by el_stinger » Sat May 26, 2007 1:28 am
He's said that:
Dudek, Fowler, Gonzalez, will defo be leaving
Rafa said that he will be listening to offers for:
Zenden.
The rest are rumours.
And I will add my players I wish to leave:
Kewell and Bellamy.
If we are looking for depth, we need to retain players, at least 2 players per position. Not sensible to let Crouch go, he's had a great season given that most of the time was spent on the bench and playin in bits and pieces.
Kuyt's hard work in linking the midfield must warrant another season. We are missing a target person of WORLD CLASS up front, and Kuyt could easily feed the ball to that striker once we get that position filled.
Pennant is coming into his own, however, we still need someone of WORLD CLASS quality to get some competition to get the best out of the right side.
Hyypia needs to stay, maybe he might have another thought, but I do remember him saying that he wants to finish out his career with us. He might need to be satisfied with a season on the bench, but its his footballing brains we need for Agger. The boy is still learning.
Riise is an interesting and complex decision to make. He has the best game when he is on form and cracking those goals from a distance,and we would definitely miss his contribution to the team if he was to go to another club. However, defensively he is not World Class, and we need to fill that position with world class quality. We need to keep him for squad depth. I would use him sparringly and only when he is on his game. Cos when he has a shocker, he whole squad does.
Finnan, Xabi, Gerrard, Carra, Reina, defo deserve a contract extension. And will probably get granted that very soon.
I'm not gonna get into the players I want in the club, and I'm not gonna fuel the fire and address the rumours of those supposedly coming, but I do want World Class players, no matter the cost. And at last, I have a feeling that Rafa will get what he wants, and wouldn't have to start building a squad a week before the season starts.
