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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
• Carragher recalls time Liverpool crashed out in 2002 • Defender implores Liverpool to ride out tough spell Of all the injuries and ailments that have hindered Liverpool this season there can be nothing more disturbing for Rafael Benítez than the seven-year itch contracted by Jamie Carragher. It was November 2002 when Liverpool last exited the Champions League at the group stage,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Liverpool's defensive display against Debrecen encouraged hopes of a brighter season, despite their exit from the Champions League It illustrated the extent of Liverpool's predicament here that Jamie Carragher came in search not only of another European salvage operation but help for the psyche. "It's not just about the Champions League and getting a win here," he said. "It's about...
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Football To You (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's Wednesday 24th November 2009 and Footballtoyou is back online in the blogosphere and it comes equipped with new writers and a new urge to discuss all things football. What better way to kick off our return with a massive night of Champions League football. Despite having won just one of their previous 10 games Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher has today stated that going out of the Champions...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The sorrow arrived tamely. There was no wrenching twist of fate for Liverpool, just the drab understanding that Fiorentina had maintained their lead over Lyon to the end. This win in Budapest has not spared them elimination from the Champions League. The club's drop into the unfashionable Europa League may merely lower spirits further. There is just a weak satisfaction in knowing they took a win here,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Failure to reach the last 16 is a disaster for a club whose future schemes and dreams are based on unbroken success In a better world Jamie Carragher's pre-match claim that ending up in the Europa League by no means constituted a catastrophe for Liverpool would have been taken as self-evident. Yet the pressure exerted on the clubs at the top of the Premier League by owners arriving in pursuit of nothing...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Email sean.ingle@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts, plus follow Arsenal v Standard Liège , Barcelona v Internazionale and all tonight's live scores . Or follow this game on the sly with our pop-up Rafael Benítez is not used to this. It's squeaky bum time in Europe for Liverpool but it has come earlier than usual, and the team no longer have their Champions League destiny in their own...
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Timpu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Budapest, Nov.24 (ANI): Liverpool centre forward Jamie Carragher does not believe coach Rafa Benitez’s Anfield empire will crumble if Liverpool suffer a Champions League knock out. Click Here To Read the Full Post
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2007-2008 Premiership (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is fit again after a groin problem, while ex-Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy should return for Mark Hughes’ Manchester City.Also returning for Rafa Benitez’ Liverpool side is central defender Jamie Carragher, who was suspended for their last match.Full backs Daniel Agger and Glen Johnson are both back in contention after missing internationals [...] http://bit.ly/...
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foxlivestreaming (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Liverpool have scored 17 goals at Anfield; only Arsenal (20) have more goals at home in the Premier League. City drew 1-1 at Anfield last season, ending a sequence of five straight losses there. And in a total of 12 Premier League clashes between these teams there, Liverpool have won nine and drawn two. Sixth-placed City are one point and one place better off than Liverpool and they have conceded only...
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Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
There are going to be fixtures at various times that are considered (overwhelmingly by the media it has to be said) as a chance to 'lay down a marker'. Tomorrow's visit to Anfield will no doubt be seen as such an opportunity. Of course, the outcome of tomorrow lunchtime's game is not going to decide anything over the course of a season barely a quarter of the way in but it is a game whereby the result...
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MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
There is a really good article in today's Guardian about City's assault for the fourth spot: Expect Rafa Benítez to prevail on Saturday – but Mark Hughes's men to finish higher in the table. The eagerly anticipated meeting of Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Saturday is already being talked up as the battle for fourth place, which would have infuriated at least one of the participants...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Expect Rafa Benítez to prevail on Saturday – but Mark Hughes's men to finish higher in the table The eagerly anticipated meeting of Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Saturday is already being talked up as the battle for fourth place, which would have infuriated at least one of the participants at the start of the season. Meaning Liverpool, of course. City, one would guess, would...