Benitez to risk Torres despite need for hernia op!

Written on November 3, 2009 – 9:30 am | by Admin |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has decided to risk playing Fernando Torres in the crucial Champions League match at Lyon tomorrow, despite the Spanish international being close to needing an operation on his hernia. With Liverpool’s injury list restricting his choices, Benitez is going to take a huge risk with Torres as his team goes [...]

Redknapp – Torres will leave if Liverpool miss out on Champions League

Written on November 2, 2009 – 9:09 am | by Admin |

The Liverpool legend Jamie Redknapp is extremely worried about his club after seeing them suffer their worst run of results for over 50 years, and thinks that the next three games could be crucial to the future of the club. If Liverpool lose to Lyon and exit from the Champions League, and then lose to [...]

Zamora – Torres withdrawal gave Fulham a boost

Written on October 31, 2009 – 8:08 pm | by Admin |

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 [...]

Fulham v Liverpool team news – Aquilani, Gerrard and Johnson out

Written on October 30, 2009 – 5:37 pm | by Admin |

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 [...]

Benitez – Torres, Gerrard and Johnson should be okay to face Fulham

Written on October 28, 2009 – 9:28 am | by Admin |

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 [...]

Torres – I wasn’t 100% but i just had to play!

Written on October 27, 2009 – 3:46 pm | by Admin |

The Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has admitted he was nowhere near full fitness to face Man Utd, but he just decided he had to play through the pain barrier to get on the pitch. He had to have some pain-killing injections in his groin, but he still said he found it hard to hit the [...]

Torres – I wasn't 100% but i just had to play!

Written on October 27, 2009 – 3:46 pm | by |

The Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has admitted he was nowhere near full fitness to face Man Utd, but he just decided he had to play through the pain barrier to get on the pitch. He had to have some pain-killing injections in his groin, but he still said he found it hard to hit the [...]