Just another day as other Top Clubs are in the mix for top players while Liverpool are linked with "good" but not "great" players.
BR is just trying to fix the holes of the squad from last season. This was the squad that almost won the league last year.
These holes include the weak defense and lack of attacking options.
BR's thinking is that if we had these holes fixed last season we would've won.
He isn't getting the point. We may be able to win last year's league but this year , other top clubs are bringing in top players Like Mangala, Costa, Alexis Sanchez,etc.
Meanwhile we are just buying younger players (exception is Lambert) who MAY end up good. We are overpaying for players who weren't really on other teams' radars.
A good club will have the right mixture of "win now mode" and "building for the future".
Right now we are too Much into "building for the future" mode.
Look at arsenal, they are bringing in Alexis Sanchez and khedira. They also have enough good young players.
We should buy one or two stars to help out, but BR is too busy targeting players like Ben Davies, Jay Rodriguez, etc.
Instead of investing in too many young prospects like origi, Davies, and markovic , we should go after stars who are slightly older and have established themselves like Shaqiri and Ricardo Rodriguez. And we should also have some players who are entering their prime like Hummels and Reus.
I doubt Reus and Hummels would leave Dortmund, but you get the point. Going after too many prospects is risky.
It could come back to "bite" us
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Since we have pretty much signed markovic, we should stop. We already have plenty of young players like sterling and suso wanting first team action. I say that's enough buying young players for now.
For our center back issues, Sokratis of Dortmund can be bought I believe. Hummels is in the form of his life and his elite defending partner Subotic is back after injury. I think we can pry sokratis from klopp. Hummels is unlikely to be sold.
Felipe Luis of Atletico Madrid is likely to go to Chelsea. We should try to hijack this deal. If we don't, then we should try to get Ricardo Rodriguez. He is perfect fit for BR's Attacking philosophy. If all else fails, fine go for Moreno.
Wilfred Bony is a better replacement for higuain. Falcao is too Old and would require high fee. Jackson Martinez is also good replacement for luis. Also Aubemeyang of Dortmund comes to mind. He is extremely fast and can play multiple positions.
I say enough raiding Southampton and don't do the same to Swansea.