Kapardin
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Liverpool's squad is still thin despite a solid starting XI and do they couldn't juggle the latter stages of CL with league campaign. Plus, they did not have VvD (whose influence has improved even Lovren) till January which meant their defense conceded silly points.Last year, Liverpool finished 4th, Man Utd finished 6th.
If Klopp's transfers are "exceptional" and Mourinho's transfers are only "average", then the only rational explanation for how we managed to finish 2nd is that Mourinho is a much better manager than Klopp!
Otherwise, there is truth in that Liverpool's transfers are better (which is more due to Klopp + Transfer Committee rather than Klopp alone of course). Liverpool with greater squad depth could have finished above us, which is why I am on the fence regarding our own progress this season.
Klopp's main weakness is his habit of losing finals. Mourinho is not a finals bottler. Otherwise, I think the credit Jose bought with the EL and LC trophies has just about run its' course. About time he makes some savvy signings and gets us playing better. The state of our attack is particularly terrible in terms of cohesion.
You think Klopp spent 70 odd mil on Mane and Salah combined, 75 mil on VvD, 60 odd (I think) for Keita and now close to 50 for Fekir for the "future"?Depends on economics I guess. Liverpool spend less on players in general, to build, whereas Mourinho buys for the now. I guess the proof in the pudding will be where both clubs are 4-5 years down the line, and the positions, net loss, etc st that point.
Mourinho, I suspect is about to enter his last season managing UTD.
Like Jose, Klopp is under pressure to win trophies. He is very much signing players for the "now".
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