Liverpools Season Hopes

With Liverpool currently joint top of the Premier League table, this is the best it’s felt to be a fan of the club for some time.

After years of crushing disappoint, Brendan Rogers finally appears to have assembled a squad with some backbone. Better still, it has a rich vein of class running through it. Players like Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and the aging Steven Gerrard are good enough to get into most teams in world football. They’re also all remarkably gifted technical players. As a result, Liverpool aren’t just grinding out results, they’re winning games thanks to fine performances and stand-out moments from special players.

Whilst I wouldn’t go as far as to suggest that the Reds could be title contenders this season, Rodgers should certainly be aiming for a top four slot. And what a fantastic platform to build upon that would be! Yes, Rogers brought in some top players during the summer, but being a part of the Champions League grants you access to another slew of top level players. That’s what the Reds need if they’re to keep up their momentum and develop as a team. If they manage to pull off this feat, then the rumours concerning Liverpool and Xabi Alonso could well come true. Alonso already has a deep-seated love for Liverpool and if the club could also offer him Champions League football, then a move back could be all the more tempting.

According to The Star, Brendan Rodgers wants Xabi Alonso back at Anfield. With his Real Madrid contract up at the end of the year and it looking unlikely that he will sign a new deal, Liverpool could yet snap him up on a free transfer. It’s also suggested that Madrid would be willing to sell Alonso for a ‘token fee’ in January. Alonso was at Liverpool for five years and during that time he won the Champions League and the FA Cup. His incredible range of passing, effortless ability on the ball and winning attitude lifted everybody at the club. He’s now 31-years-old, but it’s fair to say that he’d still be a huge asset for Liverpool football club. It’s not like he’s going to lose his ability to fire off pin-point accurate 30/40-yard passes any time soon. Besides he’d be a free transfer. There’s no better bargain than that!

Should Liverpool pick him up? I think only time will tell.