Dominic Matteo

As a Liverpool fan I have bittersweet feelings about the sale and apparent subsequent success of Dominic Matteo. Let us be clear that he was at best mediocre and at worst rubbish for us, and to get any kind of fee, let alone £4.5m, was seen as something of a miracle by most LFC fans. For years Liverpool's obvious weakness was at left-back (and since Ziege can't defend either, it still is), which was Dom's position for the Reds. But he seems quite solid and even on occasion good for Leeds, which makes me think that either O'Leary is a genius, Evans/Houllier are idiots, or else this is yet another example of a pampered Liverpool player ...

I have to admit, that When David O'Leary paid more than £4M for Dominic Matteo, I (like most Leeds fans I think) wondered just why we were spending this kind of money on a left-back, having already on of the countries best in Ian Harte! However, with our crippling injury list, we have been forced (?) to play him out of position, and the more I see him play, the more I realise how astute a buy this was on the part of O'Leary. Having played at left back while Ian Harte was out, center back, left wing and wing-back, his attitude has been first class, and a willingness to play 100% wherever asked is a very pleasing factor. Add to that the fact that he has ...

Although i am biased wherever this scouse t**t is concerned, i really do think it is a joke paying £4.5m for Dominic Matteo. At best, he is an adequate reserve for the midfeild. Nothing is particularly impressive in his game other than his committment, which should be a part of evry players game (although sadly it isn't always the case, especially where Chelsea are concerned). Although £4.5m won't buy you that much in today's inflated transfer market, you can't help but thinking that the money would have been better spent. Manchester United managed to pick up Solskjear, Johnson and Forturn for less than that. Leeds have made a few decent signings to complement the ...