About Origi, is he going to keep Ibe out the side then? I don't think this signing is an improvement to our squad until we actually know our Ibe's capabilities. Ibe is largely untested. Why are we buying a player for 10m that may not any better than players who we've been loaning out. If we turn Origi into something special and don't give Ibe a chance I'll be disappointed. It's what people are complaining about when they say our national team suffers. From what I've seen of Origi, which is not a lot. . He seems like a good player in French league but the opposition was quite slow at closing him down. The premiership isn't going to give him the same time or space. Also, if he's that good why would Lille sell him after two seasons? He is meant to be a striker, but I wouldn't say he's got a record to boast about. Ibe scored 4 goals in 6 games for England U19. He's played 3 games for Liverpool total.
I think the negotiating has been going on longer for Fabgregas than ours with Origi, plus
Ibe's a winger isn't he? whereas Origi is a striker in similar in style to what Sturridge does.
I can't see the problem (o.k, he's got to go back for a year) in getting players like this who could end up worth 5 to ten times what we paid.
People have moaned before about missing out on getting players like Silva, Ronaldo (before Utd) or Michu even, I know there are loads of other ones we passed over.
That's what we are doing here, getting a player before he proves what he can do and the hype escalates his price.
He mightn't have banged in a load of goals in the WC but his talent was there for all to see, I've only heard positive things from the commentators and pundits, they just said; his decision making sometimes is a bit rash- like any young player.
Why is there a problem? Seriously, what do you want? Us to buy Messi and Ibrahimovich come on now, have some perspective.
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