by god_bless_john_houlding » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:57 pm
Nanny with the olympics being in Bejing this year, it's going to tire them out even more with all the travelling. We're not alone though, most teams will lose one or two players. Ronaldo will be lost for United if Portugal qualify (i don't know who has and who hasn't because I don't take much notice of olympic football because Britain don't compete in it) but it's not just us who will be losing players. If Lucas has gone for Brazil, then I assume Anderson (united) and Denilison (arsenal) will be going as well.
So I think it's like the African Nations, it's one of those things you have to deal with. That competition didn't hit us as badly as other sides, so it's just evening itself up.
I would certainly be surprised if Benitez allowed Alonso to leave now though in the summer. With Mascheranho and Lucas both jetting off to asia, Alonso is going to be our only other first team central midfielder, so I can't see him leaving in the summer. Which is one reason to be happy for the olympics. I honestly thought Xabi would of been off in the summer, but with two out of the four being away for some time at the start of the season then we're really going to need Alonso and Gerrard to do the buisness.
Is Babel going or do the dutch not take part in it?
1) You'll Never Walk Alone
2) pass and move is the Liverpool groove
3) FIRST WILL ALWAYS BE FIRST AND SECOND WILL ALWAYS BE NOTHING.
4) If Torres has scored 60 league goals for Liverpool by the start of the 2011/12 season, I'll say he's better than Owen.