I for one remain unconvinced about Keane's worth. We have seen tonight what Tevez can do, although recently, he has not played to his standards, coming off the bench, but played well when in the Argie team with Mascherano. Do we feel he would be better p

I'm not having a go. I just think that Mascherano playing 90 minutes mid-week and being fit to start does not mean the same can be said for Alonso. None of us know if he was ready to start. Rafa had a better chance of knowing than us. Let's say Keane buri

A serious question on Lucas to anybody: What sort of midfielder is he trying to be? I don't see one area he excells in. Mascherano - defence. Alonso - passing and control of game. Gerrard - everything. I know the guy is young so is Plessis who also isn't

I reckon he'd be a worthy candidate to take over. Alonso isn't a bad shout either but doubt he wants to stay here after Benitez's attempts to offload himin the summer. Calling Mascherano a hot head is a bit extreme on a few occasions I've seen him sticking

An interesting list of names you present as no nonsense midfielders and you are quite right.To say the team was built around all of them, though is stretching it a bit, methinks. I don't think France or Chelski were built around Makelele, he just happened