Benitez's days have got to be numbered at Liverpool, says Whelan.Byline: ANI London, Nov 2(ANI): Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan Ronnie Whelan (born 25 September, 1961) is a former Irish football midfielder who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. Biography Whelan was born into a family of footballers from Dublin, Republic of Ireland; his father, Ronnie Whelan Senior, has criticised the Reds' manager Rafa Benitez for his tactics and warned: "His days are numbered at Liverpool." Whelan savaged Benitez for taking off striker Fernando Torres Fernando José Torres Sanz (born March 20, 1984) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Liverpool. He was born in Fuenlabrada, a large suburban town south of Madrid and was the youngest player to play for Atlético Madrid and the youngest to become captain (at age 19). during their 3-1 defeat against Fulham to protect him for Wednesday's Champions League against Lyon. Torres was taken off after an hour with the teams level at 1-1. Liverpool went on to finish the game with nine men after Philipp Degen Philipp Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a Swiss national currently playing football for the German Borussia Dortmund team. Personal life He was born in Hölstein, Switzerland, and has a twin brother David Degen who currently plays for FC Basel. He isn't married. and Jamie Carragher Simon Petersen(born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer playing his club football at Liverpool where he is at present vice-captain, behind teammate and fellow Liverpudlian Steven Gerrard. were shown red cards. "It's all gone wrong with the manager and he's shown exactly where his priorities lie. He wants to win the European Cup, so he can get a job in Europe. For me, his days have got to be numbered at Liverpool," The Sun quoted Whelan, as saying. "Why after such a great result against Manchester United, do you want to take a huge step backwards after losing to Arsenal in the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup as well? I don't see where he's coming from," he added. Whelan further said that Benitez was taking those players off, who were the only ones who could have helped Liverpool win the game. "He drags them all off because he's got a game on Wednesday. When I saw the team I thought he's not bothered about this game. He's putting all his eggs in one basket and I can't see why he's done it," Whelan said. The defeat against Fulham was Liverpool's eighth loss this season and their sixth in seven games. They are now nine points behind remier League leaders Chelsea. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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