Dalglish wrote:It's true that Valencia were a force in Europe when Benitez took over and it speaks volumes for the manager that he invested wisely with transfer funds.........His acquisition of Alonso for Liverpool will prove to be pivotal in my opinion. The Midfield at lFc needs some fine tuning and games under their belt, the forward line is something that needas adressing but (And I think many may be surprised by this) I believe defence is where our greatest weakness lies. Hyppia has had a poor season by his own standards, Josemi has faded after a good start and Traore , although vastly improves isn't assured of a regualr start. Only Carra is solid but even he alone can't stop Liverpool conceding in almost every game they play ......In all but 2 Prem games this season we have conceded which makes it harder to win games having to score at least twice with an inexperienced and injured forward line ........
I agree. Some teams in the Premiership are in the same situation as we are as far is defence is concerned. We have one solid defender as you said [Jamie Carragher] but look at Manchester United, without Rio they would be even further down the Premiership table.
The thing about Hyypia is his lack of pace. I believe Traore can improve even more to the point that he will start in every game like Carragher. Josemi has been disapointing as of late because he isn't looking the same as he was when the season first started. In January Benitez has not only assured that he will buy a striker, but perhaps one or two defenders.
For the long haul that is ............
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