You Know Chelsea Are Playing Liverpool When Benitez Finds His Voice!

Well, we must have a game against Liverpool coming up, because in true Rafa Benitez fashion he’s at it again in the press.

 

No, he isn’t warning the officials to keep their eyes out for Didier Drogba’s antics again (yet) because this time he’s apparently supremely confident that his Liverpool side will be breezing past everyone they meet anyway.

 

Yes, having dug themselves out of their last few games – albeit with the odd advantage when it comes to the number of players on the field – Rafa believes they can go on and win every game they play.

 

With Atletico Madrid in the Champions League tonight and Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, the Liverpool boss says “We have the belief that we can win every game we play.”

 

With both Chelsea and Liverpool unbeaten and tied at the top of the table, Benitez (apparently trying to apply some pressure to Scolari now) says “I am confident that my players can produce the right performances this week.'' 

 

''We are showing character and the right mentality you need for a winning team. We have Atletico next, and then Chelsea, two very tough away matches. We can field a team good enough to beat Atletico, then we must think about how we play at Chelsea. But I am confident in my players that they can produce the right performances.”

 

So, he’ll field a ‘good enough team’ tonight so he can focus his attention on winning the game against us? Bit of a turn around for the Premier League’s also-rans I have to say.  If it wasn’t for the fact they’re going to ‘win every game they play’, I’d be starting to think Rafa’s decided to forego Europe in order to compete domestically this season.

 

Anyway, to some observers, getting yourselves into a position every week which sees you dragging yourself from behind against ten men in order to get a result, might not be everyone’s idea of ‘Championship winning form’,

 

But Benitez seems more than happy, stating “The team showed great character to beat Wigan on Saturday, and we are showing the belief that we can win every game.  The Premier League is very tough. To show the mental strength we have displayed this season is very positive.  We did that again against Wigan and we must maintain it for the next games, particularly this week.  Comebacks like we are achieving gives us confidence.”

 

However, I don’t think he’s advocating going behind against us as well, because he says “Maybe it would be nice to get two or three goals in the first half so I can relax a little on the bench. You will have to ask my doctor exactly how much stress I am being put under!”

 

Personally, I hope there’s a valium prescription due by the end of the week.