Premier League - Benitez back in hospital

Eurosport - Thu, 15 Jan 09:44:00 2009

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has gone back into hospital for a third operation on kidney stones, leaving assistant Sammy Lee in charge of the Premier League leaders.

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Lee said he hoped the Spaniard would be back in time for the two derby matches against Merseyside rivals Everton.

"It's a difficult time for him because you know Rafa Benitez, all he wants to do is be out there on the training pitch with his players," Lee told the club's website.

"He's going for the third operation but we're hoping it won't keep him out for too long, hopefully just a couple of days."

Liverpool host the Toffees in the league on Monday January 19 before the teams return to Anfield for their FA Cup fourth-round tie six days later.

Reuters

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  1. THIS KIDNEY STONE STORY IS A COVER..RAFA IS HAVING A PENIS ENLARGEMENT OPPERATION

    From fluffy.bits, on Thu 15 Jan 11:46PM

  2. i have a strong smell of the prem trophy going down the M62 were it belongs .

    From Andy W, on Thu 15 Jan 10:22PM

  3. Torres will be lifting the Cup this year and Rafa will be smiling, ok the only cup Torres will be lifting this year is a cup of Coffee..

    From Les, on Thu 15 Jan 9:25PM

  4. Torres will be lifting the Cup this year and Rafa will be smiling.

    From nikaj123, on Thu 15 Jan 6:43PM

  5. RAFA AND TORRES WILL BE AT REAL MADRID NEXT SEASON..AND WILL BE REPLACED BY THAT HANDSOME CHAPPY SAMMY LEE AND THE RE-SIGNED PETER CROUCH

    From fluffy.bits, on Thu 15 Jan 5:23PM

  6. WHAT A BIG FAT MEATHEAD !!!!!!

    From fluffy.bits, on Thu 15 Jan 5:13PM

  7. keep your chins up rafa, all three of them

    From paddy_buy_yours, on Thu 15 Jan 5:11PM

  8. Get well soon Rafa we miss you in action with ur squard

    From micheal, on Thu 15 Jan 1:28PM

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    From , on Thu 15 Jan 12:45PM

  10. Oh No! number 113 comments about being an Arsenal fan and what kind of Manager Fergie would be if he had not got the money to spend,he is the best and does not need to spend a lot of money to prove it,the reason Wenger is in the state he is in is simply because he too, tried to buy the championship years ago,thats why he is in the position now,anyway why worry 113,he will be history next season in some foreign country,certainly not with Arsenal,he has trown his dummy out of the pram because he has no money to spend.A bad Manager will always blame his tools(players) in this instance it is Arsenals refusal to buy good players.I still hope you qualify for Europe next year

    From ben p, on Thu 15 Jan 11:46AM

  11. CHIN UP RAFA HOPE YOU GET WELL SOON...
    UTD TIL WE DIE!!

    From michaelashcroft, on Thu 15 Jan 11:28AM

  12. Rafa's gone to Hossie
    He's havin trouble with his poo
    He'll get the problem sorted
    Then @#$% all over Man u.

    From liverpool_lad_52, on Thu 15 Jan 9:54AM

  13. Get well soon RAFA...
    Even tough you talking so much rubbish lately...
    Get well soon enough to see Man Utd Lift the title for the third time in a row...

    From Adam, on Thu 15 Jan 8:32AM

  14. Yup Back again,

    By a sad LFC 4 EVER FAN

    From Nath, on Thu 15 Jan 8:27AM

  15. From a true ManUtd fan, Get well soon Rafa
    ManUtd for Premier League Champions!!
    ManUtd for life!!!

    From djackal, on Thu 15 Jan 8:10AM

  16. The Liverpool fans should read what wassim.a wrote in this forum about ronaldo and rooney when they were/are injured. Wonder where he is now. Some of the remarks here are just as good as what he wrote. It is sad that football can raise such vile amongst the fans. I hope Rafa recovers soon. And this is from a ManU fan.

    From cokrowinoto, on Thu 15 Jan 7:21AM

  17. get well quick Rafa.

    From franklin b concience, on Thu 15 Jan 6:57AM

  18. why open this to comment when we all know it is a forum for losers to hurl insults. Banter is banter but when a man is ill it's something else. When munich happened we don't insult man u fans about that, we're not that low.

    From nicholasbnjmn, on Thu 15 Jan 5:29AM

  19. dont cry vsteve_ash98... u're getting too emotional, hahhahahah... just like sick barking rafa...

    From Bali Tenno, on Thu 15 Jan 3:55AM

  20. kick rafa out of the hospital!! no spanish dog allowed!!

    From Bali Tenno, on Thu 15 Jan 3:52AM
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