Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Risso]

Trouble with our 2 strikers is that they both lack what the other has. Ings can't run, literally he's slower than a 38 year old Barry, but he can finish. But with no pace, he's jot making any runs that stretch the opposition, so becomes static. Our midfield has no one to hit, as he's making no space, and he's not a target man. In contrast Watkins will run all day, but has lost all ability to control or pass, or make a run that actually does something. Neither are good enough, and until that changes we can't move forward. Likewise with midfield, McGinn and Ramsey are not a pair that dovetail. One or the other, with a much stronger, better passing alternative.

Ings can't finish though. He had two or three good chances against Spurs and fluffed them all. Should have opened the scoring away at West Ham, and messed that up too. Should have got an easy header against Man City away, but missed that. Most of his shots now seem to be from the McGinn book of blazing them a mile over the bar.

[eamonn]

Every striker misses chances though. Pretty sure there's been stats showing that Ings' conversion rate last season was not far off the top scorers. We don't make enough chances for him and he barely makes any chances for himself. Watkins is better at the latter but he has other...issues.

[sid1964]

Listening to Gerrard's comments after the game, it looks as though we will be trying to sign a striker in the next few weeks

Be interesting to see who it will be (hopefully not a panic buy)

[ozzjim]

My concern at the moment is other sides are starting to fix their issues (even Everton are trying to plug their gaping midfield and defensive issues). I do think Carlos and Kamara are excellent signings, but our midfield simply doesn't work, we lack pace and have little movement up front. We are 2-3 players in the squad short at the moment of the right quality.

[Gareth]

My hope is that as we get closer to the end of the window someone will come for Ings when the silly week before deadline kicks in and we get a striker who fits how we want to play, I don’t know why and there is zero evidence or rumour but I wouldn’t surprised if we signed Alexander Isak.

[Mister E]

My concern at the moment is other sides are starting to fix their issues (even Everton are trying to plug their gaping midfield and defensive issues). I do think Carlos and Kamara are excellent signings, but our midfield simply doesn't work, we lack pace and have little movement up front. We are 2-3 players in the squad short at the moment of the right quality.

Bailey and Archer together would give us plenty of pace and movement up top. It's not that we don't have pace; it's that SG picks Coutinho above all and plans the tactic around him.

[nigel]

I'm not sure that he needs to, just bring the others in.

I’ve often thought about this. A new breed of Centre Forward.
Paul-e also touched on this subject a while ago.

The question I ask myself is:
Who would you class as better? One who scores 5 goals but assists in setting up 20, or, one that scores 15 but assists in 3?

If Keinan stayed fit he would certainly be the first option

[ozzjim]

My concern at the moment is other sides are starting to fix their issues (even Everton are trying to plug their gaping midfield and defensive issues). I do think Carlos and Kamara are excellent signings, but our midfield simply doesn't work, we lack pace and have little movement up front. We are 2-3 players in the squad short at the moment of the right quality.

Bailey and Archer together would give us plenty of pace and movement up top. It's not that we don't have pace; it's that SG picks Coutinho above all and plans the tactic around him.

I would be amazed if we end the window without signing a physically imposing centre mid, and centre forward. We need both to make this Gerrard style get closer to functioning. A prime Benteke from somewhere would be good

[john e]

I’m probably One of Keinan Davis biggest fans on here but he gets injured too much and can’t be taken seriously because of it

One of the better runs he had was at Forest but he still got injured in the end
The fans loved him and wanted to sign him but Forest looked elsewhere in my view not because he wasn’t good enough but because he can’t be relied on

He’s the best we have at the club at holding the ball up bullying defenders has a good touch and plays people in with good linkup play but it means nothing if you’re sitting at home with a injury.
I mean he couldn’t even make it through the preseason tour without pulling a hammy, Like I say I think he is a fine footballer but injury prone

[Ian.]

I’m surprised we are still relying on either Ollie or Ings when they have struggled for so long for any kind of consistency. I’d really give Archer a chance to shine, what is there to lose?

[ChicagoLion]

I’m surprised we are still relying on either Ollie or Ings when they have struggled for so long for any kind of consistency. I’d really give Archer a chance to shine, what is there to lose?

absolutely nothing.

[London Villan]

It's a mess of two different manager's styles at the moment and it needs to be addressed.

In Gerrard's set up we need a striker and very mobile central midfielders who can cover the fullbacks. Neither Ramsey or McGinn are that type of player - I'm trying to think of an example of who that would actually be? Staunton? Bremner?

Deans 4231 lacked a brilliant CDM (Kamara could be that) then Doug sat alongside him would have been ok. This would have allowed the front four to function (Emi2, Bailey, Watkins, Bert).

But we are now a proper mishmash and also trying to accommodate an underperforming Phil and Ings...

Neither formation has an obvious place for our new captain or Ramsey.

[Footy-Vill]

My concern at the moment is other sides are starting to fix their issues (even Everton are trying to plug their gaping midfield and defensive issues). I do think Carlos and Kamara are excellent signings, but our midfield simply doesn't work, we lack pace and have little movement up front. We are 2-3 players in the squad short at the moment of the right quality.

Bailey and Archer together would give us plenty of pace and movement up top. It's not that we don't have pace; it's that SG picks Coutinho above all and plans the tactic around him.

Gerrard been saying  'we need bigger, better quality" after our defeat to Bournemouth.

[Mister E]

I’m surprised we are still relying on either Ollie or Ings when they have struggled for so long for any kind of consistency. I’d really give Archer a chance to shine, what is there to lose?

absolutely nothing.

Say it again.

[LeeB]

I’m surprised we are still relying on either Ollie or Ings when they have struggled for so long for any kind of consistency. I’d really give Archer a chance to shine, what is there to lose?

absolutely nothing.

Say it again.

"Overlapping full backs, huh, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing......."