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Graeme Souness Launches Scathing Attack On Liverpool Boss Rafael Benitez
The Scot claims the Reds are a two-man team...
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Oct 21, 2009 1:35:34 AM
Graeme Souness has launched a scathing attack on manager Rafael Benitez as Liverpool's season goes from bad to worse.
The Reds lost their fourth match in a row for the first time in 22 years after slipping to a 2-1 defeat to Lyon in the Champions League.
And club legend Souness has no doubt that the fault lies with Benitez.
"It's no good turning round and saying there wasn't enough money in the summer. What about the previous years?" Souness said on Sky Sports.
"If you have been there for five years you have had the chance to build your own club. It's no good pointing to being without your best two players."
Souness hailed the Anfield faithful for their unwavering support, but insisted that his beloved club were over-reliant on stars Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
"Out of the big clubs Liverpool is the best at home at a time like this. The supporters are understanding. They give you a chance far more than any other club in this country.
“They are a footballing crowd, but without their top two men the team looked a very ordinary side.
"There was no spark. It just wasn't there. It was plod, plod, plod. Without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres there was no imagination.
"The criticism aimed at Rafa [Benitez] would be that he had signed 67 players and if you are missing two or three you don't look anything like a team that can win big games in the Champions League or the other Premier League contenders."
Philip Wen, Goal.com UK
The Reds lost their fourth match in a row for the first time in 22 years after slipping to a 2-1 defeat to Lyon in the Champions League.
And club legend Souness has no doubt that the fault lies with Benitez.
"It's no good turning round and saying there wasn't enough money in the summer. What about the previous years?" Souness said on Sky Sports.
"If you have been there for five years you have had the chance to build your own club. It's no good pointing to being without your best two players."
Souness hailed the Anfield faithful for their unwavering support, but insisted that his beloved club were over-reliant on stars Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
"Out of the big clubs Liverpool is the best at home at a time like this. The supporters are understanding. They give you a chance far more than any other club in this country.
“They are a footballing crowd, but without their top two men the team looked a very ordinary side.
"There was no spark. It just wasn't there. It was plod, plod, plod. Without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres there was no imagination.
"The criticism aimed at Rafa [Benitez] would be that he had signed 67 players and if you are missing two or three you don't look anything like a team that can win big games in the Champions League or the other Premier League contenders."
Philip Wen, Goal.com UK
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