Itandje should def go, if not go, then let nowhere near the first team. Yes granted were not going to get a top class keeper to sit on the bench, but my 4 year old son could do a better job than charles!
Having said that, why wouldnt we be able to get a decent keeper just to sit on our bench? Look at the other 3. The mancs have got Van Der Sar and then kuschzachckkizs (or however you spell it) on the bench. Chavski have got Cech and Cuddicini on the bench. Arsenal have Almunia and Lehman (who to a certain extent get rotated)
Now there we have 6 good keepers who most teams would be happy to have on there books as a first choice. Maybe we need to look at it differently. Instead of trying to get an exceptional keeper to sit on the bench and be happy (which aint gunna happen), maybe just try and get a good prem keeper. Why not the likes of Kasey Keller. Ask him this, Kasey instead of picking the ball out of the fulham net every week because your playing for a sh*t team. Why not come sit on the bench of a quality team. Play a handful of games every season and pick up a medal at the end of it. What would you say to that? Or how about Kasper Schmechial. Did well at the start of the season for Man City then got shipped off to Cardiff City on loan.
As for the rest.
I think Pennant should stay. Finnan should stay. Alonso should stay. Crouch should stay. Riise should stay.
Dont forget we need a big squad. Even if we keep Finnan and Riise as just squad players, its extra numbers and would know that when they come on the pitch they are capable of doing the job.
The crouch one is totaly down to him. It depends if rafa can persuade him to stay. I can see why he wants to leave for more first team football, which is fair enough, but if its to get more international football, well hes been getting picked for England on a regular basis from the liverpool bench anyway.
As for Voronin, when he first came he looked good, but nothing has happened. If rafa wants to continue playing what is essentialy 1 up front he dosent need 4 strikers. Out of Kuyt, Torres, Crouch and Voronin I know which one i would be least upset to see leave, and it aint the spaniard. And if we do get caught short, just give Nemeth a chance.
Kuyt is a tricky one for me. Yes he does work extremley hard for the team, but is that what we really need from a striker? Granted he is being played out of position which is going to hamper his game, but in my eyes he is our 3rd choice striker behind torres and crouch. Possibly even 4th behind babel. If Kuyt exit was part of an exchange deal to bring in a world class right winger i wouldnt object. We got gerrard and mascherano for the muscle and work rate. But I wouldnt like to see him just sold for hard cash, even if that hard cash could fund a world class RW.
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