KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Assaidi - why is Rodgers not giving him more games

As mentioned above , here is a tricky winger with genuine pace and can score goals

In our current situation shouldnt we be playing him more often ?

The fact that the squad is small he should come in so Sterling can be given a break ?

Your comments please

Iv heard a list of different reasons. Eating disorder, brittle bones, niggling groin injury etc. I'd love to know meself

mystery to me too mate he looked good. But rodgers sees him everyday and knows more than us we can only conclude he is not up to standard just yet. But hopefully he will get his chance and he needs to take it.

yeah something of a mystery, he did have an outing or two and looked busy enough, wonder what it is, maybe he didn't do what Rodgers asked him to do. He might get a chance in the cup games coming up.

From the official site today:

The boss explained at his press briefing on Thursday:
"Oussama Assaidi has struggled in the last couple of days with his knee."

At first it was fasting for religious reasons, then as he had missed pre-season he needed to get up to speed first then he had a leg injury (thigh if I remember correctly) now it is his knee. He could just have been very unlucky with picking up injuries, or they may not think he is physically able to cope with the premier league as he's mainly been played in the Europa League.
Does seem a shame though as he looked promising from what I have seen so far - maybe a bit of extra work is required to get him to where he needs to be physically and we can unleash him in the second half of the season - it'll be like having a new signing

I haven't seen anything to suggest he has 'genuine pace' or an 'eye for goal'

To be honest I think the fact he hasn't appeared more speaks volumes but who knows?

Maybe he will come good but I can't see it!

I've been very impressed with him in every game he's played. Seems to have been out of the team for a lot of niggly reasons. Hopefully he'll be ready and available a lot more in the second half in the season and hopefully he'll get a shot - he may find that the competition gets harder for him in the second half, so he has his work cut out for him. With the likes of Cole and Downing possibly departing, and Enrique reverting back to LB (as a result of Downing possibly leaving), he should be thereabout challenging with the likes of Ince.

Is he going to the ACN?

Apparently so, yeah

http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4666/sout...o-unleash-their

assadi will be off to the Africa cup of nations soon and likely to be not available for at least a month maybe longer .