Babel "can't cope" with Premier League

[Johnny]

I'm just back from the Netherlands after spending two long years working with them, they are the laziest race of people on gods green earth imo so to hear this from a young lad in peak physical shape doesn't surprise me one bit!! i'm surprised himself and Kuyt don't have to stop every 10 mins during a game for a coffee break

So all people from Holland are lazy????

[Kilteragh]

For a young player who is playing in a new country, starting most games from the bench and "can't cope with the physical demands" he has chipped in a with a nice few goals. Fair play son

Can't wait to see what he delivers when he can cope

[Darth Marty]

if his season ended today i would call it a success, he has chipped in with a few goals, made us all cream ourselves at his huge potential and when he plays as a sub he usually looks henry esque.

Long way to go but im excited at his future.

[-V-]

Calm down calm down. He has showed some touches of real class in there.

Also in my opinion he is progressing much faster than Ronaldo done in his first season or even Thiery Henry did in his first year.

We have a proper gem this time and given a season or 2 he should be amazing

[5aq1b]

chilllllll winstan

This guy has raw talent, Rafa is bedding him in, just like he should, unliked we did with Flo Po and Le Tallec.

This guy's gonna be world class, without a doubt.

[5aq1b]

i'm surprised himself and Kuyt don't have to stop every 10 mins during a game for a coffee break

I thought Kuyt already does ????

[Red Chilli]

Bloody hell if Babel's not coping what are the rest of our players doing lik Kuyt, Voronin, Pennant Leto, Riise etc etc.

[friedk]

It's a stupid, sensationalist headline, he was simply saying he's not ready to play each and every game, he knows that and so does Rafa.

It was a positive interview twisted to look negative.

[Vermilion]

It's a stupid, sensationalist headline, he was simply saying he's not ready to play each and every game, he knows that and so does Rafa.

It was a positive interview twisted to look negative.

Also he'll get stronger, he's very young & i'm glad we signed him.

[1 True Red]

It's a stupid, sensationalist headline, he was simply saying he's not ready to play each and every game, he knows that and so does Rafa.

It was a positive interview twisted to look negative.

[merv]

Lazy

So all people from Holland are lazy????

Not all of them are lazy but the vast majority that i encountered are tbh yes!!!

[merv]

I thought Kuyt already does ????

thats it he's drinking coffee from the lacozade bottles thats what enables him to run around "slowly" like a headless chicken for 90 mins without having a single shot on target Please send him to the glue factory in the summer Rafa!! If they'll have him he's wasting good oxygen out there on the pitch

[DannyMan2006]

Babel has not done very well, and I was certainly expecting more from him. As I'm sure 90% of everyone else was.

At the end of the day we were in for players like Quaresma and Mancini, the likes of who I would have expected a definite return from. Despite my disappointments with Babel though, I've seen enough to expect a big improvement next season.

He's got time on his hands and will come good.