Rafael Benitez Article Archive

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Between November 2, 2009 and December 3, 2009

Rafa Benitez Still Quite Capable of Breaking Dalglish's Anfield Hoodoo

This season has seen Liverpool progress rapidly from being every pundits pick for the title, to a team that is now trying to stay in the top four to guarantee champions league representation next season...

Written by illya mclellan about about 19 hours ago 132 reads 2 comments
Liverpool Depends Too Much On Steven Gerrard and Torres?

As Liverpool continue to get hit by injury problems and competition misery... Is Rafa really still confident that he could pull the Reds out of hell pit? At the beginning of the season, Steven ...

Written by Tin Jia Jian about 3 days ago 123 reads 1 comments
Rafael Benitez and The Problem Areas Within The Liverpool Squad

With just over a month to go before the January transfer window is firmly pushed open, the time may be right for Rafael Benitez to juggle his squad of players to see who can be moved on, and who can be brought in to Anfield...

Written by Jamie Ward about 4 days ago 690 reads 22 comments
Liverpool's Champions' League Exodus: The Aftermath and the Road Ahead

From this juncture, one of two things can happen. Liverpool can either go down in the dumps and lose morale, their manager and their key players, wandering aimlessly for a couple of seasons ...

Written by raam shanker about 6 days ago 161 reads 1 comments
Rafa Benitez Must Show His Quality to Avert Liverpool's Possible Crisis

What a difference a month makes. It's four weeks, or 31 days, or 744 hours, or 44,640 minutes, or even 2,678,400 seconds. Measure it anyway you like, but for Rafa Benitez and Liverpool Football Club the last month must feel like an eternity...

Written by Nabeel Khokhar about 6 days ago 139 reads 12 comments
Liverpool's Embarassing Europe Failure Brings Back Memories of UEFA Cup

Remember the time when Gerard Houllier was leading Liverpool into the UEFA Cup almost every year? Remember the time when Djimi Traore and Igor Biscan were in Liverpool’s starting line-up? Remember ...

Written by Sam Dalton about 7 days ago 177 reads 6 comments
Moment Of Truth: Two Weeks To Define The Future Of Liverpool FC?

Countless words have been spoken and thousands of column inches written about Liverpool's season thus far. Topics ranging from Xabi Alonso's exit to Alberto Aquilani's fitness, and from Rafael ...

Written by Barney about 8 days ago 482 reads 14 comments
Debrecen V Liverpool Football Online Preview: Champions League

Debrecen v Liverpool 24th November, 2009 Stadion Oláh Gábor Útcai Kick-Off: 19:45 GMT / 20:45 CET Liverpool Heading into this Debrecen vs Liverpool clash, the ...

Written by Sports Betting Review about 9 days ago 160 reads 0 comments
EPL Review: Spurs Humiliate Wigan, Gunners Title Hopes Fade, and Chelsea Roll On

The last time we had Premiership action, it finished with a David Ngog dive. Then we were bestowed with "the hand of Gaul" as France beat Ireland in the playoffs for the World Cup...

Written by Willie Gannon about 9 days ago 125 reads 2 comments
Rafa Is The PROBLEM Not The SOLUTION

PLEASE, can the bullshit about injuries and lack of squad depth be put to bed once and for all? Rafa has been at Anfield for over 5 years, spent 200m pounds plus on 70 players and STILL was ...

Written by Frank Scicluna about 11 days ago 23 reads 1 comments
Liverpool and Rafael Benitez: One Week to Define an Era

It is only November, and yet for one of England's biggest clubs, the season could end this week. It has been a nightmare start for Liverpool and their manager, Rafael Benitez, and it could be about to get much worse...

Written by Adamo Digby about 12 days ago 110 reads 9 comments
Liverpool v Manchester City Online Preview: Premier League Football

Liverpool vs. Manchester City 21st November, 2009 Anfield Kick-Off: 12:45 GMT Liverpool The international break could not have come at a better time for Liverpool, who will have ...

Written by Sports Betting Review about 12 days ago 180 reads 0 comments
Rafa Benitez's Bargain Hunting Costing Liverpool Dearly

At the close of last season, it was thought that Liverpool were finally going to end the run which has seen them not lift the league trophy since the managerial tenure of Anfield legend Kenny Dalglish...

Written by illya mclellan about 12 days ago 331 reads 32 comments
Paul Tomkins: Liverpool's Most Indepth Football Writer Talks To Jamie Ward

At a time when the media representation of Liverpool Football Club is at its lowest and most vile, and all around supporters seem to be losing their way...

Written by Jamie Ward about 15 days ago 344 reads 10 comments
Has Rafael Benitez's Time at Liverpool Been a Failure?

The title of this piece may have surprised you. Sure, Rafael Benitez is going through a bad patch, but how can a man who led Liverpool to fifth place in his first season and had turned that ...

Written by Barney about 16 days ago 414 reads 37 comments
Rumors & Realities: Crocked Arsenal and Broken-Down Liverpool

Rumors & Realities is back with the latest humorous rumors in the world of football. Yes, we are not always funny. But at least we try...

Written by Zahi Sahli about 17 days ago 773 reads 2 comments
Injury Problems Consistent For Liverpool After Birmingham Draw

Rafa can't shake off his injury nightmare. After finally having Steven Gerrard back, Fernando Torres is out for three weeks (although that was expected), Glen Johnson is still not 100% fit, along with Daniel Agger and Martin Kelly...

Written by Ben Lockett about 20 days ago 50 reads 0 comments
Why Lady Luck Is Finally Turning Against Rafa Benitez

Rafa Benitez has always had luck on his side, Istanbul, FA Cup final, you could even say that with last season's run to second place as Arsenal and Chelsea stumbled and Manchester United had a poor first half of the season...

Written by Guech Ly Lim about 20 days ago 82 reads 2 comments
What's Next For Rafa Benitez and His Reds?

In a season that promised so much, the wheels have come off and the band-wagon has all but come to a grinding halt. From the heroics coming off the bend and into the finishing straight of last term, a lot was expected from this campaign...

Written by Nabeel Khokhar about 22 days ago 206 reads 6 comments
Rafa Stares into the Abyss after Birmingham Draw

The best slant that can be put on another poor Liverpool performance is that they managed to come from behind to draw. But that tells its own tale: as the equalizing goal came from a penalty after David Ngog had dived to win the spot kick...

Written by Willie Gannon about 23 days ago 336 reads 22 comments
EPL Weekend Preview: Will the Real Arsenal Please Stand Up?

Saturday Last weekend, the gulf in class between Arsenal and Spurs was brutal. Robbie Keane, reportedly at the game, left The Emirates stadium with his tail between his legs after Van Persie's ...

Written by Christopher Potter about 25 days ago 527 reads 3 comments
Sacking Benitez Would Be Madness

Football has lost its sense of perspective - every result these days is greeted with near hysteria - if a team wins, they are the greatest on earth, if they lose, they are the worst...

Written by Rory Hegarty about 25 days ago 93 reads 1 comments
Benitez Architect of Liverpool's Predicament

After 8 losses in all competitions, Liverpool's season is dangerously close to being over. There are many factors for this terrible run of form...

Written by Guech Ly Lim about 25 days ago 113 reads 0 comments
Rafael Benítez: Still Hanging On

No-one ever said being a football manager was easy nowadays—trying to massage the egos of all those highly paid professionals (or should that be prima donnas?) while working within budget ...

Written by Steve Yates about 26 days ago 115 reads 0 comments
Is Alonso's Exit the Reason for Liverpool's Downfall?

Liverpool isn’t a one-man team, as they have proven quite often by beating big teams like United and Chelsea without some of their main players, but why the sudden slump following Steven ...

Written by Michelle Alves about 26 days ago 286 reads 38 comments

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Rafael Benitez Article Archive

Rafa Benitez Still Quite Capable of Breaking Dalglish's Anfield Hoodoo

Liverpool Depends Too Much On Steven Gerrard and Torres?

Rafael Benitez and The Problem Areas Within The Liverpool Squad

Liverpool's Champions' League Exodus: The Aftermath and the Road Ahead

Rafa Benitez Must Show His Quality to Avert Liverpool's Possible Crisis

Liverpool's Embarassing Europe Failure Brings Back Memories of UEFA Cup

Moment Of Truth: Two Weeks To Define The Future Of Liverpool FC?

Debrecen V Liverpool Football Online Preview: Champions League

EPL Review: Spurs Humiliate Wigan, Gunners Title Hopes Fade, and Chelsea Roll On

Rafa Is The PROBLEM Not The SOLUTION

Liverpool and Rafael Benitez: One Week to Define an Era

Liverpool v Manchester City Online Preview: Premier League Football

Rafa Benitez's Bargain Hunting Costing Liverpool Dearly

Paul Tomkins: Liverpool's Most Indepth Football Writer Talks To Jamie Ward

Has Rafael Benitez's Time at Liverpool Been a Failure?

Rumors & Realities: Crocked Arsenal and Broken-Down Liverpool

Injury Problems Consistent For Liverpool After Birmingham Draw

Why Lady Luck Is Finally Turning Against Rafa Benitez

What's Next For Rafa Benitez and His Reds?

Rafa Stares into the Abyss after Birmingham Draw

EPL Weekend Preview: Will the Real Arsenal Please Stand Up?

Sacking Benitez Would Be Madness

Benitez Architect of Liverpool's Predicament

Rafael Benítez: Still Hanging On

Is Alonso's Exit the Reason for Liverpool's Downfall?

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