• Players back their manager, says goalkeeper • Fernando Torres' return to fitness is vital Pepe Reina has dismissed suggestions that Rafael Benítez has lost his players' support as Liverpool prepare for Sunday's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park in the wake of their Champions League exit and a disastrous run of form. Liverpool have won just two of their past 11 competitive matches...
Watch the video highlights belonging to the match Debrecen vs Liverpool, played on November 24th 2009. Liverpool FC supplied the win they needed as a minimum requirement in Budapest, but their evening ended in misery as victory for ACF Fiorentina against Olympique Lyonnais knocked the Merseyside club out of the UEFA Champions League at the first hurdle. Acute disappointment The five-time European champions...
Actually, yes, and the facts prove this. Dirk Kuyt is, for all intents and purposes, undroppable. And what have Liverpool gained this season as a result of Rafa Benitez's favouritism? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I'm sorry to belabour this point but
Dirk Kuyt's supporters are always trying to convince everyone he deserves his place in the team because he's so 'hard-working', has 'endless stamina' and gives his all for the team. Well, that may be the case but as I will illustrate, Rafa Benitez's
Dirk Kuyt's supporters are always trying to convince everyone he deserves his place in the team because he's so 'hard-working', has 'endless stamina' and gives his all for the team. Well, that may be the case but as I will illustrate, Rafa Benitez's
Fed up with having to carry an entire team of under-achievers, long-suffering Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is now actively seeking a worse injury than he already has, according to sources in the Anfield camp. Despite being less than fifty percent fit, Gerrard limped off the bench last night to save a point for the inconsistent Reds, coolly slotting home a controversial penalty with his one functional...
This was about as woeful a night as Liverpool could experience without losing. Despite scoring the opener they were 2-1 down and even the equaliser shamed them since David Ngog, who had put his team ahead, appeared to dive as Lee Carsley slid into a challenge. The substitute Steven Gerrard converted the penalty in the 71st minute but his side has now taken a single victory from its last nine fixtures....
Dirk Kuyt must go down as one of Rafael Benitez's better buys for Liverpool. Despite not being prolific, Kuyt has established himself as the Reds unsung workhorse, playing a vital role.
• Reds need two wins and Lyon to triumph at Fiorentina • We still believe we can do it, says Jamie Carragher Rafael Benítez last night conceded Liverpool need a miracle to qualify for the Champions League knockout phase after another late Lyon goal devastated their hopes of conjuring themselves a reprieve at Stade Gerland. Liverpool were seconds from securing a merited triumph against...
Liverpool are on the brink of elimination from the Champions League after conceding a close-range equaliser to the otherwise muted Argentinian Lisandro López in the last minute. The visitors, third in the group, are now five points adrift of Fiorentina immediately above them. A mere two fixtures remain for Rafael Benítez's men. They deserved far better last night, after dominating here....
Lucas Leiva cannot suppress a smile when he is reminded of the moment, 18 minutes into the game against Manchester United on Sunday, when he clattered into Paul Scholes, won the ball and played in Dirk Kuyt who almost scored. It was the moment that said Lucas was not going to be pushed around.
In financial markets, as in sex, humour and volleying a ball home from just outside the area, timing is everything. The superslick who are way ahead of the curve self-compress their future profits through their inability to appropriately time market entries and exits. The bewildered who are reactive to the curve simply exist to provide the rest of us with our future cash. So it is with blogging about...
• We go to Fulham with a lot of confidence, says Kuyt • Forward 'very proud' to captain Liverpool for Carling Cup tie Dirk Kuyt believes that Liverpool are ready to build on last Sunday's victory over Manchester United and begin a run which can ignite a challenge for the Premier League title. Liverpool visit Fulham on Saturday and, despite their rocky start to the season, they lie only six...
Arsenal proved too strong for Liverpool as they beat the Reds in an absorbing Carling Cup fourth round tie. Fran Merida thundered in an 18-yard shot to put Arsenal ahead. Emiliano Insua equalised with a superb 25-yard dipping strike but Nicklas Bendtner shot into the roof of the net for what proved to be the winner. Alberto Aquilani impressed after coming on for his Liverpool debut and felt he should...
West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool Highlights ENGLAND: Premier League - West Brom vs Liverpool Goals : Liverpool - Steven Gerrard 28, Dirk Kuyt 63 Venue: The Hawthorns ; Location: West Bromwich, England