But does he have believe he made the correct?choice signing for Palace and Blackburn He would have w. But the former Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen star has already seen enough of the English top-flight to know how difficult it is. But the former midfielder, who made 328 appearances in his nine years there as a player,?has defended the Frenchman. “Brian Kidd was manager at Blackburn by then and Jack Walker was able to pay the £4. We couldve drawn any team in London but to get West Ham, who my dad supported, means the world. After surviving death, he was a shadow of the player that once was. “I was there and made a goal and after that we didn’t give away any goals and, to the end, we were good. pp's side ease into EFL Cup last-16player ratingsPhilippe Coutinho was the star but Ragnar Klavan also impresses as Reds brush Rams asideMagic of the cupLIVE - Leicester and Chelsea head for extra-time after thrilling draw in EFL Cup third round clashRed riotDerby 0 Liverpool 3: Jurgen Klopp's Reds continue impressive form with easy win at Championship side But with Liverpool looking revitalised under former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, and bolstering the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane and Daniel Sturridge in their team, perhaps selling isnt always such a bad thing. Reuters3He was released by Sunderland in the summer having played nearly 90 timesAfter 15 years as a. Shay Given, Glenn Whelan, Jon Walters and Bojan failed to make his starting line-up.