But Lia is not a Riera replacement. Should we have one yes we probably should, but it just goes to show we probably signed too many attacking midfielders.
Think what our midfield would look like if Lia was injured?
If Riera was there I think it would operate well enough with either Hicks or Ridenton there instead of Lia. Or, possibly, with Stein asked to play alongside Carlos in that role, with Krishna/Boyd up front. Compared to the mess we became without Riera, loosing Lia seems like a cakewalk.