Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler believes the summer transfer window will be vital for the club. The Reds completed the signing of goalkeeper Loris Karius from German club Mainz on Tuesday, who joins Schalke defender Joel Matip as a new arrival at Anfield.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has already stated he intends to rebuild the team from the back, and is expected to be busy before the start of the new season. Liverpool missed the chance of Champions League football when they lost to Sevilla in the Europa League final Fowler, who scored 129 league goals for Liverpool, believes the teams failure to clinch a Champions League place will have an impact on what players arrive at Anfield.It a massive thing for every club obviously to buy a few players, and Liverpool will be trying to strengthen their squad, Fowler said. Liverpool completed the signing of Loris Karius on Tuesday Its going to be tough. I think getting into the Champions League would have been a little bit better, but it is what it is, we go with what weve got.Hopefully hell sign good players that will help the squad and we can go from strength to strength.Despite the disappointment of missing out on European football next season, Fowler is hopeful a quieter schedule will help Liverpool progress domestically. Joel Matip was Klopps first signing as Liverpool manager Liverpool were in a similar situation in 2013 when Klopps predecessor Brendan Rodgers led his team to second in the Premier League table, the clubs highest finish since 2009.I think under Brendan we finished second, a real good year actually, and obviously that was without the cups, so fingers crossed its more of the same and hopefully that is the case, Fowler added. Also See: Liverpool to play Barca at Wembley Who is Loris Karius? Pre-season vital for Klopp Origi excited by Liverpool future Nick Buoniconti Jersey . 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He had accepted the job at UNLV in late March and jilted the school after learning that Texas Tech was looking for a replacement for Tubby Smith, who left to coach Memphis.Beard said Smith elevated the program in his three years with the Red Raiders, calling the Hall of Fame coachs time in Lubbock legendary.The Red Raiders havent had a winning Big 12 record since 2006-07, when Beard was an assistant under Bob Knight. Texas Tech finished seventh in the Big 12 last season (19-13, 9-9). They lost in the first round of the NCAA to Butler.Beards aim is to lift the program in the Big 12 standings and beyond.Wed like to join the top half of the league, he said. Then we would like to join the top tier of the league. We want to be in the conversation for championships. To do that is a process, but you have to start by being willing to talk about and I wont shy away from that.Here are some things to know about the Red Raiders, who open their season at home NNov.dddddddddddd 11 against Houston Baptist:MESHING PLAYERS AND MATURITYGetting the six new players -- three graduate transfers and three junior college players -- on the same page has gone well, Beard said. Even though were an inexperienced team playing together, were an experienced team with different parts, he said. And so hopefully our identity is going to be our experience, our maturity and these six seniors.TALLER TEAMThe Red Raiders have five players 6-8 and taller. Two of them, 6-9 center Norense Odiase and 6-8 forward Zach Smith, are returning starters. At 6-8, forward Aaron Ross came off the bench, and Matthew Temple, a 6-10 senior forward, didnt play a lot. The newcomer is 6-8 Anthony Livingston, who is graduate student who played last year at Arkansas State.REBOUNDING REBOUNDThe Red Raiders finished ninth in the conference last season at just 34 rebounds per game and hope to improve on that. The taller players will help but there has to be a willingness to get to the boards. I think our rebounds will be better than last year, said Smith who averaged 7.3 rebounds per game last season to finish sixth in the Big 12. It wont be as problematic.MOTION OFFENSEBeard spent almost a decade learning the motion offense from Bob Knight. Hell use that and plenty of pick and roll that he learned coaching in the ABA and the Swiss national team during a summer off while he was coach at Angelo State in 2014. Its just a unique style of play, so we feel like we have the best of both worlds, Beard said.Odiase loves the combo offense: We know that it causes a lot of problems for the defenses. ' ' '