What I find odd is the veneration Klopp has from a new layer of your fans. I remember Houllier hounded out as a failure for finishing 4th.
I almost pity LFC how you have fallen from a side that demand the best to one that accepted being a million miles away from the league. When this is pointed out, you get the usual obsessional response about when we won trophy, normally a threat, an accusation that you are some sort of criminal (if I was black probably racist abuse) but never an understanding that I am not in the least bit bothered or concerned about Klopp or Liverpool, it just seems a bit sad how far you have fallen. You seem a nice lad, but a lot of your fans are utter sewer rats I'm afraid mate.
I remember wanting Houllier out by the end, and it was less about him only securing 4th, and more about the fact that the football had become quite turgid and that we needed a change. Any manager that fails to win and falls further from being likely to win the league comes under pressure at Liverpool (as is now the case at United, Chelsea and I expect Arsenal, too) but extra weight is added if the football isn’t good.
Klopp right now gets extra good will because a) he’s following on from a throughly awful last season under Rodgers, b) he has reinstilled a feel good factor playing exciting football, and c) has generally signed quality players.
But you’re right, he’s under pressure to win something, and the more he spends the more scrutiny he will face.
But on the money bit, you can’t highlight the total amount spend as a stick to beat us with, and highlight the departure of key players who have left “to win things” as a separate one.
We’ve spent a lot of money, but until this window we’ve also received big money at the cost of losing good players.
There’s always the chance we’ll sell a star this window, but for once it doesn’t feel too likely, but it could happen, obviously.
If suddenly we sold salah for £150m, the fans will be less happy and optimistic than now, but by default the pressure on klopp eases slightly too.
Everything is tye sum of all the parts, and those parts are often moving with us.
On Alisson, I’m concerned about spending that much on a keeper, and haven’t seen enough of him to know if he’s anywhere near worth it. (Obviously accounting for the fact that none of them are bloody worth that much)
As for the rest of it, o can’t speak for other fans that I don’t know, but the vast majority I know online, and all the ones I know in real life, are not the sewer rats you describe. They’re normal blokes and girls, just like you.
