27 Aug 2023 09:27:49
Out of all the players we have been REASISTICALLY linked with, which 2 or 3 would posters like to see come in and which positions?
For me it would be:
DM: Doucoure. Although I don't like the price, I think he would fit perfectly for what we need, especially if we are persisting with the inverted fullback. He can assist with the defensive side of the game and would make us much more solid and harder to play through.
CB: Hincapie. Arguably a more important position than DM to fill as the majority of players we have at CB are injury prone. Hincapie could play that left CB role really well, can also cober left back and is young enough to develop further in time for Virgils departure.
RW: Johan Bakayoko. Bit of a nice to have signing but would provide cover which is more like for like for Salah. He is young, left footed, plays on the right, bags of pace, good feet, eye for a goal and assist. Would be nice to get him in before salah leaves so he's ready to be a starter once he does.
That's my 2 + bonus realistic signings.
1.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 09:59:24
Realistically we won't be signing anyone until January when we are lingering in tenth and everyone's saying we told you we needed a centre back.
2.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 10:15:29
I don’t think we’re going to sign anyone else permanently this window.
However i think we have a good enough squad to compete for a top 4 place.
Problem is we have to keep the squad injury free as soon we will be playing Thu and sun football with travelling to European countries for 3 of those match days.
Keeping the squad injury free is the biggest problem.
Baj and Thiago have yet to feature this season from last seasons injuries and Jones has lasted 26 minutes and Konate 180.
Throw into that we know we are losing Salah for at least a month in Jan and Endo up to 10 games.
Hopefully the Europa draw and then we don’t lose anyone in the international window.
Todays going to be an extremely tough game and will be a test to see where we are currently.
3.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 10:31:44
Have no sense of what would be realistic whatsoever. So my answer is just based off the players ed2 has listed and my memory of where ed2 said there is interest.
Out of all of them I’d only go for gravenberch or Nunes.
Don’t think we need a CDM. CB is hard to say cos we have 5 CBs right now.
4.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 11:07:35
I would like Liverpool to sign both Youssouf Fofana and Castello Lukeba.
{Ed002's Note - Liverpool have n o interest in Fofana and Lukeba has already moved.}
5.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 11:24:12
Not sure why some are saying we won't sign anyone when ed has told us we are trying to sign players. I also asked out of the players we've been realisticly linked with to avoid people saying mbappe or some other nonsense. Was supposed to be a bit of fun and for fans to share some insight into players they like the look of, not a catalyst for negative Nancy comments.
6.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 11:28:55
That's a good point, TopG.
Maybe it's better not to sign anyone, that could cause disharmony and we end up lingering lower down the table than tenth.
7.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 11:31:57
I don’t think we’re signing anyone else which is disappointing. Gravenberch shouldn’t be a priority and he’s done little in a BM shirt to convince me we should buy him.
- Doucoure for me would be the priority. He’s young, pacy and has aggression, something we’ve sorely lacked.
- CB, I’m not sure who as I’ve not really seen the players we’re linked with.
8.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 11:45:48
Apologies scousehouse I thought this was an open forum site where anyone could share their opinion. My bad.
9.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 12:07:03
Doucoure didn’t impress me the other night, lcb more important.
10.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 12:08:36
Where there are links I would like Liverpool to stump up for Dacoure or Florentino. Yes it will be overpay but it is a missing key link in team. If they wanted to do it cheaper I would go Fofana myself but our recruitment team must have scratched him off the list for some unknown reason to me.
The only credible link in defence is Hincapie. I haven't seen him play. I like his profile. Doesn't look like he'll wow us with his football skills but seems to enjoy defending and that will do me. Looks quick enough. I d be happy if our scouts are happy he is the guy.
So I would be Dacoure and Hincapie and keep Salah. Do that, I think we are flying it for the season squad wise.
Then full focus on solving the Salah conundrum next season.
11.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:09:05
JK23 the question was who would people like to sign not if we were actually going to sign anyone. From your reply you wouldn't like to sign anyone and are OK with it even though you outlined why were short of players? That's fine but wasn't really the answer to what I was asking for people opinions on. Neither was anyone else's an answer to the question if they said we won't sign anyone. Just kinda using it as a stick to beat the club with which wasn't the point.
12.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:10:51
From what I've seen of him Davey I'd rather get florentino in too but I marked that as unrealistic since I think they're asking 100 mill plus unfortunately.
13.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:12:09
Wouldn't mind Doucoure but he will cost a lot so the question is, does the club think he is worth it?
Never seen Hincapie, Bakayoko nor Luis play so I have no opinion of them, sadly.
14.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:26:18
I would like to have someone like Firmino, but not sure which players are similar to him.
I would like to have another winger, like Vinicius Jr.
15.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:26:41
I have similar feelings on doucoure oli, if he is deemed to be too expensive I hope the club pull a rabbit of the hat and sign someone with a similar profile. I trust Endo and think he'll do well but if he gets injured we might be a bit screwed.
16.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:36:07
I feel we need another Dm but I would rather do without than pay around £70m for Dacoure. The lad from Fulham is pure class there but after signing Endo signing a 28 year old would not make much sense. I do feel even if we drop this silly tactic we have been playing we need a Cb played 2 games and Konate is already out and I have no confidence in Matip staying fit and even last season VVD missed a few games with injuries. Joe Gomez looked miles of it last season when playing Cb was ok playing right back. I feel if everyone is fit we have a very good team but I feel injuries are going to effect us badly this unless we make at least a couple more transfers before Fridays deadline.
17.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:36:40
I d pick Dacoure myself Scouse house. I know people were left unimpressed with him playing against Arsenal in a low block but they seemed to miss all the dropping in cover he was doing in that game. He has a really good defensive brain and he is athletic also. Proven with his player of the year at palace that he can handle the prem. He would be my choice out of those linked.
18.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:40:21
Scousehouse saying I believe the squad is good enough to compete for top 4 if we stay injury free is hardly beating the club with a stick.
It’s easy to be offended if you’re looking to be offended.
19.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:42:20
@Haizan if there is one thing we don’t need, it’s another left-winger, surely? As good as Vinicius is.
The drop-off in quality to Matip, Gomez and Phillips is huge. I’m shocked that we haven’t managed to resolve this and will have the same issues this season (as it stands) .
Same old problem, not being able to sell these squad players that are not good enough and need replacing.
20.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:51:25
People seem to have soured on Dacoure after watching him against Arsenal. I ve watched him more than that and I think he is a quality player. Against Arsenal he was doing a lot of covering for other players. Iylt was a low block so he was not shining on the ball in that game. He is very very high on my list and I would be delighted if we got him.
Least not forget t he was crystal palaces player of the year last year. I like him a lot. My only concern is not his pace. It's the language. That's not great for integrating.
21.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:51:28
If Salah were to leave for the money can you really blame him look after his family nearer to home for him all that apart why not stick nunes as a CF see what he is made of or maybe even Gakpo.
22.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 13:54:01
Haizan Gakpo is as close to Bobby as we could get. he's been really impressive when played as the striker and drops deep linking play like bobby.
I do worry about lack of cover in defence too grino and would make that area a priority.
23.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 14:18:28
Still need 2 or maybe 3 players in. Honestly don't think we'll get any1 at this late strange. Van der ven is 1 we missed out on I reckon, looks decent. The amount of players we've been linked with and done nowt for weeks isn't criminal but isn't great either. A cb and 2 mids short for me. Jones and thiago can't be relied upon and unfortunately konate is injury prone.
24.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 14:23:26
As I said JK that's fine, but the question was who would you like to sign. You actually gave a decent detailed response but it didn't actually answer the question and the beating the club part wasn't really directed at yourself as you seem content with top 4. I personally think we should sign a couple of players to aim higher than top 4 and actually compete for the top prize.
25.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 14:32:01
Amine Gouiri would've been my shout to replace Bobby if that was to route we were going to take.
26.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 14:38:41
Scousehouse i couldn’t answer the question because I’ll be honest apart from watching Liverpool games I very rarely watch other teams and only watch motd now and again.
I honestly wouldn’t be able to pick Dacoure out of a Police Lineup. Obviously you weren’t to know that and my response wasn’t meant as an insult to your question I just don’t know who we should buy.
As I said I think the squad needs more depth and as long as it’s someone Klopp wants then I’m happy if we get them.
27.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 19:19:38
Palhinia for me. Age and price I understand are not ideal but what he would give us I think we should go for it. As far as a lcb is concerned not sure. But need one.
28.) 27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 23:19:40
Gakpo is similar to Firmino.
29.) 29 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 19:38:07
Nice except Doucoure cannot pass a ball and is massively over-priced. Also Alonso has said Hincapie is not for sale.
I don’t know anything about Bakayoko to comment.
30.) 29 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023 23:28:13
Hopefully endo shines and stays injury free. 70 million for a decent dm is a huge waste of money for us.