10 TOP AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS IN THE E.P.L.

This is the list of the top ten African footballers in the E.P.L.
1) Yaya Toure. Ivory Coast. Manchester city.
2)Alex Song. Cameroon. Arsenal.
3)Emmanuel Adeboyor. Togo. Manchester city.
4)Tiote. Ivory Coast. Newcastle United.
5)Demba Ba. Senegal. Newcastle United.
6) Gervinho. Ivory Coast. Arsenal.
7)Christopher Samba. Congo. Blackburn Rovers.
8)Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Cameroon. Totenham Hotspur.
9)Didier Drogba. Ivory coast . Chelsea.
10) Peter Odemwinge. Nigeria. West Brom Albion.

THE GOOD AND BAD BUYS OF RAFAEL BENITEZ.

The former Liverpool manager , the Spaniard Rafael Benitez who joined Liverpool from Valencia , made some very good buys as well as some very bad buys. And sold Xavi Alonso for a record 30 million pounds to Real Madrid.
1)Xavi Alanso . From Real Sociedad. For 10.5 Million Pounds.
2)Jose Pepe Reina. From Villarreal . For 6. Million Pounds.
3) Dirk Kuyt. From Feynoord. For 9 Million pounds.
4) Fernando Torres. From Atletico Madrid. For 20 Million Pounds.
5) Glen Johnson. From Portsmouth. For 18 Million Pounds.
6) Jermaine Pennant.From Birmingham.City. For 6.7. Million pounds.
7) Lucas Levi. From Gremio. For 6. Million Pounds.
8) Ryan Babel. From Ajax. For 5. Million pounds.
9) Robbie Keane. From Tottenham Hotspur. For19. Million pounds.
10) Roberto Aqulani.From Roma. 20. Million Pounds.
The top 5 buys were very good. The last 5 buys were very bad.

WILL HODGSON SELL LIVERPOOL FLOP PLAYERS.

The big question now asked is Roy Hodgson going to sell any players ? It is quite wrong to blame Rafael Benitez for themess by the American owners of Liverpool. Yes he did buy bad players all do that but the bad ones were few like Jermaine Pennant, Robbie Keane, Lucas Levi. But you can not call Aqulani a failure.as he was injured for a long ime last year. But the good ones were more Dirk Kuyt, Jose Reina, Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and yossi Benayoun.But all the good ones made it to the world cup teams.Robbie keane is a very good player but a lot was paid for him and no goals came.Another good player is Javier Mascherano, got by Benitez.Joe Cole is not going to do any wonders at Liverpool ,you can be sure he is a injury prone player to.Another player was Xavi Alonso who was sold to Real Madrid for 30 million pounds a Liverpool record.So it is very wrong to say that Rafael Benitez wasted the club money i five years and put the owners in debt. The truth is the two American Tom Hicks and george gillet borrowed heavily from two banks to buy Liverpool, and they did notsee the recession coming , naturally. Same story as the Glazers. But tdonotforget gerrard , Carragher are all in their 30 new youth players from their accademy must be found for both Liverpool and england.

ALEKSANDER HLEP HAS THIS TO SAY .

Aleksander Hlep the Belareus footballer has this to sayand warn footballers.He was brought from the German club F.c.Stutgartt to Arsenal by Arsene wenger to replace Robert Pires who was 30 years old.And at arsenal once you are thirty years you will get only one year contract. Pires wanted atwo year one. Hlep was a good footballer with quick feet. Later as arsenal want money to pay the money taken on loan for the Emirate stadium, Hlep was sold to Barcelona. But as Barcelona are Barcelona with a big team ,hlep was not getting a regular starting place at Barcelona. He has now left Barcelona and has now taken a complete circle and is now playing again for F.C. Stutgartt.Where he started his career. So this will be the faith of players who join big clubs and do not get a place in the first team. We are seeing it with Luis Nani and Ryan Babel, both want to impress their country coaches for the 2010 world cup.

WILL THERE BE AN EXODOUS OF PLAYERS AT LIVERPOOL.

It is no secret that the club Liverpool has its big share of money problems. With the two American Owners involved.Now Rafael Benitez has been clearly told, that he shpould sell players first ,to generate funds for the january transfer window.
So those who will be sold are Ryan Babel and Andreiy Voronin.and Doseena.But Fernando Torres has clearly said that he would leave Liverpool , if the club fails to qualify for the champion league next year.This year they are 8th in the premiere league.The big question is will Steven Gerrard also leave? As weall know that there will be big clubs i Italy and Spain knocking at his door.

LIVERPOOL ARE FORCED TO SELL PLAYERS.

It is no secret that the famous Liverpool club are short of cash,and the two American owners are having a tough time finding a good investor in the club. There was a talk that the Saudi king was intrested in buying fifty percent share owned by George Gillette.And Tom hicks who owns the other fifty percent had no objection. But players want to leave the club. So Ryan Babel wants to be sold to another club , to geta chance to play for Holland in the world cup.Andreiy Voronin will also be sold. Now Fernando Torres has droped a bomb shell by saying that he would leave Liverpool, if the club fails to reach the champion league next year.

THE DIFERENCE IN THE TWO BENCHES.

The substitute bench of Liverpool was valued at 30, million pounds and at the same time the Everton bench was valued at only five million pounds. Yes indeed Liverpool are a richer club no doubt.
Then if you take into consideration the price of the Liverpool players such as Gerrard, Kuyt, Carragher, Pepe reina, Xavi Alonso , Robbie Keane, Agger, Mascherano, Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and thje others .
So naturally the game with Everton was a one sided game

CHAMPION LEAGUE ARSENAL VERSES DYNOMO KIEV.

Arsenal visited Ukraines capital Kiev to play their first leg, in the champions league .It is no secret Arsenal are terible travellers to the Soviet Union , and have always done poorlyon these travels. And this was no exception either.
It was an open game till the 64th minute when the refree made another howler, and awarded a very dubios penalty against Arsenal. The Guiena striker Ismael Bangoura,scored the second half penalty.
We must remember Arsenal have always suffered at the hand of referees. Last years champion league game verses Liverpool.The Arsenal winger Aleksander Hlep was brought down in the box by the Dutch playerDirk Kuyt, but the referee Petr Vink did not give it . But in the return leg Babel was pushed by an Arsenal player and thereferee pointed to the penalty box and Arsenal were kicked out last year.
But then cometh the hour cometh the man , the captain William Galas to score the equalizer in the 88th miute and so snatch a valuble point for Arsenal.
So the game ended 1-1.

CHAMPION LEAGUE 2008/ 2009.

In the other match between the English club Liverpool and the French club OLympique Marseille , was a much better and equally matched game , the French club had improved since last years meeting between the two of them.
The first goal was scored by the French club a, and the scorer was Lorik Cana.
The Liverpool s influential skipper Stephenhadto save Liverpool witha brace.The second goal was a penalty after the Dutch player Ryan Babel was brought down. In this match Pepe Reina the Liverpool goalkeeper had to make a few saves , to keep Liverpool in the match. Last year Liverpool beat Marseille by a score of 4/0 win.. So this time it ended more dificult. Mamadou Niag,header missed by a wisker ,and Bakri Kones speed kept Liverpool on their toes . And their one ,two passes were very good and at times Liverpool were stretched. It needed Gerrard to come from a minor groin injury, to save Liverpool again. Last time Liverpool beat Marseille 4/O