duncanmckenzieismagic Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/max-aarons-tariq-lamptey-evertons-19922653 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 RB, FW, GK Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Right Back, Left Winger, Striker, Keeper (back up), Attacking Midfielder. Assume Bernard, Kean, Delph, and Kenny all leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 5 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/max-aarons-tariq-lamptey-evertons-19922653 The biggest thing I took away from this was that we were one pandemic away from permanently signing Sidibe Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: The biggest thing I took away from this was that we were one pandemic away from permanently signing Sidibe A horrifying thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/carlo-ancelotti-reveals-number-new-19958006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/carlo-ancelotti-reveals-number-new-19958006 It will be a bit deflating if we only get Olsen, King + 1 even if we don’t qualify for Europe especially if Keen goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 27 minutes ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: It will be a bit deflating if we only get Olsen, King + 1 even if we don’t qualify for Europe especially if Keen goes I read it as 2-3 in addition to those 2. Which honestly is the right approach in my opinion. 2-3 good solid acquisitions (RB, RW, FW) would be solid business for the squad. StevO, pete0 and markjazzbassist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Matt said: I read it as 2-3 in addition to those 2. Which honestly is the right approach in my opinion. 2-3 good solid acquisitions (RB, RW, FW) would be solid business for the squad. Yeah I did too. We need to get to the point of small changes, get some consistency in the squad, and the last of the deadwood out the door if we can. Matt and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, StevO said: Yeah I did too. We need to get to the point of small changes, get some consistency in the squad, and the last of the deadwood out the door if we can. From what I've seen so far, King and Olsen aren't too far off from being said deadwood Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 King does need to start a game now to show if he is worth keeping. I thought today might be the one and we couldn't have played any worse in the first half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 6 hours ago, dunlopp9987 said: From what I've seen so far, King and Olsen aren't too far off from being said deadwood Can’t disagree so far. But the current form from Pickford might be due to the extra pressure from Olsen. markjazzbassist, Matt and Btay 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 I think its the right hand side that needs most attention. Some additional quality on that side of the pitch and we could really strech opposition teams. Go for the best young attacking RB we can possibly afford. Emerson of Real Betis/Barcalona or Aarons. I would not be agaist Vasques from Real Madrid also joining on a free transfer. There is room to squeeze both in the starting 11, but Vasques can cover as a RB as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 I think good work with outgoings could make the 2/3 more like 4/5. I actually think the 3 main positions are RB, RW and CM add a striker to that if we sell Kean. We still need a keeper - it looks like Pickford is benefiting from the competition. Get Kenny and Tosun deals done quickly - maybe Bernard too. There are already a few big earners out of contract e.g Bolasie and Walcott (Besic?). Then Delph and Iwobi - any takers? Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 RB, W, FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, c1982 said: I think good work with outgoings could make the 2/3 more like 4/5. I actually think the 3 main positions are RB, RW and CM add a striker to that if we sell Kean. We still need a keeper - it looks like Pickford is benefiting from the competition. Get Kenny and Tosun deals done quickly - maybe Bernard too. There are already a few big earners out of contract e.g Bolasie and Walcott (Besic?). Then Delph and Iwobi - any takers? I agree with that, don't mine if we dont bring in another out and out striker as long as the RW player is a Richarlison type, who can score goals and even step in as a CF if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUnderToff Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, RuffRob said: I agree with that, don't mine if we dont bring in another out and out striker as long as the RW player is a Richarlison type, who can score goals and even step in as a CF if needed. Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart) and Abdallah Sima (Slavia Prague) are a couple that have been mentioned, I think both fit that bill. Hoping that Simms can kick on with his loan move (and probably another loan after), to provide a reasonably decent backup Striker option in the not to distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portuguese Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: RB, W, FW Aarons/Celik Josh da Silva Dwight McNeil/Daniel James/Michael Olise Josh Maja/ Ivan Toney buy Joshua King? sell- Kean, Tosun, Bernard, Delph and Iwobi keep an eye on Jason Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, portuguese said: Aarons/Celik Josh da Silva Dwight McNeil/Daniel James/Michael Olise Josh Maja/ Ivan Toney buy Joshua King? sell- Kean, Tosun, Bernard, Delph and Iwobi keep an eye on Jason Knight Boy, not very ambitious in your transfer targets, are you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portuguese Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, dunlopp9987 said: Boy, not very ambitious in your transfer targets, are you last transfer window prove that Championship can be our main focus... the players already adapted and most of players I mentioned are young and ambitious if you look at the big names from big clubs, most of them are a disappointment ( Iwobi, Bernard, Walcott, Klaassen, Tosun etc) and cost us tons in wages and transfers MikeO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 We will need to think about how we want to play. Lots of people want a right winger, but we don't play with that type of width. It might just be because we don't have a natural winger but we are three windows in under Ancellotti and we haven't signed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bailey said: We will need to think about how we want to play. Lots of people want a right winger, but we don't play with that type of width. It might just be because we don't have a natural winger but we are three windows in under Ancellotti and we haven't signed one. Think that’s more because other areas needed addressing with more urgency than he doesn’t want one Romey 1878 and StevO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 If we do get a top 4 this season - then we need to go big in the transfer market, getting the best we possibly can, especially those who might well be first 11 players. We have to make the most of any window of opportunity. I like the approach of purchasing of both older experienced (Allan and Rodrigues) players as well as top young players (Kean and Godfrey) roughly a 50%-50% mix - the key for me now is quality, quality, quality - Not the number of players coming in. We seem to have a good blend with Brands and Ancelotti selecting players - Fans and media being quite vocal on how well Godfrey is doing - I love how honest Ancelotti is about how Godfrey has surprised him, and that he didn't know that much about him before we signed him. Basically saying to the fans - "I can't take the credit for signing him, that credit belongs to somebody else". I don't think many would do that. Sounds like there is lots of trust and respect between Brands and Ancelotti. Romey 1878, pete0 and StevO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 if you look at our best lineup (below) the only real holes are RB and maybe GK (although jordan has improved). RB is a for sure, GK maybe we stick it out with jordan to see if he gets better and improves. I think the quality players we need will be rotation/bench players who will rotate. All 3 forward positions need a capable player to sub out, CM i feel we have enough, CB we have enough, LB we are ok, GK if olsen signs we are ok. So if we are focusing on quality, it's forwards and RB. pickford coleman keane godfrey digne allan doucoure davies/gyli/gomes james DCL Richarlison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 minute ago, markjazzbassist said: if you look at our best lineup (below) the only real holes are RB and maybe GK (although jordan has improved). RB is a for sure, GK maybe we stick it out with jordan to see if he gets better and improves. I think the quality players we need will be rotation/bench players who will rotate. All 3 forward positions need a capable player to sub out, CM i feel we have enough, CB we have enough, LB we are ok, GK if olsen signs we are ok. So if we are focusing on quality, it's forwards and RB. pickford coleman keane godfrey digne allan doucoure davies/gyli/gomes james DCL Richarlison Pickford has performed better as of late, but say we make the top 4 and are playing at Bayern in a knockout stage fixture. Does anyone here really have any confidence in him in a big moment like that? If I had my druthers, I'd want us to go big and get someone who has had experience in, and won, some big games. Onana, for instance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Pickford has performed better as of late, but say we make the top 4 and are playing at Bayern in a knockout stage fixture. Does anyone here really have any confidence in him in a big moment like that? If I had my druthers, I'd want us to go big and get someone who has had experience in, and won, some big games. Onana, for instance He does seem far more balanced. More than I expected him to be. Strange really but even after the hesitating for the disallowed goal I've got more faith in him. His kicking has been absolutely superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesey05 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I think our final league position will determine the calibre of a player we can bring in. Top 4 playing against the elite with Carlo and Brands at the realm with Moshiri's money??? Should be enough to give most Blue's a semi. Top 5-7- Playing on a Thursday straight after Robot Wars with Craig Charles? Again with money and C+B we are a decent option for top players. Outside of European places- This is where Carlo comes into his own? Would Allan and James be here? no! Here simply because of Don himself. Godfrey and Doucoure i believe would be here and they're great signings but also signings Carlo wasn't pushing for. Nothing wrong with picking up players from the championship that have performed in the Prem. These 2 will probably work out to be the best 2 we signed this season. Regardless of final league position i hope we sign Aarons. Top 4- Leon Bailey, Rabiot, Steal Barnes from Leicester? Another top striker. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Pickford has performed better as of late, but say we make the top 4 and are playing at Bayern in a knockout stage fixture. Does anyone here really have any confidence in him in a big moment like that? If I had my druthers, I'd want us to go big and get someone who has had experience in, and won, some big games. Onana, for instance Yes I do have confidence in him for big games he has proven he’s up for the big stage, he’s played for his country on the world stage and excelled in huge games with the weight of a nation on his shoulders. Your question is a hypothetical one which could be levelled at any keeper in the world, they all make mistakes and will carry on doing so no matter what the relevance of the game, or don’t the best so called keepers in the world make mistakes, and if they do are they that good they can determine when and what games they will make their mistakes in. StevO and London Blue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 For me the team could very much be improved on the right hand side GK RB Keane Godfrey Digne - Cover: Holgate, Mina and Coleman, Niels Allan Doucoure - Cover : Davies, Gomes RW James Richarlison - Cover : Iwobi, Gylfi, King, plus another DCL - Cover: another So to me we want a new marauding RB, a right winger type and a couple more attack minded player (replacing - Bernard, Kean, Tosun, Walcott and Bolaise as hopefully all these wages will be off the books - maybe Iwobi if offers and replacement found). If all those listed move on , I think there is scope to bring in 2-3 decent attack minded players that could cover all across the front four - AM, RW, LW, CF Pickford is playing well at this moment - but I do see this as an area on the pitch that could improved (but willing to be proved wrong from now till the end of the season!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, dunlopp9987 said: Pickford has performed better as of late, but say we make the top 4 and are playing at Bayern in a knockout stage fixture. Does anyone here really have any confidence in him in a big moment like that? If I had my druthers, I'd want us to go big and get someone who has had experience in, and won, some big games. Onana, for instance Pickford has been faultless and actually come out as the hero in big games for England MikeO, Matt, StevO and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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