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[size=14pt]REDS DON'T MISS XABI SAYS AQUILANI [/size]

Tom Lake said:
ALBERTO AQUILANI reckons Liverpool are a BETTER side without Xabi Alonso.

The Italian midfielder was signed from Roma for £17million in the summer, three days after Alonso joined Real Madrid. He has made just two Premier League starts for Rafa Benitez's side after recovering from an ankle injury picked up last season.

Since Alonso quit Anfield, Liverpool have crashed out of the Champions League and have struggled in the Premier League. They are 12 points adrift of leaders Chelsea and have scaled their ambitions down to a top-four finish. Aquilani was bought to replace Alonso but has so far failed to convince the Liverpool faithful. But he insists the Reds are a stronger team without the influential Spaniard.

He said: "Benitez and my team-mates have told me that before this season the whole Reds game went through Xabi. With me just in front of Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard just behind the front man, we now have even more solutions in midfield.


"Xabi and I are two very different kinds of player. He is a much better playmaker, or 'regista' as we say in Italy, the one who starts the play. I like to get hold of the ball more and go inside or perhaps shoot after a 'give and go' with a midfield partner such as Stevie G or a striker like Fernando Torres, who is a magician when it comes to opening up space. In the early part of the season, we struggled a bit because I was injured and the team lacked this midfield geometry.

The injury-plagued Aquilani has endured a miserable time in England, making just five Premier League appearances so far. But the 25-year-old insists he's now ready to help turn Liverpool's faltering season around.


He said: "I feel reborn and I want to smash the world. It was so hard being all that time without playing. Believe me when I say to you that watching your team-mates training and playing while you do nothing but physiotherapy, gym exercises and routines in the swimming pool for rehabilitation is really difficult. But now that is over. I am fine and I just want to put it all behind me and not think about anything but playing. The rest will follow. If I remain in good health, I know I can play at a certain high level. "

"I know I have the confidence of manager, the rest of the management and my new team-mates. I know what I am worth on a football pitch and I want to do my absolute best in a very difficult season like this for the club and the fans."
 
Fucking hell. Words fucking fail.

Shut the fuck up you boss-eyed twat and start actually playing well before having a pop at Alonso (twice the player you are, btw)

We're fucking *shit* compared to last year because you're either injured/ slow/ shit or all three, and we have had to rely on that cunt Lucas instead of Xabi

And our season is over already

Apart from that, yeah, everything's great

Twat
 
I've read it three times ... and it is early in the morning .. but I cant actually see the bit where Aquilani himslef says Liverpool are abetter team without Xabi, apart from mayber "more soltions in midfield" and even that is a stretch to the headline
 
This is my fave line:

"Benitez and my team-mates have told me that before this season the whole Reds game went through Xabi. With me just in front of Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard just behind the front man, we now have even more solutions in midfield."

So we play in EXACTLY the same way, with EXACTLY the same players this is somehow better?

Well - let's hope.
 
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=38372.msg1030884#msg1030884 date=1263119047]
Fucking hell. Words fucking fail.

Shut the fuck up you boss-eyed twat and start actually playing well before having a pop at Alonso (twice the player you are, btw)

We're fucking *shit* compared to last year because you're either injured/ slow/ shit or all three, and we have had to rely on that cunt Lucas instead of Xabi

And our season is over already

Apart from that, yeah, everything's great

Twat
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so you think aquilani is going to say we miss alonso badly considering its blatantly obvious that we was bought to replace alonso
:🙂
 
[quote author=Dee link=topic=38372.msg1030875#msg1030875 date=1263118468]
[size=14pt]REDS DON'T MISS XABI SAYS AQUILANI [/size]

Tom Lake said:
ALBERTO AQUILANI reckons Liverpool are a BETTER side without Xabi Alonso.


"Xabi and I are two very different kinds of player. He is a much better playmaker, or 'regista' as we say in Italy, the one who starts the play.
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[quote author=Dee link=topic=38372.msg1030875#msg1030875 date=1263118468]
[size=14pt]REDS DON'T MISS XABI SAYS AQUILANI [/size]

Tom Lake said:
ALBERTO AQUILANI reckons Liverpool are a BETTER side without Xabi Alonso.

The Italian midfielder was signed from Roma for £17million in the summer, three days after Alonso joined Real Madrid. He has made just two Premier League starts for Rafa Benitez's side after recovering from an ankle injury picked up last season.

Since Alonso quit Anfield, Liverpool have crashed out of the Champions League and have struggled in the Premier League. They are 12 points adrift of leaders Chelsea and have scaled their ambitions down to a top-four finish. Aquilani was bought to replace Alonso but has so far failed to convince the Liverpool faithful. But he insists the Reds are a stronger team without the influential Spaniard.

He said: "Benitez and my team-mates have told me that before this season the whole Reds game went through Xabi. With me just in front of Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard just behind the front man, we now have even more solutions in midfield.


"Xabi and I are two very different kinds of player. He is a much better playmaker, or 'regista' as we say in Italy, the one who starts the play. I like to get hold of the ball more and go inside or perhaps shoot after a 'give and go' with a midfield partner such as Stevie G or a striker like Fernando Torres, who is a magician when it comes to opening up space. In the early part of the season, we struggled a bit because I was injured and the team lacked this midfield geometry.

The injury-plagued Aquilani has endured a miserable time in England, making just five Premier League appearances so far. But the 25-year-old insists he's now ready to help turn Liverpool's faltering season around.


He said: "I feel reborn and I want to smash the world. It was so hard being all that time without playing. Believe me when I say to you that watching your team-mates training and playing while you do nothing but physiotherapy, gym exercises and routines in the swimming pool for rehabilitation is really difficult. But now that is over. I am fine and I just want to put it all behind me and not think about anything but playing. The rest will follow. If I remain in good health, I know I can play at a certain high level. "

"I know I have the confidence of manager, the rest of the management and my new team-mates. I know what I am worth on a football pitch and I want to do my absolute best in a very difficult season like this for the club and the fans."
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I don't know why you've made such a feature of the headline. That's not what he said at all.
 
[quote author=Delinquent link=topic=38372.msg1030899#msg1030899 date=1263119864]
I don't know why you've made such a feature of the headline. That's not what he said at all.
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Because that was the headline all across the top of the football pages of the NOTW and was bound to trigger off a few.

Also it is quite amusing as the article actually contains a quote from aquialina saying Xabi is better!
 
Sensationalism to the max, completely sensible quotes and the headlines don't match. And I think it has becoming more obvious that Rafa intends to sit Lucas when all are healthy which is music to my ears.
 
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[quote author=Brendan link=topic=38372.msg1030884#msg1030884 date=1263119047]
Fucking hell. Words fucking fail.

Shut the fuck up you boss-eyed twat and start actually playing well before having a pop at Alonso (twice the player you are, btw)

We're fucking *shit* compared to last year because you're either injured/ slow/ shit or all three, and we have had to rely on that cunt Lucas instead of Xabi

And our season is over already

Apart from that, yeah, everything's great

Twat
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so you think aquilani is going to say we miss alonso badly considering its blatantly obvious that we was bought to replace alonso
:🙂
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No, but he'd be wise to shut the hell up since everyone bar Rafa and Montse can see that we're shit.

(Actually I'd bet Montse knows we're shit)
 
We don't have *even more* solutions in midfield though - our midfield has been fucking dreadful all season long.

Funnily, Aquilani would probably be a lot better alongside Alonso. Who is he going to give and go with in the current midfield? Lucas? Masher? Kuyt?
 
It's good to know that Aquilani has such an optimistic and positive attitude about what he can do for the team.

There's nothing in those quotes that is critical of Alonso. Aquilani is just stating his opinion that he is a different kind of player.
 
Boo fucking hoo, looks like it'd have been preferable if he said:

"Liverpool are screwed without Alonso, I'll be properly fit soon, but not much point as we'll never be as good as before."

He's actually suggested Alonso is a "much better playmaker" while pointing out his own strengths, this with at least talking up his ability to give it all for the side. Jeez.
 
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=38372.msg1030884#msg1030884 date=1263119047]
Fucking hell. Words fucking fail.

Shut the fuck up you boss-eyed twat and start actually playing
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YEAH! TAKE THAT AQUILANI!
 
Another quiet day at the NOWT offices, but at least it has SCM all worked up. With this and with Torres and SG being sold off, papers have been outstanding this sunday.
Hopefully Reading game won't be called off...
 
[quote author=Peatcheo link=topic=38372.msg1030962#msg1030962 date=1263133004]
Im sick of people acting like Aquilani is a flop, give him a fucking chance!
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Exactly.
 
[quote author=Biggus Dickus link=topic=38372.msg1030974#msg1030974 date=1263134731]
[quote author=Peatcheo link=topic=38372.msg1030962#msg1030962 date=1263133004]
Im sick of people acting like Aquilani is a flop, give him a fucking chance!
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Exactly.
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Someone called him our man in the wilderness.

Clueless reactionary journo's.
 
[quote author=Peatcheo link=topic=38372.msg1030962#msg1030962 date=1263133004]
Im sick of people acting like Aquilani is a flop, give him a fucking chance!
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He's apparently slow now aswel as being shit.
 
Oh dear.

I hope we have the "solutions" to get back in Europe and stop embarrassing ourselves week after week, because as of this moment, we've seen fuck all evidence of it.
 
And now Alonso has said what we've all known for a long time

Barry forced Anfield exit - Alonso

Alonso exited Liverpool in 2009 and joined Real Madrid in a deal worth around £30million.

Many Reds fans were unhappy to lose him, but Alonso admits his mind was made up 12 months earlier when Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez tried to sign Aston Villa's Barry.

The Barry deal failed to materialise, with the England international later joining Manchester City, but Alonso felt he was not wanted by Benitez from that point.

"The pursuit of Gareth Barry took some time for me to accept and, in all honesty, it changed the course of my future," Alonso told The People.

"I did get over it but it did take time for me to accept what had happened to me.

"Leaving Liverpool was one of the hardest decisions of my life, but after what happened with Barry I knew in my heart I had to tell Rafa that I wanted to go to Madrid when they came knocking at the door.

"I was still fairly young when I joined Liverpool and I had not only grown into the player I'd become there, but also the man I'd become."

Liverpool's form has dipped this season and many put this down to Alonso's departure - but he does not think that there is a major problem at Anfield.

"People talk about this Liverpool team but it is more or less the same one that was challenging for the title last season," he said.

"Liverpool have been very unfortunate with injuries this season, but they have started to put wins together again and I am sure they will secure a top-four place.

"When you have bad results it is not always easy to get back to winning ways, but they have managed to do that and now it is time for them to look upwards.

"They have a great squad and finishing in the top four is a must for them. I think it is something they will achieve.

"I would not offer advice to any of the players because they don't need me to tell them what to do, but I do offer them my friendship."

Alonso still has a special bond with Anfield and said: "I still see and speak with all the Spanish boys at Liverpool, but I also speak with others there. I am in regular contact with Stevie Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. I spent a lot of time at Liverpool and in those two I have made friends for life."

Alonso insists there is no bad blood between him and Benitez.

"There is no questioning that he is a good manager who can still bring success for Liverpool," he said.

"He doesn't operate the same way to a lot of other managers, but you can't deny that he is successful in what he does. He keeps his distance emotionally - you are the player and he is the manager and that's the way he likes it. You have to accept that.

"I will always respect Rafa for what he has done in football but, more importantly, I will always be massively grateful to him for the chance he gave me to join Liverpool.

"The club gave me so much and I made some great friends - and the Liverpool fans are beyond excellent.

"It was such a hard decision for me but I knew in my heart it was the right time to leave.

"It will always be a special place for me, and when I can I will always go back and watch the team and see my old friends."
 
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