Rafa reignites feud with Blues boss
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has gone to war with yet another Premier League manager, after accusing Everton of negative tactics during their FA Cup Fourth Round draw on Sunday.
Benitez was unhappy with the Toffees' approach during the 1-1 draw at Anfield - the second in a week following a similar stalemate in the Premier League.
"One team was trying to win and the other team was trying not to lose," Benitez said. "They were coming for a draw, we were trying to win. It is hard against a team with 10 players always behind the ball. I have never played like that here."
Everton boss David Moyes, on the other hand, was pleased with his team's performance, rejecting Rafa's accusations that the Blues - who took the lead through Joleon Lescott - had played for a replay.
"I have never gone anywhere looking for a draw," he said. "I may have taken one in the end. We had a lot of players out and Liverpool had all their players available. We did not have the physical capabilities within what we had to do anything different."
Before kick-off, Moyes had attempted to stir up an already fragile Benitez by hinting that at least he had control at his club, unlike the Liverpool gaffer.
"The chairman and me make decisions," he said. "The chairman would never do anything without my agreement. It’s important for managers to have control. It is something you earn by how you work within the club and how you deal with people.
"We do things with a bit of dignity here at Everton. Liverpool is a great football club but Everton do things with dignity and style."
Tension between the two bosses stretches back a year, after Benitez branded Everton a ‘small club’ prior to a 0-0 draw at Anfield.
And after Rafa’s recent rant against Sir Alex Ferguson, it appears the Reds boss isn't overly concerned with making friends among his his fellow managers as Liverpool aim to secure the Premier League title for the first time.
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Defensive but they still score first what.
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what moyes said are facts, being a top4, you should win.
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Knowing that his team cannot make it and his captain will be doing the jailhouse rock soon, Ah Ben realised the wisdom of his old foe, Jose by turning the media attention to himself instead of the incompetence of Liverpool team in killing off easy opponents.
Wenger also joined in the fun recently in making fun of Alex after Ah Ben.
Now, we have three dogs barking for the press.
The Blues coach is too experienced to be drawn into such petty quarrels.
Ah Ben is just showing a sign of breakdown and he will soon leave Liverpool for his sunny spain.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
Knowing that his team cannot make it and his captain will be doing the jailhouse rock soon, Ah Ben realised the wisdom of his old foe, Jose by turning the media attention to himself instead of the incompetence of Liverpool team in killing off easy opponents.
Wenger also joined in the fun recently in making fun of Alex after Ah Ben.
Now, we have three dogs barking for the press.
The Blues coach is too experienced to be drawn into such petty quarrels.
Ah Ben is just showing a sign of breakdown and he will soon leave Liverpool for his sunny spain.
Wenger joined in TRYING to make fun of fergie. Ultimately, Man Utd win -
i just hope rafa will not sign another contact, and change of owners.
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Looks like somebody will be going to Real Madrid soon.
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that's what i hope, really.
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Rafa should let the results do the talking instead of picking up fights with other managers. Liverpool 'SHOULD' win but we did not, please do some soul searching Rafa.
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haha. i think if liverpool achieve anything less than a victory against Wigan, Rafa will be picking a fight again with Steve Bruce.
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I dun think Liverpool can get a victory at JJB stadium tomorrow morning.
We have strikers who is not on form or on target.
As for Stevie, he will score when he is in the mood, and now, he is busy watching Prison Break to get used to his vacation soon.
The rest of the players are not really inspired to play hard or provide support up front.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
I dun think Liverpool can get a victory at JJB stadium tomorrow morning.
We have strikers who is not on form or on target.
As for Stevie, he will score when he is in the mood, and now, he is busy watching Prison Break to get used to his vacation soon.
The rest of the players are not really inspired to play hard or provide support up front.
haha. then ah ben really needs medicated oil liao
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He need to enrol himself to IMH to accompany the national hero for some target practise.
He is behaving like a mad man and letting the fans down with his crazy antics.
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i said long time ago alr, rafa is NOT the man, and we are not playing real football.
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I think Liverpool have a very good chance to beat Wigan and take all 3 points tonight cos Wigan have just lost Emile Heskey and Palaciaos... 2 very important players to them... And if Real Madrid's bid for Valencia is true, he may not even take to the field in case he gets injure... So Wigan without their 3 best players won't be too difficult a side for Pool and Torres to finish off...