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Originally Posted by hanuma
I may moan about our wingers not being good enough but they've produced more for us than yours have for you. A better leftback would really help you out. I just pray we don't sell you Bridge. What's Finnans status btw? (short and long term).
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Exactly. Babel has the potential to be very good, but I question whether he is best used wide or through the middle. He also seems better equipped as an impact substitute just now, but his finishing and his pace is impressive. Pennant is way too hit and miss and not nearly productive enough, Kuyt is a big weakness, Kewell will be gone in the summer and we dont really have a youngster coming through- Leto hasnt come on, and Guthrie i dont think will be kept on next season despite doing well for Bolton.
Bridge would be a useful signing, I wouldnt blame him for looking to move on, but I'd be a bit surprised if Chelsea let him go to us. We need to pluck a Clichy or an Evra out of somewhere! Ive heard Fernando Amorebieta from Bilbao linked, but when I have seen him he has been more of a centre half so that seems odd.
Finnan just seems to have fallen behind Arbeloa at the moment, not quite sure why. I rate Finnan very highly, and Arbeloa is prone to errors at times. I would rather have seen Arbeloa at LB instead of Riise, with Finnan at RB on Wednesday because of the solidity SF gives.
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Originally Posted by hanuma
Alonso has been a dissapointment most of the games I've seen him in. Mascherano and Lucas look like being very good though. One more central midfielder that can play (i.e. not Sissoko) and Xabi finding consistent form would make you about as strong as us in central midfield.
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Alonso's form has dropped off, but there are promising signs. I thought he was excellent at Anfield against Chelsea. He has been going backwards since around the time of the Cup Final in 06 to be honest, in the season up to that he was incredible. I wonder whether having Sissoko alongside him gave him an extra sense of responsibility with the ball? At the moment Mascherano is the main DM, and rightly so, Alonso needs to step his game up. As for Lucas, I hear he is more of an attacking midfielder than we have seen thus far, so maybe we will see more of that next season. He passes the ball nicely, he has hit a couple of decent shots (although he seems reluctant to do so at times), and he seems to have a bit of a football brain, so hopefully he can keep improving.