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When you look throughout Europe most of the big teams have one. Someone who will coming in, put in a crucnhing tackle and generally try and grab the game by the scruff of the neck. The Essien's, Mascherano's, Senna's. You know the type of player I mean.
I know we have Hargreaves(I know, I can't go five minutes without talking about him
) but our midfield without him this year has looked light and weak. We need some power, someone good in the tackle. we were crying out for one last night when our midfield was having a nightmare. Even an Alan Smith type player would have been useful to an extent last night. Tackles like, this is our home, if you're coming here you're in for a fight.
That's why Liverpool are so strong this season, their midfield is excellent and all able to put in a strong tackle. With Xabi Alonso, Mascherano and even Stevie G, they hit the opposition hard in the tackle. They lay down the law and our midfield this season has been incapable of doing it. Thank god for the brillant form of our defence in the early season our we might not be even in the title race.
I know the Carrick fan boys out there are like it's not Carraick's game. Well I say **** it, we paid so much for you, if all you can do as a central midfielder is pick a pass we've wasted a ton of cash on you. He was cowardly last night. We needed a player to control the game last night and he wasn't up to the task.
Scholes was never a tackler but he had Keane alongside him for so long he didn't need to be. Now he's less attacking and doesn't have the same legs, he's not what we need alongside Carrick. The two of them just don't work if you ask me. There needs to be an Essien type figure in the cenre of the park.
Fletcher has all my respect in the world. But at the biggest stage of them all by the best players he won't be able to do it ever week. atm, he's our best option and that's saying something.
The steps backwards Anderson has taken have been drastic. He'll put himself about but we do need more than that.
So, I do think we need to get someone in the engine room in the summer. Hargreaves will be one person but we need someone else. Someone who can dominate in there and not hold back. We need more.
I know we have Hargreaves(I know, I can't go five minutes without talking about him
That's why Liverpool are so strong this season, their midfield is excellent and all able to put in a strong tackle. With Xabi Alonso, Mascherano and even Stevie G, they hit the opposition hard in the tackle. They lay down the law and our midfield this season has been incapable of doing it. Thank god for the brillant form of our defence in the early season our we might not be even in the title race.
I know the Carrick fan boys out there are like it's not Carraick's game. Well I say **** it, we paid so much for you, if all you can do as a central midfielder is pick a pass we've wasted a ton of cash on you. He was cowardly last night. We needed a player to control the game last night and he wasn't up to the task.
Scholes was never a tackler but he had Keane alongside him for so long he didn't need to be. Now he's less attacking and doesn't have the same legs, he's not what we need alongside Carrick. The two of them just don't work if you ask me. There needs to be an Essien type figure in the cenre of the park.
Fletcher has all my respect in the world. But at the biggest stage of them all by the best players he won't be able to do it ever week. atm, he's our best option and that's saying something.
The steps backwards Anderson has taken have been drastic. He'll put himself about but we do need more than that.
So, I do think we need to get someone in the engine room in the summer. Hargreaves will be one person but we need someone else. Someone who can dominate in there and not hold back. We need more.