Liverpool are now reported to be looking into Trippier instead of Clyne. They look to be another club that aren’t happy with the prices were quoting. Some may conclude that fingers throughly burned last season, Liverpool have learned their lesson on transfers. Possibly. I reckon if they had the Suarez cash, they’d be splashing the cash on a collection of players they’ve no idea how to use right now.
The money can surely be the only difference at this point. Does the extra cash justify the upheaval of leaving an environment you’re succeeding in? For all the bollocks you’ve heard about Rodgers improving players (Suarez being the poster child), Lallana, Lambert and Lovren are all worse players than they were at Southampton.
I really rated him at Arsenal, but I’ve seen him a couple of times at West Ham, and I wasn’t that impressed. Seemed to get flustered if he was pressured.
It should be said that the the West Ham fans apparently loved him, so my view might not be representative of his season.
I think Song would play well in a more structured side than the Hammers. Alos, it couldn’t have been fun playing for a manager who was always going to get pushed out at the end of the season - the vibes would have been all wrong. Would like to see him playing for Saints.
Good-O. I’m not afraid of facing Liverpool’s England B team next season.
How the mighty have fallen. From Suarez to Balotelli to Ings in two seasons.
Liverpool bought players from the team that finished 8th last year, plus a player that no manager on Earth seems to trust or be able to accommodate. This year they are buying players from relegated teams.
Wonder if Liverpool might get mugged off with an unusually large transfer tribunal. 22 year old English bro, who just scored 11 goals in the prem, and for whom Spurs bid £12m. That’s got to be worth more than the normal peanuts + add-ons.
There are a couple of differences. First, we’re not trying to replace Luis Suarez. Second, I don’t think we can compete at the Luis Suarez end of the market. Liverpool used to be able to.