FORMER Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister has spoken to Liverpoolfc.com of his belief that the managerial merry go round of the top teams in the Premiership will give the Reds an advantage when the season gets underway.
Chelsea (Jose Mourinho), Everton (Roberto Martinez), Manchester City (Manuel Pellegrini) and Manchester United (David Moyes) have all introduced a new manager to their club, whilst Liverpool have already had a season’s experience under Brendan Rodgers.
The fact that the manager has had an opportunity to fully acquaint himself with his squad, McAllister believes, could propel them to Champions’ League qualification this season.
The Scotman, talking to LFC TV, said:
“With the goings-on at other clubs – the change at United, changes at Chelsea and Manchester City – there’s got to be a chance to get back in amongst the Champions League.
“I’m not saying Liverpool can win the league but I think, with the changes – a new manager takes time for everybody to settle in – Liverpool can sneak in and get back into the Champions League, which we’ve proven in the past you don’t have to be the champions of England to win.
“You look where Liverpool finished last season and it’s hard to forecast that they’re going to jump from seven up to one. But in another two or three seasons it can be done – if the right sort of investment is made we can be back competing where we should be.”
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With our lack of signings we have no hope
Grow up, pull your head out of your plopper, and open thy eyes. Negativity never got know one anywhere. If you can’t manage that, please,please,please, go on and find your true teem, like manure or eFC
Kop on mate . We haven’t improved our squad one bit. We haven’t got a good manager and our best player is probably off
Bury your head in tge sand all you want but we aren’t even close to the top 4 clubs , not even close
WE CN MAKE TOP 4 DIS SEASON DNT DOUBT NE
lfc can make top 3 this season,even without luis suarez.by God’s grace.
With out marquee signing we can’t even compete. One top class winger is a must, preferably a right wing. A top class defender who can win arial duel well. Bcoz last time we conceded many goals through crosses and most importantly a holding midfielder to challenge Lucas for starting place.
A striker can win you a match but good defenders and midfields can bring you the trophy. Trophy is not look like though players in these positions can surely take us to no 4 position…YNWA.
according to our signings,only mignolet aand aspas might break into the first team next season.we still need a centreback,leftback,a defensive midfielder and keep suarez….otherwise we are just dreaming…dreams are always sweeter than reality
I truely hope with all of me that lfc makes top 4. I have my doubts. Inconsistancy will kreep in again. Losing to lower laying teams, drawing too many, without europa lfc main focus should be premier league. We need marquee signings to win the league, but a few rally good signings could give us the depth and competition in positions that would cause players to have to raise their game. Making reaching champions league spots a possibility. I need to see lfc in chapions league.
this is our season to win even the league trophy believe it or not.we do not need ronaldo and messi type of players.with this young guys we will make it even better.amen.y.n.w.a.
Gary Mac is clutching at straws big time
6th or 7th for Liverpool at best this season
I only hope that teams above us will stumble . I see us finishing 5th next season.
Return of Xabi Alonso, signing of Christian Eriksen& a classical centre back definetely make us real contender 4 all d trophies we will play next season& guarantee more than 2nd position in the league
We will finish 3rd or 4th by the grace of God
Get lost u nob . Religion has nothing to do with it
who will bet me BR is going 4 the league title
Yeah . The second division one , after we sack his sorry fat as5.
Idiots don’t believe in the favour of Allah(God)…liverpool will advance to top three….YNWA
If the owners give B Rodgers £50-£80M to spend whether we keep L Suarez or not, then B Rodgers needs to ship out these dead wood average hard working players this summer:
GK B Jones RB J Flanagan CB S Coates
DM J Spearing AM: D Pacheco RW/ RWF: O Assaidi
LW / LWF: S Downing FD: F Borini
These 8 players above could bring in £25-£28M on sales, that and the £50-£80M needed from the owners and these 8 class quality players would replace the 8 dead wood average players we have at club.
Four Defensive players:
1:GK: A Mccarthy(23) Of Reading for £4-£7M to compete with Mignolet
2: CB: K Papadopolous(21) Of Schalke for £12-£15M to compete with Skrtel
3: CB: T Alderwierld(24) Of Ajax for £7-£9M to compete with Agger and Toure
4: DM: E Capoue(24) Of Toulouse for £7-£10M to compete with Lucas
Four attacking players:
5: I Munian(20) Of A Bilbao for £10-£14M to compete with Alberto and Coutinho
6: C Tello(21) Of Barcelona for £9-£14M to compete with Sterling
7: B Arfa(26) Of Newcastle for £10-£15M to compete with Aspas and IBE
8: L Muriel(23) Of Udinese for £10-£14M to compete with Sturridge and Suarez
And if Suarez is sold, Hopefully for no less than £55M or he should be kept at club.
But if he (L Suarez) is sold for £55M this summer then these other two attackers should be brought to the club:
M Reus(24) Of B Dortmund for £17-£22M
L Adriano(26) Of Shakhtar Donesk for £15-£20M
Those 8 dead wood average players out and 8 good class quality players in would bring us champions league football.
And if L Suarez is sold for £55M, then £42M
L Adriano(26) Of Shakhtar Donesk (Brazilian) Should be brought for £15-£20M AND
M Reus(24) Of B Dortmund (German) should be brought for £17-£22M
These 10 players would bring club Champions League football and an outside chance of a title if they were brought to club.
And there would be strong class quality competition for every position within squad with the 8 dead wood average players shipped out and Sale of L Suarez and the owners backed Rodgers well and those 10 players brought in. Along with B Rodgers loan signing of Melgarejo(22) Of Benfica the club and squad would prosper for Now and Future:
The class, quality competition for places in squad would look like this:
GKS: Mccarthy(23) and Mignolet (25) Competing with One another
RBS: Johnson(28), Kelly(23) and Wisdom (20) Competing with One another
LBS: Enrique(27) and Melgarejo(22) Competing with One another
DMS: Capoue(24) and Lucas(26) Competing with One another
CMS: Allen, Gerrard and Henderson Competing with One another
AMS: Alberto, Coutinho and Munian Competing with One another
RW / RWFS: Reus, Tello and Sterling
LW /LWF: Arfa, Aspas and IBe
FDS: Adriano, Muriel and Sturridge
Come on dude, are you for real? As a realistic fan, I’d say: “NEVER GONNA HAPPEN”.