Don’t think Liverpool are worth “fearing”, but it’s extremely short sighted to not consider them a rival to our aspirations in the coming seasons. We’ve finished above them so often in the last decade, but the gap is now down to two points. Whatever level of investment we both make, it’ll be close again next season.
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Can only beat what's put in front of you and they weren't humiliated against Real
Do you think playing in the cl group is the same as the final? Also, would you bother addressing the other points I made?
They sound like Woolwich fans about us a few seasons ago
Yeah, all fair.
I just find it odd that following a season where City played some of the most effective football the premiership has ever seen, the team everyone is supposed to be terrified of is Liverpool.
Yep agree Sammy. Same people claiming other teams had 'won' the transfer window last year, as they did Woolwich and lets now forget Everton.
When will people learn that just spending lots of money doesn't simply mean another team is improved and won't necessarily do better.
Surprise the Mayor of Liverpool hasn't done it already. Yet another bleeding heart story to follow how they were sabotaged in the CL final by 1 man.
Yes they are a threat and they probably will improve but its only the 10th June. Can we at least wait until the transfer window has finished and we can assess how all the teams have done.
Liverpool overtook us last during the course of the last season - you'd have to be Liverpoolesque Spurs fan not to acknowledge that. They're more prolific than us without having an out and out striker and tightened up massively in defence following the purchase of Van Dijk and have two young and dynamic full backs. The main area of weakness is CM and they are addressing that this window and I'd expect them to buy a goalkeeper not prone to concussion as well.
If I had to bet my house on who'd finish higher it would most certainly be Liverpool at the moment, and we have to spend some serious wonga and get rid of some serious dead weight to change that situation.
If I had to bet my house on who'd finish higher it would most certainly be Liverpool at the moment, and we have to spend some serious wonga and get rid of some serious dead weight to change that situation.
It’s not that I don’t recognise Liverpool are good. It’s just that people seem to forget how good we are. We finished above them without playing a single game at home. They had all the benefit of Anfield but couldn’t best us (again).
Liverpool have an excellent Plan A but are decidedly average once that goes. And they sold the one player that really could have made a difference. Van Dijk is good but overrated; it’s just that their other defenders have been such dogshit they act like he’s the second coming of Christ.
Who knows though. Maybe next season will be theirs. They’ve been saying it for 30 years so they’ll have to be right at some point.
Think my wife is having an affair with the postman.
Nabil Bentaleb
, you got any info on this?
Nabil Bentaleb
, you got any info on this?Waiting until the end of the window to discuss how well the window went for each team sort of defeats the point of the thread no?
I’ve never seen anyone claim a team has “won” the transfer window. I’ve seen people suggest that teams investing in their squads are more likely to improve than regress. Whilst not always being the case, most success is associated with money spent, so seeing other teams invest should lead people to assume they will improve.
1. We narrowly beat out Liverpool in the prem this past season
2. Liverpool have undoubtedly significantly strengthened so far this window
3. We have only re-signed existing players so far, not “improved” other than existing squad growth
4. Window not close to over, plenty of time for more signings
No reason to panic or feel shitty yet, lots of time left and we will make moves, but seems dumb to suggest Pool aren’t leading the race to have the best xfer window so far.
2. Liverpool have undoubtedly significantly strengthened so far this window
3. We have only re-signed existing players so far, not “improved” other than existing squad growth
4. Window not close to over, plenty of time for more signings
No reason to panic or feel shitty yet, lots of time left and we will make moves, but seems dumb to suggest Pool aren’t leading the race to have the best xfer window so far.
Okay I've warmed to it
Liverpools squad improvement probably puts them on par with us.
Wouldn't say they've overtaken us. Fabinho, whilst excellent, could turn out like Bakayoko. He's better than Bakayoko but it's not out of the realms of possibility. Better players have failed in this league.
Keita is great but he'll still be partnered with Henderson who Klopp will likely never drop as he is their captain.
Until they sign a goalkeeper and a centre back. I'm not particularly worried.
Wouldn't say they've overtaken us. Fabinho, whilst excellent, could turn out like Bakayoko. He's better than Bakayoko but it's not out of the realms of possibility. Better players have failed in this league.
Keita is great but he'll still be partnered with Henderson who Klopp will likely never drop as he is their captain.
Until they sign a goalkeeper and a centre back. I'm not particularly worried.
We're gonna spend big baby, bigger than you can imagine.
As an alternative to Son as a LWF I don't really see it, but as alternative to Eriksen/Dele as a number 10 he'd be a big improvement over Lamela with more potential because he can actually go past people and shoot properly.
Sammy will be heartbroken
This simply isn't true, unless you discount points won and league position.
Here's the Spurs v Liverpool Premier League season broken down into chunks of 5 (note - at matchday 35, Spurs had a game in hand):
| Matchday | Spurs | Liverpool | +/- |
|---|
[TR1][TD1]5[/TD1][TD1]8[/TD1][TD1]8[/TD1][TD]=[/TD][/TR1]
[TR2][TD1]10[/TD1][TD1]20[/TD1][TD1]16[/TD1][TD]+4[/TD][/TR2]
[TR1][TD1]15[/TD1][TD1]25[/TD1][TD1]29[/TD1][TD]-4[/TD][/TR1]
[TR2][TD1]20[/TD1][TD1]37[/TD1][TD1]38[/TD1][TD]-1[/TD][/TR2]
[TR1][TD1]25[/TD1][TD1]48[/TD1][TD1]50[/TD1][TD]-2[/TD][/TR1]
[TR2][TD1]30[/TD1][TD1]61[/TD1][TD1]60[/TD1][TD]+1[/TD][/TR2]
[TR1][TD1]35[/TD1][TD1]68[/TD1][TD1]71[/TD1][TD]-3[/TD][/TR1]
[TR2][TD1]38[/TD1][TD1]77[/TD1][TD1]75[/TD1][TD]+2[/TD][/TR2]
So, the trend for much of the season was actually us closing on Liverpool after matchday 15.