If Moyes 2.0 is still ok.
As Moyes didn't spend much.

The problem now BR's Liv = Moyes 2.0 + Spurs 2.0

Where is the man marking or zonal marking?
The most 2 defensive basic of defending set piece/corner.
None has shown from the picture.

Even nobody go to fight for second ball, all ball watching when Mig made the first save time.

But the manager said do not need a defensive coach...

The problem already there since last year, just ability to outscore opponent mask the problem, yet the manager didn't rectify the situation.

BR vs Woy is worse than LVG vs Moyes comparison.

Wow, doesn't know the stat so poor.
League table always doesn't lie, this really true speaking of the team form lately.

Look at LVG, everyone knew he favour 3-5-2 and adopted at early season.
But the formation/tactic doesn't work, leaking goals, losing matches due to players had hard time to adapt,
now he is flexible enough to change to 4-3-3 system, which situation starts to turn, less/no leaking goal, and start to win and climb up the table.

But for Liv, the manager keep on stubbornly using the same formation/tactic, despite everyone see something is seriously not working in the team.
Favourism and feel pride own tactic is not something helpful to the team, if players have hard time to adapt to the formation and personnel around.
Just like everyone saw Balo is not a good lone striker candidate, but the manager keep on playing as lone striker.

Infinite loop can be broken if pay big to get top manager, top players.

Chelsea has not won the league for many decades, big money come, top players come, top manager come, then become an established top team, always near at the top.
Mancity also did almost the same route.

Fans won't mind if the team is playing offensively that resulting in leaking goals and lose the match.

But did we see any real offensive play this season? No is the answer.
Always being outclassed by opponent, (even against midtable/relegation zone team), no shot on target for 1st half against Newcastle (if not mistaken), tactical inept.

Ya, Gerrard is not the main problem, nor any player.
The main problem --> manager.

Simeone is really showing some "class", despite inferior team sheet on paper as compared to Barca and RM , and financially not strong, still able to win the league.

Their basic built is on defending, ability to keep clean sheet.

Also ability to deliver good performance and result, despite keep on changing their "star" players, previously Falcao, then Costa, clearly showed that it is manager makes the team looks good instead worldclass player makes the manager looks good and ability to spot good players.

Next time, if I am playing midfielder time, I plan to pass to defender, GK, fullback, make my pass completion 99%, so that in term of stat, I am a wonderful midfielder with high pass completion, can demand higher wages, higher transfer fee and signing fee.

Sakho also a 18 mil price tag...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/23926042

The major difference is Rafa had no 100 mil to spend upon, always need to work under tight budget.

Also under Rafa, if he get the tactic right and players right, Liv can beat any team, and never seems like a "minnow" in CL stage. (while Liv under BR in CL level is like minnow team, no offence)

Also Rafa "unearthed" some real good players in his early stage of career in transfer market for the like, Luis Garcia, Alonso, Torres, despite working on lesser budget,

For BR, so far Sturridge may be in the list only after spending more than 100mil.

I first taught when BR success to prove many his doubter wrong by finishing strongly at 2nd place, and with plenty of transfer money support from owner, then it may be a game changer for Liv that finally can break the infinite loop of rebuilding like previous 2 decades plus, but seems the flop in transfer market may just send back Liv into the infinite loop again.

Need a hair-dryer manager.

Any poor performance should be hair-dried, boot flying also never mind.

It is not about the net spend the matter, it is about the target of transfer.

A total money splash of >100 mil, and yet none of the new recruit look promising, nor improve the team better or the new recruit look better than existing players.

This is the most worry and disappointed part.
Flop in transfer market could cost the club dearly.

You can't give a 5 years grace period for if the manager is clueless in the transfer market.
Financial power may be weakening further by then due to flop in transfer market.

Weak financial power, it is almost impossible to stay at top level, money talks in modern football.

Now Liv has strong owner and money to spend, last season with >100 mil, why can't emulate the success story/route of Chelsea?
Previously don't have money, ok, can't do much about it, as money talks in transfer market, now got >100 mil to spend in a transfer window.

Previously at least BR has one good transfer record to show (after spending more than 100+ mil) - Sturridge,
now with injury prone,0 the sole one player in the good category of transfer list basically gone as well.

So up until now, after 3 years, basically none of transfer done by BR is convincing.

Ok, 100 mil today may be comparable 50~70 mil last time, with half the amount comparable, at least got half of a decent players being bought compared to Chelsea.

But barely half season gone, people screamed for replacing a 20mil CB, 25 mil player as bench warmer, 20 mil not even sit in the bench sometimes, and people are struggling to name a player that being classified as decent buy after 3 season, with more than 130~150 mil spent.

I don't expect to see Liv to spend as big as Chelsea, but with today >100 mil spending, it shouldn't as bad as 11th place in the league table.

You don't pay big for young people.

If you aim for young people and develop them, the price tag is not 15 or 20+ mil price tag one.

If BR/Liv emulates what AW/Arsenal did, always look for promising young players and bought at bargain and develop them, ok can understand.

Summarise,

Marquee signing --> No
Bargain young player --> No

Spending > 100 mil --> yes

See the problem?

You have already answered your question.

Seems like a striker is the urgency for the team in the coming transfer window, having a player that keep on injure is as good as none.

With the record, BR may be fall in the Liv history book, one of worst manager in term of transfer dealing.

At least got "initial spark" as compared Liv new recruit with no spark or sitting on the bench.

November so far 3 matches played, 3 losses.

If situation didn't change fast, BR may break the record of losing streak of many decades.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...ool-return.html
I guess this message should be forward to BR.

A contrast compared between LVG and BR.

LVG also started with his prefer formation of 3-5-2 system, but team leaking goals, even shipped 5 against Leicester.
Then LVG saw the players can't adapt well to the system, switch to back four, team instantly shut the goal leaking issue, and start getting result and look at where now, 4th!

While BR continue his lone striker upfront with Balo...