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The 92A:
As G&H era drew to a close our transfer policy was obviously being distorted by the financial mess they had created and for me the highlight of this transfer window was seeing the owners and manager pulling in the same direction. With the debt crisis within football this was an increasingly rare sight outside of the Chelsea/ Man Cities of the world and it's nice to see it happening at our club.
 
Generally I'm pleased with our acquisitions although I've got to be honest and say that Henderson and Seb Coates were not really on my radar but you can see a process happening were we identify a weakness area and go and address it by acquiring someone who can address's the weakness. having watched us this season the two players that have stood out for me are Enrique and Downing both of these players have had me really excited flair players with commitment and intelligence. Bellamy makes sense as cover for the forward line and as someone who is both cheap versatile and more importantly can change a game.
 
After reading some of the financial stuff knocking around (a throwback to our fight is i can't ignore this boring shite any more :D ) what has impressed me is the way we've got rid of some of the deadwood and players who were draining the wage bill were dispatched because many were sitting on expensive contracts, long-term we all realise the new owners aren't just going to throw money around like the benefactors City have attracted and this will be important to allow us to invest on new acquisitions but ultimately we now are going to have to do it on the pitch for any plans to come to fruition and watching us passing in all areas of the pitch in that first half against Sunderland was enough to convince me we're building a decent team despite the ups and downs that are part of building any good side. But how nice is it to concentrate on the football after all the shite we were subjected to during Hicks and Gilettes custodianship?

yorkykopite:
I'm very pleased. We have more pace in the team than before and we have more balance. I also think we have more skill.

We all more or less grumbled last year about the left-back situation. That's now been filled. And how! Luis Enrique will soon be playing for Spain. He's that good. We also complained about the lack of width and now we have Downing. Is there a better wide player in the Premier League? I don't know of one. It certainly isn't Ashley Young. Possibly Gareth Bale, though I wouldn't swap. I think we're all impressed by how brilliantly he has started. He just looks a Liverpool player to me and you can tell Suarez is impressed with him. Suarez has played with lots of good players at Ajax and with Uruguay but I doubt he's been supported by someone as quick and forceful as Downing. This axis looks good to me. If we do well this year it will, in large part, be due to how well Downing and Suarez have combined.

Charlie Adam? I'm holding my fire, partly because none of us know how central midfield will operate when Steven gets back. Is Kenny wedded to starting him in the middle? If so will he pair Gerrard with Adam? It's a possibility I think. And if it does happen and Lucas is moved to the bench then I'd be obviously less enthralled with that bit of transfer business. So far Kenny has bought for the starting eleven. He hasn't bought for the bench. That would be my worry about Adam - that he's here to replace Lucas. Anyone else share that fear or am I being too gloomy?

Jordan Henderson is raw isn't he? But he's got bags of potential. He knows where to run when we have the ball but his positioning when the opposition have it is often badly wrong. But I like the way he's been shoved into the starting XI and essentially told to think of himself as a big-money signing not a kid who is on an apprenticeship. Good work by Kenny.

And then Coates. I've only seen the youtube collections and like everyone else on youtube he looks to be the best player in the world. But you cannot knock his record. More importantly his arrival at least addresses one of the big problems for me - who is going to play alongside Agger? I dont expect Coates will walk into the team. Does anyone? But I'm hoping Jamie's automatic position is under threat before too long (that Bolton cock-up at the end is happening quite a lot these days). Plus Skrtel is ok, but nothing more than ok. The worry about Coates would be that he will have far more to do than he's used to doing over 90 minutes. This can be a massive shock to overseas centre backs playing English league football. But if he meets our high expectations then Liverpool will be a serious team because the weaknesses from last season will all have been addressed.

Bellamy? Like him. Should have started in Athens. Didn't want to see him go. 

As for the fond farewells. Apart from Pacheco I won't miss any - including Meireles: a decent player but I'd rather have Maxi. And we do have Maxi so that's ok.

royhendo:
I love how we all call Jose Enrique "Luis" btw. It's like our brains are hard wired to do it. :D

On Adam, I have to say I think Kenny would only risk that against sides you might perceive as cannon fodder, if at all. Lucas is the fulcrum of the side, without any doubt. I think his name's on the team sheet before Charlie's.

yorkykopite:

--- Quote from: royhendo on September  1, 2011, 06:56:27 PM ---I love how we all call Jose Enrique "Luis" btw. It's like our brains are hard wired to do it. :D
--- End quote ---

Ha ha, that's me. It's true. Free will doesn't come into it.

Col:

--- Quote from: yorkykopite on September  1, 2011, 07:36:22 PM ---Ha ha, that's me. It's true. Free will doesn't come into it.

--- End quote ---

He'll always be Luis Enrique to me, too. The versatile little scamp.

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