REVEALED: Rafa Benitez chooses his ideal Liverpool FC 5-a-side team

[Bender]

Rafa Benitez has revealed the five players from his current squad that he would have in an LFC 5-a-side team. And, as is often the case with Rafa's team selections, you may be surprised at who is omitted from the starting line-up.

Members of Liverpool's ALL RED official membership scheme receive, amongst other things, an exclusive 'The Real Rafa Benitez' DVD, and it is on this DVD that Rafa makes his selections. He chose:

Pepe Reina
Fabio Aurelio
Javier Mascherano
Steven Gerrard
Yossi Benayoun

No room for Fernando Torres or Jamie Carragher? Carra I can understand, but surely you would want Torres in your 5-a-side team?

Yossi Benayoun may be in and out of the 11-a-side team but it looks like he would be a certain starter if the Premiership changed to 5-a-side ;-)

[Craig_H]

No Lucas?

There's no way this was the real Rafa

[RedReet]

Although people go on about how much Rafa loves Dirk and Lucas, he absolutely adores Aurelio. With so much faith in him, it's a shame injuries have hampered his career and we might never get to see the player he is capable of being.

He's still quality though.

[-V-]

I would have Torres in for sure probably for Mascherano

[Baracus]

I can not believe he actually choose Pepe, what sort of a crazy man would pick pepe, Seriously? And Aurelio playing 5 a side, won't last 10 seconds with his glass like body, he'll get pumped against the wall.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Just realised how technically poor our team is!

[JohnDoe]

Aurelio should be an option for us in CM.

[wiw]

Torres is a bit wank in tight areas though isn't he? Well, he's amazing sometimes, but others he's turd..he loves space. Benayoun would be brilliant at it

[saj]

Torres is a bit wank in tight areas though isn't he? Well, he's amazing sometimes, but others he's turd..he loves space. Benayoun would be brilliant at it

Fully agree with that. Nemeth would be a great 5 a side player as would Insua.

[RedReet]

I would have Torres in for sure probably for Mascherano

I'd swap Mascherano for Barnes and we'd beat any team with Nando in it.

[Exiled_red]

When playing 5-aside it's difficult to play with strict formations, you need players who can run, attack and defend. i think that's why there's no forwards or centre backs in the team. It's made up of players with energy and drive decent touch and a good short passing game

[Fan65]

Torres is a bit wank in tight areas though isn't he?

A classic statement. Total bollocks but somehow amusing

Was he "a bit wank" yesterday in that tight area when he scored that amazing goal ? no luckily it was an occasion when he was "amazing" and not one when he's "turd"

[wiw]

A classic statement. Total bollocks but somehow amusing

Was he "a bit wank" yesterday in that tight area when he scored that amazing goal ? no luckily it was an occasion when he was "amazing" and not one when he's "turd"

Of course he wasn't, he doesn't do that every game though does he. Sometimes he's amazing, a lot of the time he ****s it up. Ok so "a bit wank" and "amazing" is from one extreme to the other, but compare him to say, er, Benayoun then there's no contest

[Liverpool]

Torres isnt a rounded player probably why Rafa chose Yossi.

Not arsed if he cant pass or can only cut in from the left on his favourite right foot, if he keeps banging him in though.

[Ben_Itez]

5 a side is a totally different game. I can see why Rafa chose the five he did.

Subs: Agger, Lucas, Torres?