So are we getting Sahin? Pretty pleased if so.
We're going to end up with a team of midfielders though.
Two out of Adam, Spearing, Shelvey and Henderson will surely have to go.
Yeah, it looks like it could be a reality. I'd never have imagined it a year or two ago when he was playing for Dortmund. He played the holding role in a 4-2-3-1 with Bender as the out-and-out defensive midfielder, and he was just incredible. Passing is Alonsoesque, with some Xavi short passing thrown in, but he can also defend really well. His left foot is special, so he'd likely be the corner-taker. Really excited to see us in for him, it shows Rodgers knows what's needed and why.
You're right, I reckon: It'll be a team full of midfielders. Unfortunately only a handful of them are good enough to really challenge at the top level. Gerrard, Allen, Lucas and Sahin are all really good midfield players, but others either aren't ready or fail to quite make the grade we need to push on.
Adam will likely go to Fulham in a deal for Dempsey, which I'm fairly happy with; not because Dempsey is a player on the level or Sahin or Gerrard, but because he can cover a number of positions across the midfield and attack, which is just what we need, having lost the likes of Maxi, Kuyt, Bellamy and even Aquilani, we need somebody available to take up those positions and chip in with goals.
Shelvey is a talent, I'd say, but needs to kick on. Maybe he'll stick around and pick up some games. Spearing isn't even close to what we need, in my opinion. He's not got it. Then there's Henderson. He has been a non-entity, but I'm certain he'll get games. He's a young lad, and has technique. Hopefully Rodgers can bring something out of him, because last season he was to the footballing world what a soggy ricecake is to the culinary world.
So whilst we'll have a lot of 'em, not all of them are good enough to be here. A microcosm of the club over the last 10 years, I guess. It's a challenge the manager needs to overcome in the next few transfer windows if we're going to go from alsorans, to CL, to titles and European Cup wins.
Sahin would be a bloody good start. A great first rung on the ladder.
