Liverpool is among few clubs in contemporary soccer that usually doesn’t carry the burden of nonperforming players, though they have their own definition of non-performance. Their winger Stewart Downing has recently been one of their dislikes and that is why they mostly rested him in the last season, but now they have one reason to delight, and that is; West Ham seems to be interested in taking over their despised player. If rumors are to be believed, 29-year-old England international has done all the paperwork to make a shift to Boleyn, however, he still needs to undergo a compulsory medical test along with discussing some personal terms with The Hammers. As far Downing’s performance playing for The Reds is concerned, he has scored seven goals in his 91 matches including five goals in 2012-13 campaign alone. In fact, he joined them in July 2011 at an impressive £20m figure and remained one of their key players throughout the first season and then came his downfall and he almost … [Read more...]