Thursday 20 January 2011
By KP
With Ryan Babel poised to leave, the presumption is that a replacement is on the way. If that replacement is to be Suarez, then a left-back, a wide-man and possibly another midfield player would be the order of the day.
For to long the first team has lacked pace and with the loss of Alonso and Benayoun in consecutive seasons, out with them went a serious amount of creativity. So, with King Kenny at the helm and his immediate move to intergrate Suso and Coady into the first team squad, there is a recognition that we may have to fast track young talented footballers into the first team squad, to supliment Pacheco, Spearing and Kelly.
Ashley Young and Steven Defour (still injured at the time of writing), fit the criteria above and Stephen Warnock, mentioned in dispatches over a possible return, would give Dalglish time to pick out a long-term replacement for Konchesky.
From the little we've seen of this incarnation of King Kenny it seems he wants players who are comfortable on and using the ball, hence playing Glen Johnson at left-back. The side he built, featuring Barnes, Houghton, Beardsley and Aldridge to name but a few was a formidable footballing side and just maybe having to rebuild the current team has and will force his hand into bringing in players to compliment Gerrard and Torres and change the dour style of play which has been, for the most part, as far away from pass and move than Shanks and Bob Paisley could ever have dreamt.
Who would like to see Kenny go for? Young, N'Zogbia, Downing, Honda or Charlie Adam and Gary Cahill?
By KP
Thursday 20 January 2011
Young and N'Zogbia for me but it would also be nice to be able to afford a Cahill and Charlie Adam but they may be asking too much in this transfer window !! There is no harm in King Kenny asking the owners though !!!
ReplyDeleteWe are in desperate need of pace and showing that he recognises the excellent work of our youth players shows me that Kenny is very much upto the speed required to be our long-term manager !!
Fore me its Honda and Young
ReplyDeleteHonda is playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. Very skilled free kick taker, scored twice in the last World Cup. He is a hustler of a player and wont stop playing until the final whistle is blown. When I saw him in the last world cup, I thought to myself that is exactly the sort of player we need.
Asley Young, young at age, pace, talented a player what Liverpool needs part of Dalglish starting back to the future team.
However, the key to either deal will be the asking price and that may yet push to look elsewhere.
I like the way King is seriously thinking forward how he can build the team up again, and bringing back the days of pass and move. This was missing from likes of Raffa and Houllier as they played more of the boring long ball. Back up KD all the way, I like him to stay long term
Ashley young and Suarez would be good for starters. I'm very unhappy about Glenn, even with the new hairdo, should not b stuck at left back. Not sure if hes passed the half way line Since playing there. I'm quite sure we have some players we could usefully move on to help finance the deals needed.
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