However, I do agree with the worries about a potential Masch/Lucas repeat, and a lack of goals.
That won't be anything new though mate.
We haven't had a goalscorer from the middle of the park since Gerrard was an out an out central midfielder.
Alonso, Lucas, Mascherano, Hamann, Sissoko, Meireles, Aquilani Spearing, Adam, Shelvey, Henderson (I've purposely left that Danish fella out who Hodgson bought, but have I missed anyone else out?) - none of them score(d) anywhere near enough for what a Liverpool central midfielder should do.
Alonso averaged a goal every 11 games.
Mascherano averaged a goal every 70 games.
Hamann averaged a goal every 25 games.
Sissoko averaged a goal every 87 games.
Merieles averaged a goal every 9 games.
Aquilani averaged a goal every 14 games.
Current players;
Lucas averages a goal every 31 games.
Henderson averages a goal every 25 games.
Shelvey averages a goal every 19 games.
Adam averages a goal every 18 games.
Spearing doesn't average a goal at all because he's yet to score.
They're some really shocking stats, Meireles is acceptable and Alonso's is the only other one I think that is ok. Given we play at least 40 games a season, I don't think it's hard for a midfielder to score 4 goals - one in every ten. Yet we haven't had that from anyone in the middle of the park bar Gerrard for getting close to a decade.