KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Candidates for Defensive Midfield next year?

Lets be honest, Lucas has improved but is still no where near having the quality we need to be challening next year. Who would you like to see come in? Moussa Sissoko and Yann M'Vila have been mentioned.

sissoko is probably the better of the 2 you've mentioned but only just theres also jeremy toulalan and as an english option lee cattermole he is a bit reckless at times but a step up to LFC might make him focus and mature him a bit

Why player with a holding midfielder?

I'd rather have two box to box midfielders that have more strings to their bow rather than just tackling and not being able to pass over 5yds.

in modern day football you need specialist players where ever you can, you can't have jack of all trades in the midfield you need someone who can read the game and protect the back FOUR, someone who can dictate the pace of the game otherwise you'll lose all the big games. we had mascherano and alonso who where perfect they where a big part of the reason we finished 2nd

Mascherano couldnt pass water.

I'd love a Souness, Keane type of player. One who can tackle, pass and score and actually has a football brain.

mascherano protected the back four and won the ball back gave it to alonso and got back into position mascherano alonso where the perfect partnership

I liked Mascherano but his ability to pass the pass was shocking for a footballer at his level. As a club I now hope we can progress from having to rely on that type of player and have better players with more ability. Alonso had one great season for us. Previous to that he was ok.

but when you put mascherano and alonso together its footballing poetry i see what your saying having players who a bit more rounded is better but prefer the specialist player for each position

Lass Diarra wouldnt be a bad shout i my opinion

I know what you mean.

You kick em and I'll pass it

I'm hoping we can buy the best now rather than players with potenial.