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Charlie Adam says midfielder Liverpool released was actually unreal in training

Charles Jones

Tue 11 February 2025 12:45, UK

Charlie Adam was lucky enough to play with some absolutely incredible players during his time at Liverpool.

The Scot made a blockbuster move from Blackpool to Liverpool in 2🗹011, and that must’ve been a real culture sh🥃ock.

Adam went from playing with the likes of Gary T𝓡aylor-Fletcher an⭕d Brett Ormerod to the likes of Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard at Liverpool.

Now, speaking on I Had Trials Once, Adam has reserved some special prai💦se for another player he worked with at Anfield.

Indeed, according to the former midfielder, Alberto Aquilani was actually an unbelievable player in training, but, unfortunately, he never quite made the desired impact at Liverpool.

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Charlie Adam says Alberto Aquilani was unbelievable

Adam spoke about some of his former 🍨Lﷺiverpool teammate, and he hailed Aquilani.

Indeed, the 39-year-old says that Aquilani, technically, was an incredible player, but he had a bad ankle sꩲo that stifled his progre✤ss at Anfield.

“So, I was competing against them. Lucas Leiva. Yeah. Spearing. Gerrard. 🌠Um, who else played centre midfield𒉰?” Adam pondered.

“A🔴lberto, what was his name? Alberto, Italian international.

“Good pla🅠yer. His ankle was not great, but he was… Well, technically, he was an u⭕nbelievable player.

“Played for AC Milan and all that.”

Italians to have played for Liverpool

Aquilani didn’t quite have the best of times at Liverpool, and, strangely, that has been something of a tr𓂃end at Anfield over the years.

Aquilani was ultimately ⭕released by Liverpool after playing just 18 league games.

Indeed, Liverpool really haven’t had the best of recor🐟ds when recruiting Italian players over the years.

Mario Balotelli was a flop at Liverpool, while Federico Chiesa was criticised for his performancꦓe against Plymouth at the𒁃 weekend.

Fabio Borini never really made it at Liverpool either, while Andrea Dossen♑a was probably the best of the bunch.

For some reason, Liverpool have really struggled to find any quality from Italy over the years, and while Chiesa has had a slow start to life at Anfield, he’ll be hoping to kick on and buck that trend 🌌in the coming years.