Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

Devilman40k wrote: »

Editor BBC Radio Solent....

Take from that what you will

I'd say its looking very likely the bid will be accepted.

It could get embarrassing for Ian Ayre at St Mary's

Knock knock

"Who's there?"

"helloooooo, its me again"

Sighs

"now about Mr Lovren...."

didn't Dortmund make a move for Lallana in January?

The Lambert deal does nothing for me. If Remy was an option then we should have pushed the boat out. I'm not one for reading statistics when I'm judging a player. I much prefer to watch them play and make a decision based on that.

Sturridge has been injury prone over the years and if he were to miss 1-2 months then Remy would be an ideal replacement. I would argue that Remy could push Sturridge for a starting place. I don't care that he would cost a bit extra re fee and wages. We would get a younger player with more class and ability. We didn't sign Anelka because Houllier didn't fancy managing him but sometimes good players come with that little bit of petulance. Remy is very good and more importantly (for a foreign player) we don't have to worry about him adapting to the premiership.

The £25 million for Lallana seems over the top too. For that kind of money I'd expect an International player with Champions League experience or an obvious outstanding talent. He is neither.

I know I don't understand what Brendan is thinking or what he wants but as a fan I was expecting him to be looking at players we couldn't sign last year due to our stature and not being in the Champions League. Both these players could have been signed last year. I thought we would now be looking at players on the peripheral of the biggest European clubs.

I suppose I thought that when we reached the holy grail of the Champions League that we would see an all out attack on getting 4-5 quality first team players to take us to the next level. It would also allow us to cut the deadwood that is Aspas, Alberto et al.

If the general consensus is that Lambert is good enough then we should be all over Ashley Cole who really IS good enough.

I don't know who are realistic targets are and if talk about Di Maria or Pedro is unrealistic, as we could never get them, if true then that's pretty sad. 2nd in the Premiership. Champions league football. Our History. Talented squad. Talented manager who plays attractive football. What else do we need to offer ?

It's all about quality now. I trust the club know what they are doing but I'd hate to think that lack of financial ambition would hold us back.

£4 million and £40,000 grand a week for Lambert or £15 million and £100,000 a week for Remy ? I'd take Remy all day long.

tomaussie wrote: »

The Lambert deal does nothing for me. If Remy was an option then we should have pushed the boat out. I'm not one for reading statistics when I'm judging a player. I much prefer to watch them play and make a decision based on that.

Sturridge has been injury prone over the years and if he were to miss 1-2 months then Remy would be an ideal replacement. I would argue that Remy could push Sturridge for a starting place. I don't care that he would cost a bit extra re fee and wages. We would get a younger player with more class and ability. We didn't sign Anelka because Houllier didn't fancy managing him but sometimes good players come with that little bit of petulance. Remy is very good and more importantly (for a foreign player) we don't have to worry about him adapting to the premiership.

The £25 million for Lallana seems over the top too. For that kind of money I'd expect an International player with Champions League experience or an obvious outstanding talent. He is neither.

I know I don't understand what Brendan is thinking or what he wants but as a fan I was expecting him to be looking at players we couldn't sign last year due to our stature and not being in the Champions League. Both these players could have been signed last year. I thought we would now be looking at players on the peripheral of the biggest European clubs.

I suppose I thought that when we reached the holy grail of the Champions League that we would see an all out attack on getting 4-5 quality first team players to take us to the next level. It would also allow us to cut the deadwood that is Aspas, Alberto et al.

If the general consensus is that Lambert is good enough then we should be all over Ashley Cole who really IS good enough.

I don't know who are realistic targets are and if talk about Di Maria or Pedro is unrealistic, as we could never get them, if true then that's pretty sad. 2nd in the Premiership. Champions league football. Our History. Talented squad. Talented manager who plays attractive football. What else do we need to offer ?

It's all about quality now. I trust the club know what they are doing but I'd hate to think that lack of financial ambition would hold us back.

£4 million and £40,000 grand a week for Lambert or £15 million and £100,000 a week for Remy ? I'd take Remy all day long.

Remy wouldn't be happy on the bench, we'd then have to get Sterling out of the team to make space for him and there really is no need to do that when Sterling is showing as much promise as he is.

Lambert is simply gonna be cover for our strikers and that's all we really need in that department.

Lambert's transfer plus his wages in his first year will cost 6.08m.
Remy's transfer plus his wages in his first year will cost 20.2m.

Choosing Lambert over Remy will free up way more money for other positions that need strengthening. If there's one position that doesn't need 15m spent on it it's the strikers.

It's about time we brought some experience into the side anyway, everyone Liverpool bought since FSG came in has been ~23yo.

No player should be happy on the bench. That shouldn't be a consideration. How else do you improve your team or options if the players on the pitch feel comfortable ? We should make every player fight for his position in the team.

A player like Remy would be a fantastic option to start OR come off the bench. There have been times this year when Sturridge or Suarez haven't been on it during the game and could have been taken off for a player like Remy. I can't see Lambert getting that many games coming on for 30 minutes when we are looking to change a striker having an off day.

If either Sturridge or Suarez are out for 1-2 or 3 months we'll notice the difference. We have talked about needing 3-4 top quality strikers like other Premiership winning teams have had.

What is being suggested is that we can't afford a salary like that on the bench. I don't see him as a bench player. I see him as an option well worth that salary. How do we know what can or can't be afforded ? A focus on quality over depth should be priority.

I would prefer we brought in experience in other posits where it's more valuable like defence.