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.
Sunday 1st February, 17.49:
“Nando better pull something out of his arse here or its 18 all”
Wednesday 4th February, 19.36:
“It’s all over mate, Dossena & Lucas are starting”
Saturday...
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Written by Neil Jones. 28 comments
About ten years ago Nick Hancock co-wrote a book called What Didn’t Happen Next, which was an amusing look at the butterfly effect in football and those little changes which might have rewritten the annals of football.
What if...
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Written by markwithoutspin. 5 comments
As Liverpool fan, by matter of routine, the familiar tune of Sky Sports News tells me of the latest bust up or disagreement between Rafa, who may or may not like Rick, but doesn’t like George, although he definitely likes Tom (not sure if he...
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Written by Andy Sammons. 8 comments
There are some days when life just seems like it’s giving you a big punch in a sensitive place.
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The title race looked like it was over by Christmas with Newcastle steaming away in the first half of the season. King Kevin Keegan was taking the Geordies to new heights and it seemed unimaginable that any club, even Manchester United, would claw...
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Written by Scott the Red. 30 comments
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has declared that he never intended to approach the Red’s manager Rafael Benitez as their coach and that he does have faith in their new coach Juande Ramos, who was sacked by Premier League club Tottenham...
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez seems to have eventually signed a long awaited new contract, if The Times is to be trusted.
It has been reported by the London paper that the Spaniard has ultimately reached an agreement with his American...
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Written by Subhankar Mondal. One comment
According to the British tabloid News of the World, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez could be heading to Italy to take charge of the Italian and European giants Juventus.
The Spaniard has recently snubbed an improved new contract at...
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Written by Subhankar Mondal. 3 comments
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has dismissed all transfer reports suggesting that they were contemplating selling striker Robbie Keane to fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January.
Keane was signed by Liverpool from Tottenham...
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Anderson Wants to Move to Inter Milan
Manchester United midfielder Anderson has revealed that he dreams of ...
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