Bring back Cisse

[red g]

cisse and pennant are both ****. end of.

[dww]

Oddly of late I have come to the conclusion of late that two parts of Cisse's game are ideal for him to play on the right of our formation. 1/ Pace. 2/He gets into the box. I think in particular the latter has been missed in his absence.

I still wouldn't necissarily welcome him back though.

[AFII]

He is a better player than Pennant and Bellamy but that still doesn't make him good enough to play for us.

[Craig_H]

He is a better player than Pennant and Bellamy but that still doesn't make him good enough to play for us.

Totally concur with that.

[Guest]

Cisse took players on, had bags of pace, was direct and a goal threat from the right.

What does Pennant have in his locker than makes him a better option?

Pennant can do that and more. He's just short in confidence at the moment.

[KingKenny]

He is a better player than Pennant and Bellamy but that still doesn't make him good enough to play for us.

anfieldforever in a Cisse bashin' shocker..you still think owen is good enough for Lfc

[Guest]

anfieldanfield is just a depressing read really.

[Scotino]

Revisionism. Cisse did not take on players, he kicked the ball past them and then ran really really fast. Usually the ball had gone in to touch by the time he got there though.

He did run fast a really lot though, usually 'cos his first touch was so bad that the ball bounced off of him.

Pennant is no superstar but at least he does:

Track back
Put in a decent cross.
Has a nice pass on him.

And he doesn't:

Upset team morale by screaming and scowling at everyone.
Stand around looking pissed off and not pariticpating in the game due to some percieved wrong.

True that man!!!

Cisse's time has come and gone. Move on. For a change try and think of something to do to help JP rather than drag him down. If the fans (those on the boards as well) get on his back then it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

YNWA JP.

Cisse's not here anymore. He's not coming back either, so please let's forget him. Pennant's the one wearing a red shirt now, he deserves our support (a boost and not our boos as someone said earlier today). And besides, I thot it was Bellamy who replaced Cisse and not Pennant. Was cos Cisse wasn't impressing Rafa upfront he went right. I say we wait till May before we make any comments about Bellamy and Pennant, we can't trade either of them before then anyway.

[Craig_H]

Pennant can do that and more. He's just short in confidence at the moment.

Mate, Pennant has 9 goals in his entire professional career. NINE.

Cisse scored 19 in all comps last season. Most of them from right wing.

I dont think Cisse's upto much personally, but if it's a choice of him or Pennant, i'd happily drive Pennant back to Brum myself and meet Djibs at the airport when he returns.

[Insider]

Whenever I think of Cisse I find it hard to get the FA Cup final out of my head. In particular those boots. Odd-coloured ones in the first half and high-visibility ones in the second. Embarrassing.

Then I think of that sitter he missed against Man United.

And he hated being played on the wing - and he made sure everybody knew about it.

£14million he cost.

We've moved on now. Or at least most of us have.

[REDSCOUSER]

We can only judge how good Bellamy is to LFC at the end of the season. As much as I wanted Cisse to stay, Rafa could not find a way of fitting him into the system he wants to play.
I watched Cisse for 3 years at Auxerre before he joined us and he did very well in a 4-5-1 system where he was the focal point of the attacks.
Rafa prefers the old & trusted 4-4-2 so Cisse did not fit in it. End of.
I'd love to see him back but sadly it's not going to happen.

[REDSCOUSER]

Whenever I think of Cisse I find it hard to get the FA Cup final out of my head. In particular those boots. Odd-coloured ones in the first half and high-visibility ones in the second. Embarrassing.

Then I think of that sitter he missed against Man United.

And he hated being played on the wing - and he made sure everybody knew about it.

£14million he cost.

We've moved on now. Or at least most of us have.

another poor post today on est1892, no offence like but who cares what boot colour he wears. Also, you seem to have selective memory son. Mention 1 bad miss but forgot to mention all the goals he scored.

[Insider]

another poor post today on est1892, no offence like but who cares what boot colour he wears. Also, you seem to have selective memory son. Mention 1 bad miss but forgot to mention all the goals he scored.

The boots mention is important - like Bruno Cheyro proved, bad boots can emphasise bad players.

My favourite Cisse moment was in a European tie, can't remember which one, and he was brought down near the main stand. He turned to the stand, still sat on the floor, and urged them to get behind the team.

He did score some good goals too, but wasn't prepared to do as he was asked - or so it seemed. He didn't pick his transfer fee I know, but what was GH thinking to pay so much?

The main point though is that he's not wanted by Rafa, he's on loan and unless I'm mistaken he can't come back now, unless his injury doesn't clear up quickly enough for the terms of the loan+transfer deal.

People asking for us to bring him back? Ridiculous really.

I had as many reasons to dislike him as I had reasons to like him probably. But I wish him well in France.

[REDSCOUSER]

The boots mention is important - like Bruno Cheyro proved, bad boots can emphasise bad players.

My favourite Cisse moment was in a European tie, can't remember which one, and he was brought down near the main stand. He turned to the stand, still sat on the floor, and urged them to get behind the team.

He did score some good goals too, but wasn't prepared to do as he was asked - or so it seemed. He didn't pick his transfer fee I know, but what was GH thinking to pay so much?

The main point though is that he's not wanted by Rafa, he's on loan and unless I'm mistaken he can't come back now, unless his injury doesn't clear up quickly enough for the terms of the loan+transfer deal.

People asking for us to bring him back? Ridiculous really.

I had as many reasons to dislike him as I had reasons to like him probably. But I wish him well in France.

It's not difficult to see the he ain't coming back. If it was not for his injury Rafa would have had an extra 8£ m to use but anyways. Good luck to Djibs, I'm sure he's gonna be a hit back in France.

[Red Chilli]

He is a better player than Pennant and Bellamy but that still doesn't make him good enough to play for us.

BUMP