Post#337 » by TomsBakery94 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:46 pm
Klopp will be a success at Liverpool, his style can very much work in the Prem, the issues in hand are A) The current make up of the squad & B) Injuries.
The squad inherited by Klopp in my eyes is all over the place. Benteke can't/won't run, wouldn't of fit Rodgers system & doesn't fit Klopps. On top of that, its no good saying the team doesn't play to his strengths; He is simply not good enough to build a team around. If you cross the ball 20/30 times a game (West Ham away) you bypass Can, Henderson, Firmino, Lallana & Coutinho, the latter being key to creating chances for Liverpool. If Ings was fit, my guess is that he would score a lot of goals in this system & open up play for others around him instead of being a massive statue in the middle of the pitch.
Mignolet is questionable at times however once he cuts out the silly mistakes & works on his positioning then all will be fine. The back 4 needs work on defending set pieces however in open play, at full strength Clyne Skrtel Sakho & Moreno for me is solid enough to get by.
Henderson was very good for the last 2 seasons & only injuries this year has hampered his growth into a very dynamic midfield player. Can is frustrating at times however he is still very young (22) & already has the ability to dictate the pace & make up of games. Like many others I'm still unsure of his best position, as to in the middle of the park or pushed slightly higher up. The plan looks for in the middle although I guess time will tell.
Lallana is not good enough for Klopp's style of play. Takes too long on the ball time & time again, 3.4.5 touches & for me isn't up to speed. Firmino needs to settle & needs to play with a striker who he can link up with. Watching him against Man City made me realize he can be something special & just needs time & more suitable players around him. Coutinho has found it difficult this season & once again, without a striker to be a threat making runs in behind, there is no space for him to do anything. Often he cuts inside, no run in behind & ends up shooting from 25/30 yards out. He is however Liverpool's best player & he is key to getting the squad where it needs to be.
The striker situation is a disaster. I'd rather not talk about Balotelli, he will be sold for anybody willing to take him at any price available. Benteke as first mentioned just hasn't worked out & for me its not a surprise either. Villa built their squad around him & of course, he got them goals. For a side that should be pushing for top 4 & winning trophies, you can not build around him & consistently win at that level. Ings has been a massive miss. Young, pacey, good finisher & hungry. Exactly what is needed at the moment. Origi is unproven. Bags of potential & looks promising however he needs a loan in the prem & ideally needs to play 30+ games in a season.
A solid summer is needed, which unfortunately has been said for the past couple of years. We have never really gone about replacing Suarez, not that its really possible but we've never brought a striker in who can score 15/20 goals & then maybe go on to develop more from there. How Liverpool never signed Deli Alli, I don't know. For me he would of been somebody who could of come in young, learnt the Liverpool way & stepped into the Steven Gerrard role maybe?
Who do you want to see us sing in the summer? There is talks of Gotze however I don't feel too optimistic. We need to get rid of who's not good enough, bring Markovic back & get him playing IN position, sign a striker, central midfielder & central defender.
One more thing, thoughts on Sturridge?
? Great win yesterday.
