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Owzat wrote:

kazza wrote:Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes Ryan Babel can shine at Anfield now the transfer window is closed.

Does that mean he's going to actually PLAY BABEL......................?!?! The only positions Rafa is likely to play him in are left side and CF, very occaisionally he plays on the right. This season Babel has not had much chance, N'Gog has played four minutes short of twice as long

BABEL (LIVERPOOL)

07/08 : 49 apps, 2565 mins, 10 goals. (27 x 60+ mins)
08/09 : 42 apps, 1672 mins, 4 goals. (9 x 60+ mins)
09/10 : 17 apps, 593 mins, 3 goals (5 x 60+ mins)

He's gone from 52 mins per appearance to 40 down to 35. I find Rafa's comments rather bemusing, he's hardly given him a game this season (around 6.5 x ninety minutes worth of playing time) and 'now' he's saying he can shine!!! Last time he had a full 90 mins was in the Carling Cup back in OCTOBER, he's played 150 mins in seven appearances since.

Should he get a chance ahead of N'Gog? I think he is an alternative, whether he's better is debatable. I'd say he could be better used, I'm guessing there's more chance defenders will be worried by Babel running at them than N'Gog, even if it ends in nothing.

As usual....

bunglemark2 wrote:

Owzat wrote:

kazza wrote:Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes Ryan Babel can shine at Anfield now the transfer window is closed.

Does that mean he's going to actually PLAY BABEL......................?!?! The only positions Rafa is likely to play him in are left side and CF, very occaisionally he plays on the right. This season Babel has not had much chance, N'Gog has played four minutes short of twice as long

BABEL (LIVERPOOL)

07/08 : 49 apps, 2565 mins, 10 goals. (27 x 60+ mins)
08/09 : 42 apps, 1672 mins, 4 goals. (9 x 60+ mins)
09/10 : 17 apps, 593 mins, 3 goals (5 x 60+ mins)

He's gone from 52 mins per appearance to 40 down to 35. I find Rafa's comments rather bemusing, he's hardly given him a game this season (around 6.5 x ninety minutes worth of playing time) and 'now' he's saying he can shine!!! Last time he had a full 90 mins was in the Carling Cup back in OCTOBER, he's played 150 mins in seven appearances since.

Should he get a chance ahead of N'Gog? I think he is an alternative, whether he's better is debatable. I'd say he could be better used, I'm guessing there's more chance defenders will be worried by Babel running at them than N'Gog, even if it ends in nothing.

As usual....

respect the statto, RESPECT HIM dammit!!!!!! 

bunglemark2 wrote:

Owzat wrote:

kazza wrote:Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes Ryan Babel can shine at Anfield now the transfer window is closed.

Does that mean he's going to actually PLAY BABEL......................?!?! The only positions Rafa is likely to play him in are left side and CF, very occaisionally he plays on the right. This season Babel has not had much chance, N'Gog has played four minutes short of twice as long

BABEL (LIVERPOOL)

07/08 : 49 apps, 2565 mins, 10 goals. (27 x 60+ mins)
08/09 : 42 apps, 1672 mins, 4 goals. (9 x 60+ mins)
09/10 : 17 apps, 593 mins, 3 goals (5 x 60+ mins)

He's gone from 52 mins per appearance to 40 down to 35. I find Rafa's comments rather bemusing, he's hardly given him a game this season (around 6.5 x ninety minutes worth of playing time) and 'now' he's saying he can shine!!! Last time he had a full 90 mins was in the Carling Cup back in OCTOBER, he's played 150 mins in seven appearances since.

Should he get a chance ahead of N'Gog? I think he is an alternative, whether he's better is debatable. I'd say he could be better used, I'm guessing there's more chance defenders will be worried by Babel running at them than N'Gog, even if it ends in nothing.

As usual....

bunglemark2 wrote:They bore the shyte out of me....who gives a flyin' phuck if Babel had an average of 0.765 dumps per day in 2007. Or that in the same year, he rapped an average 0.657 times per day....
What a complete load of [email=w@nk...]w@nk...[/email]

So, do everyone a favour and give them a miss instead of sticking the boot in every time he posts.  It's not that hard, surely? 

bunglemark2 wrote:They bore the shyte out of me....who gives a flyin' phuck if Babel had an average of 0.765 dumps per day in 2007. Or that in the same year, he rapped an average 0.657 times per day....
What a complete load of [email=w@nk...]w@nk...[/email]

He;s just pointing out some stats dude, calm down, lmao   

bunglemark2 wrote:...Or that in the same year, he rapped an average 0.657 times per day....

Paul C wrote:I thought he showed a lot of fight when he came on today, even ran 20 yards to chase a ball down with about 10 seconds left, maybe he knows he has to put more in when he gets in chances otherwise he'll be gone in the summer.

RedSi35 wrote:It is depressing........there obviously is a huge talent in there somewhere and i wish that we could see it, but somehow i dont think we ever will. Which is a shame:(

7_Kewell wrote:

Paul C wrote:I thought he showed a lot of fight when he came on today, even ran 20 yards to chase a ball down with about 10 seconds left, maybe he knows he has to put more in when he gets in chances otherwise he'll be gone in the summer.

he's no good. Gerrard played a pass and it bounced off Babel's shins...its like watching a school kid play. Very depressing.

yey but remember it's all Rafa's fault for not nurturing him properly, he could easily be the best player in the world 

he's sh!t and he's arrogant. He should have been sold to Brummie when we had the chance to in my opinion

bunglemark2 wrote:They bore the shyte out of me....who gives a flyin' phuck if Babel had an average of 0.765 dumps per day in 2007. Or that in the same year, he rapped an average 0.657 times per day....
What a complete load of [email=w@nk...]w@nk...[/email]

Has the lad ever been given a run in his proper position which is either as the man playing off the main striker or as the main striker to give him any sort of confidence, no he's not, he's been moulded or tried to be moulded into a player that Rafa has wanted him to be, just leave the lad alone for sake, some proper downright on this forum, that's a nailed on fact.

I saw the lad ply his trade for Ajax and he was an exceptional talent, if Wenger had signed him he'd be a world beater, if Rafa had signed Fabregas he'd be below Lucas in the pecking order.