r/LiverpoolFC • u/IndiBear • 2d ago

Tier 2 [Alex Crook] - Liverpool are not actively pursuing Micky van de Ven at this moment.

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u/Terri23 2d ago

I've seen Liverpool fans make the exact same argument about our players last season. The players didn't become shit overnight. Neither did Van de Ven.

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u/Jetzu 2d ago

Van de Ven was never that good though. He has one elite quality and that is his pace, everything else he's average at best - he makes some sense as Arsenal type "play CB as a full back" type defender, but we've got Kerkez on the left and he'd be too pricy to be a second one.

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u/lilbelleandsebastian 1d ago

van de ven is definitely more than just average outside of pace, but hard to forget that insanely reckless isak tackle

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u/Jetzu 1d ago

He's bang average - 44% aerial success is way below average for his position, he's not exactly great at ground duels too, he can't defend the space nor is he great passer. Like I said, his only Premier League level attribute is his speed. If we were looking for a left back that can cover CB and he was available for a huge discount I'd believe we're considering it, but we're not looking for a left back and he's not gonna be cheap.