Yeah, we need someone to replace or backup Etuhu, and from what i see and read Dikgacoi is a 'destroyer' type player, and a good passer...hopefully anyway. Riise looks like he's Murphy's future replacement considering he came on for him against Vetra, would have liked O'Hara or Huddlestone or someone though. Still need a good striker!
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Yeah, we need someone to replace or backup Etuhu, and from what i see and read Dikgacoi is a 'destroyer' type player, and a good passer...hopefully anyway. Riise looks like he's Murphy's future replacement considering he came on for him against Vetra, would have liked O'Hara or Huddlestone or someone though. Still need a good striker!
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I've seen him play a few times and he seemed quite good every time. Very like Alonso in many ways. Quiet, but does his job very well.
As good as Alonso? (or at least close)
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He's started less than 50 matches in 4 years (he'll be expected to play that in a season with us) so I really can't see him lasting in a much tougher league. Mental transfer if you ask me.
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Hard to say having only seen him under 10 times. But from what I have seen, I'd say close and would depend on how he settles in the Prem.
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To be fair to him he missed all of last season so it's less than 50 games in 3 years.didnt know it was as little as that
He'll play much further forward than Alonso does, will score and create more but wouldn't 'control' the game like Alonso can.
Like I said, if the club are willing to pay ~£15m on a player with his injury record they've got to be satisfied that he's simply been unlucky over the last couple of years and that there are no long standing problems.
IINM, other than the odd niggle that every player gets, his problems have come from 2 major injuries.
And isn't it 57 league games in 4 years?
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Well if he is close then that seems like a fair deal. Although I am somewhat worried by all this injury prone talk. Frankly would have preferred Van Der Vaart or Sneijder (although I know they arent really the same role as Alonso). Hopefully he can steer clear of injury but its a worry, especially as the aggression and toughness you experience week in and out in the EPL is much higher than the italian leagues.
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I'd say Aquilani is more suited to Liverpool and replacing Alonso than VDV or Sneijder in how he plays.
I watch quite a lot of Liverpool. They were a team I followed a lot a while back. Not supported, just followed due to large number of friends supporting them.
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Someone on RAWK made a good point about medicals, do players ever fail them? Saha passed his at Everton and Downing passed his on crutches at Villa!
According to ESPN it's 51 league starts in 5 years.
Some of the edits people are making are hilarious.
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Does anyone think Pool will actually play 2 strikers for once this season rather than relying on Gerrard playing every position?
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Are you sure? You had Keane and still insisted on playing Gerrard as the second ST with Keane left to warm the bench.
Thats because Keane was ****
