Vantastic wrote:
asajoseph wrote:
No, we don't. Lucas and Sahin have missed the best part of a year's football - I'd take Cazorla, Wilshere & Arteta over any combination you can make of the Liverpool midfield.
Er Diaby? Pretty sure he's a guaranteed starter now that Song's gone.
Plus, in Suarez, they've got a potentially top tier striker on their books, can't say the same for any of our forwards.
I guess we'll have to see how the season pans out, but I do believe Wenger is the major difference between them and us. If Rogers proves to be a competent manager then I'm of the opinion they'll challenge for a CL spot(doesn't mean they'll finish in the top 4 though).
If you're going to factor in Sahin and Lucas, migh as well consider Wilshere (in for Diaby) too.
As for Suarez, he's a dangerour, and stylish player, but also not that efficient in the final third. He's a very good player, and the sort of person who might click one year and destroy the league for 6 months, but until this point his goalscoring record has been quite ordinary in England (and typically overhyped, as a Liverpool player).
Liverpool have a decent defence, usually, but their midfield has been a bit of a mess for years considering the money spent on it. Up front, they're not all that special, and if Podolski and Giroud can't each match Suarez for goals I'll be quite disappointed.
