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by **HacksawJimDuggin** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:54 pm

Firstly - All the best Alberto. I really hope you have a long and illustrious career with Liverpool.

I am happy Rafa has moved for a replacement so quickly but I have 3 major concerns -

1) Time for a foreign player to adapt to ELP meaning he won't slot in as an immediate replacement Xabi
2) He is Italian and they don't have a great track record in the ELP
3) If he can only managed 15 games per season in the non contact chess like game in Italy how is he going to cope with the demands of the game here???

I have a lot of trust in Rafa but I must admit to being more than slightly concerned by this purchase. I hope I am proven wrong.

by **GYBS** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:58 pm

How many italians bar Dossena have bombed in the prem ?

Zola,Vialli,Di Canio,Carbone,Ravenelli,Casaraghi(until injured), all did well just not many have actually come to the prem - well not many of the top internationals - most prefer to stay in italy or go to germany or spain .

by **aCe'** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:01 pm

i like it...
good stuff...

would have hoped it was closer to 15mill than 20mill but anyways... hes an excellent player, has all the talent in the world and its just about showing it.. as soon as he adapts im sure we'll all be laughing... good move Rafa, for a change

by **LittleHobo** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:01 pm

roberto di matteo was good aswell

bad ones include the average guys who wernt even internationals, maccarone, the guy at blackburn etc

by **GYBS** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:02 pm

aCe' wrote:i like it...
good stuff...

would have hoped it was closer to 15mill than 20mill but anyways... hes an excellent player, has all the talent in the world and its just about showing it.. as soon as he adapts im sure we'll all be laughing... good move Rafa, for a change

well lets hope your assessment of him is right ace .

by **red37** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:03 pm

HacksawJimDuggin wrote:Firstly - All the best Alberto. I really hope you have a long and illustrious career with Liverpool.

I am happy Rafa has moved for a replacement so quickly but I have 3 major concerns -

1) Time for a foreign player to adapt to ELP meaning he won't slot in as an immediate replacement Xabi
2) He is Italian and they don't have a great track record in the ELP
3) If he can only managed 15 games per season in the non contact chess like game in Italy how is he going to cope with the demands of the game here???

I have a lot of trust in Rafa but I must admit to being more than slightly concerned by this purchase. I hope I am proven wrong.

Echoed.

Fingers crossed then eh.....

by **roberto green** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:05 pm

Will we have money for another player i,e Silva?

by **red37** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:07 pm

roberto green wrote:Will we have money for another player i,e Silva?

Every cloud has a 'Silva' lining

by **LittleHobo** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:12 pm

i dont see the point of buying silva

hes currently 2nd choice to riera on the left of spain

if youve brought riera and have faith in him why buy silva?

by **roberto green** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:14 pm

LittleHobo wrote:i dont see the point of buying silva

hes currently 2nd choice to riera on the left of spain

if youve brought riera and have faith in him why buy silva?

He isn't second fiddle to Reira mate he has been injured.

I can't bear the fact that the Mancs may steal him

by **red37** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:16 pm

He'd make a far better number 10 than the one we've got for starters.

by **LittleHobo** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:17 pm

im not a massive silva fan anyway

hes lightweight as foook, his goal record for a winger is poor and he has slightly better than average pace

id want a pure pacey winger instead of him

by **red37** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:18 pm

Well he's not 'just' a winger - he can play across the front and drop into the support.

Anyway - this ones about Aquilani.

by **Madmax** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:19 pm

LittleHobo wrote:im not a massive silva fan anyway

hes lightweight as foook, his goal record for a winger is poor and he has slightly better than average pace

id want a pure pacey winger instead of him

Silva is versatile and could also play in the middle aswel... His a top player!

by **Dundalk** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:19 pm

He can play either wing or just behind the striker

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