Xabi Alonso - if he stays Liverpool could win the Premiership
One of the close seasons burning questions for all Liverpool FC supporters is who we will buy before the start of the season and, probably just as importantly, who we will keep. The speculation in the UK newspapers (of which only 10% ever becomes reality, the majority being BS) is that we are in real danger of loosing Macherano and Alonso and that we’re in a fight with Real Madrid for a Rafa favourite, David Silva.
We’ve bought Glen Johnson, who I think is a good buy for Liverpool, but if the likes of Masha or Alonso do in fact leave we won’t need 1 or 2 players to win the Premiership we’ll need 3 or 4 world class players. If that scenario materializes it would be a minor miracle for Rafa to find players of that quality, at the right price and in time for August 15th. Let’s pray this doesn’t happen.
On the other hand if we do keep Masha and Alonso then Liverpool could well be a signing or two away from gaining those extra 5 points we need to win the title next season. Who those players are I don’t know but what I do know is we haven’t signed them yet. On the first game of the season when Liverpool run out onto the pitch at White Hart Lane it will be one of the most important team sheets in the clubs history because, in my mind, we simply have to win the league title next season.
