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Fowler_E7 wrote:the guy has played about what 10 games for us and people are saying get rid! give him a chance. He is obviously no right sided midfield player but he was not signed as that, so why people are judging him on the fa cup final appearance is beyond me. When he has played at right back in his natural position he has done ok, and played very well vs Newcastle away, when he got a rare start in his natural position, i mean how many new players join a club and immediatley hit top form? i think he looks a decent player and should be given at least a season to prove himself.

Dalglish wrote:

Fowler_E7 wrote:the guy has played about what 10 games for us and people are saying get rid! give him a chance. He is obviously no right sided midfield player but he was not signed as that, so why people are judging him on the fa cup final appearance is beyond me. When he has played at right back in his natural position he has done ok, and played very well vs Newcastle away, when he got a rare start in his natural position, i mean how many new players join a club and immediatley hit top form? i think he looks a decent player and should be given at least a season to prove himself.

Fair points Fowler E7 and perhaps it is hasty to be calling for his head (although to be fair I wasn't). I simply said if Ajax make a substantial offer I'd accept based on what I've seen so far.

A.B. wrote:Dalglish, why would Ajax be interested now when they've just signed a right back? 

DANIEL ALVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is that related to this thread? Alves if signed will play on the flank not as a fullback imo.

Might end up being Alves and Gonzalez playing wing-backs in a 5-3-2 formation... At least thats what I dream of 

A.B. wrote:According from what I've heard, Kromkamp is not leaving Anfield despite what many reports claim. He was heavily linked with Ajax, however they've just signed a right-back. I don't see why they would go after Kromkamp after this signing.

The fact that we're interested in Daniel Alves has fueled the speculation however imo I think that if we do sign Alves it will be for the right-flank. He's been critisized by Van Basten for leaving Holland, but he's only 25 years old. Finnan is going to turn 30 so it's not impossible for him to break in the team in the near future.

Of course we have Barragan in the reserves who has done very well this season. But he's still a young lad and seeing how Benitez likes to rotate and rest players, having Kromkamp around won't hurt us.

andy_g wrote:its difficult to know what benitez' plans are for kronkamp. he's obviously not ever going to be of sufficient quality to be the long term replacement for finnan and he's obviously not the right midfielder we're looking for. i would guess that his starts next season would be limited even if we don't bring in a new player, alves or whoever. i never feel worried when he comes on as sub late in a game but neither i get excited, it's more just a case of 'oh, kronkamp's on', and i expect that's the same for many people. he seems like a good decent bloke, a reasonable player and an honest professional (though having said that his comedy dive in his first appearance was sublime), but not really what we should be looking for.

my own guess is that benitez saw kronkamp as the best and easiest way of shipping out josemi and having immediate cover of a better, though not brilliant, standard. a short term solution, nothing else. he probably already knew he wanted to bring in a quality replacement/understudy for finnan at some point and when that time comes who do you want to try to sell on, kronkamp or josemi? imagine ajax showing an interest in josemi??

if, as someone has said, its because he's homesick then he should get back to holland asap as that was the reason he wanted to leave spain. so i agree, if ajax come in with any kind of offer we should let the guy go. the caveat is that we need to be sure that barragan is ready to step up if needed or that there is someone else coming in. if finnan is out for any length of time we will badly miss him.