guardian.co.uk - 10/21/2009
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Benitez Yossi The Liverpool manager Rafa Benítez consoles Yossi Benayoun as he is substituted against Lyon. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
guardian.co.uk - 10/20/2009
guardian.co.uk - 10/21/2009
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Rafael Benítez reflects on the 2-1 defeat to
Lyon Link to this video Rafael Benítez was engulfed
in the biggest on-field crisis of his Anfield reign last night after a 2–1 defeat to Lyon left Liverpool facing elimination from the Champions League and ...
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Liverpool left staring into the abyss |
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telegraph.co.uk - 10/21/2009
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Wednesday Links: Champs League wrap, Cunningham linked with Reading, Edu claims fan abuse
The Footy Blog —
... + Rafael Benitez insists he did not take an unwise gamble on Gerrard's fitness in the 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Lyon. + Benitez admits Liverpool’s last-minute defeat to Lyon on Tuesday night has left his side needing to win their final three group games if they are to avoid the ignominy of missing out on the Champions League knockout stages. + Paul Hayward: Liverpool's acute shortage of firepower is becoming unnerving for a club famed for its predators. + Maxime ...
The Sweeper: Rafa on the Rack
Pitch Invasion —
... The British press naturally focused on Liverpool after their home defeat to Lyon. Paul Hayward considers the future of Rafa Benitez (”Everything that can go wrong is going wrong at the moment”, Rafa said after), and Kevin Gardside ...
So, Liverpool, huh?
Unprofessional Foul —
... Or how about the squad assembly? Rafa was always unhappy at having to answer to a middleman when begging for transfer funds, and instead of working within those constraints, his dealings could be analogized to that of a sulking, vindictive child. He’s bought some real duds over the years, mishandled other assets, and sold the wrong pieces of the jigsaw, but the entire time he’s done so with the insistence that it’s his party and he’ll cry if he wants to. Forget conventional wisdom; Rafa will sign that Italian midfielder he likes, regardless of a checkered ...
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Javier Mascherano has jumped to boss Rafael Benitez's defence by demanding that Liverpool's stars take responsibility for the club's current crisis.
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