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Posted on Wednesday, 29th June 2011 by David Tyrer

There was a very popular saying, spoken, sung and written during Rafa Benitez’s reign: In Rafa We Trust.  Rafa is long gone, for better or worse; that debate is for another day but since …

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Tags: Charlie Adam, Damien Comolli, Jordan Henderson, Juan Mata, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Stewart Downing
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Posted on Tuesday, 28th June 2011 by David Tyrer

Raul Meireles arrived at Liverpool late in the summer 2010, just in time to catch the start of the new season.  After a few ‘pedestrian’ performances early on, he quickly picked up and, …

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Tags: Charlie Adam, Damien Comolli, Gerard Houllier, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Raul Meireles, Stewart Downing
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Posted on Monday, 6th June 2011 by David Tully

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has credited Rafa Benitez for his success at Liverpool: "He brought me to ­Liverpool and helped me to develop as a player. When I first came to the club …

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Tags: Liverpool, Lucas Leiva, Rafa Benitez, Romario, Ronaldinho
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Posted on Monday, 30th May 2011 by David Tully

In Jack Robinson’s first match for Liverpool’s senior team against Hull at the end of the 2009/10 season, it came as somewhat out of the blue despite it being well known that he was a …

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Tags: Arsenal, Jack Robinson, John Flanagan, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Martin Kelly, Rafa Benitez, Theo Walcott
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Posted on Tuesday, 24th May 2011 by David Tully

Although they are certainly not as significant as the changes implemented under Rafa Benitez in 2009, the changes announced by Liverpool today at the Academy are still very …

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Tags: Frank McParland, John McMahon, Liverpool, Mike Marsh, Pep Segura, Rafa Benitez, Rodolfo Borrell, Steve Cooper, Stuart Webber
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Posted on Tuesday, 24th May 2011 by

Love him or hate him, no man divides opinion on Merseyside more than Rafa Benitez. He was ruthless, hard to please, tactically astute, made quite a few enemies for his style of management …

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Tags: Liverpool, Rafa Benitez
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Posted on Saturday, 21st May 2011 by OurKop

Liverpool sold Ryan Babel to Hoffenheim during the January transfer window as he was deemed surplus to requirements. Babel never really got going at Liverpool as he had some moments of …

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Tags: Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Ryan Babel
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Posted on Thursday, 19th May 2011 by David Tully

Former Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has stated that Steven Gerrard told him that the club would regret the Dutchman's departure from the club: "Liverpool have not made full use of my …

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Tags: Hoffenheim, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Roy Hodgson, Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard
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Posted on Wednesday, 11th May 2011 by David Tully

Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport has stated for the second time in a number of weeks, that Liverpool are interested in signing Brazilian Starlet Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan. A …

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Tags: Brazil, Damien Comolli, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Philippe Coutinho, Rafa Benitez, St Etienne, Vasco da Gama
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Posted on Monday, 9th May 2011 by David Tully

John Aldridge highlighted the difference in Liverpool’s away form under Kenny Dalglish: “It’s a million times better away from home than it was. We’ve still lost a couple but it’s …

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Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, John Aldridge, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Roy Hodgson, Steve Clarke, West Brom, West Ham
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