by JoeTerp » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:08 am
I might swap the two because I see Luis Garcia as someone without a specific role at the club. He is pretty decent player who can sometimes make some nice short runs deep in attack and somehow scored in big games, but I only see him as a utility player who can play in a lot of places on the pitch but is rarely your first pick. At least with Torres we would know where to play him and it would just be a matter of can he make it in the Prem or not and there would certainly be a chance that he could come and score goals for us.
Regardless, he is 2nd tier. If we want to WIN the league not just do well we really need one of the big 3 "available" strikers from this summer (i guess Henry would make 4 but I dont see it happening although i would take him). and it looks like the kitty that Rafa is going to get isnt going to be enough for that. SO WHAT sell to make room! Bellamy is on his way out, Luis Garcia although useful could be worth more to us in helping us upgrade at forward than getting spot starts and coming on as a sub (especially cuz Kewell should be fit on the left and we will have Voronin hopefully as a 4th ST) And we have a log jam at CM Gerrard and Alonso just signed big contracts Mascherano showed great form last season, Lucas has loads of potential, which makes Momo, who has an injury problem, is a passing liability and offers nothing in attack, spare parts that is worth more to the team in cash than his destorying abilities which will be seldom used. I can't remember what that Juve rumor offer was for him but it seemed like enough to me. If Aurellio didn't have fitnes isues I would consider selling Riise too, whatever it takes to raise the neccessary funds. Hell, maybe once the Americans see how desperate Rafa is to riase the cash for one of these strikers then they will pony up some more cash.
