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YES!

Thats what we need more midfielders. If i had to pin point one thing that went wrong last year it was lack of midfielders. Im glad this is being sorted out ahead of stupid things like getting someone to put the ball in the net. I mean its not like the lack of a finsher ever factored in before is it.

Still time for Kaka and Villa on loan.......

YES!

Thats what we need more midfielders. If i had to pin point one thing that went wrong last year it was lack of midfielders. Im glad this is being sorted out ahead of stupid things like getting someone to put the ball in the net. I mean its not like the lack of a finsher ever factored in before is it.

Still time for Kaka and Villa on loan.......

I hear the comments regarding a striker, but if we play a  4 3 3 we will have Suarez, Borini or Carroll down the middle and any two from Cole, Downing, Hendo, sterling, (Borini) or Johnson on the left or right.

I want him in. He fits the template and is better than anything we have to play out wide on either flank.

The Raven » Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:58 pm wrote:YES!

Thats what we need more midfielders. If i had to pin point one thing that went wrong last year it was lack of midfielders. Im glad this is being sorted out ahead of stupid things like getting someone to put the ball in the net. I mean its not like the lack of a finsher ever factored in before is it.

Still time for Kaka and Villa on loan.......

we lack creativity and we lack someone who can go past a man, johnson is erratic but he makes things happen, yes we need a striker but we also need a wideman who can take defenders on. in terms of a wide player if it`s a choice between downing / borini or adam johnson then despite not being his biggest fan it`s adam johnson all day long for me.
one thing i do like about johnson is that he is brave, i dont mean that in the andy carroll physical courage sense i mean it in the sense that he`ll keep on trying to take players on and he`ll keep on trying to create things even if things arent going his way on the day and the crowd are starting to grumble and groan, as soon as downing hears a murmur of criticism from the crowd he starts passing the ball backwards and playing it safe, johnson will back himself and keep on attacking the fullbacks no matter what.

The midfield is packed, the defence settled, but up front we're still lacking a clinical goalscorer as well as genuinely top class wide men, all despite last season's chronic goals shortage and the extraordinary feats of Mr Downing. Strikers and wide men are exactly what we need right now and in Adam Johnson we'd be getting one of the best wide men we could reasonably expect to sign given the position we currently find ourselves in. Go work your magic, Lee.

We lack wide men? what about Downing and Cole or don't they count because they're *****?

Reg » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:20 am wrote: don't they count because they're *****?

Spot on

Johnson would be an upgrade. A top striker would be a complete game changer. I dont expect either scenario to come to fruition but I do hope we sign at least 1 decent wide attacking player (Dempsey, Ramirez ?) before the window shuts. If we dont, then selling the likes of Bellamy, Kuyt, and Maxi has to be considered without replacing them has to be considered a major transfer blunder by BR.

LFC2007 » Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:03 pm wrote:Go work your magic, Lee.

I'm as in the dark as the rest of us mate. not got a clue whats going on.

http://www.marca.com/2012/08/23/en/football/real_madrid/1345703549.html

Time to get our hopes up again .

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is set to make another move to bring Daniel Sturridge to Anfield - with a deal for Chelsea forward believed to be within touching distance at last.

Sources close to the Reds have told ESPN that Rodgers has been pursuing Sturridge all summer, with the glut of attacking midfield signings at Chelsea this summer pushing the Team GB Olympic star down the pecking order of Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo.

Inter Milan have also been linked with a move for Sturridge, but the promise of regular first-team football in a Liverpool side playing to his strengths would appeal to the 22-year-old.

Sturridge, who recovered from meningitis earlier this summer, arrived at Chelsea from Manchester City in 2009 and after two seasons struggling to break into the starting line-up became a Stamford Bridge regular under Andre Villas-Boas last season.

However, when Villas-Boas was replaced with Di Matteo in March, the England Under-21 international found his opportunities restricted and that has continued to be the case at the start of the 2012-13 campaign.

Watched the Chelsea match last night and Sturridge was constantly a threat down the right when he came on. Would be a great signing! Hopefully Adam Johnson joins us too. With those 2, I don't think anyone can complain about the transfers as they are all very good purchases.

i'd be beyond amazed if chelsea sell us sturridge. despite the fact that they've signed some brilliant players this summer, they still only have on recognised striker... and he's a bit krap now too.

Cant see this one happening..

Benfica’s talented 25-year old attacking midfielder/winger Nolito, is rumoured to be unsettled in Portugal, following his break-through season for the club. Looking to play elsewhere, Liverpool is thought to be keen on bringing the player to Anfield on a loan deal.

In May 2012, Nolito’s agent Oscar Font told radio station TSF, “Clubs like Valencia and Liverpool are interested in him but there are still no concrete proposals,” yet at the time, Liverpool were without a manager.

However, reports emerging in Portuguese newspaper Record claim Nolito is now desperate to depart Benfica, after Real Betis apparently failed in a bid to bring him to their club. Sevilla-based Estadio Deportivo reported Benfica were only willing to  agree to an initial paid loan fee (a supposed €1 million), with an included purchase option to buy him at the end of the season (a supposed €10 million), of which Betis were unable to meet. With Rodgers’ and Liverpool’s interest and better financial circumstances, these figures may be well higher if they pursue the bright midifelder.

During the pre-fixture press conference for Liverpool’s Europa qualifier against Hearts, Rodgers admitted needing time to bring in players to replace those who have recently left:

We have got a very small squad as it is. We have lost a lot of players this summer and I have not replaced them, as of yet. That is the reality of where we are.”

Nolito joined the Portuguese giants last summer from Spanish side Barcelona and managed an admirable 11 goals in 29 league appearances during his debut season for Benfica. He also had an impressive debut in the Champion’s League, scoring over both legs against Trabzonspor (2-0 & 1-1) and a third goal in their run into the quarter-finals.

Regardless of whether he departs the club on loan or not, Benfica will be happy to keep Nolito who has impressed with consistent contributions in only his first season for the club; even equalising Eusébio’s record for scoring consecutive goals in 5 official matches.

His style of attacking is aggressive. He is renowned for using his pace, dribbling abilities and low centre of gravity to tenaciously move with the ball. Along with his finishing, he will add much needed flair to Liverpool’s attacking line-up. Additionally, his La Masia education with the Barcelona B team, sees him a plausible target to fit into Rodgers’ tiki-taka system, after the club supposedly missed out on bringing Cristian Tello in a loan move.

andy_g » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:40 am wrote:i'd be beyond amazed if chelsea sell us sturridge. despite the fact that they've signed some brilliant players this summer, they still only have on recognised striker... and he's a bit krap now too.

Yes they do have only Torres as the other recognized striker after Lukaku went on loan but seeing the way they are set up, they only play with one striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The 3 players behind Torres last night were Hazard, Mata and Ramires. They will also have Marin back in time to come as well as Oscar who operates just behind the striker. Not too sure about the status of Benayoun, Malouda and Kakuta but they do have another young striker Lucas Piazon who can play as a striker as well. I don't think RDM rates Sturridge at all to be honest, seeing how little time he's been playing after the Italian took over AVB. Besides, Chelsea lodged a 35m bid for Cavani apparently.

I thought Sahin to Arsenal was a done deal after they flogged Song.  Pretty sure I heard that confirmed on the radio.  If not it'd be great to get him for a year, looks promising.