Liverpool icon Hansen: Meireles great transfer coup
Liverpool icon Alan Hansen has welcomed the signing of former Porto midfielder Raul Meireles.
Hansen believes the deal is a coup for Reds boss Roy Hodgson.
"They can't be compared directly, but the closest thing we had to Meireles when I was at Liverpool would have been Terry McDermott," Hansen told LFC Weekly.
"Terry Mac was probably better technically, but he was the same type of energetic box-to-box midfielder who would start the build-up on the edge of our box and 10 seconds later would be at the other end of the pitch putting the ball in the net.
"I'd be stood there thinking 'Christ, where has he come from?'
"That's the sort of thing we've been looking for - someone who can go from being in a defensive position to ghosting into the other penalty area as a move builds up - and I believe Meireles can do that job."
He added: "Meireles will add energy to the midfield. He'll shake things up in terms of movement in the centre of the park and get from box to box in a way that no other Liverpool midfielder has done in recent times with the exception of Steven Gerrard.
"He is a dynamic player. One minute he's in defence, the next he's in the opposition's box and maybe that's what we've been lacking a bit of in the last four or five years."
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Comments (8)
@ Anonymous
ChrisM is completely right mate, Chelsea signed Ramieres for defensive midfield duties and never even looked like signing anyone else similar, and Man U they signed Bebe instantly when they thought Real.M, Porto, etc were sniffing around. The point I am making is they were rumours and both Clubs 9 times out of 10 get the people they are actually after.
Chris I suggest getting a clue? you've proven yourself to know spout off about things you know nothing of. As other have stated Chelsea and Man Utd were keen on him prior to Liverpool signing him and was close to Portugals best player of the World Cup, though if that's a crappy signing i hope they make plenty more.
@chrisM
u are delusional, he was ment to sign for chelsea, man utd also wanted him... are they not decent clubs? clerley u dont understand football. and the clowns arguing about the premier league bein a "joke" ure a moron. Portugese league stronger? LOL, i think its a decent signing by liverpool, considering the price nd the potential that was shown in the world cup.
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