Aquilani

[Shaggy]

No, they will go back after the game tomorrow as far as I know.

They go back after Kaiserslautern I think..??

But the following clip shows the whole squad at Melwood. Cole, Aquilani and the whole Swiss lot training together with Gerrard et al who'd remained back home....

http://www.footylounge.com/films//liverpool-fc/gerrard-and-cole-melwood-video_73b3d4fa3.html#

[Shanks]

everytime this thread gets bumped I presume its for an injury

Apparently it's not serious but it's a knock all the same. It was enough to bring him back anyway..

[Mostar]

Back at Melwood after taking a knock...

I was looking forward to him taking the Prem by storm this season..

I hope it is not serious, is it?

[red g]

Apparently it's not serious but it's a knock all the same. It was enough to bring him back anyway..

any knock with aqiliani is potentially serious

[Shaggy]

Apparently it's not serious but it's a knock all the same. It was enough to bring him back anyway..

They're all back! And you posted the link in the first place

[pondus]

But the following clip shows the whole squad at Melwood. Cole, Aquilani and the whole Swiss lot training together with Gerrard et al who'd remained back home....

http://www.footylounge.com/films//li...3b3d4fa3.html#

Just the world cup players +Aquilani +a couple of others. Roy said in an interview today they would go home after the game tomorrow.

[Shanks]

They're all back! And you posted the link in the first place

That's just the senior players in that clip?

Gerrard and Carra never went to Swiss.. The rest are still there... (waits patiently before posting wank smiley back)

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[Shaggy]

Oh okay ...I take it back. So Cole, Aquilani and two or three other youngsters (spotted in the clip but couldn't make out who they were, I also thought I saw Lucas?) have gone back, but everyone else has stayed?

[pondus]

Oh okay ...I take it back. So Cole, Aquilani and two or three other youngsters (spotted in the clip but couldn't make out who they were, I also thought I saw Lucas?) have gone back, but everyone else has stayed?

Yup

[Shanks]

Still a worry over Aquilani though..
Once the prem hackers get onto how fragile he is, the lad will get booted all over the park.

[Shaggy]

Yup

Should be a cracking side out tomorrow then.

[JohnDoe]

Aquilani will be the new Lucas. Fans on here will slate him no matter how well he plays because he's not Alonso.

That won't happen. They'll never get the chance to slate him because he's never going to play!

[Mike]

Should be a cracking side out tomorrow then.

You sarcastic ****.

[SB]

That won't happen. They'll never get the chance to slate him because he's never going to play!

[Mostar]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6277121,00.html

Aquilani must prove himself

Reds boss wants Italian to show his fitness

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has challenged midfielder Alberto Aquilani to prove he is worth the money they paid for him.

Former Reds boss Rafa Benitez shelled out £17million for the Italian playmaker last summer as a replacement for Xabi Alonso, who moved to Real Madrid.

Aquilani, however, failed to recover from a serious injury all season, with Benitez lacking faith in the player's fitness and often leaving him on the bench.

The appointment of Hodgson, however, has seen a new opportunity for the 26-year-old to make an impression and show his fitness, and the new Reds boss admits he has been impressed with what he has seen so far.

"We have done a lot of tactical work with our fitness people but we've only really scratched the surface," said Hodgson.

"Alberto has come out of it very well, as has Lucas, who is the only player who can really say he is a Liverpool first-team regular.

"But Alberto has got to use this pre-season to put all his fitness problems behind him. What I have seen in the last three weeks working with him has been encouraging and he's working well."

N'Gog future
Another player hoping to establish himself at the club is French striker David N'Gog.

The youngster was often used as a lone striker by Benitez last season in place of Fernando Torres, who spent a frustrating amount of time on the sidelines for the club.

But N'Gog believes he has a future at Anfield despite only showing glimpses of his talent at times and has been linked with a move to West Brom.

"I know speculation is part of football and we have to deal with it. If we bring in new players, it is good for the team," said N'Gog.

"But I am a Liverpool player. I want to be involved in the first team at Liverpool.

"My confidence is good. Now I have to do my job and give my best for the team.

"I am more experienced now and I want to be involved, play as many games as I can and score goals to help the team win.

"The club had a difficult season last year but I want to prove we can get back into the top four. I am confident about this."