A look at the Liverpool’s transfer policy – mixing talent with experience
Fenway Sports Group is the owner (perhaps proud too) of Liverpool Football Club. They also own the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball in US. By analysing their philosophy and trends during the summer transfer window, we can find similarities between
how they operate in the two leagues. They have employed MLS’s concept of ‘moneyball’ in the English Premier League but with a twist. The new hybrid version is to be more suited to clubs with deep pockets.
The ‘moneyball’ concept revolves around statistics. By this we can deduce that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 will be more interested in signing players that can actually be bought below the market price that their statistics would otherwise suggest. The ideology behind this
concept suggests that the value of each such player will actually appreciate over time.
In essence, it dwells on the concept of preparing future stars and mixing it with the hiring of experience. Nobody could have failed to notice that the management has been keener on signing on younger players. At 26, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221 is perhaps the oldest
player that they are interested in.
Liverpool bosses have their targets. They understand that it is imperative to make them a reality sooner rather than later. With their spending budgets restricted at the start of 2012/13 season, due to the new financial fair play rule, they need to mix the
young blood with experience. FNC does not have the luxury to wait for the young signups to mature and enter the first-team starting line up. Therefore, they will spend now and bring in as much experience they can.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813 meet the same profile requirements and would have been good sign ups
by Liverpool.
The owners will ensure that all the players the club signs have been deeply analysed in all possible ways. The scouts will watch them in action to understand their game and then, the statistics will be looked at to compare the reports with the actual performance.
The hiring process at Liverpool is highly scientific and does not leave a lot of space for error making. Compared to other bigger clubs, where the strategy is money oriented, Liverpool is not looking to purchase a player at whatever price may be available.
Liverpool does not play in the UEFA Champions League in the coming season. But after two dismal seasons they will want to qualify for the 2012/13 edition of the Champions League. Winning the 2011/12 English Premier League is definitely on their agenda too.
They need the moneyball system to break through for them. Everything in the making suggests that it might actually will.
They need to put together a system. Anything that can carry on and surmount the long standing legacy, and build a new one, is exactly what an ardent Liverpool fan will just http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Love-c22466 to see. Highly priced players are usually short lived at a club. They get discontent
easily.
So, if Liverpool can build a pool of young talented players that are hungry and motivated to continue to play at the top prestigious level, and yet have them mix with more accomplished players, then they should be able to find themselves back in the limelight
where they are used to being.
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