Rafael Benitez
Steven Gerrard and His Future in Management
At 36 years old there’s no doubt in my mind that former skipper Steven Gerrard could stick on a pair of boots and still be one of the best players on the park, especially for a side in dire need of a hero right now. For countless years Gerrard was that hero. He was the […]
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FOUR REASONS WHY LIVERPOOL’S SEASON MAY IMPLODE
1. Liverpool have been dealt a rocket-blow with the news on Saturday that Momado Sakho had failed a drug test. He seems to have been using a fat-burning medicine, outlawed by UEFA and may now be banned for up to six months for the offence, intentional or not. Without our most important central defender Liverpool look a […]
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WHAT A GAME:LIVERPOOL 4-0 REAL MADRID. 2009
One of my favourite memories as a Liverpool fan at Anfield has to be the total destruction of Real Madrid in the Champion’s League knock-out stages back in 2009. Under then Manager, Rafael Benitez, Liverpool produced a magnificent performance to reach the Champions League quarter-finals in style. In a remarkable first half, Real Madrid were torn to […]
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LIKE HIM OR HATE HIM: WE NEED JOSE ENRIQUE
So Jose Enrique has decided to stay at LFC for the rest of the Season to see out his £65,000 a week contract as no other credible offers came in for the likable left-back. Some would argue that he is just sitting back and lining his own pockets until his contract runs out in June […]
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LIVERPOOL MAY ONLY BE 3RD SEEDS IN NEXT YEAR’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
I don’t really understand how UEFA does their business in terms of Team rankings in regards to Champions League standings and seedings for each Season but I would hazard a guess now that it will not favour Liverpool if they qualify for next year’s Tournament. I did believe that Liverpool would be ranked as 2nd […]
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PEPE REINA TO JOIN NAPOLI ON LOAN: THE TIMES
Pepe Reina is set to join Napoli for next Season on loan, according to Tony Barrett of The Times. Their Liverpool correspondent who is in the know tweeted the news that former Reds Boss, Rafa Benitez has agreed a year-long deal between LFC and Reina for his services for 2013/14. The arrival of Simon Mignolet to Anfield as first-choice […]
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KING KENNY IS COMING HOME
Brendan Rodgers will welcome Rafael Benitez back to Anfield tomorrow insisting that he is not intimidated by figures from Liverpool’s past, a claim that he reinforced by leaving the door open for Kenny Dalglish to return to the club. While all eyes will inevitably be drawn to Benitez’s first game at Anfield since leaving three […]
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THREE PLAYERS THAT COST THREE LIVERPOOL MANAGERS THEIR JOBS
Gerard Houllier, Rafael Benitez and have all lost their jobs at Liverpool mainly due to spending crazy money for players who were not fit to don the red shirt of Liverpool. 1. El Hadji Diouf: Gerard Houllier bought the Senegal striker after the 2002 World Cup, in which they beat the mighty France, for £10 million, […]
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TORRES STILL LOVES LIVERPOOL
Fernando Torres, finally, came out this week in praise of Liverpool. Despite leaving the Reds under a heavy cloud of criticism to join Premier League rivals Chelsea. The Spanish striker endured calls of being a traitor (myself included) by the Liverpool fans. He drew further wrath at the time by claiming he had now joined “a […]
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Champions League Managers and where they are now
Winning the Champions League is the pinnacle for every football manager. After all, it’s the elite club competition in European football and far more prestigious than any other counterpart across the world. The Champions League started off as the European Cup in 1956 and it was initially dominated by Real Madrid who reeled off five […]
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