GYBS wrote:got to agree with everything you have said there - one very high quality signing plus a couple more for back up
Disagree with both thoughts...
Both Gerrard and Torres seem to be injury prone in recent years. Maybe that's to do with the club rushing them back, too many non-Premiership games (I'm including Cups, friendlies, internationals etc...), their own physique.....truth is I don't know.
What I do know is that we rely way too much on a partnership between a midfielder and a striker and if either/or is injured, we look relatively toothless, one or two exceptional performances aside (ref: Chelsea in the Champions League QF).
I would be thinking we need either existing squad players to step up to the plate and state their intentions as "good enough to wear the shirt", or we get - preferably - adequate replacements in the summer.
Look who the Chavs and those prima donnas from Manchester have on the bench, ffs ?
Rely on Torres/Gerrard too much and that will be our downfall again.
Also....I'm not convinced by either full back, and I also think we're a bit suspect at the centre half position(s). Carra doesn't have the pace and with a big centre half in front of him (Drogba in particular), he's very exposed. Skrtel just doesn't convince me.
I think we can do better than Benayoun and Lucas also...