The Unreliable LFC Transfer Rumours Discussion Thread (Part 3)

[SixpenceNun]

@Sweeting I assume you’ve got him in your database somewhere, is he any good?

[Quicksand]

Sweeting hasn’t been here for months

[SixpenceNun]

Just not around or has something happened?

If he’s just not been on the mention of a youth prospect might be what coaxes him back

[rab]

@Zoran

I’m of the opinion that of course, 6 is ideal. 5 is very doable. But 4 is certainly not enough.

Exactly where I am, provided that fifth option is isn’t Chiesa, Wirtz, Frimpong, Ngumoha or anyone else currently on our books or earmarked for another role primarily.

[mattyhurst]

That’s a bit odd as I am sure Arsenal had beaten us to him a week back.

[Notasuperfan]

@mattyhurst

That’s a bit odd as I am sure Arsenal had beaten us to him a week back.

LFC are the big boys in world football now! I am not surprised!

[dalglish]

@rab

For me it’s pretty simple. Isak and Ekitike replace Nunez and Jota. Diaz going means Chiesa is probably fifth choice at the moment and I’m pretty certain he’s on his way. You get one top draw replacement for Chiesa and Diaz and you can then probably live with Ngumoha and the likes Wirtz, Szobo, Frimpong as emergency options for your sixth.

What we absolutely cannot do is have four elite options and then the fifth be a lad whose fitness can’t be trusted and who it appears the manager doesn’t fancy. Worse still would be letting Diaz and Chiesa go and then hoping the likes of Ngumoha, Wirtz, Szobo can fill in, especially during AFCON.

wholeheartedly agree rab.

[dalglish]

Unrealistic perhaps to sign 3 more players, but I think this really rounds out our squad and the only potential longer term weaknesses are at DM and CB.

Isak replaces Nunez
Ekitike replaces Jota
Rodrygo replaces Diaz
Rio/Frimpong replace Chiesa
Salah
Gakpo

Wirtz replaces Elliot
Szoboszlai
MacAllister
Jones
Gravenberch
Endo
Bajcetic

van Dijk
Konate
Gomez
Guehi replaces Quansah
Bradley
Frimpong
Kerkez
Robertson

Mamardashvili
Alisson
Pecsi

[mattyhurst]

I’m not as well it’s just I am sure someone more credible suggested we had lost out.

[Kopstar]

@SixpenceNun

Just not around or has something happened?

If he’s just not been on the mention of a youth prospect might be what coaxes him back

With any luck removing the tumour will see the general health of the place improve to the extent valued and missed posters will return.

[tesh]

Guehi and Isak (in that order), would be great and sufficient to go into the next season.

[PeachesEnRegalia]

@Kopstar

@SixpenceNun

Just not around or has something happened?

If he’s just not been on the mention of a youth prospect might be what coaxes him back

With any luck removing the tumour will see the general health of the place improve to the extent valued and missed posters will return.

Haha @SBYM

Cancerous fuck.

[koptician]

@Sithbare

I think there are some things that can be taught. Decision making etc etc. But you can’t teach physical attributes.

We said that about a number of players in our recent history, Marc Gonzalez, Ryan Babel, and most recently Darwin Nunez

[Mascot]

What is very unlikely to entice members, new and old, is tedious bickering about other members in transfer threads.

Keep it on topic please.

[PeachesEnRegalia]

@Mascot

What is very unlikely to entice members, new and old, is tedious bickering about other members in transfer threads.

Keep it on topic please.

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

[Sportbilly1966]

Regarding Mo and what we have seen in pre season, Frimmy (or is it Jezzy) is his backup

[rab]

@Sportbilly1966

Regarding Mo and what we have seen in pre season, Frimmy (or is it Jezzy) is his backup

I don’t know who that is but hopefully that means we’ve still got Bradley and Frimpong for the RB position whilst Mo is away.

[Zoran]

Last examples showed us that we didn’t necessarily need one direct replacement for Salah while he was away.

At times and in different games or periods of games it was Jota, Ox, Diaz, Elliott… with mixed success of course.

Let’s see how we finish this window first and then we’ll see when we get to that period, who is the best choice. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s again a combination of a few players, depending who is fit, in form, style plays a part, sometimes the opponent might also.

Maybe we could even flip to a 4-4-2 with Szobo and Wirtz more narrowly on the sides (or Frimpong as the RW), allowing us to field Ekitike and Isak together up top.

There will surely be a few different options what to do.

[RedWhippet]

@Sportbilly1966

Regarding Mo and what we have seen in pre season, Frimmy (or is it Jezzy) is his backup

Frimbo or Jezza, surely? We should really have a formal Scousification ceremony when new players join.