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Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:52 pm**

Djimi Traore returns from injury and plays for Liverpool Reserves against Newcastle United at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground at 7pm on Monday night.
Traore has only featured once in pre-season for Liverpool which was 45 minutes in the friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen in Lustenau. He has been injured since then with a thigh strain. He has returned ahead of schedule and plays left back for the reserves.

Florent Sinama-Pongolle starts and Salif Diao also makes an appearance in central midfield.

New Spanish centre half Miki Roque, 17, makes his Liverpool debut.

Traialist Ramon Calliste lines up in attack for Liverpool. Calliste is a Welsh Under-21 international and was released by Manchester United at the end of last season.

Liverpool team

Paul Willis
David Raven
Djimi Traore
Miki Roque
Danny O'Donnell
Salif Diao
Danny Guthrie
Jack Hobbs
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Ramon Calliste
Adam Hammill

Subs

David Mannix
David Roberts
Lee Peltier
Godwin Antwi
James Smith.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:57 pm**

Bambi!!

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:49 pm**

Time to dust down the old opinions. I like Traore and think he may one day make a centre-half. I know many don't agree but there you go. I'm not saying he'll become Franz Beckenbaer (sp?) or anything, just that he'll become a decent, stopper centre-half. Not for a season or two though so I'd still buy one.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:51 pm**

I agree with you there bigmick, and I think we can use him as cover for CB from time to time but we still need to buy a new CB[s]

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:53 pm**

am with use both on this, once he cuts out the rash tackle's I think he'll be a good little centre half

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:31 pm**

i always thought he'd become a good player...i just assumed it would be at another club!

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:36 pm**

I've to say that i have been quite impressed with Djimi last season, even though he scored the goal of the century. He is a decent player which is continously improving under Rafa.

Would like to see Flo-Po back on the right wing.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:49 pm**

it,s good to get players back from injury,it strenghthens the squad and it keeps players on there toes

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:51 pm**

Salif Diao playing? The guys not been given a squad number!

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:55 pm**

Djimi improved a lot last season, but I just can't see him being good enough for us in the long term if we seriously want to challenge for the league.

He's alright as a LB, but Warnock is more reliable. As for playing him at centre-back, he just hasn't got the positional awareness, and despite his height he's pretty poor in the air imo.

Can't understand Rafa offering him a new deal to be honest, that's a strange one.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:03 pm**

Personally Traore is a better defender than Warnock however Warnock is better at going forward.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:22 pm**

A.B. wrote:Personally Traore is a better defender than Warnock however Warnock is better at going forward.

Traore not good enough for me, you need to be able to defend, attack and pass to be a good left back, Warnock has all those attributes IMO. Traore certainly can't attack or pass comfortably.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:28 pm**

Traore not good enough for me, you need to be able to defend, attack and pass to be a good left back, Warnock has all those attributes IMO. Traore certainly can't attack or pass comfortably.

Warnock isn't good enough either but imo Traore edges out Warnock.

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:29 pm**

Does any one know how the new boysare doing, Jack Hobbs and the rest that rafa bought in?

Early days still i guess, but any signs of progress?

Posted: **Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:37 pm**

The reserves played 2-2 with Newcastle.

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Djimi's back - Flo also playing reserves tonight

Djimi's back - Flo also playing reserves tonight