Will Babel turn into the sensation that he can be???

well the sure has a lot of potential locked in him.. just that he lacks a bit of concentration and commitment.. him developing into wat he can will solve a huge problem of liverpool...

i think in a matter of a year or two he'll be as good as anybody

I also think so,he has got the pace,the skill,he just needs to get his work rate up and get his crosses up to scratch.He will be a great player,i got no doubts about that.

Can't disagree, Babel has so much talent bubbling inside of him.

I see him finishing, this season off strongly, and using it as an impetus for his big season next year.

I think he is finally realising his role...And how he can profit the team to using his abilities...

Keane going was great for Babel.

With the exception of the Everton FA Cup match at Anfield, I've noticed he has alot more confidence and he isnt afraid of the ball anymore.

Cant wait for these final few matches

he was fabulous against madrid.. he is showing a lot of confidence.. but there is a lot more hidden in him.. he's right though.. he's just 22.. age's on his side.. hecan be terrific player.. probably better than a certain devil no 7..
i seriously think he can better the guy

perhaps he has given up on becoming a rap music star. if he could focus on soccer. he has the potential. but sometimes his mind is elsewhere

He has the potential. He played really well last year, and there's no reason why he can't again.

He just probably lacks commitment and maybe makes wrong decisions at times. Maybe giving him a run of games would also help.

He could potentially be a great player, confidence is his problem though, descion making too. Im sure he'll come good though, he's starting to play good and his Pace will help him a lot in the future.

Needs to lose a bit of weight though!

I'd play him every week ahead of Reira, he is more of a threat, his power and pace are frightening all he needs is a bit of confidence and if he starts playing regularly he will get that.

Babel is really a great player in my opinion. His class was there for all to see when he assisted Gerrard to score the 3rd goal against Madrid. He looks really up to be the next 'Henry' at the moment, but I'm really afraid of some of his constant habits to be honest.

He just never seems to want to pass. When he receives the ball most of the other players would look out for a pass but what Babel does is to keep the ball on his feet and just run and run and run. And most of the time he lands into trouble and loses the ball, and this is what i find most annoying.

Also his confidence never really got going. He needs to make sure that he reproduces the form that he had last season.

Rafa, also has to start playing him more often.

I think he could well become a sensation.
He's still young and he looks like he can beat any man when he's running with the ball and full of confidence.
There's going to be some huge games between now and the end of the season and every player needs to perform 100% so i hope babel gets his chance to play because he's playing really confidently of late.

he has a lot of potential. showed some last season, but is totally waste this season.
but still i hope dearly that he comes out good.

I really hope so. These last few games he's been playing very well, but he's been hot and cold all season.
He frustrates me, because one game, he'll skip past any player as if they weren't there, and the next, he'll run time and time again into a defender.

He's definitely maturing as a player, his passing is improving, along with his decisions and ball retention.
I hope to see him played more in the run in, especially with Riera having hit the wall.

I reckon he will turn out good. He had a decent season last season, but has been pretty dire this season, only a couple of good performances. I reckon he'll improve, he is still only young!

I am very sure that he will deliver at the very highest level as he has too much in his locker.  He has weaknesses mainly his work rate and not opting to mix it up.  When he gets the ball more often than not he is surrounded by opposition players very hard to go through a crowd only Messi can do that.  I think it is important that there is always someone that is available for the simple pass when he has the ball and no one better than Alonso exactly lilke when he played with Sissoko.

I want to remind people that the game he looked best during, real madrid, was also in conjunction to the way spanish teams play. Their slower paced gamestyle fits him more than constant-pressure premiership. They gave him more space to work with, which lead to his ability to beat defenders more easily.

He's showing promise, but I want him to be a backup ST, and use dossenna for LM/LW backup if possible.

Babel could be a great player for us. everything has been said above, apart from he needs to take on defenders both sides instead of coming inside all the time. I  think thats why he did Ramos so easily for stevies goal against Madrid, coz he was expecting him to go inside. Just watch him and see.

I loved when the commentary on the real madid game the commentator said 'we havent seen much of Ryan Babel tonight' and with that he put  a brillaint ball right on to stevie right foot for his second.

So how does everyone feel about how Babel played today?

Is he going to be the sensation that he could be?

To be honest with you, it wouldn't surprise me if he leaves during the Summer.

I can't help feeling he's never going to fit in here properly.

Is is time for him to find pastures new?

He frustrates me. So much talent to be unlocked, but it goes to waste.

He wants to be a striker, that's his favourite position. My advice for him is to do a Stevie. He was played wide right for ages, he put his head down, impressed on the right of midfield and now he's playing where he wants to. In the centre of the park. Babel must do the same and show the same staunch commitment to the club, or else he'll be on his way out.

Babel on the left wing... lost cause

Babel up top..... Save us millions on buying cover for Nando

To be honest with you, it wouldn't surprise me if he leaves during the Summer.

I can't help feeling he's never going to fit in here properly.

Is is time for him to find pastures new?

He is such a frustrating player. So much potential yet hardly ever delivers.

Wouldn't suprise me at all if he leaves. Just pisses me off that as soon as he goes elsewhere, he'll be the best player he can be. You can just see it. :

Hmm the proplem now is that the potential seems to be showing up less and less..... thats not a positive sign at all