Liverpool Still Going Nowhere With Benitez

by Maven on 04/04/2010

in News

After another two dropped points, this time away to Birmingham City, Liverpool’s chances of finishing fourth remain as firmly rooted in the hypothetical as they have for most of the season.
The most baffling thing is how the manager Rafael Benitez seems determined to undermine his own team.  Today he withdrew star striker and only remaining [...]

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Lame-duck Zola Falls out with Sullivan

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West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has reportedly ‘banned’ co-owner David Sullivan from the dressing room and team meetings.  Following a ‘bust up’ at the training ground the relationship between the under-fire manger and owner appears to have broken down which can only be good news for Hull, Burnley and Wigan.
The question the management will now [...]

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Albert Riera Criticises Liverpool Manager Benitez

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So you’re a highly-rated winger currently plying your trade in one of the best leagues in the world and gaining International recognition.  What would be a bad career move?
Going to Liverpool, under the guidance of the serial player-destroyer-in-chief, Rafael Benitez is arguable top of that list.  However when Albert Riera moved from Espanyol to Liverpool, [...]

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Sandro Deal to Spurs Almost Done

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You heard it here first.  Or at least you heard it here – Internacionale’s Brazilian midfielder, Sandro Ranieri appears to be on his was to Tottenham Hotspur.
Already learning the language and already at a club with close ties to his future suitors, it looks like Harry Redknapp has finally found someone to complement Wilson Palacios.  Or replace [...]

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Disaster Looms Large for Liverpool

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With the latest ignominy of losing to out-of-form, relegation candidates Wigan Athletic, Liverpool now stand not only on the precipice of being ousted from their perennial Champions League spot but a malaise that threatens to last a generation.
The troubles at Anfield run right the way through the club and show no sign of abating.  With [...]

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Premier League Chairmen Reject Fourth Place Play-off

March 4, 2010 News

With depressing predictability, the Premier League chairmen who constitute the League’s board have voted not to continue with the Champions League fourth placed play-off.
We at FI were very much behind the idea as a way introducing some form of ‘competition’ back into the League but the backlash was swift and predictable.  Less predictable was the [...]

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Should The England Fans Boo John Terry?

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Much has been written about John Terry and the impact his actions have had on his, wife, best friend, club and country and for the most part, he has been insulated from the criticism both by the bubble all footballers exist in and his lack of exposure to the public outside Chelsea’s biased and (in [...]

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Finishing Fourth: The Case for Manchester City

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Fourth place in the Premier League – and with it, Champions League football – has never been more keenly contested.  We take a look at each of the contenders and present the case for and against their claiming the final place at football’s richest table.  Following Liverpool, here is the case for Manchester City.
With their [...]

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Wayne Bridge Bravely Quits England

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Wayne Bridge has decided that he cannot be in the same team as John Terry.  This probably shouldn’t come as any surprise – he’s clearly devastated by recent events, not just the loss of his friend and the respect of his child’s mother but through no fault of his own, every away match he plays [...]

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Manchester United 1999 v Manchester United 2010

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It is our opinion that winning the Premier League title for the last three seasons represents the greatest achievement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s incredible career, eclipsing even 1999’s thrilling treble.
The achievement is made greater in part because of the quality of the competition but primarily because we believe that this current squad is one of the [...]

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Finishing Fourth: The Case for Liverpool

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Fourth place in the Premier League – and with it, Champions League football – has never been more keenly contested.  We take a look at each of the contenders and present the case for and against their claiming the final place at football’s richest table.  First up, Liverpool.
The Champions League needs the biggest names
The Champions [...]

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