Hansen: Reds only need two or three players
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen believes the Reds still can attract the calibre of stars required to get them back where they belong next season. The former defender told Radio City that although it was a massive summer for the Reds, two or three good additions to the squad maybe all that is needed:
“Liverpool are still Liverpool – they’re still massive and they still have the greatest support in the world. Liverpool have got to forget what’s gone before and concentrate on what’s ahead of them. It’s going to be difficult but I’d look at 1986-87 when Everton won the league and we came second. I knew we were a long way short. Kenny Dalglish knew that too and he brought in Barnes, Beardsley, Aldridge, Spackman and Houghton. That turned it around like you’d never believe. We went from not being nearly good enough to being a great side. Hopefully that can happen to this Liverpool side because they’ve got some great players. If they can just get two or three more in who can do a job. Next season we’ve got to do better – there’s no doubt about it. Every summer is important but if you look around, Chelsea and Manchester United also need revamping and Arsenal also need players.”
Newcastle News 24/7
May 31st, 2010
A team in ownership transition doesn’t have the luxury to splurge in the transfer market – if anything they will do little to add to the already growing problem that is forcing them to sell to begin with.
Transfers make some sense, in a normal situation. This isn’t a normal situation though – far from it.
Teams like Man City, Tottenham (who has CL this season) and the other big spenders will be vultures flying over and raiding anything a weak financial rival is trying to do. It’s how you keep a weak team down.
May 31st, 2010
where did I say that Johnson was wasted Jack?? I’m not saying that those players aren’t good players; I’m saying that they were wasteful transfers as they were not what we needed at the time.
THREE ~£20m signings in the last two years yet we STILL have little to no quality on the wings and a reserve as our second striker. You can argue about what you meant as much as you want but you clearly stated that only in a video game could we dream of 2-3 £20m players, when in fact Rafa has just had the opportunity to do just that! He could’ve chosen to spend that money however he wanted but decided to ignore the glaring deficiencies in the squad and strengthen other areas
Knock the synthetic Rafa cock out of your mouth and join the rest of us in the real world mate
June 1st, 2010
I agree… what he said.
Liverpool is basicly the same team that came secund last season, fighting to the very end for the title.
Some big games have been won without Alonso and with Lucas in the team, or at least one – against United-, so you can not blame Lucas for the terrible season as people do.
In fackt Liverpool needs more young players steping up and geting recognized playing for Liverpool.
Players who make name for themselfs in other
teams cost money.
Liverpool just need to bring a left back and a realy good winger, someone who creates chances and gives opponents defence a real headace, like Mata, Arda Turan or Jovetic.
It can be done with Rafa’s tranfer budget and the money from Riera’s and Yossi’s sale.
June 1st, 2010
They desperately need 4 to 5 young players because they may have to sell players they need, to buy the quality they are lacking.
June 1st, 2010
Jay(is that JK?), your stupidity is astounding. So we did not need to replace Alonso? Rafa was told that he would be given money during the summer to replace Keane, a player he did not want. Once he replaced Alonso and bought Johnson he was told swiftly that there was no more money. What, he is to buy strikers with thin air? As for your last comment. Well at least you have shown your class or lack of it.