Are you sure Mario is actually a Liverpool player? I ask only because the blessed Brendan said, categorically, that he wasn't coming to Anfield and we all know a lie could never pass that man's lips.
We nearly signed Remy but he failed a medical and the insurance wasn't worth paying, only a rich oil club bothered with him. Pelle is a null argument as he'd worked with Koeman before and let's be honest not many people thought he'd do as well as he is now - hindsight is a wonderful thing. We simply don't have the pulling power yet for any big names, that doesn't come by having one great season. We had to take a risk and royally ****ed up with Balotelli. Lambert is another null argument as he cost peanuts and was always going to be a bench warmer, which he is happy with as Liverpool is his boyhood club.
Tbf Lambert wasn't a terrible decision - he would be a good third choice striker to bring off the bench and make an impact. Bit like Owen at Utd - offers something different to win tight games. The baffling decision was to lose a top striker and not replace him with a good striker, who would actually be able to play a similar role. You can't replace Suarez like for like, but you can get a good and proven player in. Like we did with Valencia - he was never going to be the next Ronaldo, but he played the same position and was good enough (before injury) to be first choice for a side with aspirations of competing for the title. Lambert and Balotelli will never be good enough and professional enough respectively to be first choice for a side with aspirations of competing for the title, or even for the top four. So Rodgers has basically completely failed to replace Suarez.
Most of us have played footy at some point answer me this would you want to swap shirts with a player that has just owned you for 45 mins? That's what I find disappointing.
Doesn't have to be a big name. Just a good, solid player. You signed two of them in Lallana and Lovren (at least he was good until he met the rest of Liverpool's defence) so could easily have signed a striker of similar quality. But Rodgers decided he would rather take the risk, which was a stupid decision given Liverpool's need to maintain a steady run of good seasons in order to attract the big names again. Btw, the insurance argument is bollocks. You've paid £5.5 million more for Balotelli than Remy would have cost, so paying an extra mill for insurance still leaves you better off and with a better player.
Nobody is defending balotelli. Im looking at the reactioms to tye actions of two players. for me the reactions are all wrong.
The difference is Bodanki, is that Remy is prepared to put in a shift, whereas Taglatelli can't be arsed
But your pointing at the extreme reaction of which there are few, most of us are pissed off with him for doing it but more pissed of with his constantly ****e performances.
Fair comment. I guess Rodgers thought paying the extra for Balotelli was worth it rather than taking the risk on Remy. It obviously hasn't worked out, but I can half see why he took a punt at £16mil - his scoring rate at Milan was decent enough (in fact very good), he's just a lazy ****er, and really being exposed as that now!
Tbh it does seem that, Sterling aside, Rodgers is systematically replacing all Liverpool's young players with imports. What happened to Coady and Suso and Morgan and all those other kids you guys were claiming were ready to make the step up? And now Flanagan has two players ahead of him on both flanks. Bizarre to think that after Fowler, McManaman, Carragher, Gerrard and Owen (sort of), when Gerrard and Lambert retire Liverpool will not only no longer have any home grown players in the first team squad, but no scousers either. Still, it'll make post match interviews much easier to understand!
I specifically uses FC for a reason. Ive tried to leave fans put of this because the club is worth the discussion anyway. Sensationalist headline though. Still maintain the point is valid. The reality is the club ****ed up and just realised so they will treat balotelli like scum (nothing wrong with that as hes a joke but in context of recent history, it looks very dubious and tbh, shameful). I mean is the club who claims to be a family about to disown one of its own? Because he swapped shirts? I mean come on luv, compared to you know who it pales in comparison. I fully agree that balotelli is an embarrassment and a joke but tbh, you guys bought him. Deal with it.
Flanno will compete with Manquillo Johnson will leave so that's ok. Morgan was not good enough Suso however will be our Pogba/Matic. Scousers we will have Flanno and hopefully Rossiter very soon.
So much for the liverpool family eh? Everyone but balotelli and johnson. The black sheep. No pun intended incase anyone jumps on it.
You're just jumping on cliches, if a player isn't good enough the fans of any club will want them out.
Hes played for inter, city, milan and liverpool. Hes good enough. Is he focused and determined enough though? Needs a strong character to lead him down the right path.
That's your opinion, Ive never rated him so I'm not jumping on any bandwagons here I've always thought he was crap and I maintain that today.
