by god_bless_john_houlding » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:19 am
Peewee has a point folks, it does make you wonder why Benitez brings Torres, Carra and Gerrard off IN AN ENGLISH LEAGUE GAME AGAINST READING WHEN WE'RE 3-0 DOWN, the game before Europe, yet with 20 minutes left when we're 3-0 up against Inter he leaves them on. Carra who only needed a yellow card to miss the opening leg of the quaters, Gerrard who'd been booked so was in danger of being sent off the way the ref was card happy and Torres who'd ran his socks off.
Against Reading none of them had been booked or were carrying knocks. Yet tonight he leaves them, when there was no way Inter would of scored four in 20 minutes, even if Carra, Gerrard and Torres had come off. It's decisions like this as to why I think he FAVOURS europe.
I don't agree with peewee that Benitez has no desire to succeed in England, because two domestic cup finals proves otherwise. I just don't think Benitez' mentality is yet right to deal with putting domestic form first and europe second. Europe always seems to come out on top for Benitez, but I think this is the wrong topic to be discussing it in, this should be left to tonights match alone, filled with praise that the lads (including Benitez) rightfully deserve.
1) You'll Never Walk Alone
2) pass and move is the Liverpool groove
3) FIRST WILL ALWAYS BE FIRST AND SECOND WILL ALWAYS BE NOTHING.
4) If Torres has scored 60 league goals for Liverpool by the start of the 2011/12 season, I'll say he's better than Owen.