As all Red supporters know, we are struggling in midfield this season. The departure of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid has left a huge hole in the team which we have not yet filled.<\/p>\n
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All of us fans hope that the emergence of Roma signing Alberto Aquilani will solve that problem.<\/p>\n
But will he?<\/p>\n
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Rafael Benitez has already said that he is a different type of player to Alonso in that he likes to get forward more, play a clinical pass to a forward and to score himself.<\/p>\n
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A welcome addition to any team then and I can’t wait to see him play for us.<\/p>\n
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However, we have problems in midfield this season which will have to be addressed in the January transfer window. We have lost our anchor-man, the link between defence and attack, the man who breaks up the play in the middle of the park and sets up the attack.<\/p>\n
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Alonso did all of those things, but he is gone now and I wish him all the best, however we need to properly replace him with someone in the same mould.<\/p>\n
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I honestly don’t know who we could bring in but we do need someone and soon.<\/p>\n
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Let me know what you think and scroll down to my poll, thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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