Liverpool becoming an attractive prospect…again!

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Notwithstanding the fact that the Reds have endured a horrific start to the 2010/11 season, the advent of new owners, coupled with the return of Kenny Dalglish (and another less famous Scot in Steve Clark) at the helm of the squad, has seen the team have a run of unbeaten games which has propelled them into 6th place in the PL, with a remote yet mathematical possibility of clinching the coveted 4th spot and CL football for next season. The possibility of a new era and cycle at the world-famous and universally respected Club has had the domino effect of having some of the best players linked with a possible arrival at Anfield. The prospect of playing for Liverpool has again become an enticing proposition for top players, even though the participation in next year’s CL is far from certain.

The likes of Coentrao, Kjaer, Mertesacker, Enrique, Izaguirre, Cahill, Dann, Adam, Matuidi, Maveaux, Young, Afellay, Elia, Honda, Zarate, Winjaldum and Gervinho just to mention a few (lol) have all been somehow linked to the Reds, and that’s about half the candidates.

Recent comments on EOTK have sent almost half the squad in front of the firing squad, with Konchesky, ElZhar, Insua, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Skrtel, Jovanovic, Poulsen and Degen favorites to be gotten rid of, and some went as far as including Ngog, Maxi, Kuyjt and Joe Cole in the list, while Aquilani is somehow destined to remain at Juventus. While it is highly unlikely that all the above will be shown the door, objectively, Konchesky, El Zhar, Insua, Kyrgiakos, Jovanovic, Poulsen and Degen, together with Aquilani could well be on their way out and if that is the case, it would be nothing short of an organized exodus.

The fact remains that if the intention is for LFC to be competitive on all fronts come next season, especially with regards to an attempt to get back into the Fab 4 Club on a permanent basis and possibly challenge for PL honours, there will be a need to have quality depth in squad. That would mean at least two quality players for every position. We will need to buy players, but we also need to push the upcoming stars like Kelly, Spearing, Shelvey, Wilson, Ayala, Darby and Pacheco into first team activity with more frequency, and further on the likes of Sterling, Mavinga, Coady and Suso. We need to valorize the potential we already have in-house. By doing that you do not need to play a round of the League Cup with 8 of the rising stars! What you need to do is to insert those that are ready for the leap gradually, as has been the case with Kelly and also with Shelvey and Spearing to a slightly lesser extent.

The signs all point to the intentions of adding quality and depth to the squad, so we just have to wait and see what NESV and Kenny come up with. We have already hit rock bottom, and we have already has out share of gloom. What we all need now is an era in which our Reds are capable to seriously challenge for honours and silverware, where the Reds evoke fear like they used to, and where the Club is in a position of financial tranquility which is the basic foundation of success.

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  1. In all that list, the one name I’m still mystified at losing is Insua. What was actually wrong with this kid? Insua also never struck me as wanting to leave Anfield. He’s young and was good going forward. He was a bit weaker at the back (ala GJ), but other than that I still don’t see why he belongs to the Outs.

  2. I’d have to disagree with you on Insua, he’s only on a season loan, and showed enough potential to be given another look. Other than that, Marveaux has signed an agreement with us. The future does indeed look a lot brighter!

  3. Okay, allow me to clarify. I did say the article is based on comments received. I think the lad was given a lot of responsability to handle that left flank by himself. Perhaps having someone like Enrique or Coentrao and having him as back up would not be a bad prospect.

  4. Why is Krygiakos in the out list? He has been massive for us when given the chance to play. By far the best header of the ball. Surely we need him against more physical sides and he is big & imposing. He has the look of a barbarian that is enough to scare the shit out of attacking foes. He should stay to give Kenny more options at the back.

  5. N’Gog is proper Crud and should never be anywhere near the first team ever again, just get rid of him hes a joke.

  6. @hans: Man, what a sight, when Kyrgiakos wear that red band on his head after he bleed his eye brow skin, This is the real Sparta, mind you, not some fake East Europeans (Praha) :)

  7. Again just to reassure you all, that is NOT my list, it is a collection from comments submitted to this website.

  8. I think we all know the squad as a whole isn’t good enough, but it’s all we’ve got till the summer.

    PS Kuyt should have been CF against Sparta.

    PPS Ngog shouldn’t have even made the bench. (What the hell do Rafa / Hogdson / Kenny see in this boy?)

  9. If you want my most personal opinion, I think David Ngog should be used as a make-weight to get a quality player from the French League….hopefully Comolli will be of this opinion and change a very average lightweight player for more quality inserts.
    I may beg to differ in saying that the squad is not good enough, on a given day, the Reds can beat anyone. My view is that the squad lacks in depth and that is what is making us inconsistent.

  10. Insua should never have been sent out on loan. Rafa threw him in because we had nobody else through injuries and the poor lad was knackered by the end of Rafas last game, he did well for a young kid in our problem position, and the scratch me eyes out Hodgson never gave the lad a chance to recover before getting shut But then he wanted that bag of crap koncheski (I think Hodgson was doing his mother).

    As to Ngog he was a cheap punt because the Hickletts left it too late to get anyone with a bit of quality. we should get more than we paid for him so no great loss.

    kenny hasn’t had time or the games to experiment with the rest other than Poulson who should be going too.

  11. I have to say, Krygiakos has impressed on enough occasions to earn his stay. Ngog has often displayed ‘good feet’, however, his displays in the early part of this season I feel were a false dawn. Whilst many will say he’s still young, there are many his age who have taken or are taking the football world by storm. You never know, but not sure he’s gonna be world class.

    As for Insua, obviously opinion is divided. I remember many goals being conceded where Insua was the culprit, simply because he does not know how to defend. If this can be rectified, then maybe he should stay.

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