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That old junkie Sigmund Freud mused that when faced with something so unbearable that you just can’t accept it, people can go into a state known as denial. Less than 12 hours ago I thought Macherano was just having cell phone problems. Well, our want away midfielder has no more time for speculation, this one is the real deal orange peel. Roy Hodgson confirmed today, via the BBC, that talks with the recently returned Argentine haven’t gone as well as one would expect.
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Speculation galore and it’s looking like we’re going to hit the breaking point in the Javier Macherano to anywhere but Merseyside rumblings. The Argentine Captain is back at Melwood but so far he’s not talking. Various web fodder is playing up reports that Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has been trying to get in touch with our diminutive midfield destroyer but is getting the cellular cold shoulder with not a single call returned. No news on whether or not Roy knows how to text or if Macherano just hasn’t quite figured out how to charge his phone but I’m going to venture a guess and say this news just isn’t good. Rafa has made no secret of his desire to be re-united with the crux of his former system in his new look Milan side. With anywhere between £25mil - £35mil being touted as his attached price tag and a Europa League qualifier looming on the horizon, our new Gaffer is going to have quick decisions to make. Let’s hope he can do it real quick like…
There’s a few bits of transfer news coming in on the News Desk. Some have been sitting there getting crusty and others are fresh, sort of like our players. Ba-dum-pish! I’ll be here all week. No really, steven’s out of town…
It seems that Riera is finally out and on his way to Olympiakos. That does not seem surprising to me at all since he already showed what a whiny ass he is when he does not get his way. The additions of Jovanovic and Cole also made it tougher to see Riera in the squad, especially if Babel sticks around.
Liverpool finally signed 18-year-old, Danny Wilson, from Rangers. The young defender was transfered for around £5mil. Strangely enough, that is pretty much what Riera was sold for. Coincidence? I read somewhere1 that Liverpool has not won the league since they had a Scot in the squad. Maybe this transfer will cure that. Read the rest of this entry »
The News Desk actually had something substantial laying on it this morning. After stubbing my toe on it on the way to get coffee, I happened to read that the club signed Joe Cole. Another quality player on a free transfer, bwahahah! I guess Carlo got it wrong when he said that Cole wasn’t going anywhere. Oh well, he’s Italian. He should be used to wanting to do one thing with this team and then having his club go a different direction. I’m sure Chelsea will be fine. They have Yossi now–*snicker*.
Roy made a commitment to bring in English players and by God, he’s doing it. Now, if we can get a striker, a full time left back, and a backup, we will be set. I will go ahead and throw my hat in to play backup to the fullback, so that’s just two signings. See how easy that was? Another free transfer.
-CSD
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With the imminent departure of Mascherano to Inter and the already signed deal to take Insua away to Fiorentina, you have to wonder what the formation for the team is going to look like for the next season. Rafa built a defensive, counter-attacking force centered around Mascherano. He was the holding midfielder that made it work. Win the ball, pass forward, release Torres, score. If Mascherano leaves, there will be no one to fill that role in the way that he did. Lucas was able to provide coverage now and then, but he has always been a misplaced, attacking midfielder.
It is sounding like Roy Hodgson wants to keep Lucas around1 , so it remains to be seen how he will be used. I think we could see a much more attacking Liverpool than we have seen in the past few seasons. Currently, there is a shortage of strikers, but that might not stop Roy from trying to deploy a more traditional 4-4-2. Read the rest of this entry »
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