Liverpool FC Forum

[redno7]

damned if we do our business early and damned if we don't.  liverpool fc can not win whatever they do.

good signing, good early  business , well done again BR and FSG. fuk what the doubters think.

[Benny The Noon]

What makes you say it's a good signing ?

[redno7]

depth to the squad.  we're adding players that give us options. not saying he's a world class signing just happy that BR is bulking the team out before the window is in full follow

[damjan193]

This is the best youtube video I could find from him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuLktUtoCxE

It's just as yakka said, most of his shots go straight at the goalie, but I think it might be his tactic. No keeper expects the ball so near to his body with a such a big goal behind him. I think Rodgers wants him as a goal poacher who is fast and who would be a good squad rotation player, and to be honest I have nothing against that, but for 9 million? I'd give no more than 4 for this guy, considering his ability and the role he will have here.

[Benny The Noon]

depth to the squad.  we're adding players that give us options. not saying he's a world class signing just happy that BR is bulking the team out before the window is in full follow

What about quality to the squad ? No point filling the squad full of sub standard players

I would prefer to bulk the squad with proven quality or highly thought of youngsters with great potential.

Does this guy fit any of those ?

And for 9 mil to add depth !!

[ethanr]

very underwhelming signing.  Does't look anything special at all, and a lot of goals that seemed purely lucky, or poor defending/keeping.

[redno7]

i give up

[Benny The Noon]

i give up

But you haven't said why this particular player is a good signing ?have you seen him play ? Is there something you know about him that we don't ? What is it about him that makes him a good signing ?

Or is it because BR has bought someone

[LFC2007]

Never heard of the guy until now never mind seen him play so it's hard to say much without seeming like a FM know it all. With that being said, based on the YouTube clips (I know, it's shameful to base anything on Youtube but I can't help it  ) he doesn't look to be anything special.

Will he be another decent optIon in the mould of Borini who will add depth without significantly upping our level, or will he prove to be a hidden gem whose talents aren't obvious from YouTube clips? Nobody can say for sure, but I have to say I do have my reservations. He looks like another diminutive type and I worry we're already way, way too lightweight as a squad, lacking in athleticism, pace, power, aerial strength and all those qualities needed to complement the good passing and movement we have.  It's OK if he's ridiculously talented and capable of holding his own in the Prem like Coutinho (for this reason I'd favour us trying to sign Eriksen as he appears to fall into this category), but I doubt this will be the case and even if it is, it still leaves us needing to sign a top class CB and DM and IMO an alternative type of striker to what we've got -- someone like Benteke or Dzeko (I'm not saying either are realistic targets).

Guess well have to wait and see...

[redno7]

Benny.  i said it's a good signing because we're filling the squad out. nothing to do with this kids talents. how many times am i gonna need to say it you twerp

[Benny The Noon]

So it doesn't matter to you how good he is just as long as he fills the squad ?

So we could have signed anyone and you would think its a good signing ?

But 9 mil to fill a squad ?

[redno7]

i seem to remember not many of us heard of courtinho...

[SouthCoastShankly]

So it doesn't matter to you how good he is just as long as he fills the squad ?

So we could have signed anyone and you would think its a good signing ?

But 9 mil to fill a squad ?

countinho was relatively unknown yet that transfer looks like one to work out.

How about wind your neck in and pipe up if the transfer fails not before the lad has even kicked a ball for us.

Your negativity has not subsided since Benayoun left

[Ray Pugh]

Really not convinced on this player, don't care if its 9 million euros or pounds, both seems far too much.

YouTube can sometimes make a player look better than he actually is. This player doesn't even look good on YouTube, forgive my assumption but I reckon that's because......... he ain't any good!!

[redno7]

let's wait and see what BR has seen in him before writing him off as been Sh*t