Deal agreed for Oussama Assaidi

[CSR]

3 million? If so I'm glad we've signed someone for cheap! But in terms of football, the low fee will not bring any expectation from the press/fans etc, which will hopefully give him time to settle in the country. Never seen him play he looks like a tricky winger, which is something we've not had since, well, Erm, I can't remember the last decent one!

[Crazyhorse7778]

Seen this on twitter..

 

Andy Brassell ‏@andybrassell

Excited at the prospect of Assaidi joining Liverpool. Great to watch; lovely dribbler, can score goals & tremendous work rate. In fact, Eric Gerets once told Adel Taarabt when he left him out for Morocco: "Watch (Assaidi) & you'll figure why you're not in the team."

[Unrighteous]

[A.V.B.]

Pretty rare for us to sign someone so unknown but pretty exciting too. Hyypia came from the Dutch league for a similar fee and at a similar age and look how he turned out. There's always the chance you end up with a Mark Gonzalez but at this sort of price and with our current budget and ability to attract players it's pretty low risk.

 

I'd also rather us make this sort of signing than spend big money on young players like Henderson who've been in the spotlight and commanded a grossly inflated transfer fee. Spending big money on established quality is fine, but I'd always thought the owners idea was to get players in cheap before their true value had been realised.

 

Gonzalez had all the attributes needed apart from the most important, a football brain and as anyone will tell you who has seen Aissadi he's a very smart player, especially for a winger.

[Rafiagra]

Love how no-one knew. That's a phenomenal feat these days given the prevalency of Twitter etc.

 

Looks skilful and brash. Definitely need some more of that in our team and at the price/wages we're paying, it's v. low risk.

[dickie mint]

I bet the top 4 will be............pissing themselves laughing.

[Boob]

Seen this on twitter..

 

Andy Brassell ‏@andybrassell

Excited at the prospect of Assaidi joining Liverpool. Great to watch; lovely dribbler, can score goals & tremendous work rate. In fact, Eric Gerets once told Adel Taarabt when he left him out for Morocco: "Watch (Assaidi) & you'll figure why you're not in the team."

 

Taarabt was left out because Aissadi was preferred for the position. Taarabt got a massive strop on and vowed to never play for us again. Aissadi is leaps and bounds ahead of Adel atm.

[Nightcat]

Van Persie had an Indian summer last year, the only year he's completed a full campaign with 7 other seasons being cut short through injury (28 being the most games in any other season he managed). I'm not saying he isn't a talented player but he's obviously an asshole to move to United after all Arsenal and Wenger did for him (no substance).

 

Why is 3m and 21k a week on a 23 year old international who has scored 19 goals from the wing in his last 2 seasons in 58 games? Isn't the question somewhat redundant?

 

wow.

[dirk grout]

Van Persie had an Indian summer last year, the only year he's completed a full campaign with 7 other seasons being cut short through injury (28 being the most games in any other season he managed). I'm not saying he isn't a talented player but he's obviously an asshole to move to United after all Arsenal and Wenger did for him (no substance).

 

Why is 3m and 21k a week on a 23 year old international who has scored 19 goals from the wing in his last 2 seasons in 58 games? Isn't the question somewhat redundant?

 

That is not even a question, let alone a redundant one.

[A.V.B.]

Taarabt was left out because Aissadi was preferred for the position. Taarabt got a massive strop on and vowed to never play for us again. Aissadi is leaps and bounds ahead of Adel atm.

 

Taarabt is a tool, he has amazing ability but just refuses to think he can learn from anyone be it on or off the pitch.

 

I imagine you will have seen more of Aissadi than most so if I said I think he's a very determined player with great work rate, good on and off the ball and unselfish most of the time (that being what I saw of him at Heerenveen) would I be right in my estimation of him?

 

Also what do you think of Belhanda? Do you think there is any way we could get the two of them in the same side at some point?

[Major Tom]

Taarabt was left out because Aissadi was preferred for the position. Taarabt got a massive strop on and vowed to never play for us again. Aissadi is leaps and bounds ahead of Adel atm.

 

So is he quite decent, Boob?

[Kennys_spell]

Yes but the Dutch league I mean Kuyt was a goal scoring machine in the Dutch league.

 

So was Van Nistlerooy.

[A.V.B.]

That is not even a question, let alone a redundant one.

 

The word astute was missing, so you're right.

[Walton Park]

Were gonna win the league

Were gonna win the league

And now your gonna believe us

And now your gonna believe us

And now your gonna believe uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssss !!!

I'm gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna get me coat !!!!

[grimble]

Yes!! We've signed Osama! Can't wait to see him bombing down the wing.

[Jhinge Machha]

You could make a YouTube video of downing, from last season alone, and he'd still look class on it.

 

How people think you can get any view on a footballer from those is beyond me.

 

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[dickie mint]

Taarabt was left out because Aissadi was preferred for the position. Taarabt got a massive strop on and vowed to never play for us again. Aissadi is leaps and bounds ahead of Adel atm.

 

 

 

Not like he took Iniesta's place in the Spanish team - Morroco that footballing giant-Take a Powder.

[Kennys_spell]

Alarm bells ring when we sign a cheap(ish) mid-twenties player very few people outside of his own family have heard of.

 

Hope this chap proves me wrong and pulls up all sorts of trees!

 

Not sure what you mean by this, does it actually matter? As long as our scouting dept are doing what scouting departments do and spot good players early and sign them up.

 

The fact that no one had a clue this was going to happen is great.

[The Golden Eel]

Not like he took Iniesta's place in the Spanish team - Morroco that footballing giant-Take a Powder.

 

He's shite then. Happier?

[Fowler laa!]

Hopefully the lad can be a useful squad player and add that little bit of trickery and pace to the side that were lacking.

 

Also, can i just add that Rodgers signed that Voorn from Utecht for a million, so hopefully he has a little eye for talent in the Dutch league.

 

Martin Jol also seems to have an eye for a player in the dutch league, and if rumours are to be beleived he wanted him aswell, including Ajax.

 

Just being possitive..

 

Cant fuckin wait for Saturday now!

 

Yesssssss.

[Skullflower]

i hope we spend more than 3 million quid trying to fill the vacuum of creativity in our squad.

[MLB]

I'm looking forward to seeing this kid. I think he's going to be great to watch and will provide us with a much needed alternative to Suarez (in terms of unlocking defenses, etc.)

[elvis]

I bet the top 4 will be............pissing themselves laughing.

 

Go away and take that Biscan tool with you.

[dickie mint]

He's shite then. Happier?

 

 

Utd singing a 24m top player .

We buy a 3m player.

So forgive me if I not to impressed and not getting carried away like some.

[Ne Moe Imya]

Lou Diamond Phillips:

 

 

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