alonso asks for tranfer

[goretti19]

Rafa knows what he is doing altho I believe Alonso is one of Liverpools best

[Raven]

Alonso is a brilliant player, but really do they need to replace him ? They already have Mascherano (for now) and Gerrard for the 2 first team choice center midfielders, I'd say if anything they need a good, pacey right winger and obviously another top class striker, one that works well with Torres. Easier said than done, so maybe they might just stick with Gerrard upfront just behind Torres and buy another center midfielder aswell as a winger, not sure who though!

Can a Liverpool supporter answer me this honestly without sarcasm - what on earth possessed Rafa Benitez to flog Riise? Old news for sure but for me he was one of the best attacking left backs in the Premiership if not the best especially as a genuine goal threat, not least of which Man U fans don't need to tell you about his rocket shots

[opsmonkey]

Riise had gone past his peak with us.. In his final two seasons his passes completed ratio was abysmal, he had no desire to 'pull one out the bag' anymore, he was too often, found missing in defence once the attack had broken down and he had no desire to tackle..

I will always remeber his free kick at the Anfield Road end against Man Utd and the cross he put in for Gerrard to head the first come back goal in Istanbul.. He said himself he had become 'stale' at Anfield..

His own goal in the Champions League semi final of 2008 was a nightmare.. he should have put his boot through it and kicked into Block 306 of the Kop.. it was a sign of bad decision making, he chose to head it.. Anelka had put the willies up him, i think that was the begining of the end for him.. it showed his footballing brain wasnt as sharp as it once was

[Bulld0g]

Alonso is a brilliant player, but really do they need to replace him ? They already have Mascherano (for now) and Gerrard for the 2 first team choice center midfielders, I'd say if anything they need a good, pacey right winger and obviously another top class striker, one that works well with Torres. Easier said than done, so maybe they might just stick with Gerrard upfront just behind Torres and buy another center midfielder aswell as a winger, not sure who though!

Can a Liverpool supporter answer me this honestly without sarcasm - what on earth possessed Rafa Benitez to flog Riise? Old news for sure but for me he was one of the best attacking left backs in the Premiership if not the best especially as a genuine goal threat, not least of which Man U fans don't need to tell you about his rocket shots

I think Riise was a good player for Liverpool but his last couple of seasons he went backwards.I think it was the right descision to sell him when we did. I did say at the time though that when we sold Risse and Finan we replaced them with Two players who IMO were no better than those we had just sold.One of them has gone already.

[Sig-gotyouth]

who would you be eyeing up as a replacment? It just seems to me that while I have no doubt that technically Mr Benitez is a skilled manager, his dealings with his key players aren't the best. What with the whole Alonso saga of last summer coming back to bite and the mess that was the Keane signing.

I have no doubt Liverpool will do well next season... as I can see some of those draws happening again this season.

[opsmonkey]

it should be very intersting next season as Ronaldo was worth well in excess of 12 points a season to Man Utd...

As long as Mascherano stays fit the loss will be managed

[boomer39]

inshua will be better this season, johnston is twice as good as any r/back on the books, except carra, so no probs. some great young lads up front...watch lfctv. ynwa...

[wongers]

xabi had a great season last season but the fact of the matter is he was quite poor the season before last i think thats why rafa tried to move him on, maybe thats what it needed for him to improve

[wongers]

glad he didnt hit it into block 306 ops i was sitting their, with my luck it probably would have smacked me in the grid

[Bulld0g]

Ahhh, well you must sit not that far from me then

[wongers]

a fellow kopite eh ,been a season ticket holder for 30 yrs

[opsmonkey]

everyone knows Kopites are gobs**tes and the best boys sit in the Anny Road end

[Bulld0g]

everyone knows Kopites are gobs**tes and the best boys sit in the Anfield Road end

Yea in 1976 maybe. All the families in the Road end these days ops.
@ Wongers had mine for 25. Even had a spell in the Road end in the 70's

[opsmonkey]

.. thats just in the upper tier.. blocks 125 & 126 still smash the songs and banter out

[Bulld0g]

.. thats just in the upper tier.. blocks 125 & 126 still smash the songs and banter out

yea whatever they're all old men like you in there now