It appears Manchester City have won the title. Yes, it is still possible this Sunday, that West Ham become only the second team to win at the Etihad this season to allow the Reds the chance to remarkably snatch the league away from Manuel Pelligrini's men. But facing a sense of realism, City should do the job, and Liverpool should look at the positives as an overview. They have set out to qualify for the Champions League this season by finishing in the top 4, something which they have succeeded in with real ease, brushing sides away week in week out for a large majority of the 8 month extravaganza. But to also take Chelsea and the City boys all the way to the final week in an extraordinary title race just highlights the outstanding job Brendan Rodgers has done.
But heading into a summer which is to be largely taken up by the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in which many of the squad are hoping to be involved in, the Northern Irishman, Ian Ayre and co. absolutely have to be extremely wise in their transfer spree, a spree which is looking to involve the purchase of 5-6 top quality players to improve a very impressive starting XI, but a rather weak-looking squad as a whole. There are two simple scenarios for Liverpool Football Club that could follow them after this extraoridinary season. One being that they stay at the top for the next decade or so, getting more and more opportunities to win the Premier League title and compete in the Champions League at the highest level. The other being they waste the chance to bolster and decline, going back to where they found themselves a few years back. Lots of hard work has been put into this team this year especially, but in hindsight, the hard work is only just beginning, and the journey is only just getting started.
Looking at potential incomings and outgoings, Aspas, Moses and Cissokho need to go, at least, possibly Johnson too. Borini and Suso should return, the rest of the loanees, well we just don't know. Maybe Ibe and McLaughlin should be given their chance to impress, and be incorporated into the squad as Kelly, Sterling and Flanagan have been. New faces? The rumours will continue to grow over the next few months, and the World Cup will help to attract new talent, so who knows who could end up at Anfield. Lallana and Caulker are options for a midfielder and a centre half; both British, something which the club have been keen on recruiting as of late. Interest in Konoplyanka is likely to be resurrected, Shaw is a possibility for a new full back, although money is a drawback here and is therefore considered unlikely. But who knows. All Liverpool fan want is for their club to continue to succeed, so their club must invest well.
