New Liverpool chief Damien Comolli has revealed they'll be focusing on signing players who fit the club's best traditions. Comolli admits he's spoken with Kenny Dalglish about what makes up a Reds player.
He told liverpoolfc.tv: "I had a long conversation with Kenny Dalglish about that. I just wanted to know what it takes to be a Liverpool player.
"I said 'you have been a player here' and obviously he's been a fantastic manager, and I said 'what did you like when you were a player in the changing room to see in other players, what did you like when you were a manager, what's the tradition here, what does it need to be successful at Liverpool Football Club'? I was talking more from a personal character personality aspect of the players.
"That's one thing, which is very important, but the other thing which is very important is what's good for the club in the future. Not doing a quick fix over six months. Can this player come here and improve us, help us to win things, to get into the Champions League in the next four or five years. That's the second aspect.
The third aspect which is also crucial is what does the manager want? What sort of player does he like? What type of organisation has he got on the pitch? Does he play 4-3-3, does he play 4-4-2, what type of full-back does he want etc?
"It's a mix of everything that I've just said, of those three points, but obviously the manager's opinion, coaching philosophy and playing philosophy is what we need to look at and it's up to me and all the staff working with me to say 'Roy, the way you like to play is that way, your philosophy is this one, we think this player fits perfectly into your philosophy'."
