tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151037762011-12-15T02:42:13.419ZAll things Liverpool FC related. Please feel free to share your views on the European Champions.withwolveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029043995350051489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15103776.post-47865895664341987322008-02-17T11:28:00.000Z2008-12-10T18:06:19.048Z

After two years of blogging exile I have strongly felt the need to argue Rafa's case following our shock FA cup exit.Rafa always faces a constant barrage of criticism regarding his rotation policy. This strategy had given great success at Valencia, by enabling his team to be the strongest physically towards the end of the season, and overtake teams who had opened up significant leads in the 1st

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According to press reports this morning the Nemanja Vidic's agents are still in talks with Liverpool. Vidic has told Spartak Moscow that he is planning to leave and apparently has a clause in his contract that allows him to be sold for around £ 5 million if he hands in a transfer request. Spartak had previously put a price tag in excess of £ 10 million on Vidic as he is a key member of their

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Carra believes the defeat to Sao Paolo has not affected the confidence too much. He feels that Liverpool will still be able to carry out their pre-season goal of making a challenge for the title:"We're definitely not down because we're doing well at the moment," said Carragher."We want to challenge Chelsea. Manchester United have won a couple of games while we've been away and moved into second

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Harry has spoken about his return from injury. He has been back playing for over a month but his groin is still troubling him: "I have still got a long way to go to be fully fit," says Kewell. "My groin is still giving me grief after all this time, but we are doing everything possible to combat the problem. "I come in early every day before training to do the work that needs to be done on my

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Nice are discussing the possibility of taking Flo back to France to solve their striking problems: "We are in contact with Liverpool but the talks are not very much advanced," Nice sporting director Roger Ricort told French newspaper L'Equipe. "We are going to lose two players in attack at a time where the schedule is extremely heavy."We are looking to get a striker whose move will be compatible

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According to reports this morning Liverpool are considering moving for Jermaine Pennant as a deal for Simao is looking unlikely.There is no doubt Pennant has the footballing skills required to fill our right wing position. He is a winger who is able to run with the ball at speed and deliver dangerous crosses. However his off field antics have tarnished his reputation.Benfica seem to have priced

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Benfica have reiterated their intention not to sell Simao. However they have stated that if a large bid in excess of £ 12m is received they may change their mind:"It is not in our thoughts to sell Simao or any other player in January," said Benfica supremo Luis Felipe Vieira. "We would only be ready to study the matter if someone offered more than £12.2m."It has also been reported that Benfica

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Another accomplished performance against Boro has seen our excellent run extend to seven successive Premiership wins and ten clean sheets. Below are the player ratings:Pep 8 Didn't have much to do other than make two excellent vital saves.Carra 7 Helped keep the Boro strikers very quiet.Sami 8 Is currently in majestic form. Used his positional awareness to make a number of timely

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Marseille look set to make an effort to sign Cisse in the transfer window as their coach, Jean Fernandez, declared his interest in the pacy Frenchman:"I am not in the managers' confidence but I know that we really need a striker and I would be very, very happy to have Cisse, who is a great player with fantastic potential," Fernandez told Canal Plus on Saturday evening."It would be an honour to

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Rafa has today been named Barclays manager of the month of November. The last few weeks have seen a remarkable turnaround as the Reds have won six consecutive Premiership games without conceding a goal. It's great to see Rafa getting the recognition he deserves although he was quick deflect the praise away from himself and highlight the contribution of the players:"It was a good month for us,"

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Chris Kirkland believes that his future will not be at Anfield. He is currently on loan at West Brom and would be happy to make his move there permanent: "I've not spoken to anyone at Liverpool. But I'm not stupid. Rafael Benitez has brought (Jose) Reina in and he is his number one goalkeeper. He's got (Jerzy) Dudek and (Scott) Carson there as well so I'd think I'd be a fool to think I can go

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Uefa have today issued a statement on their website saying that they will meet next week to decide on Essien's punishment after his terrible tackle on Didi:"Uefa has today instigated disciplinary proceedings against Michael Essien, charging the Chelsea FC midfielder with gross unsporting conduct following the English club's UEFA Champions League game against Liverpool FC on Tuesday. "The charge

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On Sunday Liverpool will leave for Japan to participate in the FIFA World Club Championships. This comes just before the premiership's busiest period of the year. The Reds will play two games in Japan, the Semi Final against Deportivo Saprissa on December 15th and then hopefully the Final on the 18th. Liverpool will then return to Premiership action against Newcastle United on the 26th December

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A couple of factors have narrowed the chances of Simao arriving at Anfield in the January transfer window. Simao is currently out with a knee injury and club doctors are now not expecting him to return until the new year. Simao's club Benfica have also qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League. Benfica are unlikely to sell their star player whilst they are still in Europe's top

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Apart from Man U the majority of the biggest clubs in Europe have made it through to the Champions League Knockout stage. The draw for the last 16 is scheduled to take place next Friday. A group winner cannot be drawn against another group winner and teams will not be drawn against one from the same country until the quarter finals. Consequently we will could face any of the second placed teams

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Spartak Moscow's chief exec, Sergei Shavlo, is now demanding a fee of around £ 9m for Nemanja Vidic. Shavlo has also stated that Man U are interested in the Serb International defender. Previously it looked like he would be sold for £ 5 million but this no longer appears to be the case:"Vidic is a player in our team and we wouldn't like to let him go," Shavlo told Football Hockey magazine. "We'll

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Stevie Gerrard is happy that we are now performing like a top side and thinks we are close to becoming challengers to Chelsea:"We're getting consistently good results against the top sides, and I think we're emerging as challengers to Chelsea."We did it in Europe last year, and our intention has always been to do the same in the league. There's still a gap to reduce, but I don't think anyone can

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Didi Hamann is happy that he only suffered bruising from Essien's over the top challenge:"I was going for the ball and I think he came over the ball and caught me just below the knee. The referee didn't see it and you have to get on with it," said Hamann."It was the worst tackle I have ever been on the receiving end of."I really feared that I might have broken my leg, thankfully it is only bad

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According to reports in the Belgian media the Reds sent some scouts to watch Vincent Kompany in last nights Champions League game between Anderlecht and Betis. The 19 year old defender is very talented and is being chased by a number of clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid & Barcelona. Any scouts watching last night would have been impressed as Kompany helped his team to a clean sheet

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Liverpool are pondering making a move for Argentine Youth International defender Gabriel Paletta. The 19 year old was a key part of the Argentine team who won the World Youth Championships earlier this year. If the Reds are to make a bid the fee would be in the region of £3 million for the youngster who currently plays in Argentina for Banfield. Paletta may not require a work permit due to the

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Rafa has stated that Xabi will be rested on Tuesday. The Spanish midfield master has just come back from injury and Rafa does not want to take any chances with a busy schedule of games to come before the end of the year:Benitez said: "Alonso won't be in the squad for the Chelsea game. He told me he wants to play but I said no, you must rest. All players want to play. "If it was a game that we

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Real Madrid sacked their manager Wanderley Luxemburgo at the weekend and there is no doubt they would love Rafa to be their next boss particularly given his record in La Liga. However Rafa insists that he is happy at the Reds:"I am happy at Liverpool, I am Liverpool's manager and I have a job to do here."I have said this in the past and now I have an important game in the Champions league against

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It was great to see the winning run continue against Wigan. We are now third in the League and the future is looking very promising. The ratings out of ten for the players' performances yesterday are below:Pep Reina 8 Was competent when he was called upon and dealt with a number of dangerous corners with great punches.Carra 7 Typically solid performance by Carra, although occasionally needed

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Rafa has been delighted with the impact his skipper had made in recent weeks. Gerrard has been employed on the right of midfield allowing the team to be more balanced. The success of the shift is reflected in our recent run of results. Last season it looked like Xabi was Rafa's manager on the pitch but now Rafa has stated that Gerrard is capable of this role:"Steve is a player who can play all

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According to reports today Nemanja Vidic has told his advisors that he wants to move to Liverpool. It looked like he was on his way to Fiorentina and apparently had a verbal agreement in place. However Liverpool have made a late £4.5m bid and Anfield would be the Serb International's preferred destination.We definitely need cover for Sami & Carra. Although the one concern is that Vidic is not the

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After pointing out that Cisse was rested for the trip to Sunderland Rafa has explained that it would be very foolish to sell Djib as he does rate him highly:"Selling Cisse would not make sense in January," he explained. "We are still in the Champions League and where would any club find a replacement for their top scorer who was not cup tied in European competition?"It would not make sense for

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Real Betis vice president, Angel Martin, has confirmed that his club have a deal in place to sign Florent Sinama Pongolle in January. The move would be a loan deal until the end of the season. However Betis have a choice to make as a deal has also been been agreed for Portuguese striker Helder Postiga. This is what Martin had to say:"The agreement with the clubs has been reached, both for

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Benfica look set to make a move for Jerzy Dudek. The Benfica manager, Ronald Koeman, has stated he needs a new keeper and Jerzy is one of the names in the frame."It is true that one of the main problems of our team is in goal," he told RTL5."Lobont is one of the names that we have [in mind], but also Dudek."Dudek has lost his place since the arrival of Reina and doesn't look like regaining it as

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Rafa has spoken positively about the return of Harry Kewell. He is happy with the progress of his recovery and believes we will be seeing the best of Harry in a few months time:"He played well the other day," said Benitez. "Now I hope we can see him training every day and playing more games in a row."If he plays every week for the next two or three months and continues working, I am sure we will

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Rafa has been happy with our recent defensive performances that have led to six consecutive clean sheets. He has urged the team to continue taking things game by game and to forget about the bigger picture:"I didn't know that statistic, but I think it is important we carry on doing the same things because if you start thinking about statistics you forget the basics," he explained."The most

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Benfica president Luis Vieira has confirmed that they will be selling Simao:"We know that we will have to sell him, it is just a question of price," said Vieira."If Liverpool had come up with £12 million, then he would already have gone."The quotations suggest that Benfica will be willing to negotiate as it is understood that Rafa will not pay more than £ 8 million.A deal for Simao collapsed on

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Ronaldinho has been crowned European Footballer of the Year. The 25 year old Brazilian was clearly ahead of the other leading contenders. Frank Lampard was runner up with Stevie Gerrard in third position. The award is decided by France Football magazine. Ronaldinho, the current World Player of the Year, has been in sensational form this year as he won La Liga with Barcelona.Unfortunately Steve

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Rafa has spoken about what he wishes to achieve in the next few years at Liverpool. He is hoping to replicate his achievements at Valencia where he delivered two league Championships:"In Valencia I knew the league, the players and the referees. Here, I knew I needed more time."The Premiership is as difficult not more difficult than La Liga. In Spain Real Madrid and Barcelona are the big clubs and

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When Djib was surprisingly substituted six minutes after half time yesterday the look on his face revealed that he was having great trouble understanding Rafa's decision to withdraw him. It seems that Djib receives the least amount of backing from Rafa despite the fact that he is our top scorer. Rafa is always happy to keep Peter Crouch on the field, although his contributions have recently

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Unfortunately Bolo Zenden has been ruled out for a month with a sprained ligament in his right knee. The injury was sustained in the Champions League clash with Betis. A period of rest should be sufficient to heal the problem.It's a shame for Bolo to get injured just when he was finding some form. Although at least Harry Kewell may now get a chance to prove himself.

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Liverpool have made offer of £4.5m for Nemanja Vidic.This comes a few days after news emerged that Vidic was on the verge of moving to Fiorentina.The offer should be sufficient as Vidic reportedly has a release clause in his contract of around £ 4.5 million. Vidic's agent describes the player as a superb talent:"Vidic is a rare talent, a young defender who is unbeatable in the air, has great

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Rafa is hoping that the confidence gained from our recent good run will propel us to victory against Man City tomorrow. He feels that we now have the squad to cope with both the Premiership and Europe: "We are winning more games now with confidence in the league, as well as doing well in the Champions League. The team is stronger, playing well and that give us confidence."The most important thing

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Reports today have suggested that Liverpool will make a move for Steed Malbranque in the January transfer window. The Frenchman has been in fine form this season. Man City have also been linked with the right sided midfielder as they have yet to find a replacement for Shaun Wright-Phillips.Malbranque believes a move to a larger club will help his International prospects:"I am living with two big

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Rafa doesn't seem to be overly bothered about topping the Champions League group and has hinted that he may rest some players in the final group game against Chelsea:"I am a much more relaxed manager now, we have qualified and the Chelsea game does not have the same significance."It is an interesting situation. They have to beat us to finish top of the group, but that isn't always the most

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South African International midfielder Steven Pienaar is likely to leave Ajax according to his agent Rob Moore as he explained in the Herald:"We will probably wrap up everything by the end of the month."There has been interest from all the major leagues - England, Italy, Spain and Germany."We have been linked with Pienaar along with Tottenham and Man City. The 23 year old is primarily a central

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Although it was a 0-0 draw the performance last night was quite impressive below are marks out of ten for the players performances:Reina 6 Was hardly called upon to make any saves.Finnan 7 Gave a solid performance allowing Gerrard to attack with freedom.Sami 8 An excellent defensive display. Seemed to always be in the right place to make key interceptions.Carra 7 Typical determined display,

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Antony Le Tallec is at a loss to explain his difference in goalscoring records in the Premiership and for France Under 21's. Le Tallec has never scored a Premiership goal for Liverpool and has scored just two domestic goals for Sunderland this season:"It might be our fault, I don't know, but I have confidence in my ability to score goals at this level. I've scored two goals for Sunderland and 10

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Despite the fact that Djib is our top scorer Rafa has told him to improve his allround game. He feels that Djib is struggling to adapt to the fact that he no longer is the main man:"All strikers are a little bit selfish," Benitez said. "They try and play for themselves."Cisse was playing at Auxerre as the main striker, with only the responsibility of scoring goals."He didn't have to bother with

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Rafa has found himself again denying stories linking the Reds with a January swoop for Joaquin. Some reports have suggested that Rafa called Real Betis to let them know that he has no intention of signing the Spanish International winger to try and end the speculation. This is what Rafa said about the situation: "The last time we spoke about Joaquin people were saying I was trying to sign him."I

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Djib has demonstrated the confidence in the camp at present by stating that we can challenge both for the Premiership and in Europe:"It will be difficult and would involve a lot of games. But we have a good squad and I believe we can do well in both competitions. "One thing is for certain though and that is that we'll fight to the end. The team is in good form right now. We've won a few games in

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The chairman of Marseille, Pape Diouf, has not given up hope of signing Djibril Cisse in January:"Cisse would suit Marseille and he says Marseille would suit him," said Diouf."However, he goes on playing at Liverpool and scoring."But before winter transfer window, things can change. Anyway for us he can be the perfect reinforcement."Djib is our top scorer this season and now appears to be part of

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Milan Mandaric has said that he expects Gary O'neil to stay at Portsmouth:"There have been three or four enquiries from top Premiership clubs, but O'Neil's a Portsmouth boy and I want him to stay here," confirmed Mandaric. "There are big clubs hovering around, but I want him to stay. I want his future to be nowhere else but Portsmouth. "We have to build a team here and it would send out the wrong

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Betis need to win tomorrow however Pep Reina believes they will sit back and try to catch us on the counter attack:"The game in Seville was Betis' first ever Champions League game," said the 23-year-old. "We caught them cold with two early goals, but they have experience now. I think they will be different and they showed against Chelsea what they can do."We are a similar team to Chelsea so we

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Stevie Gerrard believes we will feature in the title race this season alongside Man U, Arsenal and Chelsea. We are currently fifteen points behind Chelsea but with two games in hand. Gerrard also feels that our excellent displays in Europe can only have a positive impact on the team as he explained to Sky Sports News: "Chelsea, of late, have had a little bit of a blip so hopefully they'll keep

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Rafa has once again praised Peter Crouch. He was delighted with his contribution to the team in the win against Pompey Despite missing the penalty, he courageously opted to take, he was a constant threat to the Portsmouth defence:"We always decide on two or three players and they can choose. It depends on the player that has the most confidence and in this case Steve said to me 'Peter wants to

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Xabi suffered a knee injury after making a sub appearance in the win against Portsmouth. Although the problem is not serious it is questionable whether he will recover in time for for the game on Wednesday.On a more positive note Luis Garcia has recovered for a hip injury.Betis also have an injury problem as dangerous attacked Dani has been ruled out with a knee injury.

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Reports this morning have stated the Reds are interested in Spanish central defender Cesar. Tottenham have been long time admirers and Newcastle are also in the frame. Cesar's contract will run out at the end of the season and he will be able to leave on a bosman. However Depor president, Augusto Lendoiro, would like a deal to be arranged in the January transfer window:"If there is a club that is

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According to a report in the Gazzetta dello sport Fiorentina are set to beat Liverpool to the signing of Nemanja Vidic. Apparently the Fiorentina director of sport is on his way to Moscow, with a special meeting arranged, to clinch the deal. The fee is set to be in the region of £ 5 million. Vidic is pleased by the interest of Fiorentina and their contract offer of £ 2 million a year. The Serbian

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Peter Crouch has stated that he opted to take the penalty yesterday as he was confident he would open his account for the season: "I made the decision to take the penalty. I am so desperate to score I will take any chance I can that comes along. I am certainly not going to hide."I picked up the ball and felt confident. But it was a fine save and I was just happy Bolo was there to finish it off."

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Rafa was pleased with the 3-0 win against Pompey. He was happy with the amount of chances we created and another defensive shut out:"As a manager I am delighted because for part of the game we played really well at times, kept another clean sheet and scored three good goals. The team is improving and we created so many chances today. The most important thing is to play as well as possible and

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We all know that Rafa is already busy trying to find new signings for the upcoming transfer window. He will certainly be buying a central defender, a right winger and reports have suggested he is also after a new striker. The good news is that Rafa has confirmed he will receive the required funding for the new acquisitions: Benitez said today: "The board has told me they know we must try to

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In a show of confidence Fernando Morientes thinks that we will be able to prevent Chelsea from successfully defending their title:"We do have two games in hand on Chelsea and if we win those we'll be within nine points of them, which is only three results," he told Icons.com. "I believe we can catch them and that we will do. We will win the title. "We didn't begin the season too well but that's

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Rafa is delighted with the way Steve Gerrard has happily changed his position for the benefit of the team: "The players know that the most important thing is the team. If the captain changes his position for the team then it's a great example for the others. "Steven has given us balance playing down the right hand side and we are stronger when everyone works hard as a team, and the captain has

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Rafa has been delighted with the team's recent performances and is expecting us to surge up the table:"There was talk of us being in crisis when we went out of the Carling Cup, but we proved that in the space of a week things can change for the better and the players deserve to be congratulated for getting back to winning ways with three straight victories."And defensively we are looking very

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Jon Arne Riise has made a quick recovery from his head injury and has been passed fit to play against Portsmouth tomorrow.This is great news as Riise is in good form at present.

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According to reports we are interested in Serbian International defender Nemanja Vidic.There are a number of clubs across Europe interested in the highly rated defender who plays for Spartak Moscow.A central defender is on Rafa's transfer window shopping list and Vidic has a buyout clause of £ 4.8 million so he should be in Rafa's price range. Vidic used to play for Red Star Belgrade and has

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Unfortunately we have yet to see Peter Crouch score any goals so he has had a while to think about how he will celebrate:"I'm really looking forward to that moment and the sooner it comes the better," he said. "How will I celebrate? I'll want to jump into the Kop I think. "There's been a lot said about me of late but a lot of people have supported me as well. The manager here, the England coach,

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Unfortunately Jon Arne Riise has sustained a head injury and will need to rest according to the Norwegian team doctor:"It can take some time before he can play," Norway team doctor Thor Einar Andersen told Dagbladet."It is not a serious injury, but he needs to rest."It's a shame Riise is likely to miss the next couple of games as he was in the process of cementing his place as our number one

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Liverpool could have fourteen players going to the World Cup in Germany next summer.Spain should have four Liverpool players in the squad with Reina as the backup goalkeeper, Xabi and Garcia as midfielders and Nando up front.Stevie Gerrard and Carra are certainties for the England squad. Hopefully Sven will also pick Peter Crouch as he offers something different to our other attackers. Chris

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After producing a superb performance to help Australia qualify for the World Cup Harry Kewell has stated he is now playing again with confidence:"I'm just enjoying it now," Kewell told Channel Nine television."It's back to playing the football that I love playing I'm actually going out there and enjoying it. I wanted the ball, I wanted to go out there, I wanted to do what I could do ... it must

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Rick Parry is hoping our exposure to a world audience, when we visit Japan for the World Club Championships, will offer encouragement to potential investors:He said: "Everyone knows we have been looking for investment for some time. We're not talking about a quick fix but about securing the future of the club and helping to take us to the next level. "The more success we achieve on the field then

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Stevie Gerrard is looking forward to our trip to Japan for the World Club Championship. After our pre-season tour of Japan was cancelled Gerrard is delighted we will now be able to play in front of our Japanese fans. He has stated we our going there to bring back the trophy and become the World Champions:"Our job as players is to deliver results and we will be going to Japan with the intention of

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Harry Kewell will be going to the World Cup after Australia won their playoff on penalties. They won the second leg 1-0 to bring the aggregate score to 1-1. Kewell came of the bench in the 1st half and made an immediate impact helping to create Bresciano's goal. He also converted his penalty as Australia won the shoot out 4-2. By all accounts Harry produced a superb performance and caused

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Liverpool have today been linked with a move for Chris Riggott. The Boro defender is a reliable performer and was the subject of Liverpool's interest in the Gerard Houllier days. It is common knowledge that Rafa is chasing a centreback and a move may be made in January. However the transfer may depend on the Reds securing investment as it is unlikely that Boro will let him go for less than £ 8

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Mourinho has attacked our transfer policy. He claims the nature of our dealings were a sign of desperation:He told Portuguese newspaper Record: "Liverpool used the last available minute to conclude their deals."I find it difficult to understand that type of desperate dealing.""I recognise that that the economic power of my club puts us in a privileged situation."He believes that Newcastle conduct

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Cruzeiro defender Edu Dracena has revealed that Liverpool made a bid to sign him in October. The Brazilian centreback, who is also a target for Villarreal, has produced some some superb performances in his national league. The 24 year old was linked to Real Madrid, in the summer, and a reunion with his old boss Wanderly Luxemburgo.Although Cruzeiro would like to extend his contract Dracena is

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Although Spain take a 5-1 lead away to Slovakia for the 2nd leg of their World Cup playoff Nando has insisted the job has not been done yet: "They will have to score four goals to beat us and that hasn't happened against us for a long time. It will be very difficult for that to happen, but it is not impossible. "We have to keep our feet on the ground. We know that it is going to be very

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The French Under 21 boss has stated that now is the time for Antony Le Tallec to settle down at one club and realise his potential. Rene Girard has noticed a change in Le Tallec's attitude and believes this is an important factor in his improved performances:"When you see Anthony today, there is a big difference with the one who dragged on his sadness,'' Girard told L'Equipe.''He wants to make

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Now Harry Kewell is fit again he intends to repay the faith shown in him by Rafa:"The lowest point was definitely walking off in the UEFA Champions League final," he admitted."I was fighting fit but as soon as I stuck my leg out, my whole abductor snapped."Rafa has been brilliant. He showed confidence in me."I respect that and need to repay him."He knows that the Liverpool fans are expecting

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Mark Gonzalez is under no illusions about the difficulties he will face in establishing himself at Liverpool when he arrives in the summer:"It won't be easy to win a place in the line-up and, if I achieve that, it won't be easy to maintain myself there, because Liverpool is such a competitive club that, if I relax, there are two or three players who want my place," said Gonzalez.The pacy winger

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Jerzy admitted yesterday that he was considering leaving Liverpool in January. His agent, Jan de Zeeuw, has been speaking about his situation claiming he would be interested in a move to Benfica to be re-united with former coach Ronald Koeman. As we are interested in Simao, and Benfica have a couple of injured goalkeepers, this would represent an excellent opportunity to negotiate a part exchange

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Following our reported interest last week in Palace youngster Tom Soares, Ian Dowie has encouraged us to make a move in the transfer window.Dowie said: "I hope they have deep pockets. It's nice that people are taking a look at your players. It's good, it means we're doing something right."Soares was arguably the best midfielder on the pitch in our recent League Cup defeat to Palace and would be a

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Robert Kraft has hinted that he is considering the possibility of investing in Liverpool.Kraft told BBC Radio Five Live: "Liverpool is a great brand and it's something our family respects a lot."We're always interested in opportunities and growing, so you never know what can happen."Kraft is a billionaire and his family own a couple of major sporting teams in America.Rick Parry, who met with the

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After scoring the hatrick that has put Spain on the verge of World Cup qualification Luis Garcia has spoken about one of the best nights in his career:"Without a doubt it was the sort of night that every footballer dreams about." "As well as being a very important game in which a lot was at stake it was my first start for the national team and it worked out perfectly. Luis Aragones showed he had

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Jerzy has hinted that he may have no choice other than to leave if he hasn't re-established himself as the number one keeper by January. He is concerned that his World Cup place may be affected if he does not play regular first team football:Dudek said: "It is very frustrating when you can't play in front of the Kop having won the Champions League but I have been concentrating so far on getting

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Flo admits he is frustrated by the lack of chances to play in his favoured position upfront. Although he does not regret his decision to join Liverpool at a very young age:"To come here was a risk, but also a chance to take," he told La Depeche du Midi."I do not regret it. It was hard at the beginning and I had difficulties in adapting, but I am content with my situation."The manager makes me

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You would think Peter Crouch is one of the world's best players based on the amount praise he has been receiving recently. This time Wayne Rooney has leapt to his defence citing the important contribution he made for England as a 2nd half substitute:Rooney said: "Crouchy was brilliant when he came on in the second half. He definitely gave us a different sort of option up front which is good to

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Gerrard is happy to continue to sacrifice himself for the cause both for club and Country. Rafa has started playing him on the right recently and Sven continued the trend of playing him out of position by sticking him on the left and also at rightback. Gerrard also has a brief spell in central midfield against Argentina and had this to say:"I'm one of those players we'll throw anywhere out of the

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After making a stuttering start to his career at Anfield Morientes now appears to be settling in and adapting to the Premiership. He has stated he is very happy at Liverpool and intends to see out his contract:"The truth of the matter is that I'm not thinking about leaving Liverpool," said Morientes."I'm delighted to be here and I am not planning on going anywhere."My long-term plan is to stay in

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Simao has made a TV appearance on Portuguese cable sports channel SporTV. He expressed his wishes to play in a more competitive League.Simao almost joined Liverpool on transfer deadline day and this interview has suggested the move is on the cards for the January transfer window.Benfica have fined Simao for the interview as their rules stipulate that any interviews given must be approved by the

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A few reports this morning have claimed that Joaquin has told Betis that he now wants to leave. A report in the People says his agent has been contacting the top clubs in the Premiership offering Joaquin for around £ 20 million. As Joaquin is such a talented player Betis have already received, and turned down, numerous bids. Chelsea and Real Madrid have been interested in the past.Joaquin would

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Sami knows a thing or two about defending and has bestowed high praise upon his defensive partner predicting that he will soon be the best defender in England:He told Liverpoolfc.tv: "Jamie has continued to improve a lot this season and he is high on confidence at the moment. He's playing very well and it is a pleasure to partner him in the centre of defence. "Hopefully he'll keep improving

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Luis Garcia scored three goals as Spain won the 1st leg of their World Cup playoff against Slovakia 5-1. Fernando Morientes came off the bench to score the fifth. Xabi also made a late sub appearance. Spain will almost certainly be going to the World Cup now together with three or four Liverpool players.Elsewhere Stevie Gerrard gave a fine display for England, despite being played in three

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Ahead of Australia's World Cup play off against Uruguay Harry Kewell has said the team has enough ability to qualify and they must make the most of their chance: "We've waited long enough, so this should be our time," Kewell said. "This is the strongest Australia side I have been a part of. I look around at these players and know we have a great chance; we're all sharp and ready."Believe me,

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Brondy have said that they have no intention to sell talented defender, Daniel Agger, unless they receive an offer that can't be turned down. The Danish International has been linked with Liverpool for a while and is thought to have a price tag of £ 5 million. A spokesman for the Danish club had this to say to BBC Sport: "We don't have any thoughts of selling Daniel Agger". "Though obviously

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Rafa has praised Carra's bravery for playing whilst suffering from a painful ankle injury. Carra has been withdrawn from the International friendly against Argentina. Rafa is hoping that his absence will not go against him and he believes Sven would be foolish not to take such a dependable player to the World Cup:"Carra has had a problem for some time and now we are trying to protect him," said

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Djib has stated his intention to remain at Liverpool for the duration of his contract. It appeared that Rafa was set to sell him but he has been doing his best to change Rafa's mind. He has been happy with his performances this season and believes he can score 20 goals: "I don't want to quit Liverpool," said the striker. "I'm really pleased to be here."I'm here for the next five years and if it's

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The Benfica president, Luis Filipe Vieira, has hinted that Simao may be leaving the Portuguese club provided they receive a decent offer.Vieira told Record: "Some day, Benfica will have to say farewell to Simao."We have a gentleman's agreement."Liverpool nearly signed Simao on transfer deadline day after agreeing a fee of £ 10 million although the deal was cancelled after news leaked out and the

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Dario Srna's coach has given a strong hint that the player, described as the Croatian Beckham, will be heading to Anfield in the transfer window:"Liverpool came in for him in August, but Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov decided against it. He is a very rich man and obviously does not need the money, so we will have to see. "There is interest from all over Europe, from Italy, Spain, Germany and

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Rafa has explained why Liverpool FC is the one of the best choices for young players. He had this to say on Liverpoolfc.tv:"In every country, it's similar. Some of the bigger capital cities are more impersonal, while in a city which isn't so big, like Liverpool, there is more warmth, personality and kindness," said Benitez. "It depends on the player, of course, but some players prefer to come to

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Rafa has employed Flo on the right wing this season due to a lack of options. However Flo is adamant that his best position is as a central striker. He is considered to be a striker in his homeland due to his fantastic goalscoring exploits for France's youth teams:"In England I'm not really seen as a scorer," Sinama-Pongolle told uefa.com. "People look at me as a useful attacking player, someone

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According to reports this morning Rafa has reinvigorated his interest in Spanish striker Riki. Rafa has been scouting him for a number of months but did not make a move, in the summer, due to his buyout clause being too high at £ 4 million.Riki is able play as a striker or on the right wing. He has produced some excellent performances in La Liga this season helping Getafe into the top half of the

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Liverpool have agreed to sign Paul Anderson in the January window in exchange for John Welsh.Anderson impressed in a trial at Melwood earlier this season. He is a 17 year old winger. Liverpool had a previous bid rejected but increased their offer to secure the signing of another talented youngster.Hull Chairman Adam Pearson confirmed the deal had been done:"The fact is he wants to join Liverpool

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Rafa has revealed what happened in Istanbul at half time to galvanise the team's remarkable comeback:"I walked into the dressing room rehearsing what I was going to say to them but also how I was going to say it," he said."It's really difficult to come up with all the things you want to say in a foreign language. I was trying to find the right English words."We talked about what we were going to

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Rick Parry has traveled to America to explore the possibility of obtaining some substantial investment to cover the costs of our proposed new 60000 capacity stadium.Parry met with New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, on Monday to discuss a stake in Liverpool FC. Kraft had invited Parry as a guest to the Superbowl Champions game against the Indianapolis Colts.A deal has yet to be concluded

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