The more I watch Liverpool's Ryan Babel play, the more I think he plays like another lethal striker.
To me, he is the second coming of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Look, Babel seldom starts, and he makes most of his appearances as a late second-half substitute. But boy is he effective. It just seems that every time he comes on as a substitute, he is going to score.
And it's only a matter of time for him to score a hat-trick as a late substitute, a la Solskjaer.
But that raises another question: Which players are ahead of Babel in the depth chart, thus robbing him of his starting place?
Jermaine Pennant and Harry Kewell.
I have no beef about Pennant as he does have the occasional flashes of brilliance. But for Kewell, well, he deserves to be benched or sold to one of the teams in the lucrative leagues in the Middle East, to put it politely. It seems that every time Kewell tries to dribble around a defender, he would lose possession of the ball and then stumble onto the ground, a la myself back in the good old school days.
I understand Rafa Benitez's policy of having at least two players at every position for his team. But that doesn't mean that ANY player can take up a roster spot for the Reds.
2 comments:
Rafa thinks Babel is more like Henry in style, and he intentionally play him on the left to learn the trades of Premier League. Next season we are going to see him partnering with Torres. For young boys, don't rush him too much.
Liverpool needs width on the attack, as we often find them clogged in the middle of the field. Hopefullly Babel would become an effective winger to produce quality centre passes for Peter Crouch who, for some reason, never gains Rafa's confidence.
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