Rafael Benitez

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Fair enough he should take as much blame for the first half as he's given credit for the second, and fair enough this was 'only' Luton, but f***ing hell...what a gem he is.

 

The way he conducted himself today was a credit to his profession:

 

- Shows respect for the opponents and competition by fielding our strongest, most knackered side (bar Reina).

- Sends out a team that takes control of a game that initially looked like it would be a stroll.

- Team loses control in an abysmal way and goes into half time in very poor shape.

- Team comes out in second half and re-asserts itself before crappy reffing decisions throw us deeper into the s*** (and you could tell from Rafa's passionate display on the touchline that he was sensing disaster).

- Keeps a cool head, throws on an unlikely-ish sub, and changes to more attacking tactics (swapping a holding midfielder for a forward).

- Cue four goals in thirty-odd minutes (how many substitutions have that kind of effect?).

- Handles himself immaculately in the post-match interview, paying full respect to Luton and displaying obvious displeasure at the performance.

- Comes away from a banana-skin tie having added another class piece of Liverpool history to the record books.

 

Sack Parry.

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