Re: Liverpool Thread
Abhishek your comments about Degen have got me a bit excited to see this guy play. I don't really remember a lot about the Swiss team at the world cup to be honest - I was to busy trying to watch everything to do with Australia.
But if Sina rated him highly or saw him as having a lot of potential I think that is great. Dossena seems like a great prospect from all I have heard about him and it's about time Liverpool got a good Italian player, I don't think we have had many Italian players at all though, I really hope we get him, that would mean the end of Riise though I think, I don't see Riise leaving as result of his blunder against Chelsea though - overall he had a very average season in my opinion and offered very little to the team, where as Aurelio seemed to get better and better.
I can't see Rafa selling Arbeloa though, Finnan and Riise yes, Arbeloa no - He is a decent option always for Rafa and is still quite young.
It will be interesting to see what areas Benitez tries to strengthen from here on but I suppose that will be down to who leaves and how much cash the owners will give him, either way I think the squad is and will be the strongest one ever under Rafa next season.
Abhishek your comments about Degen have got me a bit excited to see this guy play. I don't really remember a lot about the Swiss team at the world cup to be honest - I was to busy trying to watch everything to do with Australia.

But if Sina rated him highly or saw him as having a lot of potential I think that is great. Dossena seems like a great prospect from all I have heard about him and it's about time Liverpool got a good Italian player, I don't think we have had many Italian players at all though, I really hope we get him, that would mean the end of Riise though I think, I don't see Riise leaving as result of his blunder against Chelsea though - overall he had a very average season in my opinion and offered very little to the team, where as Aurelio seemed to get better and better.
I can't see Rafa selling Arbeloa though, Finnan and Riise yes, Arbeloa no - He is a decent option always for Rafa and is still quite young.
It will be interesting to see what areas Benitez tries to strengthen from here on but I suppose that will be down to who leaves and how much cash the owners will give him, either way I think the squad is and will be the strongest one ever under Rafa next season.