Topic: Aquilani passes medical and signs 5 yr deal - official

[YJT]

Cool Vid of Alberto for those who haven't seen it:

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wow thats some video. He looks way more mobile than Xabi and plays further forward than him.

By the looks of the video he wouldn't be lost on the wings where there are less boots flying about?

really excited to find out how our new look attack will be like

[buzzing]

So he could be looking at a 6 month spell without playing. That is one hell of an injury....almost leg break type 

[Chivasino]

So he could be looking at a 6 month spell without playing. That is one hell of an injury....almost leg break type 

Think it was an operation on a troublesome ankle.

[GinuWhine]

Cool Vid of Alberto for those who haven't seen it:

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His passing after that video is WAY underrated. Some of those plays even Xabi doesn't make.

[slickman]

At worst he could be out for 8 weeks we will do fine the fixure list could have been much worse Lucas needs to take this chance now.

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[The G in Gerrard]

WELCOMEEEEEE

[GinuWhine]

Wonder what number he'll take with Gerrard having 8. I saw him wearing a 22 as well in that video. Maybe?

[Keens]

anybody know what squad number he is getting?

Someone said 7

[NatD]

Great news, congratulations and welcome!  That vid above truely does show his passing skills (most I have seen up to now have just been his screamers!  Great vision!).

[Alf Garnett!]

Looks equally comfortable using his left or right,eye for a pass,can go past a player,pace and the added bonus of being italian-now we have someone who can tell Dossena in his own lingo to get his finger out of his arse.

[aristeia]

Roma has had injuries to many of their players for a while now.  You can speculate why, but who knows?  Add the fact that two of his injuries reoccurred because he came back too soon.  Let's hope he gets healthy, stays healthy and shows us his class.

This is very true.  Spal's style of play plus the craptastic medical team plus the fact that everyone gets injured and people have to play half-broken... it's a goddamn circus.  Last season half our fielded team were babies from the primavera.

[rednich85]

Welcome Alberto, get yourself fit, your head down and help win us the fucking league

Thats all

[Latino Heat]

His passing after that video is WAY underrated. Some of those plays even Xabi doesn't make.

spot on. just what i was actually going to post.

have a feeling he'll take number 6 btw, or even 10 if voronin fucks off soon enough.

[Djimi_Case]

Looks equally comfortable using his left or right,eye for a pass,can go past a player,pace and the added bonus of being italian-now we have someone who can tell Dossena in his own lingo to get his finger out of his arse.

Does Aquilani's signing increase the chances of us keeping Dossena I wonder? (that along with the fact that no-one, as yet, seems to want to buy him!)

[djphal]

excellent

who's next!

[Emlynevermore]

Welcome to Liverpool, Berto! 

It goes without saying that calcio is different than English football.  Giuseppe Giannini's assertion that Aquilani's game is suited to English football is astute, but that doesn't mean the guy will settle in straight away or play perfectly every game once he is fit.

Aquilani adds another kind of dynamism in midfield to what Stevie and Mascherano and Lucas already bring--a mobile, positive thrust that also keeps things ticking over.  He's a slick bastard on the ball and plenty clever off of it, and I hope he can marry those qualities to the defensive enthusiasm and solidity Rafa demands from all of his players.

I am really interested to see how he will have changed as a player in six months or a year's time as a result of playing for us.  No question he's got it in him to be amazing but I would be willing to settle for really, really good.

Get healthy, work hard, and we'll have your back, kid.

[ThisIsMickey]

Welcome Alberto, get yourself fit, your head down and help win us the fucking league

Thats all

That's it. No pressure at all. 

Welcome to the greatest team in the world lad.

[12Kings]

Welcome to the Family, Aquilani!
Who'd a thought, Rafa be the first Liverpool manager to sign the first and second Italian players for our team. Hopefully the 2 of them will progress as great players from strength to strength.

[amir87]

Welcome to the family Alberto

[jeremyh94]

The Eagle has landed

[aristeia]

Anybody know if the lad speaks English already? I thought I read somewhere that he does, but I don't remember where...

I can't recall ever hearing him speak English. 

I'm certified to teach ESL, call me Rafa.  I know Italian and Romanesco-- you can pay me in season tickets.  I'll just sleep in my seat at night.

[LFCfan4Life]

Someone said 7

no way should give it to someone else

giving someone with a questionable history when it comes to fitness the number 7 would be suicide

plus is saved for Pacheco  I know i know

[rednich85]

I am shocked he passed the medical

Its like Lazerus, all over again.

[Emlynevermore]

This is very true.  Spal's style of play plus the craptastic medical team plus the fact that everyone gets injured and people have to play half-broken... it's a goddamn circus.  Last season half our fielded team were babies from the primavera.

Well, you can't buy experience...or at least, Roma can't, not at this point in time.

I saw the Cerci kid down the right in the Europa League qualifier yesterday with the entire Roma team queuing up in the penalty area for a cross, only for him to cut in on his weaker foot and have a weak pop at goal from a narrow angle, which he ended up skying over for a goal kick.  He looks a player but he just needs more time.

At least you have local boys making it through and becoming first-team caliber players.  Fiorentina have been looking for a youth team hero to rally around since Giancarlo Antognoni retired, and that was 20 years ago. 

[aristeia]

no way should give it to someone else

giving someone with a questionable history when it comes to fitness the number 7 would be suicide

plus is saved for Pacheco  I know i know

Please god let it not be 14 or 7.  I think 6.  Or Voro gives up 10 to him.  He can have it back in the pre-season.   

[bigz]

Got a boss feeling about this

[gamble]

made up he's finally signed up. can't wait to see him slide a pass in to nando.

[Bennyo]

Great news!

He's going to really work out for us!

[aristeia]

Well, you can't buy experience...or at least, Roma can't, not at this point in time.

I saw the Cerci kid down the right in the Europa League qualifier yesterday with the entire Roma team queuing up in the penalty area for a cross, only for him to cut in on his weaker foot and have a weak pop at goal from a narrow angle, which he ended up skying over for a goal kick.  He looks a player but he just needs more time.

At least you have local boys making it through and becoming first-team caliber players.  Fiorentina have been looking for a youth team hero to rally around since Giancarlo Antognoni retired, and that was 20 years ago. 

Sampdoria's babies are looking pretty great actually.  Azzurrini call ups have like 5 or 6 of them in the squad.  Not any from the big 4 (aside from one Milanista on loan somewhere else).  But there is a lot of talent in Rome.  Problem is it's being poached before they're old enough to sign officially (18 in Italy).  Hence Macheda, Petrucci being snatched by ManEw. 

EDIT:  I guess my memory is shit... or the big 4 to me is entirely encased in Roma (possible).

Goalkeepers: Fiorillo (Sampdoria), Seculin (Fiorentina)

Defenders: Ariaudo (Juventus), Brivio (Vicenza), De Silvestri (Lazio), Gentili (Varese), Ogbonna (Torino), Ranocchia (Bari), Rispoli (Brescia)

Midfielders: Barillà (Reggina), Bolzoni (Genoa), Mancosu (Empoli), Poli (Sampdoria), Signori (Sampdoria)

Forwards: Balotelli (Inter), Di Gennaro (Milan), Macheda (Manchester United), Mustacchio (Sampdoria), Paloschi (Parma), Tiboni (Atalanta)

[bravoco]

Excellent news. Welcome to LFC Alberto.

[royhendo]

Good luck to the fella. I saw a long-ish video the other day of them v Real Madrid at the Bernebau which for some effing reason I can't find now, and he looked a big special in that game. We just need Rafa to coax that kind of performance out of him on a regular basis, and to keep him fit for action.

Forza Alberto!

[manifest]

I can't recall ever hearing him speak English. 

I'm certified to teach ESL, call me Rafa.  I know Italian and Romanesco-- you can pay me in season tickets.  I'll just sleep in my seat at night.

 when we were first linked with him someone said he speaks english......source="someone on Rawk"....it's better than clubcall right?

can't wait to see him lay on the pass for torres to smack the winner against chelsea at the bridge to nowhere.

[pritpalster]

is he injured or what??

[royhendo]

Here's the one I did find.

It shows Roma set out as a 4-2-3-1 with him in the '2' alongside DR, but clearly going more box to box, and this was the 'no recognised striker' thing wasn't it? 1 minute 17 in - he hits the post twice from distance in quick succession. I'd love to watch that game in full to be honest.

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The other vid I saw showed a lot more of his all-round game and it was reassuring.

[manifest]

ManEw. 

     I'm going to be chuckling all day saying that .....

[mooks]

They were going to announce it on Monday but are going to do it tonight on account of "strong fan sentiment".  For once the club is listening to the people Rick Parry is no longer at the club!

[Istanbulievable]

Welcome Alberto.

[Cloggs]

How can you pass a medical if you're not able to play for another 8 weeks???

[bigz]

How can you pass a medical if you're not able to play for another 8 weeks???

a medical is to assess your injuries or whether you have them, not whether you are match fit.

match fitness can be gained over the 8 weeks.

need i say more lad.

[Cloggs]

a medical is to assess your injuries or whether you have them, not whether you are match fit.

match fitness can be gained over the 8 weeks.

need i say more lad.

No. It's just that every time we are told something takes a certain amount of weeks it ends up taking an entire season. Agger, Torres for example.