Author Topic: The muppet free Alberto Aquilani topic (Read 57824 times)

CHOPPER · « **Reply #120 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:58:34 pm »

Quote from: Kals on July 16, 2011, 12:54:12 pm

Strange how another 10 or so other players couldn't show their quality against this poor opposition. One certain £35m star.

Too easy to play one player off from another over 45 minutes of preseason 'friendly' football. As a team(which is the important thing) they played well and got some important fitness in, in a tough encounter. Games in the bank, fitness up and move onto the next game I reckon and don't read too much into anything just yet.

Didi_ram · « **Reply #121 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:59:31 pm »

Im just wondering what those tweets may suggest.The Spaniard related tweet,and this one.John certainly understands the fans' perspective.

Tom_B · « **Reply #122 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:59:33 pm »

Quote from: Kals on July 16, 2011, 12:54:12 pm

Strange how another 10 or so other players couldn't show their quality against this poor opposition. One certain £35m star.

Oh fuck off.

AnfieldIron · « **Reply #123 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:59:43 pm »

Quote from: just a lackey on July 16, 2011, 12:51:25 pm

on my feed john barnes stated that it is probabaly too late for him at liverpool and that the league won't afford him the time on the ball he had today. hope that isn't true as he's perfect for the pass and move style we should be playing.

Looked like he was managing fine when he got into the team during 09/10?

Red_Isle_Chap · « **Reply #124 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:00:18 pm »

Jesus christ. Pre-season, good for outing the brainless gimps in our support.

Well done some of you, you've managed to plumb new depths of twattishness.

It's pre-fucking-season.

SmithdownAndy · « **Reply #125 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:00:41 pm »

Hope the lad stays, and that's not just based on a pre season kick about against a not so good team. The lad is a quality player who we should never have loaned out after we got him fit. Give him at least a season working with kenny and he'll have a lot of people eating their words.

1892tillforever · « **Reply #126 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:08 pm »

Quote from: Kals on July 16, 2011, 12:54:12 pm

Strange how another 10 or so other players couldn't show their quality against this poor opposition. One certain £35m star.

Absolutely right. Sell him immediately. He's scruffy too, not LFC standard etc. etc. blah blah blah

shelovesyou · « **Reply #127 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:14 pm »

Quote from: Hazell on July 16, 2011, 12:57:49 pm

Mixed half. With the type of player he is, he's always going to hold onto the ball a little bit longer than he should and sometimes it'll be to our advantage. Unfortunately, it wasn't for most of the first half today and wasn't for last season. Given the type of footballers that we have and the way I'd want us to play/the way we're looking to play, I don't think he'll fit in here and be a regular.

Cant argue with any of that to be fair.

Xabi_Lad · « **Reply #128 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:21 pm »

Quote from: Kals on July 16, 2011, 12:54:12 pm

Strange how another 10 or so other players couldn't show their quality against this poor opposition. One certain £35m star.

nice. great support. he'll piss 20 goals this year and you'll be his biggest fan

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #129 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:45 pm »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on July 16, 2011, 12:57:18 pm

Dear Aquilani doubters,

Yours Sincerely,
Anywhichwayucan

Your loving that picture today

AriGold · « **Reply #130 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:51 pm »

He was brilliant today, but it is only a pre season friendly against shitters. Some of the comments are a little OTT, the thing that winds me up is, as soon as he has 1 bad game, these same people will be calling for his head.

Rohit · « **Reply #131 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:01:59 pm »

Did the same for us against atletico madrid and portsmouth so he has done it before.

Sangria · « **Reply #132 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:02 pm »

Quote from: Wals Viennetta. on July 16, 2011, 12:56:37 pm

He's still injury prone, let's not forget that.

How many games did he miss through injury last season?

Lustig · « **Reply #133 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:05 pm »

Quote from: gray19lfc on July 16, 2011, 12:53:18 pm

Said it before and I'll say it again, Alberto Aquilani will thrive on the football we're going to play under Kenny. Stupid, stupid mistake sending him on loan last year.

A FUCKING MEN !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zklgnhA6x_E

One touch football is what he is best at... KK will love it...

Hank Scorpio · « **Reply #134 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:13 pm »

I don't think his quality has ever been in doubt.

It's his fitness.

BazC · « **Reply #135 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:14 pm »

Quote from: Twelfth Man on July 16, 2011, 12:56:29 pm

Thing about midfield players is that they need playing time on the pitch. We have so many player's now fighting for those few positions I hope we don't keep chopping and changing. Find your best formation in midfield and stick with it. Aquilani/Lucas/Adam with Gerrard playing an advanced attacking position could also be an option. Both Adam/Aquilani's instinct to play the quick forward ball could really benefit Gerrard and Suarez.

If everyone's fit, you'd expect Lucas, Aquilani and Gerrard to be in there for sure.

Adams a decent player, but I don't think he's got the potential Aquilani has here. We need players like Adam in the squad (because firstly, injuries seem to hit our midfielders often and secondly Poulson is crap), but it's the Aquilanis who will make the difference when we come up against the top teams.

Bruckner needs to justify his position by keeping this lad playing and ready for the crunch games. There's enough depth to do it now.

rawKBottom · « **Reply #136 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:17 pm »

Aquilani admirers weren't born from today's game of his. It was just another game for him when thrown in the more attacking positions. I'm sure that he has shaken the belief of the doubters and until and unless he goes to the level of being a crying baby to get out of Liverpool, there shouldn't be any reason for him not to get his mind and heart back at staying at Anfield.

Matt8Pie · « **Reply #137 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:38 pm »

Anyone got a link to any footage of him against Malaysia? I've seen Maxi's goal and his pass for Insua to set Maxi up was nice.

Nice to see the forum talking about Aquilani positively for once.

Jetmir M. · « **Reply #138 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:39 pm »

He fuckin deserves a full season with us!

petrichor · « **Reply #139 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:44 pm »

rafa was wrong to try and sell him

StevePass · « **Reply #140 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:02:54 pm »

Quote from: Twelfth Man on July 16, 2011, 12:47:36 pm

huh? He already is permanent.

Not if the player is touted to Juve.

chris18lfc · « **Reply #141 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:03:07 pm »

Quote from: Didi_ram on July 16, 2011, 12:59:31 pm

Im just wondering what those tweets may suggest.The Spaniard related tweet,and this one.John certainly understands the fans' perspective.

What Spaniard related tweet?

Aquilani played well today. Hopefully he can have a full season with us to show what he is capable of in the league.

1892tillforever · « **Reply #142 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:04:00 pm »

Quote from: Red_Isle_Chap on July 16, 2011, 01:00:18 pm

Jesus christ. Pre-season, good for outing the brainless gimps in our support.

Well done some of you, you've managed to plumb new depths of twattishness.

It's pre-fucking-season.

Would have loved to have seen these boards in August 2006 when we got twatted 5-0 by Mainz. Had a shit season after that. Only made the Champions League Final

shelovesyou · « **Reply #143 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:04:59 pm »

This thread is embarrassing.

Alpherah · « **Reply #144 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:18 pm »

And the inquisition begins on LFCtv..
He's not good enough in the tackle, pulls out of 50/50's too often.
He's not hungry enough.
Not battling enough unlike Adam.
Offers nothing defensively unlike Adam

And finally..
Cant see him being good enough to play in the PL. They reckon he would struggle to put passes together against Hull .. sigh

-Willo- · « **Reply #145 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:21 pm »

Whats all this talk about us signing 4 players this season, I'd say we've inexplicitly signed 6, Insua will prove to be a worthy addition to the squad.

And as for Aquilani, fuck me, feels like a brand new signing which will lift the whole team, made up we've got him and I fucking hate Roy for loaning him out to Juve and buying Poulsen, who knows where we'd of ended up last season with him in our ranks instead of that fuckwit.

Sudden Death Draft Loser · « **Reply #146 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:27 pm »

Quote from: ziggyy on July 16, 2011, 12:54:10 pm

Carroll/Kuyt
Suarez
~~Adam~~ Downing Aquilani Gerrard
Lucas

Has everyone forgot about Downing

Camarero25 · « **Reply #147 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:39 pm »

They're talking shit about him on LFC tv again. What is this obsession with him 'winning 50-50s' when he can show the quality on the ball that he did today? If they didn't notice he was playing in attacking midfield, where his main job is not to win the fucking ball.

Fordy · « **Reply #148 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:41 pm »

Oh FFS.

Seriously why do some people want to take the piss out of the mods. Why?

MKelly34 · « **Reply #149 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:43 pm »

Quote from: AriGold on July 16, 2011, 01:01:51 pm

He was brilliant today, but it is only a pre season friendly against shitters. Some of the comments are a little OTT, the thing that winds me up is, as soon as he has 1 bad game, these same people will be calling for his head.

They are shit, but why didn't every one of our players played like Aquilani?

The fact is, Aquilani did very well in the first game too. So far, our best player in the pre-season. And why Juventus didn't buy him, is beyond me. It's a BLESSING for us, to actually fucking keep him this time.

Hank Scorpio · « **Reply #150 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:05:50 pm »

Quote from: shelovesyou on July 16, 2011, 01:04:59 pm

This thread is embarrassing.

And you've just added to it.

Fordy · « **Reply #151 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:06:01 pm »

Quote from: shelovesyou on July 16, 2011, 01:04:59 pm

This thread is embarrassing.

Eeyore · « **Reply #152 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:06:02 pm »

Quote from: Didi_ram on July 16, 2011, 12:59:31 pm

Im just wondering what those tweets may suggest.The Spaniard related tweet,and this one.John certainly understands the fans' perspective.

Shame he doesn't understand that owners. simply have no place commenting on players on twitter. I would love to see the reaction if Abramovich was commenting on Twitter about Chelsea players during a Chelsea game.

It should be up to Kenny and Comolli whether a player stays or goes not the Chairman. Henry has completely undermined whoever agreed to sell N'Gog to Sunderland as well as putting totally unnecessary pressure on Comolli and Kenny to keep Aquilani.

I love Aquilani always have done but if Kenny is building a side to play in a way that doesn't require Aquilani or play in a way that suits Aquilani then I might not like it but it has to be Kenny's decision.

Henry shouldn't be going within a million miles of Twitter.

Sangria · « **Reply #153 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:06:03 pm »

Quote from: StevePass on July 16, 2011, 01:02:54 pm

Not if the player is touted to Juve.

Good point. Does anyone know when Juve's option runs out? A month ago, wasn't it?

J-Mc- · « **Reply #154 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:06:15 pm »

Quote from: IndianaRed on July 16, 2011, 12:48:14 pm

John_W_Henry John W. Henry
One missing link last year: Acquilani. Put the ball near Ngog and the goal and it's going in. Too much talk of them somewhere else.

yeah you see that Fordy, well dya!?

SUCK ON THAT BITCH!!!

Aquilani was class today (as always!)

Just made everything look so simple and effective IMO and that own half attempt was a beauty aswell!

Hazell · « **Reply #155 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:06:39 pm »

Quote from: Fordy on July 16, 2011, 01:06:01 pm

You don't moonlight as Cilla Black do you?

What's the procedure Mr Mod? · « **Reply #156 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:07:05 pm »

Quote from: petrichor on July 16, 2011, 01:02:44 pm

Rafa was right to buy him

fixed

Hazell · « **Reply #157 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:07:15 pm »

Quote from: shelovesyou on July 16, 2011, 01:04:59 pm

This thread is embarrassing.

Why?

kvarmeismydad · « **Reply #158 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:07:18 pm »

I think there is room for Aqua in the squad.

If we play with a 3 man midfield, i'd say Lucas and Spearing will stay in the squad as defensive midfielders. The 4 other midfielders could be Henderson, Gerrard, Adam and Aquilani.

Henderson could provide cover on the right if needed and Dirk could provide cover as centre forward. Suarez is capable of playing as a wide forward, goalkeeper and centre forward, Downing can play wide or as cover for the central midfield. Maxi can cover the wide forward positions or attacking midfield. It really is very versatile and provides a range of options.
That leaves big question marks over the futures of Raul, Ngog and Poulsen, and leaves opportunities to go on loan for Shelvey and Pacheco.

If he is prepared to be a squad player then he would be a great option to have in the squad.

CHOPPER · « **Reply #159 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:07:31 pm »

Quote from: Al 555 on July 16, 2011, 01:06:02 pm

Henry shouldn't be going within a million miles of Twitter.

I agree one billion percent with that.