Probably and he has been injury prone. But he is one of the few in that team who can actually tackle, their weak backline seems under far more pressure when he doesn't play.
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ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"
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....I think he's decent, plenty of caps for Brazil. The fans detested him but the lads I drink with appear to like him nowadays. As you say, Can is being lined up as the new central midfield hero but his displays in the latter half of the season (albeit at right back) makes me think the jury is out on him.
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squonk
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heard he has joined up with the knockers to start their own business...
Quite like Can although as you say he has been exposed when playing as a RB in a way that for instance McCarthy when he has filled in there hasn't. Guess he is still adapting to the league though.
They seem to be looking at a playing a combination of Can, Milner, Allen and Henderson in the midfield. Seems a touch light defensively unless they get another DM considering they will be in the Europa as well. Have they any youth prospects ala Ledson?
Think it 5 mate although Liverpool have a history of missing the odd step
.....Kane played in the Euro's and looked a Ledson type, although the game I saw he started well and then went missing. They had a few good lads in the U21 game against us but probably not defenders. I like the lad Ojo a lot, arrogant but looks talented and might have a chance.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
He was excellent for a period as a ball playing centre half. He honestly looked the closest thing I've seen to Stones. However he started getting above his station and lacks positional discipline. I also think people are starting to suss our his weaknesses as a defender, which hasn't happened with Stones.
As a midfielder he has been very average.
....I recall a Facebook Red posting pictures of Can and Barkley suggesting the Liverpool player was much better. It was after a midweek game earlier in the season when he had decent game and I think they were getting carried away (as normal).
Only seen him once but was very impressed, slightly surprised they haven't tried him a bit more this season given how desperate they have been for goals.
....he was only sub for the recent U21 game against us at Goodison but came on got brought down for a pen and lashed it home. I recall somebody posting (might have been you?) that the Reds paid big money for him as youngster which might account for his arrogance.
Wasn't me! Arrogance isn't that bad a thing for a striker/winger as long as it doesn't get to Bendtner like levels
Moggers
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Not like them! They used to like Sterling as well and he used to be the best thing since sliced bread apparently, not sure what happened!
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Basically people do not like them any more.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/06/luis-suarez-liverpool-arsenal-transfer
Luis Suárez: Liverpool should honour their promise to let me leave
• Liverpool striker says he will submit transfer request
• Uruguayan claims club broke promise to let him go
• 'All I want is for Liverpool to honour our agreement'
•Suárez misses friendly in Norway with foot injury
Luis Suárez has pleaded with Liverpool to fulfil the promise they made a year ago and let him leave Anfield. The Uruguay striker insists that he is prepared to submit a written transfer request by the end of the week if the club continue to block his move to Arsenal. Speaking for the first time since Arsenal made a £40,000,001 bid for him, Suárez told the Guardian he believes that he has been left little alternative.
Suárez claims the club told him they would let him depart if they failed to qualify for the Champions League this season and that a clause in his contract allows him to leave should someone make a bid of more than £40m. He says he has the backing of the Professional Footballers' Association and that he his prepared to take the issue to the Premier League to force his exit and move to the Emirates before the transfer window closes on 2 September.
"Last year I had the opportunity to move to a big European club and I stayed on the understanding that if we failed to qualify for the Champions League the following season I'd be allowed to go," he revealed. "I gave absolutely everything last season but it was not enough to give us a top-four finish – now all I want is for Liverpool to honour our agreement."
At the heart of the battle is the "release" clause that was included in Suárez's new contract, signed last August. Liverpool have denied that the contract obliges them to sell to any club that more than £40m.
Arsenal were acting according to what they understand to be Suárez's contractual status and the Uruguayan last night again insisted that there is a formal agreement that he could go. "I have the club's word and we have the written contract and we are happy to take this to the Premier League for them to decide the case but I do not want it to come to that," he said.
"I don't feel betrayed [by Liverpool] but the club promised me something a year ago just as I promised them that I would stay and try everything possible to get us into the Champions League.
More deluded crap from Rodgers, love the bit where he says "the player would not be unhappy with the prospect of having to stay at the club."
"Raheem has two years left on his deal and I expect him to see that two years through."
Rodgers said Sterling would be available for selection for the team's last game of the Premier League season against Stoke on Sunday and insisted the player would not be unhappy with the prospect of having to stay at the club.
"We want to resolve the situation but it doesn't change my approach to him. There is no problem there," he added.
"Raheem has two years left on his deal and I expect him to see that two years through."
Rodgers said Sterling would be available for selection for the team's last game of the Premier League season against Stoke on Sunday and insisted the player would not be unhappy with the prospect of having to stay at the club.
"We want to resolve the situation but it doesn't change my approach to him. There is no problem there," he added.
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