The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is under fire from all sides after six defeats in seven games, and there are many fans calling for his head. Maybe he can’t be blamed for the injuries to Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson, but has his handling of Fernando Torres’ injury been sensible. It smacked of desperation letting [...]
The Fulham striker Bobby Zamora believes that Rafael Benitez’s decision to take off Fernando Torres was the boost that the Fulham team needed to turn up the pressure on the depleted team. Liverpool were already short of Glen Johnson and Steven Gerrard, so when Torres went off with the score even at 1-1, Fulham believed [...]
The Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena has always been unhappy with the amount of playing time he gets at Anfield, and with the World Cup coming up in South Africa next summer, he is intent on going back to Italy to get some regular football. Despite being out of favour with Rafael Benitez, and unloved by [...]
The Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is worried about Steven Gerrard’s recovery from his groin injury, and he has no chance of playing in the game at Fulham today, but Benitez thinks that this weeks treatment for his captain is “crucial” to the rest of Liverpool’s season. “I think he is improving but we will have [...]
The Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo believes that he made to manage a big club one day, and he thinks that if he took over from Rafael Benitez at Liverpool he would realise the dream of winning the Premiership again. He said: “I definitely believe it is my destiny to manage a big club. “If Liverpool [...]
Liverpool travel to Fulham tomorrow looking to build on last weeks win over the Champions Man Utd. That is the only game they have won out of their last six matches, so this will be a big test for them. Liverpool won last season’s fixture thanks to a last minute winner from Yossi Benayoun, and [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, who scored a last minute winner at Fulham last season, says that Liverpool just have to beat the Londoners again this season to prove that they are back on track. He just doesn’t want to leave it quite so late! “I hope we do it earlier this time!” said Benayoun. [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, who scored a last minute winner at Fulham last season, says that Liverpool just have to beat the Londoners again this season to prove that they are back on track. He just doesn’t want to leave it quite so late! “I hope we do it earlier this time!” said Benayoun. [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano says that winning a place at the World Cup was important for him, but his priority is to play well for Liverpool. He says that the long flights from South America after international games is leaving him too exhausted to perform to the best of his ability for Liverpool. “I [...]
Real Madrid’s galacticos are not yet turning into a team, and patience is running thin with the new boss Manuel Pelligrini. Despite spending £225m in the summer on such stars as Alonso, Ronaldo and Kaka, Madrid have only won one of their last five matches. Tuesday night brought their most embarrassing defeat yet when they [...]
The Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt took the captains armband last night for the Carling Cup clash with Arsenal, in the absence of Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, and was “bitterly disappointed” that the team didn’t get the result they were looking for. Insua cancelled out Fran Merida’s brilliant opener for Arsenal, and Liverpool were pummeling [...]
The Sun is reporting this morning that Liverpool are closing in on the Valencia winger Juan Mata, and reckon that this could mean the end for Ryan Babel. The article said: RAFA BENITEZ is ready to sign Valencia left winger Juan Mata – which could spell curtains for Ryan Babel. Mata, 21, has been devastating [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez saw his new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani play his first 15 minutes for the team against Arsenal last night, and was inpressed with his commitment. He also feels that the Italian could have earned his team an equaliser in injury time, when a scissor-kick from the Italian hit the hand [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is reasonably confident that Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres, who both played against Man Utd despite suffering from injuries, have not aggravated their problems, and should be okay to face Fulham this weekend. Captain Steven Gerrard missed the United game after injuring his groin on international duty, but Benitez thinks [...]
