Liverpool have found the answer to the concern about transferring to Real Madrid for five years

Liverpool lost the Community Shield to Arsenal over the weekend. What did you think of the game? Does the result matter?

Saturday’s loss reaffirmed the fact that Liverpool are a far inferior team without Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson on the side.

Trent is able to dictate the game from the right back just as well as a world-class ballplayer midfielder would. His ability to bring the team onto the field with a perfect cross field pass to Robertson or Mane is simply unmatched and the team really missed him on the weekend.

Likewise, the importance of the captain to this team is sometimes not talked about enough. Liverpool missed his presence in midfield and Henderson, while not the luxury player fans want him to be at times, provides the perfect balance this world-conquering team needs.

The Community Shield has always been a competition that when won is celebrated lightly and when lost is simply dismissed as a friendly match. As the late great Bob Paisley said: “The Charity Shield result means nothing to me as long as someone says you’ll be in it next year.”

Rhian Brewster missed the vital penalty shot. What should the Reds do with him this summer? Keep or lend?

Brewster’s situation is interesting in the sense that you watch him play without possession and he doesn’t seem particularly like a world beater to you, but as soon as the ball is at his feet, he looks as clinical as a forward can be. .

His form on loan at Swansea and during the preseason was extremely promising and it would not be surprising at all if we see him play as a substitute for Firmino this season.

Similarly, if Origi stays at the club, a loan period to another Premier League club would do Brewster a lot of good and give Klopp a chance to see him against some of the best defenders in world football.

There has been much talk of Chris Wilder being a fan and with Lys Mousset seemingly in disgrace and Billy Sharp approaching the final years of his career, Sheffield United could be the perfect place for Brewster to pursue his trade next term.

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For the first time in a long time, Sadio Mane has been linked to Barcelona and Real Madrid. Should Liverpool be concerned and why have those ties returned?

If you were to ask any Liverpool fan this question five years ago, the answer would definitely be ‘yes’, but at this point I am not concerned at all.

The simple truth is that, in my opinion, Liverpool and Manchester City are the new powers of European football and the pull that the two Spanish clubs have now is not what it once was.

Both clubs are going through a period of transition and, as with everything in football, there is no guarantee that this ‘change’ will result in instant success.

Sure, a club like Real Madrid will sell the dream of being galactic and the opportunity to be part of the ‘new’ Madrid, but it’s hard for me to see why a player, who in the last two seasons has won the Champions League and the Premier League. , would want to leave.

Maybe I’m being biased, but in football terms, it just doesn’t seem to make sense for Mane to part ways with a team that has just started its assault on world football.

Thiago Alcantara’s talk continues, as it has for a while. Would he be your number one priority?

The fact that the entire Thiago saga was played out in public has not helped at all, in my opinion. Since Klopp’s arrival, the club has always conducted transfer business in a very reserved manner, but this deal has been far from that.

From the beginning, Thiago’s representatives have leaked everything to the German press to try to speed up the movement, but perhaps they did not read the Michael Edwards Transfer Manual, because this is never how the club has conducted business under his leadership. direction.

From a football point of view, it would be perfect for this Liverpool and would bring another dimension that we do not currently have. From a business point of view, £ 27 million per player that the club can get for nothing in 12 months seems a bit too much.

To value him at that price, Bayern Munich are basically saying that if he were tied to a five-year contract, he would be worth £ 135 million. For a player approaching 30, that would be ridiculous in a normal financial market, let alone during a global pandemic. But since it’s not my money, get it signed ASAP!

Fabinho played a part of the game in the center of the Reds defense at Wembley. Do Liverpool need to sign a central defender before the window closes?

I think this all depends on whether the club can cross the line with Thiago or not.

Fabinho’s versatility has been enormous for the club since his arrival and, if the Spaniard signs, we could see the man labeled so often as ‘Dyson’ being used as a makeshift midfielder at times during the eventful Premier League season.

Liverpool have struggled with results in recent months. Why is that? Are there fans missing being on the ground more than any other team?

Liverpool has always been a club that relies heavily on the ‘twelfth man’ and, although the players and the coach knew of the importance of the fans before COVID, now they realize more than ever the great role that every man plays , woman and child in creating the famous Anfield atmosphere.

It is true that the performances of recent times have not lived up to what we are used to seeing as Liverpool fans, but a new season means that everything from last season is going out the window.

Whether it’s a mediocre campaign or a winning league like Liverpool, the players now have the platform to do it again and I’m sure the ‘mindset giants’ will resume their good form from last season in September. 12 against Leeds.

Any other business?

The Reds have been given a pretty rocky start to the season, having to face a renewed Chelsea, rejuvenated Arsenal and Merseyside Everton in the first five games.

Naturally, Liverpool fans will have their eyes on Manchester City’s games as much as theirs, and it could be argued that the Citizens ‘start to the season is just as tough as the Reds’.

In their first five games, City will travel to Wolves, Leeds and West Ham, as well as hosting Leicester City and Arsenal.

Despite the rocky start, Klopp’s men have what you might consider to be a favorable Christmas and New Years showdown, facing just two of last season’s top six (Tottenham and Manchester United) between December 15 and December. January 15, both at Anfield.

In the last five games of the Reds season, the club once again has a quite pleasant streak on paper, having to play only one of the first six last year (Manchester United), ending the campaign with a home game against the Crystal Palace.