Liverpool Potential Transfer Window Plans: Four In, Four Out, Strengths, Weaknesses & Analysis

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Areas of weakness

Transfer policy – This has been a sticking point for sometime; paying a combined £40 million for Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing has backfired and the less said about the loss on Andy Carroll the better. But Brendan Rodgers appears to have fixed that now, somewhat. He’s dipped into the market early and done some good business, following the trend Swansea City and Aston Villa have started by buying cheap, unknown players from continental Europe. His acquisition of Philippe Coutinho seems astute, and with plenty of time left to conduct business with a substantial war chest, he will be able to address the squads problems and set about remedying them. There are still caveats, Fabio Borini for one, cost Rodgers the best part of £11 million, and though he’s been injured for much of the season, when fit he’s not made the impact that a £11 million should.

Transition – As we all know, last season saw the last stand of veteran chatterbox Jamie Carragher, who finally hung up his boots after a long and colourful career with the club. And as difficult as it is to hear; Steven Gerrard won’t be too far behind either. At 33, the skipper doesn’t have long left to continue doing what he’s been doing so well for all this time, and his recent injury record only seems to back that up. What’s worrying is that the club are yet to buy, or develop anyone capable of replacing them and being the face of the club. The Reds have a tendency to look a little lost without them, and where they’ve gone wrong is to not offer Carragher a staff role, like Manchester United have with a number of their old stars. Letting Carragher join Sky Sports could be one of the biggest mistakes the club could make, his experience and influence around Anfield are still invaluable no doubt, and his input around the club would have been huge.

Lack of experience – Even though a lot of good work has gone on recently to revamp Liverpool’s youth policy there is still a distinct lack of experience running through the squad. Of all the players the Rodgers has signed during his tenure only three have been 25 or over (Toure, Aspas and Mignolet) the rest have been aged between 17-23. That’s all well and good, planning for the future is essential, but it more often than not foregoes the present. “As John Lennon said; Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” The calibre of youngster that Rodgers has brought in has been better than what predecessor Kenny Dalgleish spent his money on, but experience is a key component of success.

Kit – Good God what is wrong with that away kit? It even has odd socks.

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