Originally Posted by 1manonthebog:
“Its been the same problem for years and you can deny it but it all boils down to lack of quality players. I appreciate we don't have the money but until we do we can't expect much better. Man United prime example of what spending big can do.”
“Its been the same problem for years and you can deny it but it all boils down to lack of quality players. I appreciate we don't have the money but until we do we can't expect much better. Man United prime example of what spending big can do.”
Remind me which big money signing scored United's winner today or whether LVG's quarter of a billion outlay got him in the top 4 last season? How much did last season's champions cost compared to the likes of City and Chelsea who weren't even in the frame?
Arsenal are slaughtered for not spending but, unlike us who've probably spent more in recent years, secure CL football year after year.
I like the foundation Klopp is laying and all that's needed is patience - his arrival was another restart sadly and his record suggests he needs a few seasons to get things going 100%.
Our current owners won't spend a fortune on transfer fees and salaries and we've haven't got a manager who plays pragmatic football. Given two indisputable facts, don't expect much predictability box time soon in the way we play or our results.
If we dominate games all season along the lines of the first three, however, I'd suggest we'll be in and around the upper reaches and will improve on last season - you can't dismiss getting decent results at Arsenal and Spurs and expect Burnley's tactics to bear dividends each and every time teams deploy them against us surely? Likewise, United's three opening games against modest opposition don't mean they'll blow City away in a fortnight either.
It's frustrating but surely even you can see some encouraging signs in what Klopp is trying to do within the financial constraints he is so obviously working under?
I wish the whole Sturridge thing would sort itself out though. As I've said before, I just get the impression that relationship won't end well as the player just doesn't fit the Klopp blueprint and appears to be agitating for something again. The guy is a genius finisher but something just isn't right with him.



