i think your seriously confused. he only has 11 caps though 2 goals but the competition for the italian midfield is probably fierce.
Aquilani vs Alonso
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Aquilaini will, mostly likely next season, prove to be good business for Liverpool!
He's been Italy's 'next big thing' for a while now, and has shown his class whenever I've watched him.
However, he'll never replace Alonso, who in my book, was up there with Gerrard, Fabregas, Essien, Lampard, Carrick, etc as the elite midfielders in the league,
Therefore, in my opinion, its a backwards step for Liverpool... but only slightly.
He's been Italy's 'next big thing' for a while now, and has shown his class whenever I've watched him.
However, he'll never replace Alonso, who in my book, was up there with Gerrard, Fabregas, Essien, Lampard, Carrick, etc as the elite midfielders in the league,
Therefore, in my opinion, its a backwards step for Liverpool... but only slightly.
The problem was that Alonso tied us into a certain style of play because of how he plays best (ie receiving the ball deep and then looking for a long pass). I think Lucas suffered a little bit because this is the role he had to play for the team when Alonso was absent and that obviously isn't Lucas' game. I think we'll see Liverpool playing with only one deep lying midfielder now, with the other midfielder pushing up more and carrying the ball higher up the pitch. Slightly different way of playing but closer to the philosophy Rafa believes in. Sacchi gave an interview recently where he made similar points - interestingly he also says that Arsenal are very close to 'clicking' but aren't as effective in the attack as Liverpool because they have taken the short passing too far.