Loic Remy

[Jairzinho]

Pretty one-dimensional and blah to me. If that is our first choice four, we will struggle.

 

Agreed. I don't have anything against any of the four players, but they'd lack creativity and goals as a midfield playing together.

[billypilgrimnz]

Agreed. I don't have anything against any of the four players, but they'd lack creativity and goals as a midfield playing together.

 

Exactly.

 

You need players who will run around and harry the opposition, play the simple ball quickly and cleanly? Our central midfield has that in spades.

 

You need goals if the attackers aren't providing them?

You need to slow the game down, show a bit of leadership and tactical nous?

You need some big tackles to show the opposition who's boss?

You need some creative dribbling and passing should you be faced with an opposition who also presses, or a team parking the bus?

You need to compete in the air against a team hoofing it?

 

Um.....let's just hope Can is up to it.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Exactly.

 

You need players who will run around and harry the opposition, play the simple ball quickly and cleanly? Our central midfield has that in spades.

 

You need goals if the attackers aren't providing them?

You need to slow the game down, show a bit of leadership and tactical nous?

You need some big tackles to show the opposition who's boss?

You need some creative dribbling and passing should you be faced with an opposition who also presses, or a team parking the bus?

You need to compete in the air against a team hoofing it?

 

Um.....let's just hope Can is up to it.

 

I get where you're coming from, and broadly agree about the one-dimensionality of a midfield of Gerrard, Henderson, Allen and Milner, but I think you're stretching it a bit here to make a point.

 

Even if, in some mad world, we bought Milner, there's no way we'd set up a midfield with just those four. It's rare enough to see Henderson and Allen together. They're surrounded by more creative players, and the addition of Lallana is somewhere between the two types.

 

Goals should come from Sterling, Markovic, Coutinho, Lallana and hopefully Henderson.

 

Slowing a game down is more a question of coaching than personnel. Poor sides manage it all the time, and Rodgers got his Swansea side doing it perfectly with far less talented players.

 

You don't need big tackles, you need to win possession. We crippled the Arsenal midfield not by kicking one player into the stands but by consistently pressing. We did the same against the supposed burliness of Sandro, Dembele and Paulinho.

 

As for competing in the air, well the onus falls on the defence, as few sides lump it long to a CM.

[billypilgrimnz]

Yeah, I was stretching the point a little, and I doubt we'll get Milner anyway. But we really are, at the moment, relying a little bit too much on Can being something special.

 

Basically, we'll set up with Gerrard-Henderson, and then 4 players in front (or beside) them, with one of Lallana, Coutinho or Sterling taking up that attacking midfield slot (though Rodgers did try Allen there on occasion - shudder).

 

But if Gerrard goes down, a central two of Allen and Henderson is far too one-dimensional, and Lucas is done. That leaves Can. Let's hope he is good.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Yeah, I was stretching the point a little, and I doubt we'll get Milner anyway. But we really are, at the moment, relying a little bit too much on Can being something special.

 

Basically, we'll set up with Gerrard-Henderson, and then 4 players in front (or beside) them, with one of Lallana, Coutinho or Sterling taking up that attacking midfield slot (though Rodgers did try Allen there on occasion - shudder).

 

But if Gerrard goes down, a central two of Allen and Henderson is far too one-dimensional, and Lucas is done. That leaves Can. Let's hope he is good.

 

I don't reckon we'll set up like that though. I see it more likely to be 4-1-4-1, with Gerrard in his new role.

 

In front of him a central pairing of Lallana and Henderson, with Cou, Sterling and Markovic able to drift inside. I don't think anyone's relying on Can to make the difference.

 

I think the key idea is fluidity, Rodgers has shown that he doesn't favour a traditional AM / DM partnership, preferring to even out responsibilities. 

 

We may not have one midfielder who'll get 15 goals, nor will we have a DM who'll stop anyone from approaching the back four, but if we can get 5+ goals from several figures and have them all contributing defensively then we'll cope far better when we have to rotate.

[Malarkey]

Nailed on to be Gerrard and Henderson in the middle.

[Dr. J]

Nailed on to be Gerrard and Henderson in the middle.

 

Minus competition, sure. But there will be competition for all spots - if they earn theirs, they keep them.

[aRdja]

My main gripe with Remy is that he allegedly has the first touch of a rapist.

[Alan Sex]

Everyone says Suarez needs a therapist.

 

Now we have therapist but no Suarez.

 

 

[Remmie]

Insert Remmie joke.

[Dr Nowt]

Not sure why Remy's alleged crime is even an issue.

 

I thought we were looking for an option who could help break down stubborn defences.

 

What?

[El Dangerous]

The thing I like about him is he's equally as good at penetrating through the middle as he is slipping round the back. He's also a good at the rapes.

[Hand Shandy]

Insert Remmie joke.

I'm not inserting anything without consent...

[Reckoner]

I'm not sure embroidery is the kind of interest we want for players of Liverpool

Football Club.

[Innova]

I like remy. Can certainly bring us a few goals, and he'll probably do well against mid table clubs and cl fodder.

[Dr Nowt]

I think he'll comfortably score 20 league goals for us.  Always thought he was a more than decent finisher, and 14 in 26 for a desperately average Newcastle team last year bodes well given the amount of chances we create and threat we carry on the break.

 

Was thinking back earlier to when he was just plain old "Wemy" in the dark days of 2010, and seemed to me an unrealistically exotic hope in comparison to crushingly depressing links with names like Carlton Cole and Ola Toivonen.  Another nice little reminder of our progress in recent years, that it's the smart business adding a player of his pedigree to the squad represents at the reported fee, which is more attractive than the signing himself. 

 

Not fussed that he's supposedly a tit either so long as he produces for us on the pitch, been a few of them playing for us down the years to very good effect.

[Major Tom]

I don't think he'll get the games to score 20 league goals.

 

He won't be a starter.

[Xherdan]

Our business so far has been good but really can only be viewed at the end of the window. We need 3-4 more for the 1st 11 IMO. LB, CB, would like a DCM and another top versatile attacking option. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Good signing if it happens. He'll grab a fair few against sides in cup games and when Sturridge is hobbled from being played whilst injured in pointless England friendlies.

[Dr Nowt]

He'll get plenty of games.

 

When Sturridge is injured, rested or subbed off.

 

When Rodgers plays them up front together, or him with Lambert.

 

When Rodgers plays him from the left.

[Major Tom]

He just won't get enough league games to score 20 league goals. He won't start 20 games in my view. Even if he played every game he'd have to be a very good player to get 20 goals.

 

Hope you're right and he does score 20 league goals, mind. Would go some distance to making up for the loss of Suarez.

[cloggypop]

Sturridge and Remy and Lambert all for the price of half a Torres.

 

Bargain!

[TheHowieLama]

20 league goals from Remy? Something Torres and Barnes did once, Gerrard never.

 

It would be the transfer of the year if that happens.

[Lee909]

Not sure he gets 20 league goals though I could see him getting it in all comps

[Dr Nowt]

20 league goals during his entire LFC career we're talking, right?

 

I may well be being over-optimistic, but we create a hail of chances and I'll be surprised if he doesn't start getting among the goals quickly.  If he does, we all know how much being backed by Liverpool fans can get a striker buzzing and take them beyond what they've done elsewhere.