The former Liverpool striker has revealed that he was not given enough opportunities to shine during his time at Anfield, and has stressed that he will try his utmost in his side’s upcoming Champions League encounter to showcase his class.
Ajax Amsterdam forward, Ryan Babel, is determined to showcase his skills when his side takes on the English champions, Manchester City, in a UEFA Champions League game at Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday, October 24.
The former Liverpool attacker, who joined the Reds in the summer of 2007 from the Amsterdammers for a mammoth fee in the region of 13 million Euros, has revealed that he never really managed to show the English fans his skills during his time at Anfield.
However, the Dutchman has expressed determination to shine in his side’s upcoming Champions League encounter against the Citizens to convince the people in England that the Merseyside club did not waste money on acquiring his services at the start of the
2007/08 season.
“I don’t think people in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 ever saw the best of me. For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel appreciated by some people at Liverpool. Ajax have given me a chance again to prove myself and I’m
happy for that. The City game is a good platform for me to show the people who doubt what http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Babel-c31971 can do”, Babel was quoted as saying to the Mirror.
The 25-year-old, who represented the Amsterdam giants in 73 Eredivisie games before moving to Anfield in the summer of 2007, played close to 100 league games for Liverpool before joining http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/TSG-1899-Hoffenheim-c40767 half-way through the 2010/11 season.
And the Dutch international has admitted that he still has special feelings for the Reds, and will certainly love to represent the five-time European champions yet again in his career if an opportunity arises.
“You never know what your route is going to be. I am happy at Ajax, but if you have some fantasy and imagination you like to dream of things and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 still has a special place in my heart”, Babel concluded.
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