He was brilliant in every aspect

[juniormember]

Downing said: "After our conversation I just thought: 'I have to go for it.' I had nothing to lose. It looked as though I would be on my way in January so basically I had to play well to get a new club. It seems to be coming together now and I am pleased. It has been hard work at times but you have got to keep persevering, stay strong, and I got my reward against Fulham.

"Being told I could go was a kick up the arse. The moment that happens you are playing for a new club and looking for a move, while trying to play well at the same time. It seems to have gone well but I have never wanted to leave Liverpool. But it was out of my hands. The only thing I could do was play well and try and make the manager change his mind."

The England midfielder only heard of Rodgers's reappraisal as he was walking out of Anfield on Saturday night. "If he wants me to stay now that just shows how quickly things can change in football," said Downing, with an element of surprise that was surpassed when Rodgers initially announced he could leave.

Downing said: "The manager was pleased with me at the start but then things changed very quickly and I was told I could go. I don't know who makes that decision but one minute I was told I was doing well and the next I was told I could go, so it was a bit confusing.

"It was confusing that I was in the team and then I was told I could leave but all a footballer can do in that situation is try to change the manager's mind. If it was a gee-up for me to tell me I could go, if it was meant to be a kick up the arse, then maybe it has worked because the performances are coming now and hopefully it continues.

"I want to stay. I never wanted to leave but obviously I was out of the team, I was frustrated as a result of that, and in that situation you have to look at something if it crops up. The only thing I can do is play well and make him keep me here. I am pleased it has come together because I have worked hard to get to a club like this and I don't want to leave in a hurry."

What a gimp.
Get rid.

 

[Mersey86]

If it wasn't for Carroll he'd be our worst signing ever.

Newcastle fans will laugh at us for years over that - especially when he goes back there and becomes the 25-35m striker again.

 

[Modo]

Newcastle fans will laugh at us for years over that - especially when he goes back there and becomes the 25-35m striker again.

The only way he'll become a £25-35 Million striker is if inflation strikes Britain and the economy goes down the toilet.

 

[Mersey86]

.. or he plays more consistently like he did in the Cup semi-final and final and at other times towards the end of last season - which we conveniently forget, because its easier to slag him off.

 

[mark1975]

Does Modo have to like every post slating Downing? What a fucking plank.

 

[Modo]

He went to a team that basically plays to his strengths. Bullies opponents, long balls, direct play etc.
How many goals has he scored?

1.

 

[Modo]

Does Modo have to like every post slating Downing? What a fucking plank.

Season of giving, isn't it?

 

[Vlads Quiff]

Downing said: "After our conversation I just thought: 'I have to go for it.' I had nothing to lose. It looked as though I would be on my way in January so basically I had to play well to get a new club. It seems to be coming together now and I am pleased. It has been hard work at times but you have got to keep persevering, stay strong, and I got my reward against Fulham.

"Being told I could go was a kick up the arse. The moment that happens you are playing for a new club and looking for a move, while trying to play well at the same time. It seems to have gone well but I have never wanted to leave Liverpool. But it was out of my hands. The only thing I could do was play well and try and make the manager change his mind."

The England midfielder only heard of Rodgers's reappraisal as he was walking out of Anfield on Saturday night. "If he wants me to stay now that just shows how quickly things can change in football," said Downing, with an element of surprise that was surpassed when Rodgers initially announced he could leave.

Downing said: "The manager was pleased with me at the start but then things changed very quickly and I was told I could go. I don't know who makes that decision but one minute I was told I was doing well and the next I was told I could go, so it was a bit confusing.

"It was confusing that I was in the team and then I was told I could leave but all a footballer can do in that situation is try to change the manager's mind. If it was a gee-up for me to tell me I could go, if it was meant to be a kick up the arse, then maybe it has worked because the performances are coming now and hopefully it continues.

"I want to stay. I never wanted to leave but obviously I was out of the team, I was frustrated as a result of that, and in that situation you have to look at something if it crops up. The only thing I can do is play well and make him keep me here. I am pleased it has come together because I have worked hard to get to a club like this and I don't want to leave in a hurry."

He must be uber-thick and a lazy twat , - fuck him off.

We won't however as we will just be stuck with him.

 

[Fox]

That interview with downing is shocking. It just comes across as I'd better play now to get a new club

It makes him sound lazy and can't be arsed

 

[mark1975]

He must be uber-thick and a lazy twat , - fuck him off.

We won't however as we will just be stuck with him.

Vlad, we've both defended many a player for the danger of being quoted out of context.

I tell you what, if he was that much of a cunt, I'd have thought we'd have seen a different response from his team mates, cf Gerrard' s response to 'that' pass.

 

[Vlads Quiff]

I don't think there is a lot you can take out of context there Mark. " Once I knew I had been sussed I thought I had better try harder"

 

[Molbystwin]

As one of many people who knew in my bones that Downing was a catastrofuck before we signed him i have to say fair play to him for his excellent performance ... more of the same please Mr.Downing.

 

[Molbystwin]

lets see him do it for 5 games before we get excited , there is no doubt he has the latent just never the right attitude

i would say the exact opposite, he never had the talent but he always had the attitude to make the best of what ability he did have. He got found out for being as average as he is when he stepped into the pressure at Anfield, we've seen genuinely special before and he isnt it, loses confudence and dwindles away. Eighteen months waiting for SOMETHING from him and he has the balls to shush the crowd.... he can fuck right off.... if it would take him off the wage bill i would take 5M.... which is what his base value is once youve taken off the English surcharge.... fucking awful player for us....

 

[Wilko7]

Aldo on Downing.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...bjectid=32494257&siteid=100252-name_page.html

 

[Gary25]

Aldo on Downing.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news//tm_headline=john-aldridge-stewart-downing-did-well-8211-but-what-8217-s-with-the-celebration&method=full&objectid=32494257&siteid=100252-name_page.html[/quote]

Spot on that.

 

[Red Mullet]

StevieM - he scored, change your avatar?

 

[Wizardry]

Downing's comments do nothing to make the situation clearer. He says that he tried harder following the interview with Rodgers, but he doesn't explain why he hadn't been delivering - in fact he doesn't really accept that most of his performances have been very substandard.

I think it does, Portly.

I said something similar to you in another thread a week ago. Whether it's the pressure of the club, the team mates, the fans or what, Downing hasn't really given it a go here since his first 10 games. My comparison was with Johnson - if Downing had a go to the same level as Johnson we wouldn't need a new winger.

In the article above he tells us that, after the heart to heart, he decided he had to just go for it. He's been playing within himself, without the courage to take the game on. Whether he needed direction or just needed some balls I don't know but he's been "existing" at Anfield for about a year. When he's taking the game on he's shown he can contribute; when he's not then he's nowhere near it.

 

[Wizardry]

i would say the exact opposite, he never had the talent but he always had the attitude to make the best of what ability he did have. He got found out for being as average as he is when he stepped into the pressure at Anfield, we've seen genuinely special before and he isnt it, loses confudence and dwindles away. Eighteen months waiting for SOMETHING from him and he has the balls to shush the crowd.... he can fuck right off.... if it would take him off the wage bill i would take 5M.... which is what his base value is once youve taken off the English surcharge.... fucking awful player for us....

Don't think so, Molby. His attitude has been absolute muck - from not touching the sign to the pussying out of challenges for over a year. We've all seen, to different degrees, the ability he's got at other clubs. He can ping in the crosses, can hit some rasping drives and got the pace to get in behind. For over a year he's been going through the motions, seemingly too afraid to try. Whether he's just not strong enough mentally I don't know but his attitude has most certainly not been what we want.

 

[StevieM]

He's just a very average player that only got noticed in the first place because he's about the only left sided attacking mid or winger that England have produced since.... I dunno... Lee Sharpe.

The fact he's never been able to make the left side of England's midfield his own when one of his major rivals appears to be a traffic cone, tells you everything you really need to know.

He doesn't have the burning desire or sheer force of personality to cover for his lack of ability - and he certainly doesn't have outstanding ability to mask his stunted personality.

Mid table team - he'll be fine, where his averageness won't look out of place.

 

[Y1]

He's just a very average player that only got noticed in the first place because he's about the only left sided attacking mid or winger that England have produced since.... I dunno... Lee Sharpe.

The fact he's never been able to make the left side of England's midfield his own when one of his major rivals appears to be a traffic cone, tells you everything you really need to know.

He doesn't have the burning desire or sheer force of personality to cover for his lack of ability - and he certainly doesn't have outstanding ability to mask his stunted personality.

Mid table team - he'll be fine, where his averageness won't look out of place.

You can now take off the masked Downing Avatar now. He had scored one and assist one in a league game, the same league game! Whether he will do more or not does not matter, what matters is that we have been released from the curse of a non scoring non assisting Downing.