Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers in Rotterdam scouting trip

[Mojo]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers spent his Sunday checking on potential summer transfer targets, Sky Sports can confirm.
Rodgers was in attendance in Rotterdam, where Feyenoord

claimed a 2-1 win over rivals PSV Eindhoven.

A Feyenoord spokesman confirmed to Sky Sports that the Liverpool

boss was present: "We can confirm that Brendan Rodgers was here on Sunday."
Stefan De Vrij is understood to have been the main reason for Rodgers's visit to De Kuip and Sky Sports revealed back in December that Liverpool were tracking the Dutch international.
However, Rodgers would no doubt have also taken the chance to run the rule over a number of other players who have been linked to England in recent months.
For Feyenoord, Bruno Martins-Indi and Jordy Clasie will have been of interest, whilst for PSV the likes of Kevin Strootman

and Jeremain Lens would no doubt have been of interest too.


Not sure if this was posted (apologies if it was). Must admit I haven't seen any of the 5 players mentioned so cannot comment really, although I see we've been linked with the striker Jeremain Lens previously..
Anyone know anything bout these guys?
Could there have been someone else he was looking at?

 

[cloggypop]

He would love Clasie . He is "The Dutch Xavi" . Keeps the ball moving and is tiny .

 

[LeTallecWiz]

He would love Clasie . He is "The Dutch Xavi" . Keeps the ball moving and is tiny .

is De Vrij good?

 

[Mystic]

I read this as Rotherham first time!

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

is De Vrij good?

Here's an extract from an article published at TIA from December last year. The Pearce fella mentioned in the report is Alex Pearce from Reading (you can read about him in the upper part of the article at the link below).

Source: http://www.thisisanfield.com/2012/12/lfc-scout-report-alex-pearce-and-stefan-de-vrij/

Stefan de Vrij
Date of Birth: 5th February 1992 (Age 20)
Place of Birth: Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Club: Feyenoord
Position: Centre Back
Height: 6ft 2

Stefan de Vrij is a highly rated Dutch defender who plays his trade for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He is considered by many as the best defensive talent that has come out the Dutch football in a long time and the answer to the national team’s defensive woes.
Taking over the captains armband from Ron Vlaar, who left for Aston Villa, de Vrij has been nothing short of a revelation, putting in strong and dominant displays from the back. He is quick and physical in defending, good in the air and the ground, composed on the ball very much typifies the talent we should be after.

Good at marking and tracking players, what strikes me most about de Vrij’s game is timing of the tackle. He reads the opposition well and chooses his time to produce a tackle. Another pleasing aspect of his game is that he more often than not tries to play his way out of trouble. He active takes part in the build-up play and is adept at recycling possession.

He started off as a midfielder and is very comfortable and patient on the ball. He has also played a couple of seasons as right back, so he brings with him versatility too. Similar to Pearce, he can push up from defence and play the ball maintaining a high line. Composed beyond his age and with an impressive reading of the game, I very much expect him to develop in to a very good player. However he still suffers from those lapses of concentration and the occasional poor touch that are characteristic of a young defender but those should get weeded out with time and experience. He also needs to develop a little more patience on the ball to pick his passes. He has constantly kept improving since making his debut 3 seasons ago, and if he continues at the same rate the he will definitely become a good premier league level player.

His contract is set to run out at the end of the 2014 season, and would cost us a reported 8 million to get him. I can’t really see us going after him at that price but rumours are rife that Feyenoord sporting director Martin Van Geel has advised the owners to sell de Vrij if they are not able to reach an agreement regarding his contract soon. So while it would surprise me to see him make a move to Liverpool this season, he could very well be a realistic prospect in the summer transfer window. From the players perspective too it will be better for his devolvement too if he stays at de Kuip and gains some valuable experience.

 

[cloggypop]

is De Vrij good?

What Studsup says .

To be honest I have not really paid him that much attention . He is a defender so I have not really noticed him the few times I watched Feyenoord .He must be doing something right if he has the captains armband but Ron Vlaar had it before him .

Toby Alderweireld at Ajax is also highly rated and can play centre back and right back . We have been linked there as well .

 

[gkmacca]

De Vrij is where Steve McLaren keeps his beer.

 

[cloggypop]

De Vrij is where Steve McLaren keeps his beer.

Kept . He is gone .

 

[Hansern]

Both De Vrij and Alderweild are ace

 

[Wilko7]

Kept . He is gone .

The wally with the brolly? Surely not.

 

[cloggypop]

The wally with the brolly? Surely not.

Tis true .

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/02/steve_mcclaren_quits_as_fc_twe.php

 

[Rafiagra]

There seems to be a few quality Dutch players coming through. I think the Dutch style matches LFC's philosophy pretty well and I wouldn't mind a few of them moving here in the summer.

 

[StevieM]

There seems to be a few quality Dutch players coming through. I think the Dutch style matches LFC's philosophy pretty well and I wouldn't mind a few of them moving here in the summer.

What - have we changed our philosophy to internal bickering, self-imploding, underachieving & not actually winning anything.

... Oh?

 

[Ryan]

De Vrij is where Steve McLaren keeps his beer.

Very good.

 

[jexykrodic]

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone

 

[Mystic]

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone

Thanks for that.

 

[jexykrodic]

Thanks for that.

You're welcome. Here's some more:

And when faced with dull and dutiful
They fire red warning flares
Battle-khaki personality
With red underwear

 

[gkmacca]

Hi, Shteeve here, shadly now, how you shay, wiv out a job, eager to share shome of the valuable thingsh I've learnt during my time in de beautiful Netherlandsh. Okay. I shee you already know about 'de vrij' - a phrash we shay often in de shummer! - but did you know there are many other wordsh in de Dutch shpeak that are eashily explained? Yesh, it true! Sho here are shome that may help you when you go to vishit de football shtadia dere, Okay? Here goesh:


van der Wiel = a Ford Transit

van der Vaart = a smelly Ford Transit

de Jong = Jimmy Savile fans

Afellay = an effeminate man

Gullitt = start of big Dutch pop song that continues: 'de Dogs out!'

Sneijder = drunken humour

de Boer = a very dull person

van Persie = an effeminate man's wallet

Robben = a banker

Lens = belonging to Leonard

Huntelaar = a poacher

Narsingh = an Indian mime

van Wolfswinkel = something lurking inside Jimmy Savile's motorhome.

 

[the_khl]

haha