It's a very interesting question. I refer to the soon-to-be acquisition of the ownership of Liverpool FC by the Sheik of Dubai. Leaving aside questions of foreign ownership of perhaps England's most storied franchise, I and a lot of other fans see the opportunity for Liverpool to compete with the richest teams in Europe (aka Chelsea) in the transfer market.
So who would I buy? I've thought for a while that our problem has been service to our forwards. I think that Kuyt, Bellamy and Fowler are all the sort of forwards that need service - as opposed to those who track back into midfield and pick up their own balls.
If we had a decent right winger, I think that would allow Steve Gerrard to play at the top of the midfield diamond right behind the strikers and I think that would really pay dividends. I agree that Benitez needs to leave him on the wing to have any open of service from the right-hand side. Gonzalez doesn't necessarily seem to be working on the left side of midfield but if memory serves me Riise has proved excellent in that role in the past.
So I might buy a really good left back, allowing me to move Riise to the left side of midfield. Then I would buy a really good right winger, allowing Gerrard to move to central midfield and have Sissoko play the holding role that Dietmar Hamann has so ably played in recent years.
Oh, and maybe a striker who can dig the ball out of midfield. Shevchenko looks like he might be leaving Chelsea soon. Shaun Wright-Phillips looks to be available for 12 million pounds or so.
Posted by artandscience at December 7, 2006 08:06 AM