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Yeah fair enough, that's usually how I play as well to be honest, hence Wilshere last summer. But I have bought a lot of youngsters and they are gelling in already, much quicker than I thought.

I love a long game, even when you pretty much win everything. England is always a real challenge I find. How many trophies have you won? presumably pretty much the lot almost every season! And do you play Suarez and Neymar up front together or just 1 up front?

As for the end of this season, I'm slightly torn really as to what to do from a signing point of view. The whole team seems good and I only want to offload Cole and Carroll, but they never feature at the moment so are not losses at all.

I'm not short of wingers, that's for sure, I have a tonne of good youngsters there (Sterling, Dixon, Vadillo) as well as Downing, Hendo and Cole. Also have enough depth in central/attaching midfield, signing hargreaves up for another season and Gerrard and Lucas as well as Henderson cover. Then Wilshere and Suso.

Up front I'm probably weakest, but I only play one striker (Suarez) with Saviola coming in from time to time, so is it worth buying an awesome player like Neymar here? I would LOVE Neymar but I feel that might be heart over head!

Then in defence I have Enrique, Agger, Coates and Johnson with good enough back up in Robinson, Muniesta, Carra and Kelly (and flanaghan).

I genuinely look at the squad and think I don't need to spend any money! Maybe a CB for the future, maybe a striker... my shortlist for the summer is basically Ramsey, Neymar and Hamsik but don't know which to plump for, if any.

I played them up front together they played brilliant for like 4 seasons but now that suarez has lost his pace I play him behind neymar and hes getting way less goals but alot of assists.

Also Suarez for last 2 seasons has be getting big injuries hes had 2 3-5 month injurys in last 2 seasons. Neymar just got injured for 3 months this season I might actually not win the league this year. Ive won it every year since 2015 and have only managed to lose it once in 2014 to Man Utd. But this Man Utd and Man City are only like 3 points beyhind me half way thru the season where im usually destroying. Last season I got 101 pts and 135 goals, wasnt even my best season as I managed to go undefeated in 1 season.

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How much did you pay for Cavani? What formation do you play at the moment, he is supposed to be a beast alongside Suarez.

£35M - going to £43M. (I have another game and i am at 2020 and he is amazing there so yep he can be a beast)

Striker is alone with AM behind. Striker is mainly played as poached but maybe TM at times.

I have 3 in MID with the MC right of CENTER. DM Centered and straight back 4.

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Sounds like you're doing really well though! How come you bought Gibbs though with Enrique and Robinson?!

Robinson and Enrique got injured out for 3/4 months. Wilson wasnt comfortable and Carragher thinks he Alonso in that position.

@ carlpeterdawson

fair enough, are you going to sell enrique then when he get's back from injury?

@ chidley

seems a pretty decent plan, you'll need to win back the title if it does go somewhere else before quitting! How's the season going?

I've been bring this young winger, Dixon, through this season and he really is dynamite. Even prefers being up front, but on the wing he is ridiculous enough! Think he will probably replace Downing next season permanently to be honest, I might well flog Downing.



And for those interested in most of my season so far - losing the cup final to Everton was absolutely gutting, but the win over Milan (just) was really satisfying!;

Wasnt confident for this game as Barcelona have beat me everytime i have played them.





Should manage to win this tie in the second leg.

quote carlpeterdawson

No intention. He is great player and one that i would not sell unless got really crazy money but then who would you get to replace?

Gibbs, Robbo and jose is good depth for the LB pos. Not want players to be moaning they want games. Up to now they havent.

I can't get him to play particularly well for me to be honest with you, Averages around 7 per season at left back - weird.

Followed beating Milan in the Champs league with getting knocked out by Zenit in the quarters! 3-1 on agg after a 0-0 at Anfield... awful. We didn't even feature in that second leg, we were hammered. We should have been 2 up after the first leg though, really annoying.

Managed to win the Prem, just in front of Man U and also managed to beat Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup final, very cagey affair, but a good win nonetheless, thanks to Henderson. So did the domestic double which was great, need to challenge a bit more in Europe next season though, that's for sure.

Best players - Suarez top scored with 23 prem goals, 30 overall, great stuff from him - he was epic in the second half of the season. Wilshere top assists with 23 overall and he chipped in with about 10 goals too, great signing he was, he brings everything together nicely. Coates was my best performer, avrg over 7.60 and scored about 20 goals - Good backbone of players!



Transfers 2nd season;
Out
Carroll (£5m - Spurs)
Downing (£7.5m - West Ham)
Cole (£1.5m - West Ham)
A few on free and then trying to offload Suso and Aquilani at the moment and Vadillo on loan.

In;
Oxlade-Chamberlain (£8m)
Regen from Spain RW/STR (£9m)
Hamsik (£17m)

Oxlade-Chamberlain is in to replace Downing really - Downing played ok but with Dixon coming through, I don't feel I really need him - He's on a big wage to be sat on the bench most of the time and isn't the youngest (about to turn 29 anyway).

Line-up next season will look something like;

GK - Reina
DL - Enrique/Robinson (Robinson is better than Enrique now I think)
DR - Johnson
DC - Coates
DC - Agger
MC - Lucas
MC - Gerrard/Hamsik
AML - Dixon/Chamberlain/Sterling
AMR - Henderson/Chamberlain/Sterling
AMC - Wilshere/Gerrard
FC - Suarez

Bench - Branescu, Muniesta, Kelly, Hargreaves, Sterling, Chamberlain, Saviola

Question is - I still have about £50m to spend, do I try and get in Neymar as well? Could just about manage that... either that or I try and sign a defender maybe.

Just started a Liverpool game, inspired me after our great triumph in the Carling Cup! ;-)
Only signing English players as I feel foreign players wrecks the atmosphere of the club.

Out:
Kuyt - 10m
Skrtel - 13m
They were my senior sales... And as top earners at the club, freed up a load of funds, so I took them over to my transfers...
In:
Shawcross - 13m
Adam Johnson - 18m
Huddlestone - 15m
Butland - loan

So boys...this is harder than I thought.