Riera. Again.

[stringvest]

He was my MOTM today (well, with Xabi and Gerrard). What a player. A few loose moments, but a real class player. A real Liverpool player. The ball's his friend.

[Royal Family]

Anyone still want Downing?

 

Hate to say ' told you so', but I DID tell you back in July that this guy was a good player! And great value.

 

Still, it's early days and he needs to keep doing it.

[Guest TK-421]

I always said we should sign this fella. Well I said it once, kind of.

[mattyq]

I didn'tn say we should sign him but i thought it, honest, and now i'm right and everybody else is wrong which proves how great i am

[Red Nick]

First wide player Rafa has bought that is class

 

A great signing and makes up for Pennant, Nunez, Benayoun & Co

 

Another player like him for the right and were really going places.

 

Kuyt was imense today especially in games like this but a Reira for the right against the poor teams would make us hard to beat

[Guest TK-421]

Kuyt was imense today especially in games like this but a Reira for the right against the poor teams would make us hard to beat

 

I guess we can play Pennant for the odd game against lesser teams when we want to stretch the play but for the most part it should be Kuyt.

[Eiler]

He was shite at City.

[theghost]

He was fucking boss today. What a signing.

[Torvald Utne]

I didn'tn say we should sign him but i thought it, honest, and now i'm right and everybody else is wrong which proves how great i am

 

I was the one that told his parents to encourage him to be a footballer.

[philyhamann]

I am Riera.

[Red-Ed]

Its the fact that he constantly tries to get the ball down and play it - even when deep in our own half. I think on one occasion it back fired on us - but the key is the influence it's having on the other players - we're really getting the ball down and passing it quickly and to feet. That one move that nearly ended up letting Babel in was world class.

 

He gave Boswinga, £16million worth of right back talent, an absolute terrible game, for me he keeps getting better and better.

[Torvald Utne]

anybody notice him lovingly stroking aurelio's hair just before he hit one of his renowned free kicks?

[Momo Is A Beast]

ask skidfingers what i think of reira... friom the moment he skid wes brown on his debut i've loved this man.. he's quality... one of rafa's best signings deffo up there with torres, agger and skrtel

[Red Nick]

Reira, Gerrard and Torres the undrobables whoever the team, even now you could argue between Xabi and Mascher in certain games. that leaves everyone fight for one or two spots in the front 6

[Spy Bee]

He offers a great outlet. He is almost always available and helps the team immeasurably. Great signing.

[silverlining]

In some ways he reminds me of a Lidl version of Luis Figo.

 

No genuine pace, beautiful control, some lovely skill to beat a man, rarely loses the ball, can hit it very sweetly, when playing with confidence is a nightmare for any full-back.

 

And while he may be a lower-quality cheapo version of Figo, he has one huge advantage over him: he never stops working and can defend.

[05 Milan]

Sounds more to me like a Rafa-version of Figo.

[silverlining]

Sounds more to me like a Rafa-version of Figo.

 

Well, I only put "Lidl" beacsue he's cheaper, and obviously not as good, but similar in some ways.

 

But being a winger "not as good" as Figo, is hardly the end of the world for a player.

 

I've been very pleased with his Liverpool career so far. IF he keeps it up he'll be in the running for Player Of The Season (along with the usual suspects, Carra, Gerrard and Torres....maybe Alonso?)

[Red Nick]

Well I think the majority of us on here have been calling and crying out for top quality wide players and look what happens when we get one, the whole team is transformed

[silverlining]

Well I think the majority of us on here have been calling and crying out for top quality wide players and look what happens when we get one, the whole team is transformed

 

I think it's a little absurd to start claiming that Riera is the main reason we're top of the league.

 

He's a factor. One of many.

 

One could argue that the same people banging on about "quality wide players" rather had one Dirk Kuyt firmly in their sights, and he's still playing.

[Section_31]

He brings balance to the force.

 

A winger doesn't have to be the best player in the side, he just needs to stay on the wing and have some kind of footy brain. The lad's got cajones.

[rebel23]

they're so damn hard to find (nigh on impossible) as well especially left sided ones, we got a great deal

[silverlining]

He brings balance to the force.

 

A winger doesn't have to be the best player in the side, he just needs to stay on the wing and have some kind of footy brain. The lad's got cajones.

 

He also needs to be able to offer a goal threat, beat his man, and be versatile enough (in delivery of passes and crosses ) to give the defender something to worry about.

 

All of this Riera offers. All of which is why Tennants should be binned off.

 

Riera's added bonus is his height and defensive ability. If he had great pace, we would have a £25m player.

[Thants]

Well I think the majority of us on here have been calling and crying out for top quality wide players and look what happens when we get one, the whole team is transformed

 

I seem to remember 'the majority of us' were crying out that Riera was a shit transfer target and Rafa was out of his mind.

[Red Nick]

I seem to remember 'the majority of us' were crying out that Riera was a shit transfer target and Rafa was out of his mind.

 

 

I was probably one of them but maybe not quite so stong.

 

It great though to have that type of player that brings balance to the Jedi Warriors