04 Sep 2021 04:56:25
Hi ed001,

There are concerns that Liverpool have already perhaps left it too late to replace most of the squad's ageing players by the time Klopp probably leaves in a few years' time, with the fear being that the squad will be in a similar situation to United in 2013 when Fergie left behind an old squad.

I know that making some signings last year and this year would've been ideal, but do you think that people are overreacting a little bit? Or is the club showing a concerning lack of foresight?

{Ed001's Note - a little bit? It is an insane overreaction! There are a large number of young players in the squad, more coming through and there is plenty of time to replace the older players, with only Milner being at the probable end of his time at LFC.}

1.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 06:17:04
Who has the ‘concerns’?

2.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 06:49:12
Cheers Ed, I always visit your page when I need to hear a voice of reason.

@West Derby, there is panic about it on Twitter but has been given serious thought by The Anfield Wrap and Redmen TV.

A bit unrelated but I reckon James Pearce has become a bit more clickbaity this summer, he's had no transfer news to much on. He wrote this article about how the Chelsea game badly exposed a lack of depth in the forwards, and it was like it was written by Gabby Agbonlahor with a thesaurus.

{Ed0666's Note - Pearce has become a caricature of himself and ironically his credibility has lessened since he went to The Athletic. At least when he was at The Echo he had some inside info on LFC now I think he has less than Mrs Doubtfire. I’ve never seen Pearce tweet an LFC exclusive transfer or otherwise.

3.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 07:28:40
OP, I love the Anfield Wrap and they have great content but at times, they can go overboard and this is one of them. They use the Utd team Fergie left as a comparison which is just insanely false if you actually dig deep into the numbers.

That Utd team had Rio who had been there for 11 yrs, Evra for 7/ 8 Vidic for 6, Papy Scholes, Van Persie who was over the hill, Carrick for 7 yrs etc. To compare that situation to ours is the type of overreaction we are talking about that bears NO resemblance to our situation. It is just click bait stuff with no context at all.

In fact, they did not start the transition process early enuff hence, they have been throwing millions at it to the point of re-signing a 37 yr old has-been. Sorry we are not I’m that situation so not sure what these “concerns” are, as Ed01 said. If they are from Twitter then, I propose you ignore them. As for Pearce, he is no longer of any relevance to me as a club insider.

4.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 08:27:16
Hey OliRed,

The United comparison wasn't made by TAW, it was just a shout in the comments of Paul Machin's latest invidivual vlog about the transfer window. A random comment I know, but the comparison best represents what some fans are fearing for the squad down the track. But in a separate video one guy from TAW did express concern that the squad's evolution could fall behind schedule if the club didn't get a move along with signing new players.

I don't agree with it myself but I just wanted to get ed001's opinion on it.

5.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 08:54:15
I think we should be looking at Declan Rice to replace Hendo, as the king/ term successor. Hopefully CB is sorted with Konate and Gomez. Both TAA and Robbo are here for years, as is Alisson.
Fabinho also still the right side of 30, and we have Jones and Elliot to look forward to.
Sounds like a storm in a T-cup (T being Tw*trer) and a has been trying to recapture former glory (Pearce) .

6.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 09:15:58
So called journos have to write something and the more clicks the more likely they will get used. So write something controversial and voila.

7.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 10:10:59
Long term succession should be biss and Phillips.

8.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 14:10:42
If Klopp goes in 2024, three years from now, this is what we will have:
GK: Allison and Kelleher - well covered
RB: Trent
LB: Robbo and Tsimikas
CB: VVD, Gomez, Ibou (VVD will still have a few years at top level)
DM: Fabinho
CM: Elliott, Jones, Naby (? ), Leighton Clarkson (? )
Forward: Jota

A new manager will have his own ideas on formation and how the team lines up, but even if it is the same formation, the positions to strengthen with Elite young talent are only the following:
1) Forwards / wingers - unless youngsters like Musialowski and Kaide can step up or Minamino evolves, we should look to buy 2-3
2) CM - need will depend on how Elliott and Jones shape up
3) CDM - Fabinho undercover / long term replacement

We seem to be decently represented in other positions.

9.) 04 Sep 2021
04 Sep 2021 21:05:19
Rainbow, thanks for the clarification. The transitioning has already begun with Konate, Elliott, Jones and Jota while our starters are still in the prime if their careers like VVD, Salah, Mane, Fab and arguably Thiago. For me, there is no cause for concern cos there is still at least a couple of years hence, a couple of windows to freshen up the squad via the academy and the TW. Either way, we have started the transition way earlier than Utd did, IMO. The concerns are just people overreacting as usual.