Lazar Markovic

[Ryan]

For some reason, Lazar reminds me a lot of a David Ginola.

Ha, good call actually.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

If below is true, I will warm up to him far quicker!

Chelsea had an option to sign Lazar Markovic for €15m, yet the player chose Liverpool instead [O Jogo]

 

[RolandG]

Can't wait to see him in action for us.

 

[SummerOnions]

He does ballet as well

 

[Hansern]

If below is true, I will warm up to him far quicker!

Chelsea had an option to sign Lazar Markovic for €15m, yet the player chose Liverpool instead [O Jogo]

Yep, this is exactly the type of player we want. He'll be ace, I can feel it in my hungover bones.

 

[RolandG]

Players must want to play for us. Thats a great starting point. If they don't then BR must be able to sell the club to them. In recent years that hasn't been enough and we need to change that around. After all we are Liverpool!

 

[Judge Jules]

I'm not so sure about your quoted criterion about players having problems then solving them. Where did you get that from and who are these players?

I don't have links to hand, but the various criteria they've successfully used in sport management before now were pretty well publicised (on here and elsewhere) around the time they bought the club, and this was defo one of them. As far as "who are these players" goes: Suarez for one.

 

[RolandG]

I don't have links to hand, but the various criteria they've successfully used in sport management before now were pretty well publicised (on here and elsewhere) around the time they bought the club, and this was defo one of them. As far as "who are these players" goes: Suarez for one.

Ok JJ, I thought Suarez was brought in to partner Torres then it all went pear shaped but I'll take your word for it.

 

[Judge Jules]

He might well have been, Roland. The point is that one of the criteria they'll have considered when deciding whom to buy in the first place will have been that one. It's certainly not the only thing they look at, but it's on the list.

 

[localny]

I think any young player with ambition and a little substance upstairs can see the difference between the two clubs' attitudes towards young players. Which club has Sterling and Coutinho moulded into the players they are and which club doesn't.

Exactly, and how much playing time can a young player get when Chelsea sign everyone under The Lying Rag.

 

[localny]

I'm already liking the lad alot after reading this:

"O Jogo say that Chelsea had the option to sign Markovic for €15m, rather than Liverpool's €25m, but turned them down because he preferred a move to Anfield. They claim that Chelsea have made an attempt to exercise their option but Markovic rejected it because he didn't feel that Jose Mourinho would use him enough.
Markovic has himself confirmed about previously being invited to Chelsea for a tour and to have dinner with several of the first team squad. The London club were expected to sign him next summer but Liverpool's move forced the issue and Markovic had to make a decision."

As my son would say "I likey this one."

 

[Jack D Rips]

According to James Pearce the medical is off until Fri/Sat due to "logistical issues"

 

[Mors]

Are they shipping him in a container?

 

[mark1975]

According to James Pearce the medical is off until Fri/Sat due to "logistical issues"

You mean, he didn't turn up?

 

[Jack D Rips]

You mean, he didn't turn up?

Don't know. Will let you know when I talk to James later.

 

[Rafiagra]

Saw one guy who's reliable on twitter suggest we had the wrong translator who couldn't speak Serbian.

 

[Squiggles]

Hahaha fucking hell.

No wonder we couldn't woo Alexis Sanchez. We were probably speaking to him in Eskimo.

 

[Hansern]

Well, apparantly we had one who spoke Portuguese but Markovic cant speak Portuguese after living there for a year, so we had to get a Serbian one.. Hence the delay if true obvs..

 

[Frogfish]

Well, apparantly we had one who spoke Portuguese but Markovic cant speak Portuguese after living there for a year, so we had to get a Serbian one.. Hence the delay if true obvs..

Sounds like bollocks to me. Pick up the phone to any interpreter agency and they'll have a Serb on the way to you in minutes. Manchester must have a few.

 

[RolandG]

Skrtel should have been present to assist!

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Skrtel should have been present to assist!

Eh? Skrtel is Slovak, Lazar is Serbian... the languages aren't that similar I think.

 

[RolandG]

Eh? Skrtel is Slovak, Lazar is Serbian... the languages aren't that similar I think.

Who knows. Neither of us are linguist experts but it hardly matters now.

 

[Frogfish]

Who knows. Neither of us are linguist experts but it hardly matters now.

It would probably have ended in an all out fight.

 

[Brizzle]

So this is going a bit quiet... is this like a done deal or wild speculation?

 

[Brizzle]

Well, apparantly we had one who spoke Portuguese but Markovic cant speak Portuguese after living there for a year, so we had to get a Serbian one.. Hence the delay if true obvs..

So how do we plan to speak to him during training if he doesn't speak any other language but Serbian?

 

[Der Alte]

So this is going a bit quiet... is this like a done deal or wild speculation?

It's a smokescreen.

 

[redsar]

 

[RolandG]

don't panic, its gonna happen.

 

[jan]

Who knows. Neither of us are linguist experts but it hardly matters now.

I know. It's like comparing English to German.

 

[peterhague]

Isn't the language Serbo-Croat? Not that it's that important.