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      Average players that you liked

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      lester76
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #69: Feb 14, 2019 11:36:06 pm
      Been having a think about this one and for me it has to be;

      Mark Walters

      I was so excited when we signed him.
      The prospect of him and Barnes operating on either flank had me drooling.
      Mark was a damn skillful player. Could score some great goals and had lots of ability BUT it never worked out as I had dreamt.
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      Reply #70: Feb 15, 2019 12:58:34 am
      Mo Sissoko! He was average in that he didn't have a range of skills. His one defining feature, he would singlehandedly be able to win the ball in midfield off Iniesta, Xavi and Messi. He had a freakish ability to win the ball. His eye injury did for him unfortunately. I fell similarly about Ryan Babel. He had freakish strength, speed and balance which made him unplayable but mentally he was average.
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      Reply #71: Feb 15, 2019 03:53:55 am
      Mamoodoo Sakho ...don't know how to spell his first name, he's at Crystal Palace.

      When we signed him, thought he was going to be a Beast, The French Captain, big mudder f**ker who would make that backline his bi*ch.

      I then changed my mind on him after I saw him play a few games, totally had no faith in him, was a calamity waiting to happen. He fu**ed up big time on that American pre season tour and that was the end of his LFC career.

      Had high hopes for him but they were dashed quickly.
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      Reply #72: Feb 15, 2019 04:25:12 am
      Really? I can think of one straight away.

      I remember him having a boss game very early on with us against Barcelona, played LB and had Messi in his pocket all game.

      Iā€™d say he was better than average. Certainly significantly better than that clown Johnson who came in after him.

      Right there, forgot that one when Rafa specifically told him to mark Messi. Been too long to remember much back since I was like just 12 that year. Maybe a change of perspective since then as I would like my full backs to be attacking and defending rather than doing just one thing ala Johnson and Arbeloa.
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      Reply #73: Feb 16, 2019 01:29:41 am
      Mamoodoo Sakho ...don't know how to spell his first name, he's at Crystal Palace.

      When we signed him, thought he was going to be a Beast, The French Captain, big mudder f**ker who would make that backline his bi*ch.

      I then changed my mind on him after I saw him play a few games, totally had no faith in him, was a calamity waiting to happen. He fu**ed up big time on that American pre season tour and that was the end of his LFC career.

      Had high hopes for him but they were dashed quickly.


      The old ā€œBeastā€ moniker.
      I thought he was useless
      He made the occasional last ditch tackle which always seemed to impress some, but to me you only make though tackles because you have already been beaten and have to scramble back.
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      Reply #74: Feb 16, 2019 05:28:49 am
      The old ā€œBeastā€ moniker.
      I thought he was useless
      He made the occasional last ditch tackle which always seemed to impress some, but to me you only make though tackles because you have already been beaten and have to scramble back.

      Yep. he proved me wrong!
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      Reply #75: Feb 17, 2019 02:15:19 pm
      Mark Kennedy.
      Most expensive teenager in the country when we bought him.
      Absolute wand of a left foot, and I haven't seen many players strike a ball more cleanly.

      Unfortunately, it seemed he had few other attributes, and after a handful of appearances for us, went on loan, and then left.
      He still managed a decent career, but never hit the heights his early price tag suggested he would.

      I didn't follow his career very closely but he got a decent number of caps for RoI, and played for some big clubs.
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      Reply #76: Feb 17, 2019 02:27:56 pm
      Really? I can think of one straight away.

      I remember him having a boss game very early on with us against Barcelona, played LB and had Messi in his pocket all game.

      Iā€™d say he was better than average. Certainly significantly better than that clown Johnson who came in after him.

      I thought Arbeloa was excellent - if anything a greatly underrated player (much like his predecessor at right back Steve Finnan) in defence.

      Likewise - Johnson was a car crash of a defender and one who got too much of a pass. Unfortunately it was signings like that which did for Rafa in the end sadly.
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      Reply #77: Feb 17, 2019 11:05:02 pm
      Dossena.  Scored the fourth in the 4-1 win at the toilet.

      When was the last time we saw two left backs score in the same game?  Aurelio scored on a free kick earlier in that match.
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      Reply #78: Feb 18, 2019 07:20:54 am
      Milan Baros
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      Reply #79: Feb 18, 2019 05:09:01 pm
      My boy Shelvey
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #80: Feb 18, 2019 05:27:34 pm

      Excellent in desperate housewives
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      Reply #81: Feb 28, 2019 08:24:33 am
      Insua
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #82: Feb 28, 2019 09:26:06 am
      Valdamir, Florent, and Neil. Figure them
      out. What a trio!
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #83: Feb 28, 2019 09:37:51 am
      Valdamir, Florent, and Neil. Figure them
      out. What a trio!

      Smicer, Sinama-Pongolle and Mellor?
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #84: Feb 28, 2019 06:08:58 pm

      Thatā€™s a great shout actually. Really liked him, think he got too much football too soon and went downhill in the end but he definitely had a lot of potential.

      Anyone know what happened to him after us?
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      Reply #85: Feb 28, 2019 06:12:37 pm
      Thatā€™s a great shout actually. Really liked him, think he got too much football too soon and went downhill in the end but he definitely had a lot of potential.

      Anyone know what happened to him after us?

      A few different clubs, then ended up at Suttgart, according to wiki.
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      Reply #86: Feb 28, 2019 06:51:42 pm
      A few different clubs, then ended up at Suttgart, according to wiki.

      Cheers mate, just had a brief look too. Sporting, Atletico before Stuttgart and a handful of caps for Argentina. Glad he worked out having a decent career.

      One that we all loved (mostly based on hype) was Krisztian Nemeth. The hype around him was insane!!
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      Reply #87: Mar 02, 2019 07:45:48 am

      It's a shame, the guy had a lot of potential. His shooting, passing and confidence are fantastic.


      I'd go for Bellamy and Benayoun.

      Not among the best players but I liked it whenever they played.

      Another player I liked a lot was Rodriguez, he could be invisible a whole game but still managed to score or contribute to one goal.
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      Reply #88: Mar 02, 2019 07:48:40 am
      Mamoodoo Sakho ...don't know how to spell his first name, he's at Crystal Palace.

      When we signed him, thought he was going to be a Beast, The French Captain, big mudder f**ker who would make that backline his bi*ch.

      I then changed my mind on him after I saw him play a few games, totally had no faith in him, was a calamity waiting to happen. He fu**ed up big time on that American pre season tour and that was the end of his LFC career.

      Had high hopes for him but they were dashed quickly.


      This guy is a mystery. So skilled and talented but once per game he'll make a really silly thing which can cost a goal. He also runs like a giraffe (no offense to giraffes) but he still manages to keep the ball...

      I still cannot understand what happened. For me Sakho is a much more talented player than Lovren or even Matip, but his frequent silly mistakes are not acceptable.
      RedWilly
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #89: Mar 02, 2019 08:46:34 am
      Would say better than average, but Jamie Redknapp. Great player on his day, ravaged by injuries.

      I remember the FA Cup final from 2001, where big Sami, Fowler and Redknapp lifted the trophy together.
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      Reply #90: Mar 02, 2019 09:00:15 am
      Dossena.  Scored the fourth in the 4-1 win at the toilet.

      When was the last time we saw two left backs score in the same game?  Aurelio scored on a free kick earlier in that match.

      That Aurelio goal was a cracker,Manure didn't have a clue  how to defend it.Just one thing didn't that goal come from the right hand side.
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      Re: Average players that you liked
      Reply #91: Mar 02, 2019 10:33:09 am
      Jose Enrique
      Brad Jones
      Albert Riera
      Craig Bellamy

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