When will Benitez be sacked?
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Jose - EPL, FA Cup
Ah Ben - CL, Carling Cup
Actually, it is a good idea as Jose will bring the media off the players and Ah Ben.
Ah Ben cannot really figure out how to win against EPL teams, that is where Jose will come in.
As for cup matches, leave it to Ah Ben.
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Aiyo , if like that , Liverpool should do the Unpredented move ....
Employ Rafa as Cup's Coach , specialised in FA Cup , UCL and Worthless Cup .
Employ Jose as EPL coach , and asst in Reserve team for the fture of his EPL venture .
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Then they will have their own team budget for their players .
Jose can get what he want , and Rafa can get who he want .... no crossing of border .
Then Liverpool is a force in the World .
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Please do not blame the Americans Duo , Rick Parry , Rafa or whoever ....
Please blame the players , they are the one who is playing on the pitch .
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Benitez still happy at Liverpool, says agent
Rafael Benitez has no intention of walking out of Liverpool in the wake of the latest revelations about his job, according to agent Manuel Garcia Quillon.
Reds co-owner Tom Hicks admitted attempting to line up Jurgen Klinsmann as the clubs next manager, claiming it was 'an insurance policy' should Benitez leave.
The move has been condemned in some quarters as having undermined the Spaniard.
Coupled with his high-profile fall-out with Hicks and co-owner George Gillett at the end of last year, it has cast further doubt over Benitez's long-term future at Anfield.
But Quillon insists his desire to remain at the club is undiminished.
He said: 'Rafa wants to stay at Liverpool. He is happy with the club, with the supporters and with the city. He does not want to leave.' -
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can't be more true about rafa Week in week out he fields a relatively strong side, consisting of the spine - carragher, gerrard, torres. beside them are benayoun, kewell, alonso, finnan, riise, crouch and the likes. with the excpetion of pennant and auerlio, almost every 'rotated' players are internationals.Originally posted by Poolman:Please do not blame the Americans Duo , Rick Parry , Rafa or whoever ....
Please blame the players , they are the one who is playing on the pitch .
Two legs each , and a ball , two goal pole , 22 players .
so who can deny that the teams being belted out are weak.
nothing is wrong with the tactics too? Dominated possession for the last few games, especially against man city when the 2nd half reina was really doing nothing, just that they can't convert any of their chances. maybe fowler will put them away!
rick can't take too much of the stick, cause whoever rafa wanted he will try and get them.
the yanks, i tink this picture (credits to soccernet) shows it all.
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Hicks backs Benitez and has no plans to sell
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Liverpool joint-owner Tom Hicks put his full support behind manager Rafael Benitez on Sunday, saying he expected the Spaniard to remain in charge for the remaining two years of his contract and maybe beyond.
Hicks and fellow American George Gillett had a falling out with Benitez last year after the manager criticised them over their financing of transfers but both sides have since said they are now on good terms.
'We have a great manager who has our support,' Hicks told BBC Radio 5-Live on Sunday.
'We had a lot of consternation about Rafa. After our meeting of Dec. 16, where he really showed his real strong intent to do the right thing with us and by the club, he's been a gentleman ever since.
'We've had much better communication and he's got my total backing. We funded transfer requests in January, we are talking about more in the summer. We've never turned down Rafa's request for money for any player he's asked for.
'He's got a contract for two more years and hopefully longer than that.'
Hicks and Gillett completed a re-financing deal on Friday that should allow them to go ahead with the building of a new stadium and said they did not expect any investment from Dubai International Capital (DIC), after the group declined the chance to become a minority owner.
Asked if he planned to sell the club to the DIC, Hicks said: 'Absolutely not. That was never a serious possibility and certainly isn't today. I can't think of a price that I would think of having any interest in selling at all.
'I did talk to them once about a 10-15 percent participation. We gave them a valuation we would accept a minority investor at but they thought the valuation was too high.
'There is no question in my mind that I will still be an owner of Liverpool Football Club in five years.'
Liverpool are planning to build a new stadium on parkland adjacent to their current Anfield home, though the plans have changed and been delayed several times.
'I'm really excited about the future of the club, it will be the finest stadium in the world and everyone in Liverpool should be very proud of it,' Hicks said.
Hicks also owns NHL team Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers baseball club and said he had a 'real passion' for all three clubs.
'I want to win the support of our fans with my actions and get out of the tabloids,' he said.
'I think it's a great long-term way to invest my money with what I believe is going to happen with global TV and internet growth of teams.
'I love baseball, I love hockey and I love English football.' I'm a big fan. I watch every game on TV and wish I could come over to every game but it's a long way, though I hope to come to more.'
Of Liverpool's current situation, where they trail leaders Manchester United by 14 points and struggled to get past minor league Havant and Waterlooville in the FA Cup on Saturday,' Hicks said:
'We could do better, the players know that, Rafa knows that. It's all about how we play and it's time for this club to win.
'But we are on our way, we are going to build the greatest stadium, we have a great manager, we have great fans. It's time to put the press frenzy behind us and move down the road.'
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pity ah ben.His players are incapable.Sometimes we are focusing too much on the manager.No matter how hard the manager tries,if his players' cannot perform up to standards,THATS IT.
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Its sad to see my club in this limbo. Honestly,the players deserve the blame for this season. Just look at the way they play.
Reina- He is totally overrated in my opinion. At least Dudek dived but you see Reina,each time he conceeds, just how many times have you seen him diving?
Riise- Off form
Carra- Giving away tooooo many penalties
Hyypia- Shaky at first, consistent now
Finnan- Not the Finnan of last season
Arbeloa- Good start but fading off
Aurelio- Only good game he had was against Man City
Pennant- Not good enough
Benayoun- Inconsistent
Gerrad- Terribly off form
Mascherano- Only player who performs
Alonso- His brother is better than him
Kewell- Cannot make it
Lucas- Needs experience
Kuyt- Oh dear, when he plays with Torres its not 442 its 451.You can never see him in the box
Torres- Good season,deprived of service
Voronin- Oh Dear
Crouch- Simply astounding why Rafa dosen't play him.
If it was Wenger, he would simply drop the players out of form and play his youngsters or give the fringe players a chance. One good example is Lehmann. Its terrible really at Liverpool. The players are to blame. Look at CL 2005. If players like Smicer,Traore,Dudek,Baros,Hamann,Cisse,Mellor,Pongolle play a part in the win, why cant the current players? Terrible
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Originally posted by 798:
how many matches did liverpool lose until now? to say dat sack benitez cos liverpool is 12 points behind the leader is really too extreme.
frankly speaking, liverpool improve tis season comparing to two season ago in term of points. keep in mind dat they only lost two matches in bpl. it's just dat the fans n the owners r expecting more.
why write pool off just becos they r unlucky to drop points when they suppose to win?
why write pool off just becos they r unlucky to drop points when they suppose to win?...your this question just sounds so wierd!!! if they are supposed to win but didn't why can't they be written off? if they are supposed to win shouldn't they being bagging the points? but if they didn't bag the points then they should be dropping down the ladder shouldn't they be written off???
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Any players can be good if they are self-driven.
Too bad, the existing bunch of players seems to be seriously lacking in fighting spirit.
Just watch a Man Utd game.
They are hungry every match.
Liverpool players dun really care whether they lost or draw.
They are a disappointment to watch.
Time to lelong.
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i want to cum on steven gerad's face..
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tmr..
after a lost to inter..
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my sentiments exactly
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it's widely rumoured that DIC will sack Rafa upon taking over.