Mark Gonzalez

[Morph]

Ofcourse, my tongue was in his cheeks.

Eh?

[anfieldanfield]

Eh?

This 'trying to be funny' thing is harder than it sounds, eh Morphy ?

[Tom]

He's had a bad virus that's been draining. He's basically not match fit and it shows.

[Craig_H]

He's had a bad virus that's been draining. He's basically not match fit and it shows.

Did the virus smack him in the face?

[Morph]

He's had a bad virus that's been draining. He's basically not match fit and it shows.

I originally thought something along those lines

[Red_Al_77]

He's had a bad virus that's been draining. He's basically not match fit and it shows.

Don't let facts get in the way of rumour Tom.

[Morph]

This 'trying to be funny' thing is harder than it sounds, eh Morphy ?

eh?

[Morph]

Did the virus smack him in the face?

that was funny tho

[Shaggy]

I'm bloody desperate for Gonzalez to be a success. He was ****ing great in La Liga last season and if he can get back to that kind of form we'll have a proper player on our hands. I'm sad and frustrated that things haven't started well for him (although he's been far from poor) but it is very early days still and there's plenty of time for him to come good.

I'm just worried about it. We went to great lengths to sign him, kicked up a major fuss over the work permit thing, yet Rafa seems reluctant to trust him. Strangely he opted to start him at Old Toilet when he's given him very few starts otherwise, so there are signs Rafa still has faith.

Personally I want to see him starting every week on the left and give the lad a run of games (which he's not once had) - but something seems to be preventing that situation from arising. Maybe it's just injuries - he's had more than his fair share of niggles and illness - but I fear it's more than that.

I don't wish to fuel any silly rumours.

[kurtangle01]

Ofcourse, it was half tongue in cheek.

Fair enough but the lad should be judged at the end of the season not afer a few games that have been blighted by injury.

Whenever I've seen him play he's impressed me quite a bit. He doesn't look like the finished article yet but I'm sure that he'll improve the more he plays.

[Craig_H]

Without wishing to annoy too many people, i'd be inclined to suggest that Mark Gonzalez and Jermaine Pennant are what happens when you allocate £10m to two wingers....

[kurtangle01]

I'm bloody desperate for Gonzalez to be a success. He was ****ing great in La Liga last season and if he can get back to that kind of form we'll have a proper player on our hands. I'm sad and frustrated that things haven't started well for him (although he's been far from poor) but it is very early days still and there's plenty of time for him to come good.

I'm just worried about it. We went to great lengths to sign him, kicked up a major fuss over the work permit thing, yet Rafa seems reluctant to trust him. Strangely he opted to start him at Old Toilet when he's given him very few starts otherwise, so there are signs Rafa still has faith.

Personally I want to see him starting every week on the left and give the lad a run of games (which he's not once had) - but something seems to be preventing that situation from arising. Maybe it's just injuries - he's had more than his fair share of niggles and illness - but I fear it's more than that.

I don't wish to fuel any silly rumours.

I remeber at the end of the Galatasary match when he seemd to be struggling a bit. After that he played at old toilet and didn't look as effective. I think it's injuries that have kept him out. And what's to say the black eye wasn't the result of an accidental trainig ground collision?

[Tom]

Did the virus smack him in the face?

With a leek apparantly.

[anfieldanfield]

Without wishing to annoy too many people, i'd be inclined to suggest that Mark Gonzalez and Jermaine Pennant are what happens when you allocate £10m to two wingers....

You're spot on.

Far too many 'possibilities' have been purchased under Rafa's reign and not enough first team regulars.

[Tom]

We also have to give him the benefit of the doubt. In 2 years he's moved from south america to spain. then been uprooted again to merseyside. That's a huge cultural shift. Let's see where we are next season with this kid.