Eurosport - Tue, 16 Jun 08:51:00 2009
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is confident they will close the gap on Premier League champions Manchester United.
The Spaniard, who finally feels he has the control he needs at the club after signing a new contract in March, believes last season has laid the foundations for a new era at Anfield.
United claimed an 18th top-flight title to draw level with Liverpool, who came closer than they have ever done to ending their 19-year championship drought.
Benitez's side lost just twice and finished with 86 points - which was four behind their arch-rivals and their best Premier League return. The Spaniard, who celebrates five years in charge on Tuesday, finally broke his hoodoo over United with two league victories and senses a change in fortunes.
"If you analyse the number of points you see it's a record for the club in the Premier League," he said. "We are going forward, we are progressing. For the future this is good news and hopefully this is the beginning of something important.
"In terms of the consistency of the team we've been really good. The squad is better, the mentality is very good and the players are competing for their positions."
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i'm happy and lean so i can only assume you are talking about yourself there chubby. The regulars on these sites have great craic, its the trouble makers who are the problem and im not a troublemaker but i will defend myself if someone starts on me. None of the vile posts since last Thursday night are mine and they have all been reported to Yahoo and to the Police who will bring a case against the person who posted them.
and Garvey has never been on anyone elses thread. Everyone goes on the thread with the most interesting headline to exchange views and banter, thats what these sites are for. I guarantee no thread is exclusive to one set of fans so what is your real problem
david villa for real marid
Sneijder and robben should be the main transfer targets this summer Rafa.
And finally, what the hell are all these sad united fans doing on this page. The silent assassin is a sad fat loser who has no real friends and sits at a pc all day. Anytime I open a liverpool page, the sad loser has a fresh post no matter what part of the day it is. What a geek. LMAO. Get a real life and some real friends, geek.,,, LMAO
This will be Arsenal season. Go Gunners!!!
I thought the priority was a left-sided midfielder? Then we could buy some squad players. I don't see the urgency for a right-fullback!
That fat spanish waiter must be bored with liverpoo,as all he talks about is Utd!
First, you are not the only one. Second, that's exactly the problem. Beating ManU and lost to Boro? Losing and drawing to lower teams last season. That's your problem.
silent assassin.....ok buddy i know when i am not wanted,boo hoo! gotta go now, would love to stay and chat but your patter is shocking!! your not the grim reaper by any chance????
newcy, NO, its obvious to a blind man that you are not the sort of person we want, thanks but no thanks, no need for you to ask again
silent assassin....your arse must be sore sat at that computer all day?? dont you work or do my taxes keep you in beer,@#$% e.t.c like i say you dont seem to move far from your computer!! p.s i still want to join your club please!please!please!!
newcy, go play with your new buddies, we dont want you
silent assassin...sssssshhhhhhhhh......dont let that geordie into our knitting club!! he is not to be trusted!!ok daz,skunk,i just want to play with you my buddies!!
Daz, dont let newcyian in the club, hes not to be trusted
daz, that comment has been changed to your name now
badger your fake is on stevie gs page mate comment 95
if you want to talk about a crime here, badger calls people 'fenian nonces', and uses terms like 'sing the sash', if the police do investigate the posts here they will find his are meant to incite hate, which i believe is a far more serious crime than fraud, i however am not incited to hate by these out of date references, i only pity these hate filled people because they are afraid, and fear is what causes their hate
read it again anheshe, he said he has reported the fake assassin comments and cloning but not his own cloning
asanshe....ah another hard man(or me thinks possible girl??)sitting behind a computer!!
gwoan rafa yeh ledge
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