[quote author=SummerOnions link=topic=43858.msg1264935#msg1264935 date=1296156026]
Yep. People like Carra no doubt thrived under Rafa's style of management, but several players often seemed alienated and underused despite obvious talent - Riera, Crouch, Bellamy, etc
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Riera played 56 games in 2 seasons, how is that underused?
Albert Riera
Birthdate: 15.04.1982
Birthplace: Mallorca Spain
Other clubs: Real Mallorca, Bordeaux, Espanyol, Manchester City (loan), Olympiacos
Bought from: Espanyol
Signed for LFC: 8000000 31.08.2008
International debut: 13.10.2007 vs. Denmark
International caps: 16/4 (11/3 at LFC) - 14.10.2009
Liverpool debut: 13.09.2008
Last appearance: 11.03.2010
Debut goal: 18.10.2008
Last goal: 22.03.2009
Contract expiry: 23.07.2010
LFC league games/goals: 40 / 3
Total LFC games/goals: 56 / 5
Crouch played 134 Games for Liverpool between 20.7.05 and 26.04.08 Again how is that underused?
Peter Crouch
Birthdate: 30.01.1981
Birthplace: Macclesfield England
Other clubs: Tottenham(2), Dulwich Hamlet (loan), IFK Hässleholm (SWE - loan), QPR, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Norwich (loan), Southampton, Portsmouth (2)
Bought from: Southampton
Signed for LFC: 7000000 20.07.2005
International debut: 31.05.2005 vs. Colombia
International caps: 42/22 (27/14 at LFC) - 17.11.2010
Liverpool debut: 26.07.2005
Last appearance: 26.04.2008
Debut goal: 03.12.2005
Last goal: 26.04.2008
Contract expiry: 11.07.2008
LFC league games/goals: 85 / 22
Total LFC games/goals: 134 / 42
Lastly Bellamy played 42 games in his 9 months here and got shipped offf for running riot with a golf club and twatting Riise, again underused?