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[JoeTerp]

I keep trying to tell myself that he is good because I read it so much, but I have yet to see it on the pitch. He has some incredible limitations for someone that cost as much as he did.

[LegBarnes]

We lack quality, that's the reality.  It's old news though, this has been obvious for years. 

We have improved but we are carrying too many players or Rafa is trying to put square pegs in round holes. 

Benayoun or Kuyt are not wide men, it's not their fault they are ineffective.  Rafa needs to sort this out and stop persisting with things that clearly don't work.

and a lack of real funds comparable to the other top clubs is hindering us when it comes to getting real quality .

Had he not wasted £20m on Kuyt and Babel he could have had another quality player couldn't he.

Babel is class you be licking his @ss come end of season.

Class at mis controlling the ball, running into opponenets, losing the ball, passing the ball out instead of to team mates and also class at not doing any graft what so ever.

Real class at those things...

Hate his guts.

Babel... "class"

We will see his first look in he didn't play that well no but he only played what ? like 50 mins football for us so far.

Also i like to add he is not a winger never has never will be he is striker.

Funny how you don't see these things Fo Dne tho you are a self proclaimed exspert on all things football. 

Well its funny how I've been saying the same things for over a season now and my opinion is he's still a bag of .

Whats also funny is how everyones opinion changes of players on here and mine doesn't. How Sissoko was the new Vieira, Baros will be world class, Carragher's poor, Finnan's never a Liverpool standard player, Warnocks awful, Hyypia's past it, Remember Drogba, Kuyts our Drogba... blah de blah.

I've heard it all before, remember Henry, give him 10 years and he might learn to pass a ball, give him time and he'll learn to control a ball and not run into players.

I'm bored of laughing at clueless idiots like yourself. Its not funny anymore, its just tedious. Anyone who's posted on here on here for any length of time will tell you about how many times I've gone against the numbers on players and turned out right.

Babel's , always has been, always will be.

End of.

Well i never made any statements about those players only statements i have made.

Torres first year would bad 20+ goals many said he wouldn't.

Babel would would be a great player.(yet to be seen but he is making progress).

Benny was a bad signing.

Also I think dossana will be useful left back or Left midfielder in time.

[LegBarnes]

I keep trying to tell myself that he is good because I read it so much, but I have yet to see it on the pitch. He has some incredible limitations for someone that cost as much as he did.

Joe do you not think this is because he has been played out of postion since he joined us ? 

[GYBS]

and people say im angry

[LegBarnes]

and people say im angry

NAAAAAAAaaaa

[Scottbot]

I keep trying to tell myself that he is good because I read it so much, but I have yet to see it on the pitch. He has some incredible limitations for someone that cost as much as he did.

Joe do you not think this is because he has been played out of postion since he joined us ? 

I keep hearing that Babel is being played out of position but he's pretty much in the same position for us (left-mid or left side of a 3) as he been played has for the Dutch national team over the last couple of years. He's the only centre-forward I've seen who has never (or hardly) actually played as a centre-forward.

I would say that his best spot for us is left-hand side in a 4-2-3-1 and not in a 4-4-2.

[LegBarnes]

I keep trying to tell myself that he is good because I read it so much, but I have yet to see it on the pitch. He has some incredible limitations for someone that cost as much as he did.

Joe do you not think this is because he has been played out of postion since he joined us ? 

I keep hearing that Babel is being played out of position but he's pretty much in the same position for us (left-mid or left side of a 3) as he has for the national team. He's the only centre-forward I've seen who has never (or hardly) actually played as a centre-forward.

I would say that his best spot for us is left-hand side in a 4-2-3-1 and not in a 4-4-2.

Yes but up to point he join us he played as a stiker or right side winger.( cos he is right footed)

I think fact he is young and whats to do best for team is why he says yeah i can play any where but in truth this is hindering him in the short term.

But in long term he will make he better player learning all areas of attack.

This is only reason I can think of rafa is playing him left side also because we don't really have a natural left sided midfielder/winger.

[The Manhattan Project]

Babel is fine. He's progressing well. Benayoun has also been a good signing.

We lack width. Two wingers are required, then it's up to the players to deliver, because we are pretty much sorted in all positions.

I notice when Manure play that they are very quick. They build attacks very fast, quick passes, actually more impressive than the uberhyped Arsenal (who pass around and win nothing).

Liverpool need some speed.

[GYBS]

I keep trying to tell myself that he is good because I read it so much, but I have yet to see it on the pitch. He has some incredible limitations for someone that cost as much as he did.

Joe do you not think this is because he has been played out of postion since he joined us ? 

I keep hearing that Babel is being played out of position but he's pretty much in the same position for us (left-mid or left side of a 3) as he been played has for the Dutch national team over the last couple of years. He's the only centre-forward I've seen who has never (or hardly) actually played as a centre-forward.

I would say that his best spot for us is left-hand side in a 4-2-3-1 and not in a 4-4-2.

spot on scotty .

[GYBS]

and people say im angry

NAAAAAAAaaaa

im positively the calmest man in the world compared to fodne

[account deleted by request]

I thought Babels attitude last night was a disgrace. Reminded me of Cisse against Chelsea in the FA cup semi...... didn't look as if he could be ar$ed to try. He made a great cross from which we scored, apart from that all he did was walk about,fall down a lot and bottle out of challenges. Needs a kick up the backside if nothing else!

[The Manhattan Project]

I thought Babels attitude last night was a disgrace. Reminded me of Cisse against Chelsea in the FA cup semi...... didn't look as if he could be ar$ed to try. He made a great cross from which we scored, apart from that all he did was walk about,fall down a lot and bottle out of challenges. Needs a kick up the backside if nothing else!

He's a complicated man, but no one understands him like his woman.....and Sammy Lee.

[LegBarnes]

Babel is fine. He's progressing well. Benayoun has also been a good signing.

We lack width. Two wingers are required, then it's up to the players to deliver, because we are pretty much sorted in all positions.

I notice when Manure play that they are very quick. They build attacks very fast, quick passes, actually more impressive than the uberhyped Arsenal (who pass around and win nothing).

Liverpool need some speed.

We need better coachs I think people rafa has are not up to the job what ever training they are doing isn't working imo.

We need to get a great attacking coach in to teach them movement of the ball and control of space.

If you look at maradona one of greatest forwards of all time he would run into space no matter where that space was.

This is key to good attacking football we don't do this at times players are just standing still wating for football.

Players don't have to be sprinting all over the place just slow steady movement around the pitch inbetween players , forward and back to give the passer options.

9/10 is the player who passes the ball can't get that ball to a team mate it isn't passers fault it is normaly fact he has no easy option for a pass.

This is why we see liverpool move the ball off the ground so much because there isn't alot of movement going on or smart movement if you like.

When i was being coach i remember being told about Triangles , We would do 3v5 on pitch and if you move right you always have 2 passes on even when you are 3v5 .

On a football pitch if you gang up in areas of pitch in triangles you have should always have 2 direct passes going forward or at least one square of you.

[LegBarnes]

I thought Babels attitude last night was a disgrace. Reminded me of Cisse against Chelsea in the FA cup semi...... didn't look as if he could be ar$ed to try. He made a great cross from which we scored, apart from that all he did was walk about,fall down a lot and bottle out of challenges. Needs a kick up the backside if nothing else!

Maybe he come on here and read some of sh.it people post about him.

He played how i thought he would slow to start but got better as game went on and if wasn't for him we wouldn't ( or might not have been) in the draw.

So you could say he did more in 30 mins then gerrard and rest of team did all game.

Don't sound shi.t to me. 

[bunglemark2]

So you could say he did more in 30 mins then gerrard and rest of team did all game.