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You don't think Studge will start?
Why does he HAVE to play?
Studge will have had nearly 2 weeks on the training field by the time QPR comes around.
And has been a first team regular for 1.5 years. And one of the senior players.
Not at the expense of Gerrard for me, He's had two weeks off, would be fresh and ready to go. Gerrard hasn't done anything to be dropped.
I'd give Gerrard the first half or so against QPR then put Can on.
That way Stevie should be fresh for Real & then we have the option of putting lucas at DM against Real with Stevie up top behind Sturridge & Ballotelli, which against Real would work well imo.
Incidentally, Sterling should be nowhere near the pitch against QPR.
That way Stevie should be fresh for Real & then we have the option of putting lucas at DM against Real with Stevie up top behind Sturridge & Ballotelli, which against Real would work well imo.
Incidentally, Sterling should be nowhere near the pitch against QPR.
Emre Can has labelled Steven Gerrard as the perfect role model to help him in his quest to become a regular at Anfield.
Liverpool's No.23 is making his way back to fitness after being sidelined while picking up an injury playing for Germany U21s and is determined to show his qualities.
As he strives to return to full fitness on the training field, Can insists it's an honour for him to train alongside Gerrard at Melwood every day.
"Every young player admires Steven Gerrard and everything he has achieved in the game," said Can.
"He has stayed at the top level for so long. He is one of the best midfield players Liverpool has ever had and a great captain.
"I still admire him now the way he is able to play those long passes so accurately.
"I'm a young player who can learn so much from a player of such vast experience.
"I can pick up stuff from him in training and in games that will help me develop my game."
Another Liverpool legend who Can looks up to is his former boss at Bayer Leverkusen and Kop favourite Sami Hyypia.
He added: "I went there as a young player who needed to be given the chance to play and I'm very grateful that Sami gave me that chance.
"I know Sami is a legend here and I'm thankful for everything he did for me.
"I put the effort in during training and played better than others so I got into the team."
Summer signing Emre Can has delivered a glowing assessment of his Liverpool teammate Jordan Henderson, praising the vice-captain's dedication, physical prowess and 'battling' characteristics.
Can, who arrived at Anfield in July from Bayer Leverkusen, is currently recuperating from an ankle injury he sustained during Germany U21s' 8-0 demolition of Romania in early September.
The powerful midfielder managed two cameo appearances for the Reds prior to picking up the problem, coming on to replace Joe Allen in both matches against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Despite having his minutes on the field and general training time curtailed, Can has had ample scope to examine his new teammates at close quarters - and the 20-year-old admits he's been bowled over by Henderson in particular.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: "Jordan Henderson had a great season in the last campaign and I liked what saw last term. I think he's a player who gives everything for the club.
Henderson was installed as deputy to Steven Gerrard in September as Brendan Rodgers acknowledged the 24-year-old's remarkable progression from newcomer finding his feet in the first team to a pivotal proponent of the Reds' on-pitch philosophy.
Since assuming vice-captain responsibilities, the former Sunderland man has refused to lower the tempo and has delighted Kopites with continued displays of desire and dedication, netting a crucial winner against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend.
"He's a whole-hearted player," continued Can. "He's full of running and he gives 100 per cent for the club in every game and in every training session. I think I can learn from every player in my position. I'll give my all in training and I'll see what I can learn."
I like Can - He knows which way his bread is buttered. Bigging up the Captain and Vice Captain is surely a smart move...
Liverpool's No.23 is making his way back to fitness after being sidelined while picking up an injury playing for Germany U21s and is determined to show his qualities.
As he strives to return to full fitness on the training field, Can insists it's an honour for him to train alongside Gerrard at Melwood every day.
"Every young player admires Steven Gerrard and everything he has achieved in the game," said Can.
"He has stayed at the top level for so long. He is one of the best midfield players Liverpool has ever had and a great captain.
"I still admire him now the way he is able to play those long passes so accurately.
"I'm a young player who can learn so much from a player of such vast experience.
"I can pick up stuff from him in training and in games that will help me develop my game."
Another Liverpool legend who Can looks up to is his former boss at Bayer Leverkusen and Kop favourite Sami Hyypia.
He added: "I went there as a young player who needed to be given the chance to play and I'm very grateful that Sami gave me that chance.
"I know Sami is a legend here and I'm thankful for everything he did for me.
"I put the effort in during training and played better than others so I got into the team."
Summer signing Emre Can has delivered a glowing assessment of his Liverpool teammate Jordan Henderson, praising the vice-captain's dedication, physical prowess and 'battling' characteristics.
Can, who arrived at Anfield in July from Bayer Leverkusen, is currently recuperating from an ankle injury he sustained during Germany U21s' 8-0 demolition of Romania in early September.
The powerful midfielder managed two cameo appearances for the Reds prior to picking up the problem, coming on to replace Joe Allen in both matches against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Despite having his minutes on the field and general training time curtailed, Can has had ample scope to examine his new teammates at close quarters - and the 20-year-old admits he's been bowled over by Henderson in particular.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: "Jordan Henderson had a great season in the last campaign and I liked what saw last term. I think he's a player who gives everything for the club.
Henderson was installed as deputy to Steven Gerrard in September as Brendan Rodgers acknowledged the 24-year-old's remarkable progression from newcomer finding his feet in the first team to a pivotal proponent of the Reds' on-pitch philosophy.
Since assuming vice-captain responsibilities, the former Sunderland man has refused to lower the tempo and has delighted Kopites with continued displays of desire and dedication, netting a crucial winner against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend.
"He's a whole-hearted player," continued Can. "He's full of running and he gives 100 per cent for the club in every game and in every training session. I think I can learn from every player in my position. I'll give my all in training and I'll see what I can learn."
I like Can - He knows which way his bread is buttered. Bigging up the Captain and Vice Captain is surely a smart move...
I think it is but for some reason it reminds me of the great british bake off and not football...
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive---emre-can-turned-7918133
Exclusive: Emre Can on why he turned down Bayern Munich for Liverpool FC
German midfielder on the lure of Anfield and putting his injury woes behind him
Emre Can of Liverpool in action
Emre Can has revealed how he turned down the chance to return to Bayern Munich because he was so desperate to sign for Liverpool FC this summer.
The Germany Under-21s midfielder, who is closing in on a comeback after a month out with an ankle injury, moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen in July after the Reds activated his £9.75million release clause.
A year earlier Can had made the switch to Leverkusen from Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee with the Bavarian giants securing a buyback option which could be triggered in 2015.
When Bayern learned of Liverpool’s interest they tried to persuade Can to stay put for a further 12 months on the promise he would then be brought back to the Allianz Arena.
Emre Can under pressure.
However, a chat with Reds boss Brendan Rodgers convinced the 20-year-old to spurn Pep Guardiola’s advances and head for Merseyside instead.
“Bayern had a buyback clause but that didn’t kick in until next year,” Can confirmed.
“There were some discussions with Bayern this summer but I decided the best thing for me would be to accept the opportunity to come to Liverpool.
“Before I came here I had discussions with Brendan Rodgers and that made my mind up. From those talks I was very positive about this move.
“This whole club is very ambitious and positive about how it wants to play football. That’s the way I want to play football too.
“Liverpool believe in the same things and that’s why I came here. I want to stay here for a long time.”
Can started out in the youth ranks at his hometown club Eintracht Frankfurt before being snapped up by Bayern Munich at the age of 15 in 2009.
Three years later he made his first-team debut but competing with the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javi Martinez and Luiz Gustavo for the central midfield roles meant his game time was limited. He only made four Bundesliga appearances.
Bayern have a policy of letting youngsters on the fringes of their squad leave and allow them to gain experience with Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm and David Alaba among those who have gone elsewhere before returning and firmly establishing themselves.
That was the idea when Can signed a four-year contract with Leverkusen in August 2013 with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge describing him as “one of the biggest talents in German football”.
“The situation was that I wasn’t getting much match time at Bayern,” Can said.
“As a young player you need games under your belt. Leverkusen wanted me and I took that chance. I’m glad I did as they gave me the chance to play.
Emre Can of Liverpool competes with Mousa Dembele
“When I left Bayern for Leverkusen it was never certain that I would go back there. You can never say what will happen in the future.
“Last season I was fully committed to Leverkusen, I wasn’t thinking about what would happen years down the line.
“You never know what will happen in football. Now I’m here and I’m fully committed to Liverpool.”
Can, whose name is pronounced ‘Chan’, admits he owes a debt of gratitude to Kop legend Sami Hyypia, who was his manager at the BayArena last season.
He became a mainstay of the side as he was used mainly in a defensive midfield role – scoring four goals in 39 appearances as Leverkusen finished fourth in the Bundesliga and reached the last 16 of the Champions League.
“I went there as a young player who needed to be given the chance to play and I’m very grateful that Sami gave me that chance,” he said.
“I know Sami is a legend here and I’m thankful for everything he did for me.
“I put the effort in during training and played better than others so I got into the team.
“I was able to put into practise everything I learned during my time at Bayern when I was working with players like Schweinsteiger, Martinez and Gustavo. You pick up little things every day. They made major contributions to developing my career.”
Can’s hopes of making an instant impression at Anfield were dashed as he picked up a calf injury in pre-season.
He recovered and made substitute appearances away to both Manchester City and Tottenham but then suffered ankle ligament damage playing for Germany Under-21s against Romania last month.
He has sat out the past seven matches but hopes to play a part in the Reds’ Premier League clash against lowly Queens Park Rangers next Sunday.
“I’m feeling much better and I should be back in full training with the first team next week,” he said. “I got a blow on the ankle first of all and then when I was running at pace I tried to turn and went over on it.
“It’s been frustrating but that’s what happens in football and you have to get on with it. I’m confident I can come back stronger from this.
“I should be fit and available for the QPR game but of course whether I play any part in that game is down to the coach and how I get on in the training sessions next week.
“I’ve only played about 50 minutes in total but my initial impression about the Premier League is that there is much more tempo to the games here compared to Germany.
“The Bundesliga is more relaxed about how you play the game with more passing. English football is more about pressing from the start and that high tempo is the big difference.”
Both of Can’s outings have been on the Reds’ travels and he’s relishing the prospect of finally gracing Anfield, especially with Real Madrid the next visitors a week on Wednesday.
“I’ve been in the stands watching on and the atmosphere for matches at Anfield has been outstanding,” he said.
Emre Can of Liverpool in action during an open training session at Sunlife Stadium on August 3, 2014 in Miami, Florida
“I’m really looking forward to playing in front of the home fans. There’s a huge game against Real Madrid coming up and I hope to be involved in that.”
With Can’s return set to coincide with comebacks for Daniel Sturridge and Joe Allen, the German midfielder believes Rodgers’ men will raise the bar after a disappointing start to the campaign.
“The team has had a lot of problems with injuries and that has certainly affected things,” he added.
“We haven’t been able to get up to speed as a team as quickly as we would have liked.
“But I see us as being much stronger after the international break and I believe we will get back up there among the top teams.
“I have settled well in this city and my team-mates have helped me a lot in that respect. Now I want to show what I can do.”
Exclusive: Emre Can on why he turned down Bayern Munich for Liverpool FC
German midfielder on the lure of Anfield and putting his injury woes behind him
Emre Can of Liverpool in action
Emre Can has revealed how he turned down the chance to return to Bayern Munich because he was so desperate to sign for Liverpool FC this summer.
The Germany Under-21s midfielder, who is closing in on a comeback after a month out with an ankle injury, moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen in July after the Reds activated his £9.75million release clause.
A year earlier Can had made the switch to Leverkusen from Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee with the Bavarian giants securing a buyback option which could be triggered in 2015.
When Bayern learned of Liverpool’s interest they tried to persuade Can to stay put for a further 12 months on the promise he would then be brought back to the Allianz Arena.
However, a chat with Reds boss Brendan Rodgers convinced the 20-year-old to spurn Pep Guardiola’s advances and head for Merseyside instead.
“Bayern had a buyback clause but that didn’t kick in until next year,” Can confirmed.
“There were some discussions with Bayern this summer but I decided the best thing for me would be to accept the opportunity to come to Liverpool.
“Before I came here I had discussions with Brendan Rodgers and that made my mind up. From those talks I was very positive about this move.
“This whole club is very ambitious and positive about how it wants to play football. That’s the way I want to play football too.
“Liverpool believe in the same things and that’s why I came here. I want to stay here for a long time.”
Can started out in the youth ranks at his hometown club Eintracht Frankfurt before being snapped up by Bayern Munich at the age of 15 in 2009.
Three years later he made his first-team debut but competing with the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javi Martinez and Luiz Gustavo for the central midfield roles meant his game time was limited. He only made four Bundesliga appearances.
Bayern have a policy of letting youngsters on the fringes of their squad leave and allow them to gain experience with Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm and David Alaba among those who have gone elsewhere before returning and firmly establishing themselves.
That was the idea when Can signed a four-year contract with Leverkusen in August 2013 with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge describing him as “one of the biggest talents in German football”.
“The situation was that I wasn’t getting much match time at Bayern,” Can said.
“As a young player you need games under your belt. Leverkusen wanted me and I took that chance. I’m glad I did as they gave me the chance to play.
“When I left Bayern for Leverkusen it was never certain that I would go back there. You can never say what will happen in the future.
“Last season I was fully committed to Leverkusen, I wasn’t thinking about what would happen years down the line.
“You never know what will happen in football. Now I’m here and I’m fully committed to Liverpool.”
Can, whose name is pronounced ‘Chan’, admits he owes a debt of gratitude to Kop legend Sami Hyypia, who was his manager at the BayArena last season.
He became a mainstay of the side as he was used mainly in a defensive midfield role – scoring four goals in 39 appearances as Leverkusen finished fourth in the Bundesliga and reached the last 16 of the Champions League.
“I went there as a young player who needed to be given the chance to play and I’m very grateful that Sami gave me that chance,” he said.
“I know Sami is a legend here and I’m thankful for everything he did for me.
“I put the effort in during training and played better than others so I got into the team.
“I was able to put into practise everything I learned during my time at Bayern when I was working with players like Schweinsteiger, Martinez and Gustavo. You pick up little things every day. They made major contributions to developing my career.”
Can’s hopes of making an instant impression at Anfield were dashed as he picked up a calf injury in pre-season.
He recovered and made substitute appearances away to both Manchester City and Tottenham but then suffered ankle ligament damage playing for Germany Under-21s against Romania last month.
He has sat out the past seven matches but hopes to play a part in the Reds’ Premier League clash against lowly Queens Park Rangers next Sunday.
“I’m feeling much better and I should be back in full training with the first team next week,” he said. “I got a blow on the ankle first of all and then when I was running at pace I tried to turn and went over on it.
“It’s been frustrating but that’s what happens in football and you have to get on with it. I’m confident I can come back stronger from this.
“I should be fit and available for the QPR game but of course whether I play any part in that game is down to the coach and how I get on in the training sessions next week.
“I’ve only played about 50 minutes in total but my initial impression about the Premier League is that there is much more tempo to the games here compared to Germany.
“The Bundesliga is more relaxed about how you play the game with more passing. English football is more about pressing from the start and that high tempo is the big difference.”
Both of Can’s outings have been on the Reds’ travels and he’s relishing the prospect of finally gracing Anfield, especially with Real Madrid the next visitors a week on Wednesday.
“I’ve been in the stands watching on and the atmosphere for matches at Anfield has been outstanding,” he said.
“I’m really looking forward to playing in front of the home fans. There’s a huge game against Real Madrid coming up and I hope to be involved in that.”
With Can’s return set to coincide with comebacks for Daniel Sturridge and Joe Allen, the German midfielder believes Rodgers’ men will raise the bar after a disappointing start to the campaign.
“The team has had a lot of problems with injuries and that has certainly affected things,” he added.
“We haven’t been able to get up to speed as a team as quickly as we would have liked.
“But I see us as being much stronger after the international break and I believe we will get back up there among the top teams.
“I have settled well in this city and my team-mates have helped me a lot in that respect. Now I want to show what I can do.”
I would not put Lucas at DM against Real. At this point he is too slow to catch up to Ronaldo and Bale and he will give away free-kicks.
Cue forward 3 weeks and the Markovic/Lovren treatment. "Can is simply not a Liverpool-quality player", "Makes Lucas look like a world-beater", "Send him on loan to a lower division and hope he comes back a better player", "Send him on loan and hope we never see him again...", "10 million pounds! Not worth a packet of cheese and onion.."
For no reason I can put my finger on I think hes going to be great.
Lallana and Lovren for me are excellent signings and Can is the one im hoping that will be the surprise package that very quickly establishes himself.
Im looking around the parts of this squad and cant help thinking there is a brilliant first 11 in there somewhere, I really dont know where but id certainly build it around
Mignolet - no choice really
Moreno
Lovren
Can
Henderson
Allen
Lallana
Sterling
Sturridge
Formations/other players/line up/tactics thats on Mr Rodgers but theres something in there ready to come out for sure.
Lallana and Lovren for me are excellent signings and Can is the one im hoping that will be the surprise package that very quickly establishes himself.
Im looking around the parts of this squad and cant help thinking there is a brilliant first 11 in there somewhere, I really dont know where but id certainly build it around
Mignolet - no choice really
Moreno
Lovren
Can
Henderson
Allen
Lallana
Sterling
Sturridge
Formations/other players/line up/tactics thats on Mr Rodgers but theres something in there ready to come out for sure.
Lovren's shown sweet fuck all thus far to put him in the 'excellent signing' category.
Indeed, if anything, Manquillo and Moreno are the two standouts, Lallana is looking great on current form too. It's early days for all, so it's pointless making predictions either way, but so far, those three are the pick of the bunch, the rest are easing in slowly.
I think he did initially, but for whatever reason, he has struggled recently.
I did say 'For me' Gary, not 'For you'
Agreed. Moreno and Manquillo have been the excellent in the main.
Manquillo has struggled a little in the last few games imo, but he's already surpassed expectations...always dubious of loan signings but he looks a real solid full back.
Lallana is just an all round top player imo, and as he gets his fitness and sharpness back and with Sturride to play with he'll just get better and better.
As you say, it's early days but for the likes of Lovren who has plenty of experience behind him at Club and International level and for £20m you expect much better. Hopefully he turns thing around and starts being the steady influence at the back he was signed to be.
Fair enough, each to their own. I'm just disagreeing with you...for now at least. ha.
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