Rafa Benitez Leaves Liverpool

[Fernandinho]

i cant wait for rafa to come back, even if he is managing another team i know he will fill us all with so much pride to know that he IS LFC

edit: i dont mean he is the club, i mean the club is him

[SB]

Has he gone yet or still clearing his desk

[tsb]

Rafa exit best for everyone - Torres
Tuesday 29th June 2010 12:04




Torres: Believes too much was demanded from Benitez
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Fernando Torres apparently did not want Rafael Benitez to leave Liverpool but admits his fellow Spaniard's departure was "best for everyone".

Benitez was the man who brought Torres to Merseyside for a £20million fee in the summer of 2007.

And the former Atletico Madrid striker was a central figure as the Reds pushed Manchester United all the way in the Premier League title race in 2008-9.

But last season was a major letdown for the Anfield giants, and it ended with Benitez departing to take over newly-crowned European champions Inter Milan.

Torres, whose future has also been the subject of much speculation this summer, is quoted in the Liverpool Echo as saying: "At this time I believe it was best for everyone. He won everything and last year they demanded too much from him."

El Nino has been linked with most of Europe's big guns, with big-spending Manchester City, Chelsea and Barcelona reportedly leading the race to sign him.

But he is currently just waiting to find out who will replace Benitez in the Anfield hotseat - Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is the hot favourite.

"They will tell us the situation after the World Cup," Torres added. "At the moment we don't have a coach."

[Shanks]

want him back now...

Why???

So he can play the same negative **** as he did last season...

Great Man, Great Gestures, etc but let's move on...

[Reece]

Why???

So he can play the same negative **** as he did last season...

Great Man, Great Gestures, etc but let's move on...

Or maybe so he can get us to more Champions League finals, semi finals. And our highest Premier League points total, and beat the likes or Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan in their own back yards. One bad season does not make a career.

But never fear, Roy is here

[Shanks]

Or maybe so he can get us to more Champions League finals, semi finals. And our highest Premier League points total, and beat the likes or Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan in their own back yards. One bad season does not make a career.

FINAL, SEMI FINAL.. Our most imprtant, one bad season in amongst that lot was the biggest baddest season...

[kingfunk]

From: http://www.irishkop.com/forums/showthread.php?p=355365

Ok I've delivered the painting today. As I've said earlier it was always going to be a very long shot to actually present it to Rafa himself as he works in Italy now and I've no doubt he's very busy plotting another conquest of Europe.

Anyway we went round to Rafa's again today and this time, as we had the painting in the back of the car, I rang the bell. As luck would have it Mrs Benitez (Montse) came to the gate and she was absolutely lovely! I told her who we are and what we'd done and she said she would pass the canvas to Rafa and that he'd be delighted. I told her everything we wanted to say was in the letter I'd written on behalf of all of us and I also handed her the personal letter Dave Neve had written. I told Mrs Benitez that we were all gutted about what had happened and I was chocker when she reponded 'so are we - but we'll be back'. I didn't want to disturb her busy day (she was cooking) so I left it at that and we left.

[Reece]

That's superb. Awesome stuff

"We'll be back"

[Leyton388]

Rafa will be back no doubt about it!! The legend that is rafa is far from finished at LFC

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

[Reece]

Aye, that too

[Leyton388]

Its gestures like this that sets LFC fans apart from the rest. Rafa knows that he will never get the same love from supporters than he did at LFC. He is one of us. I truly believe that he will be back maybe after his stint at Inter.

[CJ]

is Montse wearing denim hot pants?

[Shaggy]

From: http://www.irishkop.com/forums/showthread.php?p=355365

Ok I've delivered the painting today. As I've said earlier it was always going to be a very long shot to actually present it to Rafa himself as he works in Italy now and I've no doubt he's very busy plotting another conquest of Europe.

Anyway we went round to Rafa's again today and this time, as we had the painting in the back of the car, I rang the bell. As luck would have it Mrs Benitez (Montse) came to the gate and she was absolutely lovely! I told her who we are and what we'd done and she said she would pass the canvas to Rafa and that he'd be delighted. I told her everything we wanted to say was in the letter I'd written on behalf of all of us and I also handed her the personal letter Dave Neve had written. I told Mrs Benitez that we were all gutted about what had happened and I was chocker when she reponded 'so are we - but we'll be back'. I didn't want to disturb her busy day (she was cooking) so I left it at that and we left.

[CJ]

good effort i cant draw a straight line with a ruler.

and nice colour garage doors he has there.