Patience was a virtue in Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola.Having scoffed at Paris Saint-Germain’s initial £145million ($196m) valuation earlier in the summer, the Anfield hierarchy decided to bide their time.With the France international desperate to make the move to Merseyside after growing frustrated with his place in the pecking order at PSG, Liverpool were confident the price would eventually come down. Their approach was vindicated after belatedly securing his services for £106million, potentially rising to £123m with add-ons.New coach Andoni Iraola wants his wingers to be “game changers”, and the two-time Champions League winner will provide a sizeable injection of pace and quality to the Liverpool forward line. The 28-time France international, who turns 24 next week, is set to undergo a medical today (Sunday) and will become the second most expensive player in the club’s history.Signing Barcola is a real coup, but unless there are further incomings before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, then the mood among the fanbase will be one of unease rather than excitement.Nobody left Anfield after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest thinking Iraola only needs a sprinkling of stardust on the left wing for his team to click into gear after two erratic, unconvincing performances to start the season, which have yielded two points out of a possible six.Instead, home supporters will have walked away fretting about the problems that still exist in other areas.Who's on my head? - Hugo Ekitike or Yoane WissaTifo FootballFor the second successive weekend, Liverpool were found wanting at full-back.It was telling that both Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong were taken off as Iraola sought fresh impetus during the final quarter of the game. The fact they were still on the pitch when Morgan Gibbs-White put Forest 2-1 up from a hotly-disputed penalty on 70 minutes was a source of real irritation for the Basque coach.“I wanted to make the subs like three minutes before,” Iraola told reporters post-match. “Two, three or four times, the ball had gone out, and I still don’t know the reason why we couldn’t make them. He (the fourth official) was having some problems with the board or something.”Alisson was furious he was penalised for the spot-kick after rushing out to meet former Liverpool team-mate Neco Williams, who had already lifted the ball wide before the Brazilian goalkeeper made slight contact. However, the situation only arose because Frimpong didn’t bother to track the Welshman’s run from a quickly-taken throw.Alisson fouls Neco Williams for the penalty that put Forest 2-1 up (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)According to Opta data, neither Kerkez nor Frimpong delivered a single accurate cross out of the six attempted between them. No wonder Alexander Isak only had 14 touches all afternoon.The Swedish striker, who scored Liverpool’s first equaliser on the hour, had to rely on Cody Gakpo for the pinpoint delivery which enabled him to open his account for the season with a tap-in at the far post. For the most part, Isak was starved of service.