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Emre Can


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27 minutes ago, LFC 6 Times said:

Was actually a really good player here, was massive in some of our EL ties and often rose to the occasion against the top sides.

He also excelled against the top sides in the EFL Cup. However in the top tier competitions he made milk souring look like it was happening in fast forward.

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I get that we’ve progressed massively, but the revisionism about Can is just bollix. He was really good here. A lot of talent, big, strong, good passer of a ball, developed a good eye for goal, backed himself and his teammates, he was versatile, could play 6, 8 and in a back 3, very rarely injured and usually played his best games against the biggest sides. Klopp almost always played him when available.

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2 hours ago, LFC 6 Times said:

I get that we’ve progressed massively, but the revisionism about Can is just bollix. He was really good here. A lot of talent, big, strong, good passer of a ball, developed a good eye for goal, backed himself and his teammates, he was versatile, could play 6, 8 and in a back 3, very rarely injured and usually played his best games against the biggest sides. Klopp almost always played him when available.

That was a slower more methodical team,not the one we have now.

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On ‎10‎/‎09‎/‎2019 at 16:42, VladimirIlyich said:

That was a slower more methodical team,not the one we have now.

That's not true at all. We're way more disciplined and methodical now. Until we signed van Dijk and became more defensively sound we were extremely open and expansive.

 

The problem with Can is Juve got him because he was a decent player on a free but when they signed Ronaldo their window to win became very short term. And as they've kept spending huge on transfer fees and wages to win now, they've built a massive squad and there's no more space for him. If he's smart, he won't fight for his place and he'll get out of there.

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40 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

That's not true at all. We're way more disciplined and methodical now. Until we signed van Dijk and became more defensively sound we were extremely open and expansive.

 

The problem with Can is Juve got him because he was a decent player on a free but when they signed Ronaldo their window to win became very short term. And as they've kept spending huge on transfer fees and wages to win now, they've built a massive squad and there's no more space for him. If he's smart, he won't fight for his place and he'll get out of there.

That's his biggest challenge. 

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On 10/09/2019 at 19:23, LFC 6 Times said:

I get that we’ve progressed massively, but the revisionism about Can is just bollix. He was really good here. A lot of talent, big, strong, good passer of a ball, developed a good eye for goal, backed himself and his teammates, he was versatile, could play 6, 8 and in a back 3, very rarely injured and usually played his best games against the biggest sides. Klopp almost always played him when available.

He was good at a lot of things, but I don't think he's at the same level as any of our current midfield starters. It's the one section of the team that gets questioned, but Hendo, Gini, Fabinho and Milner have put in some huge performances over the last couple of years, especially in Europe. You don't reach two European Cup finals in a row and bring Manchester City to the last day in the league with a dodgy midfield.

 

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On 10/09/2019 at 19:23, LFC 6 Times said:

I get that we’ve progressed massively, but the revisionism about Can is just bollix. He was really good here. A lot of talent, big, strong, good passer of a ball, developed a good eye for goal, backed himself and his teammates, he was versatile, could play 6, 8 and in a back 3, very rarely injured and usually played his best games against the biggest sides. Klopp almost always played him when available.

At what price would you have him back? I'm not being a smartarse there. I was sorry to see him go because Liverpool weren't going to get something as good as him on a free transfer. That's still true. If he were still here, I'd say he'd still have a role. But would I like Liverpool to pay Fabinho money for him? No.

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