I think there's been a lot of generous voting in here so far, no doubt on the back of sealing 4th place.
My ratings:
Migs: 6 Early on in the year he was very poor and rightly replaced by Karius. That competition has done him good and he's returned a much more confident and commanding player. His trend is upwards but he was starting from a very low position.
Karius: 6 I don't think he was anywhere near as bad as some will tell you. He started his run in the side very well but he did have his wobbles and Klopp's choice to go with Migs has been vidictated given the Belgian's form since then.
Milner: 6 Not the answer at LB, tries hard, always works his socks off but he isn't effective enough in the final or first third.
Lovren: 6.5 Far too inconsistent, he started the season very well and then dropped off at stages. On his best day he can look great but I always think there's an error lurking or a mental breakdown just around the corner and for that reason needs dropping down a peg in the pecking order.
Matip: 8.5 So few mistakes, commanding and consistent. Easily our best defender throughout the season and the only worry I have with him is in terms of fitness, when he's on the pitch I'm so much more confident in our ability to prevent goals scored and that's reflective in the stats I'd imagine.
Clyne: 5 Our worst player of the season in my opinion. Not going to go into why here, been done enough in his thread.
Trent: 6.5 This lad's trajectory is all one way, going to be a beast of a player and the sooner he takes over from Clyne the better.
Klavan: 6 Put in some solid performances early on and that seemed his level but just seemed to lose his way completely in his last few appearances. Decent back-up for the odd game but should be playing as little as possible next season.
Moreno: 5 Didn't really contribute, clearly on his way.
Can: 7 After having a very poor beginning to the year (later finding out playing through injury) I thought he made rapid improvement and began to look the player most of us thought he could be by the end of last season. Needs to keep that level of consistency and take it up another notch next season to secure this place in the side for a long time. Deserves a new contract and easy winner of goal of the season.
Wijnaldum: 6.5 I think he's been horribly inconsistent also, sometimes he looks very good and others you'd be forgiven for wondering was he playing. Definitely isn't the same player away from home and that's an issue moving forward, also don't think he puts in enough of a shift in the the defensive part of the game. A style over substance player in my opinion who needs to get stuck in more.
Lallana: 8 I thought he was going for player of the season for the first half of the season. He transformed the side when he was in it and his absence was always felt. His form dipped (17 games without a goal I heard) and that may be due to the long season and number of yards he puts in. Big fan of him in the midfield but it could become an issue with Cou there too as both simply wont work. A decision for Jürgen for sure, but from being one of his biggest critics the year before the shift in position made me one of his biggest fans, great year for Adam.
Henderson: 6.5 Had a couple of captain-like performances that unfortunately proved to be a break from the norm rather than what we can expect. If he could maintain that level he'd be sure to win back his place in the side but another than has a real issue with maintaining their consistency and put in far too many performances that are either easily or better forgotten. Injury worries a major issue moving forward.
Lucas: 7 Solid as ever, showing a creative side that some thought he didn't have and I'd love to keep him for another year or move as player/coach. Will be sad to see our best defensive midfielder leave and our best asset in the dressing room too.
Coutinho: 8.5 I don't think he's consistent enough yet, on his day he's by far our best player but those days are fleeting. Thankfully the level he drops to is usually also very good and only throws in the odd stinker. At the end of the season though I think we saw him in the position which will bring about the most consistency and allow him to really thrive in a creative sense. Another good year for Cou.
Mane: 9 Our player of the season, such a threat every game. Covers well and if you gave him a better RB to pair with you'd get even more from him. Real shame about the injury and just hope he can return in the same form. Brilliant year for Sadio.
Firmino: 8.5 So underappreciated it's funny, gives us so much going forward. Links play exceptionally well, creates more chances than anyone in the side, creates more space for others than anyone in the side. Wins back possession more than anyone in the attacking 3rd, puts in the hard yards every single game. At the start of the season I thought he could be a 15 goal / 15 assist player and in truth he should have been damn near that, wasn't clinical enough for the 15 goals, that's a fair criticism and honestly how he ended so low on the assist column only his team mates could explain, he can do little more than put them on a plate.
Sturridge: 6.5 Still a threat against the bus parkers but overall he doesn't bring anywhere near enough to be in contention for starts against better opposition. Is he a luxury we can afford to keep for another year when you consider how few games he plays, if we could swap him for someone who would truly compete for a place then I think we should.
Origi: 5.5 Had a brief spell where he played really well and then regressed into a horribly frustrating player. Felt like we were playing against 12 when he was playing and I've all but given up hope that his huge potential can be realised. There's a case to be made for loaning him out, I don't think he'd accept that with what we've heard in the media so I wouldn't be surprised if he was moved on.
Jürgen: 8 Taking this squad to top 4 is excellent progress for your first full year in charge. Now has to add that sprinkling of quality in the right places to push them on to true title contenders. I'm confident he can do it.
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