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Coaching in England is Different to Coaching in Spain

posted by x_ellie_x

INTERESTING to hear this week Liverpool striker Fernando Torres talking about the difference between coaching in Spain and England.

He said: 'Rafa (Benitez) has coached in England and Spain and the ideas are the same.

'But, the difference is that in Spain he is a coach whereas at Liverpool he is the manager, the coach, the one who signs the players, the one who oversees the youth system and the one who decides who is on his coaching staff.

'(Sir Alex) Ferguson and (Arsene) Wenger are examples that in England, even when you do not win things, managers are given time.'

No wonder he went on to say:...

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Liverpool May Have To Sell Torres!

posted by x_ellie_x

Liverpool must repay £31.5 million to banking institutions in little more than a year or risk having to sell Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel.

The Times has learnt that Liverpool borrowed the money to sign Torres, the Spain forward who has scored 30 goals this season and has already become a firm favourite on the Kop, from Atlético Madrid last summer. The club then refinanced that debt on January 25, at the same time as they secured a £350 million refinancing package.

Liverpool entered into an 18-month loan agreement with interest of 9 per cent — £2.8 million a year — with a letter of...

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Gerrard & Torres Help Down Blackburn

posted by x_ellie_x

The buildup to this game was dominated by the very public fallout in the Liverpool boardroom. Reds manager Rafa Benitez, who made three changes from the midweek Champions League victory over Arsenal, had to do without the suspended Javier Mascherano, while Daniel Agger, Harry Kewell and Jermaine Pennant were all injured.

Jason Roberts passed a late fitness test for Blackburn, and started up-front alongside Roque Santa Cruz. David Dunn was only fit enough to sit on the bench.

There was a minute silence before the game to mark the nineteenth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster, when 96 Liverpool...

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Gerrard and Torres are The Perfect Partnership!

posted by x_ellie_x

IF THERE is a better partnership in English football at the moment than Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres I certainly haven’t seen it.

The fact that they have both been nominated for PFA player of the year speaks volumes about what a wonderful season they have both had and everyone connected with Liverpool should be delighted to have them.

The PFA awards are the most prestigious in this country as far as the players are concerned because they are voted for by your peers in the game.

Clearly, there are many players in England who think that Gerrard and Torres are up there with the very best and I would definitely agree with that.

We saw again at the weekend just how good they are when both of them got their names on the score sheet against Blackburn at Anfield.