Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

Chucky the tree

JohnDaniels wrote: »

First media focused article that I have seen on his transfer record just appeared. This is the start of the storm that is coming his way unless things turn around quick.

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/£215-2m-spent-and-two-hits--deconstructing-brendan-rodgers--awful-transfer-record-at-liverpool-125059097.html

Emre Can is a miss? :pac:

Coutinhio was pretty important in some big games last year.

Mr Alan

rarnes1 wrote: »

Coutinhio was pretty important in some big games last year.

Meh, he was very poor for large stretches of the season too. I like him as a player, but he wasn't one of our key players last season IMO

He had some big moments, but so did Skrtel!

SlickRic

something I didn't realise...

In 20 of the 22 games Rodgers' Liverpool has achieved a clean sheet in the League (Liverpool have played 58 games under Rodgers), Agger played in 20 of them.

wow.

Bowlardo

We waited 5 years to get back to the champions league. the minute we qualified we should have purchased 3 champions league proven quality players.
We didn't and now we are playing like a team with no direction.
It's a team of average.

If Rogers does not get 4th he should be sacked. simple as.

Chucky the tree

Mr Alan wrote: »

This is the funny thing.

Of Rodgers signings, only Sturridge made a really significant contribution to our second place finish. The main reason for second was Suarez, Gerrard, Sterling & Henderson (who Rodgers wanted rid of for £2.5m iirc)



Source for the wage bill please.

Where are we on transfer spend. Surely that should be considered? When assessing the efficiency with which a teams finances are being utilised?

It really sounds like your saying we're doing about as well as could be expected in the transfer market?!

Countinho did pretty well last season.

It should be considered, not sure where we are. I doubt we are miles ahead of United, Chelsea, city or Arsenal though if you included net spend.

Are you really saying we have a higher wage bill than United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal?


I'm not saying it's be as well as can be expected, I don't think it's been horrendous either though.

JohnDaniels

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Emre Can is a miss? :pac:

The article is terrible overall but the point is that the media knifes are sharping for him.

Mr Alan

SlickRic wrote: »

something I didn't realise...

In 20 of the 22 games Rodgers' Liverpool has achieved a clean sheet in the League (Liverpool have played 58 games under Rodgers), Agger played in 20 of them.

wow.

I pointed out numerous times last year that our best defensive performances ALWAYS came with Agger in the side.

Mr Alan

Chucky the tree wrote: »

I'm not saying it's be as well as can be expected, I don't think it's been horrendous either though.

Just for absolute clarity, you don't think our record in the transfer market has been horrendous under Rodgers.....?

Chucky the tree

Mr Alan wrote: »

Just for absolute clarity, you don't think our record in the transfer market has been horrendous under Rodgers.....?

No. Just for clarity sake, why do you insist on playing Rodgers for the transfer when it's all done by committee?

Charlie19

The clubs transfer record as a whole, has been dire for the last number of years
sure even Benitez's last few signings were muck.

Agent Coulson

Steve Nicol has been having his say.

The former Anfield star believes manager Brendan Rodgers’ tactics and the club’s new signings have to come into question following their below-par beginning to the campaign.

“To say they’ve been a disappointment is an understatement,” Nicol told Extra Time. “[This season] has been an absolute disaster. There is only one man missing from the squad they had last year and that’s Luis Suarez, everybody else is still there.

“Something has gone wrong somewhere down the line. All this teamwork and all this chemistry they had last year has disappeared

“The biggest question isn’t about Brendan’s tactics, which are questionable. The biggest question is actually, who is making the decisions on the signings?

http://talksport.com/football/something-has-gone-wrong-liverpool-nicol-slams-reds-tactics-and-signings-141102122249?

Pretty much what most on here have been saying.

I remember reading last month we have signed 23 players under Rodgers/Committee.

2 have been a success imo. Sturridge and Coutinhio. One is a bloody sicknote though.

2 from 23 is a poor return, less than 10%.

Obviously this summers signings are too early to fully judge, lets face it. So I'm hoping that percentage rises!

marklazarcovic

were missing about 75% of our goals this season because were missing the 2 players who provided them,saying its the same bar suarez is rubbish

Chucky the tree

Most people would consider Sturridge missing from the squad, and a rather important piece to our team.

tok9

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Steve Nicol has been having his say.

http://talksport.com/football/something-has-gone-wrong-liverpool-nicol-slams-reds-tactics-and-signings-141102122249?

Pretty much what most on here have been saying.

That's a bit unfair. We weren't able to hold onto Moses or Aspas either.

Mr Alan

Chucky the tree wrote: »

No. Just for clarity sake, why do you insist on playing Rodgers for the transfer when it's all done by committee?

Because Rodgers has himself stated catagorically that he calls the shots re:transfers

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