Nabby is one of those players who gets the better the more he doesnt play.
When on the bench we all cry out for Nabby, comes on and does OK.
We all want him to start…he starts…doesnt do much and when we are struggling, he hasnt got the power to be the man to step up and drag us through.
Apart from 1 pass on Sat he did nothing of note. At one point he couldve walked off and no one wouldve noticed a difference.
The trouble is most of our midfield are like that at the moment.
This isn’t true. Our record with Naby both offensively and defensively on the pitch is better than when he doesn’t play.
Based on what he could’ve been perhaps…based on what he’s showed absolutely not, basically ended up being a poorer mans Jack Wilshire for us with a similar injury record…just another Zenden/Kewell/Cheyrou/Aquilani type could’ve been great but will ultimately end up being an afterthought.
There’s a whole host of midfielders I’d have over Naby including Gini Hendo Can Xabi Didi and Murphy who delivered far more memorable moments in a red shirt.
That poster ironically proved @JU97ICE’s statement.
There are some who just can’t cope with their own emotions and therefore need to write a particular player off…
It also very much depends on whether you view football as a team game, or as a game where you just need one magic player.
Nabbby ? 
I would love to see the Naby Keita play here like he done at previous club.
He literally has the highest win percentage out of all our midfielders.
Did RBL and RBS not happen? There was no ‘this guy is going to be a gun’ statement to be had. He showed he already is a gun. And please don’t apply the ‘in a reds shirt’ tag line just because it fits a player that has been perma-crocked. If you do, you can also apply the same tag line to Jude Bellingham or Caceido or whoever else we are chasing in the summer.
As @redfanman said, the evidence is there that the quality player remains. Even if he can’t stay fit. Those desperate in here to get him shipped off, I guess they think him moving out means we will target two mids instead of one? Not sure of their logic. I definitely feel that we will actually try to reduce our numbers in midfield next summer.
Me too. We currently have (arguably) nine midfielders. If we’re sticking with the 433, we need six, maybe seven.
The problem isn’t the numbers. It’s the fact that the majority of our midfielders are players who have patchy injury records.
I think we will say goodbye to Naby, Milner and Ox, and possibly Fabinho, and do two top drawer midfielders to replace them.
Keita is leaving, the no,8 needs freeing up.
Is that an official statement?
From me? Yes.
I’ll be glad when he’s gone to be honest with you.
That second sentence is weird, but nothing new to see here.
I fully expect Ox and Keita to leave (and rightly so). With Milner we don’t know and I don’t think nothing is decided yet. Bobby will probably sign, hearing the latest news on that.
Keita could have entered in an agreement with another club in January. The fact that he hasn’t says a lot about the impression regarding his durability.
Keita will be lucky to get a third of what he is taking out of the LFC coffers at the moment… He might get a signing on fee to boost it though
Sounds like they are chasing him with a contract.
Naby Keita’s five years at #LFC:
127 appearances
11 goals
7 assists
85 games missed due to injury.
127 appearances and 85 games missed equates to 212 games since signing in July 2018 (assuming that data is up to date?)
In 2018/19 - 53 games
In 2019/20 - 57 games
In 2020/21 - 53 games
In 2021/22 - 63 games
In 2022/23 - 32 games (so far)
That’s a total of 258 games played since he’s signed, so it’s even worst in reality. I can’t be bothered to find out how many times he’s started from that 127 - I assume no more than 75-80?
Jesus that’s dire 
Over that same period, Milner at 10yrs older has played 180 games.