Everyone's given their 2 cents on Lucas, but how many fourth choice 'central midfielders' out there are as good as him?

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Added on May 21, 2009, 1:55 pmalso, the three 'suing' clubs have denied the allegations, which are to me ridiculous in the first place - i would say the manager of any given club should be allowed to field whoever he wants.
if you're in the relegation zone, you've screwed up over the season... and not just one game

This post has been edited by madmoz: May 21 2009, 01:55 PM

Neil Warnock still angry at benitez eyh??

Lucas is 3rd choice at the moment madz. Rafa would rather play him ahead of Gerrard when it comes to CM/DM

For 3rd choice CMs (not necesserily better) lets see; Mikel 12mil, Diaby 2m, Ballack bosman, Anderson 18mil. Thats all i can think atm lol.

wenger got arshavin for 15m...an arsenal transfer record

You could wait for me to change my avatar for the answer... mmmmmm.... miruku......

This post has been edited by Fyrekat: May 21 2009, 04:15 PM

Fowler eats grass – Anfield, 1999
by Steve McManaman
The Guardian, Wednesday 20 May 2009


Liverpool's Robbie Fowler pretends to snort cocaine from the touch line
Photograph: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport

Fowler's inflammatory 1999 Merseyside derby goal celebration, in which he appeared to snort the penalty box white line, was dismissed by his manager as the striker simply "pretending to eat the grass". Everton fans had previously accused Fowler of taking cocaine.

I was the one who dragged Robbie off the ground when I saw what he was doing. I had no idea at all that he was going to do it. I asked him: 'What the bloody hell do you think you were doing there?' I think it was just one of those spur-of-the-moment things, saying that he was getting some almighty stick off the Everton fans. If he had thought about it he probably would have decided it was not the right thing to do. I don't know where Gérard Houllier's explanation came that he was pretending to eat grass — again, it was probably a spur-of-the-moment thing.



Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/ma...-fowler-cocaine

This post has been edited by solstice818: May 21 2009, 05:01 PM

OMG!!! That brings backs a heck lot of memmories for me.

god never seizes to amaze me.

Who's the other player in the photo?

That's alexander song our right side full back am i correct?

Rigobert Song...doesn't looks like him

Johnson the target: Benitez in £15m bid to capture Portsmouth and England defender

Liverpool have launched a fresh £15million bid to land Portsmouth right back Glen Johnson.

Manager Rafa Benitez identified the England defender as a target this season but did not have anywhere near the budget to land the player.



However, Portsmouth still owe around £7m from the £12m transfer of striker Peter Crouch last summer, and Benitez hopes to use that to good effect in his bargaining for Johnson.

The 24-year-old former Chelsea defender signed an improved four-year contract in January but would jump at the chance of a move to Anfield as Benitez looks to add key signings in preparation for a renewed assault on the Barclays Premier League title.

The Spaniard has been encouraged by his side's progress this season and knows his recruitment this summer is pivotal to Liverpool finally toppling fierce rivals Manchester United.

Pompey's financial problems - with owner Sacha Gaydamak still looking for a buyer - mean they will want to drive the price as high as possible, and Liverpool are wary of being dragged into an auction with other clubs.

Tottenham are known to be interested in Johnson, and there will be other bidders with easier access to funds than Benitez.

Liverpool have earmarked a chunk of their squad as being disposable this summer, and the manager accepts he will have to offload players to fund the signings he wants, which could slow the process.

With Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry and United's Carlos Tevez also on his wish list, Benitez might be forced to prioritise and that could jeopardise the Johnson deal.

One way of raising funds would be to sell Xabi Alonso amid growing interest from Real Madrid. If Benitez decides to sell the Spain midfielder, he would rather do business with Real but he is also weighing up other options.
Xabi Alonso

Allowing Alonso to leave would be unpopular within the Liverpool dressing room and also among fans, who voiced their displeasure over plans to sell him to Juventus last summer to finance a deal for Barry.

They repeatedly chanted for Alonso and against Barry, and both deals subsequently fell through over differences in valuations. But, while Juventus refused to pay £16m after weeks of haggling, Real are unlikely to balk at Liverpool's asking price as they prepare for a new era under president-elect Florentino Perez.

Real are keen to revive their fortunes after trailing Barcelona in La Liga this season and crashing out to Liverpool in the Champions League.

After being heavily criticised by fans for ditching their interest in Alonso and settling instead for the cheaper option of Denmark's Christian Poulsen, Juve could yet re-enter the race and launch a second attempt to sign the 27-year-old.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina last night added more fuel to the controversy over Alonso's possible departure by hailing his form as the main reason for the Merseyside club running United so close in this season's title race.

Reina said: 'Xabi is the player who always seems to have the ball at his feet. He has shown repeatedly that he can pass it five yards or 45, and every time it is just as good, just as accurate.

'This has been his best season so far for Liverpool, and that was the reason why we managed to push United so far in the title race.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...d-defender.html

Alexander song is Arsenal player la...Another gooners here, eh?

oh yes Rigobert, damn it's been so long...Robbie was 24 that year...

£23million transfer fee agreed with Real Madrid - reports

Reports in Spain claim that Liverpool and Real Madrid have agreed a £23million transfer fee for Xabi Alonso.

Presidential candidate Florentino Perez has made the Reds midfielder his priority target, this despite the fact that he's not even in power - although he's nailed on to be elected next month.

Liverpool insist the player isn't for sale although KOPTALK sources insist that he is but only if a £20m+ offered comes in for him, with Rafa hoping to get closer to £30m.

Officials at Anfield though claim the player will not be leaving and they have rubbished reports that a fee has already been agreed.

A club official said: "There has been no contact from anyone and the player is not for sale."

We don't want to see Alonso sold. He's been one of our best players all season and he's the best passer of the ball in the Premier League by a mile.

If Real Madrid don't come in with a silly bid there's every chance that Xabi will still be at Anfield next season. As things currently stand, everything is pointing for an exit despite what's coming out of Anfield.


Sos KopTalk.

top class celebration, just look at my pic

WTF?
Stuff that, I'm gonna go support Manchester City if this really happens. What a shite way to reward someone for his excellent service.

what are u talking about??

Treatment on Alonso...

^^ I WILL BLOODY SUPPORT MANCHESTER CITY IF ALONSO IS FORCED OUT OF LIVERPOOL AGAINST HIS WISHES.

This post has been edited by madmoz: May 21 2009, 06:02 PM

Why city and not others?