Benitez: We'll storm the Prem

• turbo_drift

  30 Jan 08, 19:33

  RAFA BENITEZ reckons Liverpool will emerge from a month of embarrassment to take the Premier League by storm.

   

  Boardroom politics and doubts over boss Benitez’s future have been rife while the Reds have drawn four league games on the trot.

  Co-owner Tom Hicks, who approached Jurgen Klinsmann to replace Benitez, finally broke his silence on Sunday to insist the Anfield chief has his full support and will stay in charge for years.

  And Benitez believes the new-found stability after Hicks and George Gillett ended speculation that they were about to sell the club will spark a dramatic change in fortunes.

  He insisted: “It’s vital for everybody to talk about football now and maybe the support the owners have given can help that.

  “I know that will put the spotlight back on me but people have been looking at me for months. We know results haven’t been good enough and we need to improve but I also know we are close.

  “I’m positive we’ll improve because of the players we have.”

  Clinical touch

  
  

  Liverpool, who are at West Ham tonight, have slipped to sixth — two points behind fourth-placed Everton.

  The Reds also have a daunting trip to Chelsea just around the corner as well.

  But Benitez feels his side only need to rediscover their clinical touch to send confidence soaring once more.

  He added: “The situation would look much different if we had taken a few of the chances we created. We have drawn too many games and so the confidence has gone down.

  “Maybe we need to be more ruthless because we have created the chances to win each of those games.

   

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  “But you cannot go to a shop and buy a killer instinct. We are improving but we can’t say that is enough yet.

  “My own target is to win every trophy we compete for every year but how do you do that? You work harder every day and that is what we’ll do.

  “We just need to be more ruthless with chances we create.”

  Benitez will be without crocked trio Daniel Agger, Alvaro Arbeloa and Andriy Voronin for the trip to Upton Park tonight.

  Jamie Carragher will return to central defence ahead of Martin Skrtel, who had a nightmare full debut in Saturday’s jittery FA Cup win over Havant.

• kramnave

  30 Jan 08, 19:38

  Thats what he says all the time Joke forum.

• gangsterkillar

  30 Jan 08, 21:26

   

  Think they need some brainstorming on how to catch up the other top 3 instead!

• zocoss

  31 Jan 08, 08:52

  

  BENITEZ ... three more points dropped

   

  W Ham 1 Liverpool 0

  RAFA BENITEZ'S title pledge was wrecked in 90 minutes by West Ham.

  Liverpool boss Benitez had promised to erase a forgettable month for the club by inspiring his side back up the table.

  But Alan Curbishley's men frustrated the Kop all night and Mark Noble's injury-time penalty clinched all three points.

  Steve Finnan had earlier headed against his own crossbar, while Luis Boa Morte wasted a decent chance.

  The visitors pressed desperately for a winner late on but Noble had the final say after Jamie Carragher brought down Freddie Ljungberg in the box.

• iceFatboy

  31 Jan 08, 11:16

  well, they have first avoid kanna "HAMMERED" first.

• 4getmenot

  31 Jan 08, 16:58

  yup.. they got 'stormed' alright... xD

• caleb_chiang

  31 Jan 08, 17:02

  

• <Precious>

  31 Jan 08, 17:42

  Signs are not good but write off Liverpool at your own risk. The Reds are much better with their backs up against the wall and they have demonstrated this character time and again.......

• dragg

  31 Jan 08, 21:54

  only if gerrard spurs them on.

  but when it comes to the premiership they can try again next season.

• a-Lost-9uY

  31 Jan 08, 21:56

  its being a long time since Pool last lost..

  being having lotsa draw games lately..

  mayB from this defeat they can start their unbeatable again

• 4getmenot

  31 Jan 08, 22:37

  Originally posted by dragg:

  only if gerrard spurs them on.

  but when it comes to the premiership they can try again next season.

  but thats what they said last season.. :))

• soccerbest

  31 Jan 08, 23:13

  talks are cheap, action speak louder than words.

• gunner77

  1 Feb 08, 15:50

  tis one really make me laugh

• SumOne

  1 Feb 08, 23:44

  For one thing, Liverpool need to stabilise and resolve their internal strife.

  On paper, Liverpool have the quality in terms of players and strength in depth to move up the table. We'll see when the matches really start coming in thick and fast if they availability of fresh legs will help Liverpool.

   

• Airbus330Captain

  1 Feb 08, 23:47

  Liverpool can storm the Premiership, no doubt they can do that but only without the weakest link and that is Benitez himself.

• Slipshade

  6 Feb 08, 18:54

  Liverpool can do it once Benitez stop making some stupid decisions... :\