Etienne Capoue - Done
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RichieS
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Spurger King
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Apparently during Rafa's era there was a joke that did the rounds in the Liverpool board of directors along the lines of:
"why does Benitez play two DMs. Answer..because he hasn't got three."
Not sure what my point is. Probably something to do with scousers not being anywhere near as funny as they like to think.
"why does Benitez play two DMs. Answer..because he hasn't got three."
Not sure what my point is. Probably something to do with scousers not being anywhere near as funny as they like to think.
sandros kung fu kick
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Looklike called it about a month ago on the other side..
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Sandro, Capoue
Paulinho, Sigurdsson
Dembele, Holtby
Bale, Lennon
Chadli, Townsend
Soldado, Ade/Defoe
Starting to look pretty damn good.
Paulinho, Sigurdsson
Dembele, Holtby
Bale, Lennon
Chadli, Townsend
Soldado, Ade/Defoe
Starting to look pretty damn good.
ItsBoris
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Maybe they thought his through balls were actually shots since most of them were so overhit.
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Snarfalicious
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The crazy thing is if we sign him I don't even think we're done making signings yet. What is this world?
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Posted this start of the summer:
I guess he could play at CB, I've seen him drop in there when CB's charge forward on occasion and he has the physique and skill set. I've never actually seen him play there for a whole game though.
I guess he could play at CB, I've seen him drop in there when CB's charge forward on occasion and he has the physique and skill set. I've never actually seen him play there for a whole game though.
Rogmeister
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Looks like we are finally going for it. Praying its not a season too late though.....
EllenAlex
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All about timing. I'm sure there is ITK at manager/director level too; some would have been on to Fergie retiring and the rest of it a long time before we knew.
Could be why we didn't spend big, big, previously.
ButchCassidy
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TV money + finally trusting our manager + knowing how close we are to the CL and the windfall it provides = best window ever?
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Haha, well most of us who are unaware of French football these days have been basing our positive reactions to getting him on your enthusiasm for him, so you better know your shit big guy
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If we can keep adding without losing Bale it most definitely is. Even if we lose Bale but replace him with talent that at least is somewhat comparable (i.e. Lamela) and obviously add a CB + LB I don't think I could have foreseen how fantastic this window has been. The great thing is we're adding players that are actually really freaking good and not ones that make you scratch you head and say 'meh.'
My only complaint is still Caulker. If we could bring in a guy like Otamendi it'd go a long way in bringing me around to the whole vision.
Spurger King
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It actually doesn't surprise me too much. Going back over the last few seasons I'd say we've been sensibly cautious. When Jol was in charge we had limited appeal to players, and looked to make gradual improvements as we overhauled a (with respect) fairly average squad. During the Juande years (yeah I went there) we backed him with a number of expensive signings, but I suspect Levy was wanting to see how him and Comolli would get on in their first season. After Bentley, Bent, and super Pav didn't do as well as hoped, coupled with our poor performances following the Carling Cup win, I imagine Levy remained a bit skeptical.
When Harry took over he was backed quite well initially. Levy didn't have much choice as we were still in a relegation battle in January. After that I suspect Levy was extremely reluctant to trust Harry in the market, and I also doubt he considered Harry to be a long-term manager.
AVB on the other hand is a completely different kettle of fish. He did brilliantly in his first season with us (where only Holtby could be described as a genuine AVB signing), and I imagine Levy sees him as a manager he wants to keep long-term. He needs to keep him sweet when he's a popular choice for big-money clubs (unlike pretty much any Spurs manager in living memory), so I reckon that Levy finally feels comfortable with remoulding the squad. Lots of young, versatile players will cut wage costs considerably as well, so the transfer window activity doesn't surprise me too much.
Spurger King
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Huddlestone
Livermore__Parker__Carroll__Chadli
Lennon__Sandro__Paulinho__Dembele
Holtby__Bale
Bench: Siggy, Townsend, Capoue, Falque, Ceballos, Bentaleb
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