With Alonso just submitted transfer request demanding to make his move to Real Madrid come through and Mascherano showing his desire to team up with his national teammate Messi in Nou Camp, how will liverpool team look like without both of them? Look like the support Liverpool fan gave during their pre season asian tour doesn’t help much to keep their heart remain in Anfield.

Alonso move to Bernabeu shall be finalise before the kickoff of EPL matches on 15th Aug with an estimation of 24-32 million pound. Guess the main reason which results in this situation shall be the treatment he get from Benitez, as he was not treated like the same way as Torres and Gerrard in the club despite being voted player of liverpool last term with awesome performance throughout the season. He was nearly sold to Juventus last season at a price of £15m which eventually fallen through after Turin went for Danish Midfielder Poulsen instead. This summer, Benitez haven’t been firm with the decision of keeping Alonso by listening to Real Madrid offer and reject time and time again which seem like he wants to push up the price instead of solely to keep the player in Anfield

After seeing last season Barcelona awesome performance which seal the first treble in Spain, you cannot blame anyone who wish to join that squad. Scoring a total of 105 league goal and concede the least among all spanish club of 35 goal shown they are currently the best squad in the world. With bullish Mascherano holding the defensive midfielder, its shall be even harder for anyone to get past them and score against Barcelona. The estimation of deal price shall be between  £30 to £45 millions.

Losing 1 of the Spanish Playmaker or Argentina Captain might still be replacable as Benitez still has backup plan by already identify Inter Milan’s Esteban Cambiasso as Mascherano replacement and Roma’s Alberto Aquilani as Alonso replacement if he left. But seriously do you think both of the replacement can perform as well as the orginal? Obviously the different between Mascherano and Cambiasso is 1 is currently Argentina holding midfielder while the latter is former holding midfielder. The different between Alonso and Aquilani shall be 1 is Champion League Quality playmaker while the other is just Uefa Cup playmaker. Another solution if 1 of them is gone is change to tactic of 4-4-1-1 with Gerrrard supporting Torres to 4-3-1-2 by getting in another targetman who can work along well with Torres while Gerrard support them in the role of attacking midfielder.

But if both of them are gone, its might as well say the chances of Liverpool winning titles are the same as Man City won it. Lucas doesn’t fill the role comfortably and Gerrard won’t not be on his usual form whereby he need to mind the backline too. It was such a pity that this season are a good chances for Liverpool to regain the title they last get 20 years ago, with their main rival Man Utd losing key player C.Ronaldo away, the unstableness of new manager in Chelsea and the jinx of Arsenal squad which keep losing player due to injury, whereby Nasri will be out for 3 months during pre season training.