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Once Rafa had been persuaded to raise his head out of Peter Crouch's groin, he proceeded to rule himself out of the Michael Owen race.
"For a start, he's faster than me!" said Rafa. Unfortunately, no-one laughed at his joke. Instead, the assembled media simply laughed at Rafa, for he had a £7 million honeysuckle-support sitting next to him.
"No, you see, I really do not need this Owen character. Last season, you see, I had 3 strikers, and that wasn't enough for me. Now, I am selling that guy Baros, so I will have 3 strikers. That is enough for me, cunningly meaning I can complain like a donkey with a thorn in it's schlong when Peter Crouch doesn't, as I expect, score 2 goals a game."
At this point, the media stopped asking any questions, because it was clear the extremely red-cheeked person wanted to be alone with his lamppost of a friend.
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I want Mikey back. So does every Liverpool fan.
Also, can somebody just clear up something for me? Is it right that the winner of the InterToto Cup gets into the UEFA Cup?
Owen to Newcastle by the looks of it.
Good, a top english club that actually needs a striker to have him. Alongside shearer. Quality partnership.
> Again, Rafa's treatment of players he doesn't want isn't right. By
> all means, sell them - that's fine. But don't make them feel like
> they're worthless.
Rafa told all those who were sold after the CL Final that they weren't leaving as failures but as winners and that even though they were surplus to requirements at Liverpool and he would help them find clubs who could use them. That's hardly making them feel worthless. Players like Biscan, Smicer and Nunez.
He told Smicer around March/April time that he will not be giving him a new contract and told him he is free to stay and help the squad or he can go on holiday and wait for a new team to come in for him. Smicer told him that he would stay and fight for the club and help in anyway he can when asked. This is the kind of attitude Benitez wants.
> Owen and Crouch upfront?
>
> Morienttes and Cisse in reserve?
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> Chelsea style! But with English players.
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If Rafa prefers Crouch to Cisse or Morientes at home, I'll cry.
> Stryke wrote:
> If anyone's attitude needs sorting, it's Rafas.
>
> The man who led you to a 5th European Cup? I don't think his
> attitude needs sorting at all.
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Winning the Champions League was great, yeah. But that doesn't mean I have to drop to my knees and start crying tears of Shankly-love, like most people seem to be doing. People forget HE DID WORST IN THE LEAGUE THAN HOULLIER.
I'll give him the adoration he deserves if he shows Valencia-style form.
Again, Rafa's treatment of players he doesn't want isn't right. By all means, sell them - that's fine. But don't make them feel like they're worthless.
Morienttes and Cisse in reserve?
Chelsea style! But with English players.
I like the way when he makes a mistake in judgement he fixes it for example sellin Nunez after realising he was a flop after a year, not granting Pellegrino another year after realising he was a flop (although josemi still needs to go.) This is unlike his rivils who keep their flops claiming they are noth failures and sticking by them like Ferguson who stands by Kleberson or Wenger with Cygan.
He wants players who want to play for Liverpool and if they don't want to play for Liverpool then he doesn't want them. This is the reason why I feel there is a bit of hostility between Baros and Rafa because at the beginning of last season Baros spoke of how he dreamed to play for Barcelona and then a few days ago saying he doesn't care if he stays or goes. That's not the mentality Rafa wants.
I love the man and couldn't wish for a better manager.