Joe Allen (Liverpool):
After spending a whopping £15m from Swansea for the so called ‘Welsh Xavi’, Joe Allen has hardly delivered in a Liverpool shirt. After spending most of time on the sidelines, Allen has surely been not the kind of player he was under Rodgers at Swansea. Though, few would say Allen hasn’t been given his preferred choice in the heart of the middle, but it would be more than just to say that he surely hasn’t delivered playing in midfield. He hardly passes the ball forward, tracks back to help his defence or provided the incisive pass in the final third.
While Liverpool fans might feel he needs to show his real talent, I being one feels, if you are a Liverpool player, there is no place to hide son! You either perform or perish. Remember his open goal miss against Everton in the Merseyside derby? Taking from the positive point of view he did show flashes of brilliance against Spurs last week.