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by **C-R** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:47 pm

BENITEZ FRUSTRATED WITH DEFEAT
Steve Hunter 29 August 2004
Rafael Benitez said he was a frustrated manager after seeing his side lose their second game in a week 1-0 at Bolton, and believed his team should have got something from the game.
Benitez felt Liverpool created some good openings in the first half but didn't use the wrongly disallowed Luis Garcia goal as an excuse for the defeat.

Benitez said: "I thought we played okay in the first half and had three good opportunities to score, and in the second half we had a great chance at the end with Cisse.

"In our opinion the Luis Garcia goal should have stood because I looked at it on the television and it wasn't off-side, but there's nothing we can do about that as you can't change the decision. That's football and sometimes things don't go for you.

"In the first half I tried to play three midfielders attacking supporting Baros as I wanted us to play in the wide areas and we did create good possibilities but didn't score."

The Reds boss admitted that he needs time to get the players playing to a consistent level, and said when he took the Liverpool job he knew it wasn't going to be an instant turn around in the Reds fortunes.

Benitez said: "I have said all along that we need time to improve as a team and it will probably be three or four months before we are playing at the level I want."

by **Ciggy** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:49 pm

3 or 4 months long wait for us then

by **A.B.** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:51 pm

3 or 4 months wait= LFC won't be in the top 3

by **zarababe** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:56 pm

Sensible words by the boss again... 3/4 months doesn't mean we won't win games.. just that that's how long he expects his ideas to be translated in to action on the pitch.. fluently and consistantly.. come on guys..

listen to his words :blues:

by **who the hell is diarra** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:57 pm

Yeah like breakin into the top three in 3 months was ever likely. I respect Rafa for bieng brutally honest, rather than a GH stlye cover up "we played well" story. Get used to this people, the road is long. It will take months to see a true change. Benitez isn't comming in to a club in a posistion of stregnth like Moriniho at chelsea. There is light at the end of the tunnel but it's a long way off................and Salif Diao keeps gettin in the way

by **Ciggy** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:59 pm

diao lol diarra

by **laza** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:00 pm

I respect his honesty and considering ive been waiting 14 years for more league glory, 3 or 4 months aint that long

by **Ciggy** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:03 pm

true laza never looked at it that way . Arsenals won the league anyway by bangin 4-5 goals in a game when there luck runs out hopefully ours will begin

by **who the hell is diarra** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:03 pm

by **A.B.** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:14 pm

I still believe Rafa can do the same thing he did with Valencia. WE NEED ANOTHER STRIKER!

by **Redrider** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:33 pm

It will take time for the new players to gell.

by **who the hell is diarra** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:43 pm

We just gotta be patient and not get on the lads backs if things don't go right straight away. :;):

by **zarababe** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:51 pm

See.. now that sound more like it... I FEEL THE POSITIVITY PPL.....

by **L-type** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:48 pm

zarababe wrote:Sensible words by the boss again... 3/4 months doesn't mean we won't win games.. just that that's how long he expects his ideas to be translated in to action on the pitch.. fluently and consistantly.. come on guys.. listen to his words

Couldn't have said it better myself, uinfortuantely I couldnt see the game, so I'm gonna have to watch the re-run on FSW in 3-4 days. :upside:

by **A.B.** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:50 pm

L-type wrote:
zarababe wrote:Sensible words by the boss again... 3/4 months doesn't mean we won't win games.. just that that's how long he expects his ideas to be translated in to action on the pitch.. fluently and consistantly.. come on guys.. listen to his words

Couldn't have said it better myself, uinfortuantely I couldnt see the game, so I'm gonna have to watch the re-run on FSW in 3-4 days.

FSW is getting on my nerves... I won't watch the game because its too late at night.

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