If we sign 3 CM's then I would assume Klopp intends to keep TAA at RB? If he was moving Trent into CM, then I would expect 1 more CM signing and a new RB.
Either way, we will still need another top quality CB to replace Nat and challenge VVD / Konate for a starting spot. Still much work to be done, but this is a good start -- 25% of the business done.
'Another' top quality CB ... who are our 'top quality' ones currently?
Van dijk is finished and you only have to see his laboured running , lack of pace and poor performances last season to see that. Let's not hide from this and pretend he will be van dijk pre pr&ckford next season. His aura has gone.
Konate gets bullied by players half his size ... can't manage games on consecutive Saturdays even without a midweek game ... injury prone. Too many mistakes.
Gomez is a calamity everytime he goes out there.
Matip ... for me is currently the best of the bunch ... when he's fit.
Gomez can go before Nat ... who has never let us down.
We need a top quality centre half ... coming into his peak who can make the difference that van dijk did 5 years ago.
With regard to trent ... he needs to move into midfield. He's shown his quality there. As he grows into the role he will get better.
A quality right back who can defend will enable us to have more solidity at the back which we just did not have last season. Trent , like van dijk just wasn't upto it.
Trent into midfield, 2 midfield players, a quality CB and a quality RB I'd be happy with.
Squad depth in terms of quality would still be an issue but we need to address the lack of quality in the first 11 this summer. 4 signings for the first 11 ... minimum.
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