Three things to ask/discuss to kick off this thread.
The first question only requires a one word answer (please no more than that) and doesn't really have any relevance to the rest of the topic.
1) Are you happy with our summer transfer activities this year? Yes or no will suffice.
The next two points are around discussion.
2) Last season we had a small squad with possibly much lesser games to play. Me old mate S@int, often said he thought Rodgers likes possibly working with a small-ish squad. And in this day and age of football it is a bit of an anomaly to have this remnant of old skool methodology in the game, where largely a small squad can go toe-to-toe with the other big guns in the league. Granted we only had one competition to really get through last year and that was the slog of the league. Still, we couldn't really flummox opposing managers with 'who might we use this week in attacking midfield', they pretty much knew what to expect and still for the most part couldn't handle the attacking intent of this predictability. I think this obviously gave our team lots of cohesion, a pretty underestimated tool in the modern game today I think.
This year, with the number of signings made will Rodgers have to get the 'Rafa book of rotating' out to make the challenge on all fronts? And if so, will we lose this cohesion that we had last season?
3) With a bigger squad, how easy do you think it will be for Rodgers to keep his players content? For example, IIRC Sahko left PSG because he wasn't a regular, if Skertel and Lovren become his 'go to' partnership, will Rodgers have to 'rotate for the sake of it' and break up what is the most important partnership on the field to keep Sahko happy? I mean, how often do you rotate CBs? If Sahko struggles to get a look in, how does Rodgers keep him content at Liverpool. Same with Enrique, if Moreno plays the bulk of games at LB. Or players in AM - Coutinho, Sterling, Markovic and Lallana. Essentially, how will Rodgers keep his players content, save for the fact he drastically overhauls one eleven to the next, game after game?
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