Originally Posted by
Steveo
Time will tell on that one. To be fair the club had to act to prevent the front line running up too many miles and going stale, mirroring the middle.
Let’s say we don’t buy Nunez and used that cash to buy a top class mid or even 2 very capable ones. Does that mean we are better placed now? Quite possibly.
I believe the club has access to the finer details on the stats and they seem to have been most occupied with ensuring the front line is in the best shape it can be at the detriment to other areas.
I have suggested before, that the front line was the catalyst for everything Klopp set in motion. Coutinho - Firmino - Mané - Salah. The Fab 4..
That was when people started to take notice. Ok we had a shyte back line and joke keepers BUT that devastating threat was there. Possibly this is the thinking. To get that back.
not easy
100%
It's certainly a juggling act.
To me it all changed when we brought VVD in. We had that frightening attack a few seasons before him but we really kicked into gear when he and Alisson were brought. To me they were the game changers.
The 4-1 defeat at Spurs was the absolute turning point. We were/are a different animal after that game.
I can see why both Gakpo and Nunez were brought in but we could have used that £80m for Nunez to bring Bellingham in and retained Origi. To me the money hasn't been effectively used.
The Coutinho money was. VVD, Ali and Fab...
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