Anyone who's made 67 posts in 9 days is clearly a wind up merchant or Betty the Loon in disguise. If that's you Betty then lift up yer frock and off you go.
The Mario deal is very exciting. Eto would have been 'ok', Cavani or Falcao would have been risks - cost against impact in the unknown EPL, whereas Mario provides a number of benefits:
1. Back 4's won't be able to ignore him and wander off to provide extra cover on Sterling, so Sterling will find himself with more space out wide and able to cut in more easily.
2. If Sterling/Coutinho can get the ball into the centre then there's a razor sharp lad able to bang it in. He's 6'3" so we might actually score from corners and free kicks for once.
3. Play the following line up and teams will beg for mercy:
Sturridge Balotelli
Coutinho
Markovic Sterling
Hendo Gerrard
Sakho Lovren Skrtel
Mignolet
4. He and Sturridge can switch at will, they're both point men.
5. The most important thing - he is a genuinely exciting buy. I can't wait to see him have some fun. His purchase lifts the club, the fans and raises our profile. We just need him to keep his nose clean.
In terms of maturity, yes he has the IQ of an unborn baby but Liverpool of all the top 4-5 teams have the least arrogance and the best team spirit - the youngest players etc.. so they're growing up together. If he starts off right and can get through to Christmas without crashing a car, blowing up his house or fathering 5 kids then there's a good chance he'll settle down.
When we're back in the transfer market again, the next big name will come more easily. We're moving up the ladder.
Read this from The Economist ref LFC selling Suarez and how we used the money.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheo ... 1cca176d7|The Economist... yep even they realise we're back.