With Liverpool failing to sign their main targets in the summer window, fears will grow that the Reds’ current fortunes run parallel to the recession being experienced in Boston.
John W. Henry drew the ire of Red Sox fans who treated him with a “some booing” for an apparent lack of investment in their side.
“This to me feels like the turnaround. Unfortunately, they’ve changed to this,” John Tomase told NBC Sports.
“I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt going into this offseason. They had a ton of money to spend, they made no secret of their intentions to spend it, and then they were outbid by every player in the market.
“Maybe some of it is in Chaim Bloom, but I have to feel like a lot of it is in Henry and what he’s prioritizing as an owner now, which is to be efficient with how you spend your money.
“Where that gets you is last place in the AL East, not just this year but for the foreseeable future.”
The Merseysiders completed some quality deals in early January with the addition of Dutch international Cody Gakpo, a signing directly addressing a forward line concern amid injuries to Diogo Jota, Bobby Firmino and Luis Diaz.
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Still, the most glaring problem of all in the middle of the park seems far from being addressed, which leaves us drawing some parallels with the fan experience in Boston.
The concern for Liverpool is to what extent our current owners’ quest for efficiency will affect our vision for the summer window.
If we could get deals for both Matheus Nunes and Jude Bellingham, it would go some way to alleviate concerns about the state of our midfield department for the foreseeable future.
However, not bringing in multiple bodies between now and the end of the summer window simply couldn’t be excused given that the likes of Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and James Milner could leave at the same time. .
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“Every outrage Red Sox fans feel is justified, I don’t care how many World Series they’ve won.” late pic.twitter.com/hxt6WhcKZE
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) January 3, 2023
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