Ryan Babel has left Liverpool, a sentence many people have been wanting to hear for some time now. The reason?? He quite simply did not deliver on any of his potential. Why?? Only the player himself will know the real reason why.
Ryan wasn't or rather isn't a bad player, he came to Liverpool a young and exciting prospect, and at the start of his time with the club, was used mainly as a substitute, and it has to be said, he did quite well in this role, scoring a few goals in the process. He was making the right impression, doing the right things, but it all seemed to go downhill from there.
On the rare occasion that he did get a starting position, his game was poor. He had already shown people what he is capable of, but he just didn't perform in the way that he had done in the final 15-20mins of games. And i think that was all down to attitude, he's a young player, he's moved to the Premier League for what was a big fee for a 20yr old with no experience of the English game, an most importantly he's moved to a Liverpool team that had just appeared in its second European Cup final in 3years, he'd made the right impression for a few weeks, it can only be assumed that in his mind, he'd 'made it', and all the glory was just meant to comer.
Wrong attitude, wrong idea, the hard work should never stop and success needs to be earned. Quite often he would deliver 'lazy' or half hearted performances, but then, frustratingly, he would do something, something brilliant, like his goal against Chelsea in the Champions League. More often than not thought, it would be a great run, and a decent piece of skill that would leave the collective asking "why can't he do that all the time????".
Sadly it all comes down to attitude, and Ryan's was not the best during his time at Liverpool, and maybe a fresh start is just what he needs in his career, but if the attitude doesn't change, he could end up leaving his new German masters for half the fee they paid for him too. Or maybe the Germans can find a solution to the Enigma that is Ryan Babel and get the best out of him, only time will tell.
Pretty much a peripheral figure and regarded by most as surplus to requirements i don't think he will be missed too much by the Liverpool collective and i don't believe that he is any great loss to the team and they will cope fine without him, and to be honest I don't think his absence will affect the team in any way. But Ryan did leave us with something to remember him by, and you have to give him credit for it, it is sad that years down the line when people talk about Babel, most people will only recall two things:
- That he was a bright young talent that failed to deliver time and time again
- And this....
Absolute quality, Webb himself was probably wondering how that got out of his private collection and i wouldn't be too surprised to see this image somewhere amongst the Liverpool supporters next time good old Howard comes for a visit.
Good Luck Ryan! YNWA
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