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Squad desire lifts Rafael Benitez: Liverpool FC latest
IT was the morning after the frustrating night before and the mood at Melwood was predictably flat.
Rafael Benítez confident Liverpool will start to climb back up the table
• Benítez hopes to start Torres and Gerrard against Birmingham• £20m signing Alberto Aquilani will be on the benchRafael Benítez believes that Liverpool have been the victims of bad luck this season and has spoken of his conviction that the club will have significantly improved their league position within "one or two months". The Liverpool manager, who has presided over six defeats in the last eight matches ahead of Birmingham City's visit tonight, claimed he was "100% sure" his team would start to climb the table."You can see the table and it is not a big, big difference," said
Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez set to clash with Fabio Capello over Steven Gerrard
Managers have different ideas about Steven Gerrard's availability for England against Brazil in Qatar.
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will not be picked for friendlies says Rafael Benitez
Liverpool's Rafael Benitez says gentleman's agreement is in place to prevent their prize duo being picked for international duty.
Arsene Wenger backs Rafael Benitez to remain in charge at Liverpool
Arsene Wenger advises Liverpool board to stand by underfire manager Rafael Benitez.
Xabi Alonso defends Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez
Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez has received staunch support from Xabi Alonso in the wake of crisis at Anfield.
Video: Rafael Benítez says Liverpool 'have done miracles before'
Rafael Benítez rued another 'late goal making a massive difference' after Liverpool's 1-1 draw in Lyon, but says 'it's not impossible' for his side to reach the champions League knockout stages
Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez looking for a miracle after Lyon draw
RAFA BENITEZ has urged his players to keep believing in miracles after Lyon’s late show left their Champions League hopes in tatters.
Rafael Benítez's nerve-shredding rollercoaster is hurtling towards oblivion | Richard Williams
Liverpool's late collapse in Lyon indicates their manager's ability to conjure life-affirming results is overAs the ball exploded from Ryan Babel's right boot last night, it looked as though Liverpool were about to produce another of those improbable resurrections with which the reign of Rafael Benítez has been studded. Had the match finished there and then, this would have been a result to put alongside the 2005 European Cup final, the ending of Chelsea's 86-match unbeaten home run 12 months ago, the imperious dismissal of Real Madrid from the Champions League last March, and the 4-1 thr
We need a miracle now, admits Rafael Benítez, after Liverpool blow it
• Reds need two wins and Lyon to triumph at Fiorentina• We still believe we can do it, says Jamie CarragherRafael Benítez last night conceded Liverpool need a miracle to qualify for the Champions League knockout phase after another late Lyon goal devastated their hopes of conjuring themselves a reprieve at Stade Gerland.Liverpool were seconds from securing a merited triumph against the French club when Lisandro López capitalised on a defensive error to cancel out the substitute Ryan Babel's stupendous 83rd-minute goal. The draw had the impact of defeat on a depleted visiting team.The An
Rafael Benítez: we need miracle to qualify for Champions League knockout stages
Liverpool manager insists his job is not on the line despite failure to beat Lyon in crucial Champions League clash.
Rafael Benitez: we need miracle to qualify for Champions League knockout stages
Liverpool manager insists his job is not on the line despite failure to beat Lyon in Champions League.
Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez calls upon the spirit of Marseille at Lyon
RAFA BENITEZ today called on his players to rekindle the ‘spirit of Marseille’ and secure the win to keep their Champions League hopes alive.
Lyon v Liverpool: Rafael Benitez vows to 'walk through storm'
Liverpool manager draws on inspiration from club's famous anthem as side prepare for vital Champions League contest with Lyon.
Is Rafael Benítez capable of yet another great escape? | Kevin McCarra
His squad is depleted and form is poor – but some of Rafael Benítez's finest triumphs have come in adversityRafael Benítez often seems conservative and even glum. Compliments are handed out so sparingly that the Liverpool manager must suppose they are a natural resource on the brink of exhaustion. Experience has deepened the wariness in his character and Benítez had been sacked twice by lower-division clubs in Spain before making his breakthrough.Even then, Valencia had been spurned by other candidates before they arrived at his name well down the list. Adversity seems natural to Beníte
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