Is Babel on his way out?

Ryan Babel has come out and said he is not happy with his role at Liverpool of always having to come off the bench. Here we go again, another player who is complaining!! All too often today, players are not happy with being left out of the squad. Babel has only started 6 Premiership games this season and he feels he deserves more....

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What do you make of Babel’s loan request?

I must say I was a bit surprised to find out that Ryan Babel wanted to go out on loan because he was not getting enough first team opportunities at Liverpool. Fair and fine, he has not been playing a lot this season but that is largely due to the form of Riera who has been occupying the left hand side of midfield. It is only...

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Torres and Babel Injury Woes

First the bad news: Fernando Torres is out for at least two weeks with a hamstring tear, the sort of injury that we all know can linger on throughout a season. Ryan Babel has a left ankle sprtain, which leaves him doubtful for the weekend but shouldn’t keep him sidelined any further than that.  We should be thankful it...

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Ryan Babel – The Ri Era

While I agree with Ron that our right flank should contain Gerrard (his lack of a left foot forces him into width) I find our left to be rather more interesting now. By adding Riera, Babel now finds himself with a compeititor in every position, rather than knowing even off the bench that he possesses the quality we need down that...

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Now Babel may also go to the Olympics

The Olympic games may become to us was AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) is to Chelsea. Already Lucas will be going to the Olympics with Brazil and so to Mascherano. Now it is thought that if Ryan Babel gets fit again after his injury before Euro 2008, he to could also be on his way to play for Holland in the Olympics. I have no...

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Ryan Babel out of Euro 2008

Ryan Babel will miss Euro 2008 after tearing his ankle ligaments during training with Holland last week. This comes as a huge blow for the 21 year old who had been looking forward to the European Championships after having a good debut season for Liverpool. I was really looking forward to seeing him play in Euro 2008 as that would...

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