We are quicly approaching a new season and we haven't signed a new right midfielder and central defender. I am very concerned about this. Who should we use at right midfield? Gerrard should play in the centre, but he is the only one with a little bit of pace and flair enabling him to go past defenders and make crosses. Murphy is slow and weak and can not provide any width. Biscan is uncomfortable in any other position than centre midfield. Diouf's services is not wanted by the boss. Smicer is out for a long time. Finnan is a right defender, but he has played right midfield for his country and done pretty well. Kewell's best position is left midfield.
Our central defence is slow and will be exposed when we play top teams in england and quality opposition in europe. All the best defenders are stong and lightening quick (Ferdinand, Campbell, Silvestre, Lucio and Toure). Ideally we need two new central defenders, but we need at least one right now.
The only reason for this lack of new signings must be our financial position. I do believe Benitez need to sell before he can buy. Diouf, Diao, Finnan, Vignal, Diarra and Murphy should be sold, but no club will give much for these players and not many clubs can pay their current wages. I wonder if there was any truth in Hyypia's Barca rumour. I think it would have made good sense to sell him to improve the squad. Now it looks like Liverpool are forced to sell Baros. We have four good strikers, and maybe we have to sell one of them since we have no good right midfielders and no good central defenders.