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[Danilo Kunhar]

Rodgers: Origi has everything

Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool have secured one of the brightest young talents in world football in the shape of Divock Origi.

The 19-year-old put pen to paper on a long-term deal with the Reds at their team hotel in America, and he'll return to Lille to spend the 2014-15 season on loan with the French club.

However, Rodgers is confident Liverpool will reap the long-term benefits of signing a player he feels can 'light up world football'.

He told Liverpoolfc.com: "For me, he can be one of the most exciting talents in world football. I genuinely believe that.

"You see a lot of good players, but this kid - for 19 years of age - he burst onto the scene at the World Cup, but we'd tracked him before that, we'd seen him as a young player playing in the youth internationals. He has everything to be world class.

"He's super fast, has a wonderful touch, he's a good size and is aggressive. What I like, and what I have in other players, is that humility to work hard.

"I've seen enough of him over the course of the last couple of seasons to think this is a kid who, coming into the right environment, can genuinely be world class.

"He will go back to Lille and play there for the season on loan, but by signing him, we'll have a wonderful player - not only now when he comes in next season, but also in the future.

"He can light up world football, for sure."

[goleador2000]

He has everything to be world class.

"He's super fast, has a wonderful touch, he's a good size and is aggressive. What I like, and what I have in other players, is that humility to work hard.

"I've seen enough of him over the course of the last couple of seasons to think this is a kid who, coming into the right environment, can genuinely be world class.

"He will go back to Lille and play there for the season on loan, but by signing him, we'll have a wonderful player - not only now when he comes in next season, but also in the future.

"He can light up world football, for sure."

Mit Divock Origi (19) haben wir uns einen Rohdiamanten geangelt

In 1-3 Jahren ist der Junge wohl ein Vielfaches der kolportierten Ablöse von 13 Mio. € wert. Ein weiteres Jahr beim OSC Lille (mit dem er möglicherweise auch den Einzug in die CL schafft) wird ihm sehr gut tun um Spielzeit zu bekommen bzw. seine Entwicklung voranzutreiben. Good luck, young lad !!!

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[Jay Gooner]

ist die erste Verpflichtung heuer um die ich euch richtig beneide. congrats

[goleador2000]

Liverpool's summer signings so far:

Striker Rickie Lambert, 32, was signed for £4m from Southampton

Midfielder Adam Lallana, 25, was signed for £25m from Southampton

Midfielder Emre Can, 20, was signed for £10m from Bayer Leverkusen

Winger Lazar Markovic, 20, was signed for £20m from Benfica

Defender Dejan Lovren, 25, was signed for £20m from Southampton

Striker Divock Origi, 19, was signed for £10m from Lille

Wenn man die kolportierte Ablöse von Suarez dagegenhält (£75m) und potentielle Spielerverkäufe in Erwägung zieht (Agger, Lucas, Borini, Assaidi, Reina) die uns auch noch geschätzte £20-30m einbringen, haben wir - wenn noch die 1-2 von Brendan erwünschten full backs kommen - den Kader optimal in der Breite verstärkt und das net spending schaut im Hinblick auf das FFP auch sehr gut aus. Very good work from LFC so far.

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[ShanklysSon]

ist die erste Verpflichtung heuer um die ich euch richtig beneide. congrats

Ich beneide euch dafür um Sanchez.

[Jay Gooner]

gut, wer nicht

aber war doch nicht der einzige, markovic hab ich vergessen. also mmn kauft ihr schon sehr gut ein . man vergleiche das mal mit downing und carrol Zeiten

[Danilo Kunhar]

gut, wer nicht

aber war doch nicht der einzige, markovic hab ich vergessen. also mmn kauft ihr schon sehr gut ein . man vergleiche das mal mit downing und carrol Zeiten

Die müssen sich aber auch erst beweisen.

Bei Downing war ich anfangs auch euphorisch.

Und der Topdeal wird auf lange Sicht eh Can sein und Lallana wird auch ein toller Spieler

[goleador2000]

THE BOSS BITES BACK IN USA PRESS CONFERENCE

Brendan Rodgers raves about lightning-fast Lazar Markovic as he believes pace will be key to life without Luis Suarez at Liverpool

It had been a humdrum press conference, the like of which are common during pre-season, when suddenly a topic arose to make Brendan Rodgers bristle.
‘How will Liverpool cope without Luis Suarez?’ came the question from the floor.
Rodgers, whose side had just beaten Olympiacos 1-0 on Sunday night in Chicago, fixed an icy glare on his inquisitor.
Nothing riles him more than the inference Liverpool were a one-man band last season and nothing will give him greater satisfaction than to retain his team’s vibrancy and potency without the forward who has departed for Barcelona.

‘What do I see when I look at the team?’ said Rodgers (right). ‘I see players who scored 70 goals last season. It’s fairly simple. Luis Suarez is not a Liverpool player any more, so we don’t need to talk about him. When we didn’t have Luis, we scored goals. That won’t be an issue.’
So how will he do it? The first true glimpse of what Liverpool will be like without Suarez arrived in Chicago and will be seen again tomorrow night here in New York, when they lock horns with Manchester City in the Guinness International Champions Cup tournament.
Speed is what Rodgers feels Liverpool need; jet-heeled wingers like Lazar Markovic and Raheem Sterling, swapping and interchanging from the flanks, charging at defenders and creating chances for Daniel Sturridge.
Rodgers deployed a 4-1-2-3 formation in Chicago, different to last year’s 4-1-3-2 model, with Jordan Henderson and another new boy, Emre Can, positioned just ahead of Steven Gerrard. The aim will be for Liverpool to swarm all over their opponents, blitzing them with devastating counter-attacks.
‘You look at young Markovic and Raheem, the pace of Daniel,’ Rodgers continued. ‘We have great variety in our attack, full of pace and trickery.
‘We have got people, like Markovic, who can beat defenders. I hope it will be another stand-out season for quality and entertainment.’

Sterling scored the only goal against Olympiacos but Markovic, a £20million signing from Benfica, caught the eye on his debut — one direct surge, memorably, tied two defenders up in knots — and he built on the impression he had made during training at Harvard University in Boston.
Already a Serbia international, the 20-year-old is regarded as one of the most promising young players in Europe. Rodgers has been raving about him since he arrived on Merseyside and with reason: consider these views, for instance, from Rui Costa, Benfica’s sporting director.
‘Markovic likes to take risks and attack,’ Costa explained. ‘He is very cold blooded when he’s in a one-to-one situation and he’s not afraid of facing the opponents. He’s eager to learn, so I think he will adapt quickly. He is a pure talent.’
If it clicks as Rodgers envisages, the amount of chances Liverpool create will not dwindle. Should that be the case Sturridge, whose role in the team is even more crucial in the post-Suarez era, will be the man to profit.

‘The manager has signed young, exciting players, up-and-comers as they call them,’ said Sturridge. ‘We are going to have a winning mentality and the ambition to move forward. We will be an exciting squad that plays attacking football. That’s the Liverpool way.
‘We are a young squad looking to put our stamp down in the Premier League and Europe as well.
‘We will try to move forward as a squad with a great manager behind us who has the exact same mentality. He is hungry for success. We all are.’
If this is a big season for Liverpool, as they strive to show that charge for the title was not a flash in the pan, the same can be said of Sturridge. Can he reproduce the 21 league goals he scored last time?

‘This is a huge club with a lot of players who can step up,’ Sturridge replied. ‘I wouldn’t say it’s by default that I’m the main man. Luis has left and that is football, he’s moved on but he’s doing it for himself and his family. As a team we will move forward, I wouldn’t say I’m the main man. We are going to do our best to move forward.’

Amen.

In Brendan we trust

[goleador2000]

Very good news. I'am delighted too:

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 3m
We are delighted to welcome @ryanbertrand3 to #SaintsFC on a season-long loan from @chelseafc. #SaintRyan

Beim International Champions Cup siegten die Reds gestern in New York nach einem 2-2 gegen ManCity nach regulärer Spielzeit (Henderson und Sterling trafen für den LFC, Jovetic scorte doppelt für die Sky Blues) mit 3-1 im Elfmeterschiessen. Zwar nur ein friendly, aber 2x einen Rückstand aufzuholen und nach penaltys über die Citizens zu triumphieren ist mal nicht so schlecht. Well done, lads !
http://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/9401095/Liverpool-beat-Manchester-City-after-a-Yankee-Stadium-penalty-shoot-out

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[GianfrancoZola]

Very good news. I'am delighted too:

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 3m

We are delighted to welcome @ryanbertrand3 to #SaintsFC on a season-long loan from @chelseafc. #SaintRyan

du weisst aber schon das ihr den nicht kaufen koennts nur weil er jetzt bei den Saints ist:)

[flootschi]

du weisst aber schon das ihr den nicht kaufen koennts nur weil er jetzt bei den Saints ist:)

Ich glaube Goleador will damit sagen, glücklicherweise kann Bertrand jetzt nicht mehr zu uns wechseln zmd. für ein Jahr!

[GianfrancoZola]

Ich glaube Goleador will damit sagen, glücklicherweise kann Bertrand jetzt nicht mehr zu uns wechseln zmd. für ein Jahr!

ich weiss, nur bei eurer Saints obsession im Moment hab ich mir es einfach nicht verkneifen koennen.

[flootschi]

ich weiss, nur bei eurer Saints obsession im Moment hab ich mir es einfach nicht verkneifen koennen.

Bei euch waren es die Hammers bei uns die Saints

[Danilo Kunhar]

Sterling ist einfach top top top

super first touch bei dem Tor gestern.

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[goleador2000]

Ich glaube Goleador will damit sagen, glücklicherweise kann Bertrand jetzt nicht mehr zu uns wechseln zmd. für ein Jahr!

Richtig, ich habe nach zuletzt gelesenen Meldungen, Tweets schon befürchtet, daß wir den für sündteures Geld (8 Mio. Pfund) holen, obwohl er nicht besser ist als Enrique, Flanagan oder Robinson. Obwohl ich mittlerweile der Meinung bin, jeden den Super-Mou nicht brauchen kann, macht ein anderer Coach zu einem Topspieler (Sturridge, Lukaku etc.) ergo Brendan viell. auch Bertrand weiterentwickelt hätte

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