Potential Impact Substitutes or Starters - Transfer Forum

Willian to Liverpool...I can't see it but hey stranger things

 

Yeah , I'm sure much of our planned spending was to be funded by selling the players you mention. Now with revenues for next season uncertain I'd imagine a lot of clubs will be hesitant to spend and possibly look to loans or promoting from within their clubs.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...lah-keen-to-stay-at-liverpool-for-a-long-time

Mohamed Salah has said he wants to remain at Liverpool for a long time and believes the team have developed a perfect understanding.

The forward, who signed a new five-year deal in 2018, is the club’s top scorer this season with 17 Premier League goals, helping Liverpool to secure a 19th top-flight title with seven games to spare.
Jürgen Klopp said on Saturday his aim was to keep his squad together and Salah’s words will be music to the manager’s ears.

“I’m very happy … I can’t describe my feelings after we won the league after 30 years,” Salah told BeIN Sport. “I can see people’s joy and this is so important for all of us. I enjoy the atmosphere here ... I love this place and I hope to stay for a long time. The atmosphere here is different to any other place.

“We have adapted well as a team and our understanding is perfect. If this continues, we can achieve more. It’s difficult to maintain our current level, but it’s not impossible.”

Salah hailed the impact of the captain, Jordan Henderson, and said he would pick the midfielder as the best player in the league this season. “Maybe I’ll choose Henderson because he’s the captain and he’s been here for about eight-nine years. He had a difficult time in the beginning and he was heavily criticised. He, as a captain, is loved by all of us and he tries to help all players and helps youth players to adapt.”

 

Salah is happy at Liverpool but that won't stop certain teams from trying to lure him away from Anfield (ie Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Juventus, Man Utd, Bayern Munich, etc) but I just love that Salah is so loyal. Why? Liverpool is the only club who gave him a chance and didn't give up on him. I'm talking to you Chelsea and Roma because those clubs gave up on Salah too quickly. Big mistake.

 

Also, if Salah and Mane have been watching things over across in Europe, they will realise that after Liverpool it's mostly downhill, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern be damned.

 

Rumours about Thiago Alcantara continue. I wonder ...

Is Liverpool thinking of changing the way the midfield plays? Last night showed the tendency-- which to be fair had largely been not been seen for a long time- - for the midfield to seem pointless. By this I mean not creating nor helping in defending when the fullbacks foraged forward.

 

Imagine if he does sign

 

LMAO

the CHAMPIONS play a poor game and our midfield is suddenly "pointless" ???

god almighty.

 

I agree. no way will this happen.

 

Thiago is a class act and would instantly upgrade our midfield for reasons Suss pointed out exactly.

Hendo/Milner/Gini/Ox for all their running and hustle aren't very cultured on the ball unlike Thiago who can keep hold of it and tiki taka opponents to death.He's been an ever present in the Bayern midfield but has been usurped this Season after Flick took over cause with Mueller playing behind Lewa they've opted for a Goretzka - Kimmich double pivot.

He's a phenomenal passer,His vision is second to none and if on song few could live with him in Midfield.If at many a time we feel our midfield is too sterile and we don't have that lock picker in the Coutinho mould, he could just be THAT Man to make us better whilst not splashing an insane amount of cash.

 

Despite our recent successes Klopp may feel he needs to tweak our playing style a bit so as not to become too predictable and be found out by other clubs.

Thiago in mf would certainly give him the option of a different styled mf to any we have now .

 

And with Lallana and Shaq on their way out,I can clearly see why Klopp might be interested.

All out attack against the minnows :

..................Naby............................

Thiago..............Fabinho.................


Playing Away to a Top 6 Rival :

...................Thiago......................

......Fabinho..........Hendo/Gini........

Can be a DLP and pretty much run the game from Midfield in Scenario - 1 , can link up and feed runners from our front three in Scenario - 2 when were trying to keep things solid away from home.

The Options are plentiful.

 

100% Agree.

If we want to keep pace with City I really think we need to invest in a few players to refresh the squad.As much as Klopp & FSG feel the time is not right,a few quality players in keeps everyone honest without complacency setting in.

I personally would definitely spend big on someone like Adama Traore.

 

in all these discussions about midfield options nobody is talking about Naby or Taki ..... ??

edit: except Bayern that is

 

Different kind of players to Tiago, I'd say , Sam.

 

I'm aware of that.

 

Hmmm ...
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