He didnt work out, and he wont be a great loss if he goes
But this £160k a game bollocks doesnt wash with me. Everything always comes back to money in football.....therefore Kewell earnt the club a few quid last season by scoring the goal which meant we finished 3rd not 4th.
I think the "expensive flop" tag is a bit over the top, after all he has not been far from the first team when fit- and players like Jonathan Woodgate & Ledley King get a hell of a lot more sympathy for their injuries. He only cost £5m (ish.....Bernie Mandic will tell you the full story one day I'm sure), he should theoretically have cost a lot more except that Leeds had allowed his contract to run dangerously close to expiry, and then saw the arse fall out of the club. He wasnt complete shite for all of his Liverpool career- first six months at the club he was good, very good at times. Played some great games for us, scored some great goals- in big games as well (Arsenal, Everton, United, Leeds).
And most fans were not upset when Kewell was given his start in the FA Cup final 06 at all, he had a decent second half to the season and was very good in the semi final against Chelsea, it was a shame he had to go off early (again) against West Ham.
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