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Why the Reds’ Top Midfield Target WON’T cut it on Merseyside

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Charlie Adam has had a great season – that’s a fact that few people can deny. I’d question, however, whether he’s had the kind of season that will have Liverpool fans salivating over the prospect of his joining their squad in the summer. The Blackpool man’s rise to prominence has only really taken place in the space of the last 18-or-so months, twelve of which happened to take place in the Championship and thus can’t really be considered evidence that he has got enough quality to make it at Liverpool.

Before his time at Blackpool, Adam was a part of the Rangers set-up, where he struggled to break-in to the first-team, despite a number of different managers coming and going during his time at the club. Even if it’d be harsh to label his time in Scotland as being a complete failure, all-in-all, it was a very poor showing.

My fear, when it comes to Charlie Adam, is that were he to move to a top team like Liverpool, he’d get ‘found out’. A great deal of hype has surrounded Adam as a result of his breakout season in the Premier League – but can anybody really see him getting better? Call me a pessimist, but given his stature at the moment, the only way for Adam seems to be down.

Adam has been strongly linked to both Liverpool and Tottenham, but I don’t believe he’d make a good fit at either club. In response to speculation about his future, Adam told FIFA’s official website:

“We’ll let the future take care of itself. I don’t make the decision about my future, the club make it and at the end of the day the club is the most important thing.”

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  • Mike says:

    I feel exactly the same. Especially when he really tries to make a difference for his team he starts playing badly.

    Kenny seems to stick with the 4-4-2. If Gerrard plays we need another midfielder who can defend and has a decent range of passing. A combination of Lucas/Adam is what we need next to Gerrard. I feel Kenny can decide who that should be.

  • Bryan says:

    The Blackpool man’s rise to prominence has only really taken place in the space of the last 18-or-so months, twelve of which happened to take place in the Championship and thus can’t really be considered evidence that he has got enough quality to make it at Liverpool.

    Swap blackpool for Newcastle and you’ve got Andy Carrol, but I didn’t see you write anything like this about him. Just saying…….

    I actually don’t think we need Charlie Adam at all. Buy I’m happy to be proved wrong.

    • Pedro says:

      Carroll has a X-factor about him. As he proclaims, he isn’t just a one trick pony. Dangerous in the air as well as on the deck. Once he hits his peak, he will be quite a force at club and international level. Adam is decent at best. Wouldn’t mind him as a squad player but don’t see him making a real impact at Anfield.

  • sam says:

    dont want him any where near Liverpool, this guy just is not good enough

  • Pranav says:

    He has a good left foot, a good dead ball delivery but inconsistent. People have been talking about how he can act like a deep playmaker because of his range of passing. But there are a large number of instances where he has overhit pass. The way blackpool plays, they move forward as soon as they receive the ball. The players have pace and more often you will find atleast 3 ahead of the halfline. Meaning when he shoots long even if a little stray, but in the right place players tend to reach the ball. Also he tends to move the ball as quick as possible long into forward areas rather than picking a close player. There are matches where he has been excellent but also ones where he has been anonymous apart from the odd 15 minutes or so. Could well turn out to be a good player but dont think he is the kind we need ATM.

  • John says:

    There’s only one man for that Liverpool midfield ‘quarterback’ role- step forward Mr Alonso! John Henry would make me the happiest LFC fan on the planet if he went and got Xabi back

  • Eric says:

    Liverpool should seriously stop targeting average-at-best British players like Charlie Adam. The guy is 25 but has just 9 caps for rubbish Scotland. This guy is not cut for the top level, just look at the game against Brazil where he was playing as a deep-lying playmaker, he got destroyed by the likes of Lucas. He might be a good passer of the ball but he is not the type of player that will help move the club forward. Even Blackpool fans don’t rate the guy as highly as you think since David Vaughan was voted their player of the season. Liverpool should be targeting better quality midfielders than Charlie Adam. The club should take a look at James McCarthy and Marek Hamsik.

  • john says:

    totally agree, I would like more n’vila or Boudebouz, but would not rule gourcuff it seems that there is no future in Lyon for their
    lack of consistency and I must admit that I have ever seen in the selection
    France was just perfect, but liverpool need a way
    Defensive midfielder

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