The difference between Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish

[Mattyhitman]

Hell if we just played

ST: Torres
CF: Cole/Babel
CAM: Gerrard
LM: Kuyt RM: Mierieles
CDM: Lucas:
LB: Kelly CB: Agger, Carragher RB: Johnson
GK: Reina

Or

ST: Torres, Kuyt/Babel/Jova/Ngog
CAM: Gerrard
LM: Babel/Cole RM: Mierieles
CDM: Lucas
LB: Kelly CB: Agger, Carragher RB: Johnson
GK: Reina

I think we'd be a lot better off. Kenny's going to do well before the season is over. We've just got to make good personnel moves

I agree with all of that. We've got decent individual players, but they just don't seem to know how to play together. Also the squad lacks depth, so it's hard getting them on the field at the same time. Plus people like Torres seem to be really off their game bar the odd moment like against Blackpool. Gerrard going missing makes an automatic dent in the team and we shouldn't be relying on people like him all the time as the season is long and tough on the legs.

To a degree i agree, but in all fairness ya cannot play Cole, Merieles, Kuyt, Lucas in midfield, we need width, and with them 4 the is none !! All of them like to operate through the middle or like to cut inside from the wing far too much which creates congestion in the middle of the park, and confusion. The likes of Torres * Gerrard have no-where to go because of the congestion created by said players coming inside.

Width is what we need, bring back the days of a Barnes on the wing, Mcmanaman raiding the flanks, or at least get a couple of fullbacks that would bomb forward and get past the midfielders to create the width and get the crosses in.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

We haven't had proper width since Mcmananman left

Danny Murphy, Patrick Berger, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel.... Just can't cut it out wide.

Nicky Barnby was maybe the exception but then he was never exceptional. Riise was a left back.

[El Kabong]

We do need some width which is why I'd like for us to get Turan, but Honda could really help us out as well.

Anyone heard who we might actually pick up?

[Gandalf]

Good points Matty, Dalglish was the last one to have that kind of dynamism and for it to really work well, so maybe he will be able to create something like that again. It's not going to be easy though. Benitez had some success, but I really didn't like what he brought to the team as a manager at all and we have been lumbered with the decisions that he made really. I would love for the clock to be turned back somehow, but there is clearly a fair bit of rot in our style and in how the team members interact on the pitch. Let's just see how it pans out in the next month or so. I really don't think we are quite as bad as our table position is suggesting though.

[Mattyhitman]

We do need some width which is why I'd like for us to get Turan, but Honda could really help us out as well.

Anyone heard who we might actually pick up?

Kenny is looking at bringing in 4 players:
Dalglish targets four January buys - Liverpool FC & http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/media...al-dutch-swoop

The name that stands out from the report is Luis Suarez, which is a name i've banging on about for some time now, this kid is quality, despite his naughty side i would have him in a flash !!!

[El Kabong]

Suarez would be great. Who are the other three?

[skel1983]

Suarez would be great. Who are the other three?

Robbie Savage,Emile Heskey and Titus Bramble.

[Cressa121]

Suarez would be great. Who are the other three?

Robbie Savage,Emile Heskey and Titus Bramble.

Shit not Titus, the man's a rock at the back.

I read Liverpool are after Parker and/or Cattermole. Cattermole is a good player when he's not injured, recovering from injury or suspended. Which is most of the time really. They'll probably be linked with nearly everyone that might be available until someone actually signs

[Mattyhitman]

Suarez would be great. Who are the other three?

Emanuelson is a quality player also, can play left back, or left winger. I play with Ajax on Pro Evo on lads night, and his pace and dribbling ability is through the roof, very good player that i would welcome.

M'vila is a french international that played for them in the game against England at wembley recently. Again another solid midfielder that would work well with Stevie G in the centre !

[El Kabong]

I would still like to have Mertesacker, or Mexes. Agger is ok, Kyrgiakos is ok, but we NEED a top CB!

We need a top wingback. We have Kelly, Aurelio, Johnson, and Konchesky. Aurelio and Johnson are better on attack, they can't defend for shite. We need better defenders, I wish we had a prime JAR at LB!

I'm not so sure we need any CM's defensive or attacking as we currently have Gerrard, Cole, Lucas, Poulsen, Mierieles (is really a CM, but is decent on the wing) etc. Honda, DeFour, or someone else would be ok only if they could play wide OR allow Gerrard to play CF.

We do need wingers, we've got: Maxi, Jovanovic, Babel, Kuyt, but nobody that keeps it wide. Turan, Dempsey, that Dutch kid Elia (sp?), or someone else that can keep wide and put in solid crosses. Johnson would be an ok solution only if we get another wingback.

We also need a 2nd striker: Ngog is so-so, Jovanovic really should be a striker, Babel should be a striker, Cole should be played at CF as well, but Torres needs someone to take the pressure off.

[0james0]

I read Agger could go for £3m, cheap if you ask me.

[El Kabong]

I read Agger could go for £3m, cheap if you ask me.

Too cheap.....I read where Johnson could go for £18m which is why I'm ok with selling him.

[El Kabong]

Juan Mata would be a great addition for LFC

[Cressa121]

Juan Mata would be a great addition for LFC

Mata is an excellent player, but I think he's just signed a contract extension at Valencia. I think any move would have to wait until the summer and then it would cost a bomb to get him.

The Suarez to Liverpool rumours are still hanging around, apparently it would be a 15-£20 million move which would rely on the sale of Babel for around £8 million to help finance it. He's said he's ready to leave Ajax and he's got a brilliant goalscoring record in Holland but there's a few players that haven't been able to continue that in one of the top leagues. Could be a very good addition if it came off

[ono]

Juan Mata would be a great addition for LFC

Lmao. Dream on