Alonso was Raf's Sat-nav at Anfield.Byline: Darren Fullerton SIR ALEX Ferguson is right to pinpoint Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE (IPA: ['stiːvn 'dʒɛɹɑːd]) (born 30 May, 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player. He is the captain of Liverpool, where he wears the number 8 shirt. and Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz (born March 20, 1984) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Liverpool. He was born in Fuenlabrada, a large suburban town south of Madrid and was the youngest player to play for Atlético Madrid and the youngest to become captain (at age 19). as the cutting thrust of Liverpool's threat - yet he is wrong to underplay Xabi Alonso's departure for Real Madrid. For while Gerrard and Torres remain the throaty throat·y adj. throat·i·er, throat·i·est Uttered or sounding as if uttered deep in the throat; guttural, hoarse, or husky. throat , raucous V8 engines at the heart of the Anfield machine, Alonso was the Sat-Nav. So often, Liverpool's final destination was determined by the Spaniard's astute passing and air-conditioned prompting in the heat of a title challenge. Alonso will be missed, make no doubt about it. That's why Real paid out pounds 30million for him. It's also why most Liverpool fans I speak to have less of a swagger in their step this week. CAPTION(S): ADIOS Alonso's radar passing will be missed at Anfield |
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