Ryan Babel Archive

Burnley 0-4 Liverpool: Match Report

Steven Gerrard helped steer Liverpool to a 4-0 victory yesterday with 2 goals in 9minutes. The final result saw Burnley relegated but it was an emphatic win for the Reds as they cling on to slim hopes of that last Champions League spot. The shock entry of Ayala into the back four was the only unsuspected [...]
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Burnley VS Liverpool: Match Preview

Can make a repeat of his performance against Burnley in September? Liverpool face the short trip to Burnley tomorrow as the Lancashire side attempt to remain in the Premier League. Liverpool would hand Burnley a massive blow should they be victorious tomorrow and would see Burnley be relegated. Not only this they would also hand relegation [...]
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Babel Sees Red As Liverpool Lose In Portugal: Match Report

Agger celebrates after scoring Liverpool’s only goal… Benfica put two past Liverpool last night both courtesy of their top goalscorer Oscar Cardozo. Despite an early goal from Daniel Agger, a mixture of fortune in favour of the home side and some questionable refereeing decisions saw the Reds fall to defeat. Benitez fielded a familiar looking side which [...]
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Food 4 Thought

Just as we thought our ship was about to sink, captain Steven Gerrard and the rest of the boys pulled something special out of the bag last night against a team fighting for their life in the Premier League. But is this a sign of things to come or just a one off result? Many people [...]
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Lille 1-0 Liverpool: Match Report

Eden Hazard’s 85th minute free-kick condemned Liverpool to their second successive 1-0 defeat within the space of four days. The young Belgian midfielder showed why he is one of the hottest properties in football with an exciting display against one of the most successful teams in Europe. Rafael Benitez demanded a response to the shock 1-0 [...]
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Liverpool 1-0 Unirea Urziceni: Match Report

Liverpool won their opening game in the Europa League knockout stages, thanks to a David Ngog goal within the last ten minutes of the fixture. For the Reds, it was a game of domination and frustration, as their Romanian opponents contained the hosts for much of the match. For Rafael Benitez, this was the first time [...]
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Time for Babel to shine at LFC?

The defeat against Arsenal a few days ago was a game of great debate! Talk of poor tactics, poor lineups and no chances, filled the newspapers and LFC forums around the world. Another hot topic was that of Ryan Babel. For a change it was not about his tweets or twitterings, but about how he should [...]
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Top 100 Goals of the Decade: #92 Ryan Babel v. Derby County 2007-2008

At #92 in the Top 100 Goals of the Decade countdown is Ryan Babel’s excellent piece of skill in a 6-0 thrashing of Derby County at Anfield in the 2007-2008 season. It was a promising start to his Liverpool career for Babel, one that has sadly been blighted by inconsistency both in his performance and in his [...]
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Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool: Match Report

Any lingering hopes of a third place league finish for Liverpool were extinguished as a solitary Arsenal goal condemned the Reds to their eighth defeat this season. Rafael Benitez’s men are now eight points behind the Gunners, following their first defeat in eight games. Arsenal, beaten comfortably by both Manchester United and Chelsea in quick succession [...]
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Player Profile: Ryan Babel
Player Profile: Ryan Babel

Left Midfield/Striker 14 Goals 91 appearances (as of the end of 2008-2009) Signed from Ajax in 2007 for 11.5 mil BACKGROUND BEFORE LFC Ryan Babel signed up for Liverpool after several years of being one of the world’s more promising youngsters with Ajax. In the 2004-2005 season, Babel scored 8 goals in 24 games for Ajax in his first full [...]
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