Intelligence and heart. That's what a Liverpool player should be all about, in my view. Too romantic? Perhaps. But the fact is, Xabi Alonso has both in abundance and thank you Mr. Harrington for fighting that corner. Success (in the league?) might be the key missing pillar - for whatever reason (and some great points have been made here on that issue, by Rimbeux in particular), Rafa has come to the conclusion that Barry makes it more possible. Perfectly fine and we can agree and disagree on that (although, Rafa knows, as Carra does), but let's show respect for the man who showed a lot of heart playing in the red shirt of Liverpool FC. For me, the moment that illustrates what Xabi is all about is that penalty in Istanbul - I'll never forget his expression, clearly s***ting himself, yet he was there and took it like a lion.