We have been AWAY to:

Everton
M utd
Arsenal
Spurs

Only cfc as a tough tough away team to play...so not as bad as some think; I'd back us to beat all of them at Anfield IF we have our players back.

There is space in the squad for two to come in.

Hopefully move on Ox and bring in two solid midfielders but I'd be happy enough with one quality one.

Hendo had a shocker when he came on today. The game is too fast for him…but I would keep him. Ox, Keita and Milner need shipping.

comment by Got_Better (U6241)
posted 2 minutes ago
We have been AWAY to:

Everton
M utd
Arsenal
Spurs

Only cfc as a tough tough away team to play...so not as bad as some think; I'd back us to beat all of them at Anfield IF we have our players back.
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You forgot City away lol.

And Newcastle.

These days I trust Milner more than Henderson who could have cost us the match when coming on. Needs to go back Sunderland

Gotta be early Jan too

The Leeds and forest games are the ones that were awful . Apart from that I can live with the other results . The problem is if we don’t sort the midfield in Jan we won’t win a thing .

The dream signings for me.would be jude and rice. Won't happen though.

comment by The Goofy One (U16087)
posted 21 seconds ago
The dream signings for me.would be jude and rice. Won't happen though.
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I actually think we will get Bellingham

FSG and Klopp to blame for not sorting out the midfield issue for the last three years or so. FSG are greedy. Klopp is always cool as he puts it.

comment by EmgaEmga. FSGout GLAZERSin (U22404)
posted 1 minute ago
FSG and Klopp to blame for not sorting out the midfield issue for the last three years or so. FSG are greedy. Klopp is always cool as he puts it.
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Just for banter how on Earth are they greedy?

comment by EmgaEmga. FSGout GLAZERSin (U22404)
posted 27 seconds ago
FSG and Klopp to blame for not sorting out the midfield issue for the last three years or so. FSG are greedy. Klopp is always cool as he puts it.
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I don’t think anyone could have expected fab and hendo To drop off in the way they have . I am sure if that had been clear from the stats the club were looking at last year then they would have sorted something in the summer.

We need a ball winning midfielder in January. Partey made a big impact for the Arsenal midfield.

Sangare or Laimer would be my choice.

I do like Sangare from the little I have seen, Laimer not so much but there seems to have been definite interest, just too late in the window.

You will gonna see what Laimer offers. Our team needs exactly what he brings and that's energy. He will put pressure on players and will close down players passing options much quicker. The team needs those attributes to get the best out of our best players like Trent, Mo and Virgil.

Yeah but he's not a very good footballer

Kone is the guy. He is the alternative to Tusumeni (spelling) who we tried to buy last summer.

Then you haven't seen him play. His forward passing is much better than any midfielder we have with the exception of Thiago. Press resistant and never panics in possession.

He would be the perfect signing for this midfield.
The only problem is he is injured at the moment.

comment by Boca Seniors (U19731)
posted 34 seconds ago
Then you haven't seen him play. His forward passing is much better than any midfielder we have with the exception of Thiago. Press resistant and never panics in possession.

He would be the perfect signing for this midfield.
The only problem is he is injured at the moment.
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I have seen him play. He's okay but not much more.

If his forward passing was that good I'd expect more than 18 assists in 163 games, especially in Germany playing for Leipzig,

I won't be disappointed if we bought Kone to be honest. Hopefully it will be the end of Elliott in midfield. He was atrocious today. Can't tackle and presses like a headless chicken.

The midfield today was non existent.

I don't think there is anyone on our board who I disagree with more. The Elliot thing is getting weird now. It's like LAMCAM with Henderson.

He plays in a double pivot as the deep lying midfielder. How many goals and assist have Fabinho and Thiago?
The forward passing is about playing the ball through the lines of pressure.

comment by Boca Seniors (U19731)
posted 2 minutes ago
I won't be disappointed if we bought Kone to be honest. Hopefully it will be the end of Elliott in midfield. He was atrocious today. Can't tackle and presses like a headless chicken.

The midfield today was non existent.
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We had more possession and completed more passes. Spurs are strong in second halves and went with a very powerful midfield. We also had more shots on target.

All this with no midfield and Elliot being "atrocious" doesn't quite add up.

comment by Boca Seniors (U19731)
posted 18 seconds ago
He plays in a double pivot as the deep lying midfielder. How many goals and assist have Fabinho and Thiago?
The forward passing is about playing the ball through the lines of pressure.

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We don't play with a double pivot.

Shall we shape a system around Konrad facking Laimer?