03 Apr 2019 08:55:02
Ed1,

Do you think Babel could do a job as a bac up winger for us? Could be a frugal solution if our priority is full backs and a replacement if Milner goes?

{Ed001's Note - nowhere near good enough. Love the guy but no sadly.}

1.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 10:35:24
What does Babel have to do with Milner leaving?

2.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 11:41:21
Thanks Ed.

If Milner leaves and our priority transfers are 2 full backs and a replacement for him that could be costly. So Babel was a cheap option because we clearly need a winger too.

{Ed001's Note - welcome.}

3.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 13:06:48
Cheap options seem to rarely be Klopp’s deal. You could argue Shaqiri was bought opportunistically, and was perhaps a cheap option. Similarly, you could say Matip and Robertson were cheap options, but the squad situation at the time (both quickly became first-team starters) suggests Klopp didn’t see it that way.
Klavan is the only other ‘cheap back-up’ I can recall, and he was not much worse than the starting options.
‘Cheap options’ are rarely the way forward, and hardly ever make the squad better than it already is, something managers before Klopp didn’t seem to understand.

4.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 13:16:28
Cheap options are the reasons we are waiting 29 years for a title.

5.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 13:22:34
To be clear I’m suggesting a cheap option is the way forward but may be a necessity if our priorities are elsewhere.

6.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 14:26:05
Verdo1. The Nail, on the Head.

7.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 13:16:28
Cheap options are the reasons we are waiting 29 years for a title.

8.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 13:22:34
To be clear I’m suggesting a cheap option is the way forward but may be a necessity if our priorities are elsewhere.

9.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 15:40:15
He was bloody good for fulham against us. I always loved him when at liverpool. But in those days i only watched highlights on motd.

He changed the game for fulham when he came on. I wouldn't be displeased if we signed him. That said origi is growing on me every week. A few months ago i laughed when people suggested he was better than Sturridge. Perhaps sturridge is the better technical player and if he was less injury prone i don't think there would be a debate, but origi is getting better and better. DS is getting worse. Origi is young and hungry while Sturridge has given up.

But between the 2 i don't think we need another striker in the summer.

Question: Sturridge or babel?

In a perfect world id sell sturridge amd by another striker. Who would people like us to replace DS if he is sold. I like mitrovic. I also like shurrle.

10.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 16:12:33
In a perfect world I would Like Jimenez.

11.) 03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019 21:24:16
Babel is old news and should stay that way. He is 32 and nowhere near good enuff to even make the bench. Ed01 has said that we are looking at a versatile forward that can play anywhere in the front three or at least in both wide areas and IMO, Julian Brandt is THAT guy.