Berger forced to retire
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His first 3 games were in unreal.
Off the bench at Leicster city and scores 2 crackers.
Starts against Chelsea next game scores 2 more.
3rd game he scores in Europe.
Amazing start that never continued.
Great goal at OT too.
Off the bench at Leicster city and scores 2 crackers.
Starts against Chelsea next game scores 2 more.
3rd game he scores in Europe.
Amazing start that never continued.
Great goal at OT too.
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I always liked Berger as a kid, just a pity about the injuries really.
That ball he played through to Owen in the FA Cup final of 2001 was immense.
That ball he played through to Owen in the FA Cup final of 2001 was immense.
He was possibly one of our sexiest footballers. According to Maa Windever.
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He was possibly one of our sexiest footballers. According to Maa Windever.
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Yeah, I used to love him. I was desperate for us to sign him after the Euros and was over the moon when we did.
He was possibly one of our sexiest footballers. According to Maa Windever.
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Yeah, I used to love him. I was desperate for us to sign him after the Euros and was over the moon when we did.
With a name like his, I am surprised in you Rosco.
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
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[quote author=Loch Ness Monster link=topic=38307.msg1028291#msg1028291 date=1262801981]
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
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Berger was too greedy and not able to lift his head to play on the wing.
[quote author=Loch Ness Monster link=topic=38307.msg1028291#msg1028291 date=1262801981]
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
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Berger was too greedy and not able to lift his head to play on the wing.
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[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=38307.msg1028315#msg1028315 date=1262802832]
[quote author=Loch Ness Monster link=topic=38307.msg1028291#msg1028291 date=1262801981]
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
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Berger was too greedy and not able to lift his head to play on the wing.
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He was frustrating, ideally he should have played on the left of a central three in midfield but he rarely tracked back well enough (and when he did he usually gave a foul away). Houllier mostly used him on the left though.
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[quote author=Loch Ness Monster link=topic=38307.msg1028291#msg1028291 date=1262801981]
Berger seemed to play on the left no? He certainly offered goals, work rate, and dashing good looks. Stan prolly contributed towards getting dropped with a lack of appearances and/or application in training.
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Evans started off trying play him as a striker (because Berger told him he could play there, initially, and perversely Evans took the opinion of the player). Then he played centrally behind Fowler at times too, and after that Owen started to emerge so that was the end of Stan.
Stan said at the time that Evans bought him with no real idea of how to use him, and it seemed the same with Berger too at times.
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Berger was too greedy and not able to lift his head to play on the wing.
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He was frustrating, ideally he should have played on the left of a central three in midfield but he rarely tracked back well enough (and when he did he usually gave a foul away). Houllier mostly used him on the left though.
Berger was a great MOTD player; he looked superb in 5 minutes of highlights, not so hot when you watch the full 90. Had a good shot, he was frequently in goal of the month as well which (a) masked his deficiencies & (b) lead fans of other teams to think he was better than he actually was.
He was a decent player, scored some crackers, played good footy. He would be a Godsend to our current team.
He was a decent player, scored some crackers, played good footy. He would be a Godsend to our current team.
When the Czechs got to the final of Euro 96 (I was there! 🙂) the player who caught everybody's eye was Karel Poborsky, and the Scum snapped him up. We signed Berger. I soon came to realise that Berger was actually a much better player than Poborsky.
I can't believe that people are criticising Berger in this thread. As far as I am concerned, The Lying Rag shone out of his arse.
I can't believe that people are criticising Berger in this thread. As far as I am concerned, The Lying Rag shone out of his arse.
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When the Czechs got to the final of Euro 96 (I was there! 🙂) the player who caught everybody's eye was Karel Poborsky, and the Scum snapped him up. We signed Berger. I soon came to realise that Berger was actually a much better player than Poborsky.
I can't believe that people are criticising Berger in this thread. As far as I am concerned, The Lying Rag shone out of his arse.
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Don't mind me, I was about 14 when I took a dislike to him and it had nothing to do with his ability.
When the Czechs got to the final of Euro 96 (I was there! 🙂) the player who caught everybody's eye was Karel Poborsky, and the Scum snapped him up. We signed Berger. I soon came to realise that Berger was actually a much better player than Poborsky.
I can't believe that people are criticising Berger in this thread. As far as I am concerned, The Lying Rag shone out of his arse.
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Don't mind me, I was about 14 when I took a dislike to him and it had nothing to do with his ability.
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Don't mind me, I was about 14 when I took a dislike to him and it had nothing to do with his ability.
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It was the hairband, wasn't it, Rosco?
I can understand that.
It sounds as though you only remember Paddy from his later days at Anfield. After that bad knee injury, he was never the player he used to be. 🙁
Don't mind me, I was about 14 when I took a dislike to him and it had nothing to do with his ability.
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It was the hairband, wasn't it, Rosco?
I can understand that.
It sounds as though you only remember Paddy from his later days at Anfield. After that bad knee injury, he was never the player he used to be. 🙁
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