IMO neither Agger nor Skrtel will be here for the 15/16 season. I reckon one will leave this summer and the other one next summer.
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Sakho is definitely a leader on the pitch and his passing ability his magnificent. He's willing to try and not play the safe percentage pass all the time but plays the pass which has lower percentage success
perhaps if Sakho had played the safe percentage pass, along the back line against Chelsea, we might have won the title, Edward.
There is a time for being bold, and a time for playing the percentages.
But I agree with most of the rest of what you said.
Like you, rightly or wrongly, I think Rodgers will ship out Agger and Skytrel, over the course of the next year or two.
But I think that time will reveal that the problem was not our defence.......the problem is/was our balance.
Even the finest defence in the world, will get embarrassed, if left exposed by one's midfield.
If we had the money, we could easily find an upgrade for Allen. He offers no goal-scoring threat.....which is disappointing for a midfielder. But that is not one of our key priorities.
Think back to the Eveton game, in mid-season....we led 1-0....Allen had a tap-in to make it 2-0, and most likely win the game. He fluffed it, and we missed out on three points. Crucial points.
Anyone can miss a chance. But Allen has a notoriously poor scoring record, at every club he has been at.