Midfielders to replace Alonso if he goes.

[RedKnight]

I like Code.

[Thants]

You would.

[Anubis]

I like Code.

You like all of your multiple personalities.....

[ToxtethTerror]

I like Guti

 

You're onto something there mate, Guti is fucking class and an able replacement for Xabi if he is still up for it.

[WaltonRed]

Guti is woeful.

 

The spanish Danny Murphy

[Yahweh]

Gutis attitude is horrible and he would not fit in here.

[PaulMcC]

GUti is shit.

[ToxtethTerror]

Guti shit other players not fit to lace his boots great? Some great footballing minds in here these days....

[Yahweh]

Guti shit other players not fit to lace his boots great? Some great footballing minds in here these days....

 

I don't agree that he is shit because on his day he can be very good.It's his attitude that lets him down badly and has done on numerous occasions,testing the patience of some very good managers along the way.

 

I doubt Benitez would go near him with the proverbial barge pole because a Liverpool player he does not make.

[Anubis]

GUti is shit.

Agreed. I can't see the reason why people get obsessed by these fashion brands. Particularly Guti. Watches, handbags - they all get covered with that shit diamante.

[Trumo]

Guti would be useless anywhere other than Madrid. He needs the comfort zone of the little cliques he forms with the likes of Raul.

[BatChainPuller]

If Xabi goes Flamini would be my main candidate to replace him - similar combination of decent distribution and good tackling - the gooners were a far inferior team without him.

[Code]

I don't agree that he is shit because on his day he can be very good.It's his attitude that lets him down badly and has done on numerous occasions,testing the patience of some very good managers along the way.

 

I doubt Benitez would go near him with the proverbial barge pole because a Liverpool player he does not make.

 

I thought we were pretty close to getting Guti two seasons ago, I might be wrong though?

[Yahweh]

I thought we were pretty close to getting Guti two seasons ago, I might be wrong though?

 

He was photographed on a beach in Spain talking to Gerrard resulting in some fevered speculation.

[robbiefowler9]

Cheeky bid for Riquelme? Also, I'd be happy with cambiasso or Flamini. Not fond of pirlo as he is too old I reckon. Don't really rate Guti and don't think he'd be suited to english football. Don't really rate Aquilani and Cattermole suggestion made me laugh...

[Maldini]

I've said it elswhere already, but I don't think we'll bring in a playmaker to replace Xabi. I think Rafa's decision to let him go is as much a tactical decision as a financial one. I reckon he'll go for a player who'll get in the box and get us ten to fifteen goals a season.

[philyhamann]

How about Joey Barton

[Heinze]

hamsik

[neopulian]

Flamini is a short arse. With Mascherano already used up the midget central midfielder quota, we need someone at least 1.80m (Xabi's height), preferably a bit taller. Also, Flamini is more analogous to Mascherano than Alonso -- tough tackling, decent, but not top class passing, and rarely a goal.

 

Even if RM agree to exchange Sneijder + cash for Alonso, we'll still need reinforcement. Masch is 1.7m, Sneijder is 1.73m, Lucas is 1.73m -- we may end in the Argentina's way -- lack options and get overran in midfield too

easily.

 

Guti is a head case. Who needs drama queen that will only sag team's morale?

[Paul]

I've said it elswhere already, but I don't think we'll bring in a playmaker to replace Xabi. I think Rafa's decision to let him go is as much a tactical decision as a financial one. I reckon he'll go for a player who'll get in the box and get us ten to fifteen goals a season.

 

Agreed. Selling Xabi makes no sense at all unless Rafa wants to bring in a different type of player or drop Gerrard back into the centre. That said, my view would still be one of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

[Antynwa]

How about Joey Barton

 

Bellamy upfront, Barton in midfield.

[ATXRED]

Agreed. Selling Xabi makes no sense at all unless Rafa wants to bring in a different type of player or drop Gerrard back into the centre. That said, my view would still be one of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

 

You could argue that because we did not win the league, "it is broke". If things remain the same, it's likely that we can't expect more than 5 goals from our central midfield. You could argue that's a tactical issue, but I can't see Xabi or Masch being goal scorers no matter what the tactical set up is. It's just not their strength. So we rely on our front four to score the vast majority of our goals: Kuyt had 12 league goals, Torres had 14, Gerrard had 16, Yossi had 8, Riera had 3, and Babel had 3. Would an extra 5 goals from Masch and Xabi's positions been the difference between where we finished and the title?

 

Something is broke because we are for the 3rd season running, empty handed, but I think it's too risky to fix the lack of productivity from the midfield. This is not the season to attempt changing our style of play, which Xabi and Masch dictated so well last year. It's much less risky to buy a more productive left sided player.

[Carra_is_legend]

Bellamy upfront, Barton in midfield.

 

"What the fuck you looking at, you little Welsh prick ?"

 

"I'll smash yer face with a golf swing lad"

[sybian]

Totti.

[silverlining]

Totti.

 

This place is like "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" sometimes