Currently considering Optional Screen Name (U19270)
posted 3 minutes ago
Having seen the World Cup and the way teams could attack fluidly from defence, I think Gerrard's time may soon be up. Are we to accept Gerrard just sitting in front of the back four like last season?
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If that is our tactics and he plays like last season then yes, why the hell not?
posted on 15/7/14
We should definitely drop our captain, leader, 2nd highest assister, after winning 16 of 18 games or something since he moved position.
That makes perfect sense
posted on 15/7/14
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
You can't write a defender off at 19 years old! That's terribly unfair.
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Who wrote him off?