ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:46 pm wrote:7_Kewell » Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:41 am wrote:parchpea » Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:19 pm wrote:With Chelsea a setting such a relentless pace we have to win a very hard game with key players missing.
If the first part of the season has told us something its our defence is weak and we simply cannot keep relying on scoring 3 goals every game as much as we enjoy the ride.
Its a matter of keeping within touching distance until January and for me if the club cannot find better defensive players in January its a pretty poor show in a world market, for once break structures and put the money in to guarantee top 4 if not the title.
Minimum a quality DMF short term to protect that back line if FSG baulk at the cost of several deals in the winter window.
I think the money is there, but Klopp won't sign players for the sake of it. He also won't panic and spend big. I think we'll bring in a winger, midfielder and a striker in Jan. Klopp has said these areas are weak and need addressing. He'll probaly wait until the summer to sort out the defence.
Mate, sorting out the defence should be his number one priority, our attack is statistically the best in the division, why waste money on attacking players when there's only Watford in the top half of the table who have conceded more goals than us?
Our defence cost us the title back in 2013-14 and even now in the present a mixture of kamikaze defending and comical goalkeeping has allowed Chelsea to build a 9 point buffer on us which may well prove to be season defining (especially given the games we have got coming up).
If Jurgen doesn't address our defensive issue's in January it might not just be our title hopes going up in smoke but our top 4 hopes as well, United are gaining ground on us, while we have been throwing points away recently they have been quietly clawing themselves back into contention, beating solid teams like Spurs and West Brom along the way.
Defence is our priority as Sakho will never play for us again and no one is sure whether Matip will be play for Cameroon in January's ridiculously scheduled Cup of Nations tournament.
Our goal-keeping situation also keeps holding us back, which is one of the easiest positions to solve if we just spent money on a decent keeper.
Other than that wouldn't mind seeing another DM or box-to-box CM. As Lucas was past his use by date 2-3 seasons ago and Henderson/Can aren't specialists in this area.
Mane being away will also hurt us, as an injury to Coutinho, Firminho or Lallana during this time and our season is all but over. So maybe bringing in another AM or quick FW for cover will be wise.
Who knows what Klopp will do though and whether FSG will allow him to spend?
Chelsea will inevitably stop winning games, so if we can hold on till then I think it maybe a 3 horse race with them and City.
Arsenal are becoming way too reliant on Sanchez and United the same with Ibrahimovic. I don't rate sides that are too reliant on one player.