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9 hours ago, Tomo said:

Ever since we've gone for a style change the signings have been good.

There will be chances to sign players and if it can't be plan A's you improvise. Everyone mentions Klopp but he wasn't fully backed this summer (no matter what he may say there's no way he's happy signing no one) or the two prior to the summer they got Alison/Fabinho but that's how he earned his corn, he improvised with either solid plan B's like Mane, Wjinaldium, C's like Robertson or academy boys like Arnold, the result? European Champions, one of the best sides in PL history and 3 of those 4 mentioned are now in top 5 for their position.

If we can't get the world class plan A's then it's upto Frank, Petr etc to do their homework and find players that can be coached into such profile.

I agree.....but its crucial if you cant get A-class eggs then you go for quality B ones. Cuz you cant polish a turd mate, you cant do shit with the Baka's and Zappa's and so on. Lamps need to have an input as well as you said. We really do need quality additions very soon, no hasseling or low ballin and all that.....go grab quality players that actually improve our first 11.

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9 hours ago, Tomo said:

Ever since we've gone for a style change the signings have been good.

There will be chances to sign players and if it can't be plan A's you improvise. Everyone mentions Klopp but he wasn't fully backed this summer (no matter what he may say there's no way he's happy signing no one) or the two prior to the summer they got Alison/Fabinho but that's how he earned his corn, he improvised with either solid plan B's like Mane, Wjinaldium, C's like Robertson or academy boys like Arnold, the result? European Champions, one of the best sides in PL history and 3 of those 4 mentioned are now in top 5 for their position.

If we can't get the world class plan A's then it's upto Frank, Petr etc to do their homework and find players that can be coached into such profile.

Agreed, but it also needs time and patience from both the board and the fans. As you've pointed out with Klopp, a manager doesn't always just need backing in the transfer market but they also need backing with their longer term vision for the club, style, etc.

In turn Klopp can back players under less pressure. When Fabinho came in last season he started terribly and looked barely better than Bakayoko but nobody seemed to question the buy and he was given time under Klopp to find his feet and adapt to the league and now he looks a top player.

We really need the same mindset as a club because these younger players will take time to develop and gain experience but we will be much better off in a season or two for that. RLC showed last season the potential of one of the academy blossoming, and without his injury most of us were looking at him being almost a talisman like figure this season. Some of these young lads I've no doubt can do the same but it won't happen overnight, and the volume of academy players we're looking at developing will cause some problems at times this season simply due to the lack of experience amongst the squad.

Hopefully though we can add some really good players to that core group along with our best players that are all also at a good age (Kepa, Rudiger, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic) there is some real potential to rebuild properly over the next couple of years.

The other key as you pointed out is that our signings the last 12-18 months have been overall very good and all been focused to fit into a more offensive and progressive style of play. The important thing again is that the board and fans are prepared to give this time and patience and see a project through. The worst thing we can do is revert back to a more defensive style of play in 12 months time if this squad under Lampard has struggled. For too long we've managed to get away with putting a band-aid on the squad but with the standard that Liverpool and City have achieved this just won't work anymore.