All The Focus

Liverpool is dominating headlines these days because of their inherent shittiness, and we should give them their due: they deserve to suck and grab the attention. They can't afford to fire Rafa, Gerrard and Torres are the only good players on the squad, and they are leaking goals like its their business. So this season should be the rebuilding season for them. The season where they clear out all the old blood and bring in some new talent. Aquilani was a good start although he can't really play the same role as Xabi Alonso, but let's see some new stuff. To what am I referring? I'm talking about three roles in the center of the pitch: Torres needs a partner, Gerrard needs a deputy, and Carragher needs a replacement with more vowels in his name.

Real Madrid is offloading players like mad, and that includes some of their surplus strikers. May I suggest a RVN return to the Premier League in the Michael Owen capacity? That would definitely set things right up top and give Rafa at least one more option that isn't named Babel or N'Gog.

In the land of centre-backs, Carragher once was king. Now he's turning into quite the peasant. I'm not saying he needs to go, but Kyrgiakos isn't the man for his job. Might I suggest another veteran that recently became out of work? He's quite talented and he'll serve as a fantastic option, as well as coming on the cheap. Nicola Legrottalie has fallen out of favor with the Juventus management, and I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to leave. Snap him up Rafa, or you'll be hurting in the back.

Gerrard's replacement? He might cost a chunk of cash, but get him now before he shows his stuff at the World Cup and his price inflates a la Arshavin. Marek Hamsik is begging to be pried away from Napoli, and he's young so you can build a team around him. Get crackin, Rafa, before you're fired.

The team that hasn't been grabbing headlines at all? Manchester United. Make no mistake, however, because they are certainly out of their league. They won't win anything this year, and the dominance they've enjoyed for the past 4 years will fade away. Sorry boys, but we could be seeing a mass exodus of players from your ranks. SAF needs to discover that next big star so he can prime him up and sell him to Real Madrid. Oh yeah, and after next year I think it's time to let the Da Silva twins loose on the rest of the league. It'll be a nice way to shore up some defensive weaknesses.

Speaking of defensive weaknesses, Arsenal needs to tighten it up. Vermaelen may have been a key signing, but he's still only one guy. That world-class holding midfielder needs to arrive, and soon. Arsenal needs to buy him in the winter window. The ironic thing is that they're playing so well they think they won't need to, and as a result they'll play shittier later. Oh yeah, and please loan out Alex Song to somewhere like the Bundesliga.

Chelsea are flying high, but that's temporary as well. SPLASH THE CASH or prepare to be crippled when the African Cup of Nations rolls around. Losing Obi, Essien, Kalou, Drogba all for the same period of time, with likely injuries afterward? That's two players in two essential positions. REINFORCE THOSE POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY! Especially strikers. You know who wants to leave his club? Dani Guiza. Grab him on the cheap and give him regular time. He'll fit in with the Portuguese contingent, and success is soon to follow, or at the very least provide a solid stopgap. Get on it Carlo.