He often played the DM in Pep‘s 4-1-4-1 at Bayern. He is more a DLP than a 8/10.
I don’t really think he has that choice unless he wants to take a step down club level. I mean he would start at Arsenal every week. But nowhere else and definitely not here.
Think you’re forgetting he played for Barca many years ago and left under a cloud.
Allegedly Bayern offered him a 3 year contract and he was looking for 4. Bayern reconsidered and offered him 4 and all his demands were met. Then rather abruptly he said that he won’t sign it. That’s why Bayern is mad at him and that’s why you have to assume that he has another offer on the table. Had Barca not signed Pjanic my money would be on them.
I feel like City and would be a great purchase. He’s better than Ilkay in my opinion.
Consider me educated! I wasn’t born then, so I knew the stats and history, but did not know that he played such a big part in our 70s rebuild and have always known him as the man who played attacking football but disgracefully took us down. Fantastic! If Ole managed to get 3rd and an FA Cup final this year (win it please!) I’d be delighted.
What about Keita? Doesn't fit into your team?
It's been two full seasons and he either can't get fit or doesn't do enough when he does get into the side. His numbers aren't bad compared to the minutes he's played but he isn't offering enough during games.
Absolutely.
We do, a Scholes basically.
What's his issue anyway? Surely there is a way to improve him. Fluid, flair & energetic, in fact he actually played under Ralph Hasenhuttl in RB Leipzig which has similarity to Klopp style.
BILD is a bit more encouraging as a source.
There you go he wants to sign for the finished article which you lot definitely are
Doesn’t mean he will of course. Fekir and Werner wanted to sign for us as well.
The only concern for me is Klopp is signing a 29 year old, Mane, Firmino, Salah, VVD... that's going to be one big rebuild for whoever follows Klopp.
A forward thinking manager finds room for Thiago. Pogba played with an aged Pirlo playing deep in midfied at Juve.
Oh yeah I agree. It’s going to be a short term fix if it happens.
Didn’t Pogba play further up with Pirlo and Vidal/Marchisio behind him? I don’t disagree with you btw on signing us Thiago. We can make it work if he comes here. Adds serious depth.
If transfers teach us one thing, its this - if there are reports that Player X only wants to join club Y, its bollocks.
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Amazing lack of scrutiny around how shit a signing Keita has been.
Agree. Would be such a good and beautiful quick fix for us.
Neymar left under a much bigger cloud and all the signs are he’ll return to Barca this summer then there’s Pique, Fabregas and Jordi Alba in recent years and also Thiago left under a whole different regime.
He's 33, but Messi could easily play until 37 in a limited capacity.
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He did, but he also had three top class CBs behind him and a ball winner with unbelievable stamina next to him.
As I posted before, this is such a strange move, given his age and the age of their team. My guess is that Klopp has prioritised a second PL win at the expense of long term planning.
As per the greatest logic caf invented, Liverpool board should sack Klopp and Klopp should down tool as he didn't get the player he wanted.
It's a very dangerous precedence to set, Liverpool are a top team currently but they are still way behind Madrid, United financially by some distance.
not all the caf tbf, a lot of people were interested in the Korean chap.Maybe no one is interested in him anymore?
Maybe but I'd find that mental, he'd walk into almost every team in the world imo
Kroos was also 24 at the time, and was clearly deserving of the money... somehow Götze was on more money, and we see how that one worked out.
