06 Dec 2016 15:40:44
Would love mahrez on the right and mane on the left firmino through the middle. i think klopp could get mahrez playing some stuff. But klopp will have his own ideas lol. Hope we ojo gets a run from the bench to get a look at him when fit. I'm fearful going forward without coutinho atm.

1.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 15:49:43
Getting Mahrez would be a dream, even though I have no idea if Mane would be just as effective on the left. But getting Mahrez would go a long way in ensuring our continuity in the face of injuries or departures (Coutinho, Firmino, Sturridge) .

2.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 15:50:16
Despite the fact that in the 3.5 games we've played without Coutinho we've scored 2, 2 and 3? Despite not having Sturridge or Lallana either?

3.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 15:55:46
Couts` absence did not stop us from scoring 7 goals in three games so I`m not too worried about that, overall. What I`m worried about is the meltdown that could happen again if we start taking our foot of the gas during games, thinking they have been won already.

4.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 16:03:56
I agree with you Hamilton and Hjikle. We're doing absolutely fine in the attack department without Coutinho. We haven't missed him that much. But I have an eye (perhaps prematurely) on Europe next year, and a deep bench never hurt any team. But at the same time, I would prefer to solve the CB issue first (we are one good CB short regardless of whether it's team or individual breakdowns) . If given a choice between taking Mahrez or a good enough CB, I'd take the CB hands down.

5.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 16:07:41
Mahrez and Mane on either side of any striker would be excellent. Coutinho dropping into the middle pulling strings just like David Silva with Henderson and one CM holding the line that's more like a complete package. It would mean our CM need not go high up the pitch.
Mahrez posses everything and is woirkhorse of the ball. Perfect klopp player.

6.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 16:27:14
I would love Mahrez as well as he is just quality and with Klopp coaching him, he will only get better. But firstly, we do need a more than capable and experienced CB to play alongside Matip, one who can hold his own and a calming influence if he has to be paired with another CB.

7.) 06 Dec 2016
06 Dec 2016 23:07:39
Mahrez's form has dipped a fair bit so there is a risk involved, but if Coutinho makes an effort to push for a move in the summer then personally I would do everything to get the biggest possible fee, and try to use most or all of that money on a major push to sign Mahrez, with the strong likelihood of him nailing down a starting place- plus playing CL football- as an extra incentive.
There are few if any players who could replace coutinho, but the quality and the threat offered by Mahrez would go a long way to making up for phil's loss.

8.) 07 Dec 2016
07 Dec 2016 03:10:06
Whilst we might lack a bit of genius creativity or 'something out of nothing' without coutinho we still score goals and plenty of them without him. I think we would be in danger if 2-3 of them started getting injured then we should be worried but right now, lallana back and everyone else is fit apart from coutinho and studge who wasn't even playing anyway. Even last season our problem wasn't in attack, it was defence, goalkeeper and midfield to an extent. So my main concern is the defensive side to our game, not so much personnel but how exposed we are at the back. It obviously has something to do with our system going forward, but the midfield have to do better at stopping a lot of the attacks at the root and the defence and goalkeeper have to deal with them a lot better. I don't think we are well drilled defensively, especially dealing with crosses in open play or set pieces. This has been a problem before Klopp and still to this day. I hope we improve this, because if we do I think we will win the league, even with high level competition.