Crouch

[Spy Bee]

How long has he got left on his contract, Is it really only 18 months?

 

This doesn't sound too promising for his future with us

 

Rafa “Now I hear that Crouch is saying he is unhappy that he can’t reach his ideal level because he isn’t playing enough games.

 

“Like in Cisse’s case, I need to think about the squad and the team – and not one player. “There is competition in each position in a top side and that can be hard. But that is the situation.”

[Hermes]

If he had no intention of playing him he should have sold him in the summer, we'll get at least £5m less in January.

[Spy Bee]

I have to agree if it's true that he only has 18 months left. This thread seems to have duplicated what's going on in the Parry fat Sam thread. I hadn't noticed when I posted this.

[rebel23]

Sell Crouch, Sign Anelka?

[James Dean]

Sell Crouch, play Babel?

 

Agreed.

[snez1]

he's been awful this season when given his chance. the crying shame is that if he was on top form he'd walk into our side right now because while voronin's done well i don't think he's good enough to start most league games and dirk's going through an awful time right now. hope crouchy realises how good he's got it here and starts playing like he can because he'd be an asset.

[BatChainPuller]

Interesting to contrast Bennayoun's reaction to not being picked -grabbed his chances when they came along and generally worked his arse off - he's now elbowed his way into contention. Crouch appars to be still leaking his discontent to the press; Bennayoun slapped his agent down for publicly moaning on his behalf.

[Red Nick]

If he had no intention of playing him he should have sold him in the summer, we'll get at least £5m less in January.

 

Exactlly and we could have used the money to buy that ellusive winger Skinem Andscore.

[Sweeney287]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing though isn't it. Even Rafa wasn't to know that Crouch wouldn't play as well as he can. As BatChain said, it seems that Yossi has knuckled down and grabbed his chances when he can. Crouch done it last year. He needs to prove that he can do it again.

 

We'll at least get our money back if he is sold, plus some extra which is unusual when we sell someone on. Still get £10m I reckon.

[RedKnight]

It's like when Hulk testified against Vince.

[Hermes]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing though isn't it.

 

Foresight is better.

[stringvest]

I don't think he's gone just yet. Anyone who understands football at all knows that Crouch's best is very very good indeed - you can't really imagine Kuyt or Voronin ever being able to do what he can do, and he was our most effective attacker last year.

[bobhorse]

Sell Crouch buy a Winger move babel to where he is best playing

[mcflynn]

Crouch just has no pace. His other attributes are brilliant.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

I have always rated crouch as a great striker.However he is crap at moment.His price tag is spiraling downwards at a vast speed at moment.We should get what we can for him because imo he wont sign new contract.Then there is the problem of replacing him.As for putting rb as striker is a possible but i got to say I still unsure about him.Dosen't anyone else find it strange the boss dosen't play him as a striker? because i sure do.Rotation and the fact we sought of finding it hard to score lately that rb would of been giving a chance.I gather his attitude is. odd he's not arrogant its more his hunger for success or lack off.Anyway yes we should get what we can the tall one but i feel we would need another striker.The lack of a left side player is another of lifes mysteries.Why why why did Rafa not buy one? everyone from the top to the tea lady could see we needed/need one but obviously Rafa didn't.

[Code]

We should have sold him to Juventus in the summer and got Trezeguet from them, he has scored 7 goals in 6 matches in Serie A now and not one of them are from the penalty spot.

 

But since that did not happen, we should sell Crouch in January, use Babel as a striker and get a top class winger in that can play both on the right and the left.

[jp carroll]

Crouch is a top player unfortunately his attitude is up his arse!! Instead of working the balls off himself when he gats a chance (ie. yossi yesterday) he seems uninterested. Anybody wouldbe pissed off when not in the team and the secret is to prove the manager wrong for keeping you on the bench when you get the chance. his confidence is at an all time low, can seem him starting on wed though, another chance for him.....

[Guest Seano Kop]

Crouchy is a very good player, but I don't think Liverpool really need him. We're overloaded with great strikers, and I want Crouch to find his best, and he can't find it sitting on the subs bench week-in, week-out.

[Punk]

Crouch should know, that if he headworks his way out of the club, Mcmanaman, owen style, in an attempt to get himself a good return on his next move. Then, he'll just look like a cunt and will never be remembered with any real fondness by the majority of Liverpool fans,

[Jonte]

I saw the FA Cup Final yesterday, against Hammers. And Crouch didn't have a very good game, but he played well. He played much much better than he does now too. Cisse had a okey game to.

[philyhamann]

I still maintain we should've sold him in the summer. Unless he sorts his shit out, he is going to be scoring 10 goals a season at some bottom half club.

[Alonso]

Crouchy is a very good player, but I don't think Liverpool really need him. We're overloaded with great strikers, and I want Crouch to find his best, and he can't find it sitting on the subs bench week-in, week-out.

 

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[Guest Seano Kop]

:ermm:

 

Well we have Torres, Kuyt, Crouch, Voronin, Babel. All quality IMO.

 

But, being the hypocrite I am, I kinda changed my opinion in the last 6 hours, not that I was just thinking about this topic for 6 hours........

 

Anyways, I think we should do our best to keep Crouch. We need depth for FA Cup ties, Carling Cup ties, Champions League ties and Premier League matches. It's a very long season, and to maintain good form, the team needs good depth, and Voronin/Crouch are very good depth.

[cochcaer]

Should have sold him in the summer when we could have got silly money.

[Alonso]

Well we have Torres, Kuyt, Crouch, Voronin, Babel. All quality IMO.

 

But, being the hypocrite I am, I kinda changed my opinion in the last 6 hours, not that I was just thinking about this topic for 6 hours........

 

Anyways, I think we should do our best to keep Crouch. We need depth for FA Cup ties, Carling Cup ties, Champions League ties and Premier League matches. It's a very long season, and to maintain good form, the team needs good depth, and Voronin/Crouch are very good depth.

 

Ok thats fair enough.