5 worst Liverpool signings in the Premier League era

Konchesky was one of the worst defenders in a golden age of bad defenders signed by Liverpool
Konchesky was one of the worst defenders in a golden age of bad defenders signed by Liverpool

#4 El-Hadj Diouf (2002-2005)

Diouf was an abysmal signing who added nothing to the team
Diouf was an abysmal signing who added nothing to the team

Often described as the worst striker in the long and often illustrious history of Liverpool, the club’s fans are almost always unanimous in their disgust with the Senegalese striker and his time at Anfield.

It wasn’t just the fact that he was only able to score just three goals during his time at the club (a miserable number for even a midfielder) it was that he had attitude problems and constantly fell out with both teammates and the coaching staff.

The Senegalese forward was signed by then manager Gérard Houllier from French side RC Lens for £10m just before the World Cup in Korea/Japan (2002).

His starring role in helping his national team to get to the quarterfinals created much excitement among the club’s fans.

The list of his indiscretions at the club read like a rap sheet for an ex-convict: from the spitting incident in a UEFA Cup game against Celtic at Parkhead in 2003 to the wrenching of the ball from Neil Mellor to take a penalty.

Safe to say, the only XI the Senegalese forward will ever qualify for in the history of Liverpool is the one for the worst players to wear the red jersey.

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