The Ryan Babel Fan Club

[Parm]

Ryan Babel has thanked Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez for curing his tendency to get depressed on the pitch.

The 20-year-old Dutch winger, a £11.5m summer buy from Ajax, said: "Rafa knows everything about me, down to the fine details. Not just about my style of play, but my character too.

"He told me he had watched me play in an away game for Ajax, and it had struck him how easily I was influenced by the crowd.

"He saw how I was struggling when the fans turned against me. He could tell from my body language - I had unknowingly let my shoulders drop.

"But he told me that the abuse ought to make me stronger, saying the more the opposing fans swore at me, the more afraid of me they were."

Blimey, is there anything Rafa cant do?

[Pacman]

Blimey, is there anything Rafa cant do?

He's brilliant.

He spots everything I'm so glad he's our manager.

[red g]

Yes.

He'd also be telling my missus where she is going wrong and how I can get it in from wide area's.

[Pablo]

What a legend Rafa is. He's spot on as well of course. Babel does let things get him down a little and does need to work on it a bit. The goal against Derby will have helped him no end. If we can give him enough encouragement the lad could be an LFC legend.

[spider-neil]

babel is still affected by the crowd if you ask me, I think he was a little intimidated by the anfield crowd and only grew in confidence once he had scored.

[anfieldanfield]

Blimey, is there anything Rafa cant do?

Win the title ?