Claudius wrote:
HomeSteak wrote:
Whenever I see upsets like this, Roma, Liverpool...I think about how many times we played Bayern and Barca. Not once did we get past them, you would think that in 8 ties like that, we would make it past them at least once...but no, the law of average dose not apply to us. Just shows you how past it Wenger is. Can't make it in the Champions League with a team that has no tactics...
Came on to write the exact same thing. Was watching Pool and Roma last night and thinking wow - we have more expensive squads than these guys but would have no hope of ever going against these big teams over two legs and overwhelming them as we saw last night.Â
And if Kroenke was an actual football fan, he'd see this and end this nightmare.Â
I read that, and in my head I immediately questioned it (in relation to Liverpool). I haven't followed through as to approximate values, but it made me realise the cost of the squad we now have, with the likes of Mustafi, Xhaka, Ozil, Lacazette and Aubameyang. I'm under no illusions there's been money there but I suppose I haven't at any point stopped to consider not only the level of investment, but just quite how poor the return on that investment actually is.Â
The other galling thing is that Liverpool's dynamic, pacy and dangerous front three are all players that could have been considered realistic and achievable targets for us in terms of both profile and finance.Â
