Enrique - We Really Miss Him

[Frogfish]

Well at least I do. We tend to either big up or get down on players when they are out for a while. Our memories fade and are influenced by the opinions of others castigating or eulogising them.

Immense upper body strength, very fast (I saw stats recently saying 4th fastest in the club), great speed to catch players over 20-30m, wonderful technical ability and control, excellent passing (long or short) and virtually nobody gets past him on the outside (his last season at Newcastle he held the best FB record of only twice in a whole season). An attacking threat and, more than any other FB at the club, a creator capable of brilliant assists. He's capable of taking some of the best attacking players in the game out of the picture (e.g hazard in the CFC match).

With Enrique, Johnson and Flanno all fit we have 2 x RBs and 3 x LBs and IMHO the FBs are not a major concern for the Summer (though another very capable RB would not go amiss if Johnson is going to continue to fade).

I've pinched some of these links from another forum and tried to find some myself - I'm no Binny though 😉

2012/13 Roundup


vs Swansea


Suarez goal vs Newcastle


vs Chelsea


vs Spurs

 

[hmmmmm1]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.......

 

[Frogfish]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.......

No. Cissohko does.

 

[carlv]

He has only started 6 premier league games this season:
Stoke (h) 1-0
Villa (a) 1-0
Man U (h) 1-0
Swansea (a) 2-2
Sunderland (a) 3-1
Palace (h) 3-1
5 wins 1 draw goals scored 11 goals against 4
Came on as a sub for the defeat at home to Southampton when we were already losing and the home win against Fulham

 

[OLD_Lewy]

itd be good to have him back definitely but we miss agger/sakho more

 

[peterhague]

I can't even remember when he got injured it seems that long ago. What did he do? And when the fuck is he back???

 

[LeTallecWiz]

itd be good to have him back definitely but we miss agger/sakho more

Have a like for your avatar

 

[Frogfish]

I can't even remember when he got injured it seems that long ago. What did he do? And when the fuck is he back???

Knee injury - still no return date 🙁

 

[peterhague]

Ah well. I can cope with Johnson or Flanagan at left back, that's fine. Just not Cissokho.

And thank god for Agger.

 

[Pesam]

Enrique is a good left back, not brilliant but compared to 95% of the dross we've had in this position over the last 20 years it makes a refreshing change not to have to worry about the left back. Unfortunately Cissokho falls into the Bjornebye, Dicks, Konchesky, Harkness, Traore, etc category.

 

[HC]

Yeah, we'd definitely be top 3 if he were playing ahead of cissokho. .

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

 

[Dreambeliever]

I really like him and can't wait to have him back

 

[gene hughes]

He's always rubbish for five or six games when he comes back from injury and it usually costs us a few goals.

However he seems to click well with Suarez and Coutinho.

 

[Hansern]

Didnt Driscoll say he would be back in training at the end of the month?

Enrique and Flanno are the two full backs I want to see with us next season. Cissokho will return to Valencia and Johnson should be sold.

We need two new full backs. Send McLaughlin and Smith on loan to the Championship for a year.

 

[Mystic]

We really miss Enrique, I've said as much all season, yet some fools come out with crap like "absence makes the heart grow fonder". What we miss is a very good left back defensively, and a capable if nothing more left back offensively.

 

[DHSC]

Nagatomo please. Can play both flanks.

 

[The Slugmonster]

Hombre Maravilla

 

[irishred]

All we need for now are good-sound defensive fullbacks who can simply pass to Suarez and co to work their magic, and that for me is Flanagan, if he can keep up his form this season, and Enrique. I'm actually dreading Johnson getting 'fit' again as it means Rodgers will have the dilemma of choosing between the two. The team as it is with the exception of Cissokho and Toure should be the team we field for the rest of the season.

 

[Frogfish]

Using Binny's stats here. Look at the FB records of goals conceded per game.

 

[mom]

Haha. Cissokho has 0 errors and so no errors per start compared to other obviously much inferior defenders.
Just shows what a crock of shit stats can be.

 

[mark1975]

Haha. Cissokho has 0 errors and so no errors per start compared to other obviously much inferior defenders.
Just shows what a crock of shit stats can be.

Pretty much.

 

[rurikbird]

Carra 0 errors? Didn't he give the ball away which led to a goal last season? If that's not an error, what is?

 

[Frogfish]

Carra 0 errors? Didn't he give the ball away which led to a goal last season? If that's not an error, what is?

Yeap. I called that out in the Stats thread too.