Carragher demands Liverpool improve to compete with rivals
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Blue day: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez watches as his side slump to defeat at Chelsea
RAFA BENITEZ last night insisted defeat by Chelsea is not the end of Liverpool's title challenge.
The Reds boss was clearly upset by the 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge.
But Benitez went on the attack against those who feel the Premier League crown is already beyond his side.
Despite the fact Liverpool have now lost one game more than they did all of last season, upbeat Benitez is confident the campaign is still very much alive.
And, no, he wasn't kidding!
Liverpool lost two games last term but have already suffered defeats by Tottenham, Aston Villa and now Chelsea this time out - leaving them six points behind the leaders from the Bridge.
But Benitez pointed to Manchester United's defeat at Burnley and their draw with Sunderland - as well as Chelsea's loss at Wigan - as reasons to remain cheerful.
He said: "If the teams at the top lose points and you win, then you're in a better position.
"But it's a long race. Chelsea are very strong but we'll try to stay as close as possible and see what happens in April and May.
"You will see the top sides losing more points against any team. That's good for the Premier League but it means we have to keep going.
"We can't think about three defeats. It's one game at a time, try to win the next game and improve. That's it."
Liverpool face Sunderland after the international break and Benitez pointed to the amount of games they drew last season as their undoing.
In a largely uncontroversial match against their bitter rivals, the only contentious moment came when Liverpool's Slovakian defender Martin Skrtel appeared to be bundled over in the box by Didier Drogba.
Benitez said: "It could have been a penalty, I haven't seen the replay.
"It looked a penalty from the bench but I cannot do anything about that now.
"Our target has to be the next game. It's important to keep calm, keep working, improving.
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Man Utd did badly against the top sides last season but still won the league.
But if i remember they almost got maximum points from those teams from 9th to 20th position (only drawing with newcastle)
So liverpool still got hope if they keep winning the small sides, because end of the day its the total points that matter and not who you win or lose against.
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but liverpool is not a man utd.
they lost a general alonso
they put in a clown lucas
and carragher is getting slow
rafa going senile...
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Rafa has done his maximum...it's time for a change...
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lets wait for the aquilani and see whether liverpool is good enough to challenge the title. Currently, i tink they are not good enough to challenge the title. Lucas will nv be a star he just an average player. torres is good but u dun always expect to score every game. and aurelio is a much better player than insua. babel will nv be a star under rafa. And rafa dunno how to train players. their top players are already good before rafa got them like torres , carra, gerrad. seriously i dun tink any player is rafa train 1.
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i insist that his career should be over.
in rafa i no longer trust since years ago
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Originally posted by limpper:
i insist that his career should be over.
in rafa i no longer trust since years ago
Also dun have any good manager to replace him.
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Originally posted by Alpha Omega:
Man Utd did badly against the top sides last season but still won the league.
But if i remember they almost got maximum points from those teams from 9th to 20th position (only drawing with newcastle)
So liverpool still got hope if they keep winning the small sides, because end of the day its the total points that matter and not who you win or lose against.
if i am not wrong they win once out of the 6 meetings against the big 4
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Jamie Carragher demands Liverpool improve as he admits Reds must do better to compete with Chelsea and title rivals
Drog day afternoon: Jamie Carragher (left) and Liverpool struggled to contain Chelsea's marauding striker Didier Drogba (right), who set up both goals
Jamie Carragher has reacted to Liverpool's defeat to Chelsea by conceding that his side are behind their Premier League title rivals and demanding both he and his team-mates improve quickly in order to close the gap.
The Reds crashed to a 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge - their third in the league already this season - thanks to goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda and Carragher spelled out that any mistake can prove costly against the top sides.
'I thought we played quite well and done alright for most of the game yet we have still come away with a 2-0 defeat,' he said. 'It's the small details that are so important at this level and we know that there are certain areas we have got to improve. There's a gap at the top and we've got to close it.
'Games against Chelsea are notoriously tight and a bit of quality or a mistake is always going to be the thing that turns it one way or another. But we have lost the ball in midfield for their first and I felt myself that I should have done a bit better for their second one.'
Chelsea's win leaves Liverpool six points behind the Blues at the top of the Premier league and Carragher admits that if Rafa Benitez's side still hold ambitions of winning the title they must get back on track after the international break with wins against Sunderland and Manchester United.
Must do better: Carragher and team-mate Javier Mascherano (right) argue over who was at fault after conceding a goal during the defeat at Stamford Bridge
'It's never nice to lose before an international break, particularly a game as big as this, but we have got to put it behind us,' said Carragher. 'It would have been good to send the international lads away with a bit of a buzz but it wasn't to be and now it's a case of putting it behind us.
'When we get back to it, we have got a massive week coming up with those games against Sunderland, United and Lyon. But every week you have as a Liverpool player is massive and we know we'll have to be at our best to get going again at Sunderland, as they are in good form.'
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The lost was part of his mistake...Drogba was too strong for him.
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i have high hopes on liverpool. besides, its still early in the season. u never know what to expect at the end hahaha
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improve and hope the rest c*ck up
another typical season for liverpool
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im backing the owners and rafael to pack their bags
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expected things to turn haywire after alonso left.. rafa likes to shoot himself on the foot.. now we're back to square one, qualifying for champions league as main target
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coz liverpool fans suck!!!!!!!!!!!!why liverpool so bad??of coz,they are a fucking bad team to begin wth,2nd,their fans sucks!!!arrogant,ful of shits,big mouths,and kanina bey chao chee bye!!tats liverpool fans
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Originally posted by jffdevil4:
coz liverpool fans suck!!!!!!!!!!!!why liverpool so bad??of coz,they are a fucking bad team to begin wth,2nd,their fans sucks!!!arrogant,ful of shits,big mouths,and kanina bey chao chee bye!!tats liverpool fans
eh fren, if u r so bored to go to every lfc-related thread, y dun u just watch some porn and go F*ck urself silly... trust me, it's feels better than flaming LFC, and keeps u busy too...
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Originally posted by Shermaine-heartzx:
i have high hopes on liverpool. besides, its still early in the season. u never know what to expect at the end hahaha
haha, u got see how liverpool played against chelsea? they simply ran out of ideas, didn't have the right plp and tactics in the pitch and simply pumped long balls into the penalty area hoping torres can head them in while being man-marked by 2 tall fellas?