Ryan Babel to TSG Hoffenheim

Jamie wrote:

19Jones19v wrote:

Scott wrote:

The-Reporter wrote:What a waste of talent on Liverpools part.

5 years ago Babel was one of the best young players around. Chose Liverpool over Arsenal, didn't get a good run in the team and now he's off to a lower profile club and pretty much back where he started.

Look at Nani for example.. he was very poor at the start of his United career but since last season Sir Alex played him and played him and now he's one of the most dangerous wingers in the league.

Babel was never going to be a Nani. Babel runs like a new born foal in comparison to Nani.

If anything, I'd have said he was more of a potential Anthony Valencia in the making, albeit, one with more pace and a quicker burst of acceleration.

Doubt he'll be setting Germany alight.

Babel was a hotter prospect than Nani was and had more potential, but the cunt chose your club over ours. If we had gotten him and Wenger had him under his spell I'm pretty sure he would be a top winger or whatever position he would have played for us.

Why? He's hardly turned Walcott into a top winger has he?