Very encouraging performance, the team looks up for it which is the main thing for me, the whole team impressed and as I have suggested Downing will do well for us this season, I never got the inclination to sell him when we have hardly any options out wide anyway !
I think with Allen replacing Shelvey in the first 11 and having Shelvey as back up, One of Charlie Adam or Jordan Henderson´s time must be up, however saying that one of them could do a job with Lucas and Allen if Gerrard happens to be injured or in need of a rest. Obviously Jordan would represent a better option to keep for the long term but if we are concentrating on this season i´d personally keep Adam & loan out Henderson or even sell him if the price was right, pie in the sky but Sessegnon swap with Henderson ? taking the prodigal son back to wearside ?
The squad could do with a bit of tinkering here and there but on the whole if the season started tomorrow i wouldn't be too disappointed with the squad. For the record I would sell Andy Carroll & if possible Joe Cole & replace them with better alternatives, that is all I´d do for the time being.
I think with Allen replacing Shelvey in the first 11 and having Shelvey as back up, One of Charlie Adam or Jordan Henderson´s time must be up, however saying that one of them could do a job with Lucas and Allen if Gerrard happens to be injured or in need of a rest. Obviously Jordan would represent a better option to keep for the long term but if we are concentrating on this season i´d personally keep Adam & loan out Henderson or even sell him if the price was right, pie in the sky but Sessegnon swap with Henderson ? taking the prodigal son back to wearside ?
The squad could do with a bit of tinkering here and there but on the whole if the season started tomorrow i wouldn't be too disappointed with the squad. For the record I would sell Andy Carroll & if possible Joe Cole & replace them with better alternatives, that is all I´d do for the time being.

