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from #FekirFriday to #ShaqiriSunday
Whoscored's rating is a comprehensive and unbiased statistics index, if you want to discredit it for a particular player you need a very concrete tactical explanation for that imho.
That's a KOThe whoscored centre back pairing for the Premier League team of the season was Tomkins and Mustafi.
Then he fails a medical and you have Shaqiri’s headline, “hips don’t lie”.from #FekirFriday to #ShaqiriSunday
That is hilarious in a way!from #FekirFriday to #ShaqiriSunday
Like you said he ain't setting any pulses racing, but could be the sort of quality squad option to rotate with Mane/Salah. And most of all "happy" to play second fiddle.He's average as they come. Good price considering how crazy the market is but hardly going to make a difference to the overall quality of Liverpool. Anyone getting annoyed or jealous really shouldn't as he'd just be another bang average squad player at United and Lord knows we have our fair share of them.
He isnt a Pogba or SalahNot to be that guy, but Pogba wasnt good enough for us, went to Juve, then we paid through the nose for him. Salah wasnt good enough for chelsea, now look at him. Lukaku wasnt good enough for chelsea, we paid 75 mil for him.
Was he not good enough, or was it that he didnt fit the tactical layout of the squad? Would he fit ours? forget the name, forget the money, will he make us better fitting in to the RW for us? Will he do better having a better class of player around him?
At 12 mil(if thats the right number), he could be a steal, or he could be an inexpensive flop thats sold on easy. Not much to lose.
Neither were they, until they were.He isnt a Pogba or Salah
Mate that logic doesnt work for every player. If you want to be that simplistic then Pogba wasnt good enough for one big club, which is wrong anyway because we wanted to keep him, Salah wasn't good enough for one big club but Shakiri wasnt good enough for two big clubs and ended up at Stoke.Neither were they, until they were.
Which doesn’t mean anything in that context. There could be a million reasons why it didn’t work out for him at those clubs. If we dont take chances, we don’t find diamonds in the ruff. Yeah, he could be a worthless exercise, but at the price quoted for him he’s got to be a better option than the false winger we’ve been playing for I don’t know how long. If we have our eye on a right winger that’s better, then fair enough, but if not, feck it. It’s only 12 mil. There’s not a whole lot of gamble to be taken.Mate that logic doesnt work for every player. If you want to be that simplistic then Pogba wasnt good enough for one big club, which is wrong anyway because we wanted to keep him, Salah wasn't good enough for one big club but Shakiri wasnt good enough for two big clubs and ended up at Stoke.
Agreed. Seems weird to think they'd spend big on an attacker before upgrading the keeper, Lovren or even a RB.Would be a good squad-purchase for Liverpool if the release clause rumor is true.
They need some backup options up front that are value for money since their first team desperately needs heavy investment at the GK position and if possible a top class CB to pair with VvD.
Prices now are way different than when stoke bought him. 12m isn't going to give you anything these days.And I don't think he's as much a bargain as it seems if his price is 12M. Stoke bought him for 15. Is it worth "saving" 3-4M if you lose out on a chance to get a younger player with the potential to become top class by giving Shaqiri a place in the squad?
Hasn't changed that much, IMO. 15m didn't get you much then either apparently if it got you Shaqiri.Prices now are way different than when stoke bought him. 12m isn't going to give you anything these days.
The question is rather - Is it worth skimping on the level of player we are looking for at centreback and goalkeeper, just to get a younger player with potential to play backup for the front three?
Shaqiri isn't the alternative to Fekir. He's an addition.Hasn't changed that much, IMO. 15m didn't get you much then either apparently if it got you Shaqiri.
I'm not honestly sure what Liverpool is looking at for GK or CB anymore. Apparently priced out of Alisson for the time being, haven't heard much about CB at all to be honest, and if Fekir is not happening there's money to spend on better than Shaqiri.
Gelson Martins for free or near free, or Malcom would both be better options that wouldn't be prohibitively expensive.
You never know. May be he is the Mane or Salah Mk2 for liverpool.Not really fussed about this one.
Stuart Downing Mk 2
Maybe he is Harry Kewell MK4, the soft top model.You never know. May be he is the Mane or Salah Mk2 for liverpool.
Maybe he is Harry Kewell MK4, the soft top model.
That assumes that Fekir is still in the frame. Otherwise, there's no reason to cheap out on Shaqiri.Shaqiri isn't the alternative to Fekir. He's an addition.
Fekir or someone else of similar profile.That assumes that Fekir is still in the frame. Otherwise, there's no reason to cheap out on Shaqiri.
still, no.Any takers?
This.still, no.