Alberto Aquilani - The man bought from AS ROMA for about £17 Million. He was/is considered as a direct replacement for Xabi Alonso.
Aquilani passed his medical(dont know how) and he signed for Liverpool Football Club on the 7th of August.
Initially it was thought that he would make his debut against Sunderland on the 17th of October, but Rafa Benitez opted not to play him until he was 100% fit. Aquilani's first game for Liverpool was a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Carling Cup coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute.He made his long awaited Premier League debut coming on as a substitute(again). Rafa Benitez opted to start him against Fiorentina(Since we were out of the CL by then). From this day on, I thought that Rafa Benitez would select him in the starting line up in every match. But it was not to be. Aquilani's constant exclusion from the starting line up was sometimes due to sickness or a slight injury and yeah there were times when Rafa was just being stupid by not playing him.
When this happened(the sickness and injuries to Aquilani for which he was sidelined for 2 weeks), then came a thought in my mind. Is he becoming the next Harry Kewell? I mean they play well(Aquilani and Kewell) but their injury problems...damn.
Harry Kewell had an amazing first season scoring goals and had plenty of assists. But injuries after injuries made me and the fans angry. No doubt that he had potential to become one of the worlds best..(but) his injuries took the rough side. He was ultimately sold to Galatasaray.
Aquilani too has it in him to become one of the worlds best, but will injuries ruin his career ? We can only hope for the best. But I have my doubts over Aquilani's long term future. Will he be sold if injuries keep him out?
Im beginning to think that Alberto Aquilani is the next Harry Kewell.
WHATS YOUR SAY?
I think Alberto should be given his share of time. Peter crouch took a long long time to score his first goalfor us and went on to do better things as well. The lad is 'kwality' but injuries are the only bad thing about him so to speak. I believe Aquilani will be a different player next year in a way that we'll se ehim on the sidelines lesser than this season. Calling him the next Harry kewell seems harsh on the lad. Kewell was good, but as i said, Alberto Aquilani is KWALITY.
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