Alberto Aquilani

So would I

But I'd have a great equaliser



 

I'm not fully sold on the Aquilani deal. The price is worrying but then again it was the same when we bought Torres and that turned out brilliantly.

His injury history is very concerning to me tho. I hope he'll have what it takes to survive in the PL. Italians haven't really set the PL a light over the years, Zola possibly being the best out of a bunch that's come over here to play football. Di Canio - Di Matteo and Ravanelli all adjusted OK so there's hope he'll do the same....I'm just concerned about the physical side of our game on a player that's spent quite a bit of time on the physios table than out playing for his team.

I'm not writing the guy off before hes even kicked a ball folks, just have concerns that's all.

Lets say he fails to adjust and seeks a transfer away after the world cup, do you think we'll get anywhere near what we've paid out for him? I have grave doubts we would.

Anyways, good luck to him.....i hope he more than fills Xabi's boots this coming season.

If he doesn't we always have the mighty Lucas!! (EEK)

I share your worries Dani. One thing that can be said about Xabi is that not only is he technically talented but he's not affraid of a good tackle both giving and getting.

the 2 time xabi broke his metatarsil was because he s**t out of 50/50 challenges and he wasnt the toughest guy on the field.....

but iam sick of talkin about someone who isnt our player and didnt want to play for us....

there are worries with all signings,torres was a worrie when we signed him,people didnt rate him infront of goal and also claimed he was a bit of a softie how wrong were they now,xabi when he came in no-one hardly new him yet we all no our history,the list is endless and its not just at our club,he hasnt signed and has to go through a thorough medical that will be tough,from what ive been reading around the tinternet roma had around 8 players out with injuries last season and rushed playyers back into cover other positions so its not all as bad as we think,we have 1 of the best medical staff/teams in the world so if anyone can get him back on track then its us plus the operation he had is supposed to have cured his ankle problem,he has also had tendonitis but so did gerrard when he was younger....

there are alot of what ifs in signing anyone look at van horse face when he signed for the manks and look what he did in his 1st season,dani i here what your sayin but the lad is 25 best years ahead of him and coming to the best club in the world with the staff to match

I cant wait to see what he has got to offer, I'm sure under the wings of our lads he will give his best to Liverpool! Don't think its good to be comparing him to much to Alonso, especially not having even seen him play a few games for us! Just hope these injuries that I keep hearing about don't come back to haunt us!



  Unlucky KT! Better luck with the hammer! 

well said mate 

I think Torres is a perfect example of why we shouldn't judge players until they've played for us. I will admit to being one of the doubters when he first arrived, but the fact is that if Nando had continued to perform at the same level he had for Atletico I don't think he would have been good enough for us (well maybe good enough but not a star of the team like he is now). Rafa has turned him into twice the player he was in Spain, and the lesson learned for me is that I won't be too quick to judge new players based on what they were like for their previous clubs as Rafa might have noticed something in them that I completely missed.

Of course the opposite is also possible too, just look at players like Dossena or Morientes who have completely failed to live up to the form they showed at their previous clubs.