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i definitely want to see pach.

actually there is a good comparison.. pacheco played only a few minutes last season, not as much as aquilanni, and yet made a much better impression. pacheco also didnt cost 20 million. i just think that for all the money and promise aquilanni seemed to be hiding on the pitch. he never really stepped up, never took a risk, and never seemed to be anywhere near grabbing the game by the scruff. he was in the same mode as lucas, three yard passes backways and sideways. get the stats up and dont be the person who lost the ball. sadly lucas still manages to lose it. and also, aquilanni falls over a lot. A LOT.

Here is how I stand on the situation:

I remember when Alonso left, I was gutted, but I thought that he could be replaced. I seen some people saying "Liverpool will be crap without him" and we were (this isn't the only reason why!).

Whilst Aquilani didn't make an impact last season I still think he will only get better, and may be one of our most important players this season. He barely got a game last season due to injury, and when he played I thought he created a few good chances and he looked like he could be a good attacking player.

I think another central midfielder would go a long way, even if Masch stays (which I don't think he will). Defour looks promising and as someone said yesterday on here, he is like the Gerrard of his team. I know he plays for a far smaller and easier league but, if has even half the influence Gerrard has, then I think he will do very well in a Liverpool shirt.

If Masch goes we will definitely need a good replacement. Someone like Banega looks promising, but if Hodgeson is looking for English players then Cattermole is a very good option. My only concern would be the amount of injuries he seemed to pick up last season.

I think people tend to use the Alonso excuse too often. I think one other area which really let us down last season was the defence, maybe even more so than anything else. I don't necessarily think it was down to certain individiuals but more down to tactics.

i think we will see a whole new aquilani this coming season. the lad has great potential, there's no doubt about it.

he missed the first 3 months of last season, then afterwards he was in the starting line-up once just to be on the bench for the next 5 games (and that was the case for the rest of the season). do you really expect him to come in and dominate under those circumstances? bare in mind it was his first season in england. i agree £20m was way to much for an injured player but i will wait and judge him until after this season. no way the aqui we saw last season is the real aqui, he can offer us so much more if he stays free from injuries and can get a real run in the team (something he never got with rafa in charge)

when it comes to lucas...well, i have nothing more to say than he's not good enough and never will be (hope he proves me wrong though)

i just dont think he's aggressive enough swede.

i mean, where is he gonna play. he cant be used as an attacking midfielder, because we have cole and gerrard there. is going to be a holding player? not aggressive enough for that role. he seems to want to swan around and pass the ball willy nilly, without doing the graft.

I wouldnt be suprised if woy plays gerrard deep with aqua with him , cole in the old gerrard role

last seaason was terrible because of ome stubbrness from rafa and the injuries that caried on and on...
hopefully this time around that won't be the case and also we have the new medic team...

also i rate aquaman highly..he is fit and high on confidence and he is young so will only be getting better for him...

not sure flames where he should be playing. it's either behind the striker or as a cm alongside a defensive midfielder (whoever we bring in as replacement for masch).

he talks funny.