BUT...if anyone here thinks that Rafa was doing anything but takng a gigantic elephant sized cöck of a chance putting out that ridiculous lineup, then they need their head examined.
He can thank Peter Crouch, Fabio Aurelio, Dirk Kuyt and Fernando Torres for helping him not look like a complete tw@t.
There's a forthnight to go before the next match and Benitez wanted to "rest" the players that could win us the game and chance putting out a team of denfenders? That's not a "tactic", it's not a "strategy", it's simply hoping for the best.
As it turned out, Liverpool got the right result, but only by the skin of their teeth.
On the plus side, I don't think there is a Liverpool supporter who wasn't singing Dirk Kuyt's praises this evening (or Torres for that matter, but he gets that every week). He was instrumental in the win and he, Torres and Alonso should have been on the pitch from the beginning. Benitez could have "rested" them after Liverpool had got a couple of goals.
The gamble paid off, but only just.
Either way, delighted with the win. Let's hope tomorrow is the right result is the right one too.
