Liverpool’s Problem Upfront
December 5, 2008
We know you have been dying for our updates (ok, maybe not). Here I am again to help dust the dirt off Chilli Thoughts.
I am a fan of Manchester United and in this article, I am not going to make fun of Liverpool. I am neutral when it comes to football strategies and off-field issues. Even my father and best-friend, Jeremy Dee, are Pool fans.
With Torres out injured for four further weeks, Rafa Benitez will have to select between Robbie Keane, Dirk Kuyt, David N’Gog and Krisztian Nemeth. My manager and colleagues have been asking themselves why Keane is not justifying his £20m move to Anfield. We roughly know that he can be deployed as a wing-forward and he likes to run for the ball. I first read about him back in 1999 when he was playing for Wolves. Seeing him play for Coventry convinced me that he can be a hit in the Premier League. He got speed and finishing. Perfect for any top EPL clubs, I thought.
Well, when Liverpool bought Torres, I thought they could finish the season as champions. To my delight, United managed to defend their title. Then, the purchase of the Irish. I think again, to feature him with Torres together, Keane must supply the ball more to the Spaniard. It should be a devastating partnership but with the strikers shooting blanks, fans and pundits alike are scratching their heads.
I say, they should play 4-4-1-1 with Gerrard behind him and have Babel back in the squad to provide penetration from the flanks. I do not see a problem with the central midfield and defence because to me, they a deemed solid.
We are unfair if we were to say Robbie Keane is the worst buy, as stated by Telegraph. It should be the teammates to help him. This is different from Diego Forlan’s case at Old Trafford.
Teammates must provide ammunition for the striker
Bad buys? I made alot too. Except for Aguero
December 5, 2008 at 5:10 am
Keane looks short on confidence.
I’m just taking a small example, but remember the time he smashed the ball into Schwarzer’s face against Fulham ?
An in form Keane would have lofted it over the keeper.
Babel has generally been used as an impact because Benitez operates Kuyt and Riera on both the flanks.
December 5, 2008 at 7:16 am
20 million pounds for keane was wayyyy to much money but I do rate him as a decent goal scorer. I think that he’ll have a tough time getting games under Benitez though because he’s not Spanish.
December 5, 2008 at 10:02 am
I WANT TO AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS ISSUE OF ASSISSTING ROBBIE KEANE.HE IS A WORLD CLASS PLAYER WHO CAN CHANGE A GAME IF HE IS MANDATED BY THE MANAGER TO EXPRESS HIMSELF.I BELIEVE WHAT HE NEEDS IS A FREE ROLE.BENITEZ SHOULD TRY HIM IN THAT ROLE IN THE ABSENCE OF GERALD.I AM A MAN U FAN.ALSO AND I THINK WHAT AFFECTED FORLAN IS THIS LANGUAGE ADAPTATION.