Having just watched a round-up of the first week's action in La Liga (Revista, Sky Sports), Guillem Balague passed a few comments on the ins and outs from the transfer window. One comment that surprised me, and that I find difficult to believe, is that Albert Riera is the best winger in Europe. That is quite some statement, and something that Liverpool fans should be excited about. There are some brilliant wingers in the world, if you're to include Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and more, and so if Albert Riera is that good the Premier League is in for some exciting times.
However, something Liverpool fans should be less excited about is their Champions League prospects, as Balague went on to state that Atletico Madrid's strike partnership of Diego Forlan and Sergio "Kun" Aguero is the best in Europe. Forlan is not the same player that left Old Trafford with the dismal record of 17 goals in 96 appearances... since then he has topped La Liga's goalscoring charts, and has amassed 85 goals in 181 appearances. Aguero is less known, but was a revelation at the recent Olympics helping Argentina to win Gold with 2 goals in the Semi-Final against Brazil. At a time when a lot of teams are adapting to a 4-5-1 formation, it is difficult to consider an alternative strike partnership in Europe that can compete with Forlan and Aguero. At the moment... it certainly isn't Robbie Keane and Fernando Torres.
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