08 October 2008

Rafa IS HERE TO STAY...


According to The Daily Mail today :

Rafa Benitez wants to bring some stability to Liverpool by committing his long-term future to the club.
The Liverpool manager has yet to hear from co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett about a new contract, despite his current one having only about 20 months to run. He is already being mentioned in Italy as a successor to Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri.
Benitez said: 'The problem in England now is that everyone wants to be successful too soon. It is a part of the game I don't like and I would prefer to have a long-term contract so I can have a long-term plan.'
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel aims to be playing again by Christmas after being assured that his knee ligament injury does not need surgery.
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After Houllier who brought us the Ecstasy of 2001/02 season with the treble win, Rafa is also celebrated by world wide fan of Liverpool after securing our 6th European Championship in 2005 and the F.A in 2006. Even 2007 is not that bad regardless the pain of losing to the same opponent in Istanbul might incur a backlash from some quarters. In short, Rafa has been a successful manager for Liverpool. Critics and pundits might from time to time accused him of being too calculative by changing his first 11 almost every game. So that's his style. Sometimes it work, sometimes not. Most of us would condemned Rafa if he failed to play Torres when the team failed to secure a win. That's normal.

So there's a nauseating news about a team in Italy who wishes to acquire his services. It's just a wish. A media statement. To check the water temperature as some might say. I think Rafa won't be affected, not when everything is going positively at the moment. Rafa has no direct interference from the Americans. The team is on a winning streak. Not many injuries in the team, so the momentum can be sustained and maintained, at least til the game against Chelsea on the 26th October. So Rafa is happy. Even his statement was quoted as a statement of intent. He wants to stay. And we - the fans - welcome his intention.

7 comments:

kajang-today said...

we must pass wigan's test 1st on the 18th. right after international break, this could be interesting if more players got injured, fatigue etc. Traditionally, teams are weaker after such lengthy break. See if liverpool can keep the momentum. Rotation could be also on the card as we will face atletico on 22, chelsea 26, pompey 29, spurs 1 nov and atletico again on the 4th. That's 6 games over 2 weeks. This is when PL title is decided. Come thru unscathed, the title roar is louder. Fail, we'll wait next year, next year and next year.

kajang-today said...

bro, bangsar amacam? halfway from shah alam, cheras and not too far away from kajang and keramat (rizal). Cuma finding parking spot will put us in a spot, Friday night too.

utusanlfc (Johardy Ibrahim) said...

bangsar sounds okay. Tapi Manaf how? Nak join tak? Toksah awal sangat le. May be 9pm. So tak le seksa kena traffic jam. Bangsar kat mana?

kajang-today said...

mana2 le, ikut u. lucky garden pun bleh, less crowd compared to area masjid. ajak manaf sekali, tambah quorum, more the merrier

utusanlfc (Johardy Ibrahim) said...

aku minta maaf. kena minta tangguh perjumpaan kita. Berikutan isu-isu semasa negara yang panas sekarang, aku lazimnya bila malam akan keletihan yang teramat. Masuk keja jam 9pagi bang... Mohon tangguh minggu depan.

Maaf sekali lagi.

kajang-today said...

ok no prob

Khan said...

tell me when :-)

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