Odd one out?

[SaintGeorge67]

Assuming we do sign Cahill then, is it safe to assume one of Skrtel or Agger are gone?

Agger's maybe the better player, but injury prone and moans when he's out of the team.

Skrtel would be a fine back up, but he's started every game this season so would he be willing to move back into a squad player role?

Who stays, who goes?

Personally I'd keep Skrtel and sell Agger.

Maybe they'll both stay?

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Carra
Cahill
Skrtel
Kelly
Wilson

Solid.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

If we had to get rid of one then I'd let Agger go. Not that he's the better of the two, he's just totally unreliable.

 

[Fabio]

shift agger. he's a treatment table piss taker. Cahill and skrtel can get trained by carra for when his legs go. Wilson and kelly can learn their trade while cahill and skrtel bum forwards

 

[peterhague]

yep, agger's becoming a bit pointless. FWIW, the transfer oracle that is pault86 on twitter is saying that agger's for sale this summer and that if he goes we'll sign 2 centre halves. not sure that's necessary myself with kelly, wilson, wisdom and even ayala coming through, but whatever.

 

[mark1975]

Agger will go and Skrtel will probably be the third centre back I guess, then the likes of Kelly can be trained for the centre role in the longterm.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Anyone seen much of this Phil Jones chap?

 

[mark1975]

[quote author=peterhague link=topic=45305.msg1331288#msg1331288 date=1305143647]
yep, agger's becoming a bit pointless. FWIW, the transfer oracle that is pault86 on twitter is saying that agger's for sale this summer and that if he goes we'll sign 2 centre halves. not sure that's necessary myself with kelly, wilson, wisdom and even ayala coming through, but whatever.
[/quote]

Could be true. No one has seen Kelly at centre back at this level and Wilson hasn't looked ready. If Agger goes then that leaves Carra and Skrtel as the only two senior centre backs, one is the wrong side of 30 and the other has been hit and miss of late.

 

[RolandG]

The Greek is off so shifting Agger would be madness because we'd be left with only Carra and Skrtel.

Kelly and Wilson are both great prospects but unproven in a pivotal position.

 

[gene hughes]

Agger and the Greek will go, I reckon.

 

[peterhague]

[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=45305.msg1331294#msg1331294 date=1305143795]
[quote author=peterhague link=topic=45305.msg1331288#msg1331288 date=1305143647]
yep, agger's becoming a bit pointless. FWIW, the transfer oracle that is pault86 on twitter is saying that agger's for sale this summer and that if he goes we'll sign 2 centre halves. not sure that's necessary myself with kelly, wilson, wisdom and even ayala coming through, but whatever.
[/quote]

Could be true. No one has seen Kelly at centre back at this level and Wilson hasn't looked ready. If Agger goes then that leaves Carra and Skrtel as the only two senior centre backs, one is the wrong side of 30 and the other has been hit and miss of late.
[/quote]

oh aye, i see the reasoning...it's just a bit of a fine line between giving the youth a reasonable chance and being left short. but you're probably right on balance given the status of carra and skrtel.

 

[Sven]

I would send Wilson and Ayala too loan to some smaller club to gain more experience. Sell Kyrgiakos and keep Agger for one more season and sell him next summer if he can't stay fit. Therefore four central defenders for next season Cahill, Carra, Agger and Skrtel.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Well done sven. A post with no shenanigans 😉

 

[themn]

The Tage says Ayala has no future at Anfield.

 

[doctor_mac]

Ayala is never a Liverpool player, and should never have got a game ahead of Kelly anyhoo.

 

[SummerOnions]

Wilson should go on loan to Bolton to fill the gap left by Cahill.

 

[Ryan]

The Greek will be sold I guess.

Which is a good thing cos he's absolutely fucking BRUTAL.

 

[SummerOnions]

He'll go somewhere else in the prem. West Brom wouldn't surprise me.

 

[cobrastatus]

Where's KHL to post a spirited defense of Agger? We're getting close to the end of page 1!

And I agree with everyone, sell Agger for sure, injured way too often to be of any real use.

 

[Modo]

Gayhill
Carra
Wilson
Skrtel

 

[dmishra]

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45305.msg1331283#msg1331283 date=1305143260]
Carra
Cahill
Skrtel
Kelly
Wilson

Solid.
[/quote]

Agreed. I'm all for Kelly being brought into the centre. I think he'd be the long term replacement for Carra.

Full back rotations can be:

RB: Johnson, Flanagan
LB: New player (Cissokho), Robinson

We'd be set with that for a good 5-6 years at least.

 

[DHSC]

Is Cahill pacy? Would a pairing of Carra and Cahill be too slow? And would it be, for want of a better word, too agricultural?

 

[Holle]

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45305.msg1331282#msg1331282 date=1305143207]
Assuming we do sign Cahill then, is it safe to assume one of Skrtel or Agger are gone?

Agger's maybe the better player, but injury prone and moans when he's out of the team.

Skrtel would be a fine back up, but he's started every game this season so would he be willing to move back into a squad player role?

Who stays, who goes?

Personally I'd keep Skrtel and sell Agger.

Maybe they'll both stay?
[/quote]

I'd shift Agger for obvious reasons. I mean if he's fit he's good. But he is so unreliable, it's unreal.

Skrtel has his flaws but at least he's made of Lucanium.

 

[Dreambeliever]

[quote author=Ryan link=topic=45305.msg1331441#msg1331441 date=1305164252]
The Greek will be sold I guess.

Which is a good thing cos he's absolutely fucking BRUTAL.
[/quote]

He's good in the air and a threat from set pieces.

Shame about the rest as he's very easy to like.

 

[SummerOnions]

I'd prefer a left footed CB if there was one available. Are there any?

 

[Boozer]

[quote author=SummerOnions link=topic=45305.msg1331898#msg1331898 date=1305208949]
I'd prefer a left footed CB if there was one available. Are there any?
[/quote]

Agger? Oh sorry, he's never available.

 

[Atlas]

Looks like its just Khl and me left in the Agger camp.

 

[refugee]

[quote author=Atlas link=topic=45305.msg1331978#msg1331978 date=1305212321]
Looks like its just Khl and me left in the Agger camp.
[/quote]

I'm still backing him; he elbowed Torres in the face.

 

[Atlas]

[quote author=refugee link=topic=45305.msg1331981#msg1331981 date=1305212374]
[quote author=Atlas link=topic=45305.msg1331978#msg1331978 date=1305212321]
Looks like its just Khl and me left in the Agger camp.
[/quote]

I'm still backing him; he elbowed Torres in the face.
[/quote]

*High Five for the cookie eating muppet*