The Season Is BACK!

The Barclay's Premier League is back!!! Football never stopped but BPL is starting next week which means I am all excited again. This blog is going to see a lot more red colour again and it will be slightly more active too. I know, I know. This blog has been D-E-A-D but I really have no mood to write about some political issues anymore. Maybe I might start again on them but for now I just can't make myself comment here. What if the MCMC chooses to block my blog? (Big hopes but my rights, so live with it or get away!).

Okay, back to the point. Liverpool will kick off their season against Spurs this weekend and I am already excited about it. During the pre-season, Liverpool have not done so well. However performances and results aside, I hope the team has gained enough fitness to kick off their season the right way. I hope the players will be full of energy and wanting to bang in a few goals. At the other end, I hope the defenders and Reina have conceded enough goals so the season won't see any more goals at their end.

"Glen Johnson signs for Liverpool"

I am excited to see how Glen Johnson will come in place of Arbeloa and improve the team. He is a different kind of defender to Arbeloa and I am interested to see how he will be partnering Kuyt or Benayoun on the right to terrorize the opponents. Aside from Arbeloa's departure to Real Madrid, sadly Xabi Alonso has followed. He was very much part of the spine and his departure will be Liverpool's lost. However, Lucas Leiva has shown real determination to take over Alonso's role. Despite his lack of quality as compared to Alonso, I hope he has grown enough as a player to really compete for that spot.

"Lucas will be the answer to Alonso?"

Liverpool bought Alberto Aquilani from Roma as Xabi's replacement. I don't know much about him but I am sure he is a different type of player to Alonso. Maybe, he will add an additional dimension to Liverpool's attacking play. With his arrival, I hope the competition between him and Lucas will bring out the best in both. Lucas will have a head start as Aquilani is injured and will be out for a month or two. We'll see how the gap left by Alonso will be covered by Benitez.

"No Alonso? No worries! I'm still here!"

Before Aquilani's arrival, I thought to myself Alonso's departure will be Benayoun's gain. I thought a plan would be to push Gerrard back to central midfield where Alonso played and which was Gerrard's preferred position. I believe if Gerrard played in Alonso's role, he will bring more to the team than Alonso in attack. As a result, there will be the position behind Torres being open to other players and I believe Benayoun and Kuyt can fit in the role. I thought that would be it but Benitez surely has more confident in the Torres-Gerrard partnership which has served him very well. Thus, the arrival of Aquilani. Having said that, I am sure Kuyt and Benayoun will occasionally partner Torres in the supporting role.

"Gerrard to push Liverpool to glory?"

Even though Alonso's departure has left a lot of worries among fans, I am confident Benitez has prepared for it and will do all he can to not only fill the gap but strengthen Liverpool futher. At the moment, it seems that Liverpool, M*n U*d and Arsenal has been depleted due to the crazy transfers. On the other hand, Chelsea was not too affected. Instead, they seemed to be strengthened by the signing of Ancelotti as their manager. Man City has attracted a lot of attention with their big signings. However, I wouldn't be too concerned with them as they only have strikers and a mediocre manager. I don't know what's their plan but maybe to score a goal more than whatever number they concede. If that's their plan, then I wish them luck as I doubt it will work. In fact, I foresee Mark Hughes being sack before the end of the season to make way for a more balance-minded manager (someone who wouldn't sign 10 strikers and ignore the other parts).

"Torres to lead the assault?"

Last season has given real hope to Liverpool. What will it be for Liverpool this season? I don't know but last season has shown me enough to believe Liverpool are good enough to win the league for sure. Let's hope that will be the case. A convincing victory against Spurs will kick off the season with a clear sign to themselves that they are capable and to the rest that they are here for it. It will be a long journey but every supporter will be there with you every single game!!! Come on, Reds!

Pre-Season Results:

St. Gallen 0-0 Liverpool
Rapid Vienna 0-0 Liverpool
Thailand 1-1 Liverpool
Singapore 0-5 Liverpool
Espanyol 3-0 Liverpool
FC Lyn 0-2 Liverpool
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Liverpool


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