Welcome to our latest in a weekly series of features detailing the biggest five stories of the last seven days. These pieces have been those to cause the most discussion, the most interest and, at times, the most controversy.
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Rating the chances of 18 Liverpool academy players breaking into the first-team
Twelve things to know about Hernanes, our new ‘number one midfield target’
Philippe Coutinho reveals the words that convinced Roberto Firmino to join Liverpool
In case you missed any of them, you can take a look at a full recap of our pieces below, as we pick apart our own stories and let you know where we got it right and admit where we got it wrong. Enjoy!
Liverpool fans vote for preferred new striker from three favourites, with overwhelming winner emerging
We got you talking at the start of the week with this poll on which striker you’d most like to see at Anfield next season. The winner, with more than 50% of the vote, was Sevilla’s Carlos Bacca. Unfortunately, it now looks as if the Colombian international might be on his way to AC Milan, having reportedly agreed personal terms.
Perhaps it’s time we took another look at Salomon Rondon or Christian Benteke, who both earned less than 10% of the vote. Our fourth option, ‘somebody else’, took second place – so who would you like to see at Anfield next season guys? Let us know.
You can read the piece in full by clicking HERE.
Roberto Firmino scout report: position, strengths, how he’d help Liverpool and more
We’ve all been very excited about our signing of this young Brazilian chap this week. We published this piece shortly before the deal was announced and you went crazy for it. Needless to say, now that he has actually signed for us – any weaknesses that we might have mentioned previously have now completely disappeared!
You can read the piece in full by clicking HERE.
Grading Liverpool’s summer transfer business thus far, with Roberto Firmino topping the class
Following the completion of the Firmino deal, we decided to rank his signing alongside that of our other confirmed additions so far this summer – James Milner, Danny Ings, Adam Bogdan and Joe Gomez. The Brazilian did, of course, come out on top of the pile. I wonder how the imminent addition of Nathaniel Clyne might change the order of our rankings?
You can read the piece in full by clicking HERE.
Liverpool will part with these six players claims report, including Manquillo & Borini
A lot of the talk has been about those coming in, but what’s arguably more pressing now is to get rid of some of the deadwood. We discovered that these six players are considered to be under pressure. There aren’t many surprises here in truth, but it would certainly be good to see some traction on some possible deals in the near future.
You can read the piece in full by clicking HERE.
Five striker deals better for us than signing Benteke, with Carlos Bacca and Premier League star
Liverpool fans really don’t like Benteke do they? It seems they’d rather have anyone than the statuesque Benteke, whose popularity among Reds supporters seems to be plummeting by the day. We put together this list of alternatives which appears to have got a lot of you talking. Who would you take next season, given the choice?
You can read the piece in full by clicking HERE.
