Danny Ings

[Torvald Utne]

Thought the tribunal would be in January?

[Russ Atmosphere]

How many tickets have we sold?

[Herp McDerp]

[Russ Atmosphere]

So Brendan's the tall one? Not very believable.

[A_S]

Liking this guy. 

[moof]

I like him too, he took his goal really well and works his bollocks off for the group. Think he'll be a big player for us if he's given the opportunity.

[Strontium]

I like him too, he took his goal really well and works his bollocks off for the group. Think he'll be a big player for us if he's given the opportunity.

 

The fatal flaw in the masterplan.

[Dr Nowt]

The fatal flaw in the masterplan.

All we, know is that he don't know, what it's gotta be, please Brendan leave us be...

[dennis tooth]

He scored against norwich which is about his level, put your penises away. Hes worked hard as if thats some sort of bonus now we are shit tiny crumbs to dry all the tears with.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

 

Oompa loompa doompety doo

I'd excel in a diamond 4-4-2

Oompa loompa doompety dee

But he'll stick me wide in a 4-3-3

[Liquid football]

Looks a pretty good signing. Especially for whatever it is we are going to end up paying for him.

[Grinch]

He's better than Benteke if we stop playing hoofball but he's a mid table forward at best.

 

 

[eeyore]

He's better than Benteke if we stop playing hoofball but he's a mid table forward at best.

Amnoravintha

 

He's a good enough player for a top four squad.

 

Not first choice but more than able deputy

[Original202]

I like him too, he took his goal really well and works his bollocks off for the group. Think he'll be a big player for us if he's given the opportunity.

 

Hi Brendan.

 

(Agree by the way).

[Ne Moe Imya]

Amnoravintha

 

He's a good enough player for a top four squad.

 

Not first choice but more than able deputy

 

I think that's about the size of it.

 

If you want a player to come in and compete to be first choice at striker for Liverpool, then Ings isn't going to be good enough.  But if you're looking for a cheap young player with some room to improve to sit on the bench and get the odd start away in Europe, you could do a lot worse.  He's already a million times better than Aspas ever was, and probably his fee will be about half.

[Trevorjc]

Sort of Suarez lite...  will score more than Benteke and work a lot harder

[Russ Atmosphere]

He's like Romario against the backdrop of our recent calibre of signing.

[navbasi]

I think that's about the size of it.

 

If you want a player to come in and compete to be first choice at striker for Liverpool, then Ings isn't going to be good enough. But if you're looking for a cheap young player with some room to improve to sit on the bench and get the odd start away in Europe, you could do a lot worse. He's already a million times better than Aspas ever was, and probably his fee will be about half.

He's not even getting a start in Europe!

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

I think that's about the size of it.

 

If you want a player to come in and compete to be first choice at striker for Liverpool, then Ings isn't going to be good enough. But if you're looking for a cheap young player with some room to improve to sit on the bench and get the odd start away in Europe, you could do a lot worse. He's already a million times better than Aspas ever was, and probably his fee will be about half.

This.

[Dr Nowt]

Anfield Uncovered: Why Liverpool's Danny Ings is causing problems for Brendan Rodgers

 

PUBLICLY, at least, Brendan Rodgers will regard it as the sort of problem any manager would want.

 

By PAUL JOYCE

01:19, Tue, Sep 22, 2015 | UPDATED: 08:24, Tue, Sep 22, 2015

 

And yet the livewire cameo Danny Ings produced when replacing Christian Benteke for the second half of Liverpool’s 1-1 stalemate with Norwich is a headache Rodgers could also do without.

 

If it had been any other player whom Ings had come on for at half-time at Anfield, then the fall-out would feel less complicated for the Liverpool manager.

 

But having staked £32m – and his reputation – on Benteke being the player to turn his side back into top four contenders, Rodgers does not need a debate to begin on whether the Belgian striker, who departed with a tight hamstring, should be in his starting line-up before September is even over.

 

Benteke should be the gimme.

 

Overlook the price-tags involved, however, and there is a case to argue that Ings should be Liverpool’s first choice striker going into this weekend’s crucial showdown with Aston Villa which represents a potential reunion with his former club for Benteke.

 

It was not just the smart finish Ings slipped under the advancing Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy to become Liverpool 400th different scorer in the club’s league history that caught the eye on Sunday, but the desire he displayed in his 45-minute run-out and his willingness to simply have a go and make life uncomfortable of his markers.

 

Ings’ movement, his ability to run in behind and stretch defences, helped create space for his team-mates, but it was his enthusiasm and effort that threatened to change the mood until Norwich’s equaliser.

 

He pressed from the front, chased lost causes, and allowed Liverpool to be more like the Liverpool they should be.

 

Liverpool supporters crave quality, of course, but they also recognise when a player is putting a shift in. Anfield’s reaction to Ings galvanised a stadium behind a team desperately searching for a winning formula.

 

While Rodgers needs results, he also needs players to rely on. Ings comes into that category.

 

“He played like a 1980s throwback, running, chasing, harrying and closing down Norwich defenders throughout,” wrote former Liverpool striker John Aldridge in his column in the Liverpool Echo.

 

“He reminded me of Rushie and myself in the 1980s, refusing to give defenders a minute’s peace.

 

“He showed a wonderful attitude which was both refreshing and infectious. He came on at half-time and brought the crowd to life and lifted the players around him, too. And he’s got quality too.

 

“His movement was excellent, he took his goal very well and did everything that could have been asked of him.”

 

Benteke has scored twice in five and a half games, including the memorable overhead kick against Manchester United, but he could be more proactive than he has been thus far and make things happen rather than waiting.

 

In many respects, Ings has hardly put a foot wrong since signing for Liverpool.

 

He cut short his summer holiday despite having been on England U21 duty and reported for training early because he recognised the hard work was only just beginning for him.

 

Here, is someone who does not see arriving at Liverpool as the end of the journey, but the start of it.

 

When Ings, 23, signed in the summer, a transfer tribunal has still to set the fee Burnley will receive for him, he was probably fourth in line in the pecking order.

 

It read: Benteke, the recuperating Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and then Ings. In a 4-3-3 formation, he probably had Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino ahead of him.

 

He has quickly leapfrogged above Origi, who can expect to start against Carlisle United in the Carling Cup tomorrow and who will hopefully show more intent than he managed on his full debut against Bordeaux in the Europa League last week.

 

Liverpool were bullish about Origi’s £10m capture from Lille (Arsene Wenger has reservations the Belgium forward scores enough goals) and it is still early days for him.

 

Yet Ings has hit the ground running and now has another Belgian striker in his sights.

 

Rodgers revealed his hand last Friday when suggesting a fit-again Sturridge in tandem with Benteke, and with Philippe Coutinho operating behind, would add a “new dimension” to Liverpool’s play.

 

Sturridge needs games to get back up to speed after five months out and in the 63 minutes he played against Norwich he displayed glimpses of his menace.

 

But the established order is already under threat.

 

It is Ings who is setting the standard and Rodgers has a decision to make sooner than he could ever have expected.

[an tha]

Seeing him come on and look genuinely arsed and offer movement was refreshing....has to start Saturday.

[Tony Moanero]

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[VladimirIlyich]

I like Ings,but as a number 2 to a world class striker. Which we dont have.

[moof]

I like Ings,but as a number 2 to a world class striker. Which we dont have.

We do, actually, if he can stay fit

[Wicket]

I like him, early days I know but I think he's shown some Dirk-like qualities, seems to be a good egg too.

 

Fucking ridiculous he didn't see a moment of action till the 4th game of the season - on the wing...