When you look at what is needed at Anfield this summer in the transfer market then the emphasis must definitely be on quality rather than quantity.
Rafa Benitez has put together a really strong team and there aren’t too many gaps to be filled.
The name that keeps on being mentioned is Gareth Barry and for me he would be an excellent acquisition because he has got so many qualities.
Not only is Barry a proven international, he is also versatile and can fill a number of positions well, he has a good character and he is English.
All in all, you would have to say that he is exactly the kind of player that Liverpool need to be bringing in and after a proposed deal broke down last summer hopefully he will finally make the move to Anfield this time around.
There is a lot of speculation about Xabi Alonso and like most Liverpool supporters I really don’t want to see him leave.
If you are going to challenge for the title then you have to build on the quality that you already have and Alonso undoubtedly falls into the category.
One of the problems Benitez will have is encouraging top class players who play week in week out for their current clubs to come to Anfield and become part of a squad where that isn’t always possible.
Players want to play all the time, that’s just the way they are and if you are trying to bring in a top class forward he is bound to look at Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard and wonder how much playing time he will get.
But the big selling point at Rafa’s disposal is that it is Liverpool Football Club and it is also a club that is going places.
This is why he can go after the top players who are available and hopefully he will have the finances to do so.
In an ideal world the two players I would love to see brought in are Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema.
They would both cost a lot of money but they undoubtedly have the kind of quality that Liverpool are looking for and they would give us greater strength in depth in attack and on the wings than we have had for quite some time.
But time will tell. I’m just hoping that when the new season kicks off in August that Liverpool have made the kind of quality signings that could make all the difference.
Rafa Benitez has put together a really strong team and there aren’t too many gaps to be filled.
The name that keeps on being mentioned is Gareth Barry and for me he would be an excellent acquisition because he has got so many qualities.
Not only is Barry a proven international, he is also versatile and can fill a number of positions well, he has a good character and he is English.
All in all, you would have to say that he is exactly the kind of player that Liverpool need to be bringing in and after a proposed deal broke down last summer hopefully he will finally make the move to Anfield this time around.
There is a lot of speculation about Xabi Alonso and like most Liverpool supporters I really don’t want to see him leave.
If you are going to challenge for the title then you have to build on the quality that you already have and Alonso undoubtedly falls into the category.
One of the problems Benitez will have is encouraging top class players who play week in week out for their current clubs to come to Anfield and become part of a squad where that isn’t always possible.
Players want to play all the time, that’s just the way they are and if you are trying to bring in a top class forward he is bound to look at Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard and wonder how much playing time he will get.
But the big selling point at Rafa’s disposal is that it is Liverpool Football Club and it is also a club that is going places.
This is why he can go after the top players who are available and hopefully he will have the finances to do so.
In an ideal world the two players I would love to see brought in are Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema.
They would both cost a lot of money but they undoubtedly have the kind of quality that Liverpool are looking for and they would give us greater strength in depth in attack and on the wings than we have had for quite some time.
But time will tell. I’m just hoping that when the new season kicks off in August that Liverpool have made the kind of quality signings that could make all the difference.
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