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Grade your club's summer transfer activity
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04-09-2013 12:32pm#1
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A fair bit of this is a copy and paste job from the LFC thread.
What positions needed strengthening...- Cover for DM
- LWF
- CB
- FW
In regards to FW, it was in relation to Suarez possibly leaving.
People were kidding themselves if they thought we'd be replacing Lucas.
I wanted ex-Red Momo Sissoko on a free transfer as cover DM. Still is possible, but unlikely given his notable flaw. Flamini would have been a decent pick up too.
Missed targets...
1) Mkhitaryan (Shaktar -> Borussia Dortmund)
Well I was in a win-win situation at most know and IMHO, he made the right decision in joining Dortmund. I won't ramble on about this as I've talked about it briefly and at length, but look up Dortmund's CEO's comments on the Mkh situation. We did bid on him. We were close. Dortmund swooped in. It wasn't just the fact Dortmund could offer CL that Liverpool missed out. There's a pic of Mkh when he was 8 or so with a Dortmund jersey too btw I don't blame the club for not signing him. He was Liverpool's primary target and Liverpool didn't get him which is err.. disappointing I suppose
2) Willian (Anzhi -> Chelsea)
We weren't interested in, but we saw an opportunity to get him on the cheap with Anzhi imploding and it was disappointing we seemingly didn't budge on the initial offer. Yer man Kia (Willian's agent) is a prat it's well known, BUT Willian would have strengthened the starting XI without a question of doubt. Would Chelsea have swooped in and stolen him if we were the ones signing him anyway? Probably. For this reason (Chelsea), I'm disappointed but not as much as I should be over missing out him.
3) Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
We were interested in but he and his agent used us for a new contract from Atleti. There really is nothing more to it really.
4) Papadopoulos (Schalke)
I'd have dearly loved to have seen here (imagine a partnership of Papa and Sakho now!), but his injury concerns were justified and credit to Papa for saying it how it should be. He wanted to prove himself before any talk of a move really happening, unfortunately for him his knee gave away again in training for Schalke. If he can get back playing and show he's over his knee injury, it wouldn't surprise me if we're back in for him as early as January depending on Skrtel's situation, if not next summer on a free transfer.
5) Thauvin (Marseill after moving from Lille)
Quite disappointed in this, the kid is super talented.
Players sold and loaned out... (notable ones)
1) Carroll (Liverpool -> West Ham, £15M)
The Nature Boy said it best. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
2) Downing (Liverpool -> West Ham, £5M)
As above. West Ham
3) Borini (Liverpool -> Sunderland on loan, £1.5M fee)
Needs football and regular football. Really hope he gets it. He showed at the Euro U21 that he is a capable finisher, an instinctive one. More he thinks, the more he messes up it seems. Note 1 vs 1 chances in the past.
4) Assaidi (Liverpool -> Stoke on loan, not sure on the fee)
Like Borini. IMO he could have been a useful squad addition for us and certainly would have offered us more than Downing did for example last season but alas...
I honestly don't believe he was a Rodgers signing too.
5) Reina (Liverpool -> Napoli on loan)
Rather we had sold him to Barca this summer. I'm sure it'll happen next summer. Good move for him to Napoli. Last 5 months of the season aside in which I felt he was putting himself in the shop window for Barca, he's been poor for going on 3 to 4 years now. Perhaps a change of scenery is all that is needed with him.
6) Spearing (Liverpool -> Bolton, £1.5)
We'll miss this colossus of a man. Not really.
Wish him well.
7) Shelvey (Liverpool -> Swansea, £5M)
Good move for him. Good move for Liverpool. There's a player there, but till he curves his recklessness, hard to say if he'll push on. I hope he does.
Signings...
1) Sakho (PSG -> Liverpool for £15M)
Signing Sakho is huge. Absolutely massive move for the club Before the summer, I'd have given us no chance in hell of signing him. None whatsoever. Anyone who has seen him knows he's legit. PSG, namely Leonardo and Ancelotti treated him terribly and thankfully they did for Liverpool's sake.
I honestly believe he is the signing of the summer, at least from a defensive outlook.
2) Luis Alberto (Sevilla -> Liverpool)
He is Shelvey's replacement and I'll reserve judgement on him. A lot of people ITK at Barca, Sevilla and Spanish football in general were disappointed he was let go. Hopeful he'll prove them right. Be interesting to see where he does nail down a position if he does as he play in a few different positions.
3) Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo -> Liverpool for £7M)
Aspas will be a useful squad player for the most part. I hope he's not entirely relegated to being a wing forward, because he can offer more than that based on last seasons game v Real Madrid where he was Bellamy MKII I watched.
Only criticism about signing him admittedly is that we should have waited a bit longer before shelling out the money on him as we needed to strengthen the starting XI first.
4) Kolo Toure (Man City -> Liverpool on a Free Transfer)
Toure has been an outstanding bit of business so far. Fairly clear to me he's a leader on the pitch and off the pitch and his performances in the first two leagues, especially when up against Benteke was superb. He was in a war with him and Toure came out on top. Not many defenders can say that. Hopefully, fingers crossed he finds that form when he returns from the injury he picked if he does start.It's a shame he's not younger, a real shame.
5) Cissokho (Valencia -> Liverpool on loan, £1M fee)
A fine addition if he can find anything like his Porto and early Lyon form where he was genuinely one of the best left backs around.
Sickened by what did happen to him though in the league cup last week. I thought in his brief time on the pitch at Villa Park he was quite good. Added some much needed power and pace to the team when he came on.
6) Thiago Ilori (Sporting Lisbon -> Liverpool for £7M)
I'm not the person to comment on Ilori tbh, I do reserve judgement on his ability till I see him. From what I read, he can play across the defence which is a nice thing to have in a player and his natural pace (quicker than Ronaldo apparently :eek:) means we can play him in a high defensive line at least.
7) Moses (Chelsea -> Liverpool on loan, £1M fee)
With Moses, while I highly doubt his ability in front of goal, I'll give him a chance to prove his worth. He does have attributes we badly needed in strength and natural speed though. Last year it really was on Sturridge who offered real pace in attack. It is disappointing we don't have an option to buying him but I suppose it's not that big of a deal as we can still bid on him next summer if he is a success here. Not sure if Chelsea want to sell if that happens though hence the lack of stipulation and hesitation in loaning him to us.
I'd be lying if I didn't say we had flat out bought someone. I had suggested Salah (Basel), Depay (PSV) and Inui (Frankfurt) all summer, all of whom who'd have cost us in and around €10M, probably less. I'd be as happy with signing Salah and Depay as I would Willian honestly.
8) Mignolet (Sunderland -> Liverpool for £9M)
Mignolet was not my first choice, second choice or third choice. Sommer (Basel), Ter Stegen (Gladbach) and Begovic (Stoke) were my top three preferred choices admittedly, in that order too. But he's an improvement on Reina in that he actually makes saves. Match winning saves at that. He is a tad suspect when punching the ball, hopefully that improves over time as does his distribution. Reina certainly has the edge on that front. Overall though, I'm pleased with us signing him so far.
Additional stuff...
We kept Suarez. We showed we won't bend over and be shafted like Arsenal have done for years. Credit to FSG for keeping their promise on this. No top 4 and I fully expect him to be off.. to a club a on the continent though. We'll cross the road if and when we come to it. Wouldn't surprise me if that happens either in January or next summer.
TL:DR...
Pleased. Sakho is a huge signing and we kept Suarez, but more could have been done in sorting out cover for DM and LWF.
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TL;DR...~?
Too long; didn't read.
Basically to summerise all the above headings under a sentence - paragraph. Basically needed for my post for some perhapsSkylinehead wrote: »Arsenal.
Missed targets...
Where to start. Suarez, Higuain, Benzema, Gustavo, Bender, Ba (don't care about him so much), Di Maria. Oddly no centre halves, we were linked with Sakho but were never in for him.
Ginter from Freiburg.
Williams from Swansea as well I think, not sure how serious that one ever was.0 -
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Forgot about those two. I'd have liked Ginter, we wanted a young promising centre back so he'd have fit perfectly. Can never have too many Germans! Never wanted Williams, he'd have wanted a starting place and he's nowhere near Mertesacker or Koscielny, or an on-form Vermaelen.Nuri Sahin wrote: »Too long; didn't read.
Basically to summerise all the above headings under a sentence - paragraph. Basically needed for my post for some perhaps
Ginter from Freiburg.
Williams from Swansea as well I think, not sure how serious that one ever was.0 -
What positions needed strengthening...
Primarily the back line and keeper, general squad depth.
Sahko/Ilori/Mignolet/Toure/Aspas/Alberto (48m) plus loans for Aly Cissokho and Victor Moses
Mignolet
Ilori/Sakho/Cissokho
Alberto----Moses
Aspas
Missed targets...a proper DM and a quality attacking wide man.
Players sold/loaned...Carroll/Downing/Shelvey/Spearing (28 million) Reina/Suso/Robinson/Borini/Assaidi loaned
Additional stuff...a solid window that came in two parts with a somewhat frustrating chasm between the two chasing players who were just a bit above our station while a few potential targets such as Eriksen were apparently never seriously considered, having been on the scouting radar for ages.
TL;DR...Solid window
Grade...7.0 out of 10 (unless they contribute to a top 4 finish in which case 9/10
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Nuri Sahin wrote: »For BVB.
What positions needed strengthening...
CAM
ST
LWF
LB
CB.. who can cover at RB.
Missed targets...
Dzeko (if Lewy left) and De Bruyne were probably the strongest links for sure of all the players we were linked over the course of the summer.
Klopp and Dortmund CEO Watzke have said Mkhitaryan was our top target though and I'll take their word on it.
Digne, the left back for Lille who is now at PSG was also linked a few times. Not sure if we were really in for him, if we were, gutted we missed out.
Isco, Eriksen, Son, Ginter, Kioytake and Inui were others players linked at various times. Isco was my number 1 target.
Players sold/loaned...
I'll just mention the main ones.
1) Traitor (Dortmund -> Bayern, €37M)
Rabble, rabble and more rabble.
2) Gob****e (Dortmund -> Schalke, €1M)
As above.
3) Bittencourt (Dortmund -> Hannover, €3M)
Disappointed in him. Didn't really stand a chance with Traitor there and then Reus, but his application and dedication can be questioned. Still only 19, so he has time to make a name for himself.
4) Leitner (Dortmund -> Stuttgart, 2 year loan)
Again, disappointed he left but he really does need game time. Hopefully he'll come back all the better for it.
5) Sobiech (Dortmund -> Hamburg, €1.5-2M)
Had no future with us really.
Signings...
1) Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk -> Borussia Dortmund, €27.5M)
Ecstatic. Traitor has another level to go over him potentially, but Mkh is a far more polished and seasoned pro. Was my MOTM vs Dortmund last year. Damn intelligent midfielder. Will offer goals and assists, former Traitor didn't offer all too much. Can play deep and out wide as well if needed.
2) Aubameyang (Saint-Étienne -> Borussia Dortmund, €13M)
Was a fan of his from his days in Ligue 1, helped that he was a nice money earner for me. Kills two birds with the one stone in that he can lead the line and play out wide, although much better on the left cutting in then on the right.
3) Sokratis (Werder Bremen -> Borussia Dortmund, €9.5M)
Happy with him. Covers CB, RB and LB, can do a fine job in all positions across the defence. Exactly what we needed really.
Additional stuff...
#FreeShinji
TL;DR...
Delighted how the money was spent in the main, but I'm a tad disappointed we'll have to rely on Schmelzer as much as we will. If teams have capable RW player in their ranks and target at him, he is a weak point for us.
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B+ or A -
Nothing much to add from my side
But Shinji not being signed yet, is a bit disheartening alright
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