da betway： Nearly every piece of speculation surrounding Liverpool Football Club this week has been around the possible signing of Luis Suarez from Ajax. The 23 year old is no doubt a talented player despite the controversy that has surrounded him over the last six months, and Kenny Dalglish refused to deny that the Reds were in negotiations over his transfer. He said that he wouldn’t be discussing any particular names at the press conference today and when asked by Suarez, he said to the reporter:

da marjack bet： “I’d have thought you misheard me.”

Suarez has scored 81 goals in 108 league appearances for Ajax; a fantastic record which is slightly sullied by the fact that they came in the Eredivisie, a league that has become notorious over the years for making players look at lot better than they are. Names such as Alfonso Alves, Mateja Kezman and others are now long forgotten by Premier League fans, but not long ago they were bagging in the goals for their respective Dutch teams, being tipped as the hottest properties in Europe. There are of course, many successes as well as failures to come out of Holland. Manchester United paid £19million for Ruud van Nistelrooy and they were rewarded with a shed load of goals. A good omen for Liverpool fans too is that Suarez scored three goals in the World Cup, which suggests he can cut it at the highest level.

At the end of the day, the difference between success and failure in the Premier League is fundamentally down to the attributes the player has. Many may question Liverpool’s, as well as Chelsea’s, interest in Romelu Lukaku, a 17 year old Belgian striker who plays in the Belgian league, and the £25million asking price should looks quite steep. However, Lukaku has massive upper body strength, and a good deal of speed, with many saying he is the “New Didier Drogba,” and this is why interest is so high in the player.

The attributes that Suarez possesses are also why teams such as Manchester United and Spurs have looked at the player in the past. I am certain that manager Kenny Dalglish, Director of Football Damien Comolli and his scouts, have done their homework on the player, and decided he has what it takes to succeed in England. Suarez is best suited to a supporting striker role, coming into midfield to link up and make a nuisance of himself outside of the penalty area and dragging defenders away from their own goal. This creativity and trickery in midfield, as well as having a lethal touch in front of goal, is something that Comolli and Dalglish have certainly looked at, and decided he can be an important player in turning around Liverpool’s fortunes.

In Kenny Dalglish’s first three matches in charge though, he has reverted to the 4-5-1/4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation of Rafa Benitez. Playing either Gerrard or Meireles off Torres with Kuyt and Maxi out wide, he is using a system which best fits the players available to him. The arrival of Suarez would mean that Dalglish would have to reconsider his strategy. No doubt Suarez would be best playing off Torres rather than as a back up or replacement for him, and that would of course mean a reversion to the 4-4-2 system which was troublesome under Roy Hodgson.

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In addition to the negative set up and stand off approach, the 4-4-2 under Roy was never best suited to the players available. We have no natural wingers at the club and the wide areas would need pace added to them if the system is going to work. That’s why I believe Suarez would be just one piece of the jigsaw. The signing of Suarez needs to be followed swiftly by a winger, or otherwise there could be some issues with how to fit in the Uruguayan striker over the next few months.

Read more of David’s articles at the excellent Live4Liverpool