It wasn't long ago Downing was looking like a complete flop, and getting rid asap was the only option. We always knew he had the talent, but few still had faith that there was any hope of him working his back into the starting 11.
I think a lot of credut should go to Brendan for the way he give him a kick up the ass. There's nothing like the fear of failure to motivate a player like Downing, if he failed at Liverpool, he would be forever deemed a small club player. If he does leave Liverpool, it will undoubtedly be for a smaller club, I think for this reason he will keep working his socks off to remain a Red.
I would keep him here, we have a lot of players in the squad that aren't of the standard of a team challenging for a top 4 place, there is no point selling one of our best.
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