رفض رافا بينيتز القول بانة يَكُونَ مشغول بجدول ترتيب الدوري ،حيث ان الفوز الاخير جعل الفريق خلف المان مباشرة بنقطة وحيدة مع مباراتان مؤجلتان لرجال بينيتز اذا فازوا بهما سيكونوا في موضع جيد خلف البلوز،بينما بدات التحضيرات لقمة الاحد ضد مانشستر بالاولدترافورد.
قال رافا:"أنا لا أَحْبُّ النَظْر إلى الجدول الآن. لدي مهمةُ كسب ثلاث نقاطِ ضدّ فريق جيد جداً.قالَها بينيتز بعد مواجهة السبيرز:"لَستُ قلقا بشأن الترتيب.لكني افكر بشأن كَيفَية رْبحُ كُلّ مباراة على حدة وفي بضعة ساعات قادمة سَأَبْدأُ بالتَفكير بشأن مواجهة مانشستر يونايتد.إذا اردنا رِبْح بطولة ما يَجِبُ أَنْ نَلْعبَ ضد افضل الفرقِ بها.
شخصيا لا أُفكّرُ بشأن المركز الثاني. افكر كيف اكون قادرا على رِبْح الكثير مِنْ المبارياتَ.الفريق يَتحسّنُ. ضد توتنهام كنا جيدّين لأنه كَانَ من الصعبَ اللعب في المنتصفِ، لذا لعبنا على العرضيات. لكن الفريقَ مِنْ الضروري أَنْ يَكُونَ جدّيَ وقويَ وثابتَ.نحن في موقع أفضل الآن لأننا نلعب مباراة كل إسبوع، لذا يُمْكِنُ ان ندرب ونهيئ اللاعبين جيدا. نحن نَلْعبُ بشكلٍ جيّد ونَرْبحُ المباريات، لذا سَنَرى في نِهَايَة الشهر أين نحن.أنا لا أَعْرفُ هل نحن ثاني افضل فريق في الدوري او لا لَكنِّي احب الطريقَةالتي يتحسن بها الفريقَ

Obviously, it was great news for every Liverpudlian but I also think it was a good thing for English football as a whole.
There are certain players who belong at certain places. Like Alan Shearer and Newcastle, Gerrard and Liverpool are made for each other. Anfield is where his heart is. He's playing for the club he has always supported and for me that is special.
I don't think Steven is far off being considered one of Liverpool's greatest ever players already and there's now doubt that he'll go down in history as one of the all-time greats.
Gerrard is so fundamental to Liverpool's quest for future success. I'm not saying they can't win matches without him - because under Rafael Benitez they've proved they can – but the character of the team is much better with him in it.
Best moment covering Liverpool: It would have to be Istanbul 2005. Milan's performance was the best I have ever seen from a losing team in a European Cup final and showed you just how well Liverpool played.
We saw this in Istanbul and the question you ask yourself is would Liverpool have won the European Cup without Gerrard, and indeed Jamie Carragher, in the team?
Characters such as these can influence games at vital times. Istanbul was pure emotion. You can talk in football about money, the inevitability of players gravitating towards certain clubs and the game being talked of in business terms but what happened in Istanbul was like a chemical reaction. From the spirit shown by players like Gerrard and Carragher everything just took off. All of the Liverpool players ended up playing like demons and defended as if their lives depend on it.
If Steven had gone to another club - and let's face it almost every club in the world would have been forming a big queue to take him - then for me it would have taken some of the character away from Liverpool Football Club. I just think Anfield is a better place because he stayed and hopefully he will be at Liverpool for the rest of his career. Steven Gerrard has a burning passion for Liverpool FC and that's what football is all about.
I think there's no limit to what Steven can achieve with Liverpool and England because he is a learner. I agree with Rafael Benitez when he says Steven Gerrard can get even better as a footballer and I think there are clear signs that he is doing just that.
I always feel in terms of technique and heart he is right up there amongst the best but pace is his most under-rated asset. He is incredibly quick for a midfield player and it wouldn't surprise me if he's one of the quickest players at the club.
The one thing I wasn't sure about him in the past was his tactical discipline and the defensive side of his game but he has improved both these areas immensely this season.
Two or three years ago he went through a spell of committing some rash tackles and I remember him admitting, in an interview I conducted for the Sunday Telegraph, that he had to do something about it. He's also become a much more mature player and I think this stems from the public rocket Gerard Houllier gave him following the Basel game in 2002. The way he has matured as a person since then has contributed to the overall improvement in his game and from what we've seen of him this season, he's getting better and better.
Praise also must be attributed to Rafael Benitez because in buying Xabi Alonso he has solved the balance in Liverpool's midfield and Steven now has the licence to get forward and dictate the game much more than he's ever been able to do in the past.
The signing of Momo Sissoko has been another inspired purchase and with such a good team around him in midfield Gerrard now doesn't have to do everything single handily, allowing him to concentrate on his own game.
The Liverpool captain is in such good form at the moment that I honestly believe he can prove himself to be the best midfielder on the planet at this summer's World Cup.
With Benitez transforming Liverpool into a vibrant young side and with Gerrard leading by example as their inspirational skipper there is much for Liverpudlians to look forward to

رافا بينيتيز تحدث اليوم عن الإيرلندي ستيف فينان ووصفه باللاعب ثابت المستوى ، الظهير الأيمن لم يرتكب اخطاء في مباراة السبيرز الاخيرة التي فاز فيها ليفربول بهدف مقابل لاشيء ويعتقد رافا ان قدوم الهولندي كرومكامب ستجعل ستيف فينان يصبح افضل وافضل.
قال رافا "فينان من نوعية اللاعبين الذين يقدمون مستوى ثابت دائما ً ، في كل اسبوع يكون تقييم فينان 7 ,8,9 او حتى 10 من 10 وهذا مهم جدا ً للفريق ، بعض اللاعبين يقدمون مستوى كبير في مباراة واحدة فقط ولكن لا يفعلون ذلك في كل اسبوع وبنفس المستوى,اما فينان فانه يفعل ذلك في الموسم بأكمله"
"المنافسة التي سيواجهها مع كرومكامب ستزيد من قوته وهذا من صالحه وصالح الفريق حتى يواصل على نفس مستواه الحالي

اول الاخبار السيئة القادمة من قلعة الانفيلد اليوم تقول ان لويس جارسيا سوف يغيب عن اللعب 10 ايام قادمة بسبب اصابة في الركبة وهو حاليا في اسبانيا يعرض نفسة على دكتور متخصص
ومن ضمن المباريات التي سيغيب عنها بالتاكيد مباراة المان القادمة