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the only complaint i have of GJ when he is playing for portsmouth is that he tends to cut into the centre a bit too often. but it is portsmouth. i could see that he is given license to do so, or even ordered to do so to make things happen for his team. even then, he has acquitted himself well enough by causing concern for the opposing teams. for liverpool, he might only need to patrol the flanks in support, which i m sure he will be up to it. rafa actually tried to buy him previously, actually... Quote:
but if portsmouth price him too high, then it might not be worth it. unless liverpool gets a very good price for arbeloa. |
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I seldom post in this thread but I supposed I should given that I've been a die-hard pool fan for the past 23 years or so.
I personally feel this season exposed a BIG weakness in our team.. we're overly dependent on Torres and Stevie G. Without them, the rest of the team are just AVERAGE at most. All this boils down to Rafa. I admire the Spaniard for his work but to me it seems he plays things very safe. Benayoun has been one of the most consistent player this season but look at the number of times he starts. No doubt Kuyt is an extremely hardworking player.. but he's just that - HARDWORKING. But anyone can be hardworking on the pitch. Point is - Rafa's a manager who will be happier playing for a draw then go for the kill. I reckoned Rafa is also not very good at buying players. Look at those he have bought over the years. Babel, Lucas... all "supposedly" wunderkids. I think I represent a lot of fans if I say Lucas is the WORST Brazilian ever! Can't dribble, can't pass, can't anything. So for Rafa to say he has identified Glen Johnson as a potential signing.. it saddens me to the core. True we need coverage for every position but I don't think GJ will do good for the team. So what if he's in the England squad? That doesn't make him a good player. At most, he's AVERAGE. And we really don't need anymore average squad players in our already very average team. We need to start from youth. Nurture the youths. Give them confidence. Identify young players with potential. Not waste money on average but consistent players.. like Gareth Barry. He's over-rated. Yes in an even more average team like Villa, he's like the superstar. But Villa is not like our team. We are LIVERPOOL! Not Villa, not Man City or Blackburn! I really hope Rafa will make some really good buy for next season. I'll like to personally see a megastar to come to Liverpool and challenge Stevie G. If not, we'll be digging our own graves by depending on Torres and Stevie G again next season. |
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On the plus side, Degen is fit now. After a season LOL |
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anyone manages to get the ticket?
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BREAKING NEWS !
Xabi Alonso's agent rejects offer of 2-year extension to top up his contract to 5 years. :( Does this mean he wants out? btw his best buddy in merseyside is Arbeloa :rolleyes: |
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SInce then its been year after year of seeing the team in constant ribbing by the mancs ... this year IS the ONLY year we managed to last till may... its many steps forward but i feel heartache to see the team beat the top3 teams in the league but draw with the ikan bilis... :( the issue is we dont have a certain plan B or C.. maybe rafa has the tactics but he does not have the personnel. Crouch left so there was no Route 1 to goal if they needed a late winner. We dont have the budget to buy 2 or 3 30MIL pounds players like manu. So the next best way is to nuture our own youth team players... Which brings us to another topic of should we jus get 1 very good player rather than a few not so bad ones? Rafa should know this well since he has gotten both scenerios before. BUt i strongly believe in the next 2, 3 yrs we can do IT!!! Lift the BPL... :D Always belive them to win every match no matter the opponent.. |
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Quiz time: Who are the 3rd and 4th leading scorers in the BPL this season? Anyone knows?
Answer: Gerrard and Torres. Considering the number of games they sat out due to their injuries, I find this piece of statistic amazing. There's nothing wrong with a coach hoping his best 2 players will help him win the league. To suggest that we change our style of play will be to try to nullify our biggest strength: their formidable partnership. I think we should continue to add quality players around these 2 stars and hope the quality players themselves can be as good as Torres or Gerrard. Will 1 world class player be better than 3 normal players? That depends. When Rafa took over the squad, the team was weak with players like Henchoz, Dudek, Diao etc. He had to replace these players with normal but better players like Aurelio, Reina, Arbeloa. Buying 1 world class player then will not solve our many weaknesses in many of the starting 11 positions. 5 years on, a lot of these positions have at 2 decent players fighting for a spot. There are less holes to fill now. Of course Rafa can splash the bulk of his budget on 1 world class player now, like how he bought Torres. I really can't wait to see who he buys. I think Reira is a great buy at a great price. On the other hand, I just think that it's going to be a big challenge this year to recruit world class players. England is going to tax their top-earners about 40-50% to finance their stimulus package. The pound has also depreciated a lot versus the euro. Will a world class player come to BPL where he can earn more in the other Euro-zone leagues? That's a really interesting question. Good thing is it will affect all the teams in the BPL. Seems like still got news of Barry joining us. I don't agree with the $10 million pound valuation. Given that he is in his last year of contract, can't Barry buy out his own contract and join us? I really don't think he will earn $10 million pounds a year at Villa. Soccernet reported that Babel has been told he can leave. I think we should let him leave and buy another left winger. |
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Which team all the liverpoolians will support tonight.
I guess it would be barcelona becos of the huge spanish contingent, |
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