“Shambles”
would be the perfect word to describe Liverpool’s performance against Hull,
Despite of the fact that Hull are a newly promoted side, it looked like
entirely the opposite case when they faced a team that had spent more than
45million pounds in the current transfer window. And it is not a case of one
match only, Out of the last 6 away games, LFC had won only won, losing three
times in the meantime.
After
the match, Rodgers once again, lamented the team’ lack of depth as the deciding
factor, but had someone asked him, It’s just a start of December, so how can
you be so judgmental so early in a crunch week with the team getting a full
weak off THANKS to last season memoirs. But once again the target of Liverpool
fans were their owners as usual.
Taking
a look at Liverpool transfer policy in the summer, there were more of optional
buys rather than the necessary ones. But we will get onto that later. Liverpool
spent 46m pounds earlier this season, that is quite a hefty amount, but the
targets weren’t there and it were more of panic buys at the last day of window,
so that’s exactly where Rodgers were at fault.
What
Liverpool lack now is what Liverpool lacked before this season, excluding
defending of course, but as they say "Attack is the best form of defence",
Rodgers did exactly opposite.
Sakho,
had been an excellent buy, but to be honest, is this what a club like LFC need,
when they are in a certain mess regarding their finances. To pay 13million for
a defender that has 1 year left on his contract, is the least what Liverpool
fans demanded come end of last season.
Taking
an example of last season, LFC conceded 43 goals and ironically Manchester
United conceded exactly the same and Tottenham conceded more than 50 goals, but
it is of course their attacking in which United scored 15 more than them, and
that is where the difference has started.
Liverpool
chased the likes of Eriksen, Mkhitaryan and Costa, but with a half of 100m
pounds spent, they could have easily got Eriksen, Lamela that could have easily
solved their depth woes in case of injuries.
And
now entering the danger zone, Mignolet, he has been superb for LFC, but with a
Spain number 2 in your ranks , will anyone call you wise if you spent that much
chunk of money on a goalkeeper, and that too at a point when your main problem
starts when any one of your main attacking players get injured.
If you have asked LFC fans either
Alberto+Aspas or Eriksen, they would have gladly taken the latter, and infact
they afforded him as well, but once again it was Rodger’s decision to go for
raw talent.
So
it would be important for Rodgers to get his priorities right when the Winter
window arrives, otherwise this time he will be at the center stage, facing the
heat from LFC fans for 6 months.
Writer: Amir Bashir follow him on Twitter.
When your team no longer has the ability to sign world class players and genuine talents because of losing the champions league spots, you have to admit that signing raw talents and bench-warmers is your only real option. Some prove to be a hit like coutinho and sturridge, while others still have a lot to prove. Plus, Reina hardly performed last season so it was time for him to go. I believe we have a secure future with Mignolet on our side. However, yes many important aspects have not yet been identified, Liverpool need to be able to lure some readymade midfielders as Liverpool don't seem to have much going on in the center of the park.
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