28 May 2015 21:47:39
Do you think that Liverpool would have finished much higher if a player like Charlie Austin had played for us?

Interesting to think how many goals he would have scored.

1.) 28 May 2015
28 May 2015 22:53:30
Don't know why so many people disagree. You are right, but any competent striker would have got us a 5th place or higher finish after the low level of competition in the league this year below Chelsea.

2.) 28 May 2015
28 May 2015 23:06:17
Is Austin really any better than Borini? I'm not so sure. And if we had had him in our squad do you really think he'd have been picked? Maybe at right back.

3.) 28 May 2015
28 May 2015 23:11:47
People disagree because they see a systemic failure at Liverpool not one that we could keep throwing players at until it fixes itself. Austin might have scored more goals, but maybe not, we have three (competent) strikers capable of hitting double figures (or in Borinis case just shy at Roma) and failed to create a system for any of them.

Our failures have been tactical in both positioning of players, formations and substitutions on the pitch, failures off the pitch with regards to contracts and Rodgers press conferences. I'm not saying Austin would have done worse than the current crop of strikers but Rodgers would have done his hardest to try.

4.) 29 May 2015
28 May 2015 23:53:15
BR doesn't even know what system he wants to play, strikers he wants to use or not use strikers at all and doesn't know what pegs go to what holes. Those strikers aren't as bad as BR made them look because they were decent at other clubs but with the above deficiencies of the manager, even the Barca attacking trio would struggle under such dreadful conditions

5.) 29 May 2015
29 May 2015 00:20:29
May have poached us a few against the poorer sides we failed to win against.

Doesn't really seem to have the speed and awareness that would suit us better.

18 goals is not to be scoffed at though. Wonder how much he'll go for this summer.

6.) 29 May 2015
29 May 2015 00:34:48
Yes daveybootle!

Austin isn't special but he someone that will score goals, regardless Of who or were he is playing.