General LFC Transfer rumours/gossip thread

They have virtually the same squad as last year added Van de Beek and Fernandez  we added 3 and we were 30 points in front

They also added Cavani and some other player. They have fit and healthy CB's, very good LB, good RB. Excellent midfield and a very tasty attack.

Make of this what you will - The Mail Online (I got the notification through the Bleacher Report app) are claiming we have made contact with Sokratis but he is set on joining Olympiacos.

Paolo Maldini on a free

in the league and in terms of squad depth they arguably have over taken us, we have the better manager though.

They have virtually the same squad as last year added Van de Beek and Fernandez  we added 3 and we were 30 points in front

Force them to play with Pogba & Bruno at centre half for a few games and see how far ahead of us they would be if we had virtually no injuries or suspensions.

Make of this what you will - The Mail Online (I got the notification through the Bleacher Report app) are claiming we have made contact with Sokratis but he is set on joining Olympiacos.

https://twitter.com/choria80/status/1353615389620629504?s=19

https://twitter.com/choria80/status/1353615389620629504?s=19

He's absolutely useless.

Is Neven Subotic available?

Sorry but we do not have an excellent squad as highlighted in previous posts.  We have no proper backup to GK, we do not have proper cover in CB and RB and we arguably need one more forward player as well.
What we do have is a fantastic manager and a brilliant first team when all are fit.

Right, already said we need cover at CB.
Kelleher didn't let us down when he came in.
Milner can cover at RB, Neco could improve.
Just don't think the squad is as bad as is being made out.

Right, already said we need cover at CB.
Kelleher didn't let us down when he came in.
Milner can cover at RB, Neco could improve.
Just don't think the squad is as bad as is being made out.

It isn't at all as bad as some are making out, we are absolutely crippled by injuries to key players.
There isn't another team in the league who would be able to cope any better, look at what happened to City last season when they lost Laporte.

About to spend 1m on a 16 year old might not sound a lot but would more than cover a loan deal until May

About to spend 1m on a 16 year old might not sound a lot but would more than cover a loan deal until May

Exactly!

About to spend 1m on a 16 year old might not sound a lot but would more than cover a loan deal until May

Tell that to the skinflint owners

Force them to play with Pogba & Bruno at centre half for a few games and see how far ahead of us they would be if we had virtually no injuries or suspensions.

The point is they would not have to as they have more than our 3 CB's, 2 of which are brittle.

It isn't at all as bad as some are making out, we are absolutely crippled by injuries to key players.
There isn't another team in the league who would be able to cope any better, look at what happened to City last season when they lost Laporte.

Oh come on, City could easily cope better with injuries, they practically have 2 teams who could both compete easily in the Prem, top half of table, prob both in top 4!

Tell that to the skinflint owners

or more accurately to the numpty who would rather spend a precious £1m on a 16 year old "for the future" than a loan signing we desperately need right now. I very much doubt its the owners making that decision.

Oh come on, City could easily cope better with injuries, they practically have 2 teams who could both compete easily in the Prem, top half of table, prob both in top 4!

Yup they gave 5 excellent to good CB's

And it's the reason they will win the league.

The point is they would not have to as they have more than our 3 CB's, 2 of which are brittle.

Ok, take out their top 3 centre halves and see how they get on, they sure as hell ain't gonna be top of the table.

I'm not condoning FSG's refusal to sign a centre half in the window, it is madness.
However we have been dealt a ridiculous hand this season concerning injuries, no one could have predicted losing both starting centre halves for the entire season within weeks of each other. There was clearly no issue last season when we smashed every other team out of sight, and then we added Thiago & Jota. In an ideal world we should have signed another centre half in the summer, but again no one could have expected Virgil & Joe to both get injured for months.
United have had virtually no disruption to their team through injuries, Covid or even suspensions.

My intial point stands, no team would be able to overcome the amount of injuries we have had to key players.

As much as I don't want to use City as an example because they simply aren't playing to the same rules as everyone else with their ownership, take De Bruyne, Sterling & Laporte out of City's team for an extended period of time and see if they struggle to play consistently at the level they're capable of when they're at full strength.

or more accurately to the numpty who would rather spend a precious £1m on a 16 year old "for the future" than a loan signing we desperately need right now. I very much doubt its the owners making that decision.

Who is the numpty then do you think

Oh come on, City could easily cope better with injuries, they practically have 2 teams who could both compete easily in the Prem, top half of table, prob both in top 4!

Did City struggle last season without Laporte? That was my point, not whether they now have a better squad than they had.
They have the financial backing to literally sign anyone in the world should the player want to join, of course they're capable of fielding 2 teams.

I'll put it another way, do you think we'd be 4th and going this terrible run of form if we'd been able to field close to the following for the majority of the games so far this season:

Ali
Trent
Robbo
Virgil
Joe
Fab
Hendo
Thiago
Mo
Bobby
Sadio

with Naby, Gini, Joel, Curtis, Ox & Jota being able to fill in as and when needed due to injuries/suspensions/breathers?

Who is the numpty then do you think

Its a good question, I really don't know.

Did City struggle last season without Laporte? That was my point, not whether they now have a better squad than they had.
They have the financial backing to literally sign anyone in the world should the player want to join, of course they're capable of fielding 2 teams.

Yeah they struggled to a comfortable second place, in truth that was more down to just having an off year, the result of winning the previous 2 seasons.

I'll put it another way, do you think we'd be 4th and going this terrible run of form if we'd been able to field close to the following for the majority of the games so far this season:

Ali
Trent
Robbo
Virgil
Joe
Fab
Hendo
Thiago
Mo
Bobby
Sadio

with Naby, Gini, Joel, Curtis, Ox & Jota being able to fill in as and when needed due to injuries/suspensions/breathers?

Yes, because so many players have underperformed so far this season, its unrealistic to expect us never to have any injuries.