10 Jun 2018 09:50:22
In all this speculation about who should go people need to be careful about how much we are influenced by thinking about players in the context of a Sam designed team rather than the team as it will be next season. It may well be that te team as set up by Silva will transform players' performance, some for the better and some for the worse.
For example, Mori is a player about whom I have doubts. However, it could we see Silva's defensive system place an emphasis on Mori's strengths and not expose his weaknesses.
Likewise he could re-energise Scherderlin a player who can play but hasn't) . An improvement in Schneiderlin coupled with a successful decision to give Benni more opportunities could see Gueye judged surplus to requirements by January (I am having difficulty visulalising that myself but we are talking hypothetically) .
The point is that players perform differently in differently set up teams. Hopefully, we are about to see our team as unrecognisable from what went before so who knows who will fit the new template and which "square peg" will find that his hole in the team is now round.

1.) 10 Jun 2018
10 Jun 2018 11:49:58
Can't really see gueye being surplus mate tbh.2nd name on the teamsheet for me.

2.) 10 Jun 2018
10 Jun 2018 14:29:37
Sniedrrlins tendency to be inconsistent is consistent. Good player but can't really be relied on. Gueye is, like bliemarc said the 2nd name on the team.

3.) 10 Jun 2018
10 Jun 2018 15:22:57
That was my whole point. A new regime will bring a new philosophy and structure to the side. That means that players that may have prospered until now may not prosper in future and vice versa.
I would not have predicted Liverpool riding out the loss of Coutinho the way they have nor the consequent development of Chamberlain.
Change brings unforeseen and unlooked for consequences.

4.) 10 Jun 2018
10 Jun 2018 18:45:31
I totally agree Glenn. Although, I think Gana has a number roles he can play.

It'll be interesting to see how they all fit in.