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7_Kewell wrote:

bigmick wrote:I thought he did alright but I wouldn't do flip-flops. He's obviously got some ability, I just can't quite work out what type of midfieder he is going to be. If anybody else can, can you give us an example of a player either recent or current that he reminds you of? I thought he perhaps had a touch of a young Alexandra Hleb about him in posession, but maybe not.

he doesn't remind me of Aquilani, that's for sure 

But, i'm going to stick my neck out and say...he reminds me of Alonso. 


now, if he turns out like Alonso is another matter...

Benny The Noon wrote:

7_Kewell wrote:

bigmick wrote:I thought he did alright but I wouldn't do flip-flops. He's obviously got some ability, I just can't quite work out what type of midfieder he is going to be. If anybody else can, can you give us an example of a player either recent or current that he reminds you of? I thought he perhaps had a touch of a young Alexandra Hleb about him in posession, but maybe not.

he doesn't remind me of Aquilani, that's for sure 

But, i'm going to stick my neck out and say...he reminds me of Alonso. 


now, if he turns out like Alonso is another matter...

i think a cross between Alonso and Veira

You mean Aloe Vera?

Zidane wrote:For all the stick Aquilani gets on here, if it weren't for his nagging health record I think he could have been a fantastic player for us.. Obviously that wasn't the case but oh well.. As for Meireles, I think he could play a holding role or a more attacking role in the midfield quite well, it just depends what Roy wants out of him.  He seems to be an all around player but imo I don't think having him be responsible of attacking and defending is beneficial to us so he'll more than likely fill one role or the other.  He's a mix between Alonso and Aquilani for me.  Alonso could read a game well and made timely tackles that kind of went by unnoticed, his positioning was sound.  And Aqua loved to play the give and go like Meireles does.  Both had good vision and patience and could strike a ball well.

rocky29 wrote:lol why u all bigging meireles up when u all know he had a shocker. Hes nowhere near as good as aquilani. He did absolutely nothing all game apart from give the ball away. And thats against a pub team.

Ah it's you! still going on about the injured Iti -   

rocky29 wrote:lol why u all bigging meireles up when u all know he had a shocker. Hes nowhere near as good as aquilani. He did absolutely nothing all game apart from give the ball away. And thats against a pub team.

Mate, it was his first game with Liverpool and with an english club in general, give him some time, OK?

I know that this guy is very good, I actully once thougt that he would be ideal for LFC, used to think once when Alonso was still here, that him and Meireles would be a great duo in the midfield. So this is something like a dream come true only we have no Alonso any more

Zidane wrote:Just what we need, patience, composure and a bit of guile in midfield.  Not setting the world ablaze with his passing ability but his vision is great and he has the patience to wait for a pass forward to open up.  Lucas and Poulson do not have this, at all, and at times neither does Stevie.  Lucas and Poulson need that perfect setting to even dare to attempt passes that aren't easy and tidy..  Well I can't speak for Poulson yet but Lucas definitely does not possess the traits this guy does.

The passes Lucas makes do not create any space for the players but the little 1-2's Meireles was playing later in the match are the type of stuff we need to make space for everyone else, things like that or Alonso's long range passing create space while what Lucas and Poulson do just makes it harder and harder for everyone to get some breathing room from defenders, they know all they have to do is pressure more and more before we start hoofing it downfield.

rocky29 wrote:

Zidane wrote:Just what we need, patience, composure and a bit of guile in midfield.  Not setting the world ablaze with his passing ability but his vision is great and he has the patience to wait for a pass forward to open up.  Lucas and Poulson do not have this, at all, and at times neither does Stevie.  Lucas and Poulson need that perfect setting to even dare to attempt passes that aren't easy and tidy..  Well I can't speak for Poulson yet but Lucas definitely does not possess the traits this guy does.

The passes Lucas makes do not create any space for the players but the little 1-2's Meireles was playing later in the match are the type of stuff we need to make space for everyone else, things like that or Alonso's long range passing create space while what Lucas and Poulson do just makes it harder and harder for everyone to get some breathing room from defenders, they know all they have to do is pressure more and more before we start hoofing it downfield.

am sorry your making excuses for meireles he was rubbish tonight. Lucas is better than him never mind aquilani!

rocky29 wrote:

Zidane wrote:Just what we need, patience, composure and a bit of guile in midfield.  Not setting the world ablaze with his passing ability but his vision is great and he has the patience to wait for a pass forward to open up.  Lucas and Poulson do not have this, at all, and at times neither does Stevie.  Lucas and Poulson need that perfect setting to even dare to attempt passes that aren't easy and tidy..  Well I can't speak for Poulson yet but Lucas definitely does not possess the traits this guy does.

The passes Lucas makes do not create any space for the players but the little 1-2's Meireles was playing later in the match are the type of stuff we need to make space for everyone else, things like that or Alonso's long range passing create space while what Lucas and Poulson do just makes it harder and harder for everyone to get some breathing room from defenders, they know all they have to do is pressure more and more before we start hoofing it downfield.

am sorry your making excuses for meireles he was rubbish tonight. Lucas is better than him never mind aquilani!

You my friend are CLEARLY being very stubborn over this 

Look I friggin loved Aquilani, thought he was great for us despite what people said. Really sad that he's gone.

But Meireles is a much more secure player. He has a bit of muscle, has a good injury record and is a good all round midfielder. Probably not as good attacking wise as Aquilani was, but a better player for the club because he is more versatile and wont get injured much.