It wouldn’t be a new season without some pre-season predictions, so we asked some of the This Is Anfield regulars for their LFC foresight.
Jurgen Klopp‘s side begin the new season at Watford on Saturday, with the first-leg of the Champions League playoff in Hoffenheim just three days later. A good start is imperative.
While wholesale changes weren’t required this summer, only three players have thus far arrived, while August is now dominated by talk of Philippe Coutinho potentially heading to Barcelona.
With plenty of questions still up in the air then, we asked the This Is Anfield writers for their LFC-specific predictions ahead of the new season.
HENRY JACKSON
Predicted finish: 3rd
Top Goalscorer: Mane
Player of the Year: Mane
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Origi
This season I’d be happy with a genuine title challenge and Champions League last-16.
KARL MATCHETT
Predicted finish: 4th
Top Goalscorer: Salah
Player of the Year: Salah
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Origi
This season I’d be happy with a new centre-back, top four and last 16!
SACHIN NAKRANI
Predicted finish: 3rd
Top Goalscorer: Firmino
Player of the Year: Coutinho (if he stays!)
Best New Signing: Van Dijk (hopefully!)
Flop of the Season: The Liverpool Echo’s website – good journalism let down by one of the most frustrating-to-use things ever put on the internet. Stop with the bloody surveys!
This season I’d be happy with keeping Coutinho, getting out of the Champions League group stages and, dare I say it, winning a trophy
BEN TWELVES
Predicted finish: 4th
Top Goalscorer: Firmino
Player of the Year: Firmino
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Lovren
This season I’d be happy with a top four finish.
AARON CUTLER
Predicted finish: 6th
Top Goalscorer: Salah
Player of the Year: Mane
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Origi
This season I’d be happy with a top four finish. Sadly we haven’t added the quality expected nor required for anything more.
JAMES NALTON
Predicted finish: 3rd
Top Goalscorer: Firmino
Player of the Year: Firmino
Best New Signing: Solanke
Flop of the Season: N/A
This season I’d be happy with Comfortable top three, Champions League knockout stages, domestic cup final.
JACK LUSBY
Predicted finish: 4th
Top Goalscorer: Salah
Player of the Year: Coutinho
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Origi
This season I’d be happy with another top four finish, at least quarter-finals in Europe and a cup.
EMMA SANDERS
Predicted finish: 4th
Top Goalscorer: Mane
Player of the Year: Firmino
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Lovren
This season I’d be happy with a top four finish and a cup trophy.
MATT LADSON
Predicted finish: 3rd
Top Goalscorer: Firmino
Player of the Year: Mane
Best New Signing: Salah (hardly spoiled for choice here as of yet)
Flop of the Season: Henderson, due to injuries again
This season I’d be happy with another top four finish and knockout stages of Champions League.
NEIL POOLE
Predicted finish: 4th
Top Goalscorer: Firmino
Player of the Year: Mane
Best New Signing: Salah
Flop of the Season: Everyone will be great.
This season I’d be happy with consolidating with another top 4 finish and win a cup. Any cup.
* Click here to see how right or wrong we got it last summer.
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