Naby Keita

[Irishnev]

****e, good luck.... awful signing.

He was a “great signing” but utterly disappointing. I’ve always looked at him with glass half full as opposed to my half empty Hendo perspective. When he played he churned out statistical volume on so many radars but he just never passed Rte eye test. He was a massive failure if we are bring totally honest - what a coup it was to get him

[danperkins]

****e, good luck.... awful signing.

[Kenneth]

**** off

Our midfields been **** when we've constantly been getting 90+ points and making CL finals??

sure buddy

One average season and everyones forgotten how good a team we've been the last 5 years

I’m just messing.

I think everyone is pretty much arguing in agreement. He’s a decent player when he has had a prolonged run, which hasn’t happened very much. At his best he wasn’t really what we hoped he would be (energetic and technical box to box midfielder, aka “the missing piece of the jigsaw”) and didn’t justify the hype or fee, but could hold his own and follow instructions.

Anyway, he’s ****ing gone now so we can put this one behind us.

[RedReet]

A very effective component, as the performances and results prove when he played.

The injuries were of course a massive frustration.

Many dislike him for not being the player they imagined after they gorged themselves on Tik Toks and highlights vids for a year before he arrived.

CL win in his first season, league in his 2nd. Coincidence that the two seasons he barley played have been our two worst seasons under Klopp?

Naby.

[danperkins]

Yeah, our midfield options are ****.

[danperkins]

He was absolutely a flop, there’s simply no two ways about it.

Signed for 50 plus mil and he didn’t deliver anywhere near enough to justify that. Even if he was signed for half the fee, he’d still have under delivered.

[Exiled_red]

He was a good player when fit and was able to get a run of games, he showed what he could do, if he had been able to play at that kind of level for much of his time here he would have been a good signing. As it is I think he has proved to be a disappointing/poor signing. You can IMO be a good player but a poor signing.

People mention the international situations, but I think something our fans don't appreciate is how much playing for your country means to alot of players (this seems especially to be the case for African or South American players, and I don't think that is something you get away from.

[Buzzo]

**** off

Our midfields been **** when we've constantly been getting 90+ points and making CL finals??

sure buddy

One average season and everyones forgotten how good a team we've been the last 5 years

We’ve been spoiled. And supporters have very short memories.

It is time for a rebuild, but we can’t rewrite the past.

[Harv]

Yeah, our midfield options are ****.

**** off

Our midfields been **** when we've constantly been getting 90+ points and making CL finals??

sure buddy

One average season and everyones forgotten how good a team we've been the last 5 years

[Slinky Skills]

He played a massive part in making United look like right cunts on their own ground so the fee was worth it alone for that performance.

[Corndog]

He was absolutely a flop, there’s simply no two ways about it.

Signed for 50 plus mil and he didn’t deliver anywhere near enough to justify that. Even if he was signed for half the fee, he’d still have under delivered.

[Fivex]

I think expectations (not really his fault) were a lot higher than they should have been, based on the chase, the wait and the fee.

Good player but ultimately a complete letdown. Wouldn’t say a flop, but he should have done so much better. If we had split the same money on both a British youngster and a lower key, but stats favourable foreigner then I think we’d probably be in a better state than we are now.

Obviously the trophies along the way make the ‘what if’ a bit of a moot point - of course everyone would prefer to have had Naby here over the last few years and win the PL, vs not winning it. The main issue is we thought we were getting a world class player who we’d be able to sell on eventually for maybe double what we paid, and that not happening is a direct result of his time here.

[Kenneth]

Yeah, our midfield options are ****.

[Harv]

All players have howlers.

He also had moments of brilliance. His ability to retain the ball in tight spaces was excellent.

The fact Klopp continued to play him every time he became available after injury, despite how "bang average" he apparently was, tells you all you need to know really.

[Paul12]

no he wasn't.

I swear you only think players that can smash in goals from 30yards or score a goal a game are "good"

Naby is a good player when fit. Just unfortunately thats a rare occasion.

I agree that, when fit, he sometimes offered us something that was different and much needed - including a progressive midfield.

But he sometimes also had howlers snd the potential to hae a howler made him difficult to trust - although JK trusted him more than I would.