THREE Wide-men Liverpool should have bought!
by Mr Comfort on September 3rd, 2008
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So Rafa ended the summer transfer window with a new winger signing in the form of Espanyol’s Albert Riera, but should he have opted for one of these three instead of the former Manchester City loanee?
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Ricardo Quaresma
Derided for filling too many rumour mill column inches over the past year or two, the Portuguese international finally signed up with Inter Milan. Whilst it may be true that over the past few weeks Jose Mourinho may have had the upper hand, Rafa could maybe have moved earlier for the former Porto man. In the end he cost the Serie A champions just over £13m, which could be seen as better value than the £9m used to sign Riera. After all, Ricardo has an abundance of Champions League experience and an international level pedigree whereas Albert doesn’t.
David Capel
The Sevilla man is an exciting player who, at just twenty, can only get better and better. Made his international debut in recent weeks and looked awesome. Sevilla may well have fought off any deal from Rafa, but the Liverpool boss is known to be a fan and, if a sufficient bid was lodged, it would be hard to believe that the left winger wouldn’t been tempted to jump ship. He could well be a player that the Merseysiders may keep an eye on for the future.
James Milner
Joined Aston Villa for £12m and was said to be very close to an Anfield move a month or so ago. Said to be the catalyst of Kevin Keegan’s recent falling out with the Newcastle board, Milner placed himself on the transfer list, maybe realising the problems that were about to beset the north-east side. I would imagine that if Benitez has pursued the former Leeds star and lodged a similar bid, then Milner would be wearing a Liverpool shirt now, but clearly Rafa believes that Albert Riera is a more suitable purchase for his side. I believe the 22-year-old shows more promise and would have been a better buy.
Are Liverpool fans hopeful that Riera will inspire a more fluid attacking style or should Rafa have opted for another wideman signing?
lmfaooo
Eran - September 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I agree with the Milner one.
geordieBoy - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:00 pm
i reckon he should of bought aarron lennon of spurs, its wat liverpoolreally need , pace and good crosser not a proven flop who had a good season in spain
Whiskey Nose Al - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Dont you mean Diego Capel? David Capel was a cricketer ffs.
fernaaaaaaaando ooooo - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
lol whiskey yer capel has lookd a gd prospect! but i hope that riera will prove rafa`s faith rite!
imi - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
i have to say milner is a good player, but not a name on the team sheet that would worry any of the top teams.
we got riera for now and am not sure what we got him for, but if its anywhere near 5-6m bracket we got a deal….
him on the right and babel on the left should be interesting..we will see!
imi - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
or shall i say riera on the left and babel on the right!!!!
mark - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Personally i would of gone for Joaquin , we may even have had a chance of a loan deal , and a bid of 9-11million would of had him signed up.
Another we should of been in for was SWP , christ ,we were not even linked yet for 8 million ,well lets be honest thats the sort of money our board looks at spending.
I would of even tried to nick Damian Duff for the toon , again i reckon for 5 million Newcastle would of played ball . I know he has carried a few injuries but once fit there are not too many better wingers in this country.
As for the your choices , Milner i wouldnt pay £4 million for him . this is a player who could not get a regular place at Newcastle what makes anyone think he is good enough for Liverpool. As for Quaresma , personally i think he is just reputation only. Everytime i have seen him play ,whether it be Porto , Barcelona or Portugal he does nothing for me , and really does flatter to decieve.
Abe - September 3rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Diego Capel
SWP
vito - September 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
andres guadardo (sp)
chemerinsky - September 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Quaresma didnt want to play in cold weather, has serious attitude issues, and was absolutely embarrassed by kuyt in the first leg once liverpool went a man down. if he cant beat kuyt, i dont think hes beating many EPL fullbacks
ofoffofoffofoof - September 3rd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I would HAVE I would HAVE I would HAVE
He should HAVE He should HAVE He should HAVE
Do you see where we’re going here?
OF course the boss should have bought everyone but he didn’t and instead OF all this “he should of this” and “he should of that” we should be getting ready to give Riera all the support he deserves - all the support that every player in a Liverpool shirt is entitled to. He’s one OF ours now. So cut the cackle.
bluearab - September 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Cant understand why Liverpool have paid a lot of money for Riera im a city fan and saw him every game while at city under Pearce, and in a wank side he wasnt much to watch, no pace, doesnt go past people and only a half decent cross.I will tell you now this bloke is nowhere near good enough to pull on a liverpool shirt and the fans are going to be really dissapointed,seems to me Benitez has to much blind faith in the spanish
mojo - September 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Its funny all the flashy name of europe and south america being flashed around the internet these days. If your going to one of the above mentioned countries for players you best make sure they can deal with the harshness that is the ELP. RQ is a quality player some say as good as CRonaldo, but their is a reason he isnt…soft and moody. I think Milner is as good as he is going to get, so 12mil???? not sure. I just cant wait to see robinho with Mash bitting at his heels and Carra putting him to ground….welcome aboard lassy.
kk - September 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
how much did riera actually cost?
AussieRed - September 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
bluearab, do you base your assessment on a few months at Man City? Apparently, when he went back, he came on leaps and bounds, he was so good last season, that he forced his way into the Spanish national side. This is a side that is Euro Champions. As for SWP, do you really think Chelscum would sell him to one of their biggest rivals? No way.
Pool Fan - September 4th, 2008 at 1:28 am
I think we should give Riera a chance and see what he has to offer before he has even put on a shirt for liverpool. Mascherano came to the EPL with Tevez with a reputation and he was dropped and became anonymous @ West Ham. Rafa had an eye to buy him for Pool and look what quality he has proven. He has 2 olympic gold medals. Am sure Rafa has also bought duds compared to Houllier but i think he had no choice with the money he was given. But Rafa actually increased the values of players when he sold them to other clubs and he made some profits for Pool which Houllier never did as much. Players do improve and also slacken along the way but for Rafa to actually go for Riera means he must have seen something in him and lets hope Riera turns out to be Masch’s quality. Lets see what comes though am frustrated with the team’s performance and team tactics… I say give the lad a chance and support him and like all pool fans, am hoping he will improve the squad… YNWA!
HK - September 4th, 2008 at 2:18 am
How’d we let Milner slip from our grasp???? Something must be going awfully wrong with our club if Aston Villa are getting players that should be starting for us!!!! I would def have taken Milner over Reira… and Barry could have played on the left as well!!!!! Instead they’ve chosen Villa???? What is going on????
reddy - September 4th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Quaresma is more suited to play in Serie A where technicality of the game rules. Otherwise he will have a hard time in BPL as he will not be given any space to show what he can do. Furthermore, Quaresma looked to be a sulker, who can be contained by a strong people-management in Mourinho, while Benitez won’t even give a damn.
Capel is young and he would end up like Riera previously when comes to the BPL and chances of losing that confidence is high. CRonaldo and Nani also had their fair share of difficulty adapting in their first season.
Milner, on the other hand has BPL experiences but totally zero in Continental football and UCL. He too will need time to adjust.
I wouldn’t say Riera will be an instant hit at Anfield but he did play on two different leagues before. He understands the hardship of BPL before and now with experience and (hopefully) a better attitude, and a Spanish contigent at Anfield, he should be able to do better than previously. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
MoBeta - September 4th, 2008 at 3:38 am
All this is needless banter. These are the cards we have been dealt by our poor excuse for owners and we simply have to play them. Riera is what we got lets play that hand before we fold. Liverpool fans I understand your fustration and I’m right there with you, but I am however a realist and we must realize that liverpool under the present ownership cannot compete with the Cls,Mu’s, Ars & now Mc in the transfer market. Also when the manager does not have full control over transfer proceedings it makes it extremely difficult to land your top targets as in the case of the whole barry episode. If you really want to cast blame on someone, blame Moores and Parry because they gave this deal the greenlight and now look at the mess we are in. In the 33yrs I have supported this team this is the worst I’ve seen it run, I guess we are suffering from the curse of Souness.
Croco Bob - September 4th, 2008 at 4:42 am
I trust Rafa. U see his recent buys…. all are good. Masch, Skertel, Calveri the keeper & Ngog. I believe Reira will b a star as long as he can provide the crosses to win the MU game next week.
Dom - September 4th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Royston Drenthe!
criticalmind - September 4th, 2008 at 9:00 am
How do you expect to get these players with just 6 million available??? Riera costed liverpool only 5.5 million, and finan had to be sold to allow that deal.. How do you think lfc can afford a player more than 10 million with the yanks aroound???
calvo - September 4th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Shud have looked at SWP,Capel o Joaquin!
Pedro Idiota - September 4th, 2008 at 11:15 am
SWP is a little wee-wee, Milner is ordinary, crappy Villa can have him and Quaresma is a greasy whinger. David Capel is a cricketer. We should have bought Michael Vaughan and used him as a half-time punch bag
Aman Ramdeyal(Liverpool Fan) - September 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
In Rafa we must trust. Our new signings will do the job. We must just have faith in our manager and players. YNWA
Terry TOWELLING - September 4th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I agree with Pedro
Mike - September 4th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Im sick of all the supposed fans trying to be manager. We have always supported players and managers as long as they give their all. Riera hasnt played a game yet and everyone is already getting on his back. Why would we want queresma? People just want names without thinking about what they would bring to the team or how they would cope with the english game. We just need the yanks out.
Caoimhin De Barry - September 4th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Hello there Mike,MoBeta & Croco Bob, I agree with some of what youre saying, Yes FUCK OFF YANKS, I dont think anyone is really disputing that issue. With regards to Raffa, I always back the LFC manager but I must admit that I have been arguring with myself more than anbody else about his decision making. I keep saying “leave him alone he knows what he he is doing” but fuck it “HE IS FUCKING ANNOYING THE TITS OFF OF ME”. I like many of ye watched last weekend in fucking amazement, at the sheer lack of creativity, ability, willingness, call it what you want, of the LFC team playing the Villa. Now I know 7 pts , 3 games played - great, but if I could of drove my fist through the TV last Sunday I would of smacked Raffa accross the chops for first of all watching Kuyt for so long, in a nut shell he is fucking useless, I know he works for the team & he runs all day but I have a springer spaniel that does the exact same fucking thing, he brings on Ngog but yet leaves Babel on the bench, every time Alonso got the ball he squared or back passed, we seem to be afraid to ATTACK, and its fucking annoying me. The team MUST be under instruction to play safely first and maybe try and get a goal. Now maybe I am wrong and I hope I am, if ye can shed some light on last weekends game pls do but pls dont give the excuse of missing Gerrard and Torres surely to god we can play some form of attacking football without these two, can we??????
alonso fan 4 life - September 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
i think quaresma wld have been a great signing but i trust rafa.lets give riera a chance .i still think penant should be given a chance though
Jim Boukis - September 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
David Silva right wing, Quaresma Left wing
Jim Boukis - September 4th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
but riera could prove to be a good decision
imi - September 4th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
im pretty sure agianst villa, babel was not %100 fit!
that is the only conceivable reason he did not come on…..and he did spend alot of time on the bench massagin his thigh…. tho i could be wrong and in that case dare i say rafa got it wrong…..
but im sure it was the case :s
Ben Born - September 4th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Hmmm, poor basis for an article. It seems that you’re already willing to condemn the lad before he’s even kicked a ball for the club.
Be aware that egg could become acquainted with your face soon enough…
daboy - September 5th, 2008 at 10:16 am
my picks would have been Silva and the Chilean Sanchez but lets wait and see!
steve - September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
lol, we should have bought robinho, berbatov, and ronaldo for 5.5 mil for the lot!, personally i think rafas done well with most of his signings with a limited budget, even the ones that dont work out he usually makes a profit on them anyway ive faith in his ability, just needs the money to spend
Dom - September 15th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Rafa got it it right signing reira!!