Whilst I agree that a lot of our players aren't playing well and some need to be offloaded, that doesn't necessary mean they are not good enough. Look at Leicester, a perfect example where they were rock bottom last season, but now look at them. How many of them that play regularly this season were regulars last season? How many of those players would we or any of the other big clubs wanted last summer?
The majority of our players are good enough to play at a high level, but our fundamental problem is the lack of chemistry on the pitch because we have such an unbalanced squad of players.
How can we play a false 9 (Firmino) when we don't have quick inside forwards making runs behind the opposition defence? How can Lucas keep the play ticking when players like Can, Hendo and Milner struggle to play a possession based game? Whats the point of our full backs bombing forward when Lucas doesn't have the legs to cover? What about Lallana, he only functions well when playing off a target man, but what's the point of Benteke when we don't have wingers? etc etc.
I think Klopp needs take a gamble and throw in 3-4 kids into the first team to try and balance our first team out. I would love to see players like Ward, Smith, Brannagan, Rossiter, Teixeria, Ojo, Kent or Ilori thrown into the mix and given a chance with the main team on a regular basis in the league from now on, seriously, what do we have to lose? not as if we're getting into top 4 now.
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