The World Class Goal Machine Liverpool Should Sign: Adriano

Retryboy - October 15th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

So as well as linking us with every striker we send a scout to watch we now have you as a scout bring nemeth back we don’t need to spend in that area when he can fill the gap

In Rafa I Trust - October 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

anonymous – October 15th, 2009 at 5:31 pm

You’ve just got rid of our reserves. What good will that do, how do we sell them and to what end? Me thinks you play too much football manager.

RE: Adriano – fat loser with a bad attitude.

THE BIG I AM - October 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

If hes free and his wage isnt daft why not, hes beter than n’gog so he can warm the bench and you never know he might be ellish. But were the leagues top goalscorers so far i think and were doing pretty average wich means the problems at the back half of the pitch. And anyway i want to see a left winger before a nother striker

Ryan Babel - October 15th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Years Club Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2001 Flamengo 19 (7)
2001–2009 internazionale 123 (48)
2002 ? Fiorentina (loan) 15 (6)
2002–2004 ? Parma (co-ownership) 36 (22)
2008 ? São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2009– Flamengo 22 (15)
so wherever hes played hes always scored lots of goals, so on a free hed be a good option to have and hes only 27 so still gt a couple of years and hes got the strength and pace to make it in the prem, its just his attitude thats the problem but Rafa could sort that out. so would be good only if it was free, otherwise it would probably be better to invest in pandev.

...samlfc.... - October 15th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Don’t see why not as he is going to be free he is 27 so still youngish an can give good experience However! as In Rafa We Trust correctly claimed, he has a really bad attitude and i don’t usually Like players wth abd attitudes so i don’t know. It wouldn’t bother me if we get him but it wouldnt bother me if we don’t.

RaNE - October 15th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

NEMETH, NGOG, BABEL…..

do these players mean nothing and have no chance of playing

...samlfc.... - October 15th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Nemeth should come back, Ngog needs more time and Babel should have a chance playing along side Torres

Now that i tihnk of it properly with Thanks to RaNE maybe we don’t need him after all! but like i said before it wouldn’t be bad for us to have him when Torres gets injured or something

Retryboy - October 15th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

Players run down their contracts for the big pay day 100k a week plus equals 5 million a year when we have nemeth and ngog on the way up with a great attitude babel is getting opportunities in his proper positions now and looks great has all the attributes think he deserves his chance on the right challenging kuyt has the pace and skills to beat players and can put in quality crosses and to hit a team on the break can’t see many better around. We have enough options up front just got to trust youth and give the players the chance.

Retryboy - October 15th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Can’t understand the calls for mourinho he has never talked about liverpool with any respect rafa has shown commitment to a long term project much like Wenger and ferguson thats got to count for something

RaNE - October 15th, 2009 at 11:25 pm

i dont get why some of you are saying rafa out?

hes changed are youth system for the better and currently some are starting to break through, insua who we have seen, ayala, nemeth, ngog, spearing and there is alot more who he is adding to our youth as well as getting homegrown players.

look who he has brought to anfield (on a small budget)
torres,alonso,reina,riera,benny,babel,kuyt and theres alot more hes done well and as retryboy said hes making it more of a future like wenger did like fergie did and soon our tem will be good,

If rafa does get a bigger budget thats ood but he dosent deserved to get sacked for it he should keep on doin what he is doin youth and players we need in places we lack

Donavan Ried - October 16th, 2009 at 12:04 am

Good Evening RaNE,…samlfc…. Retryboy, and THE BIG I AM ….. how,s things? Bet you can’t wait for the weekend? ……

Here we go again it that time nof the season were we are going to be linked withy every tom, dick and Barry, No…. Wait…. he went to Man City …… but you all know what i mean

Retryboy - October 16th, 2009 at 12:39 am

Evening mate we weren’t even linked with adriano and we still have a story out of it. Bit nervous about the injury front for the weekend gerrard and torres doubtful would like to see agger start but really worrying in central midfield as massa and lucas won’t even be making it back till tomorrow.

desertfox - October 16th, 2009 at 11:00 am

i tot rafinha with AC now?

Scouse Magic - October 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am

Nemeth hasn’t had a chance yet, but i would love to see Adriano at Liverpool even though he has a bad boy reputation. Bringing him in would mean we could play 4-4-2 and put Gerrard back to Centre Mid where he’s most effective. As Nemeth is on a season’s long loan it would be beneficial to bring him in.

Retryboy - October 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Welcome anon nemeth has bagged 2 goals in 4 appearances for athens as well as a couple of very impressive assists link up play that torres would love to see. He scored 2 goals for hungary under 20’s recently and has scooped mvp in the greek league award one week and another man of the match performance having only come on after half an hour. Disappointed to learn that it is a season long loan after his injury problems last season could understand a 3 or 6 month loan to get him match fit but think rafa has made a mistake there. Obviously voronin looked good in the german league and rafa thought he was good enough back up but with how little he has been used he must have realised now what fans knew anyway he should have bitten hertha’s hand off when they were offering 5 million for him!

Donavan Ried - October 16th, 2009 at 1:57 pm

Afternoon Retryboy …….
Retryboy – October 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm …….. Not disagreeing with you by all means, just pointing out athing or two that poeple might not of considered about Voronins time at Hertha. (a) was he playing as the main striker …… (b) was he the penalty/ freekick taker ? ……. For the 42 goals that Ronbaldo score for Man Utd two seasons back how many came from penalties and freekicks …. This can make a player look better on paper than he really is …..
Without adoubt Rafa should as you put it ” bitten hertha’s hand off when they were offering 5 million for him!”……

...samlfc.... - October 16th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

Good Afternoon everyone andto Answer your question Donavan Ried I’m eally looking forward to the weekend just like every weekend as Liverpool plays

Welcome anonymous – October 16th, 2009 at 11:47 am
sign up and be apart of the Named liverpool fanbase on Caught offside

Nemeth is one of a few players where i can’t tell what to do with him? I want him at Liverpool but i don’t know whether to take him back yet or wait awhile to give him more confidence……what do my fellow Liverpool fans think? shall we tae him back or leave him in the Greek league for alittle longer?

Retryboy - October 16th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Afternoon samlfc, donovan and everyone news from the weekend is torres and gerrard are both out. Know who i would rather have available to take torres place and that would be nemeth. I hope personally babel gets a shot up front or ngog up front with kuyt and babel on the right. Centre midfield is going to be a big problem too no gerrard, aquilani weeks away, lucas and massa only arrived back from international duty today shame we get agger back finally and lose torres and gerrard!

RaNE - October 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm

i would let him finish his time in greece BUT have a 4 – 4 – 2 formation gerrard in midfield with ngog or babel up front give them more playing time

...samlfc.... - October 16th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Thanks for the update Retryboy and lets think of this as a blessing in disguice this should raise everyone’s game to another level but then again we lost 2 of the 4 liverpool stars (other 2 are Reina an Carrager) so it will be tricky
However leaving them out of this game will get them fit for the main test in a weeks time against Man utd!

Scouse Magic - October 16th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Anybody that wants that Portugeezer at Anfield must seriously be deluded the man hates LFC and exactly what did he do for the second team in Fulham. He spent something like £250M net spend and won 3 trophies. Rafa has won 3 trophies and hasn’t spent anywhere near that he has also completely rejuvenated the youth set-up although not yet complete. I do think he is living on borrowed time but I’d give him til the end of the season at least.

Donavan Ried - October 16th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

…samlfc…. – October 16th, 2009 at 2:12 pm …… I’m with RaNE on this one. Let Nemeth compelet his loan spell in Greece. At least he is getting regular first team football ……..
Scouse Magic – October 16th, 2009 at 3:42 pm …….. sorry for once i have to disagree with you. Mourinho is a great manager. he knows how to put a team together, and how to win games and motivate the players around him. I for one would welcome such a manager at Liverpool. Remember what he did with Porto……

...samlfc.... - October 16th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Donavan Ried – October 16th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Yeah i understand now that nemeth should continue his loan in Greece.

Mourinho would be a great manager with us however Rafa is in charge atm so theres no point in talking about Mourinho

Retryboy - October 16th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

With my confidence growing in ngog and rafa realising babel is better as a striker or on the right do feel we have enough cover if torres misses games and nemeth will be better served continuing his development at athens pressures on rafa but think he will come through it and we will still have a good season.

Donavan Ried - October 16th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

- October 16th, 2009 at 5:32 pm ….. “Mourinho would be a great manager with us however Rafa is in charge atm so theres no point in talking about Mourinho” ……

Yeah think undertstand what you are saying ………. In the past i have posted here that i dislike Rafa. With hindsight maybe those words were too strong…….. It is not him that i dislike, but more his negativity at times…….The way that he sometimes set up the team, and his reluctance to change things until the65th minute or so……. I have no problem with you …samlfc….as you can see these fualts but still choose to back him. …………Where my problems lie is with those supporters that can’t see these fualts and think that if you do not blindly back Rafa that your not a true supporter……. My only real problem with Rafa is that he doen’t seem to learn from past mistakes

Retryboy - October 16th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

Always optimistic that rafa will change his defensive ways then i see the team sheet

...samlfc.... - October 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am

Donavan Ried – October 16th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

Donavan Ried again i respect your opinion and I also don’t have anything against you as its only this type of topic where we can disagree on…However i’m not properlly Backing him as I can’t stand his defensive tactics but because he is the Liverpool Boss and i don’t tend to say bad stuff to someone who manages Liverpool UNLESS things are going so badly then i would have a rant or something about him I only say what i think he should do and not become one of those People who go “Rafa should get the sack” and not back it up.But don’t get me wrong i do sometimes get really pissed of with what he does and leaving substitutes till the 75th minute or doing random Rants for no reason which is Two of many problems.

So you may think that i back him when infact i do but i also don’t…….but like i said i respect your opinion and so i appreciate that and i can definately see where your coming from about Rafa and also about me seeng his faults but hopefully by now you know that If i say something good or bad i will almost definately back it up with something and if i’m wrong then i’ll admit that i’m wrong as you’ve seen in other posts…..hopefully!

Sorry if its complicated and everything i tried to make it as simple as possible!

baggins09 - October 17th, 2009 at 10:03 am

that last post of mine looks abit silly why has my previos post been deleted there was no swearing or abuse or anything bad in it this is the second post i have had removed on the same topic this morning any ideas?

baggins09 - October 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am

basically what my post that has now been deleted twice said was that i am all for youth but would rather have adriano take a penalty in the dying minutes of a champions league final than n’gog
and we need cover for gerrard aquilani will asume a more attacking role when gerrads injured but we need help for masch and lucas i think we should get either sissoko/poulson or flamini on loan till end of season

Donavan Ried - October 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am

…samlfc…. – October 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am …….. Top Lad ….. Not to sure about the “Sorry if its complicated and everything i tried to make it as simple as possible!” thing though …… .. LOL

Donavan Ried - October 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am

anonymous( baggins09) – October 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am …….. “but lets say it was the champions league final 92nd minute and we’re drawing with scumchester utd and we get a penalty gerrard and torres are injured who would you rather have step up to take the penno n’gog or adriano?” ……… No Dirk Kuyt for course ….. ……… But I understand what you mean

...samlfc.... - October 17th, 2009 at 10:59 am

yeah dw about the ‘Sorry if its complicated bit’ ha! i was saying that becuase their was loads of different points in my comment that i thought it might of complicated.

Retryboy - October 17th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Can’t see any top striker waiting on the bench to fill in when torres is injured then back out of the side when he is fit though. If rafa would play 2 strikers would still be wanting nemeth back but have given up on rafa playing 2. Agree with anon at 9.20 it seemed that with the signing of aquilani a more positive formation was coming more like 4-4-1-1 with aquilani or gerrard behind torres. If that was his plan though benayoun would have been playing in the hole a role that is ideal for him instead it has become even more defensive the more blinkered rafa supporters out there point to the goals scored but against hull when massa was injured and he played 4-4-1-1 we scored 6 of those.

Retryboy - October 17th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Villa 2 chelsea 1 come on villa!

Retryboy - October 17th, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Team news vs Sunderland Gk-reina RB-johnson LB-aurelio CB-carragher CB-skrtel CB-agger CM-mascherano CM-lucas LM-benayoun RM-kuyt CF-babel
Is the only way i can see this team lining up 5 defenders 2 defensive centre midfielders 3 attacking players of which even kuyt is in just as much for his work rate as attacking prowess benitez seems to be finding new ways of being even more defensive.

Retryboy - October 17th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Mascherano has just dropped out spearing has come in good to see spearing getting his chance and babel getting a shot up front and agger returning to try and stay positive be hard for babel to make an impression though with only benayoun and kuyt with any creativity in midfield

...samlfc.... - October 17th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

This might be one tough game but then again it can be one good game for players to show their worth now is the perfect chance to change formation and have Babel or N’gog or even both playing in striker role and this will prove t be a massive game for Jay spearing which could be a higlight of his career so far or the biggest nightmare of his career so far!

My prediction: 2-1 Liverpool with Ngog scoring two and Jones scoring for sunderland……It will be a close game but i think we’ll edge it

...samlfc.... - October 17th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

1-0 down thanks to a balloon!!

Retryboy - October 17th, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Just what we need freak goals to contend with big test come on lads need 3 points!

...samlfc.... - October 17th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!! that Balloon has lost us not just the game but may also lost us the title………….I’m so pissed off!!!!!

Donavan Ried - October 18th, 2009 at 12:27 am

…samlfc…. – October 17th, 2009 at 10:59 am …. you cool ….. It was quite funny