Ryan Babel Wants to Leave Liverpool for Ajax Loan Move
by YNWA on September 2nd, 2009 471 words | 36 commentsIt’s crunch time for the talented Dutchman.
Liverpool winger Ryan Babel admits he may have to consider a loan move to former club Ajax in January to boost his World Cup hopes.
Babel has struggled to make a sustained impact since joining Liverpool from Ajax two years ago and was recently challenged to take his game up a level by manager Rafa Benitez.
The Holland international started the Reds’ opening match of this season against Tottenham, but has subsequently made just one late substitute’s appearance in the defeat by Aston Villa.
The 22-year-old is unhappy with his limited outings so far this term and believes promises have been broken.“There have been a lot of things promised, but they haven’t been followed up,” Babel told De Telegraaf.
“I would get to play for more minutes and have more chances, but after the first defeat, I only lost my place.”
A return to Ajax has been mooted and Babel believes a temporary deal in the January transfer window could provide his best chance of securing a place in Holland’s squad for next summer’s World Cup.
He added: “I think half a season at Ajax with a view to the World Cup wouldn’t be a bad idea. I can add something to the Ajax squad.“Loaning me out was not an option (in the summer). Now we have agreed to review the situation in January.
“I see the current situation as a signal that I really have to get playing.” (Sky Sports)
OK, so I can kind of see his point but he won’t get more pitch time until he actually does something of note whilst wearing the beloved Liverpool colours. He is kind of moaning about not getting what he was promised in the way of first team action but then he failed abysmally at White Hart Lane and was then replaced by Yossi for a couple of games and then Albert.
A loan move to Ajax may well suit all parties and if by January he still feels the same way then Rafa has little to lose in letting him try his luck back in his native Holland. By that time it will become clear just what type of future the talented, but frustrating, attacker has at the club.
I can understand why he wasn’t allowed to pursue the move in the transfer window that just closed, clearly we are a little thin across the field in terms of our squad depth and to let any first team squad regular leave would have been a mistake.
Now it’s Ryan’s chance to take the next few months to prove himself to the boss and the fans. We all know what he is capable of and now he just needs to go out there and show us consistently that he has what it takes to turn his Anfield career around.
YNWA
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anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:01 am
Totally agree. Ryan clearly wants to leave for Ajax on a loan deal at the very least, and in January we should allow him a move to get valuable first team playing time.
Bruce - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:02 am
I think he has these three months to prove himself then we need to seriously consider where we stand with Ryan Babel. If that means sending him on loan then fine but it may mean we need to sell him permanently.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 am
We can all see how talented he is but he never gives us more than a glimpse of his abilities. He was at his most effective in his first season and has gone backwards ever since.
saif - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
first
if bable plays good rafa then keep him if not loan him out whit a loan player coming in also if we have new owners get buy defour de fedrico honda a rb silva villa and / or aguero that would win the prem
The Days Of Dalglish Are Nearly Back - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am
I don’t think he has a chance of going on loan, not with our already bare squad. Sold in Jan with a replacement coming in may be an option. Still do not understand why we didn’t make any of the Dutch contingent at Real Madrid a make weight in the Alonso deal. Should have had Robben, Sneijder, Van der Vaart and van Nistelrooy and given them about £15m. That would have given us the strength and depth of a squad we lack and so many more options in terms of formation and tactics. Roben and Sneijder were sold so cheap for the quality that they are. Then could have happily got rid of the driftwood like Degen, Voronin, Dossena, Lucas, Babel and N’gog, hopefully having generated enough to get Glen Johnson. Think Owen on a free and Keirrison and Hleb on loan would have been fantastic signings too.
I think we will have to wait another year for my name to ring true. Maybe longer if Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumber are still at the helm. I would happily take 4th in the league, poor run in champs league and no silverware if it meant the Yanks are out and DIC or some other Arab-based consortium come in.
The Days Of Dalglish Are Nearly Back - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Rafa could still play his rigid 4-2-3-1 that he loves so much but could easily play 4-1-4-1, 4-4-2 or 4-4-3.
………………………………Reina
Johnson………Skrtel……….Carragher……….Aurelio
……………Mascherano………….Sneijder
Gerrard……………….V.d.Vaart…………………..Robben
…………………………….Torres
Subs: Cavaglieri, Agger, Arbeloa (I would have kept), Insua, Benayoun, Riera, Hleb, v. Nistelrooy, Keirrison, Owen
WHAT A TEAM!!!!!! And check out that bench!!!! Easily the strongest bench in the prem, if not the world!!!! Could have been done pretty cheaply too!
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Your saying he hasnt made an impact, hes done much more than lucas has yet lucas still gets a first team place everygame. everyone treats him like dirt so no wonder he wants to leave, rafa came out and had a go at him, how many other players has he ever had a go out? yes he told gerrard to up his game a bit, what about lucas? and torres cos half the time hes shit as well? reina will make the occasional balls up and he wont get criticised. everyone jus slates babel when tbh he always does an average job, never does much wrong. So just leave him alone and let him get on with his game, stop criticisin cos hes not even that bad
saif - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am
don’t you mean 4-3-3
bod - September 2nd, 2009 at 10:59 am
I think it would be a good move for the boy Babel. Robben has gone to Munich, so why are we still talking about fantasy teams and transfers????? Let’s talk about the squad we have for now. You guy can all begin your fantasy (being the optimum word) teams when the Winter transfer window reopens.
I’m hoping and praying that everybody comes back from the International break in one piece.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 am
Dear Babel is never to earlt to go away,and blame only yourself for your low attitude on the pitch,what a waste of time and money you are,or you are not?It’s up to yuo,mate!!
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Here is what our team should have been with the potential signings we could have got.
Reina
Johnson Carragher Agger Aurelio
Mascherano
Benayoun Gerrard Riera
Torres Villa
Johnson 10 mil cos of Crouch money
We’ll say Villa 40 mil
Total 50 mil
So we sold Alonso 30 mil
We sold Arbeloa and Leto for like 7 mil combined
20 mil tranfer funds
So we stil had 7 mil left over for sumone like Richards instead of the freek dude but no rafa cocked it up!
Total 57mil
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Sorry I meant greek dude and mean Micah Richards
footybanter.co.uk - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Yeah, Babel leaving in the current window wasn’t really an option. If he does get to leave in the summer, it’ll only be because Liverpool plan to strengthen their squad…
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:11 am
The best thing would be to sell Babel.He has got no game intelligence & I believe that Babel is not meant to play in England.
In Italy he would create magic.
So LFC should look for a deal like Babel+4mp for Turan.
The Days Of Dalglish Are Nearly Back - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 am
anonymous – September 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 am
“20 mil tranfer funds
So we stil had 7 mil left over for sumone like Richards instead of the freek dude but no rafa cocked it up!
Total 57mil”
…… I think the whole point was that Rafa didn’t have the £20mil transfer funds to spend as the board didn’t release any money. The cost of contract renewals coming out of the transfer budget is fair enough, however, the board should have made this clear when Rafa negotiated a new contract and was promised £20mil, plus Keane money, plus anything made in player sales. Which he blatently hasn’t had.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:20 am
“There have been a lot of things promised, but they haven’t been followed up,” Babel told De Telegraaf.
“I said I’d put my heart and soul into performances. Rafa believed me and put me in the squad. He said that I would get a run in the side if I performed. Then I played like a drain and Rafa dropped me. Its sooo unfair.” stropped the talented, lazy underperforming showpony…
dadd2cool - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
loan??? whats all that about… why would ajax want to take him back! we couldnt even give the clown away!!!
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
The guy who said babel had no game intelligence was spot on. He obviously has the talent, but not the brains to match the talent – that would allow him to step up in quality and reach his real potential. The fact that Rafa doesn`t play him in his prefered position – which is more central doesn`t help – and is something I have never understood. However I also cannot understand Rafa`s constant use of Lucas, who is another one with the brain of a budgy, and has never impressed and in my opinion never will, maybe this new guy Aquilano will be the new bright spark in the team – let`s hope so.
saif - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
aquilani will be a great player the italian version of gerrard
rasone - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Only got himself to blame.If he starts to play well he will get his chances, but to
often he looks lost and just wanders around.
Ryan pull your finger out , prove yourself on the pitch, stop moaning, were the
Shirt with some pride!!!!
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
babel should be given a chance to play up front with toress and move stevie g back into midfield instead of that dumb shit lucas.
if rafa cant see he is shit then he needs to go.
YNWA
RyanO - September 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Ryan Babel needs to look in a mirror and realize his issues are his own at this point. Rafa was willing to play him as evidenced by his starting the Spurs fixture, but as usual Ryan played shit. Now he wants to go back to playing in a shit league because he doesn’t have the competitive spirit to succeed at Liverpool. Let him rot on the bench, perhaps he’ll learn some humility and re-focus his energies on being the player he should be. I would offer Ryan the following advice, something I read a few years ago that really changed my views on the world.
“When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don’t learn nothing, cause hey, it’s not your fault, it’s his fault, over there.” – Thank you, Joe Strummer
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
sell him for 12 million then buy van der varrt.
i heard guti wants to play for us in the 2010 season
saif - September 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
hopfilly rafa will see some comen sence and drop lucas and put bable up front squad for game against burnley
raina
johnson carragher kyrgiakos / skrtil insua/aurelio
kuyt macherano benayoun / riera
gerrard
bable torres
KALKITOS - September 2nd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
“The 22-year-old is unhappy with his limited outings so far this term and believes promises have been broken.
“There have been a lot of things promised, but they haven’t been followed up,” Babel told De Telegraaf.
“I would get to play for more minutes and have more chances, but after the first defeat, I only lost my place.”
Which team would promise an automatic start? Wake up Babel! Why not ask yourself what you can do to get yourself back in? Like up your game intelligence and stop sulking.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I agree bod i hate it when people put out there fantasy team it does my swede in its pissing pointless we need a clear out in january lucas,voronin,n’gog,dossena,babel,elzahr all need to go they bring ZERO to the team they are all a waste of space!!!!!!!!!!!
Rafa do one decent thing and promote pacheco to the first team he much better than the players ive named above NEMETH should of played 4 the first team this season but as USUAL rafa DOESNT HAVE A CLUE WHAT HE’S DOING THE SOONER HE GOES THE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER EVER WIN THE PREM UNDER RAFA a new face is neeeded in the hotseat.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Nemeth should defo be at Liverpool and getting runs out.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Danski comment – I have always been a fan of the boy babel and his abilities as a footballer,but never any confidence in his ability as a left winger – I dont understand why instead of playing Lucas in the centre, Rafa doesn’t drop gerrard back into his original roles, then pairing up Babel with Torres up front – Goals would still come from gerrard but as a right footed striker I never have seen the sense in playing him on the left!… I think if you change his position to support striker (just infront of midfield and behind el nino) and give him time to make the position his own we would see a completely different player with more confidence! – does anyone agree???
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Danski again – my starting 11 would be….
Reina
Johnson – Carra – Sktel – Insua
Kuyt – Gerrard – Mascherano – Reira
Babel
Torres
Bench – Cavalieri, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Dossena, Lucas, Benayoun, Spearing, Pacheco, Ngog
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
were the only team in top 4 with 1 striker -fucked if torres get injured.give the lad a chance to prove himself in his natural position YNWA
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
It would be criminal if Rafa let Babel go anywhere other than on the pitch starting every match. If he was upfront then he’d be nailed on for Prem top scorer and probably Champs league aswell. Torres would be his perfect support striker.
RaNE - September 2nd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
its only on LOAN anyway i think itll be good for him to go back hed be able to find his feet again and come back stronger
Scouse Magic - September 2nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Fine by me, he’s crap anyway. Do a swap for Aissati and Suarez, Aissati is a good quality player and Suarez has been banging in the goals.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Suarez is immense!
baggins09 - September 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
if we had other options up front i would have loaned him to a mid table team, some where like bolton or fulham where he could have played up front, and found his feet in the prem, why send him back to a league that is below the level we need him to be playing at, we’d be back to square one with him, no disrespect to the dutch league but its not the prem, he’d maybe look amazing again but then just struggle again for us.
anonymous - September 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Good riddence I say, I’m almost willing to pay a few quid to see him go – as the guy never seem to reach that good level he had in his first season at Anfield. IMO it is definately a safe bet that he never will top it in the Reds shirt!