08 Jun 2015 15:07:06
Hi eds and other readers

What would be a good summer for you.

I am hoping for a striker that can score 20 goals a season, Defensive mid and new center back.

I think this would be enough to push back into top 4.

Thoughts?

Regards

1.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 15:24:13
It's who we can get is the problem, it seems benteke is the only half decent striker were looking at and he's just not suited to our game, which is why we had sterling playing up top last season because he had pace.
Sherwood even though I hate him is right, he said benteke shouldn't go to Liverpool because they don't cross the ball, and it was only when Sherwood got appointed did benteke start scoring again because he plays the long ball game.

I can see what's going to happen right now, ings will be better than benteke because he's more suited to our game but will sit on the bench if we sign benteke because you can't buy someone for 30m and sit him.
Then we'll have another lambert and balotelli situation next season with ings out of form because he never plays and benteke getting slated by our crappy fans because he's not performing. When really it'll be Brendens fault not his.

2.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:03:12
My issue is that now Ings has arrived that gives us the 4 forwards we need in Lambert, Origi and Sturridge. I will assume that Balo, Borini and Aspas will move on. Will we buy a fifth forward? i'm not so sure!

3.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:05:11
Best result from now would be

Lacazette, he really should be the absolute number 1 priority. He's the real deal. If we're looking at 30+ million for Benteke we're crazy, I'm confident that kind of fee could get Lacazette and he is so so so much better for us than Benteke. We need to replace the defending from the front attitude we had with the relentless pressure of Suarez as well as some of his eye for goal.

If we get him, then we can focus on a Mascherano, Medel, Fernandinho, Matic, Khadira type quality defensive midfielder. Lucas can't be relied upon for a whole season and we don't have someone who protects our defense, haven't for years, hence why our centre backs so often look utterly exposed. Gerrard never was the answer there but if we sort that then I'm sure our defenders will look much more solid if they're not so disjointed from the rest of the team.

A goalkeeper. Lloris, Ter Stegan, ?? someone that inspires the defenders from behind the line as well as the defensive mid protects in-front and that can allow us to play a higher line, press further up the pitch.

In that order and only once the primary need has been addressed should we spend the kitty on the secondary and tertiary objectives so we don't end up short of funds again and come up a couple of mil short on Lacazzette.

4.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:23:48
Benny C best post I've read on here for a very long time and I couldn't agree more. Nice to see a bit of logic instead of utter restarted nonsense

5.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:24:55
For me I would be happy with the below as our business this summer.

Rui Patricio (although looks like Bogdan).
Martin Montoya.
J. Milner. Free.
Y. Konplyanka. Free.
M. Kovacic.
D. Ings. Free.
G. Higuain.

For me that would be an ideal summer and all are feasible targets that could be bought.

Sell.

Enrique.
Coates.
Skrtle.
Alberto.
Aspas.
Lucas.
Allen.
Borini.
Balotelli.
Lambert.

6.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:26:37
Fatjan you exactly right with that post but the problem is Rodgers doesn't see the need for a DM and lacazzette is WAY out of our league, we may have the money but he wouldn't be interested atall.
Think that's why the only serious links to strikers we've had is benteke, because he plays for a lesser team than Liverpool.
Vietto would be a good shout but he likes Spain.
So who else is there?
I think the main problem I have with Rodgers in charge is we buy from teams who's players would jump at the chance to play for us, where as a klopp/ancelotti/Benitez are known successful managers who can and will attract top players with or without CL.
This is our main problem I think.

7.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 15:56:20
My list:

Vietto

Medel

Cech

The realistic list which still won't happen lol :

Mitrovic/konoplyanka

Imbula (Marseille lad)

Lopez (ac Milan)
Navas(real if they get de gea)
Schmicel (spelt wrong but would be expensive I imagine)

Both lists are unrealistic but if were going to improve these are the positions we need to fill and they were just a couple of names thrown out that I like.

I do like Ings and Milner and have a feeling (just a little one) that these have been signed to save abit on our transfer budget and with some luck we will go all out and spend out on one top player and add bogdan aswel.

Which could be

Vietto, ings, Milner, bogdan

With ballo, borini, aspas, Alberto, gwrrard, ebrique, jonno out.

And potentially sterling, skrtel going aswel which would then need addressing. But until they go I suspect a very quite summer and only one player spent on

8.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 16:51:32
Jones, you are forgetting Origi.

We are not going to be getting Higuain. We will have 4 strikers next year and that is enough. Ideally, yes Origi would take a year on loan, as he is just a kid right now and we could bring in a player like Higuain but that's not going to happen.

Sturridge, Origi, Ings, and one of Lambert or Balotelli.

9.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 17:07:43
Sadly puzzled I agree, but every transfer window (which hasn't opened yet btw) I hope for one qwality signing and I am left disappointed that yet again we have gone for resale or quantity instead.

We have the whole summer to wring our hands and moan, i rhink i will wait and see where we are at the end of it.

10.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 18:08:43
There's a slight chance on Higuain as per one of the Ed's have said. That's why I included him as he is the best out of options available to us.

If he moved somewhere else then I would choose Carlos Vela. I know we have no chance in likes of Tevez, Vietto, Martinez, Rues, Cavani, Falcoa or Benzema and that's why I chose Higuain.

11.) 08 Jun 2015
08 Jun 2015 18:18:19
Barnes, Milner is proven top quality.