Naby Keita

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Keita, on paper, was born to play for Klopp. That this hasn't worked out is really puzzling. Just one of those that shows the randomness of getting transfers spot on sometimes. 

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46 minutes ago, Tj hooker said:

I think it's time to cut our losses and move him on he just can't stay fit , If his injury record was this bad in Germany then I very much doubt we'd have looked at him never mind sign him .

Yeah, I cant believe we'd have bought him if he was injured this much. Clearly he wasnt though. He seems more injury prone since he went to the Africa Cup of Nations with that stomach injury and Jurgen told him to stay in Liverpool.

[Colonel Bumcunt]

Shift him. 

 

We'd get decent money but not our money back.  But the wages, man, the wages. 

 

He doesn't even do what we bought him for.  The box to box stuff, the late runs into the box, it's not what he's able to do for us. 

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7 minutes ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

Agree with your main points, the squad balance is wrong when it comes to midfielders. But as long as Fabinho has to cover ar CB, which will be the whole of this season, and probably parts of next as well, Wijnaldum has to stay. He is reliable, versatile and always available. 
 

Curtis Jones has taken massive steps, and the last weeks he’s looked a proper first team player. That’s a bonus as the other creative/attacking midfielders, Shaqiri, Ox and Minamino, either arent good enough, not able to stay fit or both. 

Fucking hell, Id love to see us when Jurgen does get his squad balance right, then.

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1 minute ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

Agree with your main points, the squad balance is wrong when it comes to midfielders. But as long as Fabinho has to cover ar CB, which will be the whole of this season, and probably parts of next as well, Wijnaldum has to stay. He is reliable, versatile and always available. 
 

Curtis Jones has taken massive steps, and the last weeks he’s looked a proper first team player. That’s a bonus as the other creative/attacking midfielders, Shaqiri, Ox and Minamino either arent good enough, not able to stay fit or both. 

The point was to have tonnes of midfielders, though, so we could move them around and have a somewhat leaner squad. That's been by design, the balance isn't wrong. The issue, though, is one player (Gini) is probably out the door, Milner is old and Ox and Keita might have dubious futures as well. So now, loads of uncertainty has appeared.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

19 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Fucking hell, Id love to see us when Jurgen does get his squad balance right, then.

Haha, so will I. If only he would listen to us!

 

On a serious note there is always room for improvement, and it is definately an issue now that most of our more attacking midfield options either arent playing well enough or is too injury prone.

[Butch]

2 hours ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Has to go now, I backed him but not anymore.

I was really looking forward to him playing for us, especially after watching him in Germany. Looked a class player and great at slipping passes into runners in the box, close control etc. He's not good enough for the Prem or us so I've given up on him. He'll be devastated on hearing me saying that but sorry naby I'll drop you off at the airport. 

[Red74]

I just can’t see Klopp letting him go. He made a comment last season saying if Naby’s fit then he starts. 
 

Now I know he’s never fit so he can get away with saying that but I think this will be a crusade with klopp to get there in the end. 
 

(Narrators voice: Keita gets sold in the January window)

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4 minutes ago, Red74 said:

I just can’t see Klopp letting him go. He made a comment last season saying if Naby’s fit then he starts. 
 

Now I know he’s never fit so he can get away with saying that but I think this will be a crusade with klopp to get there in the end. 

 

Yes, I've been thinking this all along.

 

 

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24 minutes ago, Red74 said:

I just can’t see Klopp letting him go. He made a comment last season saying if Naby’s fit then he starts. 
 

Now I know he’s never fit so he can get away with saying that but I think this will be a crusade with klopp to get there in the end. 
 

(Narrators voice: Keita gets sold in the January window)

Not sure it will be a crusade. Jurgen cut Karius loose. Yes, that was after a CL Final defeat but Naby simply cannot prove his fitness in the PL. The only thing keeping Naby here in my opinion is, our current cronic injury list and the fact he cost £54m.

 

Yeah I know his fee gets amortised so his book value is only around £25m or whatever. I just think it's going to be hard finding a club in Europe, maybe Germany, to take him on for the money we'd want.

 

I think the club needs to bite the bullet with him although again, it's going to be difficult shifting him in January even if our injuries ease if he's still injured. Bit of a catch 22 really.

[VladimirIlyich]

5 hours ago, stringvest said:

Sell Keita and Wijnaldum.  Get a top class forward thinking midfielder in.  

We did,and he's out until February!

[Captain Howdy]

Given the fee, hype and no doubt obscene wages he’s on he goes down as easily one of the worst signings in our history for me.

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17 hours ago, Red74 said:

I just can’t see Klopp letting him go. He made a comment last season saying if Naby’s fit then he starts. 
 

Now I know he’s never fit so he can get away with saying that but I think this will be a crusade with klopp to get there in the end. 
 

(Narrators voice: Keita gets sold in the January window)

Yeah, I think next summer will be hyped up as the summer where Klopp will make the tough decisions on players like Keita, Ox and Matip, and then nothing will happen and he'll keep all three, simply because Gini is probably on his way out and players like Shaqiri and Origi will certainly leave, so he won't want too big of a squad turnover.

[Lario]

16 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:

Given the fee, hype and no doubt obscene wages he’s on he goes down as easily one of the worst signings in our history for me.

That's the spirit!

[Mark M]

17 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:

Given the fee, hype and no doubt obscene wages he’s on he goes down as easily one of the worst signings in our history for me.

He's been shite no doubt about that. He comes nowhere close to the Diouf / Balotelli transfer disasters imo.

[Crazy Dave]

He's not been shite at all. Very good player on his day, but certainly hasn't lived up to the sky-high expectations we had given his Leipzig form. We were expecting an absolute dynamo, but he's really just an effective, unspectacular, cog in a well-oiled machine. 

 

His fitness record is just appalling, which doesn't seem to help. 

[joe_fishfish]

Carroll is still the worst, Naby doesn't get anywhere near him

[Bobby Hundreds]

The fucker breaks more than Ronnie O'sullivan. Its obscene how predictable it almost is. 

[Scott_M]

I’m fed up with him. I’d look to shift him on at the earliest possible opportunity. 

[Barrington Womble]

58 minutes ago, joe_fishfish said:

Carroll is still the worst, Naby doesn't get anywhere near him

We got decent money back on Carrol if you add up the loan and the transfer fee and he scored against Everton at Wembley. Keita and aqualani are ahead of Carrol for me. 

[Stickman]

21 hours ago, joe_fishfish said:

Carroll is still the worst, Naby doesn't get anywhere near him

I think pretty much everyone let out an almighty groan when we signed Carrol ...Naby came with massive expectations which he has got nowhere near 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Was one of his biggest fans, want him gone now. He’s not the only one, others are getting off easier and annoy me more. Well one does.

 

 

[Jack the Sipper]

I remember the days when I used to get excited by a Naby return to fitness update. Now I just feel like that old dear who got told about another election in the offing.

[Trojan1892]

Get rid, all these jiggly little shite fitness injuries are bollocks.

I couldn’t for one minute see any of the current team not playing with these minor issues, he’s weak as piss.

[TheHowieLama]

There may be a bit of Sturridge in the lad.

 

Didn't Henderson play until his heel exploded?