Stadt Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 Please no. 4 years ago he was sensational but he’s past it now and is too similar in profile to what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 48 minutes ago, Cujek said: how anyone could bemoan this transfer is beyond me, lets hope it happens. Because some people aren't happy unless we're spending £50m on Jose Bloggos following a 3 minutes you tube montage of long range shots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 1 hour ago, ealingfox said: Lallana has made 24 appearances in European competition with most of them in the Europa League. That is only 6 more games than Tielemans - you cant assume every player over 30 is some wise old owl that knows every trick in the book and the key to every competition. Do I intend to hold the Head of Senior Recruitment accountable for the recruitment of senior players to the club? Erm, yes. But he does have experience of playing in a side which is battling on both fronts - that immediately adds experience to our squad which we don’t have. He also knows the premier league. I’m sorry but we are not going to sign a 24-26 year old with good European experience who knows the prem inside out. That player costs over £60 million plus and would most likely be sought after by the clubs we are fighting against to keep our current crop. On top of that, we can’t seek to bench current first teamers and keep them happy and then spend significant sums to replace them with better players as the club will not be able to Keep up financially. It makes no sense why are player in our current starting 11 is going to accept that. Lallana offers the manager that experience in this league and someone he feels he can trust on the basis that we do qualify for Europe and have to play three games a week. He is our Milner signing as the best example. On recruitment, the idea that we will not make any mistakes from now onwards is ridiculous. Every club makes mistakes no matter how big. Sometimes players just don’t adapt how one hopes. Our recruitment strategy seems to take on the same approach as it has done since the Ndidi signing. For every Tielemans, there is a Perez. This is a manager signing to have an extra voice off the pitch and someone he feels he can trust on it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 26 minutes ago, Out Foxed said: definitely not a class act he was an absolute **** earlier in the season. if he joins i want Soyuncu to give him a slap. True. Horrible player. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 He could be useful within the squad, assuming we're going to have additional fixtures next year for the Champions League. If he's on a free transfer, what is the risk? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 Experience, leadership, crap injury record. What not too like? Oh... Seriously, more bodies needed is likely, won’t expect to play all the time, Brendan knows him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoken Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said: Experience, leadership, crap injury record. What not too like? Oh... Seriously, more bodies needed is likely, won’t expect to play all the time, Brendan knows him Livarpool Forum has nothing buy high praise for the guy. on a free, its well worth it and could be a real decent personality to have in the changing room with his experience, in CL and the international stage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastAnglianFox Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 I am a fan of this transfer if it happens but for those saying he may only be a bit part player may end up being surprised. If its true that Arsenal and Spurs are also Interested I would think one of our selling points (along with champions league football) will be the amount of football we will give him if he stays fit. To those saying he's horrible and a twat on the pitch... Brilliant!! Exactly what we are missing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 If we offload the likes of James, Amartey, King and Mendy then it will be a good signing, to add to our squad depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitha Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 Surely the club recognise his injury situation over the past few years, he might have a couple of injury free seasons if he is lucky, his recent history suggests probibly not. Would be surprised if the club did not base some of his salary on appearances or have some sort of insurance, think any club interested would do the same with his recent history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 we have quite a young team, having someone in our midfield who had champions league experience could prove invaluable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 3 minutes ago, MPH said: we have quite a young team, having someone in our midfield who had champions league experience could prove invaluable. You mean someone like Tielemans, Praet or Ndidi? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Guest said: You mean someone like Tielemans, Praet or Ndidi? how many of them have won the champions league? cant match his experience. Edited 19 February 2020 by MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULCFC Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 It's a no from me just because of the Nivea for men ads. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 9 minutes ago, MPH said: how many of them have won the champions league? cant match his experience. His experience of sitting on the bench and watching his team win? I'm sure it'll prove invaluable, sign him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yush96 Posted 19 February 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 19 February 2020 Liverpool fan here to give my two cents on Lallana. First of all he is not a Congerton signing for people who are claiming it to be. He is someone Rodgers has known for a long time and someone who he really pushed for us to sign when we brought him in, so if you are going for him now then it is because of Rodgers not Congerton. Secondly for those mentioning that he hasn't played much for Liverpool, you only have to see the players we have playing right now to see why he is not getting a look into the squad at the moment. A quick look at the Transfermarket website will show you that his last major injury came in 2018 and ever since outside for a few minor injuries keeping him out for a game or two, he was mostly fit throughout 2019 and has been so far this year too. Then why doesnt he play more for us? People have this image that he is injury prone and past his best, which is why he doesnt play for us anymore. The reality is that when Klopp came in first, he picked out Lallana as the prime example of the perfect pressing machine he wanted, and if you rewatch some of our highlights from the 2016/17 season you will see he was head and shoulders above every CM we had at the time bar Coutinho. I remember watching our preseason game against Barca that season and was awestruck by how Lallana was constantly zipping past their players, pressing them every time they got the ball, making runs that I didnt think anyone else could make besides Coutinho in our team at the time, and this was against Barca, not your regular league 1 team. I really thought Lallana was going to be the torch bearer for the kind of style Klopp wanted and for a time it did look like it. Sadly injury hit midseason and Coutinho left which forced Klopp to change his style, and after that 2018 CL final we were no longer that constant pressing machine that Lallana was key to. The way we play right now, having technically gifted players like him or Coutinho is more of a liability to the team than an advantage, but nonetheless whenever he has played, he has given his all for us, and should we finish the season unbeaten we will have him to thank for it because of that equaliser at United to save us from losing. I do think he will be a really good signing for you all and he will bring a lots of experience to that squad too. Rodgers knows him well, and Lallana knows how to play his style so it works out for both parties. Not to mention he will have the hunger to prove himself in the league again. 10 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MPH Posted 19 February 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 19 February 2020 8 minutes ago, Yush96 said: Liverpool fan here to give my two cents on Lallana. First of all he is not a Congerton signing for people who are claiming it to be. He is someone Rodgers has known for a long time and someone who he really pushed for us to sign when we brought him in, so if you are going for him now then it is because of Rodgers not Congerton. Secondly for those mentioning that he hasn't played much for Liverpool, you only have to see the players we have playing right now to see why he is not getting a look into the squad at the moment. A quick look at the Transfermarket website will show you that his last major injury came in 2018 and ever since outside for a few minor injuries keeping him out for a game or two, he was mostly fit throughout 2019 and has been so far this year too. Then why doesnt he play more for us? People have this image that he is injury prone and past his best, which is why he doesnt play for us anymore. The reality is that when Klopp came in first, he picked out Lallana as the prime example of the perfect pressing machine he wanted, and if you rewatch some of our highlights from the 2016/17 season you will see he was head and shoulders above every CM we had at the time bar Coutinho. I remember watching our preseason game against Barca that season and was awestruck by how Lallana was constantly zipping past their players, pressing them every time they got the ball, making runs that I didnt think anyone else could make besides Coutinho in our team at the time, and this was against Barca, not your regular league 1 team. I really thought Lallana was going to be the torch bearer for the kind of style Klopp wanted and for a time it did look like it. Sadly injury hit midseason and Coutinho left which forced Klopp to change his style, and after that 2018 CL final we were no longer that constant pressing machine that Lallana was key to. The way we play right now, having technically gifted players like him or Coutinho is more of a liability to the team than an advantage, but nonetheless whenever he has played, he has given his all for us, and should we finish the season unbeaten we will have him to thank for it because of that equaliser at United to save us from losing. I do think he will be a really good signing for you all and he will bring a lots of experience to that squad too. Rodgers knows him well, and Lallana knows how to play his style so it works out for both parties. Not to mention he will have the hunger to prove himself in the league again. thanks for taking the time to post. Some Leicester fans are never happy. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 3 hours ago, goose2010 said: He is 32 in May not 42. He could have another 3 or 4 years at a top level He's barely played in 3 years, it's a huge risk. These sorts of signings seldom work and are the exact sort of signings West Ham make and fail with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest An Sionnach Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 Lallana is a highly skilled and intelligent player but to get the best out of him he has to be in charge of play , as he was with Southampton. I cannot see how he can be used alongside Maddison. He would want to be in most starting elevens so it would raise selection problems if everybody is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly1 Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 If keeps fit yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtmcfly Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: He's barely played in 3 years, it's a huge risk. These sorts of signings seldom work and are the exact sort of signings West Ham make and fail with. 38 appearances in last three seasons. That includes an outing in a 50% of this season's premier league games. Granted most of these have been off the bench, but that doesn't really warrant the phrase 'barely'. The direction of travel for his appearances over that time is towards more games played (he's already equalled last year's total). Given Liverpool's form this season, that's pretty decent. Edited 19 February 2020 by turtmcfly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 As a one off I'm keen, as we lack a bit of experience in that area. However, I hope it's an exception to the rule given our success with youngsters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 11 minutes ago, turtmcfly said: 38 appearances in last three seasons. That includes an outing in a 50% of this season's premier league games. Granted most of these have been off the bench, but that doesn't really warrant the phrase 'barely'. The direction of travel for his appearances over that time is towards more games played (he's already equalled last year's total). Given Liverpool's form this season, that's pretty decent. It's a risk and if Albrighton is moved on then I can see the logic but this isn't a no brainer type signing. He will be on big wages and goes against our general recruitment policy. I can see why Rodgers would be tempted but this cannot be our only winger we bring in but I fear it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 He improves the squad, that’s the only positive of this. Doesn’t solve any issues with our squad, how many of us have been moaning we’re too lightweight? Lallana doesn’t solve that. We already have creative, industrious midfielders. He’s basically just a more experienced, but declining Maddison, what’s the point? Big wages, questionable injury record, probably a multi year deal. I’m not keen on signing (too many) players past 30 especially when they’ve had long spells out injured, injuries change players for the worse. If we could get him on a short term contract on modest wages I wouldn’t be that disappointed but the point is we can do better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 19 February 2020 Share Posted 19 February 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: He's barely played in 3 years, it's a huge risk. These sorts of signings seldom work and are the exact sort of signings West Ham make and fail with. played more in those 3 years than iheancho hasn’t he? and he’s the new messiah, apparently! Besides, West Ham don’t have the management structure that we have. Edited 19 February 2020 by MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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