Aquilani set for debut in “2 or 3 weeks”
Reds manager Rafa Benitez has revealed Alberto Aquilani could make his debut for Liverpool in “two or three weeks”.
The Italian international, who joined Liverpool from AS Roma in August, hasn’t featured due to an ankle injury, but the 25-year-old began light training at Melwood last month.
“I have been speaking to the doctors and things are going well with him,” said Benitez.
“Alberto is progressing all the time. It could be two to three weeks before he is back.
“But we need to use caution. If it is two weeks everyone will say ‘that is fantastic’ but if it is three, everyone will say it is not a problem. I think that we have to be careful.
“We will take it one step at a time and we have the international break to look forward to now. That will be good for him, as he will have some more time (to recover without missing any games).”
Benitez added: “He is running and swimming – I think he will have the record in the swimming pool by the end of his programme – and he is working in the gym.
“He is doing almost everything and he is doing some things with the team. The only thing he is not doing is kicking a ball – not yet anyway.”
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GREAT NEWS THE SOONER THE BETTER DIS LAD IS A CLASS ACT..YNWA.
hhhhhhhhhhh kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk my dream just come true aquilani is fit and we can take anyone now let’s go liveprool let’s distory everyone staring united
hope rafa don’t play him on the wings…
he’ll play behind torres with gerrard. and mascherano as the anchorman. kuyt and benny on the wings. aurelio carra skrtel johnson in defence. i mean, he is an attacking midfielder. he should partner gerrard and torres
He will play between mascarano and gerrard.if he stays fit u b saying xabi who? He dat good.KEEP THE FAITH.YNWA
*sigh*
I know Lucas didn’t do anything wrong but he’s not created anything good either.
Should Aquilani come in place of him so that we’ve more depth in attacking.
*YNWA*
i hope he will do better for us and make history
in liverpool
Once everyone is fit, this is what I think the starting XI should be:
…………………….Reina…………………….
..Johnson..Carragher..Agger..Aurelio..
………………..Mascherano………………..
…..Kuyt……….Aquilani……….Benayoun
………………..Gerrard…………………….
…………………….Torres……………………
Bench:
Cavalieri
Skrtel
Insua
Lucas
Riera
Babel
Ngog
great news.. i hope he can fit just on 2 week…
i hope he can adapt english match…
for liverpool, please buy Cristián Zapata (udinese).