Comments on: Liverpool lose two good players? http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 07:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Aadithya Sugathan http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-57566 Aadithya Sugathan Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:03:52 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-57566 Hamann certainly was a great player (great, not good -see champions league final 2005) but he was getting older, and with a foursome of young strong central midfielders including a man who does exactly his role in Javier Mascherano, it was time to let him go. As for Cisse, I too thought about whether he should have been let go, but despite his dazzling pace, Cisse did not prove to be a finisher. A willing runner yes, but not with great quality on the ball. Looking at Liverpool's current strikeforce (replacing the likes of Baros with Torres), I don't believe you could say he's been missed. Yes he did score goals last season despite being on the wings, but a lot of those goals were in qualifying for the Champions League against lowly opposition. To say Cisse is a better option than Dirk Kuyt is quite ludicrous though if you have watched Liverpool matches in their entirety. Perhaps highlights would show you runs at pace from Cisse, not something Kuyt ever could offer. But Kuyt has shown an ability to create, the ability to head a ball, great touch and above all an amazing work-rate. Cisse lacked all of these. Cisse is a great sprinter, and certainly a top striker in a lesser team or league, but ultimately not up to the level of a Premier League challeneger. Hamann certainly was a great player (great, not good -see champions league final 2005) but he was getting older, and with a foursome of young strong central midfielders including a man who does exactly his role in Javier Mascherano, it was time to let him go.

As for Cisse, I too thought about whether he should have been let go, but despite his dazzling pace, Cisse did not prove to be a finisher. A willing runner yes, but not with great quality on the ball. Looking at Liverpool’s current strikeforce (replacing the likes of Baros with Torres), I don’t believe you could say he’s been missed.

Yes he did score goals last season despite being on the wings, but a lot of those goals were in qualifying for the Champions League against lowly opposition.

To say Cisse is a better option than Dirk Kuyt is quite ludicrous though if you have watched Liverpool matches in their entirety. Perhaps highlights would show you runs at pace from Cisse, not something Kuyt ever could offer. But Kuyt has shown an ability to create, the ability to head a ball, great touch and above all an amazing work-rate. Cisse lacked all of these.

Cisse is a great sprinter, and certainly a top striker in a lesser team or league, but ultimately not up to the level of a Premier League challeneger.

]]> By: Vendesan http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-57527 Vendesan Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:28:04 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-57527 Though I can accept the fact a club has contractual rights over a player, why show fear if the player decides to move to a rival club. MU Management should have said to the player and liverpool, go ahead , we do not fear anyone even if it means a MU players joining a rival club. For MU to make statement like we do not want any MU player to join rival clubs in PL , more so liverpool, it underlines their fear of that club. Surely MU should be proud of of track record and achievements. NO one players can make a remarkable difference in the performance of a club. 11 players and the able substitues and their combined performance makes the difference. I have simply lost faith in a mighty club. Though I can accept the fact a club has contractual rights over a player, why show fear if the player decides to move to a rival club. MU Management should have said to the player and liverpool, go ahead , we do not fear anyone even if it means a MU players joining a rival club.
For MU to make statement like we do not want any MU player to join rival clubs in PL , more so liverpool, it underlines their fear of that club. Surely MU should be proud of of track record and achievements. NO one players can make a remarkable difference in the performance of a club. 11 players and the able substitues and their combined performance makes the difference. I have simply lost faith in a mighty club.

]]> By: jon ron http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-52883 jon ron Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:52:58 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-52883 if you think cisse is good compared to crouch, bellamy, kuyt and torres thn u r wrong n maybe Hamaan is gd but very old n if u have got alonso, gerrand, mashanro and sissko if you think cisse is good compared to crouch, bellamy, kuyt and torres thn u r wrong

n maybe Hamaan is gd but very old n if u have got alonso, gerrand, mashanro and sissko

]]> By: GJ http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-8213 GJ Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:52:56 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-8213 come on, mate, cisse better than kuyt? i would agree that cisse is slightly better than once our record signing -el hadji diouf..another flop. cisse uses his pace to play football, not his brain.i couldn't believe we bought him for 14m, i wouldnt even buy him for 14k...... come on, mate, cisse better than kuyt? i would agree that cisse is slightly better than once our record signing -el hadji diouf..another flop. cisse uses his pace to play football, not his brain.i couldn’t believe we bought him for 14m, i wouldnt even buy him for 14k……

]]> By: Mike Roberts http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-6880 Mike Roberts Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:08:24 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-6880 Now that Cisse is gone who is the one striker out there that can score goals like Cisse did last season despite being played out of position? Bellamy has premiership experience but what has he done? Fowler is not being used, Kuyt needs more time and Crouch is substituted when he is on form. Now that Cisse is gone who is the one striker out there that can score goals like Cisse did last season despite being played out of position?

Bellamy has premiership experience but what has he done? Fowler is not being used, Kuyt needs more time and Crouch is substituted when he is on form.

]]> By: Rushback http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-505 Rushback Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:01:55 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-505 To be brutally honest, Cisse is one of those players that does not play for 70% of the time. Trying to climb to the top of this league requires players to have heart and character, Cisse had neither. His vision was terrible, his link up play even more so, the 8 million will be warmley accepted by 95% of Liverpool fans. To be brutally honest, Cisse is one of those players that does not play for 70% of the time. Trying to climb to the top of this league requires players to have heart and character, Cisse had neither. His vision was terrible, his link up play even more so, the 8 million will be warmley accepted by 95% of Liverpool fans.

]]> By: Jane http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-471 Jane Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:15:52 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-471 I can't believe you think Cisse is a better choice as a winger than Harry Kewell!!! You must have been watching different players. I can’t believe you think Cisse is a better choice as a winger than Harry Kewell!!! You must have been watching different players.

]]> By: David (Dublin) http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-466 David (Dublin) Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:54:10 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-466 Ahmed, If we get £8m for Cisse it will be one of the deals of the decade. Cisse should have been a 100 metre runner. He has no footballing intelligence and gives up on a pass unless it is played exactly where he wants it. He is not a Liverpool player and never will be. Rafa is spot on again as he usually is. Unlike Nando he had neither the class or grace to go quietly. I hope he recovers from his leg break and gets his 'dream' move to Marseilles. Thanks for the cup final goals Djibril but our sights should be set on League titles and to win those u need footballers not sprinters. David C. - Dublin Ahmed,

If we get £8m for Cisse it will be one of the deals of the decade. Cisse should have been a 100 metre runner. He has no footballing intelligence and gives up on a pass unless it is played exactly where he wants it. He is not a Liverpool player and never will be. Rafa is spot on again as he usually is. Unlike Nando he had neither the class or grace to go quietly.

I hope he recovers from his leg break and gets his ‘dream’ move to Marseilles. Thanks for the cup final goals Djibril but our sights should be set on League titles and to win those u need footballers not sprinters.

David C. – Dublin

]]> By: John http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/292/#comment-463 John Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:24:04 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-lose-two-good-players/2051292.html#comment-463 "is also a clear indicator of the difference in the quality of managers (Sam Allardyce and Stuart Pearce)" You having a laugh??? What has pearse ever done? fat head has done an amazing job at Bolton over a number of years..Where as Pearce did ok for half a season and pretty crappy after that.. Glad cisse is gone too but gutted that didi has. Best of luck to both of them.. “is also a clear indicator of the difference in the quality of managers (Sam Allardyce and Stuart Pearce)”

You having a laugh??? What has pearse ever done? fat head has done an amazing job at Bolton over a number of years..Where as Pearce did ok for half a season and pretty crappy after that..

Glad cisse is gone too but gutted that didi has.

Best of luck to both of them..

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