Football: Weekend review: you're not.
Rafa Benitez The jury is most certainly out on whether the former
Valencia coach (left, bottom) is the man to bring the glory days back to
Liverpool after a week that has seen the Reds go out of the FA Cup at
Burnley and lose ground in the battle for the fourth Champions League
place with a 2-0 loss at Southampton on Saturday.
Liverpool's board is renowned for its patience, but you have
to question some of the Spaniards Benitez has signed. Xabi Alonso Xabier Alonso Olano, commonly known as Xabi (prounounced Shabi) Alonso and often misspelt as Xavi Alonso (born 25 November 1981 in Tolosa, Basque Region, Spain) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool F.C.. has
done okay and Fernando Morientes Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres, Spain) is a footballer who plays for Valencia. He has previously played for Liverpool, AS Monaco, Albacete, Real Zaragoza and most notably Real Madrid where he played between 1997 and 2005. may come good, but forward Luis Garcia,
wide-man Antonio Nunez, full-back Josemi and centre-back Mauricio
Pellegrino simply don't look good enough for the Premiership.
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