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We scored 73 league goals for the season, we're fine there. The problem is conceding 47 and virtually any team finds it easy to rip us apart on the counter. This obsession with scoring goals just doesn't make any sense, our defense and midfield is midtable quality at best, that is the biggest issue
It'd be nice to go 1 or 2 goals up for once and don't * up that lead because we are pathetic at the back for once
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We definitely need attacking options in midfield. Gives the side unpredictability. If we rely on forwards opponents can just shut down supply. Then they get at us more and goals are conceded. We need threats from mid to create other opportunities for our forwards. Right now apart from Macalister & Carvalho we have none. Carvalho is going on loan. We need a class attacking mid. Helps if they can also play along the front line and/or further back in mid if needed.
Jones and Elliot are literally right there, and now with Mac, we have enough going forward. We have zero midfielders that'd do the hard yards who aren't shot and old like Fab and Hendo
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Jones has been a crock for a long time. Came good in the last quarter of the season but not the answer yet for goals from mid. Elliot's a wide player without great attacking stats.
Thuram + Morton plus a revitalised Fab having to fight for his spot is enough for next season in terms of hard workers in mid.
I have no idea where this Morton confidence comes from
Wouldn't rely on Fab either, his legs are definitely half shot.
Sounds like we are moving for both Thuram and Kone so that's good
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I dont think Mac Allister is a goal scoring mid though. He got 12 in 40 last season for Brighton but I'm pretty sure most of those were pens. It would be like saying James Milner is a goal scoring mid because he took all our pens.
I do however agree we need more goals from midfield to help cover us when our forwards have off days. Going back and forth on whether or not we need steel in midfield or goals. Well it's both. We need both.
Hence Bellingham but FSG were too tight.
Klopp's system is all about our midfielders winning possession and getting the ball to our forwards to score. We don't have goal scoring midfielders and in fact I think the last time we had a goal scoring midfielder was when Stevie G wore the number 8. Alexis at 35 mil is an absolute bargain. A proven EPL midfielder and world cup winner.
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Macca can also speak English well so that helps.
And his proficiency in Spanish helps when he forms 2/3 of the midfield with Thiago. Also Adrian, Diaz, Darwin too. Through in similarities with Portuguese and you have Ali, Fab, Diogo and Fabio.
And his proficiency in Spanish helps when he forms 2/3 of the midfield with Thiago. Also Adrian, Diaz, Darwin too. Through in similarities with Portuguese and you have Ali, Fab, Diogo and Fabio.
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Transferts : Liverpool fond sur Khephren Thuram (Nice)
En quête d'au moins deux joueurs dans l'entrejeu cet été, Liverpool a entamé des démarches pour recruter le milieu international français de Nice, Khephren Thuram. L'opération s'annonce complexe mais...
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Apologies for the French language article. They are claiming Nice want just £35m to get the deal done. Sounds lowball to me.
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Klopp's system is evolving. Look at Trent's role. And some of our best performances came when Keita was actually doing something and a threat from midfield. Likewise with Ox in 17-18. We need goals from midfield.
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Reckon we sign 2 of these.
We'll sign another next summer when Thiago departs then one more in 2025 when Fab/Hendo depart. Midfield rebuild done.
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Also, I wouldn't be writing off Fabinho just yet. A big summer rest plus fresh young legs around him may just see the old Fabinho return.
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No reason he cannot bounce back, the guy is not even 30 yet. I am putting it down to our systems crumbling leaving him to cover more than he needed to, as well as an off year in general, than him being shot.
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The short turnaround before last season didn't help plus shitloads of midfield injuries.
Alright, hear me out
Play Henderson at right back
Play Henderson at right back
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does champions league final always occur during friendlies?
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Hmmm.... not sure that would go too well.
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Rumour we've agreed personal terms with Kone as well.
Private jet to land tomorrow from Nicé
I won't believe it until I hear the Babelcopter has been deployed to welcome them
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