Guest HTT II Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: He’s good but I wouldn’t want him as our only midfield signing. Wouldn’t add the steel or protection that we need. But he does retain possession, shields the ball really well and his athleticism alone would be a huge asset to us in possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Steve Cook can fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Be surprised if the Qataris help by loaning us Wijnaldum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, toon25 said: Steve Cook can fuck off. in talks with QPR, hence him not playing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Better have a striker lined up as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Striker please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 5 hours ago, triggs said: Walking into this team means better than Shelvey and Hayden, so aye he would Not convinced he'd make us that much of a better team though based on how he played when he was here before He’s one of the top 20 midfielders in the world so you’re way fucking off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wijnaldum in the Longstaff role today and we win the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, The Butcher said: Better have a striker lined up as well. We're going to need 2 of them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 CB's 2 Full backs 2 Mids 2 strikers (I guess one can be Lingard as a secondary striker/winger/10) If we have as rumored 6 lined up that's probably sacrificing a full back and a midfielder. Injuries might change that though. Premier league should up the registered squad size for covid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 You all need to stop evaluating players like Gini based on how he did under McLaren and Rafa. Quick read of Eddie Howe's tactics and philosophy. http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/10/06/tactical-philosophy-eddie-howe/ Look at one of the subheadings. "High pressing". "Howe instructs his players to close down the opponent whenever they have the ball, if the opposition is in control and just maintaining possession, the nearest player must go to press than player, but if an opponent has found themselves in an uncomfortable position where they are likely to make a mistake that Bournemouth can pounce on, this is where Howe’s tactical genius comes into play. Howe uses pressing triggers, they vary from the opponents playing a poor pass to the opponent taking a poor touch, both will trigger instant pressing from Bournemouth and overload the space to limit the opponent’s options." Guess which midfielder is available and who got trained in high press and looking out for pressing triggers for four-five years under Jurgen Klopp? From the same article "The fullbacks push up high to support the attack, either by overlapping the winger or coming inside to give an extra passing option." Guess which fullback is available, wants to return to England, and is really good at pushing up high to support the attack or coming inside to give an extra passing option. Also can play both left and right back. There seems to be a method to your transfer targets. Gini will help Howe install the high press. Trippier will help him design plays based on attacking threats from fullbacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, rgk_lfc said: Mint Post You're mint, you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Yorkie said: You're mint, you. He (or she?) is, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Time to throw extra cash out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Time to show us what they have in the bank . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Mike's position as best Liverpool fan on here is under serious threat. Some good posts, @rgk_lfc, very informative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I’d go and see how much Leicester want for Ayoze. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, Sima said: I’d go and see how much Leicester want for Ayoze. To play behind Wilson? Decent shout if he could be had for cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I was thinking more to cover Wilson’s injury initially but yeah, long term there. When Wilson went off ASM barely pressed the CBs meaning Maguire could pick passes to the advancing FBs all day. Perez is excellent at pressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) It’s going to be a replacement for Wilson not to play with him unfortunately. Getting a good striker at the best of times is difficult, when it’s the January window and you’re bottom of the league it’s a massive ask. Be interesting to see how they approach this, it’s going to take big big money to get a proven forward when we’ve also got other massive holes to plug. They could take a punt on the lad from Blackburn or that Cabral from Basle who looks good, but neither are guaranteed. Will they go nuclear and make a huge bid for a Sarr or Vlahovic, I certainly wouldn’t rule it out going to be very interesting. Edited December 28, 2021 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Aubameyang. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, STM said: Aubameyang. Good shout might suit all parties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 S fingers crossed it’s not serious but it sounds like Wilson could miss a major chunk of the rest of the season. Need two strikers now really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Dembele and Martial? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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