Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

Utopia Parkway · 17-10-2014 09:21PM

Sigh.

MD1990 · 17-10-2014 09:22PM

I think we should sign a striker in January. Maybe go for Lacazette.

17-10-2014 09:22PM

A player that cannot stay fit isn't worth much to us tbh.

As someone said fitness is a skill too and he just doesn't seem to have it.

Striker definately needs to be top priority in Jan. I'd imagine it was anyway

Osmosis Jones · 17-10-2014 09:23PM

MD1990 wrote: »

I think we should sign a striker in January. Maybe go for Lacazette.

Would have to be an outgoing striker too.

Vicxas · 17-10-2014 09:24PM

michael999999 wrote: »

FFS

Could be a proper troll

I've seen 1 person on Twitter saying this and they're as reliable as a chocolate teapot.

klose · 17-10-2014 09:24PM

Sturridge, great guy and player. Shame he's made out of those sherbet ufo things

MD1990 · 17-10-2014 09:27PM

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Would have to be an outgoing striker too.

Borini will be gone in Jan (probably on loan to Inter) & I think Lambert will be sold in the summer.

NabyLadistheman · 17-10-2014 09:32PM

Maybe Valdes can play upfront! Screw Lille, we need to get our player back from them ASAP

Kerrigooney · 17-10-2014 09:38PM

This is an absolute disaster lads. We are in the shit now.

17-10-2014 09:40PM

It's grand, sure we have Ballotelli

Utopia Parkway · 17-10-2014 09:42PM

Echo reporting it now. Out for another month. This could get messy.

Vicxas · 17-10-2014 09:43PM

Well, balls

passremarkable · 17-10-2014 09:44PM

gutted
was looking forward to having danny back

Kerrigooney · 17-10-2014 09:47PM

I seem to remember Nuri getting a lot of stick for saying he didn't want Sturridge because of his injury record....hmmm.

whatawaster · 17-10-2014 09:50PM

Kerrigooney wrote: »

I seem to remember Nuri getting a lot of stick for saying he didn't want Sturridge because of his injury record....hmmm.

And it has in no way been vindicated.

He has been one of the best strikers we have had in all my time watching Liverpool. The fact that he is now out for a couple of months doesn't change that.

ush · 17-10-2014 09:50PM

There was lads on here saying we didn't even need to buy one striker during summer.

delw · 17-10-2014 09:51PM

That's a kick in the scrotum about Sturridge,he really is a sick note

17-10-2014 09:54PM

Buy a top striker in Jan and then another in the summer.

This scenario was talked about during the summer and the management should have planned for the inevitable Sturridge injuries. Instead they played it cheap

Kerrigooney · 17-10-2014 10:01PM

whatawaster wrote: »

And it has in no way been vindicated.

He has been one of the best strikers we have had in all my time watching Liverpool. The fact that he is now out for a couple of months doesn't change that.

Yes he has been fantastic when on the pitch for us but it seems to be getting less and less frequent.

super_furry · 17-10-2014 10:02PM

Any chance of getting Origi in January?

17-10-2014 10:03PM

Kerrigooney wrote: »

Yes he has been fantastic when on the pitch for us but it seems to be getting less and less frequent.

It could be forgiven if we adequate backup.

Ballotelli ,Lambert, Borini. All 3 not up to it.

Failure to address strikers in the summer will be a costly move for us and Rodgers

whatawaster · 17-10-2014 10:06PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Buy a top striker in Jan and then another in the summer.

This scenario was talked about during the summer and the management should have planned for the inevitable Sturridge injuries. Instead they played it cheap

It's not realistic for us to have Sturridge (one of the best strikers in Europe), Balotelli (not far off 1 in 2 at his last 2 clubs), Origi (looks a terrific prospect) and then two other top strikers.

People are over-reacting.

We need Balotelli to start scoring goals at the rate he was at Milan. Then we'll be fine for the next month.

OwaynOTT · 17-10-2014 10:07PM

Must be Mario and Fabio on Sunday up front. Mario can't play up on his own and Fabio whilst not having a great goal scoring record, will at least offer mobility and he can play a quick passing game, and occupy defenders.
If it's not working we have options to bring in, to try and change it.

17-10-2014 10:08PM

super_furry wrote: »

Any chance of getting Origi in January?

Is it realistic to expect a young striker who has scored 8/9 goals in 50 apps to come and rescue us?

I'd leave him there to keep developing

Harry Palmr · 17-10-2014 10:09PM

super_furry wrote: »

Any chance of getting Origi in January?

None at all. I always thought a striker would be needed anyway but now its as good as definite. Oh wait Borini!

.......:o

17-10-2014 10:11PM

whatawaster wrote: »

It's not realistic for us to have Sturridge (one of the best strikers in Europe), Balotelli (not far off 1 in 2 at his last 2 clubs), Origi (looks a terrific prospect) and then two other top strikers.

People are over-reacting.

We need Balotelli to start scoring goals at the rate he was at Milan. Then we'll be fine for the next month.

Surely it's realistic to have 3 top strikers if you want to aim for top 4 and play in the CL ?

brevity · 17-10-2014 10:11PM

Play Gerrard closer to Balotelli and we might have a better chance of scoring.

The other alternative is, since Balotelli can't really play up front on his own (and has said as much) we need to play Borini to help him out.

Sir Gallagher · 17-10-2014 10:12PM

Disaster lads, Balo is no lone striker. Borini and Lambert are plodders. Imagine Lambert playing against Real Madrid, embarrasing.

whatawaster · 17-10-2014 10:15PM

Sturridge played 80 out of 108 possible premier league games in the 3 seasons before this one. Some of those games missed were games he wasn't picked for Chelsea. That's an average of about 29 games a season. This is the worst lay-off I can remember from him. Hardly time to start succession planning. We need to expect him to miss games and plan accordingly, but we don't need to lose the run of ourselves. We won't find a striker better than Sturridge, let alone 2.

Iused2likebusts · 17-10-2014 10:16PM

Really bad news its going to be a long month.

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

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