Posted on Friday, 6th January 2012 by OurKop
A lot has been going through my mind, some good some bad and right now I’m not so sure I know where to begin. So this might come across as an unreasonable rant, but I feel I need to let some of my anger out.
What on earth has Kenny Dalglish gone and done with £100m pounds? Firstly, he starts off by spending £35m (transfer record) on a player who is meant to be good in the air, since when do you spend that amount of money on a player who can’t offer you anything else? And then when the player arrives you all of a sudden realise that he isn’t even good in the air at all. His movement is crap, he stands on the bloody football pitch, he’s lethargic, no pace, not a hope in hell of getting past a defender, and let’s not even start on his ball control. The guy lays-off a ball to a winger in the middle of the park, then stands there. He then stands there, WTF??? What the hell is Bellamy supposed to do when he gets to the by-line?
To top it all off, we went and overpaid on other players who were supposedly meant to get this guy firing. £20m on a “moneyball” signing (most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard) who is supposed to provide the quality ball for our one dimensional record signing to feed off. And more money on another chap whose set-piece alone was apparently worth £10m at some point. Not to mention £20m on some youngster who is supposed to be the next best thing. The most depressing bit is that we got rid of some perfectly good players to accommodate this lot.
What peeves me the most is when I go onto the LFC forums and I see someone saying they think Andy Carroll played well. He won a few headers in the air (around the centre circle, might I add) and laid off a few balls. Really??? Is that what it takes to be considered a striker good enough for Liverpool Football Club, is that what we should be expecting from a £35m investment? For some reason our management seem to think it’s fine to splash unheralded amounts of money on what I and many others would consider to be at best average players, players whom no other top club would touch.
To think that Stewart Downing and Charlie Adam were considered to be the right kind of player to take us forward still has me scratching my head. Our management seem to be settling for for these second grade players and are happy to over pay for them, and we have a lot of LFC fans who also seem to think we are going on the right path by getting these second graders in. I feel short changed by our management at present, I don’t think they have made the best use of FSG’s money here.
Am I misreading something here? To me it seems like we are starting to accept mediocrity and that we can’t compete with the other top sides for the best talent around. I thought we were fucking LFC or do I have that mixed up as well.
Now you can point at the league table and say we are not is such bad shape but for how long are going to keep relying on Chelsea and Arsenal to keep dropping point for us to stay in touch? We ought to be doing much better. I happen to think that considering the amount we have spent on building this squad we should really be expecting more.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Yeah think your missing, Gcse maths.. where did you get 100m from lol you absolute joke.
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teesomethang Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 11:29 am
ngoni,thanks for the aticle mate.finally herez somebady who thinks,sees and argues the way i do.kenny has wasted money on useless players.2m for stew,35 for andy.we could have gotten better players with that kind of money.with 55m we could have gotten podolski 16m,de jong 10m,ramirez 15m,xaqhiri,15m making a total of 56m.but we spent it on two useless players.stew just runs and nothing comes out.shame.kenny is a poor tactician,he is just a legend.he is arrogant too like rafa.he plays kuyt ahead of maxi,stew ahead of maxi and bellers.shame.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Now I agree, Mr Chas not hit the ground running, but to bitch about him after Tuesdays game is a little unfair… We created very little for him to work with, apart from the knockdown to Dirk,yes he dident do a great deal…But we know he isnt quick ,so he aint gonna run past the 2 defenders marking him and score is he? The system was wrong,if you play one upfront,you need 1 or 2 players bombing from midfield to help/create, we did not see that..I see very little about Enriques pass from the free kick that allowed City to break away for the penalty, yes he has been a great signing, but this happened just after the sending off and killed us… I agree, Andy isnt worth £35 million, but lets seee what happens after this run of games he will now get,due to something else that happened…forgot what it was now…
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Well said mate, finally supporters are realising how KK has wasted a fortune on crap players, who are only good enough for middle of the table teams. We need to get a top European manager who knows a good player from an average player, at least players with technical abilities and players who can go past defenders. If the Americans knew about football they would have never authorised this idiots to purchase these players.
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artigas cruz Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
carroll may one day be the bast goal scorer in the world, you english are just a funny bunch.
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LFC_Fan Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Thanks for the surcasm, u know where to rub the salt
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Turner Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 1:38 am
A donkey can never become a thoroughbred.
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julius Reply:
January 13th, 2012 at 10:49 am
Dalglish & his management should quit now.LFC needs players that can take the club forward ,not the bunch of over priced average players,dalglsh/comoli has brought to this great club.Dalglish has simply lost touch of modern football.Lfc fans are used to champions league football.With this bunch of average players Lfc would find it hard to qualify for uefa league.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
we all wanna get behind carroll, we all love kenny but it has to be said alot of people are still unconvinced on the buys last year. the problem is that no-one has a chance to take time to fit in straight away to the team/new system etc-todays league wont allow this. everyone has to hit the ground running, some do ,some dont and it seems -ours havent!! apart from suarez maybe and he is over compensating for the lack of service etc and can be seen to be greedy-wants the ball all the time in place maybe of being an out and out striker in the right place at the right time with tap ins a la rushy!YNWA
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Should say Mr C has…
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Unfortunately yes. We are in the same position as of 10 months ago.
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artigas cruz Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
last year at this time lpfc were in 12th place untill mr Suarez came on board.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
I think lfc’s policy of signing is not best young player but best young flop player.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
I am fed up of fans like you lot. For a start, how is slating every player we buy regardless of their ability going to help them develop? It isn’t. Getting behind the players and supporting them is only going to help. Teams like City have been spending fortunes for years and only just getting results, Jo for £18m, Santa Cruz for £17m, Wright-Phillips for £9m, Robinho for £32m, Wayne Bridge, Bojinov, Caicedo this list goes on. The point im making is spending big doesnt guarantee results, but we are building a team and players like Downing and Adam help the balance of the team and we have improved from the days of Poulsen and Koncheskey. Carroll will become a top quality player, but only if he has the backing and support of the fans. YNWA.
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Ghulam Shah Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
all the players u mentioned man city bought them liverpool got robbed full stop!
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harry Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
oh shah’t uppa your face you moron, read the message again before you chat bollocks.
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Will Cooper Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Yes, read it again. Donkey.
Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:43 am
Excellent point, other teams have splurged millions but we have bought for the future. I hope and want all of our signings to come good, expecting miracles straight away is naive – I’m incensed by what appear to be fair weather supporters slating KK. We are playing decent football, the team seem happy and we must stay behind them.
We have had some good results this season and a lot of bad luck with goalkeepers choosing Anfield to play their best game, FGS open your eyes and stop slagging off a hard working team and coaching staff.
I thought the moaning would stop after G&H left but silly me.
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teesomethang Reply:
January 8th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
yeh,we support kenny and the team but i am sure u can see that sometimes he messes up the selection of the team.how do u play stew over maxi,kuyt over bellamy? sometimes he waits till the 80th min to take out these guyz and by that time nothing really changes.yes he is a legend,he loves the team but we want results.we dont eat his legendary status.i have no doubt that kk epitomises liverpool but his actions,tactics and selections must show that he wants the team to win.granted he would not have known that stew would dissapoint but sticking with him when he is just running and producing nothing is arrogance.why not bench him like wat he is doing with andy carrol.and because of his arrogance we have lost points at home to lower teams.and u think we will get top 4 like this.u think arsenal,man u,chelsea,spurs and city will stop wining because they feel pity for liverpool whose strikers are still to find their feet?in january kk must buy a good striker,playmaker and winger and my choices are podolski and dejong,then ramirez and xaqiri
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ANTI-carroll Reply:
January 8th, 2012 at 5:37 am
well carroll is lucky enough to not being booed off the ground yet, and that alone is enough support for him.especially when he’s been such a flop for more than a year. kenny has been terrible in the transfer market,it dusgusts me, how he’s gone about wasting the owners money on some utterly average players
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Carrol was a massive mistake which may well cost KD his job. Your description of him is accurate indeed. His ability in the air is a myth.
Henderson oozes talent and class but he needs to be braver and take more responsibility and self-belief, rather than staying in the shadow of Adam or Gerrard.
Kenny’s January signings are perhaps the most important of his career. He is on thin ice right now.
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Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:46 am
Who do you support? Kenny will never be on thin ice with genuine LFC fans. Give him time – or support teams like Chelski and Newcastle who change their managers whenever the whim takes them. Glory hunters are not needed at Anfield, where is everyone’s patience?
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Admittedly Carrol and Henderson are yet to show us their best and at £35m and £16m (rising to £20m) respectively we need them to start performing, however saying that they are only young and need time. I actually think that Henderson is starting to look very good.
Yes Downing at £18m is yet to show his best form, but we have seen enough in his performances for Villa and England over the last couple of years to know he is a good player.
Adam is a good squad player but represents reasonable value at £7m.
Based on the above we have not seen good value from our £78m, but saying that would you not agree that sourcing Suarez, Enrique, Bellamy and Coates for a combined total of £35m is absolutely superb business.
So we have spent £113m since Kenny joined us and have recouped £78m. Personally I think the quality of the players and average squad age are much improved, and definitely give good value for the £35m net investment.
A good blog is about expressing an interesting argument, but if it is to be credible should be factually correct (£78m not £100m) and not be so one-sided.
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Stevie Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Here Here!
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Ghulam Shah Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
the good business bit were all foreigners! ironic eh?
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NJReds Fan Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Price of Carroll was simply passed on to Chelsea, no? Torres sale price was driven up by £ demand from NUFC. Carrol’s strength was his power in the air while on the move, not jumping straight up for balls knocked toward his head, and first touch shots from decent passes.
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Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:53 am
Good comment siblfc, I despair at these armchair sky sports fans who are now telling us we should have signed Ba and Cabaye- I bet most of the whingers hadnt heard of them before they joined Newcastle.
I think the signings will come good but we need the fans to get behind the players, not sulk and go quiet because we can’t break Swansea down! The players need Anfield to intimidate the opposition not be quiet because an expensive new signing has had the temerity to mis hit an ambitious pass.
I can’t believe some are calling for Kenny’s head but I comfort myself with the thought that these cannot be considered knowledgeable fans!
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
The overall strength in depth has been improved, the potential for a star or two for the future has been improved, but we still need more quality in the first team.
One step at a time, build the squad and play a more attacking style of football. Step one acheived. Next step get back into the Champions League so we can attract the better quality player. Hopefully achieve by May 2012. Next step Summer 2012, sign the better quality players and build on the momentum to achieve more than we did the season before.
Some fans are so impatient, building a top team takes time, even with City’s billions it has taken them nearly 3 years and they are out of the Champions League already.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Glad this was article was posted.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
So what should we do? Fill the team with second rate foreigners who can’t get a move to champions league teams? I think you have forgotten how LFC has little appeal to most world class players. We need to back KK with what he’s got. Any luck in front of goal and we would comfortably be in 4th place in the Premiership. Sure it’s not good enough for LFC to finish 4th, but it’s the first step that’s the hardest. Once back in the Champions league, then we might attract better quality players.
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LFC_Fan Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Partially true, but yet Downing was preferred over Mata, 35mn could have brought a top quality striker, had KD not been British biased.
KD & DC has wasted 100mn & let’s accept it
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Steven Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Well let’s be honest here and remember we spent 20m a piece on Henderson and Downing! Carroll 35m! That’s a whopping 75m where we could have bought Mata, Benzema & Hazard at the time!
In replace of Adam I personally would have kept Aquilani that would save a further 7m!
Bellamy free and Enrique for the small fee we paid!
I have no idea what is going on and I’m sure NESV must be reluctant to open the cheque book again!!!
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Eric Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
You’re funny Dave. Liverpool might not be able to attract most world class players but they did manage to sign Suarez. Cabaye was available for £5m during the summer but Liverpool decided to waste money on rubbish midfielders like Adam, Henderson and Downing instead. Kenny and Comolli also had the opportunity to sign Mata but they opted for the rubbish Downing instead. And how do you expect Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League with this mediocre team?
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sperm thrower Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 11:31 am
dave is a clown, expecting liverpool to finish in the top four with mid table british players like adam, downing and carroll.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
I don’t understand the criticism towards Adam. Fair enough he’s struggle a bit to find a role in a new club with a totally different way of playing, nevermind moving from a championship club to one of the greatest ever in British footy.
Henderson and Downing, tho, are a total waste of money and space. Worst of all I could’ve told both Kenny and Comolli this beforehand. Yet Kenny keeps playing them week in, week out in an extremly naive hope they’ll come good. NEWSFLASH!!! The won’t!
Carrol I think showed signs of improving. It was never gonna be a quick fix and I suspected early on it would be a trip downhill before things would get better. As someone above said it’s easy to critcise him for Tuesday’s performance but shite like Downing and Henderson didn’t do much to help out.
In short, yes, Kenny wasted an embarrassing amount of money on mediocre players. Adam and Enrique was good signings and I’m pretty sure Adam will captain our side one day. Kenny can’t spend wisely, pick a formation wiseley or pick a team wisely. THAT’s the reason we’ll miss out on CL-footy for the 3rd year running.
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Don’t know where this person being in the last two seasons previous to this. But we have been nowhere near qualifying for the champions league and unless you want to pay a player 200000 a week they are not gonna come no matter what are name is! The past is the past, and that does not create our future.
What was you expecting of this term, unrealistic expectations. Yes we have dropped silly points, yes we have missed chance after chance. Though we are playing better football and if you show a little patience and support the players we might get somewhere.
How many times when carrol has played have we got to the by line and whipped in a cross (whipped not floated)?
One final note if these supporters where around when Shankly took over they be moaning first few years as well.
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jimmy c Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
I too think we have wasted money on carroll,downing and adam,not one of these players
are world class,pretty rubbish to be honest,and
just to let you fans out there who have blind faith out there know i started going to liverpool games in 1977 so i think i know a good footballer
from a average or poor one,who does the scouting
for lfc these days because i dont understand how on one hand you can get a player of pure class in suarez then buy a load of crap.
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January 6th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
I think Adam and Enrique has proven to be value for money since the fee was’nt that inflated. Henderson is definitely showing improvements and is reading the game better(That through pass to Downing vs. ManCity was almost Gerrard like.. Almost..)
Though Downing has been dissapointing, he can be a good squad player, although the money invested was not for better options on bench.
But Carrol has certainly been a disappointment and a horrible bit of business from Dalgish/Comolli. I cant understand when certain media states that the guy has heaps of potential. He’s never gonna fit into the style of play Liverpool are trying to adopt. It may seem pre-mature to judge a player so soon, but those on the Carrol bandwagon should take a reality check and just accept that he never was and never will be a good enough striker for a top quality side.
Now the latest news surfacing is about a possible bid for Darren Bent. I keep praying that this is a false rumor unless the transfer fee wont be anything over 10-12 millions. I really hope John Henry demands a more reasonable usage of his money from his employees.
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Ghulam Shah Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
henderson 1 through pass for 20 million!!
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LFC_Fan Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Thanks Ghulam. Every body in different blogs are trying to save KD & in most cases at the expense of Commolli, because he is French; it’s unfair. Commoli has done well so far to off load some deadwoods
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January 6th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
if carrol n henderson cost £60…so how much cabaye n Ba can cost?
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Eric Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Cabaye was available for £5m during the summer but the management team decided to waste money on rubbish midfielders like Adam, Henderson and Downing instead. With this ridiculous transfer policy in targeting rubbish overpriced British players, Liverpool can forget about the top four, let alone the league title.
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January 6th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Dalglish had an agenda of his own which defied reasonable logic. He has wasted millions on very poor to average signings.
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January 6th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Young flop! How does that work?
Any young player can improve! Only players in their mid to late 20s can be a flop….e.g. Downing
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January 6th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
The article is very correct. I have a lot of respect tp king Kenny but he has done a big mistake by wasting our owners money on everage players and the latest rumors that he is buying darrent bent…liverpool has become an everage team and will never will epl for another 20 years with this management. Spurs will overtake us we will be left to compete with mid table teams. More than 100 millions were gone to drain when this amount is more than enough to put liverpool back on track. King Kenny has continued the Graeme Souness legacy as the manager who caused the fall of the mighty red. Can fate change liverpool’s condition? Only a drastic action from Mr Henry. Im carrying a pain for more 20 years waiting
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Bomber25 Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Bahllen, You have hit the nail on the hid with your thread. Kenny Dalglish is signing players who are eventually going to get him the sack. We need a new young modern day manager whose nationality should not be an issue. YNWA.
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January 6th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
enrique has been the only player to impress although i have to say i think downing will come good (not great just good) carrol has to go adam just not good enuff henderson again might come good under stevie g but for over 100 mill i have to say even as a big kenny fan i think the english route is a bad one and he has wasted the money.
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Bomber25 Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Craig, All the big clubs in Liverpool’s class have foreign players; really quality players too. I have no idea what has prompted Dalglish to go down this route, but, I know it is going to end in tears. He should have watched England play and the agony England – who continue to flatter to deceive – bring to the Manager and supporters.
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January 6th, 2012 at 6:19 pm
The article is spot on. I mean what is with Kenny Dalglish’s obsession with British players? Apart from Bellamy who cost nothing, all of Kenny’s British signings have been rubbish. The only signings who are actually worth their prices are Suarez and Enrique. Liverpool will not win anything and will not finish in the top four with overpriced and overrated British players like Downing and Carroll who are simply not good enough. If Liverpool continue with this ridiculous transfer policy in targeting average British players then players like Suarez and Enrique will be off to Spain and Kenny Dalglish’s second reign at Liverpool will not be very successful.
And what exactly is Comolli’s job all about? To help Kenny find average British players? With his expertise in the transfer market why didn’t he sign Cabaye for 5m instead of Adam?
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January 6th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
I can’t believe what I’m reading KENNY OUT are you joking !! Give him time.. I moan about the buys too, but to call for his head that’s ridiculous.. We’re playing nice one touch football again and when they start putting away the chances there’s no stopping us!
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Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:34 am
spot on Patrick – it seems we have a number of glory hunters on this forum – patience is in short supply, as is actual footballing knowledge!
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January 6th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Dalglish has an ideological belief on signing british players and playing a particular brand of attacking football. Dont be surprised if the next signing is british. In terms of player transfer performance, overall he’s miserably failed. Of Andy Caroll, Redknapp just wrote an excellent piece you all shud go and read. Basically he asks, why are we playing intricate football with andy caroll? why cant we play to his strengths? If we wana play intricate football, dont play him, simple as that. Superb sh!t.
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January 6th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Spot on ,I think the only good buys were Enrique and Bellamy ,paying 20 million for downing was pure madness,Henderson is worh 7 mill at the most,Adam is overrated and as for Andy Carroll we was robbed ,we needed to sign top quality players not second rate crap.we can forget about football in Europe for a long time with these players.I am not one of those fans blinded buy the Kenny daglish band wagon if results don’t add up then get rid of kenny”simple”
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January 6th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Said it from day they were signed, terrible the business done mostly. Only adam and left back worth the money.
Carrol and co are so over rated and their former clubs laughing all the way to the bank. KK to blame period, what excuse he got now?
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January 6th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
KD saw potentials in Carroll and Hendo . . . . They r young U-23 . . . . They can cme good in the future. CARROLL was a panic buy so 35mil . . . Which is the worst buy of English Priemer league era . . ?
Bt he has the time to b a world class quality striker.
BUT DOWNING IS JUST PURE WASTE OF MONEY. . . . Zero Assits and Zero Goals. . . . He was never worth 20mil . . . Adam was bought for 7mil and he has shown the potential of a 7mil squad player.
The best signing by KD was Bellamy who cme fr free.
LIVERPOOL Fc must bring in worldclass talent nt alone british talent.
The Players from Spain and Italy r more skillful than players frm Scotland or Wales.
KD ALSO NEEDS GIVE CHANCE TO PLAYERS WHO R PERFORMING WELL eg. MAXI.
He is rarely give a chance , he shld play more games than Downing.
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January 7th, 2012 at 12:18 am
Its strange that Liverpool forked out the money on the kinds of players they did everyone knows there is no value buying English.
For all the rubbishing Rafa copped he would have got real value with that money buying from european clubs elsewhere.
All i can say is at least Bellamy and Enrique fell in the clubs lap many thinking they werent going to cut it.
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January 7th, 2012 at 12:53 am
Enrique & Suarez are possably the best buys in the premiership. Downing has added some dimension & has been unlucky with the woodwork at least 4 times. Adam has shown qualuty moments & Henderson is still learning like most young midfielders yet shows potential is definately there. I am 1 who will say Lucas in midfield took ages to really improve & with limited gametime Hendo is above Lucas level at the same age.
Carroll – I must confess lacks speed & seems limited but the thing that bothers me most with Andy is lack of movement OFF the ball. Is it the simple fact he lacks vision or is he lazy??
Really feel a fast instinctive striker with vision would make all the difference. Carroll WILL improve with Gerrards return but will it be enough??
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Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:17 am
You are one of the few voices of reason on here – most of the people slagging off Lucas now proclaim him excellent. We have played some good one touch footy but have had some bad luck – whatever happened to patience and faith!
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January 7th, 2012 at 1:21 am
Kenny Dalish is a out-dated clown, Who will & is holding back this great football club, Because he not a good talent spotter. Lfc will not qualify for the champion league, the europa league, And will not win anything this year or the next one as long as this man is in charge of this football club. Stop buying bums like Adam Carrol & Downing, Look abroad for players with good technical ability.
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Rich Reply:
January 7th, 2012 at 4:22 am
The only clown is you I am afraid. Have patience and faith, if you actually watched all our games this season you would see that the passing and movement has been much better and we have had some rotten luck. It takes time to bed players in and for them to adjust to each other – this is true even at amateur level in my experience. Lay off Kenny, he is doing a sound job as always and if anyone can bring back glory I’m sure it’s him.
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January 7th, 2012 at 4:30 am
How many of you were saying buy Ba and Cabaye in the summer? Very few. The truth is no-one knows how a player will do until they are here and have gelled with the team. I’ve been watching Liverpool since the 80s and yes although I question the cost of Carroll and Henderson in particular, I am encouraged by the incremental improvements we have seen. It won’t be long until we go on a run and I hope all of you calling for Kennys head wind your necks in.
No doubt you were amongst the idiots booing Lucas at Anfield during 2008, I couldn’t believe that so called knowledgeable fans were getting on his case. He has always been a decent pro (as have many of the players criticised within this blog and response) and we have to encourage our players and give them confidence. Isnt this what being a fan is all about?!
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January 7th, 2012 at 9:31 am
the issue is that the owners of lfc are less concern about what is going on in lfc if not kenny could’ve been shown exit door,last time he (kenny)were saying that benitez wasted so much money during his (benitez)rein,now kenny spend over 100 mill.within a short time he kenny took over and lfc is struggling if they (lfc)can be in europa league next season,pls the lfc owners should wake up and tell what they in the club.
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January 7th, 2012 at 10:53 am
For £100 million, the fans have the right to expect better than they what they have. Apart from Suarez (class) and Bellamy (FREE) the rest have been a major dissapointment. On the other hand though we have created a host of chances that have gone begging, and with our fantastic defending record, had just one or two of these chances being taken in each of the games, then we would now be sitting pretty at least third in the chart and no complaints. What K D does next in the transfer window will probably be the most important of his tenure.
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January 7th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Based on performances so far and taking into account potential for improvement, it is perhaps fair to say that we overpaid (heavily) for Carroll and Downing. On the other hand, Henderson has bags of potential and has shown that he has the quality to justify the price paid. The purchases of Suarez, Adam, Enrique and (free signing) Bellamy – not to mention the sale of an underwhelming Torres – were undoubtedly masterstrokes. In other words, overall a mixed balance.
At the same time, Damian Comolli and Kenny Dalglish appear to be building on the successful restructuring of the Liverpool academy during the reign of Rafa Benitez, adding players like Jordan Ibe and Marc Pelosi to the promising youngsters signed by Rafa (such as Raheem Stirling, Suso, Andre Wisdom and Jonjo Shelvey).
It is perhaps to early to assess the transfer record of Comolli and Dalglish. Overall it is neither as bad as some critics suggest – nor perhaps as good as fans had hoped. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that Comolli and Dalglish are having to persuade players to come to Anfield without the promise of Champions League Football.
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January 8th, 2012 at 5:31 am
spot on article mate. absolutely agree with you. i still can’t the beliebe the money we’ve wasted on absolute crap and the fact some fans still think they’d turn out could is just beyond me.carroll has here for more than a year and if one thinks thats not enough time for a player to get settled in, you must get you head checked.
and there those who say, we are in sixth place and much better off last year.but the point us we’ve splashed 100mil more than last year we bloody are supposed to be performing much better
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January 8th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
crap players bought by a crap manager!
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January 8th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
and you might all hate me now, I do not think Suarez is good enough for my beloved LFC!
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January 8th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I was just wondering, all things said and done our goal was to get back to the champions league this season. We’re three points behind fourth with half the season to go. Besides i don’t think kenny can do anything about the fact that we’ve it the post almost as much as we’ve scored. The crappy downing hit the post four or five times to.
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January 9th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
not really l should say though l believe we could have bought those players like Downing and Henderson for less than what we paid for. We should have bought them for 12m each considering that we paid 22 for Suarez. Not to despair they r good players and we only need a wing/forward or am/forward , a midfield wizard as well as a goal poacher to gel all
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