Playmaker?

[El Jefecito]

Xabi and Lucas for sure.

Gerrard. Maybe?

Do we need more? Do we need a playmaker in the Kuyt role? Who should it be?

[AFII]

I think you know who that would be

[Red Chilli]

Xabi and Lucas for sure.

Gerrard. Maybe?

Do we need more? Do we need a playmaker in the Kuyt role? Who should it be?

Benayoun

[Dan]

Xabi is the ultimate playmaker, Lucas is showing great signs. Stevie G doesnt cut it as a playmaker for me.

As for getting someone in, I'd have to go with someone of the Nasri mold to play behind Torres. Good player from the little bits I've seen of him and can create chances for others aswell as doing some great stuff for himself.

EDIT: Just saw RC about Benny, I completely change my mind and agree with him. Benayoun instead of Nasri

How did I forget about him

[andyinswinton]

Riquelme on loan would be a good signing.

[Red Chilli]

Xabi is the ultimate playmaker, Lucas is showing great signs. Stevie G doesnt cut it as a playmaker for me.

As for getting someone in, I'd have to go with someone of the Nasri mold to play behind Torres. Good player from the little bits I've seen of him and can create chances for others aswell as doing some great stuff for himself.

EDIT: Just saw RC about Benny, I completely change my mind and agree with him. Benayoun instead of Nasri

How did I forget about him

[El Jefecito]

Riquelme on loan would be a good signing.

Can you imagine us w/Riqueleme?

Who BTW is a seriously lazy *******!

[AFII]

It also depends which system Rafa will use.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Can you imagine us w/Riqueleme?

Who BTW is a seriously lazy *******!

Yeah but he can play football.

Or should we stick with Kuyt, a hard worker who quite frankly can't?

Personally I think there's a compromise; his name is Kaka.

[El Jefecito]

Yeah but he can play football.

Or should we stick with Kuyt, a hard worker who quite frankly can't?

Personally I think there's a compromise; his name is Kaka.

You paying bud?

[El Jefecito]

It also depends which system Rafa will use.

Rafa seems to be pretty set on 4-4-1-1. No?

[Red Chilli]

Benayoun is the man, we just need to get some decent wingers in so Benayoun can take his rightful place.

Crouch is obviously off in Jan as is Carson and possibly Riise.
Replace Crouch with Benayoun and Babel.

Torres and Bennie
Kuyt and Babel

backup = THE CROW

We need another defender, so Kompanay, Garay or whoever.

Leaves us short out wide. On the left we have Kewell (unreliable), Leto (not ready yet) and Aurelio.
On the right we have Stevie and pennant.

So I'd go after so decent wide men, probably start with Quaresma. Don't know about the left, I'd probably wing it (no pun intended) with Kewell, Aurelio and Leto.

So OUT- Crouch Carson and Riise, potentially Momo
IN - Mascherano, Garray, Quaresma.

Sorted

[El Jefecito]

Benayoun is the man, we just need to get some decent wingers in so Benayoun can take his rightful place.

Crouch is obviously off in Jan as is Carson and possibly Riise.
Replace Crouch with Benayoun and Babel.

Torres and Bennie
Kuyt and Babel

backup = THE CROW

We need another defender, so Kompanay, Garay or whoever.

Leaves us short out wide. On the left we have Kewell (unreliable), Leto (not ready yet) and Aurelio.
On the right we have Stevie and pennant.

So I'd go after so decent wide men, probably start with Quaresma. Don't know about the left, I'd probably wing it (no pun intended) with Kewell, Aurelio and Leto.

So OUT- Crouch Carson and Riise, potentially Momo
IN - Mascherano, Garray, Quaresma.

Sorted

Share the smoke man. Rafa would never go for that amount of change in mid-season.

[Red Chilli]

Go on, I'll even post one of those line ups:

--------------------Pepe-------------------------

Finnan-----Carra---------Agger---------Arbeloa


Quaresma------Mascherano------Gerrard-------Kewell

----------------Benayoun----------------------

----------------Torres-------------------------


Backup: Sami, Garray, Aurelio, Pennant, Xabi , Lucas, Leto, Babel, CROW, Kuyt.

[Red Chilli]

Share the smoke man. Rafa would never go for that amount of change in mid-season.

What? 2 players in (plus Mascherano already here) and 3 or 4 out?

Not that big an upheaval.