Sunday, August 03, 2008

Hungarian Coach Says Nemeth Must Leave Liverpool To Progress

Hungarian National coach Erwin Koeman has claimed that Liverpool youngster Krizstian Nemeth must look for a loan deal in the Championship rather than play another season in the Anfield reserves if he wants to improve.

19-year-old Krizstian Nemeth is amongst a group of young players on the fringes of the first-team at the Reds, along with Paris St Germain Signing David Ngog and Daniel Pacheco.

However, Koeman believes it would be better for Nemeth to progress on loan in the Championship if he can’t make the step into Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez’s plans. Rather than spend another season in the reserves where he impressed last term.

“I think Krisztian Nemeth is an exceptional talent,” Koeman told the press.

“But I think he can't improve enough in the Liverpool reserve team.

“He should play in the first division week by week.

“Of course, it's not a problem if he plays in the reserve team for one or two years, but doing it for a longer period is just not good for his development.

“I don't think that, at Liverpool, he has a real chance to play besides Torres, Keane, Voronin or Kuyt.

“If he could get into the senior team then it would be a fantastic success, but I think it's more likely that he'd be loaned to another team or - it's worse - he may stay with the reserves.”

Nemeth had been linked with a move to League 1 team Leeds United, but if Benitez was to make him available on loan there would be a host of clubs willing to take a chance on the prolific striker.

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