Liverpool started to show sign of new life by beating English Premiere League new comer West Brom 3:0 last weekend. New coach Rafael Benitez basically inherited Houllier's old team starting this season. Although Cisse looks promising, he is considered Houllier's farewell gift to Liverpool. Cisse was signed last year, but he has to finished France's football season before he could join the RED.
Not until Benitez injected 2 Spanish player, Alonso and Garcia, has he starting to build up Liverpool's fighting squad according to his own way.
I think Benitez has made good choices, and last game started to show some promises.
Liverpool has a couple world class forward: Owen and Baros, but ends up losing a few close games last year. Main reason: weak midfield. Gerrard has been a shinning star. Kewell is above average, but not as impressive as he's in Leeds. Hamann was a good defensive player but not mobile enough, well he's not in his twenties anymore.
Benitez seemed to understand the missing link and acquired two good midfielders.
Although Owen is gone, Cisse's performance can still hold up the team at the front. Strong, creative, and mobile midfield like Alonso and Garcia, could really help the dangerous strikers like Baros and Cisse.
Good move: Heskey, Diouf (they seemed out-of-sync with the rest of the team)
Next move(?): Biscan, Garragher (trade or sell them to get couple younger and faster defenders, who could really help the midfield or forward)
Last game was not a real test, playing a home game with a newly promoted team. The Champion Leage vs. Monoco would be a good challege to Benitez's new squard. Hopefully, we got ourself another contender.
