GERRARD - Well, he's one of a gem and might be great for us. It's incase we have plans to sell/trade Emre. He can play in the middle and even in RM, just as Handoyo said. He's a great ball driver (not a car driver !! haha). And seeing Mancini keen to play with even 2DMs', getting Gerrard ain't bad at all.
Ronald is right saying - who knows, they might fail in Italy. But again, Handoyo is damn rite as well. Not all players are of the same type, like that of Mendieta and co. But again, what about Stankovic then ? Where would he play in that case ?? Left wing ?? Or Gerrard in the RM position all the time ?? I got no clue on this though.
STRIKER - I think Vieri might be leaving Inter, which I think would be good for both the player and the team, for which I have already given reasons so many times. He won't get the starting role all the time, coz it's Adriano who deserves that. And I think Martins - Adriano duo is better than the Vieri -- Adriano duo. And I very much doubt, Vieri would want to be a sub, which is not good for him as well.
In the other hand, I think that keeping Cruz is a good option, as he's an experienced striker, and also it's not good to get rid of all the experienced players of the same position at the same time - Vieri & Recoba. Cruz may not be a star striker, but he's an experienced striker.