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Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12 (End of March 2012 onwards)

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  • #3482
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush




  • #3483
    Fowler87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,736 ✭✭✭Fowler87


    Incredible ball from Suso, perfectly weighted and good finish from Ecclestone to boot. Read he missed a couple good chances before the goal though. I hope Kenny gives Suso a chance before the end of the league


  • #3484
    MonkeyTennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭MonkeyTennis


    Rodolfo reckons Suso needs to work on the other parts of his game ( tracking back, winning the ball back and general work ethic)


  • #3485
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    MonkeyTennis wrote: »
    Rodolfo reckons Suso needs to work on the other parts of his game ( tracking back, winning the ball back and general work ethic)


    He's tiny as well. His physical weakness would be exposed quite easily.


  • #3486
    donfers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭donfers


    one of the lads we released a few years ago, Gary Mackay-Steven has just been nominated for young player of the year in Scotland, i wonder did we make a mistake there


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  • #3487
    djPSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭djPSB


    MonkeyTennis wrote: »
    Rodolfo reckons Suso needs to work on the other parts of his game ( tracking back, winning the ball back and general work ethic)

    Seems to have a similar style to Van Der Vaart.


  • #3488
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I've been saying for weeks that Sterling and Suso should be getting a bit of game time and certainly squad time but with the FA Cup is still on the horizon I guess they will be shut out in favour of more senior players. Pity if that's the case.


  • #3489
    amiable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    Tony Barrett ‏ @TonyBarretTimes
    Emiliano Insua once told me he wanted to stay at Liverpool but Purslow wanted him out. Even Roy Hodgson wanted to keep him. True story
    #LFC sold Insua for £500k, re-signed Aurelio for 2 years & bought Konchesky for £4.5m plus two make weights. Top business


  • #3490
    amiable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    He's just said Purslow wanted rid of Lucas too


  • #3491
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Sounds like Purslow was a bit of a wannabe manager. He must have been the dogs bollox on Footie Manager.


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  • #3492
    opr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    amiable wrote: »
    Tony Barrett ‏ @TonyBarretTimes

    Watched the game tonight, he scored and was probably the standout player on the pitch which is hard to do for a left back!

    Opr


  • #3493
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    I always thought he looked very good for us when taking his age into account. Similar to Lucas he just broke throw at a poor time, and I think it's one reason why Kenny(and nearly every other manager in the world) are reluctant with giving young lads a go.


  • #3494
    missingtime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,942 ✭✭✭missingtime


    Urge to kill rising...


  • #3495
    Glico Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭Glico Man


    He's been in fantastic form for Sporting this season. Has come on so much since I last saw him in a Liverpool jersey. His defending has certainly improved, he doesn't get suckered by a turn of pace as easily before, seems to have added a bit more pace to his game but is still the bricksh!thouse he always was. His attacking is still one of his best traits, a quality crosser of the ball and has added goals to his repertoire.

    Was never given a fair crack of the whip at Anfield due to the pressure of being thrust into being a full time first team player. If he was back up for the season rather than being our only fit LB as it turned out, then he'd most certainly still be at Liverpool.


  • #3496
    daithijjj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭daithijjj


    It is a point of fact that Hodgson spent 4.5mil on Konchesky the same day that Insua went to the Turks.

    Hodgson wanted to keep Insua? really?. If someone said that to my face id say they were insulting my intelligence. He wanted/had to give Insua's wages to Konchesky, thats where it starts and ends, that was the state of the clubs finances at the time. Aurelio was hired back on pittance, the man couldnt even find a club after he was let go.

    Just to add, Insua was mismanged by Benitez and his staff. Was a cracking little player at 17 in the u20 world cup for the Argies. He clearly had been given too much weight training, he lost speed and flexibility. He was then asked to do too much too soon, folk forget he never played senior football before joining us. Played a handful of games over 2 seasons and then asked to play a full season. What happened to Insua then would be like asking Flanagan to play 30+ games for us now and expect to get top 4, not a fair ask.


  • #3497
    Crash Bang Wall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,365 ✭✭✭Crash Bang Wall


    daithijjj wrote: »
    It is a point of fact that Hodgson spent 4.5mil on Konchesky the same day that Insua went to the Turks.

    Hodgson wanted to keep Insua? really?. If someone said that to my face id say they were insulting my intelligence. He wanted/had to give Insua's wages to Konchesky, thats where it starts and ends, that was the state of the clubs finances at the time. Aurelio was hired back on pittance, the man couldnt even find a club after he was let go.

    Just to add, Insua was mismanged by Benitez and his staff. Was a cracking little player at 17 in the u20 world cup for the Argies. He clearly had been given too much weight training, he lost speed and flexibility. He was then asked to do too much too soon, folk forget he never played senior football before joining us. Played a handful of games over 2 seasons and then asked to play a full season. What happened to Insua then would be like asking Flanagan to play 30+ games for us now and expect to get top 4, not a fair ask.

    How much of the mismanagement of Insua was down to the fact that we had nobody else to do the job, and no money available to fix the problem? i.e a new LB. I believe it was a major factor


  • #3498
    daithijjj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭daithijjj


    Crash Bang Wall wrote: »
    How much of the mismanagement of Insua was down to the fact that we had nobody else to do the job, and no money available to fix the problem? i.e a new LB. I believe it was a major factor

    Rafa spent 7 mil on Dossena, a very poor buy. Turned out to be worse than the 2 left backs we already had.


  • #3499
    Knex*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,477 ✭✭✭✭Knex*


    Crash Bang Wall wrote: »
    How much of the mismanagement of Insua was down to the fact that we had nobody else to do the job, and no money available to fix the problem? i.e a new LB. I believe it was a major factor

    I think he's saying the mismanagement was in his training and weights schedule rather than in having to play him out of necessity.
    We all know it wasn't ideal to play him and that we simply had no other option.
    Personally I felt he did reasonably ok during that season, tailed off a bit towards the end but you could even say the same about Enrique this year. Think he still finished that year on 6 or 7 assists for us and that cracker of a goal v Arsenal as well.

    Was very sorry to see him leave tbh.


  • #3500
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Dossena has 58 starts for Napoli this season and last, they came 3rd last year, how bad can he be?


  • #3501
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    Andy Carroll wrote: »
    Dossena has 58 starts for Napoli this season and last, they came 3rd last year, how bad can he be?


    He's obviously not bad, just didn't work out for us.


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  • #3502
    Morzadec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    He was awful for us, truly awful. I've never seen a worse crosser of the ball from an attacking full back. Wasn't a great defender either

    He looked a tad on the overweight side for us as well.

    As Rigger says, he must be doing alright at Napoli to be consistently starting, and I've seen him involved in a few of their goals. He looks to have improved, or found a club/system that suits him better.

    But jesus he was a massive downgrade on Risse at the time


  • #3503
    opr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    daithijjj wrote: »
    Rafa spent 7 mil on Dossena, a very poor buy. Turned out to be worse than the 2 left backs we already had.

    He didn't work out at the time which Rafa very quickly copped hence Insua playing so many games. Riise has admitted in an interview since that he had stopped working as hard as he could have and it's one of his biggest regrets. Aurelio was made of glass.

    Benitez did also buy Johnson, Agger and Skrtel which make up three quarters of one of the best defenses in the premiership!

    Opr


  • #3504
    opr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    O'Hanlon the kid we have at u16 level who I think Jayob10 talked about as the most exciting Irish prospect in years played for Ireland tonight. Scored one and setup two other goals.

    http://www.fai.ie/international/youth-teams/under-16/102478-u16s-a-and-b-beat-belgium.html

    Opr


  • #3505
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    opr wrote: »
    He didn't work out at the time which Rafa very quickly copped hence Insua playing so many games. Riise has admitted in an interview since that he had stopped working as hard as he could have and it's one of his biggest regrets. Aurelio was made of glass.

    Benitez did also buy Johnson, Agger and Skrtel which make up three quarters of one of the best defenses in the premiership!

    Opr

    And got the best out of Carra.

    Better not continue the rest of the debate! ;)

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #3506
    Strongbow10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Strongbow10


    opr wrote: »
    O'Hanlon the kid we have at u16 level who I think Jayob10 talked about as the most exciting Irish prospect in years played for Ireland tonight. Scored one and setup two other goals.

    http://www.fai.ie/international/youth-teams/under-16/102478-u16s-a-and-b-beat-belgium.html

    Opr

    good spot OPR, thats a good win for Ireland, Belgium are excellent at underage level.

    I see theres also a Daniel Cleary playing for the Republic, is he one of the current Liverpool under 16s? I wonder is he Irish born?

    Alex O'Hanlon is such an exciting prospect, his former irish club stand to make a hell of alot of money if he plays for the first team.


  • #3507
    Knex*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,477 ✭✭✭✭Knex*


    Andy Carroll wrote: »
    Dossena has 58 starts for Napoli this season and last, they came 3rd last year, how bad can he be?

    Napoli played with 3 center backs and two wing backs with Gargano holding the middle for most of last year. Defensively Dossena didn't have anywhere near the same responsibility as he did for us, plus, the less physical side of Seria A suits him I'd say.

    He actually got forward well enough in the few games I saw of him last year and provided a decent supply to the forwards.
    Don't really know how he's been doing this year, not enough time to watch as many games as before.


  • #3508
    opr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    Strongbow10 wrote: »
    good spot OPR, thats a good win for Ireland, Belgium are excellent at underage level.

    I see theres also a Daniel Cleary playing for the Republic, is he one of the current Liverpool under 16s? I wonder is he Irish born?

    Alex O'Hanlon is such an exciting prospect, his former irish club stand to make a hell of alot of money if he plays for the first team.

    Yeah Daniel is also one of ours. I remember Jayob saying O'Hanlon will make a huge amount of money for St.Kevin’s if he's successful. In fairness it seems to be a key part of our transfer policy as the likes of Sterling, Smith, Suso, Nacho, Ojo and Sinclair off the top of my head will all end up costing us close to seven figures if they make the first team on a regular basis.

    Opr


  • #3509
    D'Agger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,385 ✭✭✭✭D'Agger


    Was very sad to see Insua go - he was very good coming through the ranks and to echo what's been said already - he was asked to do too much too soon.


  • #3510
    Nuri Sahin
    Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    amiable wrote: »
    He's just said Purslow wanted rid of Lucas too

    Dem foreigners lack English heart <-- probably running through Purlsow's mind.
    Andy Carroll wrote: »
    Dossena has 58 starts for Napoli this season and last, they came 3rd last year, how bad can he be?

    As a wing back in a 3-5-2 formation or something along those lines, he's alright. He was good playing in this formation for Udinese too.

    As for Insua,, I've said my piece in the past here so I'm not bothered about repeating myself entire but to say it saddens me seeing his progression since leaving us. The lad is considered one of their players of the season by fans and media over there, he kept Hulk very quiet when Sporting played Porto earlier on this year.

    Still stand by the fact that he was excellent in the 08/09 season when he had to play a few games and was one of our best players, from that season onwards he was clearly mismanaged by the club.


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  • #3511
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Can't wait to pick a pair of these.

    http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/LeBron-James-launches-Liverpool-FC-trainers-but-upsets-Reds-fans-with-design-article892647.html


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