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LOL very good but no, In Rafa We Trust But im sure you already knew that!

It has to be said that this Blog hits the nail on the head! Let me see if I’ve got the hang of this. Liverpool might be losing Xabi Alonso so they would need a ball playing midfielder in order to replace him. That’s step one; step to is trying to see who this replacement could be. I rack my brains (or do a quick google search) to see which players might fit into a similar pattern and come up with a name. In this case it is Andrea Pirlo. Now all I’ve got to do is put everything together. So here goes: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez promised one further signing this summer and could be about to do just that when this week they launch an audacious bid for Andrea Pirlo. With Xabi Alonso eager to leave for Real Madrid, the Anfield club knows that there is the need to find an adequate replacement and Benitez has identified Pirlo as the man to do that. AC Milan have made it known that they are listening to offers for their players in a bid to sort out their debt. Whether they would be willing to let a fans’ favourite like Pirlo go, however, remains to be seen. And there it is: my first rumour. Because, looking at the rubbish stories that come out, that is definitely what is done. Of course, it all depends on how much you happen to like Liverpool or not. Pirlo, for instance, is a best case scenario whilst if you really have it in for Benitez you would put in the name of someone like Didier Zokora. The worst part of the summer – much worse than the lack of football – is the number of made up stories that come out. Similarly, the most irritating aspect of this time of year is that so many people are willing to believe anything that is written. Regardless of the rubbish that is thrown their way, they keep gobbling it up. The Worst Offenders This was always the case with tabloids but the internet, and the hunger of sites to drive traffic their way in order to boost advertising hits, has raised the stakes much higher. FansFC Spurious rumours galore as they blatantly come up with stories such as those linking Obafemi Martins and Maxi Rodriguez. The New Football Pools Recent arrivals on the scene, they have taken things on to another level coming up with headlines that include up to three or four teams in order to draw in as many people as possible at the same go. Goal.com These guys adopt a slightly different tactic to the rest in that they see what the foreign media is saying and then translate everything if an English team is mentioned. To their credit, the authors’ names are published. Tribal Football The daddies of the current trend, having been around for five years, they don’t really make up stories but only regurgitate what everyone else is saying and disguising it under attractive headlines. Written by Paul Grech i really cant see anyone not agreeing with this but just in case leave your thoughts below. IRWT

lol took the words right out of my mouth

i understand what you are saying, but this makes it all the more impressive as he needs to be alert for the full 90 minutes even tho he might not be involved in the game for 89mins. it would be very easy to to relax and turn off.

totally agree with you lad!

you sure we're watchin the same team play? top scorers in the premier league this season! and your answer to that is a lucky season oh so what about 2007/08 season was that lucky as well then, as we banged in 119 goals in all comps. i think you need to watch more games instead of reading webshites and listening to that no clue son of a bitch gray from sly sports. Rafa likes his teams to be compact when defending and swift when attacking. so what because we dont let that many goals in makes us defensive. so what about manure everytime a big 4 games comes around old red nose himself puts in park and fletcher purely for their defensive abilities (questionable!) now you tell me is that attacking. to say we are defensive is both stupid and blind! where we lacked this season was whenever we played a team with 10 defenders. so defensive NO, lacking a certain amount of flair out wide MAYBE!

i like it pal, well worth a go.

if it ensures stability within the club then it is definetly worth it. They are both key players to the 1st team and as such should be paid a wage which represents their worth to the team.

as it stands right now not that big, but over the course of the next couple of seasons massive really, deep pockets a good ground cap, large local fan base they will be up there soon enough,

i truely believe alonso is looking for an increase in pay, the other week he commented on how the strength of the euro against the pound was killing his earnings plus with the introduction of the 50% tax on all high earns over 150k per year, every player must be seein an effective wages drop. he hgas never actually said he doesn't want to play for us or theat he has had enough of liverpool itself but he has said he was settled and really liked liverpool do they sound like the words of a player who wants to leave? IMO no

they can have him as far as im concerned, the lad left us thinking the grass was greener on the other side and missed the biggest night of his life. his lose our gain

i truely believe this is xabi's way of asking for a raise in wages as it was only in the last couple of weeks that he was commenting on the streaght of the euro to th epound and the adverse effect it was having on his wages. while he hasn't come out and stated that he wants to stay he hasn't said that he wants to leave either. every story i read about this subject it always seems that xabi's happy at liverpool but he seems to stop short of sayin he wants to stay. once he speaks to rafa i think you'll see him come out and state his desire to stay with the club (allbeit with an increased wage package to follow shortly). i am more worried about the masch situ

yea sopt on, as a whole the media see's liverpool as a two player team but over the course of last season this impression has started to ease off with the help of a good title run. Pepe like all goalkeepers does make the odd mistake but not too would require superhuman abilities but the fact that he reached 100 clean sheets in 197 apps and has won the golden glove award for the past 3 seasons (only just missing out this season) it amazes me how he still fails to recieve the superlatives he deserves.

Liverpool for a long time was known as a one player team, and without Stevie G we were regarded as weak. Then the arrival of Torres changed this to a two player team, but in my eyes this is totally wrong and completely derogatory to the rest of the team so with this in mind who do you believe is the biggest unsung hero to grace the green green grass of anfield? is it Kuyt, Carra, Masch, Alonso or my own personal opinion Pepe.