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.
Our thoughts to go Arsenal’s Eduardo da Silva, a talented young footballer who will miss the rest of the season (and maybe the rest of the year, what with rehabilitation and getting match-fit) and especially Euro 2008. Good luck with your recovery...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 15 comments
While we wait for the least-important-cup-final-for-Premier-League-clubs, let’s look at today’s news (or lack thereof).
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The Champions League finally got back underway on Tuesday night, with the round of 16 kicking off with the first four first-leg ties. Here are the highlights (and lowlights) of last night’s action.
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Liverpool 2, Inter Milan 0.
Before kick-off, that scoreline would been considered unlikely – but as hoped by Liverpool fans, Rafa’s men rose to their next European challenge and produced as good a display as could be hoped...
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Just when Liverpool fans thought things couldn’t get any worse the side with the worst away record in the Championship arrived at Anfield in the fifth round of the FA Cup. With Liverpool sitting fifth in the Premier League, three points behind...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 6 comments
So, where to start?
Do I lead in with Liverpool’s crushing defeat at home, or do I kickoff things with Manchester United’s demolition of Arsenal?
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Update – Second Leg Preview: Internazionale v Liverpool – Reds and Nerazurri...
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So the see-saw that is the Premier League lead has swung back the way of Arsenal again after they became the first side this season to leave the City of Manchester Stadium with three league points, whilst their North London neighbours Tottenham apologized...
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“This is our year…”
That’s a common claim made by Liverpool fans such as myself. Every time a new pre-season rolls around, thousands of optimistic Scousers decide that their side has finally managed to assemble...
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How things change…
When the Arabs and the Americans were jostling for position to take over Liverpool, the arguments raised against the Arabs were political – could you trust them, was their money legal, how did they treat their...
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