Rafa Watch

[Reece]

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=rafael+benitez&word2=roy+hodgson

[Reece]

empireofthekop Empire of the Kop
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@JimBoardman Hey two weeks ago we had milk, If I was Rafa I would drag a cow into the press conference

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dionobanion Dion Fanning
'I brought dalglish back to do a role, christian purslow gave him another job.'

[Fredo]

Strange that the British press concentrates on things like this instead of speaking about the match tomorrow. Normally, Rafa would diplomatically repeat like a parrot: "I'm talking only about the match tomorrow" ad nauseam. I guess he feels his name has been sullied a bit too much.

[Shaggy]

Yep what's he supposed to do - Hodgson and all his mates in the media are slagging him off left right and centre. He's taking **** from all angles, he has every right to have a go back.

[Arn]

A problem is that we don't know if players like Aquilani was signed by Rafa or not. If you read his milk interview then he more or less say that Aquilani and a few other players was signed by Purslow.

Don't have a clue and that Purslow tried to sign Van der Vaart behind Rafa's back make it even more questionable if players like Aquilani was signed by Rafa.

[Chris]

They should both shut up but to be fair Hodgson started this so he's gonna reply and it sounds like he's taking Roy to the cleaners!

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anfieldonline LFC - Anfield Online
by empireofthekop
The press just won't stop asking Rafa about Roy. Rafa suggest Roy stops moaning about flops and gets on with his job....


karlsentk Tor-Kristian Karlsen
amazing rant by rafa on 5live. reading hodgson the riot act! legendary stuff. the monday night club panel obviously laughing it off

[Shaggy]

laura_mail Laura Williamson
Well Rafa's latest offering was much better than the milk and the facts combined! #lfc

karlsentk Tor-Kristian Karlsen
amazing rant by rafa on 5live. reading hodgson the riot act! legendary stuff. the monday night club panel obviously laughing it off

[Fredo]

karlsentk Tor-Kristian Karlsen
by JimBoardman
amazing rant by rafa on 5live. reading hodgson the riot act! legendary stuff. the monday night club panel obviously laughing it off

[Arn]

From having a manager that love the club to bits and respecte the fans 100% to a manager that don't give a **** about the club and the fans

Rafa

You just can't stop him. He is one of us. No one can take that away from him.

[Fredo]

I've just logged on 5 live and they've just been discussing this. Motson and Savage are on though, FFS.

[Lecter]

Yep what's he supposed to do - Hodgson and all his mates in the media are slagging him off left right and centre. He's taking **** from all angles, he has every right to have a go back.

The thing is Hodgson is an absolute no mark hes won **** all of note in his career and hes talking about a guy who has won La Liga titles, a Uefa Cup, won a Champions League and got to another final and won the FA Cup with so much disrespect

I'm not surprised Rafa has blown his top

If I was Rafa I'd have just simply said tell him to put his medals on the table when hes done that I'll consider listening to what hes got to say

[Craig_H]

Is there footage of this press conference anywhere?

[Lecter]

Rafael Benitez has launched another cryptic attack on the current regime at Liverpool, this time lambasting successor Roy Hodgson.

Almost two weeks to the day since hitting out at then-managing director Christian Purslow and comparing his own departure from Anfield to a bottle of milk, Benitez claimed Hodgson could not "see a priest on a mountain of sugar".

Inter Milan boss Benitez, back in England for Tuesday night's Champions League game at Tottenham, was responding to accusations from Hodgson that he had banned club ambassador and scout Kenny Dalglish from Liverpool's Melwood training ground during his time in charge.

"I think that Mr Hodgson, he doesn't understand," Benitez said.

"Every single press conference is even worse than the last one. He's talking about things that he doesn't know.

"And some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar.

"Maybe he hasn't been in Liverpool too long. We gave the fans their pride - again. We fought for the fans, we fought for the club and we fought for our players.

"So maybe he cannot understand this."

He added: "I brought back Kenny Dalglish to do a role in the club and Christian Purslow gave him another role.

"He (Hodgson) doesn't know but I will explain it to him.

"So, instead of talking about the flips or the flops, he has to concentrate on his players, try to do his best.

"He has a good job to do."

Once again defending his own record as Liverpool manager during a six-year reign that ended in the summer, Benitez said: "They've signed nine players.

"With £10million net spending, I left that squad with £300million value, 13 internationals.

"So, instead of talking about flips and flops, he has to concentrate on his job, try to do his best and not talk about the level of his players or the new players.

"Concentrate, try to do your best because it will be the best for the club and it will be the best for the fans."