KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Wich players fit in balagues description?

A lot of you have been asking which players are `on the list of targets.` However, it is not quite that simple, and while I can tell you that Arjen Robben is not a target, it is too early to start speculating as to who Liverpool will be signing in the summer. What I can confirm is that, in contrast with players like Arjen Robben, Rafa is looking at players who are still in the process of developing and who can improve, while being able to adapt to different systems and tactics. // Guillem Balague


Thats what balague had to say on his website and usually he's well informed. I know barry might be one of them as he is a player who can play in many diffrent positions. But what other players fit in that description?
Silva?, Valencia?....

Well I could have written that :-)

Robben is not remotely a Rafa kinda player.

So basically under 26/27 and thats flexible.

With Barry, he has the very specific advantage of being English for the CL, v good player, flexible, 28, .... can improve?... not so sure

Its going to be v interesting to see how much Rafa is interested with Barry for next season... given Alonso's wonderful season....price... surely no more than £12m given last year of contract... will other priorities take precedence?

I dont really consider Balague as a good source.

Robben is not a team player. Someone doesnt deserve to even touch our shirt. But I not doubting his quality because he is a talent.

David Silva is a faboulous little player. If we can afford him. Terrific. First choice for everybody I think.

Valencia from Wigan, very speedy direct winger. No european experience which worries me slightly. Can he handle it in a Liverpool shirt? Who knows.

Lennon. No. Signed new contract with Spurs.

Someone who I do think Rafa is waiting on is 'Leto' to get his work permit. He really rates the kid. We have not seen enough of him to really say anything about him.

But I do think Rafa will buy Barry no doubt about this. Barry cannot refuse a move to Liverpool and if we offer the right money, he will jump at the chance.

Salif Dioa!

as the few games Leto played for pool, he was not even the level as lucas at that time, who knows now

Leto's been a bit of a bad boy whilst out on loan apparently....

Didn't he get sent home from training for throwing a ball at the coach because he was told he was on the bench for a big game?

(or did I just have a bizarre dream again?!)

Balague's a hack.

Mcgeadys a nark who's totally unproven at any kind of level, i'd look good in the Celtic and Ireland teams.

I realise you're just sticking up for your own General (as with Keane, Keane and Doyle) but Liverpool don't HAVE to have an Irish player or manager you know!!

If we're gonna take a gamble on an Irishman whose a bit of a mentalist i'd rather have a look at Stephen Ireland whose a top player imo

McGeady's 23, hardly a kid.

Ribery was scoring the winner in the Turkish Cup Final when he was 23, McGeady was kicking a team-mate in the face.

and the fact that Stephen Ireland p*ssed off his national team fans means about as much to me as Voronin p*ssing off Ukraine fans or Babel p*ssing off the Dutch manager. I support Liverpool, no-one else.

I remember Pele once saying that Diouf was amongst the greatest players in the world, because Pele was such a great player everything he says about football muct be right.

get this Diouf fella signed.

Can someone give me an un-biased opinion of Silva as I really haven't seen much of him - apart from the Euros and he didn't impress me much then. Just him as a footballer without being clouded by other player inefficiencies, team biases or comparing him to other players that may be available.