Lallana

[MrrDrr]

What are your expert opinions on Lallana this season?

He was a points behemoth last season and is now part of a superior team.

He is evidently a risk for rotation due to the wealth of talent Liverpool have in the final third but considering they splashed £25m on him I can't see him being benched a lot.

At 8.5m is he worth taking over somebody like Ozil, Silva, Mata, etc?

[TheChairLeg]

Too expensive considering the more talented players in a settled team you can get for the same price.
He could score more points than the rest but he carries a larger risk.

[magicdave]

Could easily fall by the wayside now he's a small fish in a big(ger) pond.

[MrrDrr]

I think you're both right.

For 0.5m more you can move in a premium nailed on mid.

He's not worth the risk unless he proves otherwise in the opening fixtures of the season.

Cheers.

[bulgarche]

Adam Lallana took the free kicks for Southampton last season, but in Liverpool it will be Gerrard. Also his price is very high this year. I think there are many better options for that range of price. Some of the best FPL midfielders cost 9,0 m.

[Jamieis2cool]

If Fabregas/Mata/Silva/Ramsey were all 10m plus players then you could sort of see why you would take the punt and save 1.5m. Unfortunately that's not the case and although there's no reason to suggest he can't score big again, it's worth going for the more premium player and can downgrade if necessary.

[brownie30]

Lallana or Sterling or Couthino

[tiotom92]

Im avoiding Liverpool this year. Champions League + no Suarez i think will equal poor value for money in FPL.

[brownie30]

Im avoiding Liverpool this year. Champions League + no Suarez i think will equal poor value for money in FPL.

I tend to agree with you on his one, I'm taking a step back for a few games to see how Liverpool shape up

[Ezequiel]

They need more reinforcements to counter the loss of Suarez. Without him, they would have ended outside the top4 last season.

[tiotom92]

Im avoiding Liverpool this year. Champions League + no Suarez i think will equal poor value for money in FPL.

I tend to agree with you on his one, I'm taking a step back for a few games to see how Liverpool shape up

Yep, Rodgers is a fantastic manager though so it's possible they may do all right. We'll have to wait and see.

[Pirlo's Beard]

Looks like a knee ligament injury has put paid to Lallana's hopes of being fit for the start of the season.

[stripes1973]

Looks like a knee ligament injury has put paid to Lallana's hopes of being fit for the start of the season.

According to ssn he's out for 6 weeks.

[surrey]

I think Liverpool will really struggle this year. Suarez carried them last year and only playing once a week meant hardly any injuries.

Gerrard is too old to carry them now.

Sturridge? Not for me.

[Mav3rick]

I don't think you can say Suarez carried the team, he was the most influential player of course but goals came from Sturridge, Gerrard, Sterling, Skrtel and Coutinho too and it was the style of play that counted not just giving it to Suarez and letting him do damage.

The squad is deeper now and the manager is very high quality. I'm wary and not jumping in early, but I think they will be competing around 4th place with the likes of Man Utd and Spurs.

I feel sorry for Lallana missing out but as mentioned, the better squad depth will help them cope and it's hopefully only a short absence.

[Douglas Reynholm]

Defending teams were so scared of Suarez that it allowed others to creep in due to teams concentrating on trying to stop him first and foremost.

Others benefitted from him being such a threat so in a sense his goals and all round play dragged them to where they ended up AKA carrying them.

[Dangerous Donkeys]

Bit academic now with him inured but rotation would be my concern with Lallana.
As has been pointed out, just an extra .5m gets you a lot of premium mids who are much more nailed on.

[Mav3rick]

Bit academic now with him inured but rotation would be my concern with Lallana.
As has been pointed out, just an extra .5m gets you a lot of premium mids who are much more nailed on.

Rotation wouldn't be my initial concern with Lallana (no more that at any of the other CL clubs anyway) since I think he will play more often than not when available but his position and role when in the team isn't certain. He's caught between the potential value of Eriksen/Lamela and the big hauls of the 9.0 mids.

[Stemania]

He's back earlier than expected apparently - expected to be in the squad this weekend, though not match fit so won't be considered to start just yet. Another one to watch, and probably (more) bad news for Sterling owners.

I know the thread title isn't in it's new format, but it is relatively a old thread. He plays for Liverpool for those in doubt.

[goldenrookie]

Time to invest as he's scored and a must in the Liverpool team. I certainly have him ahead of yaya

[Carlb5253]

Adam Banana a must

Shows how bad the pool are

[redcat1]

Am tempted to bring him in but have sterling in my team. I don't like doubling up in the same position and don't fancy sacrificing sterling

[smalls]

Time to invest as he's scored and a must in the Liverpool team. I certainly have him ahead of yaya

He's scored one goal. Hardly a must, I'd certainly have Sterling ahead of him. Big wait and see over Liverpool's next few games (assuming he isn't injured over the international break)