: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:27 pm
richardviking wrote:
Of course they are. The best two players in the Premier League.
But who wouldn't want the best two strikers in the world at the same club?
If it meant Alonso had to leave for it to happen, then I wouldn't lose any sleep.
Obviously, this is just wishful thinking but its all possible.
I don't really think we can afford him, and would you really want to break the Torres/Gerrard partnership, that has been the key to our best form, to add an unnecessary David Villa who has never really impressed with Torres?
I think with our current system we have fantastic balance, we're hard to beat yet at times we've scored freely, I wouldn't want to change this system for any player in the world at the moment. I just think we're lacking one or two quality players in the wider areas, and depth in one or two positions. I think right back we've lacked genuine quality and depth, hopefully Johnson solves this. I think right wing we've lacked quality in Kuyt, but adding Johnson should make up for this, but Benayoun has done well when given a run. I also feel left wing we've lacked depth, with Babel offering nothing to us. The other position we've lacked depth is striker, but that's all we've lacked, depth. We can't afford to have two world class players in a position where there's only one place up for grabs, we're not rich enough and I don't think either player would be happy playing second fiddle to the other.
I've said, I'd be extremely happy if we ended up with David Silva and Johnson, and only lost Dossena, Voronin, Leto and maybe Arbeloa. I'd be extremely happy if we could sign Silva, Johnson and somebody like Llorente of Spain, I think Llorente would be an excellent back up.
