Liverpool's current transfer strategy is really smart, Sakho is a great signing. Potentially great player, great price. I know Rodgers see himself as someone who can improve young talents, and while I'm a bit skeptical of him on that front, if he can get just a few of these players to fulfill their potential, they'll have quite a few quality players. It's definitely the best possible strategy they can employ out of the top 4, imo.
Their biggest problem is that Liverpool just have to be patient for one of the current top 4 to majorly fuck up and I'm not sure if that's happening anytime soon.
Well, two things:
Firstly I think Rodgers main strength is improving young players. It was his job at Chelsea for a very long time, and players like John Terry love him for what he did for them. You only have to look at how far Henderson has come, and the likes of Sterling and Wisdom, to know that he's definitely capable in that regard.
If you look at how he's handled and coached the likes of Coutinho and Sturridge, it's also evident that he's great at taking these promising talents who've fallen from the top of the pile at highly regarded clubs and getting them back on track. Sakho falls right into that mould.
My second main point is about us having to wait for someone else to slip up until we can challenge for that fourth place. I don't believe this is true.
Since our group improved in January (and it's improved hugely this summer also) we've taken more league points than Manchester United, the eventual champions. In this campaign we've played three, won three, and shown that we've added a huge element to our game from last season, that of character and defensive concentration.
And we've still got the best striker in the league to return to our squad.
