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Source?

https://twitter.com/garyalsmith/status/949967383623553024

We have sold to Barca, Man City and Real (in the past) - we don't usually sell to our direct rivals, and you could argue that these clubs are on a different level to us right now. I'd say you could argue that following FSG, LFC were saved from administration, and have spent 7 years rebuilding. We are seen to be on the ascendency and are in the race for second this year. Have made the knock out of the Champs League and have one of the best managers in football. Coutinho wanted to leave for a bigger club. Barca are a bigger club on the world stage than LFC, but they are one of the few.

This hasn't changed though. But one would hope VVD improves a defence with Lovren in it. So we should concede fewer goals hopefully. Are we though in numbers? We didn't have Lallana, and Oxlaide-Chamberlain is now getting regular starts. Our attacking midfield options are Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Can, Milner and Wijnaldum. If we say Coutinho is more of a forward, would not an attacking replacement, say a Mahrez be good enough to take us to the end of the year? I think the metric is what is the number of goals scored in games with Coutinho and games without this season. The question is if there is a gap there can we bring in someone to add goals and assists.

Honest question, does the forum think that the improvement of VVD in the defence offset with the loss in quality of Coutinho leaving improve us as a team? I would say it does.

Depends on the board, if I have 3 aces and we have 4 of a suit that means that it's one card to a flush and the other player re-raises my initial raise to a point that I would be committed to go all in, then yes, I would fold.

It's certainly possible, given the reports that he contributed a part of the fee himself.

He seemed to be willing to take that risk.

I really don't see how there was any other option. There was no way that Coutinho would play for us again. Keeping someone who didn't want to stay, providing a distraction from football isn't something that I think is a prudent course of action.

20% over.

I reckon it's an over an 80% chance that a Coutinho replacement is signed in January.

In some ways it's more significant as your marginal utility of the remaining £500 of a £1000 maybe more than £50000 of a potential £100000. With marginal utility being the value you derive from the cash you have to spend.

Thought it was a good point personally.

Yes, the term "moneyball" is not being used much any more. Agreed.

Tbc as in to be confirmed whether they will be successes or not as they haven't played for lfc yet.

If they get Griezmann in Jan then surely the budget will be available? Agree with the valuation. VvD and Keita are tbc. But overall yes. Rodgers signings don't seem to be tailored to a particular playing ethos.

Why is everyone so sure that he is going to feature immediately. Others have had some training before they featured regularly.

Agreed.

Think we'll get Lemar and sell Coutinho in the summer. If we don't sell Coutinho and get Lemar and Goretzka we will challenge city next year.

Rumblings on the internet of Trapp coming to us from PSG. https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/le10sport.com/football/mercato/mercato-psg-kevin-trapp-aurait-pris-une-decision-radicale-pour-son-avenir-349384/amp

Haha. Well played.

But aren't some players not being rotated as much though. Wouldn't that be first team?

Not your point JA I do realise. Just that I am not convinced that VVD alone will solve the issues at the back. Edit: I missed Matip off the original list. Maybe I need to concede I am making an irrelevant point and move on.

I think Oxlade Chamberlain may have a case for being a first team selection with Mane on the bench.

Klopp has had 4 transfer windows and he's bought Klavan, Robertson and Karius into our defence. I get your point. But the "Klopp, Liverpool's scouting team aren't in some way also culpable for our defensive woes" rhetoric is not entirely accurate.