The Liverpool discussion thread 2006/2007

Football Genius wrote:

Dark Savante wrote:But Villa is smaller and weaker , he may not have adapted to EPL.

This notion of being 'smaller and weaker' is ridiculously over emphasised.

He plays for Spain and Valencia in the Champions League i think hes quite taken to 'rough' defenders in his time.

Its the pace of the premiership which breaks players, playing at high tempo commands high fitness levels and endurance in strength, not the weight lifting sort of strength.

Training with Ayala and Albelda, I am sure that Villa knows what being rough means

Dont know how much they rough it out in the training but its about the attitude of the league , even in the bundesliga he owuld be just knocked off the ball rather then losing the ball over a tackle.
Villa doesnt convince me as somebody who would do well in England but loads of smaller players have done great in EPL like Zola so you never know.

Even with the likes of Torres and Villa. Next season it will still be Liverpo0-1 Manchester.

Are Liverpool trying to buy every bright young player in the world in the hope that 5 or 6 of them turn good?

OwenThomas4 wrote:Are Liverpool trying to buy every bright young player in the world in the hope that 5 or 6 of them turn good?

Yes.

Its what Italian clubs have been doing for the past decade since the coownership ruling

So whats the situation.

Will Fernando Torres be a Liverpool player tomorrow?

Cesc wrote:So whats the situation.

Will Fernando Torres be a Liverpool player tomorrow?

That's what I've heard from my sources in LA.

Crouching Tiger wrote:

Cesc wrote:So whats the situation.

Will Fernando Torres be a Liverpool player tomorrow?

That's what I've heard from my sources in LA.

Yeah, looks like it Cesc, medical on wednesday though apparantly

The Garcia deal is complete according to Sky sports news yet there's nothing about him on the official site...strange

Luis wrote:The Garcia deal is complete according to Sky sports news yet there's nothing about him on the official site...strange

I think both deals are probably complete

It's only a matter of the formalities being finished

I would expect torres to be paraded 2moro here and garcia 2moro in spain


then we will move for heinze

Heinze won't be sold to you unless you are talking fucking crazy money. In any case unless you are playing 3 at the back he is completely wasted.

robert wrote:Heinze won't be sold to you unless you are talking fucking crazy money. In any case unless you are playing 3 at the back he is completely wasted.

heinze is the last player I want at the club robert

I'll take silvestre over him

hopefully it's all just paper talk

I think Heinze can buyout his clause so that can be possible.

Rosicky wrote:

Crouching Tiger wrote:

Cesc wrote:So whats the situation.

Will Fernando Torres be a Liverpool player tomorrow?

That's what I've heard from my sources in LA.

yeah my dogs in miami say the same

amazing how they know though as they don't follow football at all

Dark Savante wrote:I think Heinze can buyout his clause so that can be possible.

heinze has not been good the last season, and don't think he is any improvement on riise or aurelio so would be a pointless buy

I thought liverpool needed cover at rightback more?

Torres is said to be passing his medical today in Liverpool and will return to Spain tomorrow to bid farewell to the Patetico Madrid fans in a press conference at the club. He will then be presented at Liverpool (Thursday).
Any idea what number shirt he`s gonna get ? no9 or no10 ?

No. 9 me thinks, considering Fowler has left.

No. 9 looks likely, could be 10 though as Luis has gone

When Torres gets unvailed do you reckon anyone can go and see him at Anfield?

Luis wrote:When Torres gets unvailed do you reckon anyone can go and see him at Anfield?

We're not Newcastle. We're bigger than that.

What's wrong with attending the presentation of a new player

What does that mean?

40,000 Newcastle fans turned up to see Owen, it was the biggest thing to happen to them, ever . We celebrate success, they celebrate a signing. He might be unveiled in front of a few supporters, but I don't suppose he will be. I reckon they'll just do it in a press conference.

At Barca though look how many turned out for Henry, don't see why we cant do the same for Torres

Luis wrote:At Barca though look how many turned out for Henry, don't see why we cant do the same for Torres

Ok, it's not a case of being 'bigger.' I'm just thinking, how many players have been unveiled in front of supporters at Anfield in recent years?

No one was really that big though, lets be honest this is a huge transfer, biggest in the history of Liverpol in terms of price.

4000th post

With the Torres deal in the bag, it shows us one thing; We're competitors now. We've never spent astronomical fees on players to rival Chelsea and United in the market, but now we have. It shows our ambition, and it also shows that we aren't poor, as the doubters liked to believe.

Some people questioned our new owners commitment to the club, and questioned their promise to back Rafa. They were wrong. This signing is a vote of confidence to the supporters and management alike. Who knows...Fernando Torres could prove to be a massive flop, but that doesn't displace the fact that the backing is still there. Our future is in safe hands, and soon we'll be title challengers again.

Players come and go. Unfortunately, Garcia left the club this week, but we have to get over that fact. Reading the quotes and articles, it seems he wanted to leave, and wasn't forced out or anything like that. Who are we to stand in the way of his wishes? He's been an excellent servant to the club, producing the goods when it really mattered, and we thank him for that, and wish him every success at his new club.

Hopefully the Torres signing will be the benchmark of what is to come, with many new players arriving to improve our squad. With Rafa at the helm, who knows where we will end up? Two champions league finals in three years tells us of the clubs potential, and if anyone disagrees with that, they are lying.

We are so close to becoming a top side again, and with an influx of new attacking players, and the hopeful return to form of some of our old ones, our ambitions should be in reach. The future is looking very bright.

Crouching Tiger wrote:4000th post

With the Torres deal in the bag, it shows us one thing; We're competitors now. We've never spent astronomical fees on players to rival Chelsea and United in the market, but now we have. It shows our ambition, and it also shows that we aren't poor, as the doubters liked to believe.

Some people questioned our new owners commitment to the club, and questioned their promise to back Rafa. They were wrong. This signing is a vote of confidence to the supporters and management alike. Who knows...Fernando Torres could prove to be a massive flop, but that doesn't displace the fact that the backing is still there. Our future is in safe hands, and soon we'll be title challengers again.

Players come and go. Unfortunately, Garcia left the club this week, but we have to get over that fact. Reading the quotes and articles, it seems he wanted to leave, and wasn't forced out or anything like that. Who are we to stand in the way of his wishes? He's been an excellent servant to the club, producing the goods when it really mattered, and we thank him for that, and wish him every success at his new club.

Hopefully the Torres signing will be the benchmark of what is to come, with many new players arriving to improve our squad. With Rafa at the helm, who knows where we will end up? Two champions league finals in three years tells us of the clubs potential, and if anyone disagrees with that, they are lying.

We are so close to becoming a top side again, and with an influx of new attacking players, and the hopeful return to form of some of our old ones, our ambitions should be in reach. The future is looking very bright.

That's true. If anything it shows you are now serious contenders money wise.