Just looking at transfers this summer i've realised just how awful Liverpool's ownership are. It's a miracle they have achieved anything under FSG.
Desperate need for a rebuild in midfield this summer so they sell/release 8 players (6 of which are midfielders) and they sign just 2 midfielders and currently have numerous gaping holes in their midfield (no defensive mids other than an 18 year old)
They (other than Chelsea and Luton) are the club which needs the biggest rebuild this summer in the PL. They've signed the fewest players in the league
They've spent the last month wasting time trying to haggle Southampton's asking price for Lavia, all eggs in one basket and now Chelsea have come along meeting the asking price lmfao
The club has also very poorly planned its squad. They are now falling short of homegrown rule which means they can't even list a squad at the minimum size of 23 players until they sign 2 U21s or homegrown players
Also poorly planned because the squad has just one left-sided CB, one RB worth any salt and one RW worth any salt with no DMs of senior level
I also looked back and FSGs response to injury crises over the years (Liverpool have had 3 in 7 years, with all 3 seriously impacting team performance) and the fact FSG hasn't learned from the fact they clearly need a bigger squad. Also remember their defense crisis 3 years ago where they thought loaning in Kabak would be a good replacement for 4 injured CBs? Crazy!
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Premier League:
1- Manchester City
2- Arsenal
3-Liverpool
4-Manchester United
5-Newcastle
6-Brighton
7-Chelsea
8-Aston Villa
9-Tottenham
10- West Ham
Liverpool too high given their squad is currently bare bones and it doesn't look like they're signing many other players - also with Nkunku out till november I think that could seriously harm Chelsea's start to the season so 7th might be too high but otherwise a pretty fair prediction!
Serie A:
1- Inter Milan
2- Napoli
3- Juventus
4- Ac Milan
5- Lazio
6- Atalanta
7- Roma
Inter have lost some of their most important players (Onana, Skriniar, Brozovic, Lukaku) - it'll be a miracle if they win the league even if they have replaced these players pretty well!
I think Lazio are dark horses - Castellanos and Kamada are quality signings!
Liga:
1- Barcelona
2- Real Madrid
3- Atletico Madrid
4- Real Sociedad
5- Sevilla
6- Betis
Inclined to agree but I think Real could win the league this year but could also drop below Atleti who have done some great business this summer
Bundesliga:
1- Bayern Munich
2- Leipzg
3- Borussia Dortmund
4- Bayer Leverkusen
5- Union Berlin
6-Werder Bremen
Why Bremen so high? Why aren't Freiburg or Frankfurt up here?
I think Leverkusen could fight for 2nd given they had the most points in the league after Alonso's appointment and their signings this summer have been crazy good - if Bayern have a bad year they might finally lose the title!
Ligue 1:
1- PSG
2- Marseille
3-Lille
4- Monaco
5- Lens
6- Strasbourg
I think Strasbourg's too high here since their signings have only really improved their attack. The midfield and defence are still shockingly bad
I think Marseille could win it if PSG are as bad as last year
Rennes need to be mentioned. That team is going from strength to strength having signed Le Fee and Blas this summer. Arguably the best midfield in the league after PSG
Question though - who do you think is getting relegated this season?