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da fezbet： Despite a summer of much spending for Liverpool, the club still find themselves slightly short in terms of top class attacking talent. The likes of Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson have, as of yet, failed to justify their big money arrivals, while other acquisitions, such as Charlie Adam, continue to struggle in producing the level performances required on a regular basis. As a result Kenny Dalglish is under increasing pressure to delve into the transfer market again, in a bid to improve the Reds offensive options.
The Anfield outfit have had one of the most reliable defensive units this season, shipping just 31 goals in 30 games, with only the title chasing Manchester duo bettering them, however they have failed to capitalise on this, producing many inefficient attacking displays. Dropped points at home to the likes of Norwich, Swansea and Wigan have encapsulated the clubs attacking woes, with chances continually going unconverted. The Reds have one of the poorest records in front of goal, netting just 36 times, seven fewer than relegation threatened Blackburn Rovers, which has increased the pressure on the club’s forward thinking players, in particular Andy Carroll. Although the side have hit the post more than any of their rivals and been missing key members of the squad for extended periods, such figures still make for grim reading.
Some are now calling for further signings to aid the club’s quest to achieve top level European football and mount a title challenge, with John Barnes believing that new arrivals are a must:
“How many of these Liverpool players would get in any of the other top teams? I think they have a distinct lack of quality.” Barnes told The daily Mail.
“For the last five or six years I have always said Liverpool need to buy players to go into the first team. Not squad players who you are going to rotate – I think we need three players, all attacking players who aren’t going to be rotated.”
“Three world-class players, shall we say, to go straight into the team and supplement (Steven) Gerrard and (Luis) Suarez.”
It’s fair to say that the man who made over 300 appearances for the club has a point, with Liverpool needing to add further quality, if they are to move up to the next level. Much has been made of the club’s spending during the past few transfer windows, but with the departures of Fernando Torres and Raul Meireles to Chelsea for a combined fee of just over £60 million and income from the selling of squad players, such as David N’Gog, the club’s net spend is actually in the region of £40 million since January 2011. This figure is around the level expected of a team of Liverpool’s stature, and with the guaranteed income from sponsorship deals the funds are in place for further spending.
As Barnes has stated the club need further attacking talent, with a top quality finisher highest on the list of targets. Napoli’s Edinson Cavani and Darren Bent of Aston Villa have been linked with a move, and both would surely offer a different option than Carroll, with a greater ability to put the ball in the net. As well as a men to convert the chances, the Reds need further options in terms of creating the opportunities, both from wide and central positions. Gaston Ramirez of Serie A outfit Bologna has been linked to the club, and his relationship with Suarez, an international team-mate, could be a decisive factor with the playmaker attracting much attention from across the Italian top-flight. As well as Ramirez, Ajax’s Danish sensation Cristian Eriksen has been linked with Merseyside and would undoubtedly add real quality to the Reds attacking set-up. His ability on the ball and eye for a pass has attracted the glances of many of Europe’s elite, but with first-team football virtually guaranteed at Anfield a move to the north of England may be attractive to the youngster.
Although the club have plenty of talented youngsters and last summer’s signings may come good, it’s hard to ignore the fact that a few more top level signings may aid the clubs development. Another busy summer of speculation looks to be on the cards.
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