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With 3 days to go we are going to get Keita, Van Dijk and Lemar plus retain the services of Coutinho    Can't wait till Thursday 

That Renato Sanchez fella keeps getting mentioned but I hope it doesn't happen. Thought he was absolute cack when he came on against us and looked like a right headless chicken.

The best news of the day has got to be the OX to Chelsea 

Also prepare yourselves for a major shock  Coutinho has been passed fit to play for Brazil 

If we can hold Couts and get Van Dijk and Lemar I'd be chuffed.

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:59 pm wrote:

aCe' » Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:33 pm wrote:And so, the blow softening begins.

Not necessarily, at the start of the summer the plan was to pair Keita and Coutinho up in the same side. Yes we are after Lemar but he could be coming to bolster our options out wide.
Jurgen obviously likes to have pace on both flanks and Mane and Salah can't possibly play every game especially given the style and intensity of our play (they'd be burnt out by November). We have no one really outside of Origi, Kent and Ojo that could come in and do a similar job so Lemar could be brought in to share the workload.
Jurgen said himself that the reason we looked better defensively yesterday was because Mane and Salah both got back to defend, our wide forwards are going to have to get through a Herculean amount of work this season if we are to be successful so we are going to need more that 2 pacey wide players. The Lemar signing makes perfect sense when you think about it.

He'll be out the door before the deadline. Same question we'll have as that of Barcelona, are we better off with the 2 new players (Lemar, Salah vs. Coutinho; Dembele, Coutinho vs. Neymar) than we were with what we had ?

I think we've changed our style around a bit this season and are looking to play a much more direct game (potentially the loss of Coutinho and Lallana's injury might have forced our hand a bit) but I can see us not replacing Coutinho with a playmaker type of midfielder or forward. Lemar, Salah and Mane are all wide forwards, you could add Kent to that equation as well. I can see us going all out for another midfielder though to add a bit of cover to what we have. Ultimately, Keita imo is Klopp's idea of a Coutinho replacement. I can see us persisting with system of playing 2 #8s ahead of Henderson rather than a Coutinho type playing a free role and controlling the tempo and possession.

Against the top 6 it shouldnt be a problem, we have always conceded possession in those games for a pressing/counter attack style and it has worked well. Against the smaller sides we'll need to make sure we have solutions.

red till i die!! » Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:15 pm wrote:Also prepare yourselves for a major shock  Coutinho has been passed fit to play for Brazil 

It's amazing what these doctors can do nowadays. Back problems are usually the worse...
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A few quick squirts of Ox-blood into the spine - AND HE'S BACK
What a cun.tinho I mean beauty!

Allegedly two bids for Lemar rejected...

devaney » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:58 pm wrote:

7_Kewell » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:48 pm wrote:Liverpool have a bid of around £81m including add-ons accepted from Southampton for Virgil Van Dijk   

Is this bollux ??

It's going to be announced tomorrow apparently, and you can call me Welsh Wizard if it isn't so 

I think the Keita, VVD and Lemar deals are independent to Phil leaving. I think he'll only be allowed to leave if we make additional signings.

Citeh offering Sterling as part of a deal for Sanchez...pmsl

bunglemark2 » Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:02 am wrote:Citeh offering Sterling as part of a deal for Sanchez...pmsl

Genuinely hope this is true. He was never going to become a world class player. He's a consistent performer but doesn't have enough in his locker to be top tier.

Any updates on Lemar anyone?

If that Sterling swap is true that would be feking hilarious.

Linked with Draxler again. Think it's PSG this time rather than his agent starting a rumour.
That said, i would think Klopp is pi$$ed that he followed the money to PSG when he looked at him last time. Seems to be a mercenary... Though aren't they all?
Origi wanted by up to ten clubs....ffs, don't know what they see in him...

That twat Sterling would go from a "big club" to a circus named Arsenal just so he could be living in London...and I thot Sanchez's missus wanted to live a high life in London hence he rejected us? So how does that worked out?

Santa » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:05 pm wrote:That twat Sterling would go from a "big club" to a circus named Arsenal just so he could be living in London...and I thot Sanchez's missus wanted to live a high life in London hence he rejected us? So how does that worked out?

Being at Arsenal isn't worth it. They're sinking big time

When Barca come with a £140M+ bid for Coutinho I'll say just take it and swiftly move on. That money, sale of Sakho + investment could fund our £250M quality team rebuilding campaign and give us more options everywhere in the field.