Albert

[Guest]

Tell me, what made you think i was nearly 20???

I think you started on here with a moniker under your name, "I'm 19" or something of the same ilk.

[Marky]

But what would Tupac say?

'Got shot 5 times but I'm still breathing...living proof there's a God if you need a reason.'

[BobTheCharmer]

The ass-licking of Riera on this forum is puzzling an bemusing in the extreme.

Can somone tell me how many assists and goals has he racked up in his 18 months at Liverpool?

He's distinctly average and always be, plus he's as bad as Harry Kewell on the injury front.

27. The same number of times you get called a cunt on a saturday night.

[Marky]

I think you started on here with a moniker under your name, "I'm 19" or something of the same ilk.

Yeah, that would have been 3 years ago when i was 19.

Time stands still for no-one, not even me.

[Fierce]

Marky

Still gets all these bites, after so many years

I salute thee

[saj]

The ass-licking of Riera on this forum is puzzling an bemusing in the extreme.

Can somone tell me how many assists and goals has he racked up in his 18 months at Liverpool?

He's distinctly average and always be, plus he's as bad as Harry Kewell on the injury front.

More than you did....

Just kidding mate. I see where you're coming from and kind of agree. The key thing with Riera is that he add's balance and Insua benefits more when Riera plays than when Benayoun plays on the left. He also gets exposed less. So Riera, individually does not provide a great deal but him playing benefits the team more. And he can chip with in with the odd goal and has a pretty mean cross on him from corners and when he's on the right and puts in an inswinger. Don't forget, it was his cross/pass that led to the goal on Saturday (albeit via Insua and Aqulani)

[Exiled_red]

I don't think you can solely measure someones impact on the team in terms of number of goals and assists, I though the Alonso situation had demonstrated that.

[Shaggy]

I don't think you can solely measure someones impact on the team in terms of number of goals and assists, I though the Alonso situation had demonstrated that.

We are just, invariably, a better side when Riera's in it. You'd have to be blind not to see that.

[Marky]

More than you did....

Just kidding mate. I see where you're coming from and kind of agree. The key thing with Riera is that he add's balance and Insua benefits more when Riera plays than when Benayoun plays on the left. He also gets exposed less. So Riera, individually does not provide a great deal but him playing benefits the team more. And he can chip with in with the odd goal and has a pretty mean cross on him from corners and when he's on the right and puts in an inswinger. Don't forget, it was his cross/pass that led to the goal on Saturday (albeit via Insua and Aqulani)

Yeah i know what you're saying.

I dont mean Riera is completely ****e but i really think we need better...

Ideally we should look to bring in a top quality left sided player and keep Riera as a squaddie
(not sure he'll be happy with that mind).

Left wingers are a dying bread though, gutted that we didn't go for Adam Johnson

[BobTheCharmer]

Yeah i know what you're saying. I'm not saying Riera is completely ****e but i really think we need better. Ideally we should look to bring in a top quality left sided player and keep Riera as a squaddie(not sure he'll be happy with that mind).

Left wingers are a dying bread though, gutted that we didn't go for Adam Johnson

the transfer window is closed. We have a player back from injury that adds balance to the team. Life is good no?

[Dirk07]

We are just, invariably, a better side when Riera's in it. You'd have to be blind not to see that.

totally agree, and this is with him just returning.

[saj]

Yeah i know what you're saying.

I dont mean Riera is completely ****e but i really think we need better...

Ideally we should look to bring in a top quality left sided player and keep Riera as a squaddie
(not sure he'll be happy with that mind).

Left wingers are a dying bread though, gutted that we didn't go for Adam Johnson

The problem Marky is that it just doesn't make sense posting so vicously against him and the likes of Gerrard because what can we do, especially with the financial constraints on the club. If you take Riera out, who else do we have who is better? If we take Gerrard out, who do we have who is better? And who else can we sign given our budget mid season who is better than Riera? I think realistically Turan and at a push Mata are players we may be able to afford.

But for now, I would much rather see Riera on the left than Benayoun. And I too do agree he's average but he's steady and gives us the balance we've missed all season. With him in our team, it feels when watching the game that the players know what to do on the pitch - they seem to have more direction

[RedReet]

He's distinctly average and always be, plus he's as bad as Harry Kewell on the injury front.

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There's 3 left wingers in the Premiership that are better that Riera.

[the rev leeroy brown]

not riera's biggest fan but he does give us a much better balance when he plays left side. trouble is i'd still rather see a team sheet with benni on it than riera as i beleive he will create more for us. again trouble being that insua is woefull and needs support in defense every game. more trouble being that riera is our only out and out left "winger" and thats what we are crying out for.

[frank the tank]

i think we have played better in recent weeks with riera in the team because the rest of the team have been so ****e as well..... and we have been shafted by injuries.....

if gerrard, kuyt, maxi, beni were all fit and on form, then would riera be a starter???? im not so sure.... personally, i'd prefer beni on the left, gerrard through the middle, and either maxi or kuyt on the right.... (i'd actually prefer gerrard to play in midfield and play dirk up front with torres but in rafa's 4-2-3-1 formation i am talking about)

at the end of the day, a fully fit riera is a very handy player to have in the squad.....

that said, if we could get our 8m back for him, i reckon rafa would take it and chance his arm with another player.....