The table never lies mate, we're a midtable side there is no denying that. As DLS said, it looks good on paper but in reality we're far from a Champions League team.
IMO here's my rating of our current squad...:
Goalkeepers:
----Reina (30) Good enough for CL football, still one of the best shot stoppers in Europe I think
----Jones (30) Decent backup
----Doni (33) Not needed imo, high wages? (Sell)
----Gulacsi (22) Young 3rd choice, not an area we need to vitally improve
Defence:
----Johnson (28) Prime age, great going forward but sh*t at the back. Prefer Kelly at RB.
----Kelly (22) Huge potential, looks solid at RB and his best position I feel. Play him CB when he's more experienced?
----Flanagan (19) Still very young to decide, loan him out to a team that'll guarantee him playing time? (Loan out)
----Wisdom (19) Great physical attributes, but needs work on his defensive game. Reminds me of Micah Richards
----Skrtel (28) Very overrated IMO, no where near the best CB in the league..too much uneccessary 'no-nonsense defending' at times
----Agger (28) Our best defender ability wise, good on the ball too. One of the best in Europe? Far from it, too inconsistent
----Carragher (34) Legend but way past it now, not good enough simple as that unfortunately. The games getting faster, Carra isn't. No time for sentiment, we're Liverpool Football Club not a F***ing charity case. (Retire/Sell)
----Coates (22) Massive potential but Brendan isn't exploiting it. 3-0 up against QPR and Carra comes on over Coates, why?! Needs more playing time! Too much sentiment again
----Enrique (26) One of our better squad players, could be more consistent, however the ability is evident. Champions League quality when at his best
----Robinson (19) Again massive potential that needs to be realised. Why Downing plays LB I'll never know, give this lad a chance when Enrique is unavailable
Midfield:
----Sahin (24) Have hardly seen the lad tbh. He has quality no doubt if he plays for Madrid but needs to show it when given the chance. Would I buy him? No, way too many Center-mids at this club, albeit average ones. (Terminate loan if we're paying some of his wages)
----Allen (22) Very average footballer. Great for Swansea, but he isn't CL quality. But he's still a young lad, so there's room for development
----Lucas (25) Has improved heaps in his time here, but still overrated by many Liverpool fans. CL quality, just about... World class, miles away.
----Gerrard (32) Getting on a bit but still our second best player at this club. Can still change a game, but much better in a deeper role, he doesn't have the legs to be box to box anymore.
----Shelvey (20) New Gerrard? Hell no! But great potential and ability, better than every single midfielder apart from Stevie. That's how I honestly feel, he needs to step up and rightfully claim his place.
----Henderson (22) Average player, has no place at Liverpool. Not much potential from what I've seen, worse than Allen. (Sell)
Attacking midfield/Wing forwards:
----Cole (31) Way past it, doesn't offer much, very high wages. (Sell)
----Assaidi (24) Why this guy hasn't played more I really don't have a clue. Looks very promising, speedy agile and tricky winger that can deliver the final ball. Needs to play more over Downing.
----Downing (28) Never rated him, never will. Absolutely sh*t. (Sell)
----Suso (19) Quality player this lad, needs much more playing time. Great on the ball, one to watch for the future. His nationality says it all
----Sterling (18) Had a good season no doubt, but will he be 'great'? I personally think nah, just another Shauny-Wright so far from what I've seen...hope to God I'm wrong
Attackers:
----Borini (21) Haven't seen much but from what I have seen, average. Reason for Chelsea and Swansea letting him go
----Suarez (25) Fantastic player, unbelievable ability. World class? No, too inconsistent. Misses too many chances and makes wrong decisions at times. Torres was twice as better when he played for us. But still our best player, need to build the team around him.
----Pacheco (21) Just don't understand why he doesn't play him. Young and talented lad in a department where we're short, needs to play more alongside Suarez, behind him. Even in the Att Mid positions or wing forward positions depending on formation.
----Carroll (23) Way overpaid for him but its happened. I'd see what price we could get for him. £12m or over then sell otherwise keep him and use him as a back-up. Very average I think, Crouch is better.
We have others to return such as Spearing, Wilson etc amongst other youngsters but in my overall judgement we just don't have anywhere near a good enough squad to compete for a CL spot/Prem title. We'd need at least top quality additions in the following positions to even consider thinking about competing in the top 4:
CB, CM, LM/LWF, RM/RWF, ST. And these signings need to be quality. Carroll, Hendo, Adam, Downing...a waste of near enough £80m F***ing pounds on absolute garbage. Our next couple of transfer windows is make or break for us, we could either descend and become an average mid-table to bottom half team or get better.
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