Joe Cole – “I jumped on board because with the players we have here and the players we are looking to bring in; it’s definitely going in the right direction.”
Roy Hodgson – “Last season was a very disappointing season for the club in every respect, culminating in a popular manager leaving. You don’t change doom and gloom or disenchantment with a signing or two. I would never want to dupe the Liverpool public by telling them all is rosy now because Joe Cole has signed. There’s a lot more work to do, a lot more players are needed and we as a football team have got to make certain that when we take to the field the supporters will see there is something different and that we are making the biggest effort we can make.”
These are two interesting quotes from prominent figures at the club; the new manager and his new signing. I’m sorry if I am reading too much into this but it seems to me that when Roy Hodgson talked to Joe Cole about coming to Liverpool, he sold the club to Joe by stating some of the players he would like to bring to the club. Roy kind of backed up this statement by stating that the signing of Joe Cole should not be the sole indicator that the club has been turned around. It is plainly apparent from his comments too that “a lot more players” will be needed before the start of the new season.
As well as the impending sale of Emiliano Insua, the Reds are looking to sell Philipp Degen, and the transfers of both Albert Riera and David Ngog seem more likely by the day. It looks like it will be in an effort to raise some much needed cash to instil “something different” as Hodgson says into the team. The starting point will no doubt be the left back position, but I cannot see a new £5-8m fullback being the great selling point that Hodgson used in his short discussions with Cole.
Maybe the optimism of Cole’s signing has got the better of me, but the implication from both player and manager is that more quality arrivals will be signed at Anfield. The increasingly likely sale of David Ngog means we will be left totally bare for strikers, and there must be a plan in the pipeline to sign at least one player in this position. It certainly feels a darn sight more optimistic than even a week ago when players were being touted to be sold without any real quality players being linked with the club as their replacements.
The positive news from Steven Gerrard has certainly also boosted hope for the new season, and again going by Stevie’s comments, it indicates to me that Roy has still got something up his sleeve in terms of new signings. Gerrard said he was very impressed by Hodgson’s plans, and although Cole’s signing does show ambition, I doubt that his acquisition alone would have persuaded him to stay if he felt it was time to move on. It looks as if Roy has really sold his ambitions and dreams to the two players. He certainly has had a promising start identifying much of deadwood which was at the club. We will now have to wait and see whether he brings the quality of players in many are now expecting. If Cole and Gerrard have been convinced, then surely our optimism is justified. Although I am certainly picking out sections of quotes to fuel my optimism, the actions of both Joe Cole signing and Steven Gerrard staying, indicate that this conjecture does have some sort of substance. Whether in reality, any more exciting signings do actually happen, we will have to wait and see.
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Great post. I also thought this earlier when i read the quotes, mainly by cole. exciting times ahead for us !
dont get too excited yet. lets just see what happens first.with these owners anything is possible
And I hope that Jamie aint you Carra!!!
there are bids in for arda turan and taiwo, that i do know, then we are looking for a frontman and its NOT REMY, NOT AT ALL, THIS IS NOW FOR A FACT.
Taiwo bid is for 8.5
turan bid is for 12.5 make of this news what you will but its the real deal folks!
the only concern i have is our engine room at the moment – the defence picks itself, and if for arguments sake the front 4 (maxi/kuyt gerrard and/or aquilani cole/babel behind torres/?) are pretty much in place, then who would be the player to partner aquilani in the centre? i really like lucas, but he is not a defensive shield who is happy letting his more creative partner dictate play, he is a box to box midfielder if anything, and if masch goes, then who? martin kelly should definitely be promoted to the first team squad, he can play across the back four, could be a very able deputy for johnson/lb , and if purslow hadn’t jumped on the media’s uninformed p***s and decided insua had to go, we could have had decent young cover that would be very useful, but thats all ifs and buts. i hope we get huntelaar tho, it would solve a lot of these problems (gerrard could drop back) and also create one of the most feared strike partnerships in the premiership..
good article, i too believe that something big is on the horizon!
samuel charles, why don’t you let us all in on your source? personally i think you’re full of it mate!
but if you’re right, i’ll gladly eat my hat as i think taiwo and turan are 2 MUSTS for me and i wouldn’t mind huntelaar either!
Creo que tenemos que pensar en vender antes de comprar, esto es importante para utilizar inteligentemente la venta de ciertos jugadores en los refuerzos de esas mismas posiciones, así es más sistemática la renovación de la planilla.
Pienso que Cavalieri no es un suplente de garantía para el Liverpool y su venta podría dejar unos €5m, que serían bien utilizadas para otros sectores del campo. Para solventar esta venta, yo manejaría 3 posibilidades. La primera seria Samir Handanovi? (€7) arquero del Udinese, con un excelentísimo nivel en el mundial, pero su club no lo dejaría salir con mucha facilidad. El segundo es el serbio Vladimir Stojkovic, cuyo precio no sería mayor a €4m, aunque sería un apuesta de mucho menor nivel que la del esloveno y no da total seguridad. La última opción podría ser subir al primer equipo a Peter Gulacsi el húngaro de 19 años, ídolo de su equipo sub-21, al que lo único que le falta para consolidarse son minutos
Personalmente creo que la defensa salvo por el LB esta bastante bien formada, Carragher aporta su experiencia, Agger y Skrtel son casi impasables, y Johnson es un excelente RB, si creo que deberíamos vender a Kyrgiacos, no creo que este a la altura del Liverpool y comprar a Taylor (€5m) además eso aporta otro jugador ingles al equipo. También pienso que Micah Richards (€4m) debe ser fichado ya que puede jugar en todas las posiciones de la defensa.
El LB sin duda es uno de los grandes problemas del Liverpool, yo insisto en que Caner Erkin podría aportar mucha agresividad al ataque (€4m) y Richards también puede ocupar esa banda. Me gusto también el estilo más defensivo de Jansen (€6) quien también aporta un excelente juego aéreo.
Deberíamos evaluar el nivel de Martin Kelly en la banda derecha, tiene un gran nivel, pero su falta de experiencia es preocupante, personalmente le daría algunos minutos, pero no me arriesgaría a no tener un suplente de garantías como Richards.
En el mediocampo debemos por sobre todas las cosas reforzar el lado izquierdo. Sin Benayoun, Riera, y con la más q posible salida de Babel, adquirir un lateral de garantías es una prioridad, si bien Jovanovic puede ocupar ese puesto, Hodgson ya ha manifestado que el serbio se desplazara mayoritariamente como delantero.
Pienso que la única opción es Arda Turan (€12m) el cual ha manifestado su afinidad por el Liverpool. También deberíamos considerar a Alex Kacanikilic, un mediocentro ofensivo sueco jugador de la cantera, con un excelente futuro y mucha ambición.
Otro problema en el mediocampo es la casi inminente salida de mascherano. Se a hablado de la llegada de Defour (€10m) pero el belga tiene una posición de creación, y no defensiva como la del jefecito. Para ello creo que deberíamos fichar a Catermolle (€8m) un jugador joven el cual podrá hacer una gran competencia con Lucas. Debemos pensar que, si bien la lesión de Aquilani fue un problema la temporada pasada, ahora el italiano está al 100% para esta temporada, sin embargo, debemos buscar 1 compañero o 2 para Aquilani, jugadores de pase, de calidad ofenciva y velocidad en el ataque donde defour si encajaría perfectamente, por lo que su fichaje debería ser tomado muy en cuenta, al igual que el de el esloveno Valter Birsa(€5m), quien tuvo un sensacional mundial, y el cual no tendría un precio muy elevado y es muy joven. Creo que el lateral izquierdo está totalmente cubierto con Gerrard, Kuyt y Rodríguez en esa zona, lo cual nos da un panorama enorme de cualidades y elecciones.
deberiamos tener bien vigilado a Georgino Wijnaldum, jugador del Feyenord, el cual a sus 19 años tiene un gran nivel y podria ser una opción a futuro dentro de 1 año y a
En la delantera hemos conseguido fichar a un excelente jugador como lo es Joe Cole, pienso que su aporte será esencial para la temporada que viene, pero aún tenemos un gran problema, el sustituto de Torres. Creo que Loic Remy no es el recambio que necesita el liverpool en caso de una lecion o como variante a torres, su elevado precio y su estilo de juego no es el que espero en un jugador que debería estar a la par de nuestra estrella ofensiva. Pienso que Gervinho es la opción más correcta para el puesto, es muy efectivo y polivalente, y su precio es aproximadamente el mismo, además él ya ha estimado una posibilidad de salir del Lille a un club más grande. Deberíamos valorar también a Llorente, compañero de torres en la selección española, el cual tiene características similares a las de Torres.
También deberíamos evaluar a Erik Huseklepp, jugador del Sk Bran, el cual ya ha sido sondeado por el Liverpool la temporada pasada, es muy rápido, con una excelente calidad técnica, y una alternativa tanto para cole, como para Jovanovic y hasta por alguna de las bandas, un gran jugador a bajo costo, y con gran personalidad.
please tell me if turan and huntelar will join liverpool.please.
and please tell me that liverpool new owner is khalifa.please
@ samuel charles, stop talkin shit. The amount of times in the last 4 weeks alone i have heard “i have it good info that” blah blah has signed for us. I heard that of Remy, Turan, Huntelaar, and a few others and its really starting to itch my gonads. Stop acting like you have anything to add other than specualtion, unless you have a reliable “source” that you are willing to divulge than shut it. Its dickheds like you that start the rumour mill going and endless articles with witless writers adding to ridiculous transfers that arent true on Liverpool websites. Please oh please let me know where you heard this from, at the pub with your mates? newspapers maybe, or the internet? no wait, you have someone in the boardroom right. Idiot….