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Actually, yes, and the facts prove this. Dirk Kuyt is, for all intents and purposes, undroppable.
And what have Liverpool gained this season as a result of Rafa Benitez's favouritism? ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING.
I'm sorry to belabour this point but favouritism is on the things that I despise the most in
football.
Much has been made of Liverpool's catastrophic start to the season; out of the European Cup; out of
the Carling Cup, and in danger of finishing outside the top four. As they would if any of the top
four were doing badly, the media has overreacted and (predictably) come up with age-old clichés to
explain Liverpool's problems.
Liverpool have undoubtedly suffered as a result of the dual loss of Sami Hyypia and Xabi Alonso
over the summer, but which player does the club miss the most?
Sami Hyypia was my favourite Liverpool player for years; a superb footballer and a real gentleman,
he embodied everything that was great about the club.
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Bill Shankly's arrival at Anfield, there is
interesting information about the great man flying about all over the place. Here are 10 random
snippets of information some fans might not know about (and if you do, great!)
1. Shanks had to wait almost three years to experience his first Merseyside Derby as manager of
Liverpool.
Over the last 50 years, which Liverpool manager has the highest unbeaten game percentage, and how
do managerial rivals – both past and present - compare?
Here are the figures for all Liverpool managers from 1959-present (all competitions):
Years
Total
Games
Wins
Draws
Total
Unbeaten
%
Unbeaten
1
Kenny Dalglish
6
307
187
78
265
86%
2
Joe Fagan
2
133
70
37
107
82%
3
Bob Paisley
9
535
307
132
439
82%
4
Rafa Benitez
5
315
178
69
247
78%
5
Bill Shankly
15
783
407
198
605
77%
6
Gerard Houllier
7
325
165
81
246
76%
7
Roy Evans
5
244
123
63
186
76%
8
Graeme Souness
3
157
65
47
112
71%
It's no real surprise to see Graeme Souness propping up the table (!
