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Showing posts with label Liverpool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liverpool. Show all posts

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

JOE COLE - WEST HAM - 0067


Cole had massive potential, and signed professional forms for West Ham United. His performances for the youth teams made an early debut inevitable – he led West Ham to the FA Youth Cup in 1999, and made his first-team debut soon after aged just17 years old.

Cole’s technical skills and the exciting way in which he played the game ensured he soon became a favourite of the fans. Cole was able to beat defenders, and was an unknown quantity at that stage, which gave him the extra space to work his magic in. He soon became a first-team regular, alongside other youngsters Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick, all given their chance by manager Harry Redknapp.

After a heady season, finishing 5th, Redknapp left the club citing a lack of ambition, and some of the club’s best players were sold. Youth-team manager Glenn Roeder was given the post, and soon recognised Joe Cole’s importance to the team, making him captain at just 21 years old. The season ended badly, with West Ham relegated, and Joe Cole one of the first to admit he wanted to move clubs to continue playing in the Premier League.

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Tuesday, 13 July 2010

SALIF DIAO - LIVERPOOL - 0054

Salif Diao (born 10 February 1977 in Kedougou, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player, playing as a defensive midfielder.

He began his career in his native Senegal before moving to France at the age of seventeen. He played for AS Monaco and won the French League with them in the 1999-2000 season. He also won a runner-up medal in the 2002 African Nations Cup, where Senegal lost in extra time to Cameroon.

He was signed by former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier from French club Sedan for £5 million after the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. While his natural position is that of defensive or central midfielder, Houiller often used him either as a centre back or as a right back. On January 18, 2004 Birmingham City took Diao, who had struggled to make Liverpool's first team, on loan for the rest of the season.

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Sunday, 14 March 2010

STEVEN GERRARD - LIVERPOOL - 0022


The first of many listings for Steven George Gerrard, MBE, not because - as in most cases - he changed clubs, but simply because the Limited Editions sell out so quickly. We are on something like Gerrard 6 now, with no signs of his popularity waning.

Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a last minute substitute. He made thirteen appearances in his debut season, filling in the midfield position for injured captain Jamie Redknapp and playing on the right wing, but he scarcely contributed in the short on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness affecting his play.

Gerrard partnered Redknapp in central midfield for the 1999–00 season. After starting the derby match against Everton on the bench, he replaced Fowler in the second half but received his first career dismissal for a late foul. Later that season, Gerrard scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 victory over Sheff Wed.

In 2000–01, he made fifty starts in all competitions and scored ten goals as Liverpool won the League, FA and EUFA Cups. Gerrard became Liverpool captain in October 2003, and chose to extend his contract at the club, signing a new four-year deal.


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ROBBIE FOWLER - LEEDS UNITED - 0020


Though already a Liverpool legend, Fowler was playing for Leeds when Limited Edition number 0020 was listed.

Despite his popularity with Liverpool fans, who referred to Fowler as "God", Heskey and Owen had established themselves as Liverpool's regular strike partnership, leaving Fowler on the fringes of the first team. Because of this, he sought regular first team football away from Anfield in an £11 million move to Leeds United.

In total he scored 15 goals in 31 appearances for Leeds; achieving an impressive strike rate of just less than one goal every two games. In 2002–03, Leeds finished 15th in the Premier League and a severe financial crisis was developing. Fowler eventually moved on to Manchester City, then briefly back to his beloved Liverpool.



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