Jul 26, 2012

Aquilani : Liverpool forced me out

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has claimed he was “forced” to go out on loan by the club and admits he is disappointed by his past treatment at Anfield

 

The 28-year-old spent the past two seasons on loan in Italy with Serie A heavyweights Juventus and AC Milan, but is back on Merseyside and says he is looking forward to impress new boss Brendan Rodgers after a “very positive chat”.

 

“How can you pay £20m for a player and this player is never taken into consideration?” he said in an interview with BBC Sport. “I never asked to leave but I was always pushed by the club. I am here and I would like to play for Liverpool, but it doesn’t depend only on me.

 

He continued: “The situation changed after Benitez left. In past years, I felt forced out. I never asked to go on loan, but they made it clear it was better for me to go. I think Liverpool people have to know that I have never said I wanted to leave the city because my family and I were not happy here. This is not true.

 

“I cannot say I have unfinished business in English football because I really never played but, the little I did, I believe I was able to show to Liverpool fans that I have quality and that I could have helped the team.”

 

Aquilani, though, believes he will have an opportunity to rescue his ailing Liverpool career under Rodgers.

 

“I had a very good talk with Brendan where we were able to share our thoughts and it was a very positive chat,” he explained. “I like his footballing philosophy and I like the mentality he has because it matches my own skills.”

5 Comments
  • Les007man

    Lets see you prove it then 
    !

    • Les007man

      by the way dont go on liverpool kop, he,s a scum ,wind up merchant 

  • Mkeothokile

    yahh i wud be delighted shud he play 4 lfc again nd givn a fair chanc caz i do rate him more thn adam, hendo,cole, bt clsr to stv G.

  • Criticalmind

    Sell aquilani to buy Allen!! Yeah, lets buy the whole swansea team for mr rodgers, this is absurd!! Why can’t a manager of liverpool attract creative players who can change things at lfc, why does he need only players whom he has worked with before!! Did mancini worked with tevez, aguero, toure, dzeko, baloteli etcc.. before he won something with city?? Did wenger worked with giroud, van persie etc before coming to arsenal? did ferguson worked with kagawa when he was a kid? A good manager should be able to spot good talented players worldwide, not from midtable teams!! Acquilani  is far better than Allen, Adam and henderson, but just coz he is not brit or physical, he’s been labelled a misfit, just wonder if alonso was not given time to prove his worth by rafa, these same persons who did not knew him wud had been labelling him a misfit!! Did these people who criticiz aquaman ever watched a liverpool preseason game?? Did they look at statistics!! Why did these same people claim to be patient for carroll and ask for him to get more gametime to prove himself a whole season and ignore acquilani.. I just hope rodgers show he’s got some brain, and that he’s not just another hodgeson or clueless dalgish!!!

    • eorge

      Hello Critical, well Aqua’s made the break. I was disappointed that we signed him when injured and of course for me that was the main reason he never got off to a flier at Anfield. (I think the same about carroll, but that’s another story!). So, whilst I agree with you that he would have been good for us, he NEVER had a lenghthy chance and now we move on. I listened to the Gomel game  and was panicking re. the torrent of bile being spewed out on the LFC Forum because we were playing so badly. Downing settled the boards down thankfully! I will give Rogers my full support because I go back to swansea’s visit to Anfield when they got a draw and we never got near them. So, if Rogers can get `average’ PL players playing that way, I have high hopes he’ll get our better crop doing the same. A few days at home and no more travelling before we go to the Hawthorns is a good preparation for the opening game. However we all crave for goals and I’m REALLY hoping for a hatfull on Thursday night!!!!!! 

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