The rebuild... how would you plan it?

#	Player & Position	Date Of Birth	Age (2022)
13	Adrián	Jan 3, 1987	34
	Goalkeeper
4	Virgil van Dijk	Jul 8, 1991	30
	Centre-Back
32	Joel Matip	Aug 8, 1991	30
	Centre-Back
26
21
66
76
3
6	Thiago	Apr 11, 1991	30
	Central Midfield
46
8
14	Jordan Henderson	Jun 17, 1990	31
	Central Midfield
15
7	James Milner	Jan 4, 1986	35
	Central Midfield
17
58
10	Sadio Mané	Apr 10, 1992	29
	Left Winger
20
18
11	Mohamed Salah	Jun 15, 1992	29
	Right Winger
23
9	Roberto Firmino	Oct 2, 1991	29
	Centre-Forward
27

8 players that are 29 and over, who are given significant game time, who would you keep and for how long, and who would you try to cash in the summer. This is about what you would do, not what you think the club will do.

 

Be arsed with this topic now whilst the quad is on.

 

I'd plan it in the best possible way....

Now, focus on the quad.

 

The first thing I wouldn't do is what you'd do ! Sell them all and go for half a dozen of the unproven young players you advocate we buy !

OK seriously. Admit that sports science has extended the viable playing careers of top players at the zenith of their powers. CBs to say 35 on average, forwards to 32-33, midfielders the same. That would explain why we have not been in any desperate hurry (unlike some of our fans) to sell our players. It would also explain what seems to be our current policy of maybe 2 (3 max.) serious punts on 1st team players per season (2 transfer windows).

So on that basis (which I agree with so it's also my opinion) :

Bye bye Adrian (but not because of age but because of quality and we don't need him).

VvD - at least 5 years remaining, nothing to be done at all as far as CBs are concerned because we are already working on the next generation.
Matip - less durable so I expect only another 2-3 seasons out of him.

Thiago - his class means that even if he can only play 30-40 games a season he has at least another 2 seasons with us. So that means the gradual introduction of a potential replacement.

Hendo - the most at risk of our senior midfielders to immediate replacement (I'm assuming Millie is gone either this Summer or next at the very latest). If we were to get say Bellingham, then reduced to squad player next season.

Mane - if Mo re-signs (as I believe he will once the dust settles on this season) then I think he'll be gone this Summer (though hopefully stay another season in the squad). A lot depends on whether we need the money his sale would generate.

Mo. - I think he'll re-sign and hopefully stay another 3-4 seasons.

Firmino - I can see him staying another 2-3 seasons because of his value in certain games and off the bench, and he'll be happy with that as will I.

So to reiterate. There is absolutely no great hurry, bring in 2-3 new players per year (at least 1 p.a. will not reach the expected level) to refresh.

 

Quad isn't happening. We're not even the best team in the north west of England

 

Unlike @Brizzle and @Wet WetDreambeliever, I have no impact on games.

 

Let’s not forget Oncy here. Since we sacrificed him we’ve had the privilege to witness the greatest team that most of us have seen and ever will see!

RIP Oncy.

 

Oncy’s sacrifice brought number 19.

FoxForceFive mysteriously disappeared before the start of the season. And we’re winning the quad.

 

So we can kill him again before next season?

 

Step 1: Persuade Klopp to sign an extension

Seriously speaking, it’ll be easier to attract talents if they know Klopp is going to be here to develop them.

 

He’ll be livid to see we’ve consolidated Pre match /match/post match threads into one single thread.

THE SYSTEM

 

Another benefit of his untimely death.

 

Sell them all, then ask David Wagner who he would like us to buy to replace them

 

I mean he did give us Kabak.

 

Klopp loves work but he also loves his family. I think he is in the office at 8am and leaves at 8pm most evenings, leaving little time for the family So my if I was Henry, I would hire Klopps wife to help run the clubs Charity funds, and get Klopp's son as part of the backroom staff.
Pep should be given more responsibilities like cup games, which will also allow Klopp to spend more time with his family.

 

I'd do it on a Tuesday, hate Mondays.

 

Carvalho has already replaced him.