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[Kenny Kan]

Fair point Greavsie.  The Water Boy was never a 17 Mil player, and Rafa paid way over the odds, for and injured player.  However, I do think he can be a more than decent squad player for us.  People need to do one thing when thinking of Aquillani, Forget his price tag and think of what he brings to to team now.  The money has gone, it's not an issue anymore.

You could apply that logic to Kenny signing Andy Caroll for 35M could you not, especially as the Geordie has only had five months of premiership football.

As for Aquilani, I think he has definitely got some talent, he's a 'nice' player to watch, and yes while I do think we paid over the odds for him, when he did appear for us you could see he had a ''footballing brain'' but perhaps not so much the mentality to fight tooth and nail (time would tell tho).

If Juve only offer 5M, I'd personally hope Kenny can do some convincing and get him back over here with us.

[Greavesie]

KK - Carroll's injury record doesn't even nearly compare with Aquilani's

I not going to debate whether he can cut it at Liverpool, I think I've made my feelings pretty clear on the matter

[Kenny Kan]

KK - Carroll's injury record doesn't even nearly compare with Aquilani's

I not going to debate whether he can cut it at Liverpool, I think I've made my feelings pretty clear on the matter

Yes, I think you have. 

[Greavesie]

KK - Carroll's injury record doesn't even nearly compare with Aquilani's

I not going to debate whether he can cut it at Liverpool, I think I've made my feelings pretty clear on the matter

Yes, I think you have. 

Time will tell. £5m would be an absolute rip off tho. I do say get rid, but for the right price

[metalhead]

I can't understand what people saw that was brilliant from him. He was in and out of the team and never really looked settled. I know we paid a hefty amount and everyone really wants to see it be worth it but it wasn't and IMO it never will be

I know where you are going with this and to an extent I agree with you.

I still think he is a good player, but if Kenny thinks that he won't cut it and the likes of Adam can do a better job then fine by me. If not and Aquilani stays he would be a decent backup not more because I don't think he will cut it in England.

Like lakes10 said, big mistake we signed him in the first place.

[killerp]

I think if the truth was known i dont think Kenny rates him as a player, he is not going to come out and say that when he is trying to sell him.

getting him in the first place was a very big mistake.

Yep & a very costly one at that!

[Thommo's perm]

7 assists and 2 goals in the limited amount of games tells me he was a decent player who would have got even better if he was managed properly.
Would love to see him in the current squad now that were playing attacking creative football

[Kenny Kan]

7 assists and 2 goals in the limited amount of games tells me he was a decent player who would have got even better if he was managed properly.
Would love to see him in the current squad now that were playing attacking creative football

this.

[maguskwt]

One reason I wanna keep him is that he probably has more vision than anyone else in our squad. His through passes are sometimes unbelievable and would even surprise the spectators let alone the other team. When we are screaming Kuyt to pass it to an obvious team mate who is in the space, Aquilani could pick out a team mate running from deep and lay it nicely on his path. Imagine the potential of this kind of playmaking combined with Suarez running and trickery and also carroll's strength and superiority in the air. For 5 million I would keep him. For 10 million I would also keep him. For 15 million I would probably sell him.

[maguskwt]

.....................Skrtle.
         Carragher.      Agger.
Kelly.                                Johnson.
              Meireles/Lucas
      Gerrard.           Aqua/Meireles
               Suarez
                         Carroll


532/352 is still the best for us. This formation will be fun to watch.

[jimmy brighton]

I'd say keep him. In the limited number of games he played for us, I saw a distinct flair in his game that I haven't seen at Anfield for a while (McDermott?). We may live without him but he would be an invaluable addition to our present squad

[maypaxvobiscum]

Skrtle.
         Carragher.      Agger.
Kelly.                                Johnson.
              Meireles/Lucas
      Gerrard.           Aqua/Meireles
               Suarez
                         Carroll


532/352 is still the best for us. This formation will be fun to watch.

opposition will find it really easy to beat any offside trap with Skrtel playing in that position... 

i would like to see something like this

--------------Reina
Kelly---Carra---Agger---Johnson
-------Gerrard---Meireles
--Aquilani---Cole----Suarez
--------------Carroll

[maguskwt]

Skrtle.
         Carragher.      Agger.
Kelly.                                Johnson.
              Meireles/Lucas
      Gerrard.           Aqua/Meireles
               Suarez
                         Carroll


532/352 is still the best for us. This formation will be fun to watch.

opposition will find it really easy to beat any offside trap with Skrtel playing in that position... 

i would like to see something like this

--------------Reina
Kelly---Carra---Agger---Johnson
-------Gerrard---Meireles
--Aquilani---Cole----Suarez
--------------Carroll

no mate... Skrtle is suppose to be in centre... as a sweeper... stupid spacing didn't work...

[SouthCoastShankly]

How there can be comparisons of Aquilani's purchase and Carrolls is beyond me. The only similarity is they were signed injured. Aquilani didn't play a game for months FFS! Carroll is due back by the end of the month. Talk about twisted logic.

As for the concept of Skrtel as a sweeper, it's never going to happen. The sweeper system died out a long time ago, primarily because it makes keeping an offside line impossible. The flat back line is a constant nowadays solely because of the offside rule.

[Kenny Kan]

How there can be comparisons of Aquilani's purchase and Carrolls is beyond me. The only similarity is they were signed injured. Aquilani didn't play a game for months FFS! Carroll is due back by the end of the month. Talk about twisted logic.

As for the concept of Skrtel as a sweeper, it's never going to happen. The sweeper system died out a long time ago, primarily because it makes keeping an offside line impossible. The flat back line is a constant nowadays solely because of the offside rule.

How about the price tag of a largely unproven player?

Then hypothetically speaking 12 months down the line we sell him because he didn't produce the goods and beam 'that was an exensive flop, like Aquilani' before him.

it's very much plausible, therefore...

twisted logic, my ar....