Torres – We are off the pace but let's focus on the future

Written on December 16, 2009 – 4:07 pm | by |

The Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has come out in support of manager Rafael Benitez, and is certain that the Spaniard will manage to pull the club out of their recent slump.
He has reiterated that he intends to see out the four remaining years left on his contract, and he expects to Benitez to be there [...]

Carragher – We lost with our best team!

Written on December 15, 2009 – 10:03 am | by |

The Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher thinks that the team can’t use the excuse that they are missing lots of injured players any more, and the team that faced Arsenal was probably the best team they could field.
He agrees that they were maybe not completely fit, but from now on their can be no more excuses.
And [...]

Carlton Cole to stay at West Ham and Dossena to stay at Liverpool!

Written on December 14, 2009 – 10:22 pm | by |

Two of the most likely Liverpool rumours doing the rounds seem to have been dashed today. The West Ham striker Carlton Cole had been strongly tipped to join Liverpool, to take some of the pressure off Fernando Torres, until he suffered a knee ligament injury against Burnley a couple of weeks ago.
The England striker now [...]

Liverpool won't make top four, says Wenger

Written on December 14, 2009 – 12:53 pm | by |

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels that Arsenal are right back in the race for the Premiership title alongside Chelsea and Man Utd, but thinks that there are three other teams that could put in a challenge, but he doesn’t mention Liverpool as possible contenders.
After yesterday’s win at Anfield, Wenger said: “For us, it gets [...]

Benitez – It's just a case of confidence

Written on December 14, 2009 – 8:01 am | by |

Rafael Benitez feels that his Liverpool team were totally in control of the game against Arsenal yesterday up until half-time.
But the failure to score the second goal left them in a vulnerable position in the second half, and played on the team’s confidence.
“After the first half, everybody was convinced that it was a different team [...]

Benitez – It was 100% a penalty!

Written on December 14, 2009 – 7:30 am | by |

Rafael Benitez is absolutely certain that Liverpool should have been given a penalty by Howard Webb yesterday against Arsenal, when William Gallas clumsily up-ended Steven Gerard, and believes that, if it was given, it could have all been different.
“It was 100% a penalty,” said Benitez. “It doesn’t matter if the ball is going away in [...]

Two more ridiculous Liverpool rumours – Saha and Beattie!

Written on December 13, 2009 – 1:46 pm | by |

I really don’t know where the Sunday papers get there information, but some of their Liverpool rumours look like the “journalists” are really scraping the bottom of the barrell!
I thought the “Steven Gerrard to Chelsea” was bad enough, but to suggest that Benitez would make an offer for the EVERTON and ex-MAN UTD striker Louis [...]

Liverpool transfer rumours Dec 13th – Gerrard, Van Nistelrooy and Mata

Written on December 13, 2009 – 1:13 pm | by |

It was only yesterday that Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez admitted that he had no funds to buy new players, but today the Sunday papers still have a bit of Liverpool transfer news for us to get our teeth into.
The most ridiculous rumour of the day is from the Mirror, who claim that Chelsea are going [...]

Saudi Prince Faisal turns down chance to buy into Liverpool

Written on December 13, 2009 – 11:39 am | by |

The Liverpool co-owner George Gillet has been desperately wooing the Saudi billionaire Prince Faisal to try and persuade him to invest £300m, but with the club now out of the Champions League and struggling to keep up in the race for fourth place in the Premiership, the oil magnate has decided that the club is [...]

Liverpool swoop for Valencia star – And it's not Silva or Villa!

Written on December 13, 2009 – 9:59 am | by |

The rumours that Spanish giants Valencia are going to be forced to sell their stars in January, as their financial plight comes to breaking point, just won’t go away.
The papers are full of £50m rumours regarding David Villa, but according to Guillem Blague, Liverpool are set to make a move for the young striker Juan [...]

Mascherano – We know how to stop Arshavin now! Cesc is the danger

Written on December 12, 2009 – 9:57 am | by |

The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is certain that the Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin will not be running riot again this year, after the Russian scored all four Arsenal goals in a thrilling 4-4 draw.
“Arshavin was enormous against us last season but there will not be a repeat. The madness of last season is not possible [...]

Benitez – We will push Torres and Gerrard, but we also need to protect them!

Written on December 12, 2009 – 8:18 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is happy that both his top players, Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, are coming back to full fitness, but he gave his first indiction that he would not force them to play just because the opponents are Arsenal this weekend, as “every game will be important until the end of [...]

Mascherano – We don't need to talk, we need to beat Arsenal!

Written on December 12, 2009 – 7:07 am | by |

The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano thinks that the time for talking is over, and the team now needs to go out and show what they can do on the pitch instead.
“The season starts again for us now. Obviously everyone would have liked to have started it in a different way, but we can’t change anything [...]

Benitez – Aquilani, Torres and Gerrard likely to start against Arsenal

Written on December 11, 2009 – 2:09 pm | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was very impressed with Alberto Aquilani’s first 90 minutes for the Reds against Fiorentina in midweek, and Fernando Torres also came through his comeback game unscather, so the Liverpool boss is seriously considering them both starting against Arsenal this weekend, although he added the proviso of saying they will be [...]