A master of the tactical game and of winning pressure one-off games, Rafael Benitez has the pedigree to be a great manager. Made his name with Valencia before moving to England to manage Liverpool and has led them to 2 Champions League finals in 3 years. That’s more than Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and SAF, so that’s saying a lot.
Valencia won La Liga under him, but Liverpool have been off the pace in the league so far as Rafa in my opinion still has to get his tactics in line with the demands of the Premiership.
Although this is the morning before the Premiership weekend round of matches, not a lot is happening apart from the typical few niggling injuries and suspensions.
Should be a cracking round of games today, with Chelsea looking to win their...
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Written by Jason Pereira. 2 comments
Fernando Torres is destined to be in the media spotlight (it must be in his DNA) – whether he’s at AM or Liverpool or playing for Spain, the world will always have time to talk about Torres.
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 32 comments
About three weeks ago the feeling around Anfield was one of ecstasy and joy; Liverpool had just beaten Derby County 6-0 without star players Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher- this victory took them to the top of the table for the first time in years....
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Written by Jason Pereira. 36 comments
By now everyone in the Premier League will more or less admit that Liverpool have been a club reformed this season, with a self-belief and energy in their football that was perhaps missing in the last few seasons under Benitez. Liverpool fans will...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 8 comments
It’s been fascinating to see Rafa Benitez change over the last couple of months. His bullish nature had always been there before Liverpool games (especially when playing Chelsea or in Europe), but he’s taken it to a whole new level by showing...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 15 comments
Before discerning fans comment on the usage of ‘Liverpool’ instead of Rafa Benitez, I want to remind them that in this case (as in most other cases) the manager represents the club and therefore Rafa’s actions and statements represent...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 35 comments
Did Liverpool try to “tap up” Gabriel Heinze? It’s a fair question to ask, considering how far Rafa Benitez went in his attempts to secure the defender’s services and then chastised the Premier League for favouritism for deciding...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 37 comments
Today’s game against Portsmouth should not be used as an indicator to where Liverpool’s hope lie in the upcoming Premiership.
Essentially it was a warm up game aimed at building up the players fitness and personally I don’t...
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Written by Arvin. 28 comments
Ok, let’s get the bitching out of the way first. No, no one’s questioning Rafa’s record in the Champions League with Liverpool. No, I’m not questioning his record with Valencia in Spain.
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 65 comments
Liverpool lose in the Champions League final and sure enough various pundits, journalists and fans think Benitez is crap and under him Liverpool will never win the Premiership.
Sorry, but have I missed something here?
Written by Arvin. 46 comments
