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s@int wrote:Danny Murphy has accused Rafa Benitez of throwing up a smokescreen over Liverpool's spending in the transfer market.



The Fulham captain, 32, spent seven successful seasons at Anfield and was a key part of the side that won a famous 'Treble' in 2001.

He was shown the door by Benitez soon after the Spaniard's arrival and six years later is on course to face his old club in the Europa League final.

Benitez has spent £229million on players and while Chelsea and Manchester City have spent more, Murphy believes it should have been enough.

He explained: "They've certainly had enough money in summers gone by and have had some good players. You can analyse it all you like but the expectation is to be successful - and that's not happened.

"I'm as disappointed as anybody at the way they are doing at the moment. I want to see them do well but they've been struggling.

"The simple fact is that the last few years have not been up to the standards Liverpool expect - and Rafa set those himself in his first year by winning the Champions League.

"I think the turnaround of players has been a little bit too high.

"They have had some good players there like Craig Bellamy, Peter Crouch and Robbie Keane.

"Then, this year, Fernando Torres was injured and they are struggling for a striker. They have had players who were capable of filling in there."

Not a bit bitter eh Muffa 

dawson99 wrote:Emerald, ok, but even you have got to admit that Rafa has made some.. bizarre chocies? and as for money, we have had more than others, we sell too often (Bellamy, Cisse, Crouch, Anelka, Keane etc etc) and our turnover is too much. We are one dimensional. We have no backup. People know how to play against us. He wont make changes til 60 minutes... all this has to show that the mans gotta go

Emerald Red wrote:

dawson99 wrote:Emerald, ok, but even you have got to admit that Rafa has made some.. bizarre chocies? and as for money, we have had more than others, we sell too often (Bellamy, Cisse, Crouch, Anelka, Keane etc etc) and our turnover is too much. We are one dimensional. We have no backup. People know how to play against us. He wont make changes til 60 minutes... all this has to show that the mans gotta go

He's made no more bizzarr choices than any other current top manager in the league or any other top league in the world. People love to bang on about Mourinho, but the difference between the two managers is fairly clear IMO. One had to come to a club and do a complete overhaul, and complete restructure from top to bottom while restablish that club back to it's former glory. The other just came in with everything set in place from a previous manager, but with an owner with bottomless pockets who is a ruthlessly effecient businessman. Could you have seen Mouinho come to us with Houllier's squad and win us the title with it nevermind the CL? Inter Milan? Weren't Inter running away with the title for the past few seasons too? It reminds me of Chelsea supporters whenever I read their views after their side draws or losses. "Sack Ancelotti" or "Sack Scolari". F*cking laughable. Two managers that came in, sat atop of the league with a side that wasn't even their own, yet they want them sacked. Mourinho merely comes to clubs and does well off the back of the good work that the previous manager built over the course of several seasons. I'd actually love to see him build a side from scratch, whilst being outspent by the likes of Spurs most seasons.

NANNY RED wrote:FOR THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE WHO THINKS RAFA RESTED TORRES,

from rafa:

"Fernando Torres has gone to see a specialist and we are waiting to see what the results are."

For anyone who doesn't believe we will get fourth place......

From Rafa :

"I guarantee we will get fourth place"

tonyeh wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again.

I really don't understand this love in for Benitez. He's JUST a manager, that's all. He's not even that good a manger. Some people on here go on about him as if he invented LFC or something. It's amazing.

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Not a bit bitter eh Muffa 

Yeah he's just like most of the other ex players we have.... fecking hates Liverpool. 

Emerald Red wrote:

only me wrote:

Emerald Red wrote:Unbelievable how that w@nker Alan Smith can say that a team that has 2 shots and parks the bus inside the 18 yard box the whole game is a good performance? Imagine if Rafa did that against United or Chelsea.

What's unbelievable that you and others think that we had a good game against a team that parks the bus inside the 18 and has 2 shots....

Maybe we should keep Rafa for Europe games only and bring another one for the EPL ,this disgrace can't continue and he is whining on future plans and purchases...

Because you'd have to be a clueless gobsh*te to say that it wasn't a decent performance. We were all over the kunts for 90 minutes. It happens. Dry your f*ckin eyes!

NANNY RED wrote:FOR THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE WHO THINKS RAFA RESTED TORRES,

from rafa:

"Fernando Torres has gone to see a specialist and we are waiting to see what the results are."

tonyeh wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again.

I really don't understand this love in for Benitez. He's JUST a manager, that's all. He's not even that good a manger. Some people on here go on about him as if he invented LFC or something. It's amazing.

s@int wrote:

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Not a bit bitter eh Muffa 

Yeah he's just like most of the other ex players we have.... fecking hates Liverpool. 

s@int wrote:Danny Murphy has accused Rafa Benitez of throwing up a smokescreen over Liverpool's spending in the transfer market.



The Fulham captain, 32, spent seven successful seasons at Anfield and was a key part of the side that won a famous 'Treble' in 2001.

He was shown the door by Benitez soon after the Spaniard's arrival and six years later is on course to face his old club in the Europa League final.

Benitez has spent £229million on players and while Chelsea and Manchester City have spent more, Murphy believes it should have been enough.

He explained: "They've certainly had enough money in summers gone by and have had some good players. You can analyse it all you like but the expectation is to be successful - and that's not happened.

"I'm as disappointed as anybody at the way they are doing at the moment. I want to see them do well but they've been struggling.

"The simple fact is that the last few years have not been up to the standards Liverpool expect - and Rafa set those himself in his first year by winning the Champions League.

"I think the turnaround of players has been a little bit too high.

"They have had some good players there like Craig Bellamy, Peter Crouch and Robbie Keane.

"Then, this year, Fernando Torres was injured and they are struggling for a striker. They have had players who were capable of filling in there."

Emerald Red wrote:

s@int wrote:Danny Murphy has accused Rafa Benitez of throwing up a smokescreen over Liverpool's spending in the transfer market.



The Fulham captain, 32, spent seven successful seasons at Anfield and was a key part of the side that won a famous 'Treble' in 2001.

He was shown the door by Benitez soon after the Spaniard's arrival and six years later is on course to face his old club in the Europa League final.

Benitez has spent £229million on players and while Chelsea and Manchester City have spent more, Murphy believes it should have been enough.

He explained: "They've certainly had enough money in summers gone by and have had some good players. You can analyse it all you like but the expectation is to be successful - and that's not happened.

"I'm as disappointed as anybody at the way they are doing at the moment. I want to see them do well but they've been struggling.

"The simple fact is that the last few years have not been up to the standards Liverpool expect - and Rafa set those himself in his first year by winning the Champions League.

"I think the turnaround of players has been a little bit too high.

"They have had some good players there like Craig Bellamy, Peter Crouch and Robbie Keane.

"Then, this year, Fernando Torres was injured and they are struggling for a striker. They have had players who were capable of filling in there."

Sour grapes, Danny? The f*ck's he know about running a football club, anyway? Should keep his gob shut. Didn't deserve that ovation he got either.

only me wrote:

Emerald Red wrote:

only me wrote:

Emerald Red wrote:Unbelievable how that w@nker Alan Smith can say that a team that has 2 shots and parks the bus inside the 18 yard box the whole game is a good performance? Imagine if Rafa did that against United or Chelsea.

What's unbelievable that you and others think that we had a good game against a team that parks the bus inside the 18 and has 2 shots....

Maybe we should keep Rafa for Europe games only and bring another one for the EPL ,this disgrace can't continue and he is whining on future plans and purchases...

Because you'd have to be a clueless gobsh*te to say that it wasn't a decent performance. We were all over the kunts for 90 minutes. It happens. Dry your f*ckin eyes!

Yep i'm gobsh*te and yet we still couldn't produce more then 2 chances against a team which came with half it's squad and didn't even try countattacking...And you call it a "Decent" Performance ,this kinda of "understanding" would keep Rafa and his disgusting tactics for ages.

Open your eyes you probably only listened to the game.