Topic: John Arne Riise signs for Roma

[gnaume]

the goal he scored against Siena the other day was a right belter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2MqRLkkUFE

[The Jackal]

I think it might also be of interest to those who are glad that JAR's doing alright in Italy, that Dossena looks to be playing fucking well too. Currently watching Napoli (4th in the league, 3 points off Roma/Milan) V Genoa and Dossena's been fucking great! Dangerous and lively.. constantly bombing up the wing and dangerous around the box.

just out of interest Bennyo, is he playing at full-back or wing-back ?

[Twelfth Man]

Certainly none of our LB's have been an improvement over him as far as I am concerned. Pity the Chelsea own goal sealed his fate. He also had the right attitude.

[Neil D]

Certainly none of our LB's have been an improvement over him as far as I am concerned. Pity the Chelsea own goal sealed his fate. He also had the right attitude.

A fit Aurelio last season certainly was far better than JAR in his last two years.

JAR was poor for his last couple of seasons here so how well he played when he first came until 02-03 and from 04-06 under Rafa is by-the-by.

[STORMTROOPER]

the goal he scored against Siena the other day was a right belter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2MqRLkkUFE

brilliant strike that fucker.

[fowlermagic]

Not much point banging on about the lad as maybe he had ran his course here.  A very very good left back (when his head was in it) and probably needed some fresh air to reignite his career. The same happened in Monaco and glad he is doing well in Roma. It may be debatable if any of his replacements have matched anything like his best form / dependability  as he was good for 3 or 4 seasons. I still shake my head when I remember some of the venom that was spitted at him after he left but hey he is always welcome back here I think.

[SkinHimHesShite]

could have been a good player, only one thing stood in his way. his right foot. he was so limited by it, it was a joke. he started his lfc career on an all time high, and finished it on a low. i was delighted when we got rid and my only regret was that he managed to get on against chelsea on that terrible evening. he had a solid left foot and that was about it. not to mention he was the chief hoof merchant of our back line even ahead of carra. aurelio is technically twice the player riise was and insua will be a much better player as soon as he has improved his positionning, which wasnt exactly a strong point for riise either. loved his shots when they hit the back of the net but i think we are a stronger team without him.

[dzaek]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

[Suspect Package.]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

Y'know, that's a bit of a crap list.

Out of those there's only 4 players that I'd have kept anyway. And I don't know why you're bringing up Benny in this thread.

P.s. I'm still glad we sold Riise, he may have found a bit of form again but he always did my head in with this one-footedness. Honestly, how can a professional football player not be able to do more than stand with their right foot? He also ruined about about 2 years worth of attacks down the left before he went going for Hollywood shots that usually ended up near the corner flag. He lived off that goal against United for ages.

[keyo]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

i'm with suspect package.....alonso is the only definite keeper and at 30m that is debatable to be fair........the rest are squad players so not necessarily a choice to keep them, if like bellamy and crouch they want to leave

i liked riise, but he needed a new challenge as he got stale after his initial resurgence under benitez.....and he would at his best be perfect for our squad........versatile, hard working, an occasional goal threat.......solid and reliable

[lawrie]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

Henchoz?

[RigBon1892]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

Westerveld?

WESTERVELD??!!

[sirjames]

le tallac cost us the league last year, if only we had of kept him and westerveld.

[RigBon1892]

riise reminds me some of the best first 11 we didn't choose to keep (or couldn't):

         westerveld
finnan henchoz  arbeloa  riise

garcia   sissoko  alonso   la tellac

crouch   bellamy

i hope benayoun will NOT add to the list... 

Out of those I'd only have kept Arby, Alonso, Garcia and Crouch.

Westerveld: No thanks, I still haven't forgotten "ice on the ball"
Finnan: Great servant for us but was getting on.
Henchoz: See Finnan
Riise: Went at the right time, he'd gone a bit stale for us, glad to see he's doing well elsewhere.
Sissoko: Got a better replacement in Masch.
Le Tallec: Not after the way he "demanded" first team football
Bellamy: With us bringing in Torres and Voronin and Bellamy being the weakest of the 3 strikers in the previous season, he was going to be 5th in the pecking order.

[stoa]

Honestly, how can a professional football player not be able to do more than stand with their right foot?

His Barca-goal would disagree...

But I know what you mean...

[TheVoiceOfRiise]

Riise and Garcia will always have a place in my heart from that era.
despite his dip in form towards the end his attitude was spot on, Garcia was just a box of chocolates!

[beardsley4ever]

His Barca-goal would disagree...

But I know what you mean...

Ahh, (foggy) memories.  What a day and night in Barcelona that was. 

[Popcorn]

Some Goal that against Siena.

[BRdispatch05]

I remember when Riise signed for Roma, many times I checked their score he was somewhere on the scoresheet.

The last season or so I have hardly seen anything from him (keep in mind I don't watch the games, and can only see if he's scored or was carded)

I looked up news, and most anything with riise in it was regarding Bjorn his brother.

He was one of my favorite LFC players and part of the reason I started following, can anyone tell me how he's doing at Roma? Is he injured?

[Mikuss]

I remember when Riise signed for Roma, many times I checked their score he was somewhere on the scoresheet.

The last season or so I have hardly seen anything from him (keep in mind I don't watch the games, and can only see if he's scored or was carded)

I looked up news, and most anything with riise in it was regarding Bjorn his brother.

He was one of my favorite LFC players and part of the reason I started following, can anyone tell me how he's doing at Roma? Is he injured?

He's playing right now, got an assist last week for Totti to win the game.
This seasons stats:
Played 26
Goals 0
Assists 4

[BRdispatch05]

He's playing right now, got an assist last week for Totti to win the game.
This seasons stats:
Played 26
Goals 0
Assists 4

awesome,thanks

 wonder if he's attacking less?

[Davro]

Been a while since anyone has posted on here but theres an interview on sky sports with good ol' Riise.


http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6912608,00.html


Former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has refused to rule out a return to Anfield.

The Norwegian will enter the final year of his contract at Roma in June and the Italian club could listen to offers as a consequence.

Reports have suggested that Kenny Dalglish could look to sign Riise, who departed Liverpool when Rafa Benitez was manager in 2008, as a solution at left-back.

The position is a problem for the Merseysiders, with England right-back Glen Johnson currently acting as cover, and they have been linked with an audacious move for Everton's Leighton Baines.


UEFA Champions League-winner Riise, at the age of 30, seems a less likely candidate, but he said: "I am flattered by reports linking me with a return to England.


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"Liverpool are close to my heart. They are a great club and I have some good memories.

"I have a contract here until June 2012, so you never know."

Marseille are also said to be tracking Riise, who played for Monaco before joining Liverpool in 2002, as a replacement for reported AC Milan target Taye Taiwo.

Riise said: "I love France as well. I played in Monaco and also enjoyed my time there."

Wouldn't mind having Riise back as a squad player, should be fairly cheap too as he is entering the last year of his contract, i don't think we have seen such a solid LB since he left.

[rushyman]

Found the abuse on here of Riise the most unfathomable of all players we ever had. The guy was excellent for us

[Smellytrabs]

Found the abuse on here of Riise the most unfathomable of all players we ever had. The guy was excellent for us

I hated the way he became one of the boo-boy's scpaegoats towards the end with us. He did go stale a bit, but he gave us some great service for the majority of time he was here and for some people that seemed to count for shit once he hit a rough patch. I liked the guy and was sad to see him go.

[blah]

The Ginja Ninja!

[StevieF]

I hated the way he became one of the boo-boy's scpaegoats towards the end with us. He did go stale a bit, but he gave us some great service for the majority of time he was here and for some people that seemed to count for shit once he hit a rough patch. I liked the guy and was sad to see him go.

Riise doesn't qualify as a Liverpool legend by any stretch but he was a very fine servant for this club who played over 300 games, won medals and didn't deserve the shit he got from some quarters towards the end.  A former player worthy of plenty of respect.

[redoneusa]

Never had a problem with him. Don't know why some want to have a bash - and Le Tellec? You have to be kidding me.

I doubt he will make a return though, shame a decent player who served us well.

[E2K]

Found the abuse on here of Riise the most unfathomable of all players we ever had. The guy was excellent for us

Seconded.

[jambutty]

Scored more against us than for us.

[StevieF]

Scored more against us than for us.

That seems quite unlikely given that he scored 30 goals for us.

[Ambrosia]

Still haven't forgiven him for that own goal. Not only did we miss out on a CL final because of that OG, we had to watch Utd win it.

[Gobias Industries]

Scored more against us than for us.

I think the Carra thread is elsewhere.

[Strummer77]

Still haven't forgiven him for that own goal. Not only did we miss out on a CL final because of that OG, we had to watch Utd win it.

Hope you're fishing because I forgave him fairly quickly.

Because of Istanbul. For when he was almost in tears after scoring the pen in FA Cup in Cardiff. For that belter versus the Mancs. For the goal in the Community Shield. For the Semi Final of the FA Cup against Chelsea at OT. For the Super Cup. For the derby goal. blah blah blah.

But hey, let's remember that unfortunate footnote to his career.

[bravoco]

Always liked Riise - played a big role in some of our most miserly defences.

Never really understood why he was played in midfield. Other than because of our ongoing shortage of quality left-siders.

[LinvoyPrimus]

Certainly none of our LB's have been an improvement over him as far as I am concerned. Pity the Chelsea own goal sealed his fate. He also had the right attitude.

Aurelio with one leg is a better footballer than JAR.

Riise in his last couple of seasons was fat, slow, horribly one footed, unable to play a composed pass, and generally terrible. Don't ever wanna see him in a Liverpool shirt again.

[Strummer77]

Aurelio with one leg is a better footballer than JAR.

Riise in his last couple of seasons was fat, slow, horribly one footed, unable to play a composed pass, and generally terrible. Don't ever wanna see him in a Liverpool shirt again.

The problem with Aurelio is he might as well only have one leg.

Riise had a poor last season but that description takes the piss a bit. Was a top player for many seasons here. Whatever you think of Aurelio being better, Riise contributed more to this club and has left a bigger impact than him and possibly any other full back at the club in the last twenty years.

[LinvoyPrimus]

The problem with Aurelio is he might as well only have one leg.

Riise had a poor last season but that description takes the piss a bit. Was a top player for many seasons here. Whatever you think of Aurelio being better, Riise contributed more to this club and has left a bigger impact than him and possibly any other full back at the club in the last twenty years.

As we became a better team under Rafa, JAR became a passenger we could no longer afford to carry. His limitations were becoming increasingly evident and he just wasn't good enough.

[MKelly34]

If we get Enrique, and had Riise and Aurelio as back-up, would be perfect, imo. And we still have Robinson.

[rushyman]

Scored more against us than for us.

Seem serious aswell.

I knew I stayed out of this thread for a reason

[Trada]

We have moved on.