Liverpool: Has the renaissance begun?
It’s been 121 years since Liverpool Football Club was born and 23 years since the last time Liverpool won an English top flight title. The agonizing wait continues for every Liverpool fan including me. Hopefully, the club can become a title contender in the next 3-4 years. Liverpool have shown a lot of promise in the 21012-13 season but inconsistency has dented their prospects of reaching the top 4. The second half of the season was really good for Liverpool. Liverpool are playing the best brand of football in the Premier League and it looks as if the club is heading in the right direction under Brendan Rodgers. If Liverpool manage to retain the services of their talismanic striker Suarez and can make a few good signings in the summer window they will have a great chance of finishing in the Top 4 in the 2013-14 season and could march towards becoming the title contenders in the near future.
Holding on to Suarez
Clinical Finishing, ability to create lots of chances for himself and others, fantastic Dribbling, tireless worker, fantastic free kick taker – these are the qualities which define Luis Suarez. Liverpool need to hold on to Luis Suarez, who is one of the best strikers in the world at the moment. Liverpool bought Luis Suarez in the 2011 January Transfer Window and he has turned out to be a great replacement for Torres. Suarez is someone who has all the qualities a striker needs. Liverpool won’t be playing in Europe next season, so, replacing Suarez won’t be easy. In the first half of the season Suarez was the lone striker Liverpool had as Borini was injured. The bulk of the goal scoring responsibility was on Suarez and the Uruguayan did not disappoint, he carried the team on his shoulders in the first half of the season. He is Liverpool’s most valuable asset and when he is not on the field you find that the X-factor is missing. As a Liverpool fan watching Suarez play is a joy. With the addition of Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool have added a lot of firepower to their attack. Liverpool, now look like a side with goals in them. Sturridge is a talented striker but he is injury prone and inconsistent at times. The trio of Suarez, Sturridge and Coutinho looks promising and with Gerrard dictating the game from behind, Liverpool are a potent goal scoring force.
Attacking midfielder
Liverpool should sign Christian Eriksen if possible. If not, Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Shakhtar D0netsk would be a great alternative to Eriksen. It’s not a secret that Brendan Rodgers has been a great admirer of Christian Eriksen. Almost every Liverpool fan wants to see Eriksen in Liverpool colours, but with Dortmund showing interest in him, Liverpool’s chances of signing him have taken a hit. Eriksen is perfectly suited to the Liverpool style of play but Liverpool need to look for alternatives as the chances of Eriksen joining Dortmund are high. Henrikh Mkhitaryan has had a splendid season at Shakhtar Donetsk and I think Liverpool should sign him if they can’t sign Eriksen.