Virgil van Dijk

[PragueBlue]

Interceptions per 90 min (league games) -
Otamendi - 2.81
Bonucci - 2.24
VVD - 2.72
Stones - 1.82

Guess Stones is the best and the other 3 are dogshit according to domalino.

No, it's just the stats that are dogshit (in isolation).

 

[citizens_1976]

The problem here, as is often the case, is your framing. CB has been no more a priority than an inability to finish chances. Matter of fact, the stats have been repeated to death- our goal conceding rate the last four years have stayed about the same, while our shot conversion rate have dipped this year.

Sure, while its cute to demand spending our way into the next injury free Kompany, the failure to achieve that is not proof that our CB is weak. Frankly, if you look around you'd notice there aren't that many teams with a Kompany.

Sanchez will win is more games than Virgil. That said they are both too expensive. 50 mil for a striker with none year left is ridiculous and 60 for a defender is a joke

Very much agree with this. Sanchez is as much of a necessity as a new CB is.

 

[blueparrot]

Very much agree with this. Sanchez is as much of a necessity as a new CB is.

Think cb seems to be bottom of the list, if the right one came up at the right price and we could sell Otamendi or Kolarov maybe. My guess is we will leave it until next summer , especially if reports we have an agreement with Atletico for Hernandez next summer are correct.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

So just to be certain, people here are happy to not spend a fortune on a CB which clearly has been our weakness but they are more than happy to buy Sanchez, a position we are well stocked in. Classic.

Full back has clearly been the target of our weakness or one or maybe all would've received a contract extension. Instead we lost 3 and still have the same CBS we had last season. CB isn't a priority but getting great cover for Vinnie is the move. That doesn't need to be a £60M player to cover Vinnie.

Also mentioned a few posts back about how an attacker will win is more games than Virgil will, S'ton improved once they added a ST even after VVD went down.

 

[roy.or.r]

Full back has clearly been the target of our weakness or one or maybe all would've received a contract extension. Instead we lost 3 and still have the same CBS we had last season. CB isn't a priority but getting great cover for Vinnie is the move. That doesn't need to be a £60M player to cover Vinnie.

Also mentioned a few posts back about how an attacker will win is more games than Virgil will, S'ton improved once they added a ST even after VVD went down.

I agree with what you and Dax says. The point I was trying to make is, in my opinion, a CB is a must to get cover for Kompany, expensive or not. I am not against buying Sanchez for 50m but that should be down the list. We are already well stocked in that position and if we are planning to add Sanchez as an alternative for just goals, don't you think it is even more necessary to buy a CB? Kompany WILL be injured at some point, if not most, of the season. Stones and Otamendi does not work at all against counterattacking teams. The less said about Kolarov, the better. On top of that, even if Sanchez adds 20 goals a year, that does not mean we will win the league if we don't have a good defense.

 

[Neville Kneville]

So if Otamendi stays beyond this window, it means Pep Guardiola and the club rate him.
Would you say then that it's safe to assume that the fan's negative opinions on Otamendi are, well, not as correct? (if it were correct, he should be sold this summer surely)

No, he's better than Stones currently.

 

[TimmyP]

Appears Liverpool have withdrawn from talks....!

 

[kaz7]

Appears Liverpool have withdrawn from talks....!

Says who ?

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Says who ?

Official club statement

 

[cityzennn93:20]

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/265720-liverpool-fc-statement