Minimum squad....

[anfieldanfield]

...for September.

LB = Top quality left back for 10m or so, no idea who!!

-------- Carroll
Suarez-----------Young
---Miereles--Gerrard
-------- Lucas
LB--Agger--Carra--Kelly
--------Reina

---------N'gog
Maxi----Patcheco--Kuyt
------Adam--Shevley
Aurelio-Skrtel-Wilson-Johnson
----------GK

Pretty solid, young, hungry squad that. Obviously could adapt to various formations.

Wouldn't win the league with those 22 footballers, but under Kenny or another top manager it should get us back into the top four without breaking the bank.

Overall though, I'd personally be a little disappointed with it.

[jorski]

Well considering we only spent about 7mill in the transfer window, id hope for a bigger LB then 10m.

Id be dissapointed with it aswell lol.

[Lecter]

Leftback, attacking wide player and a dedicated holding/defensive midfielder is a must for me

[Lecter]

Well considering we only spent about 7mill in the transfer window, id hope for a bigger LB then 10m.

Id be dissapointed with it aswell lol.

Our nett spend in the transfer window was £1.8 million

[kemm1]

Leftback, attacking wide player and a dedicated holding/defensive midfielder is a must for me

Totally agree.

[Alex]

Why do we need a new LB. IMO Johnson will continue there. He is doing pretty well cutting in and getting forward.

Also, for what its worth, I think the long term plan will be to move him forward. He is playing as a wing back at the moment. So its the logical progession.

[magicalbarnes]

Why do we need a new LB. IMO Johnson will continue there. He is doing pretty well cutting in and getting forward.
Also, for what its worth, I think the long term plan will be to move him forward. He is playing as a wing back at the moment. So its the logical progession.

Its not his natural position though. Call me own fashioned, but a left sided player needs to have a left foot. Johnson is predominately right footed.

Deffo need a left back.

[PTP]

Leftback, attacking wide player and a dedicated holding/defensive midfielder is a must for me

exactly what we need candidates for me

LB - coentreo sp? taiwo, cissokho

DM - Not sure?? must be plenty out there

LW - Young, Nzogbia, Turan


they are the priorities with no major losses to the current squad and also the bare minimum fo rme to get us challenging for top 4 next season

If and a big if, we really want to have a go and push on - i'd add...

A new big centre back - with one or both of skrtel/kyriakos making way

a right mid, eden hazard? - with one of kuyt or maxi making way.



Keepers
Reina
Jones
Gulasci

RB
Johnson
Kelly

CB
Agger
Carra
Skrtel/kyriakos/New Centre back
Wilson

LB
New Left back
Aurelio/Insua/Warnock? all decent enough for back up

CM
Lucas
New DM
Meireles
Gerrard
Shelvey

RM
Kuyt
Maxi
Hazard

AM
Gerrard
Shelvey
Pacheco

LM
young/nzogbia/turan
suarez

Strikers
suarez
carroll
ngog
pacheco


Must buys in red - dream world in green. - Plenty of fringe players to make way - poulsen, jovanovic, if we could pull off a Eden Hazard type signing then Cole, maybe one of kuyt or maxi too depending on who comes in, same with skrtel/kryiakos plus aquilani and any other fringe players - el zhar, ayala, spearing, darby, eccleston - prob time for them to move -

[Exiled_red]

We definately need a left back, a winger and another defensive/holding central midfielder.

We should also be looking at options for centre backs, Carragher and Kyriakos don't have too long left in them, we either need to bring someone in or start giving Wilson/Kelly/Ayala experience.

BTW do people see Ayala as having a future with us?

[Rudo]

I think we're going to have to start looking for Gerrard's replacement pretty soon.

If Joey Barton wasn't such a scumbag, he'd be an option but there's other midfield players out there - that lad McCarthy at Wigan looks a good prospect.

[dww]

I'm not sure about this universal call for a winger. I really think it depends on how we plan to set up. If we go for a combination of the 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 formations we have been using then a genuine winger would be a bit wasted. There are examples either way as to whether one is really needed (i.e. Barcelona and Arsenal don't use them but Man U and Tottenham have had successes that seem largely dependent upon them).

I think a leftback is an absolute necessity.

Another CM would be good.

Another attacking player whether that be a wide forward/winger or creative midfielder.

I'd also like us to make some changes to the CBs in the squad. I don't think we have any really good partnerships there at the minute. I would hold off judgement on that until we have seen what KD and Clarke make of what we have in the rest of the season.

[Gray]

LB, 2 Wingers and a Striker.

[Exiled_red]

I think we're going to have to start looking for Gerrard's replacement pretty soon.

If Joey Barton wasn't such a scumbag, he'd be an option but there's other midfield players out there - that lad McCarthey at Wigan looks a good prospect.

Putting the fact he's a scumbag to one side, Barton isn't anywhere near Gerrard's level of ability.

[Rudo]

Putting the fact he's a scumbag to one side, Barton isn't anywhere near Gerrard's level of ability.

Of course he's not, very few players are(if any) but he's a damn good player.

Not saying we should sign him, personally i hate the cunt and would never want us to sign him. It's a shame because he's a quality player. Imo.

[Drago]

Leftback, attacking wide player and a dedicated holding/defensive midfielder is a must for me

Those three for me as well but I do wonder where that leaves Lucas in the first team.


Kelly--------XXXX---Skrtel/Agger----XXXXX

------------------DM

-----------Gerrard----Meirieles

----XXXXX--------------------Suarez

------------------Carroll

I added a centre back too.