100% hypocrisy on his part, but too many of their fans don't seem to have the ability to admit this it seems. Surprise.
Something we will be able to bring up, but it will fall on deaf ears as of course we will hear the word "jealous" as a pathetic way to respond instead of admitting they have changed and they were wrong to call us out before. That would be something if they could do it...but that would be too much to ask I gather.
However, the reality is they are very much serious contenders after this window. I'd say clearly our biggest challenger that only may be hurt by not enough time to get used to one another - particularly following a World Cup year - or some strange bit of problems getting along or injuries.
I'm not sure if some of our fans realise how good Keita might be.
He'd be perfect for us, but I know we had different priorities (fullbacks, centre halves, goalkeeper, etc.) when Liverpool showed interest. He's a shorter Yaya-like player in attack of his earlier days who's very composed on the ball, with vision to spot a pass, and ability to score (although not as good as Yaya) , but a Kante/Fernandinho-like player in defence with high work rate, wins the ball back, and really is just a pain in the arse. Oh, and he's 23.
They didn't have someone like him, and now they've also added Fabinho. So instead of Can and Waylandum those two. This is a HUGE improvement in their midfeld and are both suited to Klopp's style of play. Now they have an actual top level keeper as well. Not good news even if their NET SPEND is easily over £100 million over the past year - including Coutinho's sale.
Of course, we also have an incredible amount of talent in our squad, some who will be more used to Pep's sytem and playing together - which gives us an advantage after a WC summer - and quite a few young players who we expect/hope to get better as well. We are the favourites, but the defensive midfield issue is a worry for me, and arguably our most glaring weakness - unless Pep pulls some other master stroke we haven't figure out - as this is the best Liverpool side in ages by quite a bit I think.
Shockingly (wink wink) we will be reading a lot of predictions for Liverpool to win the league, even if it's not entirely clear that it will work as on paper and on the pitch are not the same thing.
However, don't get me wrong. Little would make me happier than to see them completely miss their expectations and become a "flop."
