He cost 0.00p, but is he the Reds’ most potent player?

Friday night, like most games for Bellamy, was characteristically eventful: as well as scoring, the player who once referenced a disagreement involving a golf club in a goal celebration during his last Liverpool stint, got an elbow to the eye in which four stitches had to be later placed and was seen to verbally abuse Newcastle’s goalkeeper Tim Krul . As the Welshman walked across the box, holding his head where it has been cut open with the force of an Argentine’s elbow, although Bellamy later insisted it was accidental, Tim Krul seems to have antogonised the Welshman with a comment, which sparked the reply of, “f….. you Dutch….nt”. Videos have already appeared on Youtube and @SkySports have received a considerable amount of tweets asking for the video to be passed to the F.A, just two months after Craig Bellamy was on the receiving end of racial abuse to the tune of getting cosy with sheep and a week after Bellamy announced his stance with Suarez on the topic of his ban.

Continual idiocy, double standards and the hypocrisy of footballers aside, on the pitch Bellamy offers what no one else at Liverpool is: goals, assists, pace upfront and a work ethic on par with the injured Lucas and the ironically Dutch Dirk Kuyt. Over January, Liverpool won’t make a more important signing than the one they did back in the summer for £0.00, whilst a new striker may well be needed, it won’t be at the expense of the Welshman and it would have to be a rather large coup to overshadow the diminutive forward.

Craig Bellamy was Liverpool’s most important signing and his weight in gold will be proved, if not already, in Suarez’s absence.

This article was written by Jordan Florit and is courtesy of our partner website thisisfutbol.com. Read the latest news and blogs about European Football at TiF. – ed

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