Congratulations to Slovenia, a pair of bad managers, strange cures and daylight robbery all
feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Vocabulary support can be found for the
words in bold at the foot of the post.
Good
It's been a good week for Uruguay, Algeria, Portugal, Greece, France, New Zealand and Slovenia
as they all booked their places in next year's World Cup finals with play-off victories over the
past few days.
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Anfield Talk 20 November @ 04:50 PM EST
The first Premier League match of the weekend also happens to be one of the biggest, as Liverpool
look to revive their season when they take on top four chasing Manchester City.
The Reds' 2-2 draw with Birmingham City last time out stretched their horror run to one win in nine
games. With five league losses already, it would appear that their title race is all but run.
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Anfield Talk 20 November @ 04:47 PM EST
Rafael Benitez acknowledges that Liverpool's clash with Manchester City on Saturday is 'make or
break' to their hopes of ensuring Champions League football next season.
The stakes are very high for boss Benitez, who has sent four players - Yossi Benayoun, Albert
Riera, Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio - to Belgrade this week for unorthodox placenta cell
treatment on their injuries.
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Liverpool were handed a massive boost when four players made a rapid return from injury to be
available for tomorrow's game against Man City.
Glen Johnson, Fabio Aurielio, Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera were all sent to a physiotherapist,
Marin Kovacevic, in Belgrade.
There they were given an unusual and highly unorthodox treatment of a cream made from Horse
placenta combined with wave-treatment.
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Great news, all Liverpool fans! Injury treatment in Serbia has reaped handsome rewards and the
injured are now fighting fit!
Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun, Fabio Aurelio, Steven Gerrard, David Ngog and Glen Johnson are all
declared fit and ready to take on draw specialists, Manchester City.
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Anfield Talk 19 November @ 03:56 PM EST
Alberto Aquilani is in contention to make his long-awaited full Liverpool debut on Saturday as
Rafael Benítez looks to the £20m summer signing to reinvigorate the club's season against
Manchester City.
The Italy international has played only 21 minutes for Liverpool since arriving from Roma in
August, as a substitute against Birmingham City and Arsenal, because of his recovery from ankle
surgery plus illness.
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Anfield Talk 19 November @ 03:53 PM EST
Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio have become the latest Liverpool players to visit radical therapist
Mariana Kovacevic in an attempt to end their injury problems.
Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun flew to Belgrade earlier this week to see Kovacevic, who has become
famous for treating sportsmen with the liquid from horse placenta.
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Anfield Talk 18 November @ 01:38 PM EST
Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera are in contention for a surprise return to the Liverpool squad for
Saturday's clash with Manchester City after some controversial therapy.
They have been treated by a Serbian physiotherapist credited with accelerating recovery from injury
with the use of placenta cells.
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Liverpool have been given a boost ahead of their crucial Champions League tie with Debrecen by
the news that captain Steven Gerrard should be back for the game.
The club currently sit in third place in Group E on four points and are five behind Fiorentina
in second place with only two games remaining.
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Anfield Talk 17 November @ 05:39 PM EST
Steven Gerrard is confident of making his first Liverpool start for a month against Manchester City
on Saturday after revealing an anti-inflammatory injection has alleviated the need for groin
surgery.
The Liverpool captain had the injection almost two weeks ago in an attempt to avoid an operation on
the adductor problem he suffered playing for England against Ukraine on 10 October.
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Anfield Talk 13 November @ 08:53 PM EST
Liverpool FC boss Rafa Benitez believes there are only minor issues to address with his faltering
side and has urged his players to start their season afresh after the international break.
The Reds have already lost five Premier League matches - three more than during the whole of the
previous campaign - and critics have already written off their title hopes.
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Anfield Talk 12 November @ 03:48 PM EST
Liverpool have been dealt yet a further injury blow after it emerged that Fabio Aurelio has been
cut from the Brazil squad because of his calf injury.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez has also announced that Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera could be out for at
least three weeks with hamstring injuries, adding to a lengthening injury list which includes star
players Fernando Torres and captain Steven Gerrard.
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If only those scarves were bandagesFresh news out of Anfield is reporting that Albert Riera and the Israeli Landon Donovan (Yossi
Benayoun) are going to be out for a month with muscle injuries.
It's been a rough season for the Merseyside Reds, with most of their stars having sat out for at
least a few games.
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Define Irony : A bunch of football players missing Internationals for an injury they got
introduced in the previous Internationals.
So finally we get to watch some International action. And boy, don't I love it. England versus
Brazil yeah. Does it get better than this.
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Anfield Red 12 November @ 11:50 AM EST
The latest names to the physio table include the likes of Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera, both of
which are dealing with knocks that could see them miss matches after the international break. With
the injuries mounting and the quality names on bench and in the starting XI dwindling, it would
appear that it's [.
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Anfield Talk 11 November @ 12:10 PM EST
The international break means that Rafael Benítez has ten days to work out what is going wrong for
his underperforming team.
Eleven points behind Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League and facing elimination from the
Champions League, the Liverpool manager has a lot on his plate. The Times has identified five
things he must do to get their season back on track.
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Anfield Talk 11 November @ 12:00 PM EST
Albert Riera admits Liverpool FC are suffering from a mental block as they struggle to overcome
their poor run of form and a crippling injury list.
The 2-2 draw with Birmingham City on Monday means the Anfield outfit has won only one of their last
nine games to fall 11 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.
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Anfield Talk 11 November @ 11:51 AM EST
Liverpool will work feverishly during the international break to find a solution to Daniel Agger's
on-going back problem.
The Denmark international played in last week's Champions League 1-1 draw in Lyon, and also in
Monday's stalemate with Birmingham.
But boss Rafa Benitez revealed his concerns about the player's injury problem that has dogged him
all season and needed an operation during the summer.
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Anfield Talk 10 November @ 02:54 PM EST
Rafael Benitez will be a relieved man that the international break has finally arrived, hopeful
that some of his injured players will return to fitness ahead of a crucial clash against Manchester
City at Anfield on November 21.
Liverpool suffered more injury woe in the disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Birmingham City on
Monday, with Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun both forced off.
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When David N'Gog scored so early on, the game opened itself perfectly for Liverpool: this was the
ideal starting point, the launching pad that could lead to a much needed win. Then came the
inevitable defensive lapse that resulted in a conceeded goal which was followed up by the sucker
punch of Cameron Jerome's splendid but somewhat fortiuitous goal and suddenly it was a repeat of so
many games this season.
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Confidence and luck running low at Anfield.
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27 shots to 5. That's the real story of last night's match.
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Anfield Talk 10 November @ 03:37 AM EST
Steven Gerrard's hotly-disputed second-half penalty rescued a point for Liverpool but did little to
lift the pressure on boss Rafael Benitez.
It is just one win now in nine matches for the Reds and they must be grateful for the two-week
international break which will allow the dust to settle on their faltering season.
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goalpost.tv 09 November @ 11:39 PM EST
For those wondering if things in the Merseyside could get any worse... we now know the answer. It's
a resounding YES! Steven Gerrard converted a penalty that shouldn't have ever been given and yet it
wasn't enough as Liverpool only managed to draw with lowly Birmingham City, 2-2, at Anfield on
Monday night.
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David N'Gog won a controversial penalty that spared under-pressure Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez
a humiliating home defeat to Birmingham in a 2-2 draw at Anfield. The draw means Liverpool, with
only one win in nine matches, are seventh but 11 points behind leaders Chelsea. Birmingham stay
15th, two points above the drop zone.
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Liverpool failed to close the gap on Chelsea tonight as they could only manage a two all draw
against Birmingham at Anfield.
David Ngog opened the scoring for the Reds with a thunderous volley into the roof of the net on
12mins.
However Birmingham were soon level when Christian Benitez Headed a goal from a free kick on 28mins.
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To recap:
* David Ngog opened the scoring with a stunning volley from six yards after some good Liverpool
pressure.
* Liverpool concede the equalizer from a set-piece: Brum get three headers in the box, the last
by Chucho Benitez past Pepe Reina.
* Albert Riera aggravated his hamstring injury (again) and had to come off.
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Anfield Talk 09 November @ 03:35 PM EST
Rafael Benítez believes that Liverpool have been the victims of bad luck this season and has
spoken of his conviction that the club will have significantly improved their league position
within "one or two months". The Liverpool manager, who has presided over six defeats in the last
eight matches ahead of Birmingham City's visit tonight, claimed he was "100% sure" his team would
start to climb the table.
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Time these players were given their marching orders.
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Albert Rieira
I had high hopes for Albert Riera when he first arrived from Espanyol but other than a couple of
decent games and a decent finish here and there I really have been consistently wanting more from
the winger.
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Anfield Talk 08 November @ 01:29 PM EST
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes that the injury plague that has struck his squad is
finally beginning to show signs of abatement.
Fabio Aurelio, Albert Riera and Martin Skrtel have returned to training, as has Steven Gerrard
after being unable to train for a fortnight owing to his groin injury.
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Anfield Talk 04 November @ 12:09 PM EST
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has insisted that he would like to remain as the tactican of the
Merseyside club for many more years to come.
The Reds are in a serious crisis, as six losses in seven games has threatened to throw the club's
ambitions out the window. A seventh loss - against Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League -
would be catastrophic for the Anfield outfit, as it would be their worst run since the appointment
of the legendary Bill Shankly as manager of the club.
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Anfield Talk 03 November @ 04:51 PM EST
Fernando Torres has a hernia that could require surgery if he is overplayed, Rafael Benítez has
been warned.
Liverpool's medical staff delivered the worrying prognosis during the build-up to the club's
crucial Champions League match against Lyons on Wednesday.
Steven Gerrard is definitely out of the group E tie at the Stade Gerland because of a groin
problem.
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Norweigan wants to stay in Serie A.
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Roma wide-man John Arne Riise has hit back at newspaper reports claiming the Norwegian
had asked to return to former club Liverpool.
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Anfield Talk 02 November @ 01:07 PM EST
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, midfielder Albert Riera and defenders Martin Kelly and Martin
Skrtel will all miss Wednesday's decisive Champions League match at Olympique Lyon, manager Rafa
Benitez said on Monday.
However, Benitez added that he was hoping Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani would recover from a
virus that kept him out of Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Fulham for the Group E match.
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I was going to open by stating with a certain level of confidence that should Arsenal and
Tottenham draw, Liverpool would leapfrog both in the table with a win today at Fulham. Then Arsenal
scored two goals in two minutes. So let's focus on Liverpool, shall we?
The Steven Gerrard groin injury saga spirals further and further down the rabbit hole, with
worries now that he'll need surgery to repair his injured man zone.
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