Rafael Benitez
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.
Podcast: Liverpool’s future, Chelsea nerves and players of the season
Celebrate Soccerlens.com’s 4th birthday by listening to the world famous Soccerlens podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg. The duo focus on Arsenal’s goalkeeping calamities, Liverpool’s off field issues and Chelsea’s nerve-jangling run-in, as well as taking a look at the players who’ve impressed them most during 2009/10. Pizza bans, cross-Europe travel and Jose Mourinho all…
Press conference with Alex Ferguson, David Moyes & Rafa Benitez
Here’s a raw footage of how D-Wreck got fired from his ESPN UK Football Conference interview job. He interviews Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Everton manager David Moyes and Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez.
View from the Stands: Liverpool and Birmingham City fans discuss upcoming match
Quick! Name the team that’s been the most pleasant surprise of the Premier League season? If you answered Tottenham, you’d be wrong. Most figured they were on the cusp of breaking into the top four or five in the league. No, the team that’s shocked people more than any other this year has to be…
10 Losses Later…
What can I really say that hasn’t been said about Liverpool’s season? It’s been a terrible year and things are looking bleak for the future. They can’t seem to find any sort of consistent form, their players keep lashing out at the boss, the boss holds onto his job despite this terrible form because of…
Podcast: The Arsene and Rafa Club, Team Bridge and England no-hopers
We couldn’t wait all week for the world famous Soccerlens Podcast any longer so we’ve brought it forward to Mondays – and despite their post-weekend blues Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg remain on top form. In this week’s episode the duo look back on the Carling Cup Final, Man City’s famous victory over Chelsea and…
Liverpool: the “new Bolton”?
I am confident that I am not alone in being frustrated and annoyed at Sam Allardyce’s recent pre-match snipes at Rafael Benitez and Liverpool. Mind-games is a part of football, but it tends to lack credibility when a team fails to back up their manager’s bold words with a victory. Firstly, Allardyce vowed that Blackburn…
Soccerlens TV: Wenger & Benitez speaking out, OM in French title race and Sporting improving in Portugal
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 18, Andy talks about the speaking out of Arsene Wenger on the controversial tackle of the Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross on the 19 year old Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey and how Rafael Benitez sarcastically…
The Premier League – The TV Series
Oh what a season its been! It’s been so full of twists and turns that you just don’t know whats going to happen next. Scandal, despair, scandal, glory, scandal, great quotes and yet more scandal. Sorry Portsmouth I was just reading about Portsmouths latest debacle (I’ll let you ponder what today’s big issue is) and…
Three key battles ahead for Liverpool
Rafael Benitez must have been feeling that perhaps he was not destined to take Liverpool to their first trophy win since 2006 when Robert Huth poked in a last-gasp equaliser for Stoke on Saturday. Lucas had already had a possible penalty shout denied in the first half and was booked for his troubles, and Dirk…
Benitez’ failing a social one
Rafael Benitez signed a 5 year contract at Liverpool in the summer, and this is probably the only thing saving him from the proverbial noose. Its often cited his transfer policy is to blame, that he has been unlucky with injuries, and that his team is over-reliant on two players, but in truth, his failing…
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