Re: Liverpool Thread
i hate this attitude that without Ronaldo, Man Utd will fall completely out of the title race. It just makes no sense. Yes i'll agree that without him they would have struggled last season, just as they did when he was injured, and it will be difficult to find someone who can win a game on their own, but Man Utd have proven time and time again that you can't ever count them out, they'll now have about £100m to spend this summer (ok the way the market's going that might just be enough to afford two reserve players), they'll bring in a couple of big named players.
They really need an out-and-out centre forward who can score goals, they've got Berbatov and Rooney who sit either just behind the striker or on the wing, but no real goalscorers, they haven't needed one because Ronaldo was prolific enough, but i think if they do sign someone like Villa, Eto'o, Benzema etc a proper centre forward, then assuming they settle quickly like Torres did, they won't miss Ronaldo at all because the main thing he offered was goals, but with someone up top who can bang them in, they'll be just as dangerous.
Chelsea will be dangerous again, i don't rate Ancelotti but Abramovic won't want him to fail and i think the cheque book will be out again this summer, they'll bring in a couple of big star players to bolster their squad and if they can get Anelka and the cheating diving scum that is Drogba playing well together they can be a huge threat.
Liverpool have a quality team in place at the minute but we need to strengthen in some key areas, i think we still need more of a threat from the wings, Riera's inconsistent, Kuyt's not a winger and only really looks quality when he's played in the centre. If we get Silva and Johnson i'll be very happy with the team and very confident of doing something major next season. Last season Gerrard and Torres hardly played together because of injuries, i think even the bitterest of Mancs would accept that had we had them both fit all season, it would have been much closer at the top. If we can keep those two fit next season we'll have a great chance of winning the league.