Line up vs Brondby.

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First 11 tonight ! -suso- KPLM

First 11 tonight !



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Teori Domino ! Antonio Conte meletakkan jawatan sebagai ketua jurulatih Juve se...

Teori Domino !



Antonio Conte meletakkan jawatan sebagai ketua jurulatih Juve selepas kelab gagal memberikan sebarang green light untuk beliau mendapatakan pemain seperti Di Maria , Sanchez dan Cuadrado. Kesannya , pemain Arturo Vidal ingin meninggalkan Juve namun cuma akan dilepaskan dengan 45 juta dan Luis Van Gaal dikatakan dalam usaha untuk memenuhi harga itu . Dana itu akan digunakan Juve untuk mencari pengganti Vidal iaitu Iturbe yang dikatakan dalam radar Liverpool sekaligus merencatkan usaha Liverpool untuk mendapatkan Iturbe. Nampak tak dominonya!Walaupun tak pasti sahih.



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Liverpool kini mesti mencari pemain yang benar-benar berkualiti untuk menyarung...

Liverpool kini mesti mencari pemain yang benar-benar berkualiti untuk menyarung jersi bernombor 7 dan 9 ini. Kedua-dua nombor ini tidak berpemilik selepas Suarez dan Aspas berpindah ke kelab lain. YNWA









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Ada sesuatu untuk diperkatakan tentang keajiban yang boleh berlaku di bawah sina...

Ada sesuatu untuk diperkatakan tentang keajiban yang boleh berlaku di bawah sinaran cahaya di Anfield.



Detik pencapaian karier &039;Captain Marvel&039;



November 1998

- Berusia 18 tahun, Gerrard mencipta debut pasukan utama untuk Liverpool, beliau masuk sebagai pemain gantian untuk Vegard Heggem semasa kemenangan 2-0 ke atas Blackburn di Anfield.



Julai 2014

- Walaupun tergelincir baru2 ini atau pada hari lain, tiada siapa boleh menyangkal bahawa Gerrard sememangnya antara midfielder terbaik dunia! Tiada pemain lain dalam sejarah Liga Perdana Inggeris yang mampu memacu pasukan dari situasi sukar dan memikul beban pasukan hampir bersendirian. Dengan hakikat semakin dimamah usia, midfielder ini telah mengolah dirinya untuk memegang peranan &039;quaterback&039; bagi meneruskan karier.



* You are the legend! *



Kini sudah tiba masa untuk melihat sama ada Liverpool boleh mencari rentak baru dan mula memenangi trofi secara regular.



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Welcome to Anfield.. sam(sAs)

Welcome to Anfield..



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tweet dari Jamie Carragher.. adakah...?

tweet dari Jamie Carragher..



adakah...?









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SANTAI BERSAMA KPLM! Corat Coret Bolasepak Malaysia. Pertukaran Jurulatih dari...

SANTAI BERSAMA KPLM!



Corat Coret Bolasepak Malaysia.



Pertukaran Jurulatih dari Rajagobal ke OKS(interim) dan kini Dollah Salleh . Saya ingin mengutarakan apakah sudah tiba masa Dollah Salleh memilih Squad dalam acuan untuk masa depan dan tukar semua yang ada atau 80% ?? Saya tak pasti namun yang pasti dari segi taktikal , kita patut fikirkan cara baru yang lebih berani dan disiplin. Kita selalu cakap , main macam korea selatan , main macam jepun , main maca Australia . Mereka ni contoh negara yang dah ada identiti bolasepak sendiri .



Korea Selatan - tireless football (main tanpa letih dan full of energy)

Japan - Elusive and Imginative plus confidence football

Australia - Solid Phyisical and frequently pressing and tackling.



1. Teknikal



Aspek teknikal adalah gift kepada seseorang pemain yang tak banyak kita dapat lakukan. Gifted player dosent make good team. Messi dan Ronaldo masih tak mampu membina team yang bagus .

Namun aspek teknikal sepatutnya lebih terserah kepada pemain itu sendiri untuk tingkatkan. Julio Cesar sebelum ke Piala Dunia berusaha sendiri untuk keep fitness dan agility dia walaupun dia tak bermain utk QPR , dia bermain bola di taman perumahan dan minta di loan kan ke MLS untuk fitness. Malaysia ada pemain yang memilki teknikal yang baik seperti Rozaimi. Namun yang pasti teknikal adalah sebahagian daripada taktikal dan ia cuma memberi kesan yang besar jika teamwork dan persefahaman yang baik wujud dalam team.



2. No.10 system



Piala dunia yang lepas mengejutkan kita semua , bila hampir semua pasukan menggunakan pengaruh anchor man / no,10. Zaman no.10 sudah kembali. Pasukan seperti Costa Rica , Mexico , German antara contoh. Belanda yang kekurangan no.10 apabila Vand Der Vart tidak ada mengambil keputusan meletakkan Robben yang terang terang wing player menjadi no.10 sepanjang kejohanan, So siapa no 10 yang ada di Malaysia buat masa ini??. Saya rasakan Amri Yahyah adalah calon namun secara fizikal dan stamina mungkin dia ada masalah untuk kekal dalam pasukan dalam 3 atau 4 tahun lagi . Mungkin saya cadangkan Rozaimi mengambil peranan itu . COnfidence football dengan good shooting and positioning. No.10 yang creative akan memudahkan kerja penyerang walaupun dia bukan world class , namun penyerang kena kuasai ilmu asas , precise first touch / first timer shot dan tak payah nak merapu menggelecek bek lawan macam mat yo selalu buat. Kita mana kenal siapa striker Jepun , yang kita kenal , Honda , Nakamura , Nakata ,Kagawa ,mereka adalah no.10 yang supply bola kepada random striker dengan feed bola level senang untuk dirembat!haha. tak kenal sangat striker Jepun.



3. System Defender.



Back 4 atau back 5 tak menjamin sistem pertahanan yang baik .Jelas sekali dalam World Cup kali ini kita melihat perlu ada box to box player untuk memberikan balance kepada attack and defends . Argentina menggunakan 2 DMF yang dilihat kuran membantu serangan. Lihat saja apa yang dilakukan German , Holland , Italy yang rata rata menggunakan 1 DMF dan 1 box to box. Box to box amat sukar dicari dan di Malaysia terlalu limited option, The best option mungkin Badrol Bakhtiat dan Junior Eldstal. Shakir lebih kepada CMF sejati .DMF system harus diperbaiki , EVolusi taktikal BR yang menggunakan Gerrard sebagai Quarter back dapat dilihat pada taktikal Argentina yang menggunakan Mascherano untuk peranan yang hampir sama . Ini sangat menarik bila DMF turun kebawah untuk membentuk back 3 dan allow fullback bermain wingback. Ini sangat daring(berani ) football. Kita harus berani , macam jepun , jangan takut. Main je. Jepun dan Korea dulu waktu nak evolusi taktikal pun jadi mangsa belasahan .Kita ni patut restart !



3. Wingplay



Harus difikirkan 2 3 4 kali . Lihat pada pihak lawan , kalau level south east asian / fizikal kecil mungkin boleh main cross play. Jika pasukan itu rata rata saiz purata fizikal mereka lebih tinggi kita patut gunakan system modern wingplay dimana winger akan attack secara diognal dan bukan horizontal WInger perlu lebih involve di attacking dan final third bukan menunggu bola di tepi padang untuk melancarkan cross. Kita ni badan kecik !SO tak salah nak main wing tapi cara injection dari area ini harus diubah.



4. . Striking



Striker adalah elemen paling penting dalam setiap pasukan . Kita pernah melihat striker seperti safee sali menjadi kebanggaan , namun adakah beliau masih di PEAK ? atau dah tiba masa untuk yang lain ambil peranan beliau . Jika tadi saya cadangkan Rozaimi di no.10 . Saya juga rasa Rozaimi boleh beraksi di no.9 dan letakkan Amri / Nazmi di No.10. Namun Rozaimi ini lebih bagus dari segi jaringan berbanding Nazmi dan Amri . So kita memang ketandusan striker . Sorry to say ! Mat yo is the only option we have .Tapi dia lack of game di JDT yang mempengaruhi fitnes dan Teknikal. Bobby Gonzales antara option yang baik namun yang penting main macam Jepun , creative no.10 hantar bola sesedap rasa tinggal striker saja buat shot tanpa fikir panjang . Decisive! saya lebih suka Bobby Gonzales! Tak banyak fikir .



5. Compactness



Isu compactness ini memang Malaysia tidak pernah lihat sebagai benda penting. Malaysia postioning too wide dan menyukarkan hantaran antara chanel atau menyukarkan interchange pass antara pemain. Dah la memang ability passing kita memang average ditambah dengan widen the gap lagi la ia menjadi.Compactness akan membolehkan more precise touch dan servis antara pemain menjadi mudah. SO dalam persahabatan kena belasah tak apa , kalau main cantik dan cuba bermain beautiful football peminat tak buta untuk mengutuk anda jika kalah tapi main cantik.



6. Depth of the squad.



Malaysia memiliki pemain yang ada kelebihan tersendiri tapi mungkin fakto usia menghalang mereka bermain 70 minit dan lebih. Pemain seperti Piya memilki keupayaan through pass dan imaginasi yang bagus jika pemain yang ada dah out of forom pemain seperti ini perlu masuk .Begitu juga pemain seperti Amri. Setiap posisi mesti ada sekurang kurangnya 2 pemain yang mampu bermain di satu box / posisi dengan baik bukan yang tangkap muat. Inilah penting mutipositioning players .



7. Keep on moving and Progress



Perlu ada semangat sentiasa bergerak bermain dan keupayaan menukar taktikal . Sekarang ini dalam bolasepak modern



Kesimpulan , kita perlu terapkan bolasepak yang berani dan bukan sat back and counter . Perlu ada sikap untuk cuba menguasai posession dan passing movement . Jika anda gagal mengusai bola anda akan kekurangan option. Kita selalu sangat bermain cross dan akhirnya hilang bola begitu saja . Aspek asas , first touch , passing , ball controll perlulah kemas. Fitness dan sains sukan juga aspek penting dan saya sangat terhad pengetahuan tentang ini .



INI CUMA PENDAPAT seorang pencinta bolasepak Malaysia dan list pilihan saya tidak ada kaitan dengan Official selection. Harap Dollah dapat menjadikan Malaysia sebagai watchable team yang bermain baik. Result is the second things .Jika anda main hancur memang sukar nak dapat result. Jika anda tak cuba bermain alam taktikal yang baik , anda sebenarnya menyerahkan kemenangan sepenuhnya pada nasib dan keadaan pasukan lawan yang out of form. DISIPLIN??KEKALKAN WALAUPUN KETINGGALAN 5-0 sekalipun , kalau tak , anda berpotensi kalah 7-0 .



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Transfer news: Luis Suarez completes Barcelona move

Uruguay international Luis Suarez has officially completed his transfer to Barcelona from Liverpool.

Although the striker arrived in the Catalan city on Tuesday to finalise the deal, he had to be 'unveiled' by Barca under the terms of his current ban.

The 27-year-old is serving a four-month FIFA suspension from all football-related activity after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder during a World Cup match.

As a result, Suarez could not be formally unveiled at the Nou Camp on Wednesday morning, but new Barca coach Luis Enrique and director of football Andoni Zubizarreta were available to answer questions.

Suarez will be ineligible to play for Barcelona or even to train with his team-mates until late October following his transfer for a reported £75m.

And Zubizarreta would not confirm rumours that the club are planning to appeal his ban with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

"Luis Suarez is a Barcelona player for all purposes but the recommendation from our lawyers has been to remain discreet,” Zubizarreta said.

"Our lawyers tell us that we should be very prudent with what we say and your question is asking about something that's could only happen after certain verdicts have been reached.

"Then we'll be able to explain things better. But it's fact, it's true. He's 100 per cent a member of the club.

"We're speaking to our lawyers to find out the best way of defending his rights but at the moment there's nothing I can say about that."

Enrique is happy with the work the board has already done to boost his options and understands the frustrations of the transfer market as he tries to secure other deals before the new season begins.

"We've been working hard and we've been in contact the whole time," he said of his relationship with the board.

"It's not just a question of going to the supermarket and taking players home, it's a complicated process.

"I know I've got a good group of players including one of the best players in the world.

"My objective is to get the best out of all the players in my squad. All managers want to have the best players that they possibly can.

"When I joined Barca I knew what players we had and we've been strengthening and I'm really happy.

"My target is to put a team together that is as competitive as possible."

Enrique, 44, is also working to persuade veteran midfielder Xavi to remain at the club amid reports he could be tempted to move to Major League Soccer or to the Middle East in pursuit of a new challenge.

"Yes I've spoken to Xavi and it's a matter that hasn't been decided yet," Enrique said. "He has a contract with the club and we're waiting to see what decision he comes to.

"He's a player for whom I have a lot of respect."

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Liverpool’s pursuit of Ben Davies thrown into doubt as Swansea “accept” Tottenham bid

Liverpool look as though they will have to significantly increase their offer if they wish to sign left-back Ben Davies after Swansea City reportedly accepted a bid from Tottenham.

The Reds had an £8 million bid for Davies turned down on Tuesday, and The Telegraph report on Wednesday that Spurs are now favourites to land the 21-year-old.

John Percy writes:

Rodgers is weighing up an improved offer for the Wales international after his opening £8m bid was rejected in what appears a straight battle between Liverpool and Spurs.

Liverpool will be looking to fix their long-term left-back problem with Jose Enrique having been injured for almost a year and Aly Cissokho returning to Valencia after his spell at Anfield last season.

Another reported target this summer has been Sevilla’s Alberto Moreno, and although the deal looked to be dead, ESPN report on Wednesday that it is very much alive:

They [Liverpool] had considered offering Aspas in part-exchange in an attempt to reduce the fee. But with the striker completing a season-long loan move to Sevilla – with a view to a permanent deal – on Monday night, any deal for Moreno will be negotiated separately.

Liverpool get their pre-season campaign underway on Wednesday afternoon, with a friendly at Brondby, kicking off at 5pm (UK).

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Brendan Rodgers has taken a 23-man squad to Denmark, so expect lots of substitutions. Interestingly, summer signing Emre Can did not travel, nor did Enrique or Jack Robinson.

The squad is as follows:

Jones, Agger, Coutinho, Lucas, Allen, Ilori, Borini, Suso, Ibe, Kelly, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan, Adorjan, Smith, Phillips, Rossiter, Wisdom, Jones, Ward, Teixeira, Peterson, Stewart.

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Transfer news: Luis Suarez completes his transfer to Barcelona to Liverpool.

Luis Suarez: Uruguay striker has completed his move to Barcelona

Uruguay international Luis Suarez has officially completed his transfer to Barcelona to Liverpool.

Although the striker arrived in the Catalan city on Tuesday to finalise the deal, he had to be 'unveiled' by Barca under the terms of his current ban.

The 27-year-old is serving a four-month FIFA suspension from all football-related activity after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder during a World Cup match.

As a result, Suarez could not be formally unveiled at the Nou Camp on Wednesday morning, but new Barca coach Luis Enrique and director of football Andoni Zubizarreta were available to answer questions.

Suarez will be ineligible to play for Barcelona or even to train with his team-mates until late October following his transfer for a reported £75m.

And Zubizarreta would not confirm rumours that the club are planning to appeal his ban with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

"Luis Suarez is a Barcelona player for all purposes but the recommendation from our lawyers has been to remain discreet,” Zubizarreta said.

"Our lawyers tell us that we should be very prudent with what we say and your question is asking about something that's could only happen after certain verdicts have been reached.

"Then we'll be able to explain things better. But it's fact, it's true. He's 100 per cent a member of the club.

"We're speaking to our lawyers to find out the best way of defending his rights but at the moment there's nothing I can say about that."

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Off LFC : betul jugak kan ? :( kplm -zs-

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betul jugak kan ? :(

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Beberapa statistik tentang Lazar Markovic: - Lahir pada 2 Mac 1994 (20 tahun) -...

Beberapa statistik tentang Lazar Markovic:



- Lahir pada 2 Mac 1994 (20 tahun)

-Boleh bermain di kedua-dua bahagian sayap dan juga Striker.

-Menjaringkan 5 gol dalam 26 perlawanan untuk Benfica musim lalu.

-Terkenal dengan kepantasan dan pecutan sehingga meninggalkan pihak lawan.



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Serie A: Mario Balotelli will feature in AC Milan's pre-season tour of United States

Mario Balotelli: Has three years left on AC Milan contract

AC Milan have confirmed Mario Balotelli will feature in their pre-season tour of the United States despite speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League.

The 23-year-old is coming off a disappointing campaign with the Rossoneri, and the club's president Silvio Berlusconi revealed earlier this summer that he came close to selling Balotelli to an English club prior to the World Cup.

There has been reported interest from Arsenal and Liverpool in Balotelli, who has three years left on his contract with Milan and is currently on holiday after competing with Italy in the tournament in Brazil.

"Mario will return with willingness on the 21st (of July) and will come with us to the United States," AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi said to Italian TV station Sportmediaset.

Milan will take part in the Guinness International Champions Cup.

The Rossoneri will take on Olympiakos in New York on July 24 before facing Balotelli's former club Manchester City in Pittsburgh three days later.

Milan end the competition against Liverpool on August 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Balotelli scored 14 goals in 30 league appearances for Milan last season but the club finished eighth in Serie A and will not play in Europe in the 2014-15 campaign.

The Italy international started in all of the Azzurri's three group games but scored just once as his country failed to reach the knock-out round in Brazil.

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LFC donate Hillsborough scarves to charities

Liverpool have donated more than 3,000 scarves to charities at home and abroad that fans from across the world sent into the Hillsborough Scarf Campaign.

The Campaign, which was launched by the Club in March 2014 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster asked supporters, sporting institutions and general sports fans to donate a scarf as a sign of global unity for the Hillsborough families.

Over 3,000 scarves were donated by fans and sports clubs across the world from countries including; Mongolia, Germany, Australia and Japan in remembrance of the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough.

Each scarf donated was laid out on the pitch at Anfield for the Hillsborough Memorial Service on April 15th to form the number ’96.’

After the Service, the Club’s official charity, Liverpool FC Foundation, donated all of the scarves to local and International charities, along with a signed item of LFC memorabilia.

The scarves will now be used to support a range of good causes and help people in the local community and beyond who will most benefit from them.

Some of the local charities who have received scarves include, The Basement Advisory Centre and The Whitechapel Centre, which both provide support to the City’s homeless community and Centre 56, which helps women and children who have suffered or are at risk of domestic abuse.

Charlotte Mansbridge, Strategic Director at The Basement Advisory Centre, said: “When we were first approached by Liverpool FC Foundation with the scarves we were so pleased just to be considered.

“The scarves are fantastic for us as we can never have enough of them. As winter time approaches we will allocate a scarf to every single person who comes to access our services, whether they’re rough sleepers or just not in a position to keep themselves warm.

“It’s a really nice gift to be able to give to somebody, which has a lot of meaning but also provides a basic need.”

Other charities who have received scarves include, British Red Cross, White Ribbon Campaign, The James Greenop Foundation, Daisy UK, Whizz Kids, KIND and One Brick at a time in Uganda.

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, who personally wrote to all 92 English Football League Clubs as well as the English, Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh national teams to ask for their support by way of donating their club scarf, said: “The generosity of our loyal fans and the wider football family has been amazing. Thank you to everyone who showed their support to the Hillsborough families by sending in their scarf.”

Margaret Aspinall, Chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, added: “I am delighted to see all of the scarves being donated to good causes and used to benefit communities.

“We as a group were overwhelmed by the generosity of people across the world who took the time and effort to donate a scarf, which was personal to them. I would like to thank each and every one of them.”

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Peminat mula berkumpul di Brondby menjelang perlawanan persahabatan malam ini. ...

Peminat mula berkumpul di Brondby menjelang perlawanan persahabatan malam ini. WeGoAgain









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Marco Reus would be worth Liverpool making their record signing

With Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus tentatively “linked” with a move to Liverpool this week, Jack Lusby says the Reds should go all out for the German star.

Naturally, the departure of Luis Suarez has caused a clamour for a replacement for the Uruguayan at Liverpool.

As one of the club’s most talented ever players, the 27-year-old is nigh on impossible to replicate in terms of playing style, suitability to Brendan Rodgers’ system and sheer consistent quality.

A direct contribution to 43 goals in 33 Premier League games last season is nothing to be baulked at.

However, with The Guardian this week linking the Reds with a move for Borussia Dortmund and Germany forward Marco Reus, perhaps Liverpool have found the most worthy of replacements.

These tentative links are reinforced by Spanish journalist Kike Marin, who tweeted regarding the club’s interest on Sunday night.

Roughly translated, Marin claims “Arsenal were interested in Reus, but now it’s Liverpool who seem to be offering up to £45 million for him to Dortmund.”

Tenuous links via twitter were then made into an article by The Express, which fuelled the rumour mill as each media outlet regurgitated one another.

These links were quickly refuted, however, by The Times‘ Tony Barrett.

No smoke without fire?

With the Reds receiving a fee of around £75 million for their maverick former star, this potential investment would be a significant plunge into the coffers.

Rodgers will never find a genuine, like-for-like replacement for Suarez, but Dortmund’s Reus is one of the only players worth breaking the bank for.

For Dortmund

Jurgen Klopp’s Dortmund side have been subject of high praise and noted respect in recent years due to their swashbuckling attacking style and typically efficient performances.

Players such as Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mats Hummels are exemplars of this quality; Lewandowski scored 74 goals in 131 Bundesliga appearances for the club whilst Hummels shone at this year’s World Cup.

Reus is no different, and has become an integral feature in the wild-eyed Klopp’s side.

The 25-year-old made his senior debut for BVB in 2012 following a £14.5 million move from fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach.

On Reus’ signing, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc described the forward as “our absolute first-choice attacking player.”

As much as Lewandowski’s goals have been vital to the success of the side, Reus is just as important.

Last season, the No. 11 scored 16 goals and made a further 13 assists in 30 league games, an exceptional return for any respectable player.

This helped Dortmund to their second-placed finish last term.

Reus contributed directly to a further seven goals in nine Champions League appearances throughout 2013/14, solidifying his credentials in both competitive league and European competition.

Whilst Dortmund are far from a selling club, it is no wonder why their star is now touted as being worth three times the fee they paid just two years ago.

For Germany

Despite their breeze to the World Cup trophy this summer without him, Reus is equally as important for his country as he is his club.

It was a devastating blow to Joachim Loew’s side when the forward had to pull out from the squad with injury prior to the tournament.

The 25-year-old played a huge hand in Germany’s qualification for the tournament, scoring five goals in six games.

Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann described Reus as “Germany’s most influential and best player going forward,” in a live webchat recently.

Having played with such talents as Michael Ballack, Steven Gerrard and Juergen Klinsmann, the Reds’ Champions League winner knows a thing or two about attacking might.

Replacing Suarez and Becoming Liverpool’s Record Signing

It is likely the talent of Suarez will never be entirely replaced, and Rodgers will undoubtedly look to shift his attacking system around rather than shoehorn one player into the existing format.

Reus possesses a remarkable versatility, having featured all across the front line for Dortmund last season.

This would allow Rodgers the flexibility of adapting a system that will also encompass the talents of Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho, Raheem Sterling, Lazar Markovic and Daniel Sturridge, amongst others.

With Markovic an established right winger, and the respective qualities of Lallana, Coutinho and Sterling arguably at their best in the centre, Reus could fill a Suarez-shaped void on the left-hand side of attack.

Luckily, this is where the German is most effective, and the Dortmund man would surely compensate for the loss of Suarez from that flank.

According to Squawka, last season only “one player at Dortmund scored more than him — Robert Lewandowski with 20 — and only Max Kruse (97) created more chances than him in the German league.”

Suarez scored 31 goals and created 87 chances.

Of these chances, many were converted into goals and Reus “also assisted 13 goals with only Angel Di Maria (17) [creating] more in Europe’s best leagues.”

Suarez made 12 assists.

This direct contribution in terms of goals would see Reus slot perfectly into a Rodgers side now lacking hugely on that front; new signing Rickie Lambert is a menacing goal threat, but was surely only acquired as third choice.

Replacing Suarez in terms of overall playing style and influence over the Reds’ on the whole will be a tough task, but Reus would seemingly fulfil the role on a direct level at least.

The £45 million fee touted for the 25-year-old would break the club’s record transfer fee—the £35 million paid for Andy Carroll in January 2011.

That signing remains a blot on the FSG copybook and, whilst it arguably doesn’t figure on the consciousness of John Henry and Tom Werner—and it shouldn’t—making the move for Reus would symbolically bring a disastrous era to an end.

Signing the German would be a huge statement of intent by the club’s owners, and would eclipse even Arsenal’s move for Alexis Sanchez as the biggest signing of the summer.

Should Liverpool spend the majority of the Suarez money on Marco Reus this summer? Let us know in the comments below.

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Liverpool have £8 million Ben Davies bid turned down

Liverpool have had a £8 million bid for Swansea City left-back Ben Davies turned down, according to numerous reports on Wednesday.

The bid is reported by all the Liverpool correspondents, with The Telegraph’s Chris Bascombe writing that negotiations could prove tricky because Liverpool have upset Swansea by pursuing striker Wilfried Bony.

The news comes amidst reports that Liverpool’s interest in Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno has now collapsed, despite the loan move of Iago Aspas to the Spanish side.

The Liverpool Echo write that Liverpool “have been left frustrated in their efforts to agree a fee with the La Liga club.”

With Liverpool having bid £16 million for Moreno, Sevilla were wanting £20 million.

Brendan Rodgers has now seemingly turned his attentions to 21-year-old Welshman Davies, with Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand the other alternative.

The Daily Mail claim Swansea have put a £12 million price tag on Davies.

Would Davies be worth £12 million? Let us know in the comments below.

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Signing of Lazar Markovic Should Signal End of Summer Midfield Investment

As Liverpool announced the signing of Serbian attacking midfielder Lazar Markovic this week, Jack Lusby believes that the club’s investment should now be focussed elsewhere.

On Tuesday evening, Liverpool announced the long-awaited signing of Benfica midfielder Lazar Markovic, in a £20 million deal.

The 20-year-old becomes the Reds’ fourth summer signing, and is another big statement of intent by manager Brendan Rodgers.

With great potential and an abundance of immediate talent, Markovic can be one for both the present and the future.

Thus, Liverpool’s midfield is complete, ostensibly.

Now, with this acquisition finalised, Rodgers and the club’s owners, John Henry and Tom Werner, should now point their chequebook at other, more pressing issues in the squad.

Lazar Markovic

Markovic joins Rodgers’ squad with a plethora of skills ready to be honed, and many which will lend themselves to the Ulsterman’s system immediately.

Andy Brassell, via the Liverpool Echo , described the midfielder as “one of the very best young players in Europe,” with “an uncommon gift.”

“[T]he size of Benfica is enormous and every game is a huge, huge pressure… You’ve got a player that, despite the fact he’s only just turned 20, is able to grab a game by the scruff of the neck in a way not a lot of players can.”

Brassell points towards the Serbian’s versatility, able to play on the left or the right, or “as a number 10…that’s where he’s most effective.”

With searing pace and a big-game attitude, Markovic helped himself to five goals and four assists in 26 Primeira Liga games last season, according to Transfermarkt.

Furthermore, according to his new manager, there are less quantifiable qualities to Markovic’s game—mental attributes that can be considered as crucial as physical.

At 20 years old, and with the prerequisite hunger of a Rodgers signing, Markovic has great scope to develop within this Liverpool squad.

Much like fellow new signing Emre Can, despite his age Markovic is very much one for the now, and can expect to feature prominently this season.

Liverpool’s Senior Midfield

Much of the summer so far has been spent reinforcing the Reds’ midfield—Luis Alberto has been sent out on loan, but Can, Adam Lallana and now Markovic have been brought in.

Allowing for the departures of Lucas Leiva, Oussama Assiaidi and Conor Coady, all mooted to be moving on this summer, the signing of Markovic completes an eight-strong midfield.

The players below can be safe in the knowledge that they will feature—injury layoffs pending—in a large proportion of the Reds’ competitive fixtures throughout 2014/15.

Senior midfield players: Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Emre Can, Joe Allen, Adam Lallana, Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho, Lazar Markovic.

As captain, and an extremely effective performer in his regista role last season, Gerrard can expect to start the majority of games this season, although an increasingly waning age may see Rodgers introducing Can into this deep-lying position with regularity.

Henderson, naturally, will act as Gerrard’s accomplice, and within the likely 4-3-3 formation for Liverpool next season, could be joined by Allen, or perhaps Lallana, in a midfield three.

Elsewhere, Lallana, Sterling, Coutinho and Markovic could fight it out for the attacking midfield positions supporting Daniel Sturridge in the centre-forward role.

Possessing a senior midfield with depth and malleability, Rodgers could also look to supplement these positions with a few youthful contenders.

Ibe, Suso, Teixeira and Rossiter

If the emergence of Sterling under Rodgers has taught us anything, it’s that the Northern Irishman is not afraid of putting his faith in youth, and that this has the potential to pay dividends.

The 19-year-old took the Premier League by storm in the second half of 2013/14, much due to the unexpected nature of his rise.

With an abundance of talent available to Rodgers in the midfield already this season, it wouldn’t be remiss to suggest that the Liverpool may look to add to this further within the club’s youth ranks.

The most notable talent within these banks is 18-year-old winger Jordon Ibe, who impressed so boldly in the Reds’ win over Shamrock Rovers in post-season.

The former Wycombe Wanderers talent has expressed a desire to force his way in to Rodgers’ thinking this season, according to the Liverpool Echo .

Ibe maturely opines that “Raheem is only a year older than me so I need to follow in his footsteps, and watch all of the other attacking players,” and this could lend the midfielder greatly this coming season.

Another such player is Spanish playmaker Suso, who spent last season on loan at La Liga side Almeria.

Again, the Liverpool Echo reports that 20-year-old is keen to draw from this experience and earn a new contract with Liverpool this season.

A formidable creative talent, Suso could offer Rodgers another well-fitting midfielder for the No. 10 role, perhaps in Coutinho’s stead at times.

Furthermore, add to this pair Portuguese central midfielder Joao Carlos Teixeira, who played a vital role in Liverpool’s 3-2 victory over Fulham last season, and 17-year-old star Jordan Rossiter, named on the bench in the December defeat to Chelsea, and Liverpool’s midfield ranks have swollen considerably.

Rodgers should stick with youth to further supplement his midfield, and now focus his investment elsewhere.

Where Next for Rodgers?

There are three key areas for the Liverpool manager to focus his attentions in the coming month or so.

It is clear that a left-back is a pressing priority for Rodgers, who clearly doesn’t trust Spaniard Jose Enrique to fulfil the long-term requirements that the role demands; Jon Flanagan, so impressive last season, could move to his natural right-back role.

Elsewhere, with interest in Southampton man Dejan Lovren long-standing, centre-back is another area that the Reds need to focus their investment on.

Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho are defenders of great quality, but added competition this season is a must.

Finally, as Sturridge often struggles with fitness issues—making near enough the same number of appearances as the perennially suspended Luis Suarez last season—another centre-forward should be sought after.

Wilfried Bony would be the ideal target, unless a genuine, world-class option becomes available, and should be made a top priority following Markovic’s arrival.

The signing of this Serbian star is another marker of intent in longevity by Rodgers, but now the Liverpool manager needs to focus his coffers elsewhere.

Has Lazar Markovic completed Liverpool’s midfield? Let us know in the comments below.

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