“I would love a Fabregas or Costa here, but I have to understand how the owners want to do it and accept I am a Liverpool player, not a Chelsea or Manchester City player. They [Fenway Sports Group] have gone on record saying they want to bring exciting young talent into the club".
When fans question our dealings, we almost always get met with a retort of they will come good the players we've signed. And yet, a lot of questions SHOULD be asked about why we always go out and buy potential, and don't try and bring in some proven players.
Genuinely can't think of many 'big' names we've signed since Brendan took over, or anyone who has come in and really, truly imposed themselves on this team, Sturridge and Coutinho notwithstanding.
Potential players, players who end up moving out on loan or who don't cement a place in the side, thats been pretty much it for signings in the last two years.
Brendan talked about signing players with the character to play for this club, and yet the vast majority he has signed don't have it and havn't had the character to come in and cement a place in the side OR transform the way we play.
And Gerrard seems to be suggesting so now too. That's not a slight in Brendan, it's a question about the club and how we go about signings, and I'm still convinced Brendan doesn't have 100% say in it all.
If he does, he hasn't been getting people in he really trusts no sooner than they are here.