The Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was pleased to get his first chance to play a full game against Fiorentina alongside new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani, and he has high hopes that the Italian will be a good replacement for Xabi Alonso, who left Anfield for Real Madrid in the summer.
“It was nice for Aquilani to [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez saw his team concede yet another late goal to lose to Fiorentina last night, but is still trying to find some positives to focus on ahead of this weekends crucial League match against Arsenal.
“To see Aquilani and Torres were positives from this match,” Benitez said.
“I think it was clear today [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admits that this season has been up and down, defensively and offensively, this season, but once more players return from injury, the team will get it right in the end.
“It’s clear we are trying to find the right balance.” said Benitez.
“At the start of the season we were attacking and [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is looking forward to seeing what his £20m signing can do in his first competitive match tonight, but he says he will have to study the Italian’s fitness before considering him for the crucial game against Arsenal this coming weekend.
“I can understand the fans’ frustration at having to wait so [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has already said that his £20m signing Alberto Aquilani will finally get his full debut for the club at last, and he thinks that captain Steven Gerrard could also play the whole game to improve his match fitness ahead of the crucial match against Arsenal this weekend, but Fernando Torres [...]
The Champions League match against Fiorentina may be meaningless for Liverpool, but for the Italians it is a chance for them to finish top of their Champions League Group ahead of Lyon, and get an easier game in the first knockout round.
Coach Cesare Prandelli believes a win tonight would be an “historic” episode for the [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted that he hasn’t taken any risks with his new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani, but he thinks that the game against Fiorentina should be the ideal opportunity for the Italian to showcase his talents and ease him back to full fitness.
“We decided we couldn’t take any risks with him,” [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been treating his new £20m signing Albert Aquilani with kid gloves since his arrival at the beginning of the season, and has been waiting for an “easy” opportunity to give him some playing time.
Those chances have been few and far between up ’til now, but Benitez thinks that the, [...]
The latest Liverpool transfer rumour concerns the Fiorentina defender Juan Vargas, who effectively knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League when he scored a penalty against Lyon last week.
The Peruvian 26 year-old has been brought to the attention of a host of top clubs this season with his performances for the Italian giants, with Real [...]
Liverpool have an unbelievably long injury list at the moment, and it looks like they will be without Fernando Torres as well as other first team players including Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Ryan Babel, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano for tomorrow’s match against Debrecen.
Luckily the Reds are not going to face the French [...]
