Alex Oxlade Chamberlain aka "The Ox"

[little dave hedgehog]

apparently we sounded him out early in the year.

[Charly]

Surely if he is that ripped... have a lot of his injuries been muscle related?

[kev776]

Which is fair enough, but who were the 'first teamers' you were referring to?

We signed Salah, secured a deal for Keita and only other credible link I can remember is Lemar. If anything Lemar screamed panic buy, back-up if we lost Coutinho at the last minute.

Lemar, VVD and any credible alternatives to these 2 and the fact we failed to get Keita this yesr.

that is 2 from 3 of his main targets plus Lemar were unavailable this window and nobody to buy as alternatives.

[Vermilion]

Would definitely like to see him cut down on the muscle, at times it looks like he's running like a big chested muscular power sprinter, but looking at old vids of him when he was younger, his running seemed much more easy unforced and natural, as did his ball control.

I'm pretty made up with the signing though, as he seems to have the right character, is keen to learn from a Managerial God, while still looking to enjoy his football, and when a team enjoys it plays.

[danperkins]

https://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/sho...ighlight=salah

https://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=88947&highlight=Mane

TBH, I only read the first few comments on each, so knock yourself out. I also didn't say everybody was against the signings, but that there was scepticism.

Re. Matip: I think you wanted him playing DM as he didn't seem cut out for CB.

it's mixed comments but everyone came around to both singings in the end.

In regards to Matip, yup I did and I was wrong.

[Fosterbloke]

I reckon he's been going hard at the weights and Arsenal's backroom team just let him get on with it. Contrast that to our management of Gomez. Perhaps we'll see a similar outcome?

[RedReet]

I think people are getting a bit carried away with this.

I'm sure there are plenty of well built footballers, Ronaldo being one example who seems to have did ok. I think part of the problem with Gomez was that he was injured and overcompensating on his upper body, which was why Klopp told him to reign it in a bit.

[Buzzo]

I think people are getting a bit carried away with this.

I'm sure there are plenty of well built footballers, Ronaldo being one example who seems to have did ok. I think part of the problem with Gomez was that he was injured and overcompensating on his upper body, which was why Klopp told him to reign it in a bit.

[Vermilion]

I reckon he's been going hard at the weights and Arsenal's backroom team just let him get on with it. Contrast that to our management of Gomez. Perhaps we'll see a similar outcome?

Bit of vanity going on me thinks, he even tried to squeeze into a size M top for the medical.

[Vermilion]

It's fact that being either too muscular or not muscular enough in certain areas, can have an negative effect on any athlete.

[Assassin]

You bulk up. You shorten your muscles. This will affect his footballing performance and in all probability cause numourous injuries. He will be streamlined. In fact he is probably already been told to stop weight training

[Pablo]

He's basically got a bodybuilders physique. He's not remotely fat, he looks pretty lean, but he'll appear that way in a kit compared to the other players.

I did notice in the England game's that he uses his upper body strength to his advantage. He outmuscled players on several occasions. It's a pretty impressive weapon combined with his pace.

That said that level of upper body strength does seem a bit OTT and I wouldn't be surprised if Klopp asks him to drop a little muscle mass.

As other's have mentioned he did it with Joe Gomez. I've also noticed that Sturridge now seems a lot thinner, and I'd guess this was also a ploy to reduce his risk of injury.

[Phoenix07]

On a side note, Arsenal fans seem pissed that they did business with us after the Suarez bid in 2013. I feel sorry for them at the moment regarding Wenger and Kroenke, but the bitterness over their dealings with us is weird.

[Shaggy]

Jordan's looking after him

[ame]https://twitter.com/LFC/status/905379807009140736[/ame]

[Fredo]

it's mixed comments but everyone came around to both singings in the end.

In regards to Matip, yup I did and I was wrong.

Like you are most of the time.