Liverpool’s heroics from last season were largely based around arguably the most feared strike partnership in the Premier League, with Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez combining to rip apart opposition rearguards.
This season, with the Uruguayan having left to join Barcelona and the Englishman largely unavailable, the Reds have not looked anywhere near as dangerous in the final third.
Ahead of next season, where the Merseyside outfit will look to get back into the top four reckoning and challenge for silverware, a revamp of the club’s attacking options is necessary.
Sturridge’s injury track record is starting to become something of a concern for the Anfield outfit but he will hope to bounce back after recent surgery.
Mario Balotelli, Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert have all been given chances but failed to win over the Kop, with none of the three international forwards guaranteed to still be at the Premier League club when the 2015-16 season kicks off. Brendan Rodgers will surely look to make moves in the transfer market to give him more firepower to call upon, but one man that is already on the club’s books is another player that the Reds should consider.
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Divock Origi will move to Anfield after spending this season on loan at Lille, with the Belgian given a chance to prove himself as a player capable of wearing the historic red jersey week-in, week-out.
The young striker propelled himself into the limelight with some impressive showings at last summer’s World Cup in Brazil, with the relatively untested forward given the nod to play after Romelu Lukaku failed to deliver.
These showings on the biggest stage sparked a race for the striker’s signature, with Liverpool winning the battle and adjudged by most to have landed a player with a bright future ahead of him.
Rodgers made the decision to give the starlet an extra year’s football in Ligue 1 over blooding him in the Premier League straight away, but with the issues Liverpool have had in attacking areas this season the Northern Irish manager may well regret this decision now.
Over the last 12 months Origi has had an inconsistent time of it in France, with only eight goals to his name in 2014-15 and no guarantee of a starting place every week at Lille. On occasion the Belgium international has reminded onlookers of the reason why Liverpool wanted to sign him last summer; pace to burn, intelligent running off the ball and an ability to finish.
However, these glimpses have been all too fleeting, with Origi still a raw talent rather than an established player at the top of game.
The centre forward just turned 20 last month and as such should be afforded some leeway upon his arrival at Anfield. There is no doubting the fact that the Reds have a talented player on their hands, who possesses penetration in the final third that the club have been lacking at times this season.
That said, although Origi will be a welcome addition to Rodgers’ squad, don’t expect him to set the world alight straight away on Merseyside.
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