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      Andre Wisdom Player Thread

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      whyohwhyohwhy
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #23: Jun 30, 2011 11:51:20 pm
      Brilliant news!  Good luck to him and Robbo in Colombia!
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #24: Jul 07, 2011 10:39:15 am
      He's just extended his contract :)
      Isn't this the week of good news eh :P

      http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/defender-extends-lfc-deal
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #25: Jul 07, 2011 10:43:44 am
      Great. I've heard great things about him.

      Plus, he has an awesome name. :D
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #26: Jul 07, 2011 10:44:17 am
      The future's bright:

      Robinson Kelly Wisdom Flannagan
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #27: Jul 07, 2011 10:50:25 am
      The future's bright:

      Robinson Kelly Wisdom Flannagan

      That will be our back 4 one day. The great thing is, we could play that back 4 right now and I'd be confident they'd do a good job.

      Anyway, I reckon he's as good as Phil Jones from what I've seen. Of course he has to show he can do it in the premiership, but I've got a great feeling about this lad.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #28: Jul 07, 2011 11:41:07 am
      The future's bright:

      Robinson Kelly Wisdom Flannagan

      Wilson?
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #29: Jul 07, 2011 11:50:10 am
      He'll be shipped off back to where he came from. Not been impressed by him nor have i seen any glimpse of how he'll make it here.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #30: Jul 07, 2011 11:54:13 am
      Great stuff! I'd be gutted if the beast went elsewhere.
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      Reply #31: Jul 07, 2011 12:07:00 pm

      Don't see it myself. Heard great things from Rangers fans but not seen anything to suggest he is or will be any more than average here.
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      Reply #32: Jul 07, 2011 02:05:26 pm
      Just posting the full article up;

      Liverpool have confirmed Andre Wisdom has put pen to paper on an extension to his contract.

      The Reds have secured the future of the highly-rated 18-year-old, who figured in the first-team squad last season, after he signed the deal today.

      Liverpool's Director of Football Damien Comolli said: "We are delighted. He made fantastic progress last season. He was here at Melwood with the first team for a few weeks to a month towards the end of last season and he did really well in training and was involved with the first team.

      "He also did really well with the reserves. He's got great potential and a great future ahead of him.

      "Andre is another player who is versatile. He can play, is good on the ball, intelligent and physically very strong. He has all the ingredients to be a top defender."

      Wisdom was installed as reserve-team captain for the 2010-11 season after helping England to success in last summer's U17s European Championships.

      A knee injury sidelined the powerful defender at the start of the campaign, but he returned in the New Year stronger than ever, earning international honours at U19 level.

      Such was his progress, Wisdom was named on the first-team bench twice over the course of last season, including on the final day at Aston Villa, as well as being included in the Europa League squad.

      "We have shown for a while that if young players are good enough they will be rewarded," added Comolli.

      "I told him when he signed it is just a step. It's an achievement in a way, but he should not just sit on this contract and wait to see what happens - he should show that he is hungry and wants to keep progressing.

      "We know he is very young and that his position at centre-half is very difficult to break into in the first team because of the responsibilities of the position, but Andre has all the qualities and skills to get there."

      Since returning to the club in January, Kenny Dalglish has displayed a willingness to give younger players first-team opportunities, with the likes of Jack Robinson, John Flanagan, Jay Spearing and Martin Kelly all benefitting from such an approach last season.

      Comolli feels this confidence from the manager in Academy graduates serves as a spur for the club's starlets.

      He said: "I think it is massive for the young players. They are coming here (to Melwood) with confidence. Kenny has got a way of saying the right thing at the right time to them, boosting their confidence and making sure they're relaxed, whether it's in a game or a training session.

      "For players like Andre, he saw what happened last season with Jack Robinson, Jonathan Flanagan and Jay Spearing, so he must be thinking he could be the next one - and that's what we are pushing him to do."
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #33: Jul 07, 2011 02:22:06 pm
      Nice one Beast
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #34: Jul 07, 2011 02:43:46 pm
      A wise decision (well someone had to say it)...

      I'll get my coat.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #35: Jul 07, 2011 03:27:16 pm
      Good stuff, more positive news for us. Great prospect.
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      Reply #36: Jul 07, 2011 03:53:15 pm
      Great news this, fantastic prospect.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #37: Jul 07, 2011 05:00:16 pm
      Great news, he's a monster defender.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #38: Jul 07, 2011 07:36:40 pm
      An absolute beast of a defender in the making, delighted with this news. All the talk of Phil Jones, had this lad been in the Blackburn ranks, he would of been giving a go and proved a better defender. It just happens to be that he has far much more competition here at Liverpool.
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      Reply #39: Jul 07, 2011 07:48:53 pm
      Great news. Hope he'll get some games next season.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #40: Jul 07, 2011 08:35:02 pm
      An absolute beast of a defender in the making, delighted with this news. All the talk of Phil Jones, had this lad been in the Blackburn ranks, he would of been giving a go and proved a better defender. It just happens to be that he has far much more competition here at Liverpool.

      Agree with this, think he's in a different class certainly to Smalling. Jones may be closer but he's got nothing our Andre doesn't.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #41: Jul 07, 2011 08:55:48 pm
      I would loan him to one of the three clubs that been promoted this year for experience but not to a championship club.

      Well done Andre.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #42: Aug 17, 2011 09:29:38 pm
      He's only 18.i'd like to see Andre grow another 2-3 inches. He has it all imo. 
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #43: Aug 17, 2011 09:31:17 pm
      Certainly played well tonight, he's gonna be a beast of a man to come up against, Essien type stature I believe maybe not quite as tall. Certainly has the qualties to progress into a first team player.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #44: Aug 17, 2011 09:34:23 pm
      Pretty sure he's already taller than Essien, if that's what you meant.
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      Re: Andre Wisdom Player Thread
      Reply #45: Aug 17, 2011 10:29:40 pm
      Well that's a surprise, Wisdom is 1.86m and Essien 1.78m Always thought Essien was a bit over 6ft, must be just from his presence. Frightening then.

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