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Midfielder reveals why he did not join Liverpool

Jan 25, 12

Posted by Tony in Benitez, Featured, The Team, Transfer Talk

One of Rafa Benitez’s biggest mistakes whilst he was still manager of Liverpool was trying to sign Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry at the expense of losing Xabi Alonso. Benitez had this fantasy of Gerrard and Barry in midfield for Liverpool but his dreams never came through. And instead he never got the chance to sign Barry...

Why there have only been TWO good Liverpool teams in the last 20 years

I think we have to be honest with ourselves. Liverpool is no longer a big club on the pitch. As seen our results show it. The only way we can be big again is to rebuild. Arrogance will prevent us from making clear diagnosis of our club. Between 1991 and 1998 we were in freefall under Souness and Evans. Houllier came in and built...

Rafa wants to be Liverpool manager again after Dalglish

Oct 17, 11

Posted by Ron in Benitez, Dalglish, Featured, The Club

Rafa Benitez has made his future plans clear, he wants to return to manage Liverpool one day! But would that be a good move? Benitez spoke last night at The Empire theatre and said, “I was really proud to be Liverpool manager and I want to be manager in the future. “I will wait. I don’t want headlines tomorrow, but I want to...

Would his return to Liverpool be a good move?

Oct 12, 11

Posted by Live4Liverpool in Benitez, Featured, The Club

According to recent reports, Rafa Benitez has yet again expressed an interest in returning back to Merseyside as the manager of Liverpool. The ex-Liverpool gaffer was quoted saying: “I was really proud to be the Liverpool football club manager, so I would like that in the future …… But Kenny is doing a good job and I have no...

“Liverpool could have been relegated”

Oct 11, 11

Posted by Ron in Benitez, Featured, Reina

There is a time under the disastrous final season under Rafa Benitez that Pepe Reina actually thought that Liverpool could have been relegated due to their poor form. Reina has revealed in his autobiography that Rafa’s time was up at Liverpool and he had to go. “When Rafa left Liverpool at the end of the 2009-10 season,...

No beer for Liverpool players if they lose

Oct 11, 11

Posted by Ron in Benitez, Featured, Reina

This seemed to be the case under Rafa Benitez! Pepe Reina’s new autobiography is set to be a very good read. A lot of insight into Liverpool under the Rafa Benitez era has been revealed in this book. Pepe explains to us the biggest argument he ever had with Rafa and funny enough it was over a beer. Reina then goes on to...

Rafa’s two most expensive flops have cost Liverpool millions

The transfer window started off so promising with the signing of England Under 21 midfielder Jordan Henderson but since then things seem to have stalled. A number of questions are still to be answered. What will be done with Aqualani? How many others will be sold? Can other clubs match their wages? Jovanovic and Aqualani are on...

Rafa’s Next Job

Following Gerard Houllier’s poor health and even poorer form on the pitch at Aston Villa, speculation has gathered about his future at the club. Among a list of potential replacements appears the name of the man that replaced him following his departure from Liverpool in 2004, Rafa Benitez. On paper, this could be a great choice....

Rafa Benitez would take Liverpool job again

In an interview with the BBC, Rafa Benitez was asked if he would consider being Liverpool manager again. Rafa said, “To be manager of Liverpool is a dream for me. This time, I know that Kenny is doing really well. “I have to wait and keep watching games, but if you say to me in the future would you like to be manager,...

From Barry and Keane to Suarez and Carroll – A Long Walk to the Exact Same Spot

I think we can all agree that it was somewhat of a surprise to see King Kenny employ 3 center halves along with a pair of wing backs as our defensive shape today. I applaud the move personally, as the extra center half allows the outside two to drift wide and pick up strikers as needed without the necessity of totally vacating...