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Tommy Smith Blasts Benitez |
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
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'I should imagine so. At the end of the day Bill Shankly used to tell us you're only as good as your last result. How on earth does Benitez think he's going to win stuff if he puts a second-class team out? Because Liverpool's squad is not as strong as I think he thought at the beginning of the season. I don't think he's even got a strong first eleven. How could he leave Reina, Gerrard and Mascherano out?' said former Kop legend Tommy Smith at who else but Rafael Benitez. This would otherwise be another walk in the park for most Premiership teams if not for the fact that Liverpool’s starting lineup was missing the usual people who changes games, but instead Rafa opted for a changed game instead. Brian Howard's injury-time winner at Anfield kicked the Reds out of the competition, which means they only have the the Champions League left, which they have to play Inter Milan. Smith added that Europe is all there is left for Liverpool this season in addition to the disappointments on and off the pitch. Fans booed the players off the field after the loss and Smith have this to say 'He keeps going on about winning four cups and all that but at the end of the day it's not even entertaining at Anfield at the moment. The crowd keep it going but they booed everybody at the end of the game and quite rightly. The first person you put on the team-sheet is Gerrard. How on earth could he sit on the bench for 75 minutes and watch that...then he talks about chances. Well, they've gone. You can't score after the game finishes.' Such frustration are most likely to be faced with the same accordance of fans and critics alike. It is the end of the season for the Reds now at least.
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