the thing with skrtel is he has actually sown us how good he can be, he's had some quality runs of form for us in the past but had set backs with injuries. if carra or agger get injured he's gotta come in end of. don't sell him until we can replace him with someone quality who will push carra and agger for their place in the starting 11.
personally id keep lucas for this season, he's no longer the managers blue eye so he has a lot to prove. not the most talented footballer by any means but he will come in and give it his best shot. give him a season to step his game up.
id sell the greek, he's good in the air and i can see why rafa used him at times, he put in some good performances last season but was also suspect at times on a good few occasions, extremely slow. wilson can provide cover at centre back and scharner can cover both lucas and centre half if he comes in (would be a decent addition as a squad player for £0 imo)
i'd sell babel to a foreign club, fair enough he hasn't had too many opportunities with rafa but if we can get £12m for the quickest static player i've ever seen on a football pitch then i'd bite their f*ckin hand off! his transfer fee would give us arda and something threatening coming off the bench that could make the difference when we're drawing or behind.
the sale of mascherano would allow us to spend a little, if he goes i'd ask lucas to show me his angry face and move into his role, allowing someone alot more talented to join banega / defour / cattermole / perez. if theres money left over i'd sign a back up right back (something cheap) and the same goes for another solid defensive mid too to give us some options (id go for gilberto or maybe scharner could fill that role)
i think the fee for insua will take care of the left back position and wilson can cover.
aqaulani has one more season to prove himself, he can put his injuries behind and focus on the task ahead. he should never have joined the club in the first place don't know what rafa was thinking signing him. i know xabi alonso is a rare breed of player but they are nothing alike whatsoever.
if roy makes the most of what he's got he can create something really quality out of this team, but he has to be ruthless and ambitious.
Last edited by want3d; 24/07/10 03:28 AM.
