Liverpool:
After last year’s recuperation season, Liverpool have relatively impressed so far this campaign. Under the guidance of ‘King Kenny’ the Reds are still hunting around the top six and at the time of writing are currently on the same amount of points as Chelsea (34).
King Kenny is a long term admirer of Cahill and will do everything in his power to bring him to Anfield. Dalglish has added consistency and compactness to Liverpool since his re-appointment and for the first time in a considerable amount of time the Liverpool defence is looking rather sturdy.
A regular back four, five including goalkeeper Pepe Reina, has seen Liverpool concede just five goals in 10 Premier League appearances. Right-back Glen Johnson has seemingly rediscovered his form which saw him win many plaudits in previous seasons while Jose Enrique has been a welcome and reliable addition to a left-back position which The Reds had previously failed to replace since the days of John Arne Riise.
Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger have seemingly formed a formidable partnership in the centre of defence despite both struggling to adapt to the English game in their early Liverpool careers. They have played so well that Jamie Carragher, an iconic figure at Liverpool, has failed to kick a ball in the Premier League for two months. That in itself is no mean feat.
At the time of writing Liverpool have conceded the fewest amount of goals – just 15 in 19 games.
So would Cahill be assured a starting berth at Anfield? Well, after keeping the same back four for the last 10 games, in which they have lost just once, then it would seem a little harsh to break that quite brilliant record. They say that you should never change a winning team.
But football is ever changing and Cahill would undoubtedly be a welcome addition for the Kop.
Overall conclusion
Undoubtedly to cement his starting berth at this year’s European Championships, Cahill will want to join a club where he can show Capello that he is more than good enough.
At both these clubs, Cahill will be under pressure to perform as the burden of expectancy looms larger than ever.
Cahill is a class act. Since his debut for Bolton, they have won 30% of their Premier League games with him playing, compared to 17% without him. Does that or does that not prove his worth?
I believe that Chelsea are the club that need Cahill the most. For now and for the future. The Blues are some way off their former selves and are in a spout of disarray, so the introduction of Cahill can only be of greater benefit for the London side.
It seems a distant memory when Chelsea conceded just 15 goals in the whole 2004-05 season – a Premier League record.
For that reason alone, Chelsea fans and associates alike can only pray that personal terms are agreed between the player and club before its too late.
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