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August 17, 2008

England looking for a forward

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Martin Samuel from the London Times writes about how England are lacking in quality forwards and I agree with him. Wayne Rooney can't carry the team upfront by himself, and he really does seem to be more of a setup man then an out and out finisher. With Michael Owen not being fit again, I think Fabio Capello needs to look at either Jermain Defoe or Darren Bent. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Capello, Crouch, Defoe, Emile Heskey, England, FABIO CAPELLO, Fernando Torres, Gary Lineker, Goalkeepers, Jermain Defoe, London Times, Michael Owen, Owen, Peter Crouch, Wayne Rooney, bench, bent, forwards, heskey, lineker, midfielders, opposition, rooney, shearer, strikers

July 7, 2008

Crouch to Portsmouth

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It's a shame that Peter Crouch's departure seems imminent, but it's not all that surprising. He hasn't been happy on the bench, and that's where he's been relegated to since the arrival of Fernando Torres.

Admittedly, I was a bit surprised we didn't get many chances to see a Crouch-Torres combination. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bolton, Champions League, Crouch, England, Fernando Torres, Gerrard, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Voronin, babel, bench

July 3, 2008

Pompey boss prepared to give Liverpool striker one last shot: Will £10m do the trick?

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My how things can change in just one week! If you recall, last week Pompey boss Harry Redknapp made it clear to anyone willing to listen that his £6m offer for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch was as high as he was willing to go. He wasn't going to be dragged through the mud for a [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, English Premier League, Extra Time, Harry Redknapp, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Redknapp, Rumours, Transfer Rumours, boss, pompey, striker

July 1, 2008

Premiership Talk - July 1st Transfer Roundup

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With rumors flying around the world of football, Premiership Talk reviews all of the day's activity and keeps a casting eye over certain potential moves.

Robinho The young Brazilian from Real Madrid is almost certain to complete a move to Chelsea. With Felipe Scolari at the helm, the two Brazilians will be keen to join up and with Robinho's agent fueling the fire, a deal looks to be on the cards. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Berbatov, Bischoff, Chelsea, Crouch, Gerrard, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Robbie Keane, Robinho, Ronaldinho, Roy Keane, Transfers, White Hart Lane, aston villa, barry, brazilians, felipe scolari, keane, playing time, tottenham hotspur, world player of the year, wright-phillips

Liverpool Make Transfer Bids; Tottenham Strike Force Leaving

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While Premiership Talk announced yesterday that Robbie Keane wants a move away from White Hart Lane, the Daily Mail are supporting that claim and revealing Rafa's attempts to sign the Irish striker.

The newspaper is reporting that Rafa Benitez is prepared to offer £5 million plus Peter Crouch to Tottenham in exchange for Keane. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Benitez, Berbatov, Crouch, Daily Mail, Dimitar Berbatov, Gareth Barry, Gerrard, Liverpool, Manchester United, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Robbie Keane, South Coast, Spurs, Transfers, White Hart Lane, juande ramos, keane, midfielder, rafa, tottenham hotspur

June 30, 2008

Portsmouth not giving up on Liverpool striker - no sir!

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Harry Redknapp knows the tricks of the trade. After having a £9million bid for Peter Crouch turned down by Liverpool last week, the Portsmouth manager gave every sign that they would look elsewhere for quality players ahead of next season. However, Pompey haven't given up on the striker by a long chalk, with the Portsmouth News [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, English Premier League, Harry Redknapp, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Redknapp, Transfer Rumours, barry, pompey, striker

Portsmouth Want Wright-Phillips and Crouch

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With a £9 million for Peter Crouch already rejected, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is insistent on signing Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips. A player who was once one of the brightest prospects in England, a few seasons on the Stamford Bridge bench has put a speed bump on SWP's career.

Portsmouth impressed many fans last year as they were strong contenders for a European spot until the African Cup of Nations rolled around and half the team left. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , African Cup of Nations, Chelsea, Crouch, Defoe, Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe, Kranjcar, Liverpool, Muntari, Niko Kranjcar, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Sol Campbell, South Coast, Stamford Bridge, Sulley Muntari, bouba diop, midfielders, pompey, wingers, wright-phillips

June 20, 2008

Liverpool firmly in hunt for £20million Spanish star

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There has obviously been loads of speculation with regard to who Liverpool will or won't be signing this summer. Most of this is hogwash, designed to sell newspapers to speculation-hungry punters, although the prospect of Valencia midfielder David Silva arriving at the club seems very real. None other than The Guardian report that Pool fans might [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alonso, Benitez, Crouch, David Silva, England, English Premier League, Liverpool, Newspapers, Riise, Speculation, guardian, la liga, midfielder, pool, punters

June 16, 2008

Double bubble for Portsmouth: Liverpool striker set to sign and West Ham player on the way?

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Harry Redknapp is just about to pounce in the transfer market by the looks of things, bringing some fresh talent to Fratton Park in a bid to maintain Portsmouth's place in the top half of the Premier League table. He's been linked with a move for Peter Crouch for some time now and, although Rafael [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, Defoe, England, English Premier League, Harry Redknapp, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Redknapp, West Ham, anfield, solano

June 6, 2008

Liverpool sign ‘best left-back in Italy’ - who’s next on the list?

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Now they just need some decent wide men and they'll be ready to launch a title assault which might be sustained until at least the end of January. Sky Sports report that Rafael Benitez has strengthened his defence by acquiring Andrea Dossena from Udinese for the princely sum of £7million - money well spent? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alonso, Andrea Dossena, Benitez, Crouch, England, Liverpool, Premier League, Udinese

June 4, 2008

Liverpool and Villa set for player swap - who will benefit most?

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Gareth Barry has said that he's ambitious. He's also claimed that he wants to play Champions League football, something that ain't happening in a hurry at Aston Villa. Therefore, it appears that all roads lead to Liverpool for the midfielder, although the Midlands club do have a condition, according to the Daily Mirror. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, England, Liverpool, Premier League, anfield, aston villa, villa

England striker rejects Newcastle’s advances, and signs new £13m deal with West Ham

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The Sun reports that 24 year-old West Ham United striker Dean Ashton will sign a new 5-year deal worth £13 million (£50,000 per week). "The striker is expected to OK a five-year deal worth around £50,000 a week. Ashton, 24, is finally ready to commit himself after lengthy negotiations and it will confirm he has [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, Dean, England, Newcastle, Premier League, West Ham, ashton

May 30, 2008

Is Benitez fit to manage Liverpool FC?

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There's no doubt that Rafa Benitez is an astute manager. He's won the Champions League and FA Cup since coming to Anfield, produced a run of decent Premiership campaigns on limited funds and proven himself to be an astute tactician, particularly in Europe. But since the departure of Paco Ayesteran at the start of last [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, England, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Premier League, Xabi Alonso, villa

May 28, 2008

15m striker prepared to throw wrench into Liverpool’s tranfer plans

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If you're type of person that believes the words coming out of Liverpool gaffa Rafa Benitez's mouth, you'd know be part of a fairly small minority that believes his 15 million pound valuation of strike Peter Crouch was A-OK! For those of us not living in a dreamland, you'd know that no team in [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, Liverpool, Premier League, Rumors, Transfer Rumours, Transfers

Liverpool looking to cement 4th place next season - by landing 8 million defender

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Rafael Benitez has been told by Rick Parry that Liverpool must be Premier League contenders next season (that doesn't mean tailing off around Christmas time), despite the Spaniard claiming the domestic title is just one option. Nevertheless, some serious spending appears to be under way, with The Sun reporting that Andrea Dossena could be the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andrea Dossena, Benitez, Crouch, England, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premier League, Rafael Benitez, Riise, anfield

May 27, 2008

Fabio Capello using Manchester United man as ’second striker’ and giving Chelsea losers chance to forget defeat

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Fabio Capello has adopted the role of generous grandfather ahead of England's crucial and desperately important friendly against the footballing superpower that are the United States of America. The BBC report that the Italian is going to allow the likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry the opportunity to open a whole can of 'whup-ass' [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Capello, Chelsea, Crouch, David Beckham, Defoe, England, England National Team, Lampard, Manchester United, Premier League, agbonlahor, rooney, terry

May 22, 2008

FOUR to leave Liverpool in £20m exit: Rafa should keep ONE

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Clearly if Rafa Benitez is going to fund all the transfers he seems to be lining up, he will need to offload some dead wood. With this in mind, we have the latest rumour regarding a quartet on their way out. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez plans to sell at least four of his senior players to [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, England, Fulham, Liverpool, Premier League, Riise, Transfer Rumours

Xabi Alonso could leave Liverpool if price is right

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It appears that Rafael Benitez is going around his squad players, slapping large price tags on their head. Firstly, he started asking clubs to stump up £15million for the services of Peter Crouch. Then the Spaniard wanted £10million for Scott Carson. The Liverpool Daily Post now report that Xabi Alonso is yours for £16million, will [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, England, Juventus, Liverpool, Mascherano, Premier League, Xabi Alonso, anfield

May 9, 2008

Even Crouch himself doesn’t think he’s worth £15million!

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Liverpool striker Peter Crouch is precisely 99.75% pissed off today after Rafa Benitez placed a large £15million price tag around his neck. Crouchigol thinks that £15million is a ridiculous amount to ask for him, whilst Rafa is determined not to sell his prize lankster on the cheap - and according to The Sun, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Crouch, England, Liverpool, Premier League

May 8, 2008

Lot number 738, a rarely-used Liverpool and England striker. We’ll start the bidding at £15million…

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Should your team be bidding for Peter Crouch this summer? It's clear that if the former QPR hitman gets a regular run of games for most Premier League clubs, he'll score a fair few, both on the floor and in the air. It's just a shame that Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez seems intent on persisting [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Championship, Crouch, Defoe, England, Liverpool, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Premier League, QPR, Rafael Benitez, Redknapp, Southampton, fernando, rafael, torres

April 30, 2008

Peter Crouch must start against Chelsea if Liverpool have any hope of winning

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Liverpool's 4-2-3-1 formation must be dropped if Liverpool are to achieve the impossible and beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

It has been proven time and time again this season that Liverpool's 4-2-3-1 formation - with Steven Gerrard playing behind Fernando Torres - does not work against good defences. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Champions League, Crouch, Liverpool FC

April 10, 2008

Is there a place for Crouchigol in Liverpudlians’ hearts?

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Peter Crouch reckons that his goalscoring appearance at the Emirates combined with his part in Liverpool's win over the North Londoners at a sizzling Anfield encounter could force his way back into Rafa's plans. Up until last week it looked like Rafa and his chinbeard sidekick didn't fancy Crouch, but now things are [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, Liverpool, Premier League, torres

April 9, 2008

More on yesterday’s match: Crouch and the 4-2-3-1

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I want to go a bit more in-depth on something I hit on in yesterday's review (that review was more than long enough anyway). I also need to preface this by saying I'm extremely happy with the result, how it was accomplished, and Liverpool's progression. The final minutes after Adebayor's equalizer were simply magical, and yet another example of how this year's team is different than seasons' past. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, Gerrard, Liverpool, torres

February 13, 2008

Peter Crouch takes girlfriend Abigail Clancy to Paris

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As reported on The Spoiler, romantic Peter Crouch 'whisked' (that's the correct term for a surprise away trip, no?) WAG Abi Clancy to Paris - the imagination on that man! - for a pre-Valentines break. Abi conformed the golden rule... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, Europe, Paris, Peter, abi, abigail, clancy, conformed, girlfriend, spoiler, valentines

January 26, 2008

Liverpool nearly upset? What a joke.

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And I'm not talking about our performance. I'm referring to the onslaught of garbage the press is force feeding the general public, most who didn't even see the match and won't look at the facts. The truth is this was a no contest. The truth is Havant scored on a set-piece, which any club can do against any other club no matter the differential in talent. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Crouch, FA Cup, Jermaine Pennant, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Lucas, Lucas Leiva, Ryan Babel, Waterlooville, benayoun, havant

January 7, 2008

Abigail Clancy Peter Crouch wife

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Abigail Clancy 02
Originally uploaded by Metal Bug Con ustedes Abigail Clancy la esposa del larguirucho y robotico Peter Crouch, delantero de la selección inglesa de fútbol.

Luego por que todos los niños quieren ser futbolistas de grandes. Aquí un buen par de razones. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Crouch, England, Inglaterra, bellas chicas, belleza, bikini, chicks, esposas deseperadas, hot girls, mujer, mujeres, wives

November 23, 2007

The Inevitable End of McClaren's Reign

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It was always in the script. From the moment McClaren was appointed England boss.

So much hope and promise was rife amongst England supporters, including myself, after Israel pulled off a shock by defeating Russia. It seemed perfect. We couldn't have asked for anymore from Israel as Barda and Golan's names were toasted in pubs and bars across the country. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Barwick, Croatia, Crouch, England, Euro 2008, Gerrard, Lampard, McClaren, Wembley, beckham

November 20, 2007

England v Croatia 11.21.07 -- Crouch as a lone striker?

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Guess at a line-up
Robinson
Richards Campbell Lescott Bridge
Hargreaves
Beckham Gerrard Lampard Joe Cole
Crouch

I have a bad feeling that after the sense of relief following Israel's victory, something could go wrong at Wembley tomorrow. Maybe it's just the pessimist in me, but even though Croatia have already qualified, they will still be a threatening team, and it's still England we're talking about. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Crouch, England, Euro 08, Ingerlund, Liverpool, beckham

November 7, 2007

On Aurelio and starting the attack

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This isn't meant at the expense of any of the other players on the team, because as frequently reiterated, everyone played well yesterday, but I've been surprised to see so little acclaim for Aurelio's contribution to the result.

In Alonso and Agger's absences, the onus on starting the attack has fallen to Carragher, Hyypia, and Mascherano. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Aurelio, Crouch, England, Liverpool

October 28, 2007

Liverpool vs. Arsenal: Match Review

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Match Preview

Liverpool brought an end to Arsenal's 12 game winning streak today, as the Gunners came back from a 1-0 deficit to draw 1-1. Cesc Fabregas' eightieth minute equalizer was enough to put Arsenal back on top of the Premier League with a game in hand, but next Saturday's fixture with Manchester United could see them fall off the top. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bendtner, Cesc Fabregas, Crouch, EPL, Eboue, Gerrard, Hleb, Kolo Toure, Kuyt, Liverpool, Mascherano, Riise, adebayor, clichy, gallas, rosicky, sagna, torres

October 19, 2007

Liverpool at Everton: What will Rafa do?

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I look forward to this match about as much as I look forward to getting regular colonoscopies when I get older. If last year is any indication of what is in store for tomorrow, Everton will be playing like it's the Champions League Final. Too bad they'll probably never know what that's like.

We have more question marks with our roster than the Riddler had on his body suit. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Aurelio, Carragher, Crouch, Gerrard, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Mascherano, Rafa Benitez, Reina, torres

October 6, 2007

Rafa wakes up! Crouch on his way out!

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For the love of Robbie Fowler it looks as if Rafa has seen the light. In this article, it is revealed that Rafa is looking to dump the useless striker in the January window due to Crouch's attitude towards the gaffer's rotation policy and his recent dreadful performance versus Marseilles where he was clearly a detriment to our side.

Can today get any better? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Benitez, Crouch, David James, England, Harry Redknapp, Johnny Wilkinson, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, New Zealand, Paul Anderson, Peter Crouch, Portsmouth, Rafa Benitez, Rugby World Cup

October 5, 2007

Today's Banter: Ladies lose derby, Pennant excluded from England again, Babel wants striker role, & more

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- Like the saying goes, 'It's only gonna get a whole lot worse before it's gonna get any better.' Those words seem to be a fair representation of what our beloved club is going through at the moment. Yesterday, just to add a glacier to the well put-out fire, the Ladies lost 2-1 to Everton in league play. Despite taking a 1-0 lead, our girls couldn't hold on as two strikes in two minutes in the second half were enough to lead the lady Toffees to the victory. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Crouch, England, Everton, Gerrard, Jermaine Pennant, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Pennant, Rafa Benitez, Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard

October 4, 2007

Today's Banter: Backlash from our first loss

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As you probably would expect, most the news coming out of Anfield is about our 1-0 loss to Marseilles yesterday in Champions League play. What doesn't surprise me is that Rafa is not sharing his true opinion of the match. Why should he? There's no reason to give the English press more fodder to spin.

The only Benitez statement of remote truth that made print was him saying the Besiktas match in three weeks was now a must-win. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Crouch, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Marseille, Marseilles, Rafa Benitez, Sissoko, Tommy Smyth

October 3, 2007

Analyzing Crouch's duplicitous behavior in the Marseilles match

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Accusing someone of throwing a match is very serious and I would never do so unless I believed it beyond a doubt. Crouch's erratic play is beyond just having a bad day once-in-a-while. It's gotten to the point where he has a good day once-in-a-while and that's just simply unacceptable. Why he is still at Liverpool, I refuse to speculate, but after his performance today, no one can question Rafa not wanting to play him. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Crouch, England, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Marseille, Peter Crouch, Rafa Benitez
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