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| QUOTE | RAFA BENITEZ wrote off Liverpool’s title chances and admitted: It ain’t going to happen.
The Reds are top of the Premier League going into tomorrow’s trip to Hull.
But boss Benitez said: “For us to win the league we need Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal to mess up their season.
"It is very rare that three teams all mess up.
“So there’s no point waiting for our direct adversaries to slip up because it won’t happen.
“They all have a lot greater financial means than us.”
It is an astonishing admission from Spaniard Benitez which will not go down well in the corridors of power at Anfield.
American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett do not want to hear anyone dismissing Liverpool’s hopes of landing the title for the first time since 1990.
The Reds are one point clear of second-placed Chelsea and six ahead of Manchester United, who have a game in hand.
Former Valencia chief Benitez is hoping to land a new deal.
But he added: “For me, Valencia and Liverpool are similar — for them to win, the bigger clubs have to do badly.
“When I won La Liga with Valencia that’s what happened, Real Madrid and Barcelona were in transition, so it was easier.”
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Are you just calling him a muppet to keep in tradition or because of this article?
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Bit of both.
I can see the sense in playing down Liverpools chances but not to that extent.
Also Liverpool arent like Valencia, they are better and go in to each season expecting a trophy, Valencia go in to a season hoping for one
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| QUOTE (Achoo @ Dec 12 2008, 12:52 AM) | Bit of both.
I can see the sense in playing down Liverpools chances but not to that extent.
Also Liverpool arent like Valencia, they are better and go in to each season expecting a trophy, Valencia go in to a season hoping for one |
I think you're right, it is an odd one.
Paper bollocks perhaps? Then again, given some of the quotes they would have to be blatant lies and false comments to excuse that.
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Sometimes when you see benitez on tv, you can see he says things he doesn't actually mean by his body language and by the way he says it.
I think he likes to "chat shit" for the sake of it.
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Would be interesting to hear what the Liverpool fans on here think.
Tibs, i know youre lurking on GW and will see this so let us know
Bibs, you too
Isnt there another one as well/
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maybe he's going for the wenger route of accepting anything but reality? liverpool are as much a contender as anyone else.
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Liverpool will not, ever, win the league under Benitez. Bit silly to say, though.  |
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| QUOTE (arsenal901 @ Dec 12 2008, 06:44 AM) | i dont think his english is that good.. his words are being taken out of context..  |
Sort of. He is not saying that they cannot win the league.
| QUOTE | | “So there’s no point waiting for our direct adversaries to slip up because it won’t happen. |
What he is saying is that just beating the other 3 top teams is not enough and that they have to make sure they do the work against all the other sides. He is right. It is also what we have to do and what we have not been doing so far. We have beaten the other top teams so far but we have not done the basic job against the other sides. The reporters have taken his words and twisted them to mean something completely different from what he actually said and meant. So whats new.
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The part about Valencia can't be misinterpretated though. Comparing Liverpool to them is a bit of a joke.
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What a loser.
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Doesn't sound like something he'd say at all. Strange one. 
