Mo Salah

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Yeah agree with a lot from the last few posts.

Whilst I think some aspects of what Digger is saying are definitely a bit old hat - the need a proper striker kind of thing, the implication the wide forwards can't be the main goalscorers - there is a perhaps unintended grain of truth in there as well, in terms of it being important to look for another outstanding attacking contributor.

Whilst we would hope to see the front three continue to contribute as brilliantly as they are, and look to build a team that supports that, we should also prepare for something to change there. They are men, not machines. You always need to be looking to buy the next player that makes key contributions in the final third, no matter how well things are going. Look at the number of centre forwards Ferguson bought for instance; McClair, Hughes, Dublin, Cantona, Cole, Solskjaer, Sheringham, Yorke, Van Nistelrooy, Forlan, Saha, Smith, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Owen, Van Persie. That's 17 in 25 years without adding wingers in. It's better to be proactive, and to give yourself the problem of having too many to fit in rather than waiting for there to be a hole in your attack.

A player of similar level to our existing front three would really make a difference even if we don't necessarily 'need' it, and only play three of them at any given time. Suddenly there is a healthier level of competition to push people, we have better options from the bench, covering for players as form, injury and suspension may require.

Not signing someone there would be madness, look at the step down if one or (God forbid) two of the front three got injured, going from Mane, Firmino and Salah to Mane Origi and Ings would be a huge step down and I'm not a critic of those other guys but even their biggest fans would have to admit that those changes make a significant step down in quality.

We benefited at busy times this season from being able to rest one of those guys by putting Coutinho into the front three which meant we kept that level of quality we need to be able to do that again, even putting aside injuries, suspensions or loss of form.

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I'd take Leon Bailey, i like him a lot, and shouldn't command the silly fees being quoted for Lemar. He's also at an age where he can play deputy to Mane, etc.

A new striker is hard to identify as ideally he isn't too dissimilar to Firmino in that he can be foil for Salah/Mane IMO. What is an out and out striker anyway, Lukaku? **** that, in any case there's no way I can see Klopp going for a lazy flat track bully type, he'd demand a shift.

[Liverpool]

I dont think we are going to spend big money on a number 9 who will be on the bench, nor will we drop Bobby deep to accommodate.

We have seen Bobby/Salah play as a front 2 a few times, and Salah going up top late in games when Bobby comes off.

I think we will buy a very good wide player, although they wont be in the first choice starting 11, play loads of games covering Mane/Salah, and if Salah plays up top.

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Helen Chamberlain has aged quite badly

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Wears LFC gear when he goes out

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Wears LFC gear when he goes out

I didn't notice until you said but seriously

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Except he wasn't in the first clip

[Fosterbloke]

https://twitter.com/stemc18/status/966382011622547456

I thought that was a crafty tab in his left hand!

[Liverpool]

Wears LFC gear when he goes out

Not even his own gear, he's gone out and bought a shankly jacket

[Yozza]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43163927

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool Premier League title win is my dream

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he dreams of winning the Premier League and wants to do "something special" in this season's Champions League.

The Anfield club can go second in the league by beating West Ham on Saturday and lead Porto 5-0 after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Egypt international Salah has scored 22 goals in 26 league games since signing from Roma for £34m last June.

"I came to here to win titles," the 25-year-old told Football Focus.

Ex-Chelsea player Salah made three substitute appearances totalling 30 minutes when the Blues won the league in 2014-15, ending the season on loan in Italy at Fiorentina.

He spent the following season on loan at Roma before joining the Serie A side for £12m in August 2016.

Salah has made a huge impact on his return to the Premier League and hopes his efforts can propel Liverpool to a first trophy since 2012.

"I can tell the fans we work 100% to try and win something for the club," he said.

"It's a long time since the club won the league. It's my dream to win the Premier League - but I want to win it with this club."

'Much more to come from me'

As well as scoring 22 times, Salah has also provided seven assists in an outstanding start to his Liverpool career - but he reserves praise for his Anfield team-mates.

"It's easy to play with this kind of quality," he said. "If you look at me now and five years ago, everything has changed both mentally and physically.

"I'm trying to improve myself every day. I always like to put myself under pressure to improve more.

"I give all my life to football, I only think about football. This is what is on my mind all the time."

Inspiring a nation

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah wins 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year
Salah has come a long way since making daily nine-hour round trips from his home village of Nagrig to train and play for Arab Contractors (El Mokawloon) in Cairo at the age of 14.

He travelled by bus - sometimes changing five times - and those sacrifices he made as a teenager to follow his dream of reaching the top have paid off.

This summer, Salah will feel the weight of a nation on his shoulders when Egypt take on hosts Russia, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia at the World Cup. It is a challenge he is relishing.

"I gave a lot for football because I wanted to be as professional as possible. I was travelling nine hours a day," said Salah, the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year.

"I want all Egyptian people to follow my way to improve themselves. We are a huge country. We have many children. I want everyone to dream and feel they can do something."

You can see the full interview on Football Focus from 12:00 GMT on Saturday.

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Awful, awful, awful band.

Harsh

[dom9]

Harsh

Accurate

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Good old retro blues rock stuff

Fair ****s to them