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Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez were very different managers in many ways but one thing they
shared was a preference for hard-work and stamina over unpredictable flair and creativity. Players
like Dirk Kuyt and Emile Heskey symbolised the footballing philosophy of both managers, and
Liverpool legend John Barnes believes that Liverpool are still suffering as a result of
prioritising hard-work
Rafa Benitez's agent Manuel Garcia Quilon has dismissed growing speculation linking the former
Liverpool manager with Paris Saint Germain.
Al Jazeera announced yesterday that that Benitez was set to take over, but Quilon swiftly issued
the following denial:
"Rafael Benitez is in Liverpool tonight having dinner with his family.
Everybody who comments, be it in print or on the radio or on television, makes mistakes. It
doesn't matter who you are or how much you know or just what the subject is: Sooner or later you
will slip up. And so I don't want to seem to be going after some poor talking head, some
exceptionally easy target, just for the sake of it.
It's refreshing to find out that reality's not actually a thing worth acknowledging, as the
narrative carrying the day focuses on the fact that Kenny Dalglish is now Rafa Benitez, because who
in their right mind would use actual evidence to back up a statement that a decision by a governing
body known for not entirely correct decisions might not actually be entirely correct?
In May 2007, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Fulham in the final away game of the season, a result that
condemned Neil Warnock's Sheffield United team to relegation from the premier League. To this day,
Warnock - now at QPR - holds a grudge against Rafa Benitez, and he is not afraid to admit it. In
his weekly press conference earlier in the week, Warnock insisted that Benitez's decision to play a
weakened
In May 2007, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Fulham in the final away game of the season, a result that
condemned Neil Warnock's Sheffield United team to relegation from the premier League. To this day,
Warnock - now at QPR - holds a grudge against Rafa Benitez, and he is not afraid to admit it. In
his weekly press conference earlier in the week, Warnock insisted that Benitez's decision to play a
weakened
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez recently revealed that Steven Gerrard is the best player he's
ever managed, but who does Benitez himself look up to? Who is his greatest footballing inspiration?
The answer will definitely come as no surprise.Speaking on Spanish Radio, Benitez stated:"I knew
about Pele; I watched Maradona and Johann Cryuff, but my favourite was always Franz Beckenbauer".
Prior to the World Club Championship final in December 2005, Liverpool were in the midst of an
eleven game unbeaten run, and were looking invincible. Rafa Benitez's team went on to lose 1-0 to
Sao Paolo in the final, and almost six years to the day later, Benitez has revealed that he still
feels 'bitter' about the manner of the result.
Remember that perverse, pervasive sense of impending doom that followed the club around throughout
2009-10? Not the dreadful, soul-killing horribleness that was the Hodgson era, but the perpetual
Sword of Damocles which hung over Benitez's final campaign, where we fearfully waited to see what
could go wrong next.
After a promising first season at Liverpool, Ryan Babel found himself continually warming the bench
during his time at Anfield, and the Dutch International - who currently plays for Hoffenheim in the
Bundesliga - has now accused his former club of 'mismanagement'.In a frank interview with Sport1
Voetbalmagazine, Babel revealed that he was not impressed with the way he was managed at
Liverpool:"
Rafa Benitez donates more money to Hillsborough charity
Former Liverpool boss has now given just under £100k to the Hillsborough Family Support
Group
View the full story here: The Mirror
A news article on 2011-12-30 09:23:58 from: The Mirror
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