What’s all the fuss about Loic Remy then?
One name that has persisted in the transfer gossip columns and sports pages is that of French striker Loic Remy. The 23-year old Nice forward has reportedly been a target of West Ham, Stoke, Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal. Many more clubs across Europe have sent scouts to watch the forward who earned his second international cap last week. But is this player and his busy agent worth all the fuss and conjecture? Would Remy be able to live up to his ever burgeoning profile?
Goal-scorers have long been the hardest and most expensive position for clubs to fill. This partly explains why large sums are often charged for forwards who already have proven Premier League experience. Remy lacks that experience having spent his entire career in France but his attributes suggest he could adapt seamlessly to life in England’s top division. The forward who has been compared to Thierry Henry, started his senior career at Olympique Lyonnais. The youngster struggled to establish himself in their first team and was loaned to fellow Ligue 1 club Lens, where he found the net on four occasions. Such was the promise and potential of the 6ft striker, Nice decided to break their transfer record to sign Remy for 8 million euros in 2008. During his first season there he scored 6 goals in 6 games early on, then endured a relatively quiet period before hitting a purple patch later in the campaign. Remy scored 14 league goals last season in a faltering Nice team which finished 15th in Ligue 1.
Attuned to clinical finishing and playing in a variety of attacking positions his suitors patently believe he can take a step up to the PL. Remy appears to be a thoroughbred, possessing physical strength, skills, speed and scoring ability. He has been deployed as a lone striker but French football journalist, Tom Williams has inferred that he could struggle in this role against PL defences. “At Nice, he played from the right and he’s played from the left for the under-21s.” Williams additionally notes that Remy has used his pace to devastating effect when Nice adopt a counter-attacking style. PL scouts have sent glowing reports back to their respective clubs on the Frenchman who is technically proficient and a clean striker of the ball.
The wave of interest in his possible capture is due to this ability to perform in a range of forward positions, whether out wide or from deep. Put rather crudely strikers can be often be divided into two distinct camps. There are old-fashioned British style centre-forwards who rely on their physical presence and sense of timing and those who use their skill, wily movement and speed to unsettle defences. Remy’s potential to transcend this binary distinction explains his appeal to a diverse range of clubs.
This assortment of skills shows why clubs from Stoke to Arsenal have expressed an interest in Remy. He seemed destined for West Ham last month but the two clubs disagreed on the initial fee payment. Remy visited the Britannia stadium recently but stated that White Hart Lane would be his preferred destination. “A move to Spurs would be interesting,” he told L’Equipe. “Stoke is not a move I want. Nice is in real need of money and it should be adaptable with the price to help sell me.”
Remy’s club may not be as malleable as he wishes given their reluctance to lose the player for less that £13 million. Barring the exploits of Manchester City, the transfer window has been exceptionally peaceful to the extent that Stoke’s £8 million signing of Kenwyne Jones had the capacity to shock. Yet for a fee not on the scale of a Mario Balotelli or David Silva many PL clubs could score an early victory over their competitors by swooping for the talented Remy.
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Roy please buy Toivonen.Great for his age,not expensive.He would be a great understudy for Torres.I dont want this “new Henry!!!”…lool
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Liverpool ONLY sign John Arne Riise. No more other players.
KEEPER:
Reina
Jones
Gulacsi
LEFT BACK:
Riise (sign him)
Aurelio
RIGHT BACK:
Glen Johnson
Martin Kelly
CENTRE DEFENDER:
Carragher
Agger
Skrtel
Wilson
LEFT WING:
Ryan Babel
Jovanovic
RIGHT WING:
Maxi
DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD:
Poulsen
Lucas
HOLDING MIDFIELD:
Aquilani (can do dangerous passing for attact)
ATTACKING MIDFIELD:
Gerrard
Joe Cole
STRIKER:
Torres
Kuyt
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JOVA can play left winger & striker
GERRARD can play Centre midfield & attacking midfield
MAXI can play left wing & right wing
AGGER can play centre defend & Left back
BABEL can play left wing & forward
COLE can play left wing/centre midfield & behind striker
KUYT can play right wing & Striker.
YOUNG PLAYERS:
Jonjo
Kelly
Pacheco
AND MORE young talent players is there…
Soooo Why Still Liverpool Want To Sign More Players?
ONLY SIGN John Arne RIISE..
Everything Will Settle…!!!
PLEASE Roy DONT do the same mistake that benitez did before… I saw ur mistake in ur formation Vs Arsenal.
Already 20 years & Im Still Waiting Liverpool To EPL.
Plsss!!!
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Akash,33, people like you really make me feel sad. You don’t seem to trust our manager at all or why do you have to tell him who he has to sign and which players he has at his disposal. Don’t you think he knows better than you? I wonder why the board didn’t consider you talking over after Rafa left.
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Akash, please do not cut and paste this comment on any other posts…. you are just a laughing stock. Riise was a good player in his day, but was sold because was too slow and was a weakness. Obviously you are a seasoned critic with comments about Aquil. Kuyt as seconf to Torres, give me a break
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Roy Hodgson not a manager for the Top Teams…He only can manage middle class team…And he also always try to sign middle class players…So…Pls kick out the old man from my lovely team REDS before he spoil the team…His idea also like STUPID Bustard…!!! SON OF THE BITCH!!! And always said he want to sign this player….that player…this player …that player only with his mouth… Until now he didnt do anything…He just want to show that he is good…Stupid blady old man..!!!
Spoiling the team!! The worst manager in liverpool history since 1892…
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………..
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LETS PLAY 4-3-3 Attacking Game…..
Reina
Johnson-Carragher-Skrtel/Agger-Aurelio
Gerrard-Mascherano-Cole
Kuyt-Torres-Babel/Jovanovic
Play…
Attack-Attack-Attack and Attack..
Kill Every Team That We’re Meet.!
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