Rumor: Scouting for European Downings - The Summer Transfer thread

I do, from the little I've seen. Better footballer than Adam, at least but has more balls than Henderson. You need those to plat Liverpool.

 

Shelvey looks an awful lot like a young Gerrard - powerful burst, sense of urgency in the attack, and a good finisher. By no means is he the finished article, but his progress last year was astounding. I think in two seasons' time he will be a very, very good player.

He shows flashes of what he can become but is still inconsistent, which is to be expected at his age.

I don't think you can compare him to Henderson as they're much different types of players, but Jonjo is a lot more dynamic. Henderson is more of a metronome.

Losing out on Siggurdson might be the best thing we could do for Shelvey. And it also costs us nothing.

 

Yeah, that's how I see it. Henderson is more predictable and safe. Shelvey explosive and more atacking And more instinctive.

 

I'm low on both.

 

Shelvey didn't cost £16M like Henderson, but he was a very highly-touted prospect and we beat a lot of clubs to his signature (and for his age, he was pretty damn expensive at £1.7M). He's captained England youth teams and was the youngest player to ever debut for Charlton. He's also their youngest goal-scorer, at just under 17 years old.

Shelvey made his debut for us in the Europa League against Napoli, correct? He really exudes confidence and as Red Bird said, he's very instinctive. I don't see slowness in either his play or his thought - in fact, I think he's very impulsive almost to the point where he doesn't think, he just does. That part of his game is what reminds me most of Gerrard and I really think he has the best chance of inheriting Stevie's boots. You can see that game-changing ability in him (or at least I can ) and he's the type of player with both the huevos and (potential?) ability to grab a game by the scruff of its neck, if you're into those football cliches.

Bringing this back on topic, I really think Rodgers was irked by Gylfi essentially trying to hold the club at ransom. For the price he would have gotten him at Swansea, he would have gladly taken him, but once it got to be back-and-forth between us and Spurs, he saw a player like Shelvey and said why spend money when we've already got a similar player here?

 

Again, I have to agree.

The player was worth it given the circumstances; I hear that Swansea had actually broken the bank (in wages) to get him. I think we have similar, maybe not yet as good, players at the club. What Liverpool needs are genuine game-changers who will probably cost more than Sigurdson but earn what we would have demanded. Those are the ones we ought to breaking the bank for.

 

Now you're just talking nonsense because you have no point to make. Magic? Guarantee? Typical straw man response. I've already mentioned a few, had you paid attention I wouldn't need to waste my time reminding you of that. In addition to those already mentioned, Navas and Cazorla would be good choices for the wings. Giovinco is another I happen to like.


You're starting to get annoying at this point.

 

That's what happens when you don't buy them, someone else will...
Torres too stated his desire to stay at Liverpool a week prior to joining the plastics. I'm officially bored now.

 

Trying to cover up one straw man fallacy with another. Real cute. Still bored though.

 

Well Pikas, join the club we are the "Strawmen"

 

He's completed a grand total of 14 passes for liverpool. I can't remember him having a telling impact on a play, let alone a full game.

 

STill no signings? We want the one we can't have and it's driving me mad. And consider me Still Ill! More Smiths lyrics on a postcard.

 

Gets my vote!

Oh, and I liked your title too, Pikas.

 

the club will sign the number of players that the manager thinks will help
--liverbird