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Rafa said in the press conference

 

Journalist: What's the latest on Alberto Aquiliani and when is he likely to return to training?

 

He has improved and is much better. We think that in two or three weeks he can maybe train and we will see how he progresses. The last scan was really good so we will see.

 

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I said a while back i reckon we'll see him make his debut after the next international break. So against Sunderland on the 17th of October.

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Rafa said in the press conference

 

Journalist: What's the latest on Alberto Aquiliani and when is he likely to return to training?

 

He has improved and is much better. We think that in two or three weeks he can maybe train and we will see how he progresses. The last scan was really good so we will see.

 

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I said a while back i reckon we'll see him make his debut after the next international break. So against Sunderland on the 17th of October.

 

He bound to play a couple of reserve games first though (maybe a closed door friendly as well?)

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That glass is definately not full!!

 

Not really. Why put extra pressure on the lad? He hasn't played a full game for a while and will need time to get back to full match sharpness. He should be eased back, especially given he's playing in a completely new league and culture.

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I like the look of Lucas and Gerrard together. Lucas in his most natural role and Gerrard seems to rise to the added responsibility.

 

don't think gerrard needs to 'rise' anywhere. lucas and mascherano is an indulgence, they both do the same thing.

i said at the start of the season to much gnashing and wailing of teeth that until alonsos replacement beds in gerrard should play there. plenty of folk who know now better were more concerned about breaking up the torres gerrard partnership.

the forward foursome of benayoun reira kuyt and torres with gerrard coming from deep...lucas or masch holding. its all about what's most effective with the cards yoiu've got and that's it.

hopefully aquilaini will be superb and give us the chance to enhance it further.

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don't think gerrard needs to 'rise' anywhere. lucas and mascherano is an indulgence, they both do the same thing.

i said at the start of the season to much gnashing and wailing of teeth that until alonsos replacement beds in gerrard should play there. plenty of folk who know now better were more concerned about breaking up the torres gerrard partnership.

the forward foursome of benayoun reira kuyt and torres with gerrard coming from deep...lucas or masch holding. its all about what's most effective with the cards yoiu've got and that's it.

hopefully aquilaini will be superb and give us the chance to enhance it further.

 

 

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Thought Torres looked totally detached from the game on Saturday. The link to him was missing. Having said that I thought Lucas and Gerrard both played very well. I don't think Masch/Gerrard works as Masch needs someone to help him get the game ticking over and it too easily leads to Gerrard being next to him, not ahead of him.

 

I'd go Lucas/Gerrard at home before I'd go Masch/Gerrard against rubbish, bottom ten sides. Once Aquilani is fit it'll be two from three there and Gerrard back up top far more often that not.

 

Would expect and hope it's Masch/Lucas away at West Ham. Won three nil with them in the centre and Geg/Tog last season and we don't want gaps.

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I meant when he's paired with Lucas he looks quite protective of him and more tactically aware. There's just no doubting his game from that position at all, and as we saw on Saturday the link up with Torres is still very much in effect coming from deep and we look like a far more potent attacking unit overall.

 

Obviously with Aqualini back we'll have even more options but I'd like to see a similar set up at home throughout the season, with Stevie as the driving force.

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Thought Torres looked totally detached from the game on Saturday. The link to him was missing.

 

Felt that myself. When watching the game back I noticed that Dirk was dropping off far too deep leaving Torres isolated. If Kuyt is going to play through the middle he needs to work around the main striker.

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Thought Torres looked totally detached from the game on Saturday. The link to him was missing. Having said that I thought Lucas and Gerrard both played very well. I don't think Masch/Gerrard works as Masch needs someone to help him get the game ticking over and it too easily leads to Gerrard being next to him, not ahead of him.

 

I'd go Lucas/Gerrard at home before I'd go Masch/Gerrard against rubbish, bottom ten sides. Once Aquilani is fit it'll be two from three there and Gerrard back up top far more often that not.

 

Would expect and hope it's Masch/Lucas away at West Ham. Won three nil with them in the centre and Geg/Tog last season and we don't want gaps.

 

he was involved, didnt' play as well as he can but he's hot and cold torres at times. the front 4 as i've said were very mobile so he was deeper at times than normal.

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