babel

[James Dean]

Theres a footballer in there somewhere

 

No there isn't.

 

An athlete perhaps.

[coachpotato]

Sometimes you can tell whether a player might be the real deal by looking at basic things in their game.

Can they head a ball? How do they control a ball? etc.

Babel has the potential (that word again) to be a beast of a player, but I don't think that it's his attitude that's the problem, that he can or can't be arsed.

He isn't brave.

Babel hardly ever wins headers despite being over 6ft tall and a physical presence.

He's like the Lion in the Wizard of Oz, he needs to get some courage into his game.

Unfortunately, I don't believe you can coach bravery into a player, they're either brave or they're not.

If they aren't then they won't cut it in the Premier League, as defenders will always know they can scare the shit out of them and make them go missing in games.

[Red House]

Still first on the list of players I would sell.

[aws]

I don't think he's got the mental strength or determination to hack it when things get tough. He'd probably be sensational in some countries but not this one.

[Guest LFD]

Still hope for Babel? I think he's looked a different player this pre season.

 

He's working far harder, looks fitter, sharper and hungry.

 

Still don't think he should play on the left, but he might just be a pleasant surprise this season.

[Hermes]

Very fast with a good shot. No heart and no football brain.

[fowlerisgod]

Missed most of the game today but heard he played very good while he was playing. He does look a much better player from pre-season games.

[King Emlyn]

I think he's shite; sorry.

[ElNino_9_TheKid]

I still have hope for him, i would prefer to use him as a backup striker than a left winger, whenever he plays out there he just congests the play.

[spider-neil]

definately the make or break season for babel, he is out of excuses like being young and missing preseason last year due to injury and then the olympics.

not worth getting on his back now just wait and see how the season plays out, he may surprise us, I'm not holding my breath though and this is coming from a fan.

[Jose Jones]

Very fast with a good shot. No heart and no football brain.

 

I've agreed with pretty much everything Hermes has posted in the last week or so. It's depressing.

[Maldini]

Very fast with a good shot. No heart and no football brain.

 

is right

[philyhamann]

Give him a chance in the team, not a few cameos out of position. He is better than that twat Voronin.

[Rex Banner]

I'd given up on him after last season but he has looked good in the pre season games and I'm getting a little hope back.

[JohanH]

I'd given up on him after last season but he has looked good in the pre season games and I'm getting a little hope back.

 

Looks ok against weak teams, found out by teams with good defenders.

[Jose Jones]

Looks ok against weak teams, found out by teams with good defenders.

 

Hasn't he scored against Chelsea, Arsenal and the Mancs? Plus probably had his best game last season against Real Madrid.

[JohanH]

Hasn't he scored against Chelsea, Arsenal and the Mancs? Plus probably had his best game last season against Real Madrid.

 

The amount of blind alleys he goes down against decent full backs and loses the ball is scary. He has fantastic natural speed, strength and always felt he should become a good player (backed up by his once in a while excellent cameos against good oppositon)- just lost faith in him ever realising the talent.

[Sangria]

I tought last season was a big one for him and well he was poor and I am being polite there.

I just don't think he has it upstairs as Hermes said, love to be proved wrong, which I quite often am but I doubt it on this occassion.

[RedinSweden]

Benitez has plans to do a Fly-like experiment mixing him and Dirk. We will make one good-looking athletic super-player and Everton are interested in the other to replace Phil Neville.

[mooch84]

seems to be a little bit of optimism about him, but if he has another disaster of a season, we will be lucky to find someone who will take him off our hands, and considering we paid around 11 mil for him that it looks like we may have been stung

[Unrighteous]

Did he get a brain transplant yet?

[dirty_sanchez]

Plus probably had his best game last season against Real Madrid.

 

That's like saying that someone was the nicest Nazi. Pretty much all he did in that game was outpace Ramos and cross for a goal once.

[hamstrung]

I can only assume the only reason he is still here is because no one wants him (or no one wants him at an acceptable price).

[Guest LFD]

I have been very critical of Babel, but I do think he is showing promising signs in pre season.

 

I haven't lost hope... just yet.

[silverlining]

I still like Ryan Babel.

 

Although on here that view makes me feel a bit like I've wandered into a mosque wearing an American flag made out of bacon.