Liverpool Rumours Archive December 22 2016

22 Dec 2016 23:12:08
Hi guys. This apparent Zaha link is everywhere I look, and I've noticed some of the eds don't rate him, nor think we have any interest.
Although it does seem a strange rumour, I do rate him as a player, I think he has 3 goals and 6 assists in a struggling palace side. That's not bad at all.
Can he press and defend for the team? I think he can, he's a good prem winger with the potential to be a very good one.
Opinion?

23 Dec 2016 00:26:47
We could do better. But there really is no need for him.

23 Dec 2016 00:34:05
Ojo will be twice the player. No need to waste money on him.

23 Dec 2016 00:44:48
He's good but not great - we should be keeping what we have and giving Ojo a real shot.

We already have 5 established forwards, Ojo and also have Wilson coming through too so the only reason we should even consider paying up for another forward is if someone like aubemeyang comes up that will actually improve the first team, but that would mean selling someone like Sturridge.

23 Dec 2016 05:37:30
zaha? poor deluded pardew thought the guy was worth £60m and look at what has just happened to him, zaha is a player who does something half decent once every 30 games, ojo, Wilson and woodburn are far more deserving of a chance than he is, he had his chance at utd and blew it imo, stay well clear.

23 Dec 2016 08:03:43
Not a big fan of Zaha but how is Woodburn a better player than Zaha. Lol for god sake Woodburn is a kid. Zags plays for the first team.

{Ed001's Note - seriously? That is no reflection of quality. Coutinho couldn't get in a very poor Inter team when Zaha was a first choice player, does that mean Zaha is a better player than him too? Judge players on their own merits, not on silly notions like that. I would choose Woodburn over Zaha every single time, because he offers more quality on and off the ball. He is not as quick and strong, but he is not a headless chicken fond of putting a ball in row Z like Zaha.}

23 Dec 2016 08:31:35
No complaints there Ed01. Academy over any other player.

23 Dec 2016 09:32:53
Zaha reminds me a bit of Djibbrl Cisse - he's got the speed and the ability just lacks a calm edge to his game.

23 Dec 2016 11:24:23
The only player who reminds me of Cisse is Joey Barton.

28 Dec 2016 01:21:36
Woodburn is already good enough for the first team.

He is also hopefully going to improve for the next 10 years when players are reportedly at there peak.

What a prospect, and I'm sure he's at the right club to let him develop.

Klopp said he'd leave him alone until Woodburns quality (not age) and form make it impossible to ignore him.

Sound judgement.

22 Dec 2016 12:39:59
Talk about LFC looking at Gabigol (Gabriel Barbosa) - Ed would you mind shedding some light on what's gone wrong for him at Inter?

They spent a lot on money to sign him in the summer and yet he hasn't even played 90 mins yet. Was it due to the change of manager or is he simply not good enough?

Thanks and have a great Christmas holidays fella!

{Ed002's Note - He is not getting any game time and that has made him unhappy. Is is young and in a new environment and things are unlikely to change. A number of sides have shown an interest in taking him on loan - Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Santos and Fluminense (but none from Brazil could afford to buy him nor pay his wages), Marseille, Las Palmas and Leicester. Wagner Ribeiro was in England and did speak to another English side about him. Liverpool has not spoken with his agent nor Inter about him at this time.}

22 Dec 2016 09:21:07
Good morning eds

I have seen a few posts on this already regarding Draxler all because a certain Paul Joyce from the Tines has said that we are in for him.

The only way I can see us being after someone as high profile as him is if the likes of Couts or Bobby is leaving in Jan, which is very unlikely.

I understand journos will type this stuff as its what they are paid on but I was always thinking that Mr Joyce was quite credible.

Anything in it at all Ed or can we put it down to early transfer bu#####t?

{Ed001's Note - is this what the January window has come to? People asking us about stuff published in the S*n's sister paper behind a paywall to try and encourage subscribers? Joyce works for the Times, he has sold any credibility he had.}

22 Dec 2016 09:29:24
I thought it was a load of tosh ed, I should stop readung the crap tbh.

{Ed001's Note - if the story comes from any of News Corp, then it has not come from within Liverpool, no one within the club will have anything to do with them at all. Shun the S*n and all that.....}

22 Dec 2016 10:10:11
No probs ed, cheers for feedback mate. Was only reading through it as was bourd lol. Will keep it at arms length.

{Ed001's Note - ok mate, I would just recommend not wasting your time in future. There are plenty of sites that offer far more interesting things to read than false news sites like that.}

22 Dec 2016 10:27:57
Cheers mate 👍.

{Ed001's Note - I highly recommend checking out Swiss Ramble's blog if you are just bored. Long reads but some good stuff in there.}

22 Dec 2016 10:44:20
I will do just that 😆.

22 Dec 2016 17:42:51
It's an issue with ignoring particular publications that it doesn't take long before it's spread far and wide and you don't know what's the original source and what's just another person reposting it. That's why I love this site - cuts straight to it.

22 Dec 2016 20:48:12
Tony Evans who was critised for doing work for TalkSPORT made a good point about the boycott of the S*n should be just that and not everything that Newscorp own. Made a good point in my opinion.

23 Dec 2016 20:07:21
Personally I avoid anything to do with Mr Murdoch. The agenda for the whole organisation is set at the top.