Aquilani

[Gibbo]

Is there a chance of Aquilani playing in our pre-season friendlies does anyone think? I hope so.

[Exiled_red]

Is there a chance of Aquilani playing in our pre-season friendlies does anyone think? I hope so.

I would imagine so, either to get him fit for the season with us or to put him back in the show window.

[pondus]

My bad, my eyes playing tricks. Was reading about him and read Maxi's age above. In that case would like to see him play for us next season, no brainer. Lennon can get stuffed.

Maxi's 30 though, isn't he?

[Mostar]

I think I would prefer to keep Aquilani than swap him for Lennon, I've never been convinced by Lennon.

Imo he would have been starter by now if Purslow didn't loan him stupidly to Juve.

[willa1975]

I think I would prefer to keep Aquilani than swap him for Lennon, I've never been convinced by Lennon.

I agree wholeheartedly. We paid 20m for for Aquilani. Lennon's worth 9m tops, including the added premium for being English, and would command similar wages.

Alberto's a good player. If someone comes in with a decent offer, then we should listen. But otherwise, even if he just ends up as a squad player, I'd rather have him coming on as an attacking midfield substitute than Cole or El Zhar any day.

[Kenneth]

It's not going to be economical to keep Aquilani as a squaddie.

And Lennon offers more than Aquilani IMO. Would be very happy to get him.

[rudedog]

If Aquilani was English, his price would be £25-30 million (IMO).

[Craig_H]

If Aquilani was English, his price would be £25-30 million (IMO).

Based on what exactly?

He's average at best, i'd be delighted to see him go to Spurs in exchange for Lennon.

[davegrady1]

if this lad can keep fit and get a full pre-season behind him the way we'll likely be looking to play should suit him down to the ground.

I think he could do quite well if we continue to play a similar system to what we were playing in the back end of last season. Of course if we get a decent offer for him I think we should take it, but we should at least wait and see how he goes in friendlies before he's totally written off. Agreed he probably needs to harden up a bit. Could also be quite effective coming on in last 15-20 mins coming in against a tiring midfield.

[Mattshark]

Based on what exactly?

He's average at best, i'd be delighted to see him go to Spurs in exchange for Lennon.

[Mostar]

Based on what exactly?

He's average at best, i'd be delighted to see him go to Spurs in exchange for Lennon.

And how would you categorize Lennon then?

Personally I'd take Aqua man over Lennon any day of the week.

[SB]

And how would you categorize Lennon then?

Personally I'd take Aqua man over Lennon any day of the week.

I'm prepared to give the lad some more time now that he's over his injuries that he arrived with 2 years ago. I hope he proves some people wrong and goes well and I really think Lennon is well over rated.

[jono]

Here's a good compilation of his contribution against Portsmouth. I like his movement. With Kenny in charge and him liking his players to get around I think if we do keep him he could prove to be valuable.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zklgnhA6x_E"]YouTube - ‪Aquilani vs Portsmouth‬‏[/ame]

[Kenneth]

Here's a good compilation of his contribution against Portsmouth. I like his movement. With Kenny in charge and him liking his players to get around I think if we do keep him he could prove to be valuable.

YouTube - ‪Aquilani vs Portsmouth‬‏

I watch that and think meh. It was against a poor team, he is slow with his first touch, and while there were a few nice long passes there were plenty that were inaccurate. And that was possibly his best game. Not enough for me.

[Arn]

Based on what exactly?

He's average at best, i'd be delighted to see him go to Spurs in exchange for Lennon.

He was our best player when he got the chance to play more often. He created a lot of chances and had a few assists.

Average as best my ass. If Gerrard had delivered in the same way then you would have said how excellent he is.