Clear Cut Chance conversion rate of 28.99 % – the third worst in the league. Shot accuracy of 39% – the sixth worst in the league. Completely dependent on one player with this player scoring a whopping 52% of their Premier League goals. Yes, I’m talking about Liverpool Football Club.
It’s one of the most documented stories of the 12/13 Premier League season that, for all their good build up play and chance creation stats, Liverpool simply do not score enough goals. This season they have been heavily dependent on the majestic performances of the jester Suarez to rescue them. Not even Kop Idol Steven Gerrard has hit his usual goalscoring heights. The decision to allow Andy Carroll to leave without a ready replacement is still confusing Kopites, pundits and fanzines around the world. Others are wondering if Fabio Borini will ever live up to the excitement that BR has for him (BR being Brendan Rodgers for the course of this article). To be honest the only reason Liverpool do not currently sit nearer to the foot of the Premier League table is thanks to the fact they create so much that eventually a shot flies in to the back of the net, usually to the relief of the Kop faithful rather than to their joy.
In this article, I’ll look at some of the options I believe BR could find accessible during the January transfer market that will ease the burden on lone marksman Luis Suarez and help fire Liverpool closer to those coveted Champions League places. Things to be considered are whether or not they carry a realistic price tag, whether of not they represent the ideal player with relation to FSG’s set criteria and whether or not they would fit into BR’s set philosophy.
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Lets get this into perspective shall we ? CLOWN FOOLGLISH spent £82 million pound on the worst players EVER !!! Carroll downing Henderson & Adam SHAMBOLIC signings FACT ? Now are club can’t get rid of these PATHETIC signings due to high wages,and NO premier league manager with a brain cell wanting too pay money on these complete JOKES ??? FOOLGLISH is the worst premier league manager EVER due too these facts ? And too think some fans wanted too give this JOKE more time ;-( HOLD YOUR HEAD IN SHAME CLOWN FOOLGLISH for what you’ve done too are club ;-(
Also, Henderson will become a great player, just you watch.
Bit steep that mate. First thing, Dalglish is and always will be a legend of Liverpool Football Club – he did as much more LFC as any other and is still our best ever player. Second thing, yeah I agree the poor transfer tactics of late have left the club a bit lurched but that is also down to Damien Comolli as well. Dalglish made a few mistakes but he’s only human after all. I think calling him FOOLGLISH is massively disrespectful to a guy who did so much LFC and for the Hillsborough victims.
Boy,I love Ur post.I totally belief that LFC will buy either 1or2 of this players mentioned.YNWA
Thanks! I hope we do too. I’d love Incey back. Huntelaar is a dream but I doubt it’ll happen.
Has everyone forgotten Edinson Cavani??? Wouldn’t he be able make his national pal move to play out wide, I think so.
That’s a good shout to be fair! I didn’t consider him at the time because I thought he may be outside LFC’s price bracket but you never know with football ;)
Why did you say BR MUST consider any of these players? You yourself aren’t sure about any of the likelihood, are you. And if you are, who are you then, a world renown talent scout?
Firstly, the publishing editor changed the title to “BR must”. Secondly, of course I am not certain of the likelihood. I do not work for Liverpool Football Club and I am not in charge of transfers at the club. The likelihoods below each player’s section are my estimations of the situations using the facts I have provided with regards to budget, board criteria, ability and whether the player in question could regard LFC as a potential destination – anyone with any grasp of English could do that so I guessed – like most writers do. Thirdly, in this day and age everyone is a talent scout – people can watch games, highlights, Youtube, read stats etc. Fourthly, BR is in charge of a very big football club and these players are top draw, so yeah, if these players are available for the correct deal then he should be considering them – because they’re good players.
I have on good authority that the move for Daniel Sturridge is as far as personal terms and it should go ahead fairly early on in January. This is from the same source that knew about the Torres and Andy Carroll moves. Granted, it’s not 100% definite but it does seem realistic since Rodgers has ties with Chelsea, Sturridge also fits into our ‘buy young’ policy. The same source said that the move Tom Ince is also going ahead. Not much word on Huntelaar or Darren Bent. I like Huntelaar but I feel as though it would be a risk to bring him to the Premier League and I would rather have a player who we know can actually share the goal scoring burden with Suarez. I’m also worried about how much Aston Villa would want to recoup from the sale of Darren Bent, surely they’d want about £10 Million. I liked your suggestion of a loan deal with Bent, that would be a good idea so that we get a player for the rest of the season to help Suarez while accessing other options for the summer window. Overall, I thought this was a really good article you brought up some very valid points and interesting ideas. Good work :)
I hope your source is right, Rob. I’d welcome Ince and Sturridge. Especiallly for Sterling’s sake, he needs a rest. Thanks a lot man!
Cavani is far too expensove for LFC, he’s got about 4 years left on his contract at Napoli, so would cost over £45m, something LFC will not spend. Also think KJH is unlikely to join, more likely to join a team in the Champions League- Arsenal?
How about options of Shane Long or Demba Ba? Both in great form in the Premiership, and would be under £10m? Ba still has the £7m release clause. I’ve heard Villa want £12-18m for Bent, so could price LFC out of a move….
yeah Cavani will never happen, I know it’s completely unrealistic, I was going to put Ba in if I did a top 10 but it would have been way too long an article. I’d take Ba all day. As for the Hunter, I put that in – I think he’ll go Arsenal or Juve/ any other Champs League team
out
reina 14
henderson 16
downing 10
joe cole 8
carroll 18
shelvey 8
ernique 8
total 82
in
ter stegen 12
amorebieta 15
wanyama 10
eriksen 30
jovetic 30
sahin 10
sanches 25
total 132
4-3-3
————-ter stegen————-
jonson—amorebieta—skrtel—agger
–gerrard——-lucas——–allen–
suarez———jovetic——-sanches
3-2-4-1
———–ter stegen———-
-skrtel—-amorebieta—-agger-
—–wanyama——–lucas——
suarez–allen–gerrard–eriksen
————-jovetic———–
3-1-3-3
———–ter stegen———-
-skrtel—-amorebieta—-agger-
————-lucas————-
-gerrard—–eriksen—–allen-
suarez—–jovetic——sanches
Stick to footy manager sunshine.
I lose respect for any write who reports on Darren Bent moving to Liverpool.
It’s lazy and uneducated reporting.
Especially if you report a 70% chance of it happening.
You have a decent writing style son but this is ridiculous. Darren Bent will NEVER move to Liverpool. Sorry.
That’s like saying that the manager of Aston Villa, a struggling club who need everything they’ve got, would turn their backs on their best goalscorer. Anything can happen in football mate.