Ace Ventura wrote:puroresu wrote:Ace Ventura wrote:puroresu wrote:Rafa just doesnt back Cisse and I think he knows that:
"If you want the player to play better and score goals and build his confidence, he needs to be playing games.
"Look at Crouch. When people were talking about him saying he could not score goals, we kept him in the team playing games and then he scored goals. Now it is the same with Morientes."
"But if you want to see your strikers scoring goals you cannot leave them out. "If you want to support one player then you need to keep him on the pitch"
Rafa is right in what here just he hasnt done the same with Cisse.
This debate isn't about scoring goals really, although obviously for a striker thats a must.
Cisse would probably score his fair share if he was played in the centre regulary.
But the team would suffer, unless the ball was played in behind the defence for him to run on to, the ball would come back, he cannot hold it up and bring the midfield in to play.
Thats Rafa's preferred tactic, and a major reason as to why Cisse being played on the right when he is selected at all.
Thats fine and if Rafa doesnt believe Cisse will fit into the system then so be it. My argument is Cisse hasnt really played enough games in a row to be judged as a failure.
I didnt call Cisse a failure, he has been unlucky in the fact that he signed for one manager with a style of play that would of suited him, then the manager gets sacked before the move takes place.
Cisse is left being our record signing but one that the manager ultimately doesnt want, and tbh neither do i.
I am not blaming him totally for not cementing his place in the team (although he could of done more to change the situation)
If the manager doesnt think he is suited to the style of play he wants the team to use then there is nothing down for him.
puroresu, i take it you are French ? your support for him is blind imo.
We are looking at this from the point of view of what will benefit LFC more, Cisse being played in the centre with a total change in our system and style of play.
Or Rafa's preferred style of a striker that holds the ball up for the midfield to come and support, posession football with good movement, 1 and 2 touch passing.
There is no way in the world that Cisse can play that way, its not his fault imo, its just not his game, and never will be.
he is not unselfish enough to adapt his game to play in this system, that is obvious by the lack of improvement in the areas i have been talking about.
I just dont like it when people make BS comments about Cisse. i.e. he only scored 26 goals in 38 games cos the French league poor. Or "anyone with pace can score in France". People say these things without any knowledge of Lique 1 at all!!!
I accept Cisse has weaknesses in his game however I believe with he has bags of potential and just needs to be nurtured.
i just don't like him much from what ive read about him, but i dont know him so can't say for sure.
he was centre forward. Ronaldinho was even at Monaco, but no way was he as good as how he is at Barcelona, that could be down to issues with the club/manager but one example im reluctant to bring up is Rooney, who is already a great player.....but i have seen a great improvement in his abilities at Man U. And ferguson is known to handle young talent well. Fact. 
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