«It will be a success if this year Liverpool finishes in 5th place! There has not been any improvement, nor the transfers she has made leave optimistic to any of her fans. » Ian Rush, the great glory of the past, the golfer who did not leave in any … quiet of any goalkeeper, he was fortunate enough to find himself in front of him with the 256 goals in his long career (229 only with the red » ) spoke with Discoveryfootball.com on the sidelines of the Europa League group draw, on Friday, August 25, at the Grimaldi Forum.

DF: Well, what you say will cause shock, at least to the fans of your old love.

"It’s the reality. And what I see. Today’s Liverpool has nothing to do with what I was struggling with and other great footballers. Who is now level Liverpool? The Goalkeeper, Mignolet ? How can one rely on her defense, or her center? Not to say about her attack? The team has greatly reduced. He cannot stand against either United or City, who have made significant transfers. Mourinho took Lukaku and Matic, and Guardiola Kyle Walker was the best right-wing frontman of the Premier League. The Portuguese midfielder, Bernardo Silva, and I do not remember who else. What did Liverpool take? If even the Brazilian leaves, Coutinho is surely her best footballer (CW: he did not leave for Barcelona) with whom to play"

DF: So which teams do you think will qualify for the Premier League title in the new season? 

"First of all, the two big Manchester teams, where I personally consider City to be the first favorite. Pep Guardiola has made a significant boost to his team, while the system has changed. He has escaped the old he had. It is extremely difficult for someone to face Manchester City. Then it will be strong for United to get players ready for her basic team, such as Belgian, Lukaku, midfielder , Matic and the central defender, Lindelof, and I expect a lot more this year and the young guy, Bailly . This child can get too high too. Naturally she kept under her beams and the splendid Spanish goalkeeper, one of the top Europeans, De Géa. The big teams should not forget that they start from the goalkeeper, which is not the case with Liverpool".

DF: Tottenham last year finished second, what can we expect this year?.

"Pochettino is an exquisite coach. He has managed and presented an amazing set that may be missing something to occupy the first place. Which team has a football player like Danish, Ericson? Few. She is the footballer who creates her aggressive game and certainly many are jealous of Tottenham playing in her team. Then we must not forget Chelsea’s last year’s champion, which remains possible despite the controversial conflict between Conte and the administration. The London team had started badly last year but we all saw what it did in the end". 

DF: Arsenal a team that a few years ago impressed with her game, but only until the cup has been able to get, for many years? What role will it be playing this year?.

"Arsenal probably has internal problems. I do not know what exactly is going on with Alexis Sanchez but he is no longer satisfied with «Emirates. Then you cannot have high demands if you do not have a strong and solid defense. And Wenger’s team is far behind at this point".

Big footballer Neymar

DF: The extremely stunning move of the Brazilian, Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain, with the overwhelming amount of 222 million, that you judge her?

"Neymar is certainly one of the world’s top football players and will help his new team play a leading role inside and outside the border. But the money is too much".

DF: In the Champions League, is there a chance to see some new team compete against the existing big powers?



"The same teams, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich will again be the big favorites. Paris Saint-Germain, however, will have a lot of interest in watching it because I think it can go up well enough".