Tommy Smith: It’s painful to watch Xabi Alonso shining for Real Madrid.
April 10, 2011
ANYONE watching Real Madrid bulldoze Spurs this week couldn’t have been other than impressed.
But in some ways I suspect it made painful viewing for Liverpudlians because for me, Xabi Alonso was outstanding.
He pulled all the strings just as he did so often while at Liverpool. And he is clearly still a terrific player.
It’s such a shame he left and I guess we’ll never know the full story behind his departure. But he has been saying this week how much he still loves the club and when you hear that too, it makes it even harder to take that he’s no longer at Anfield.
But with Alonso gone, Mascherano too and now Steven out for the season, it’s a stark reminder that we need our midfield reinforcing this summer.
I know we need new players elsewhere too - certainly out wide and at the back too.
All I can hope is that our new owners understand what is required and will back Kenny Dalglish and Damien Comolli in a crucial transfer market for us this summer.
In fact I hope the players we need have already been identified and have agreed to join us next term. Because there’s no time to lose.
We need to be signing players of Alonso’s undoubted class this summer - not watching them go to play so well for other teams.
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