Alonso and Agger out with fractured metatarsal

[carheex]

there are 3 players that, if injured, could cost us the title. 1 is Gerrard, one is torres and the other Alonso. With Alonso in the team, we are ****ing dynamite.

you really are one seriously deluded individual. your basing his worth on the season before lasts performances. i know you think i must dislike the guy but I don't - i can't wait for him to get back to his best as he can be a very good player. unfortunately though, we've seen more below par performances from him than we have excellent. that does NOT make him a key player whose absence will have a detrimental effect on our season.

[Morph]

Why not Gerrard in Central Defence? Likes of Hansen and Lawro have said that he would do a good job there. As a stop gap I don't see any harm. He can also bring the ball out from the back much like Agger does

because alonso's out as well maybe?

[Sarb]

because alonso's out as well maybe?

No sh*t...is he? It's on the basis that we've got Mascherano, Leiva and Sissoko able to play in midfield

:whatever:

[Morph]

No sh*t...is he? It's on the basis that we've got Mascherano, Leiva and Sissoko able to play in midfield

:whatever:

oh yeah so Leiva who hasn't had a game yet, Sissoko and Mascherano looks like a quality pairing

and **** off with the whatever smiley

[JohnDoe]

Putting Gerrard in defence is like fixing a pipe leak with a gold plate.

[sonsofthedesert]

No sh*t...is he? It's on the basis that we've got Mascherano, Leiva and Sissoko able to play in midfield

:whatever:

Not the most attacking if you have Mascher and Sissoko, we need Alonso or Gerrard in midfield.

[Kenneth]

We'll be fine, Fabio's back. Arbeloa and Carra at CB, Hyypia as cover. Quit your worrying.

[Kenneth]

oh yeah so Leiva who hasn't had a game yet, Sissoko and Mascherano looks like a quality pairing

and **** off with the whatever smiley

[Taffy]

This is a huge blow for us!

Agger being missing for over a month is terrible, just terrible as he's cemented himself as a key figure for us lately. Xabi will obviously be missed too, but at least there's Stevie, Mascherano, Sissoko and Lucas to cover the central midfield spots. However, Xabi was playing well and influencing games this season too!

I'd give Sami the role at the back for now, but will also look to bringing Arbeloa in for a few games in a central role in his place when more pace is needed - he's turning out to being quite a signing for a low price now isn't he! With Riise and Aurelio able to fight for the left back spot we should be fine there if Arbeloa is needed in the centre.

I'm also looking forward to seeing Lucas maybe having a chance soon to see what he can do, but maybe he'll be kept for the Carling Cup game and sometimes on the bench for now as he's still young.

But, it's a massive blow having both out injured, just lucky that Carra is back, otherwise we'd be in big sh!t!!!

[Elrond]

I think we should give Arbeloa a go at centre back against Birmingham or Reading, see how he fairs. He has been great so far this season and he is being played out of position. Let's give him a go at his natural position i say, he could be a world beater.

[Craig_H]

and **** off with the whatever smiley

[bigfooty]

Xabi is injured, signalling he has to go off. Babel coming on for him, Gerrard going central.

Could be a metatarsal.

^^ I said that in the match thread on Saturday. I can't remember the exact incident but it looked like one of those types of injuries when they showed it, I'd be a little surprised if it happened since then.

[The_weatherman]

The news means both players are likely to miss a number of Barclays Premier League and Champions League matches, including fixtures against Birmingham, Wigan, Tottenham, Everton and Marseille.

OK, that's not the end of the world, the international break in october comes at a good time! We can beat Birmingham and Wigan for sure without Agger, We should beat Everton as well because although I feel Sami is poor against quick and skillful opposition he can cope against kick and run players like Yakubu, Johnson and Cisse. Question about Berbatov and Keane though. We can do this!

[Pacman]

We have a big squad.

You wont here Rafa complaining about this he never has a moan about injuries I'm sure we'll be fine.

[CAD]

That's it! Im starting a petition to remove the metatarsal on all of our players. It's the only way forward people.

We gotta take the bull by the horns on this one!