The performances of Liverpool in the last few weeks only go to prove that main men Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are all-important to the Reds chances of glory this season.

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The performances of Liverpool in the last few weeks only go to prove that main men Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are all-important to the Reds chances of glory this season.

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Ok, Liverpool were poor at White Hart Lane at the weekend but people seem to forget they are still a very good side and will undoubtedly be there or thereabouts with Chelsea and Manchester United at the end of the season. Much has been made of the Tottenham defeat and Xabi Alonso’s departure but there are other areas of the team that look like they need addressing if Liverpool are going to compete once again for the title.

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If Liverpool do lose Xabi Alonso this summer then of course it will be a big blow but nowhere near as big as if the player to depart was Steven Gerrard or Javier Mascherano. If Rafa Benitez had to choose between losing any of those three midfielders, Alonso would be the one and I have to doubt they could find someone to replace the Spaniard especially if they can get £25-£30m which is a lot of money for the player.

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People have been asking what the main factor has been in Liverpool’s sudden burst of excellent form, is it a change in tactics? is it players returning from injury? Well for me, the source of the upturn is down to Fernando Torres looking like a great player again.

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It’s now nine appearances (7 starts) in a Liverpool shirt for Robbie Keane without a goal and the pressure continues to mount on the £20m summer signing. His former international team-mate and Football Pools Pundit Tony Cascarino feels that the much heralded partnership between Keane and Fernando Torres may not suit the former Tottenham striker’s game. Cascarino had this to say, “I’m also not convinced about his (Torres) partnership with Robbie Keane. The lad is struggling at the moment. In fact, he looks a little bit lost and unsure of where he’s supposed to playing in this Liverpool side.”

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The 2008/09 Season is literally two weekends away and already excitement is growing up and down the country as the anticipation for another Premier League campaign kicks in. Once again, big money signings have arrived, new managers installed and new teams are about to experience what competing in the best League in the world is all about.

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Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher has stated this week that his club team-mate Fernando Torres is currently in his view the best striker in the world.

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Both nations kicked off their Euro 2008 Group D games with wins and look odds on to reach the knock-out stages. However, it was Spain who looked the most impressive in their 4-goal demolition of Russia with Valencia star and top target of much of the Premier League David Villa scoring a hat-trick. This was the first treble by a player in the Euro’s for 8 years since Patrick Kluivert achieved the feat. The fact that Villa’s hat-trick came against a sound defensive outfit in the Russians illustrated why so many clubs are interested in him and why Spain are among the favourites for the competition.

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Yes, we are all too aware of who Russia are here in place of…! Qualifying for the Championships right in the depths of the qualifiers, the 2008 European Championship is only the third time the country has made it through to the finals. Third time unlucky for England then.

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