Maybe they will. Lots of teams are going to start doing what Southampton did though and they'll hit bad patches of form. Plus it's a high intensity Klopp team, they'll get tired at some point and results will drop off.Coutinho and Mané already have 11 between them in 11 games, they will comfortably get 20 between them in 38
Let's say they get 45. Where do the other 30 come from?In fact if I had to bet, I'd say Coutinho, Mané and Firmino will probably get 45-50 between them.
Similarly, you say 75 goals are needed in 38 games and Liverpool have already got 30 - they're on track to score 95 over the season.
Imo Firmino is the best support striker in years. Just makes goals for other people. Woudnt bet against him getting 20 either, a very decent player.We did it in 13/14. Most prolific striker was Aguero on 17.
Needing a big striker might be true when you've got a 4231, but the fact is Liverpool's front 3 have got 16 goals between them.
We need a 25 goal a season striker because our wingers and midfielders don't score much, we need a great striker. Liverpool have a lot of decent goalscorers and as a result don't need one world class forward.
If you're going to write them off, attack is not the place to look.
Possibly, but they keep more clean sheets than we do. - Especially in Europe where they've yet to concede.They might need 95 the way they defend.
Maybe they will. Lots of teams are going to start doing what Southampton did though and they'll hit bad patches of form. Plus it's a high intensity Klopp team, they'll get tired at some point and results will drop off.
Let's say they get 45. Where do the other 30 come from?
They might need 95 the way they defend.
Presuming everyone keeps their ratios up. Which is never guaranteed. For example I don't expect Gundogan to get 25 goals this season and I'm sure you don't either, but he already has 5 in around 10 games and could play nearly 50 so why not?Well the front 3 have 16 so far and the entire team has 30. The front 3 is scoring 53% of the goals.
So the other 20-something players in the squad scoring 30 goals, when they've already got 14 in 12 games isn't hard to see at all.
Presuming everyone keeps their ratios up. Which is never guaranteed. For example I don't expect Gundogan to get 25 goals this season and I'm sure you don't either, but he already has 5 in around 10 games and could play nearly 50 so why not?
You're arguing that they are scoring an unnaturally high number of goals and can't keep the rate up, but that doesn't work over 20+ supporting players. Some will be doing better than they would normally, and drop off, but others like Wijnaldum, Sturridge and Origi, who only have 1 goal between them so far, are underperforming and will likely end up with 5+ each.
If you look at who has scored their 14 goals no one is unusually high (Milner has 4, Lallana 3, Lovren 2, Can 2, Wijnaldum 1, Henderson 1, Matip 1) - they are just a very well rounded team that will probably score well in excess of 75 this season.
You're not looking at it from the same viewpoint. The reason it's all hard to reach those figures without a truly top notch goalscorer is that the Mané/Firmino/Coutinho type players will only contribute goals when they and the team are playing well. Players like Aguero, Costa, Tranny, Kane, Suarez etc could be playing like a hungover Sunday league player in a team devoid of form and they'll still chip in with goals.
Must be why they finished 8th last year.And they've been fairly consistent for 40 games since Klopp took over.
Must be why they finished 8th last year.
Yep. Raise their game for the top sides and underestimate the smaller ones, hence the points dropped already against Burnley, Southampton and the rags.Consistently inconsistent?
Not quite. Their mental resolve in the final weeks of the season will be as much of a factor. If they're in the mix, the expectation levels will reach incredible proportions once again, which will hopefully lead to another capitulation.They'll definitely run us and the other 2 or 3 teams close, and it all depends on injuries for them.
Not quite. Their mental resolve in the final weeks of the season will be as much of a factor. If they're in the mix, the expectation levels will reach incredible proportions once again, which will hopefully lead to another capitulation.
Yep. Look at his record in cup finals.I hear you, but Klopp is the game changer in that area. He won't allow it like Rodgers did.
I hear you, but Klopp is the game changer in that area. He won't allow it like Rodgers did.
I don't think you can win the league without a 20 goal striker and Liverpool haven't got one. The clubs around them have the likes of Aguero, Kane & Costa - Firmino simply isn't on that level.
Top four, sure, but champions? No way.
I would. Spurs look like they've stood still and the rags look shite. Reckon they'll get 3rd or 4th.I wouldn't back them to finish top 4 fella.
I would. Spurs look like they've stood still and the rags look shite. Reckon they'll get 3rd or 4th.
Depends on how highly you rate the Spurs players.Spurs are the only English side undefeated this season.
Spurs also have a more balanced squad(for example they don't have a right midfielder masquerading as a left back and 3 back up strikers for a team of false fucking 9's) and a far better defence.
Compare the top 6 squads and you'll notice Bottlepool's squad's the weakest.