He could have done. The footballing talent of Messi, the mentality and application of a particularly stupid sloth with sunstroke.
I think Charles Itandje deserves a mention, after his shenanigans during a Hillsborough memorial service.
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Ah I forgot anyone can buy a blue tick nowadays
Cisse always seemed to me to be Houllierâs preparation for replacing Owen. Maybe he would have been more effective had Houllier been able to keep it together, but before he played his first game Rafa was in and all off a sudden the role that had been bought for was gone. The requirements for everyone were more complex under Rafa than Houllier, but probably no more so than for a forward, especially one who had been earmarked for such a tactically simple role
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Maybe. If it was down to Rafa before that summer of 2004, Iâm pretty sure he wouldnât have signed Cisse, very possibly kept Heskey and signed a different striker for the departing Owen (who I think was already gone in his head). But still, I think Cisse as a player isolated and what he did for us, what was announced from/around him and what he did, didnât really live up to it. Still had a nice career, considering what heâs been through. Scored goals a little bit everywhere, though Italy was tougher for him (as for many forwards, not only him).
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Cisse was fine for us imo, I think he was slightly built up that summer (I think he was among the first Youtube compilations Iâd really watched) and wasnât quite as good as the hype had suggested. But he seemed like a fun guy, and he did score a decent, if not spectacular, number of goals.
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HmmâŚwell I suppose I donât have any reason to think heâd be lying, especially the quote where the owners wanted him to turn a ÂŁ16m player into a ÂŁ50m one, that certainly doesnât come as a surprise to me.
But on the flip side he talks about needing a player up top who could pressâŚthen 12 months later signs Benteke.
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Oh for sure. I respect how hard he battled to make it work here and always seemed like someone who gave his all no matter what he was asked to do, but definitely didnt live up to expectations. My point was the transition from the manager to pursued him to the manager he got to play under was one of those sliding doors moments that cause the success a player has at a club to be dictated by far more than his talent and professionalism.
Plays firmino as a RB
I think the phrase âtransfer committeeâ at the time would be whatâs known as trending.
I never understood why he got rid of Ballotelli and was allowed to bring in Benteke - they were the same player.
Didnt Cisse hit 18 goals in Rafas 2nd season? I liked him he was a bit erratic but did OK.
He makes Nunez look like Ian Rush!
I dont understand the point being made in that. Im struggling today 
I donât think youâre the only 1.
19 goals and 4 assists in 54 games in 05/06.
That was a long season because we had 3 rounds of CL qualifiers, the EU Super Cup, the Club World Cup, etc. 9 of those goals and 1 assist came in the league.
Played a good number of games off the right in that season (that was already an indication that he wasnât really going to have a future as a striker with us). Near the end of the season, he hit a good patch of form, as he was motivated to go to WC06 with France.
Crouch and Morientes was our most go to combination up top that season, but Cisseâs form near the end and West Hamâs lack of pace in defence pushed Morientes to the bench from the start.
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How close are we until a player rumour thread gets opened for the likes of Thuram?
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Once weâve had confirmation theyâve liked a post from Indykaila of himself posing in a Liverpool kit.
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We probably need a journalist from the UK linking it.
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Chiesa being linked - just donât see us going for an attacker this window! Our name being used type situation
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