Rickie Lambert

[frank the tank]

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[lickedlollipop]

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still here...... and going on tour

[Cormack74]

There was a radio piece the other day which suggested he wants to see out his last year and the club are prepared to let him.

[Gazzla]

There was a radio piece the other day which suggested he wants to see out his last year and the club are prepared to let him.

I hope that's a joke. He couldn't get a game last year when we'd rather stick Lallana up front than play Lambert and now we've got 2 new strikers, A third on the way and Sturridge coming back to fitness. In what parallel universe does he think that he's going to get a game now when last year we'd rather play without a striker than pick him.

Let's be honest about this, he was only signed out of sentiment and in reality has been awful and looks every inch a lower league journeyman who's painfully slow and looks to have aged about 10 years overnight.

Was never Liverpool quality and needs shipping out as soon as

[Mostar]

I hope that's a joke. He couldn't get a game last year when we'd rather stick Lallana up front than play Lambert and now we've got 2 new strikers, A third on the way and Sturridge coming back to fitness. In what parallel universe does he think that he's going to get a game now when last year we'd rather play without a striker than pick him.

Let's be honest about this, he was only signed out of sentiment and in reality has been awful and looks every inch a lower league journeyman who's painfully slow and looks to have aged about 10 years overnight.

Was never Liverpool quality and needs shipping out as soon as possible

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[Cormack74]

I hope that's a joke. He couldn't get a game last year when we'd rather stick Lallana up front than play Lambert and now we've got 2 new strikers, A third on the way and Sturridge coming back to fitness. In what parallel universe does he think that he's going to get a game now when last year we'd rather play without a striker than pick him.

Let's be honest about this, he was only signed out of sentiment and in reality has been awful and looks every inch a lower league journeyman who's painfully slow and looks to have aged about 10 years overnight.

Was never Liverpool quality and needs shipping out as soon as

Haha it was serious, but like any gossip or opinion at this time of year it may not be accurate. TBH it was a couple of weeks ago and I can't even remember who said it now but I have a vague recollection it was someone believable.

[Fosterbloke]

Watching this, he looks like he should have been able to score goals for us. I can only assume that Liverpool FC was too big a move for him and he couldn't handle the pressure.

I like the guy and he's a supporter so all the best mate.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6v8TAmuiM"]Rickie Lambert Goals Skills 2014 - Welcome to Liverpool - YouTube[/ame]

[Mostar]

Watching this, he looks like he should have been able to score goals for us. I can only assume that Liverpool FC was too big a move for him and he couldn't handle the pressure.

I like the guy and he's a supporter so all the best mate.

He was never good fit for Liverpool and the chances of success were always small.

Even today vs Thai All Star he looked so out of depth and out of place.

It'd be the best for everyone if he finds the new club before the end of summer.

[BootRoom]

As well as not being able to handle the pressure of playing for a big club, he's been unable to cope with the attention of playing against players that are more motivated than they would otherwise be - we are a big draw and opponents raise their game and are extra motivated against us (as they are against other big teams), which is different to how teams go about their business against the likes of Southampton.

[dww]

Whether or not he was capable of playing for us we never played to his strengths. Same for Balotelli. I'm more inclined to give Lambert leeway in my judgement of him. Lots of players need some games to play their way into a system and we gave neither the opportunity and all of our preferred setups played against their strengths. With the possible exception of Borini, the way we played suited none of our fit strikers. It is of course possible that Rodgers deemed them all not good enough and focussed on finding other ways to score.

[Phoenix07]

Weren't the Southampton fans on their main forum going on about how he dipped in the second half of the season for them, and that he wasn't doing half of the things he was doing because of fitness? I think we ignored it because the sentimental stuff about the move was so great.

[Red_Polo]

Whether or not he was capable of playing for us we never played to his strengths. Same for Balotelli. I'm more inclined to give Lambert leeway in my judgement of him. Lots of players need some games to play their way into a system and we gave neither the opportunity and all of our preferred setups played against their strengths. With the possible exception of Borini, the way we played suited none of our fit strikers. It is of course possible that Rodgers deemed them all not good enough and focussed on finding other ways to score.

Couldn't agree more. That whole situation baffles me.

[Exiled_red]

Whether or not he was capable of playing for us we never played to his strengths. Same for Balotelli. I'm more inclined to give Lambert leeway in my judgement of him. Lots of players need some games to play their way into a system and we gave neither the opportunity and all of our preferred setups played against their strengths. With the possible exception of Borini, the way we played suited none of our fit strikers. It is of course possible that Rodgers deemed them all not good enough and focussed on finding other ways to score.

I found it odd that Borini wasn't given more opportunities last season, I think he is a somewhat limited player in terms of ability but or the three of them (Borini, Lambert and Balotelli) he seemed to be the most suited to the style of play we wanted, and he was quite hard working. But he seemed to get less games than either of the other two. It is elements like this that make me fear we will end up spending alot of money agains this summer on a striker, who may be a decent player but isn't suited to our system, and at the end of the coming season we find ourselves in the same position we are in now but having blow another £30m or so.

[Angryred]

I found it odd that Borini wasn't given more opportunities last season, I think he is a somewhat limited player in terms of ability but or the three of them (Borini, Lambert and Balotelli) he seemed to be the most suited to the style of play we wanted, and he was quite hard working. But he seemed to get less games than either of the other two. It is elements like this that make me fear we will end up spending alot of money agains this summer on a striker, who may be a decent player but isn't suited to our system, and at the end of the coming season we find ourselves in the same position we are in now but having blow another £30m or so.

His rejection of a move away probably cause discernation with management as could have scuppered our chances in getting someone else with his transfer fee along with the funds we used on Balotelli...gotta wonder about that?