Aside from the fact that the majority of the pundits on Soccernet are completely clueless and always have been - that's great for us, I'm happy to slip under the radar. Everyone underestimated Liverpool at the start of last season and it looks like they're making the same mistake again. Hopefully a few of the defences we face think that without Suarez they can squeeze up on us like they did last season!
I'm quietly confident of our chances. Yes we've lost an excellent footballer in Suarez but we've made massive improvements to every single other area of the squad. We're a far better and more well rounded unit than we were last year when we pushed for the title on what was essentially a very threadbare squad, now we have multiple top quality options in every single position on the field. Even as we are I'd still have us finishing 3rd, but if we can pull off that final attacking signing in the next 2 weeks I'd have no issue throwing us into the mix for a title challenge again.
Well rounded side is definitely true. We have gotten far better all over the pitch. Yes we lost Suarez and we do need one more striker to come in before the deadline, but everywhere else on the pitch, we are far superior than last season.
Take our first loss of the campaign last season. It was a 0-1 reversal at Anfield against Southampton. It made us 3-1-1 for the season and we had 10 points from a possible 15 and shared top spot with Chelsea. The side that day...
-----------Mignolet-----------
Toure--Skrtel--Sakho--Agger
------------Lucas-------------
-----Gerrard----Henderson---
Aspas----Sturridge----Moses
Jones, Enrique, Kelly, Wisdom, Alberto, Sterling, Ibe
Sure BR made a mistake and played 4 CB's but looking at that squad to what we have now is a massive difference. Suarez didnt play and yes we did lose that game but our squad is so much better now that we wont have scrubs like Moses and Aspas starting and Alberto on the bench. We will have proper FB's like Moreno and Manquillo or Flanno. Genuine wide players like Markovic, Sterling, better midfielders like Can, Lovren at the back, better bench options like Lambert etc
Suarez is a massive blow but the squad as a whole has improved IMO.