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by **Sabre** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:40 am

Turkey were a great opposition and put Spain in more difficulties than anyone in last 3 years.

Alonso got the praises of Emilio Butragueño all the game, when I mean all the game it was all the game. It worries me, because it feels as if they want him in Madrid badly. :angry:

Torres had a difficult night with not a lot of service because Turkey is a team with technical quality and they worked well all the game.

Fortunately for us, I didn't see any worrying tackle nor injury worries.

by **NANNY RED** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:50 am

Sabre wrote:Turkey were a great opposition and put Spain in more difficulties than anyone in last 3 years.

Alonso got the praises of Emilio Butragueño all the game, when I mean all the game it was all the game. It worries me, because it feels as if they want him in Madrid badly.

Torres had a difficult night with not a lot of service because Turkey is a team with technical quality and they worked well all the game.

Fortunately for us, I didn't see any worrying tackle nor injury worries.

It sickens me say it an all Sabes but your right about the Butragueno. They love him

by **NANNY RED** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:32 pm

I hear yossi got stetcherd off last night what was he even doing on the pitch, hes been injured so what the h.ell was he doing playing he hasnt even played for us since his injury. not on im afraid

by **Bad Bob** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:00 pm

Never watched the game so can't comment myself but what do people make of this?

SKRTEL WAS `OUT OF ORDER` - CROUCH
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Peter Crouch has accused former Liverpool team-mate Martin Skrtel of deliberately kicking him and adding to England's striker crisis.

Crouch was forced off with a dead leg towards the end of the friendly win over Slovakia, having already seen Emile Heskey and Carlton Cole limp off in the first half at Wembley.

"I went up with Skrtel. I thought he was my mate to be honest, but obviously not," Crouch said. "I went up with him and he kicked out and gave me a dead leg."

Skrtel was being given a torrid time by Wayne Rooney, which may have contributed to the centre-back's frustration during the 4-0 defeat to Fabio Capello's men.

"It was a little bit (out of order)," Crouch added. "It's for other people to discuss if he didn't have the best of days."

Capello has drafted in Tottenham striker Darren Bent as cover, with Crouch desperate to be fit for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

The 28-year-old sees Capello's injury problems as a real opportunity to seize his chance to impress.

"I was gutted to come off, I just wanted to carry on running around but having both our other strikers come off the manager wanted to take me off," he said.

"If I rest up on ice when I get to the hotel, hopefully I can play some part on Wednesday.

"You don't wish injuries on anyone but when they do you have to take your chances.

"I've always felt that when I play I score goals. There is an opening now, a couple of injuries and I can prove myself.

"When I've played I've done well and hopefully, given the chances, I will continue to do well. I've scored goals for England and when called upon will score goals. Hopefully that will be the case."

Crouch would have been on the scoresheet against Slovakia if skipper John Terry had not tapped in when the ball was about to cross the line.

"I was looking to do that, come in and maybe score a goal if JT stayed out the way!" Crouch said.

"He apologised a few times. I would have done the same as well so I can't blame him."

If Crouch had scored there would have been no repeat of his famous robot celebration - a mark of the change in attitude under Capello.

"A few of the lads in the dressing room told me to do it but I don't think I can to be honest, it's a serious business now and I don't think it would go down too well with the manager," he said.

Cole and Heskey have now been ruled out of the Ukraine clash, with West Ham striker Cole reflecting on a missed opportunity.

He said: "I'm really disappointed, Emile scored and it was a great opportunity for me to come on and show what I can do.

"I felt really good after training all week so I am a bit disappointed that I couldn't come on and translate that onto the field."

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by **Sabre** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:12 pm

"I went up with Skrtel. I thought he was my mate to be honest, but obviously not," Crouch said.

Obviously not indeed. Any decent footballer knows that in the pitch there are not friends, and whatever fights there are in the pitch, stay in the pitch.

By going to slag Sktrel in the press he shows he's not mates, he's not friends, and he has no class.

by **stmichael** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:18 pm

To be honest, if that was true, it was the only thing Skrtel kicked all game.

by **Owzat** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:57 pm

NANNY RED wrote:I hear yossi got stetcherd off last night what was he even doing on the pitch, hes been injured so what the h.ell was he doing playing he hasnt even played for us since his injury. not on im afraid

Seems to be different sets of rules for different clubs, I bet the Israelis wouldn't have called up Benayoun if he'd played for the mancs, regardless whether he was actually injured or just enough to miss the Internationals.

re Skrtel kicking Crouch, maybe he thought he was doing us a favour!

by **tubby** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:13 pm

Ferdinand and Rooney would both be playing against Ukraine I would imagine. Carrick too.

by **Owzat** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:16 pm

Can you imagine fergie telling Rooney he wasn't going to let him play for England?!?! It'd be like a scene from super nanny, not that I watch it* but you see enough clips

* did once, a right little shoit who punched his mum and his mum just let him. Don't think his name was Wayne

by **tubby** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:46 pm

Benayoun defends Israel outing
Reds midfielder does not regret international appearance

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has insisted he made the right decision to play for Israel on Saturday.

A hamstring injury had prevented Benayoun from playing for his club for a fortnight prior to the international period.

He was nevertheless so desperate to appear for his country that he risked the wrath of Rafa Benitez and turned out for Israel against Greece over the weekend.

Unfortunately he could not complete the match and had to be carried off 14 minutes from time after suffering a calf strain.

Benayoun still does not believe he was wrong to link up with Israel, after saying before the match that missing out would have been the 'biggest disappointment' of his career'.

"I made the right decision, and that's it," he told the Liverpool Daily Post.

"We hope we'll win in Greece, but a draw isn't that bad either. Still, our aim is to win in Crete."

Israel drew 1-1 at home to Greece on Saturday and face the same opponents away on Wednesday.

Israel are currently one point behind joint leaders Greece and Switzerland in World Cup qualifying Group Two.

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Anyone know how bad his injury is? Will he be available for the Fulham game?

by **stmichael** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:28 pm

Just got visions tomorrow night of Rafa sitting there watching about 15 different television screens.

by **LegBarnes** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:47 pm

benny can just go he said on SSN that if he missed that game it would be his worst moment in football EVER I meen WTF so losing in CL final wasn't ya worse you little sh.it head.

He can just fook of and go back home with that sort of :censored:

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To go and risk ya self when your club team can win the CL and league shows how much he wants to play for us don't it wan.ker.

by **Toffeehater** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:49 pm

Was he directly quoted saying that? To be fair was he even here when we played milan in the final?

by **LegBarnes** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:51 pm

Toffeehater wrote:Was he directly quoted saying that? To be fair was he even here when we played milan in the final?

think so we got him that season didn't we ?

Also yeah he was quoted for saying it they said that on SSN.

But tbh even if he wasn't there then surely he had worse moments in his life then missing 1 internation game while he has injury ffs lol ?

by **NiftyNeil** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:53 pm

LegBarnes wrote:
Toffeehater wrote:Was he directly quoted saying that? To be fair was he even here when we played milan in the final?

think so we got him that season didn't we ?

Also yeah he was quoted for saying it they said that on SSN.

But tbh even if he wasn't there then surely he had worse moments in his life then missing 1 internation game while he has injury ffs lol ?

He was in the WestHam side that got beat by us in the FA Cup final.

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