Dudek

[Boca]

You've got to love the timing of this from the press.

 

Jerzy Dudek will quit Liverpool this summer after claiming he is fed up of being treated like "a slave".

 

The club's 2005 Champions League hero has played only a handful of games since rival goalkeeper Jose Reina arrived at Anfield two summers ago and is out of contract at the end of the season.

 

The 34-year-old Poland international, a target for Wolfsburg and former club Feyenoord, said: "I have to finally tell Rafa I'm leaving because maybe he's not aware of it.

 

"I will remember Liverpool fondly as a success but not the situation I've found myself in. When a player knows he is a slave, he'll never give his employer his heart."

 

Dudek has warned his fellow goalkeepers off signing for Liverpool, saying manager Rafael Benitez will treat them in exactly the same way.

 

"To get a good keeper, they'd have to spend £3 million to £4 million and then Rafa would have to tell that keeper: 'You're going to sit on the bench'.

 

"But no respected keeper would come under those terms and that's why they prefer to keep me," he told reporters

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ireland.com

[Andy @ Allerton]

Another garbage report made up by the lying media.

 

I'd be suprised if one word in three from that 'report' was correct.

 

Amazed that anyone believes a word that liars, erm.. Sorry the media produce.

[Stevie H]

what the f*** is 'ireland.com'?

 

who cares?

[Huyton_Red]

I am amazed dudek has had the cheek to even step foot outside his house after his two performances against arsenal, he should have stayed in, took his money for doing f'ck all and begged his agent to destory every video of the two arsenal games in order to get a move and stop the f'ckin bizzies investigating him for crimes against goalkeeping

[jimmylibel]

what the f*** is 'ireland.com'?

 

who cares?

 

Website of the Irish Times.

 

It's on Sky Sports as well.

 

I bet Jerzy will be along shortly to deny these comments.

[Maldini]

sack the translator

[Raj]

stop the f'ckin bizzies investigating him for crimes against goalkeeping

 

 

I dont believe he did said half of that. The language is very extreme.

[Stevie H]

Website of the Irish Times.

 

It's on Sky Sports as well.

 

I bet Jerzy will be along shortly to deny these comments.

is the irish times owned by media group jim?

[Boca]

is the irish times owned by media group jim?

 

It's owned by an independent trust.

[Maldini]

Most of the Irish Times' sports stuff comes from the English papers so it's probably in one of those.

[johngibo YPC]

Isn't get paid loads of money for doing nothing at all the exact opposite of being a slave?

[Falconhoof]

"When a player knows he is a slave, he'll never give his employer his heart."

 

He has played like a w***** aswell. People were too quick to excuse his performances against Arsenal because he 'hadn't played regularly' but he was way below the standard you'd expect of a professional. Mike Hooper came in for the odd game and did a better job, most backup goalkeepers do a decent job but everything went right through Dudek like he couldn't be arsed.

[Rushian]

It's been copied from The S*n by all the other media outlets so not worth the paper it's written on.

[RedMarauder]

It's been copied from The S*n by all the other media outlets so not worth the paper it's written on.

 

Anyhow, he should not be wasting time doing petty interviews...... there's dishes that need washing

[mofus77]

Anyhow, he should not be wasting time doing petty interviews...... there's dishes that need washing

 

 

Judging by his last performances he'll probably drop them....

[Kopfaithful]

"When a player knows he is a slave, he'll never give his employer his heart."

 

He has played like a w***** aswell. People were too quick to excuse his performances against Arsenal because he 'hadn't played regularly' but he was way below the standard you'd expect of a professional. Mike Hooper came in for the odd game and did a better job, most backup goalkeepers do a decent job but everything went right through Dudek like he couldn't be arsed.

 

Hooperman used to get reserve games though, there is a big difference. Dudek rarely gets a game in the ressies, so it's double difficult. It's the same with Robbie, people complain he doesn't look fit and presume that's because he's past it, it's just as much to do with the fact he rarely gets competetive playing time imo.

Edited April 24, 2007 by js

[Eskimo]

Hooperman used to get reserve games though, there is a big difference. Dudek rarely gets a game in the ressies, so it's double difficult. It's the same with Robbie, people complain he doesn't look fit and presume that's because he's past it, it's just as much to do with the fact he rarely gets competetive playing time imo.

 

Good point...we need a reserve reserve team

[Kahnee]

Didn't he come out with the "slave" quotes a while back? Before the transfer window as I recall, yet he chose not to leave...

 

Oh and Andy, give it a f***in' rest. Not all journalists are liars, in the same way that not all forum posters are pathetic wind-up merchants who frequently get out of their depth

[jimmylibel]

Didn't he come out with the "slave" quotes a while back? Before the transfer window as I recall, yet he chose not to leave...

 

I remember something along those lines alright that he denied fairly sharpish.

[Kopfaithful]

Good point...we need a reserve reserve team

 

or at least one where our squad players can play, as effectively our reserves are our U-20's.

Edited April 24, 2007 by js

[Frosty Jack]

Mike Hooper came in for the odd game and did a better job

 

Bring him back! we'll win heaverything again.

[Falconhoof]

[flash]

How anyone can claim to be a slave when they get that many 1000s of pounds a week is beyond me.

 

And if he really is warning other keepers off signing - he should be sat before a disciplinary tribunal and be fined until his wallet bleeds.

[Andy @ Allerton]

Didn't he come out with the "slave" quotes a while back? Before the transfer window as I recall, yet he chose not to leave...

 

Oh and Andy, give it a f***in' rest. Not all journalists are liars, in the same way that not all forum posters are pathetic wind-up merchants who frequently get out of their depth

 

So you're saying that this and all other reports are 100% truthful then?

 

Whatever you want to call 'spin' or the particular point the Journo/Editor/paper/Media Group are trying to drive that day/week/month/ever - it's certainly not the truth.

[Gilps]

Andy in failure to see shades of grey shocker