Man Of The Match
You'd like to think that with the staggering sums of money being chucked around for transfers these days, managers would do their research thoroughly.
And it certainly looked that way yesterday, when Rafa Benitez was discussing potential Liverpool new boy Alberto Aquilani.
"I always remember one game - England versus Italy U21s at Wembley, and he was man of the match in a 3-0 win," said Rafa.
Sounds convincing. The only problem with that is England and Italy's Under-21s have played each other once at Wembley. That was the first game at the new stadium - a game that finished 3-3.
We suspect Giampolo Pazzini would be pretty peeved if he didn't get the man of the match award in that one, given that he scored a hat-trick.
And he'd be even more peeved to miss out to Aquilani, given that he didn't play that day.
Good to see Rafa has his thumb on the pulse. Good job he hasn't been given sole charge of Liverpool's transfer policy, eh?
Xabi Together
"Xabi has been talking about how he wants to stay here and we certainly want to keep him so I don't think there will be any problems" - Rafa Benitez, May 16.
"A few months ago I took that decision as I thought it was the right moment to find a fresh challenge, to look for a new club. That's when Real Madrid came along. Luckily a deal has been done and I'm very happy. It is a personal challenge I felt is necessary for my football career" - Xabi Alonso, August 6.
A friend sent it to me, i dont know how true it is.
You'd like to think that with the staggering sums of money being chucked around for transfers these days, managers would do their research thoroughly.
And it certainly looked that way yesterday, when Rafa Benitez was discussing potential Liverpool new boy Alberto Aquilani.
"I always remember one game - England versus Italy U21s at Wembley, and he was man of the match in a 3-0 win," said Rafa.
Sounds convincing. The only problem with that is England and Italy's Under-21s have played each other once at Wembley. That was the first game at the new stadium - a game that finished 3-3.
We suspect Giampolo Pazzini would be pretty peeved if he didn't get the man of the match award in that one, given that he scored a hat-trick.
And he'd be even more peeved to miss out to Aquilani, given that he didn't play that day.
Good to see Rafa has his thumb on the pulse. Good job he hasn't been given sole charge of Liverpool's transfer policy, eh?
Xabi Together
"Xabi has been talking about how he wants to stay here and we certainly want to keep him so I don't think there will be any problems" - Rafa Benitez, May 16.
"A few months ago I took that decision as I thought it was the right moment to find a fresh challenge, to look for a new club. That's when Real Madrid came along. Luckily a deal has been done and I'm very happy. It is a personal challenge I felt is necessary for my football career" - Xabi Alonso, August 6.
A friend sent it to me, i dont know how true it is.