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[Quadrophenia]

Was inneffective, again, today apart from the goal, which was a peach.

Yeah, ineffective...

Scored the goal, put one on a plate for a striker which was missed and generally ran the game along with Alonso and Gerrard.



I'd settle for that much ineffectiveness every week.

So in 90 minutes he creates one chance? sake, what a player we've signed. One creative moment in an entire match. What a gem.

Ran the game?  Ran out of the game more like mate. Was completely wasteful in possesion for most of the game, doesn't track back and help a youngster like Insua through his early games. Was so effective, he got switched to the right were he hardly touched the ball.

Another overrated player and the only reason people are drooling over him as if he's some John Barnes or Steve Heighway is because of what has been down our left wing in recent years. Yes he's an improvement on Kewell, Babel, Gonzalez, Benayoun, Riise and anything else we've had on the left under Benitez, but he is still nowhere near as good as people make out. Put it this way, I'd rather see Patrick Berger down the left than Riera.

Is this for real or a wind up.

Wind up.

Ignore his posts.

Don't you just love dickheads like this John Craig lad. Saying "ignore his posts" while quoting me. So in fact you obviously haven't even taken your own advice, you've read (not ignored) the post. What a dickhead. And I don't mean in that the in the nicest possible way, I mean it how it is...dickhead.

Now go and prove my point by quoting this.

[Thingy]

I dont think anyone could really ask anymore of Riera to be fair. The lads came here with alot of expectation an pressure, and hes coped with it fantastic. Settled pretty much right in. Hasnt upset the team, gelled well with the lads. On top of this, hes been performing on a level or 2 above average, which is something we aint had on the left for years. Chipped in with a couple of goals recently too, which was one thing his game needed most really, lets just hope he keeps it up. Im thrilled with Riera since he has came to the club, and lets hope he keeps improving like i believe he has the potential to.

[Rush Job]

The whole point is that he is better than anything we've had before,

no one puts him up there with John Barnes or Steve Heighway.  I don't know what you have against him but that was one biased post.

Slight contradiction wouldn't you say mate? He's either up there with Digger and Stevie or he isn't better than anything we've had before.

Truth is, he's overrated which ever way you look at it. He's better than anything we've had in the last five years, but lets be fair it's hardly difficult.

He's still wasteful in possesion which is why he has 1 assist all season. He tries to many clever flicks, which is why the ball constantly comes down our left, which in turn hasn't helped Dossena settle. Has scored a few goals in recent games, so everybody thinks he's a world beater, well there's 90 minutes in a football match and it wouldn't hurt for him to just once be involved for about 70 of them.

Your blaming Dossena's dodgy form on Riera?
Strange how Insua hasnt had a problem.

[bigmick]

I dont think anyone could really ask anymore of Riera to be fair. The lads came here with alot of expectation an pressure,

Not off me he didn't. I did my very best to ensure I didn't put him under any pressure at all, I said he was garbage.

Course I always knew he'd turn out to be a good signing really     

[Number 9]

Was inneffective, again, today apart from the goal, which was a peach.

Yeah, ineffective...

Scored the goal, put one on a plate for a striker which was missed and generally ran the game along with Alonso and Gerrard.



I'd settle for that much ineffectiveness every week.

So in 90 minutes he creates one chance? sake, what a player we've signed. One creative moment in an entire match. What a gem.

Ran the game?  Ran out of the game more like mate. Was completely wasteful in possesion for most of the game, doesn't track back and help a youngster like Insua through his early games. Was so effective, he got switched to the right were he hardly touched the ball.

Another overrated player and the only reason people are drooling over him as if he's some John Barnes or Steve Heighway is because of what has been down our left wing in recent years. Yes he's an improvement on Kewell, Babel, Gonzalez, Benayoun, Riise and anything else we've had on the left under Benitez, but he is still nowhere near as good as people make out. Put it this way, I'd rather see Patrick Berger down the left than Riera.

Is this for real or a wind up.

Wind up.

Ignore his posts.

Don't you just love dickheads like this John Craig lad. Saying "ignore his posts" while quoting me. So in fact you obviously haven't even taken your own advice, you've read (not ignored) the post. What a dickhead. And I don't mean in that the in the nicest possible way, I mean it how it is...dickhead.

Now go and prove my point by quoting this.

Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill!!

[Fo Dne]

Was inneffective, again, today apart from the goal, which was a peach.

Yeah, ineffective...

Scored the goal, put one on a plate for a striker which was missed and generally ran the game along with Alonso and Gerrard.



I'd settle for that much ineffectiveness every week.

So in 90 minutes he creates one chance? sake, what a player we've signed. One creative moment in an entire match. What a gem.

Ran the game?  Ran out of the game more like mate. Was completely wasteful in possesion for most of the game, doesn't track back and help a youngster like Insua through his early games. Was so effective, he got switched to the right were he hardly touched the ball.

Another overrated player and the only reason people are drooling over him as if he's some John Barnes or Steve Heighway is because of what has been down our left wing in recent years. Yes he's an improvement on Kewell, Babel, Gonzalez, Benayoun, Riise and anything else we've had on the left under Benitez, but he is still nowhere near as good as people make out. Put it this way, I'd rather see Patrick Berger down the left than Riera.

Patrik Berger

Yeah ok lad.

Reira's not better than Kewell, but he's not far off and he's fit. No-one's drooling over him either and he's definately not overated by our own. Liverpool fans like him because he takes up the right positions, doesn't waste the ball (as you make out), plays with intelligence and brings others into play and is a good alround solid player.

He's not brilliant, he has his faults, he does drift in and out of games, he doesn't play for 90 minutes but he's definately a massive improvement on what we've had there, is more than capable and has improved the team alot.

Good signing, end of story.

[Judge]

riera is better than kewell - end of story

kewell was great for leeds, but did not follow that thru at all with liverpool, despite injuries etc

[Fo Dne]

riera is better than kewell - end of story

kewell was great for leeds, but did not follow that thru at all with liverpool, despite injuries etc

Kewell was a better player. Alot better infact. Kewell's problem was staying fit and staying on the pitch. He was excellent for us in 2005-06 and his first 6 months. Unfortunately those two period's were the only times he performed in a red shirt.

Kewell at his best was alot better than Riera, its just a shame it wasn't consistent. Still, we have Riera now and he's more than good enough.

[Judge]

riera was cack at man city, kewell was great at leeds

however, riera is great at liverpool, whereas kewel was cack at liverpool

thats what matters

[johnymarcu]

I see a lot of matches and i can say that Riera isn't going to give more, he is playing better than in Spain right now

[DanAn]

I see a lot of matches and i can say that Riera isn't going to give more, he is playing better than in Spain right now

I'm happy if he continues how he has gone. I would be delighted though if he could find away to do it without blowing up after 60 mins.

[Sabre]

I see a lot of matches and i can say that Riera isn't going to give more, he is playing better than in Spain right now

I'm happy if he continues how he has gone. I would be delighted though if he could find away to do it without blowing up after 60 mins.

I agree my countrymate, I think RIera right now is performing at a good level and what I expected of him.

Not that he's better than in Espanyol, it's that the team that surrounds him it's better, but I agree what we're seeing is what he provides.

The thing is, that even now, he seems to have doubters, so when he has a couple of bad games and the novelty sindrome has gone, I guess he'll receive stick.

Anyone, who cares. For most fans is pretty obvious he helps the balance of the team and at the very least he doesn't abort good attacks with awful decissions. That's a lot, even if we forget about his goals.

[account deleted by request]

riera was cack at man city, kewell was great at leeds

however, riera is doing well at liverpool, whereas kewell was usually injured at liverpool

thats what matters

[Judge]

riera was cack at man city, kewell was great at leeds

however, riera is doing well at liverpool, whereas kewell was usually injured at liverpool

thats what matters

great and cack in the 2nd sentence sounded so much better and more accurate

[account deleted by request]

riera was cack at man city, kewell was great at leeds

however, riera is doing well at liverpool, whereas kewell was usually injured at liverpool

thats what matters

great and cack in the 2nd sentence sounded so much better but were admittedly inaccurate.

Kewell did very well when he first came, and it was only once injury struck that that he failed to live up to his reputation.

Riera has done well but to say he has done great is again over the top imo.