Liverpool and Spurs bored the pants off the City of Baltimore with a yawning 0-0
Borini scored a lovely goal last night. I expect him to make a big impact in the EPL this season, sad to see him go but it allowed us to get Destro so all is good.
We got Hearts in the Europa League
Dare I say it… But Twitter is saying Sahin loan deal will be confirmed later! if true and we keep agger I will be more than happy with this window.
You need more in attack. I presume Rodgers is aiming for an attack something like this:
[Soccer][rcm]Lucas[/rcm] [lcm]Allen/Sahin[/lcm]
[rw]Borini[/rw] [cam]Gerrard/Sahin[/cam] [lw]???[/lw]
[cf]Suarez[/cf][/Soccer]
Downing is shit, they could try Gerrard on the wing but I don’t think he has theattributes to play there? What other options are there? Henderson? Sterling? Liverpool badly need to get some funds in from the likes of Henderson, Carroll, Downing and Adam.
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You need more in attack. I presume Rodgers is aiming for an attack something like this:
[Soccer][rcm]Lucas[/rcm] [lcm]Allen/Sahin[/lcm]
[rw]Borini[/rw] [cam]Gerrard/Sahin[/cam] [lw]???[/lw]
[cf]Suarez[/cf][/Soccer]
Downing is shit, they could try Gerrard on the wing but I don’t think he has theattributes to play there? What other options are there? Henderson? Sterling? Liverpool badly need to get some funds in from the likes of Henderson, Carroll, Downing and Adam.[/quote]
We have raheem sterling and i expect either tello or adam johnson by the end of the window
I agree that we still need someone out right, but compared to last years window this has been much better business ( except for maybe 5m of the Allen fee)
I think it maybe a midfield of Lucas,Allen and Sahin. And a front three of Boroni, Suarez and Gerrard. Shelvey, tho still a bit raw, is capable of slotting into any of the attacking roles but after that we are a bit light. The Dempsey transfer is supposedly still on, who again can play in any of the attacking roles, with Adam going the other way to Fulham.
I’m wouldn’t rate Dempsey too highly. I think the left wing position for Liverpool is a big worry, can’t see Borini being much use there, he’s not the greatest dribbler and he’s very right footed - his best attributes are his energy, pace and goal scoring instincts, he’s like a hybrid of Inzaghi and Kuyt. Gerrard seems to have lost his legs and isn’t good enough technically to play on the left cutting in. Cole, Downing and Henderson are all shit. Shelvey and Sterling are novices. I think his main problem is that there’s very little flexibility in the squad. Rodgers badly needs to add some depth in the attack and his hands are tied by Dalglish’s crazy signings.
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We have raheem sterling and i expect either tello or adam johnson by the end of the window[/quote]
Guillem Balague (is he a bluffer?) has been mentioning Tello. Says he’s not keen on moving outside Spain though and is waiting to see if the new Barca coach wants him or not.
Balague is a complete spoofer.
Adam Johnson is shit.
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Guillem Balague (is he a bluffer?) has been mentioning Tello. Says he’s not keen on moving outside Spain though and is waiting to see if the new Barca coach wants him or not.[/quote]
Ian ayre is over in spain trying to thrash out a loan. Totti, johnson is infinitely better than the current options, sterling excepted.
There are better options out there Art. The things a business-savvy, football-knowledgeable pairing like Franco Baldini and Walter Sabatini could do with the budget EPL clubs run on…
Is there anything in the Gaston Ramirez talk? He would seem to be perfect for the left sided attacker role.
How are Liverpool expected to line out today v Wast Brom
Good luck to Liverpool for the season ahead. I think they’ll have a right good season and I’m off to investigate handicap title bets.
From training pics it looks like Allen will start with Lucas and Gerrard in midfield with Borini Downing and Suarez up front. Enrique looks to have got a knock so Johnson will probably start left back.
Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Agger, Skrtel, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Downing, Borini, Suarez.
Southampton have had an £11.8m bid accepted apparently. That was yesterday’s news but I read today that they won’t sell for less than £16m. I know nothing about him.
Would much prefer to have seen Sterling start today than that phoney Downing.
Link please
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