A Little TOO Quiet
By: CSD | July 7th, 2009Thus far, players are making moves all over the place, well, except here. Aside from the destined to be overpriced addition of Glen Johnson, there hasn’t been any moves in or out by key players. Before the transfer window opened, it was believed that Rafa would try to move some “fringe” players to pay for signings, but that has yet to be the case. Where he found over £20mil for a right back is beyond me.
Barcelona are rumored to be after Reina and Mascherano while Real Madrid are after Xabi Alonso. Whether they will want to pay Benitez’s asking price for our midfield maestro is a question yet to be answered. It seems as though whatever price that Rafa has put on Alonso is considered much too high by the Spanish club. After spending £130mil on two overrated midfielders, one would think they could come up with some dough for a good one.
I really hope Xabi doesn’t go anywhere because I see him as part of the spine that makes the team work. No one can match his passing ability. It would also be nice to see Arbeloa stick around. He was one of the most consistent players last season, but I do not know that he will want to play off the bench with Glen Johnson in the picture. Personally, I was happy with Carragher at right back now and then. The only player that might go would be Mascherano. I just don’t see a defensive midfielder working in the current setup. The only thing that could possibly change that is if Gerrard continues to play right behind Torres.
It was said today that Rafa has challenged the youngsters to show that they have what it takes to be in the first team. If players like Pacheco, Kelly, and Nemeth can step up and earn a place in the squad, then hell, maybe we won’t need to buy or sell anyone else. Keep your fingers crossed.
Oh, and my boy Yossi got an extension on his contract. Woot!
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Tags: Alvaro Arbeloa, Fernando Torres, Glen Johnson, Javier Mascherano, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Steven Gerrard, Transfer Speculation, Transfers, Xabi Alonso, Yossi BenayounSubscribe
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busting up out middle of the park would be disastrous .. Macherano gives Stevie the ability to do what he does and Xabi sits back and pulls all the strings .. we know Gerrard isn’t going anywhere but if either of the other 2 leave, we’re going to have some big problems ..
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If Alonso and Mascherano go or even just one of them there is no one else in the squad that can fill their shoes. Gerrard gets all the headlines but without these two behind him he wouldn’t be able to play the way he does.
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Alonso is replaceable. Mascherano is not. I expect to see Xabi go to Madrid before the season starts. If not, Benitez may have some moral problems to deal with. And under-committed players who would rather be elsewhere are not what we need next season. Hopefully we will get enough cash for Xabi (assuming Benitez lowers his price a bit) to buy a quality replacement, while we continue to groom Lucas. Yes, you read that right.
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I really don’t see Xabi Alonso as replaceable. In fact, J, I see the midfield in the exact opposite way you do. I like Xabi and Masch, but Javier is the more replaceable one. The only players in the world who pass and run a team through the middle as Xabi Alonso are Xavi and Inesita.
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I really don’t think the lack of transfers should be a huge concern. It’s much more important to work to keep Xabi and Mascherano. Johnson was a good pick up but way over priced- its time to dump Arebola and Dossena. I agree with your liking of Carra on the wing, the prospect of Carra, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson seems formidable. I wouldn’t get too concerned with finding another striker; Yossi is vastly under appreciated.
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I agree it is a priority to keep Xabi and Macher. That said, Arebola could go, I read that Rafa has rejected a three million pound bid for him. Maybe that’s good business
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there are very few players in the world with the passing ability, range and vision that Alonso has .. losing him would be a major blow ..
the only player in our price range that I could see replacing him would be Gokhan Inler from Udinese .. hopefully it doesn’t come down to that ..Posted from
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