Liverpool FC Forum

[TarnRed]

I agree with your post Mick. Whilst Konchesky may not be a player of the quality that should wear our shirt he's a massive upgrade on Insua which if I'm being honest had me treading eggshells more than not last season when he played, Aurelio is never fit and Agger at left back shouldn't be happening he should be alongside Carra.

What Konchesky will bring is balance, solidity and he's a player that Roy knows and won't have to adapt to how Roy wants the team set out as he played under him for 3 seasons.

[RED BEERGOGGLES]

Lets see ............ how did it go
The new season was nearly upon us and everyone one must have been concerned.. although being slightly anxious I have no doubt we would have been a tad excited also ... like the dawning of every new campaign ....
So when I started to mull over the extensive list  of quality Left Backs that I personally would have liked our Great Club to draft in ...... funnily enough Konchesky wasn't on that list   
I would personally put it simply down to in all the times I have seen West Ham ,Spurs or  Fulham I have never left Anfield with  the notion he would make a great left back ,in fact I would go as far as to say I have no collated memories of Mr Konchesky.... I guess this could  easily explain the lack of any impression he made on me .... I suppose it would also go some way to explaining why he wasn't on mine and any fan I associate with (outside that is the strange world of forums) lists 

So go Fucking figure .....

[Benny The Noon]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

[Bad Bob]

in fact I would go as far as to say I have no collated memories of Mr Konchesky.... I guess this could  easily explain the lack of any impression he made on me

Hmmm, it's curious that a player that left such a limited impression on you would elicit this kind of response just a couple of days ago:

he will be so out of his depth he may even merit my sympathy

   

[bigmick]

I've seen him play many times when he was at Charlton. I used to have a pub over that neck of the woodish and used to touch for a few tickets here and there. We also had Claus Jensen their Danish midfielder living in our hotel rooms for about two months while he got sorted with a house. At that time, Charlton were mid table in the Premiership and they had three outstanding players (relatively obvously), as well as a couple of very good ones.

They had Darren Bent up top, and he used to cause everybody problems whenever I saw him. He was/is big, strong, quick and willing and plays on the shoulder for the whole game. Providing you play to his strenghts he is a very good player, and it was obvious then he would go onto better things in his career. They also had Scottie Parker in midfield who once again was obviously a cut above.

Their other top player was Konchesky. He was as solid as a rock, would bomb up and down the line all day long, and he took all their set-pieces (corners and free kicks). Perhaps he hasn't shone when Charlton or West Ham have played at Anfield, but you didn't need a coaching badge at Charlton to see he was a good player.


Like I've said a few times though, it's acedemic. Pretty soon, he'll be playing in red and we can all see whether or not we are calling it right. Once again to re-iterate, no sitting on the fence from me. I'm taking him to be a revelation, and for people to not believe they didn't rate him previously. Konchesky to be another top buy from Roy, that's my prediction .

[bigmick]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

So the season before we bought Aquilani then if you'd have asked for suggestions on who we should spend 20 million quid on in order to replace Alonso, some people would have suggested the Italian  . I'd never heard of the bloke I must confess, and I'd never ever seen his name mentioned on here. I've never heard of Moriales or Poulsen either.

No worries on Poulsen though, it's very easy to see he's a good player.

[Benny The Noon]

Well i guess that goes against everything my mate says he is a season ticket holder at Charlton and has been going there for 30 years .He says that while Konchesky looked like he had talent when he was younger he never once kicked on and was nothing but ordinary and since then he has been nothing but ordinary hence he big moves to big clubs ( oh he hasnt has he in how many years playing in prem ) . We got him because we could afford him .

How come mick you havent mentioned Konchesky before in the last 2 years while we have been having problems at left back if you rate him so highly ?

[In and Out]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

This time though we sincerely have NO MONEY.

Had it been spent wisely in previous years we you may not be here bemoaning the signing of Konchesky. 

[Benny The Noon]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

This time though we sincerely have NO MONEY.

Had it been spent wisely in previous years we you may not be here bemoaning the signing of Konchesky. 

Yet we still managed to be over 17 million pound in profit this year due to sales ?!

[Bad Bob]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

Fair enough, mate.  I wouldn't have plumped for either player at this time last year.  One year on, however, and we're wiser about a few things:

1) we still have these sh!thead owners who aren't exactly liberal when it comes to splashing the cash, meaning that we need to balance out the top dollar signings (Aquilani, Johnson, Meireles) with some bargains (Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Poulsen, Konchesky) and hope they do a job

2) Insua--our principal LB for most of last season--is not as reliable as we hoped one year ago and we need someone in who is

3) Lucas--one of our principal CMs for most of last season--is not as reliable as we hoped one year ago and we need someone in who is

4) Aquilani--one of our top dollar signings last season--is not as reliable as we hoped one year ago and we need someone in who is

5) Mascherano--our other principal CM from last season--has finally orchestrated the move he's been dreaming of for over a year, leaving us with little option but to buy a couple of CMs to plug the gaps

6) We scraped into 7th place last season--the mark of mediocrity if there ever was one--and we need to stop the rot so our new manager has elected to bring in a few veteran campaigners to steady the ship and get it pointed in the right direction once more.  Time will tell if that strategy is a masterstroke or a mistake but it should be perfectly clear that mediocrity had already been achieved.  I think that to stay on the course we had been on would have been to "embrace" mediocrity and I'm pleased we're trying a new approach.

[In and Out]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

This time though we sincerely have NO MONEY.

Had it been spent wisely in previous years we you may not be here bemoaning the signing of Konchesky. 

Yet we still managed to be over 17 million pound in profit this year due to sales ?!

And your point is   

Like I said had the previous manager spent more wisely you wouldn't be sitting there whinging about Konchesky, Poulsen and J.Cole   

[Benny The Noon]

Thats fair enough mate but some people are talking like Konchesky and Poulsen are the missing pieces in the jigsaw - words like revelation and easily filling mashers shoes ?! why erent the same people talking up these players a while ago ? Or is it simply a case of putting ribbins round everything the manager does and claiming it to be a sensation ?

Last season was a horror show all round - of that there is no doubt and hopefully things will be different this season - BUT looking at our performances so far this season im extremely worried that it could be even worse .

[Benny The Noon]

I bet this time last year not one single person would of wanted Konchesky at the club - he is all we could afford .

When we were looking at Poulsen last summer not one single person wanted him .

All last season and before people were saying we shouldnt be happy with mediocrity - have we now lowered our standards that we now embrace mediocrity ?!

This time though we sincerely have NO MONEY.

Had it been spent wisely in previous years we you may not be here bemoaning the signing of Konchesky. 

Yet we still managed to be over 17 million pound in profit this year due to sales ?!

And your point is   

Like I said had the previous manager spent more wisely you wouldn't be sitting there whinging about Konchesky, Poulsen and J.Cole   

If you want to talk about the previous manager then there is a thread for last elsewhere - not going to go round in circles once again .

[bigmick]

Well i guess that goes against everything my mate says he is a season ticket holder at Charlton and has been going there for 30 years .He says that while Konchesky looked like he had talent when he was younger he never once kicked on and was nothing but ordinary and since then he has been nothing but ordinary hence he big moves to big clubs ( oh he hasnt has he in how many years playing in prem ) . We got him because we could afford him .

How come mick you havent mentioned Konchesky before in the last 2 years while we have been having problems at left back if you rate him so highly ?

Well if "your mate" doesn't think Konchesky is the best left back Charlton have had in the 30 years he's had a season ticket, he is clueless .

[matt_liverpool]

Edit