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by **bunglemark2** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:40 pm

stmichael wrote:If I was the manager I'd be playing him in the reserves every now and again. As far as I'm aware, he's never played a reserve game for us. At least that way he'd stay sharp and get some goals and confidence under his belt.

As for the article above, if that's his real ambition then good riddance.

On an ethical level, surely it's not right to dump shyte on a club noted for its pure footballing tradition, like Ajax ?

Then again, I'd be happy to do it to Arsenal

by **DrPepe** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:21 pm

bunglemark2 wrote:What about Babel in the gap btw. the midfield and Torres ? Gerrard back in the centre of the pitch, Lucas on the bench (at the seaside in Southport !!).....
Perhaps that might be the "opportunity" Rafa is talking about i.e. his final chance to actually make a name for himself. At least until Aquilani is back, or better still, back AND performing to the level he was signed for...

his biggest problem for me is his lack of a footballing brain to do something useful with his 1st touch - something that torres, benyoun & gerrard have in spades and players like riera, kuyt also have

for that reason (and all the others) i can't see him succeeding in there tbh

by **LFC2007** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:44 pm

Redman in wales wrote:"I would get to play for more minutes and have more chances, but after the first defeat, I only lost my place."

by **Reg** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:53 pm

I bet they start every day at Melwood asking 'Ok, who´s said something stupid to the press today?'

WTF would Babel open his mouth and say something as f'ing stupid as that?

by **heimdall** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:58 pm

Reg wrote:I bet they start every day at Melwood asking 'Ok, who´s said something stupid to the press today?'

WTF would Babel open his mouth and say something as f'ing stupid as that?

Because he's a waste of talent and thick as pigsh1t to boot?

by **sully0182** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:04 pm

to be honest, i'd like to keep the lad. Regardless of what his form has been, he has the potential for greatness. I think he's naturally more talented than kuyt and riera so he could be a huge asset if he found a bit of form. He needs a run of 5 to 10 games in the league, i don't think he's got that since he arrived, but i could be wrong. Selling him is the wrong option, especially to somebody like wenger who'd turn him into another Henry. i do agree that he needs to show more passion and commitment, but those things tend to come with confidence and he'll only get that with time on the pitch.

by **bunglemark2** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:25 pm

Ah, the innocence of a newbie's post......
Mate, read the multiple comments here looking for his head on a silver platter ....

by **sully0182** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:35 pm

i forgot being a supermember of a forum meant ur opinion held more weight than mine...
Mate, i'm not the one suggesting offloading him to arsenal (where he'd most likely become one of the world's finest under wenger's guidance) or even playing stevie g in the centre and breaking up his partnership with torres, which at the moment is one of the few places on the pitch where we better the rest of the teams in the top 4
"maybe I'm wrong but, in most likelihood, I'm not"

by **maguskwt** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:50 pm

anyone who still thinks babel has the potential for greatness is deluded... As far as I'm concerned he can feck right off to Ajax. You need to show something on the pitch in order for you to play in the first team. Babel has shown very very little whenever he was given the chance. And he still has the guts to blame Rafa. So yeah feck off Babel you can go back to the netherlands and rap in dutch over there...

by **sully0182** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:04 pm

"He (Babel) will terrify players in the Premier League now, I hope. He's quick, strong and you can't guess what he's going to do next because he's a bag of tricks." - Kenny Dalglish
...I guess we're both deluded

by **DrPepe** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:11 pm

sully0182 wrote:"He (Babel) will terrify players in the Premier League now, I hope. He's quick, strong and you can't guess what he's going to do next because he's a bag of tricks." - Kenny Dalglish
...I guess we're both deluded

to be fair, Kenny is hardly gonna call him a lazy sack of shiite in public :love:

by **maguskwt** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:13 pm

sully0182 wrote:"He (Babel) will terrify players in the Premier League now, I hope. He's quick, strong and you can't guess what he's going to do next because he's a bag of tricks." - Kenny Dalglish
...I guess we're both deluded

when did Kenny say that? 2 years ago?

by **sully0182** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:16 pm

yes, but it at least shows that the being of the opinion that ryan babel could become a great player can hardly be called deluded

by **LFC2007** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:20 pm

Kenny is like that though, he isn't one to come out and slate the team or players even if he isn't convinced of them. As a hugely respected figure at the club it wouldn't be wise to level candid criticism at a player. Moreover, Babel had only been here one month at the time Kenny made those comments so you wouldn't expect anything but words of encouragement. I trust they were sincere at the time too, but two years on I suspect in private he harbours some serious doubts like the rest of us (though, perhaps to a lesser extent).

by **LFC2007** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:21 pm

The 'I hope' bit is key, btw

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